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Welcome back John, it's good to have you back, I hope you had a good break and enjoyed your honeymoon.
While you were away I had a dream that you joined 3AW's AFL commentary team and sent your co-commentator into hysterics because you didn't seem to know what was going on, and instead chatted to Sue Dodd about fish. Rex Hunt then made sure that you went back to Sydney for your afternoon show. I can only hope that my dream doesn't even remotely resemble your holiday!
I'm looking forward to another great year of Afternoons with John Stanley, so welcome back and best of luck for 2007!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 15th, 2007 at 07:00am
Good morning Mike,
Perhaps if Sheik Al Hilali stopped speaking, we wouldn't keep "misunderstanding" him. A permanent vow of silence on his behalf would probably do us all a lot of good.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
January 15th, 2007 at 06:30am
Good morning John,
I think the reason Clive gets two assistants and you and Stuart don't get any, is that Clive comes across as the sort of person who would argue that panelling and producing are separate jobs, and if he had to do them he would want the pay those jobs attract on top of his normal pay. He would probably also refuse to do the jobs anyway.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 8th, 2007 at 02:30am
Good morning John,
I have good news for you, my weekly dose of supermarket catalogues arrived today from Aldi, Woolworths and IGA (Coles was missing for some reason) and there was not an easter egg in sight! Also I didn't see any in my local Supabarn yesterday.
That being said, I have no problem with hot cross buns being sold all year round, they're too scrumptious to only have a for a month or two of the year.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 7th, 2007 at 10:30pm
Good morning John,
I'm glad I don't live in New South Wales, mainly because I'm glad that I don't have to choose between Peter Debnam and Morris Iemma. How do they expect to have any credibility if they can't solve the dilemma of whether to sit or stand during a debate?
OK sure, Mr Iemma is a good 15 centimetres shorter than Mr. Debnam, but a true leader shouldn't be concerned about the height of an opponent, especially if the only blows they will come to are verbal ones. Maybe we should offer Mr. Iemma a couple copies of the Yellow Pages to stand on?
Whilst they are both being silly about it, I think Mr. Debnam is right that a debate should involve the opponents standing, and I'm glad that he is willing to concede to a sitting debate if Mr. Iemma insists on one.
I do have to wonder what's next though…if this seated debate is a success, will the "standing orders" of parliament be altered to MPs sit when they address parliament? If so, will the orders be renamed "sitting orders"?
It's good to see that our elected leaders are focussing on the real issues!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
From The Sun Herald:
Deep-seated differences create a debate debacle
Divided we sit …. Opposition Leader Peter Debnam and Premier Morris Iemma have reached a stalemate on their live television debate.
Photo: Chris Colls (digitally merged)
Alex Mitchell
January 7, 2007
ARRANGEMENTS for the televised election debate between Premier Morris Iemma and Opposition Leader Peter Debnam are up in the air because of a row over whether they should sit or stand.
Mr Iemma has insisted they sit in chairs during the hour-long live debate on the ABC but Mr Debnam favours standing.
"I've been watching televised election debates from around the world for years and I've never seen the protagonists sitting down," Mr Debnam said. "It's quite ridiculous."
Two other major differences have emerged:
Mr Iemma wants just one debate while Mr Debnam is seeking at least two and hopefully three.
Mr Iemma is insisting the debate be held on Friday, February 16, five weeks before the March 24 election but Mr Debnam wants all three debates in March – after the election is called.
Mr Debnam said last night: "Mr Iemma wants a seated fireside chat, but I'm demanding a proper stand-up debate at lecterns."
He said he would continue to oppose the "ridiculous restrictions" imposed by the Premier but, if he had to face Mr Iemma seated, then "beggars can't be choosers".
Mr Iemma's insistence on a sit-down debate shows his sensitivity to height: he is 167 centimetres tall while Mr Debnam, a former naval officer, is a ramrod-straight 182 centimetres.
The Premier's minders are concerned that Mr Debnam's extra height might give him an advantage if he is seen to be a more imposing presence.
But television consultant Peter Cox said Mr Iemma was a capable TV performer.
"There have been great leaders over the centuries who have been short – Napoleon is a good example – and there have been other celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Kylie Minogue and Sam Chisholm," Mr Cox said.
"My advice to Morris Iemma is that he should stand and deliver."
A Debnam staff member offered a compromise solution saying said that if the Premier wanted to stand on a raised platform, the Opposition camp would not object. Stephen Galilee, Mr Debnam's chief of staff, has written to Quentin Dempster, host of the ABC's Stateline program, saying: "The proposal for a seated debate is not agreed.
"The Leader of the Opposition is very happy to stand for the full hour and our preference is for both the participants to stand for the duration of the debate."
Mr Galilee protested about the date of the debate, saying: "It is two weeks before the date when the election is called and five weeks before the election itself.
"It is ridiculous for the Premier to request that a campaign debate occur before the campaign has formally commenced.
"He is clearly attempting to run away from his previous commitment to a campaign debate."
Mr Galilee has called for two additional debates in the lead-up to the election, saying: "Transport and infrastructure issues deserve a dedicated discussion, as does the water crisis."
Mr Iemma surprised his Labor colleagues last October when he publicly agreed to a live televised debate with Mr Debnam, the underdog.
It broke a 20-year stand-off between the major parties on election debates during which former premier Bob Carr rejected any television appearances with his rivals.
Mr Carr conducted the entire 1999 election without mentioning the name of then Opposition leader Kerry Chikarovski and only made one grudging reference to John Brogden during the 2003 campaign.
Labor's campaign team in the 1995, 1999 and 2003 elections took the view that TV debates would only provide airplay to Opposition policies.
Mr Iemma is confident he can present a more engaging and likeable image than Mr Debnam.
Meanwhile, Mr Debnam is starting to come into consideration as the alternative premier and disgruntled voters are keener to hear his policies.
Source: The Sun-Herald
January 7th, 2007 at 12:30am
Hello again Glenn,
Just on the topic of those ads with doctors endorsing cigarettes, I've got a copy of a newspaper from January 1st, 1901, and it is filled with those ads. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. Unfortunately the newspaper is in a storage box to help preserve it, and I can't remember which one it is in, so I can't remember which newspaper it is. I remember getting it as a souvenir in one of the newspapers on January 1st, 2001.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 6th, 2007 at 01:00pm
Hi Glenn,
If Dominic is right and we are going to be talking about our Ashes winning Cricket team in 50 years time in much the same way we talk about "The Invincibles", then we are going to need a name for them…it must be time for the media dubbing machine to kick into action again!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 6th, 2007 at 01:00pm
Good afternoon Kris,
Congratulations on a job well done this week Kris, I am certain that this has been your best effort as a talkback host to date, I also think you've picked a great theme tune with that orchestral music you have been playing.
You actually remind me a bit of Kane Bond, and a bit of Stuart Bocking, it's an interesting combination and I think it will serve you very well in the future.
Anyway, well done Kris, I look forward to hearing you on 2CC again in the (hopefully not-to-distant) future.
Cheers,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
January 5th, 2007 at 05:30pm
G'day Tim,
I'm not a baby boomer, and I don't need to be to enjoy the music you're playing, keep up the good work!
By the way Tim, we spent $4 million on the Sydney fireworks, and I wouldn't be surprised if we spend more money on the cleanup…how many tonnes of rubbish did Clinton Maynard say had been left behind? Why can't people use a bin?
Happy New Year Tim!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
Update 6:01pm: It was 45 tonnes of rubbish. End Update
January 1st, 2007 at 01:30pm
Hi John,
Has the new year sent us a new Ishmael? I can't believe it, he actually spoke some sense…I like this new Ishmael, I hope we get to keep him!
Admittedly I didn't agree with everything he said, but he was being reasonable for a change, and not inflammatory. Well done Ishmael.
And a happy new year to all!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
January 1st, 2007 at 03:30am
Hi John,
The name of the computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey" was called "HAL", which is actually one letter in the alphabet back from "IBM"!
Douglas Rain was the voice of HAL.
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
December 31st, 2006 at 02:00am
Hi John,
That's one of my favourite songs (and one of the many I can't put a name to!), thanks for playing it!
Regards,
Samuel
Update 12:30: It turned out to be KC & The Sunshine Band’s “Give It Up”. End Update
December 31st, 2006 at 12:30am
And Hello yet again Glenn!
I'm with you on the text message greetings, I can't stand them, and I never send them, I think they are a waste of time and money.
I personally can't think of a worse way to welcome in the new year than to be pressing tiny buttons on a phone to send a cryptic text greeting. Actually, most text abbreviations drive me mad as well. I always write text messages in sentences and proper words.
As for your offer of being a Harbour side correspondent for your show tomorrow in the lead up to the new year…if I was in Sydney I would jump at the chance, but alas I'm a good 300 kilometres away, and I doubt I can see Sydney harbour very well from here!
Have a great afternoon Glenn…I can hear the thunder starting down here in Canberra!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
December 30th, 2006 at 04:00pm
G'day Glenn,
Can you imagine how confusing it would be if Paris Hilton was the manager of the Hilton Hotel in Paris?
Have a happy new year Glenn!
Regards,
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
December 30th, 2006 at 01:00pm
Good morning Clinton,
Thankfully the caller who claimed to be driving on the hume highway after eight drinks was pulling your leg. He is a serial pest caller, coming up with all sorts of ways to annoy hosts by slipping the John Farnham song “You’re The Voice” into the conversation. This was one of his better efforts.
Hope you had a good Christmas!
Samuel Gordon-Stewart
Canberra
December 26th, 2006 at 02:00am
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