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	<description>&#34;It&#039;s just not normal&#34; -- Anonymous Correspondent</description>
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		<title>Dear Kevin, insulting people does not make them more likely to support you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd, commenting on the similarities between his problems in making parliament do as he says, and Obama&#8217;s predicament in passing his agenda in the US:
&#8220;But he has health reform on his agenda on Washington. We have health and hospitals reform on our agenda here in Australia. He has a thing called a troublesome Senate.
&#8220;I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/dear-kevin-insulting-people-does-not-make-them-more-likely-to-support-you</link>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Indonesia/Australia trip delayed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama&#8217;s Indonesia/Australia trip has been delayed by three days so that he can take longer to fail to negotiate the passage of his health care reform agenda. In Press Secretary Robert Gibbs&#8217; trademark blundering style, the media were given the run-around, initially told that the President had no intention of changing the date, before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/obamas-indonesiaaustralia-trip-delayed</link>
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		<title>This might be taking &#8220;take your kid to work day&#8221; a bit too far</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a big fan of air travel. I&#8217;m not what you would call a &#8220;nervous flyer&#8221; but I&#8217;m not really at ease on aeroplanes either. I just don&#8217;t like the idea of having that much distance between myself and the ground, and the air pressure changes annoy me along with the bits of turbulence&#8230;flying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/this-might-be-taking-take-your-kid-to-work-day-a-bit-too-far</link>
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		<title>So, where have I been?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, considering that my last post before disappearing for quite a while was one about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, I could claim that I was kidnapped by the UN and somehow managed to survive their attempts to brainwash me in to believing that:
1) There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
2) Global [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/so-where-have-i-been</link>
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		<title>Welcome to commercial reality SBS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SBS are crying poor, and blaming Channel Nine for their woes.
SBS’s director of television and online content Matt Campbell has painted a grim picture of the broadcaster’s operating situation, blasting the Nine Network’s deal to secure the popular Top Gear programme and saying that the coffers are near-empty.
[..]
A $4 million increase in funding from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/welcome-to-commercial-reality-sbs</link>
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		<title>Rex Hunt and Sandy Roberts to head Crocmedia regional AFL radio coverage &#8212; 2CA relaying in Canberra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: I&#8217;m being told by somebody else now that 2CA are not covering the AFL. I can&#8217;t think of a good reason for either party to lie to me, so I&#8217;m more than a tad confused by the whole thing. I&#8217;ll update this again if and when more details come to hand. End Update
I can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/rex-hunt-and-sandy-roberts-to-head-crocmedia-regional-afl-radio-coverage-2ca-relaying-in-canberra</link>
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		<title>Absence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will you accept a note? No? OK then, so be it&#8230;
Yes I&#8217;ve been absent&#8230;I&#8217;ll explain later when I&#8217;m not so tired. I just have a couple things which I want to publish quickly before I have a nap, and then I&#8217;ll be able to spend a bit more time later explaining both my absence and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/03/absence</link>
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		<title>Another WMD found in Iraq</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a bit untimely for me as I was deflecting the ridiculous &#8220;there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq&#8221; argument a couple of days ago, but anyway, guess what they found in Iraq in the last day or so&#8230;yes, that&#8217;s right, another weapon of mass destruction.

I haven&#8217;t held on to the previous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/another-wmd-found-in-iraq</link>
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		<title>The Time/Sleep Continuum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know what I think the most annoying aspect of being human is? No? Well I&#8217;ll tell you&#8230;the need to sleep.
I came to a few realisations last night which have been a long time coming, and I&#8217;m rather glad about it because it means that my goals and direction in at least the short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/the-timesleep-continuum</link>
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		<title>Two new Monckton lecture dates: Perth and Sydney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to popular demand, two new lectures have been added to Lord Monckton&#8217;s Australian tour.
Perth &#8211; February 9
Venue: Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, Business School, University of Western Australia
Address: Hackett Drive (off Stirling Highway at Matilda Bay) Crawley Perth WA
Parking: Car Parks 6 &#038; 9, Hackett Drive
Time: 6pm – 8pm [Doors open at 5pm for 6pm start]
Cost: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/two-new-monckton-lecture-dates-perth-and-sydney</link>
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		<title>Shock! Horror! The Canberra Times lies and misrepresents!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not in a million years would I have ever guessed that The Canberra Times, noble kitty litter liner that it is, could contain deliberate lies and misrepresentations, but it&#8217;s true, it does.
The CT has sadly gained money from me today so that I could see the extent of their utter misrepresentation of Lord Monckton&#8217;s lecture [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/shock-horror-the-canberra-times-lies-and-misrepresents</link>
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		<title>More on Monckton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been up for all but about three of the last 34 hours, so I&#8217;ll make this brief and deal with the details later. 
Lord Monckton was rather rushed and didn&#8217;t have time for an interview but was kind enough to stop for a few seconds for a photo. I&#8217;ll be sleeping when the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/more-on-monckton</link>
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		<title>Lord Monckton running rings around 666 ABC Canberra&#8217;s Ross Solly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lord Monckton appeared on 666 ABC Canberra&#8217;s breakfast show with Ross Solly after 8:30 this morning and I thought Lord Monckton ran rings around Ross. Ross was mostly fair in the interview but it was pretty clear who had a better grasp of the facts. I did feel sorry for Ross a couple times when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/lord-monckton-running-rings-around-666-abc-canberras-ross-solly</link>
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		<title>Lord Monckton in Canberra today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but it looks like I only posted the link on Facebook.
Lord Christopher Monckton is in Canberra today and will be appearing at the National Press Club between 3pm and 5pm, courtesy of the New South Wales Farmers Federation, presenting a lecture entitled &#8220;Why a Royal Commission [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/lord-monckton-in-canberra-today</link>
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		<title>Six more weeks of winter!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t think of a better way to re-emerge from my latest blogging hibernation, than with a video of a recently-hibernating groundhog having a chat with a bunch of grown men in funny hats.
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com
Yes, legendary weather forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and has decreed that winter will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/02/six-more-weeks-of-winter</link>
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		<title>Happy Australia Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A very happy Australia Day to you. Please be upstanding for Julie Anthony&#8217;s brilliant (the best, in my view) rendition of our national anthem, Advance Australia Fair.

Samuel
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		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/01/happy-australia-day-4</link>
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		<title>The Australian of the Year is Professor Patrick McGorry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The list of winners, which Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will announce a bit later this afternoon is as follows:
Australian of the Year 2010: Professor Patrick McGorry of Victoria
Senior Australian of the Year 2010: Maggie Beer of South Australia
Young Australian of the Year 2010: Trooper Mark Donaldson VC of Western Australia
Australia’s Local Hero 2010: Ronni Kahn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/01/the-australian-of-the-year-is-professor-patrick-mcgorry</link>
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		<title>2CC taking Jones, Hadley from January 18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As expected from 2XL&#8217;s early announcement of their plans, 2CC have now confirmed that they are dropping Steve Liebmann&#8217;s show on January 18 in favour of Ray Hadley from 9am to 11am and Alan Jones Highlights from 11am until Midday.
According to 2CC&#8217;s Program Director Peter Davidson, this is in response to a large number of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/01/2cc-taking-jones-hadley-from-january-18</link>
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		<title>Steve Price heading to Macquarie/3MP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I noted earlier that I had some not particularly Earth shattering information about Macquarie&#8217;s (owner of 2GB and 2CH in Sydney) venture in to Melbourne.
Some information which has come my way from within the Macquarie bunker at Pyrmont says that Steve Price has signed with Macquarie and will take up a spot on their new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/01/steve-price-heading-to-macquarie3mp</link>
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		<title>2XL taking Alan Jones and Ray Hadley from January 18 &#8212; 2CC and 2GN to follow?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2XL may have just the cat out of the bag on the big 2CC announcement on Monday morning. From 2XL&#8217;s website:

2CC and 2GN&#8217;s websites are both promoting the &#8220;big announcement&#8221; on Monday at 7:45am and don&#8217;t show any sign of Hadley or Jones, and 2XL&#8217;s site doesn&#8217;t contain any more details (Update: See update below). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://samuelgordonstewart.com/2010/01/2xl-taking-alan-jones-and-ray-hadley-from-january-18-2cc-and-2gn-to-follow</link>
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