Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sat 19th Jan Todays News

Happy birthday and many happy returns Aaron Haider andBobby Lam. Born on the same day, across the years. Remember, birthdays are good for you. But after a few you forget why.
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REPETITIVE AND SOOTHING

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (4:40pm)

The ABC’s John Doyle subjects Julia Gillard to an interview of such withering softness that molten marshmallow appears as wurtzite boron nitride by comparison:



Sample question: 
Negotiation is your great skill, isn’t it? Anyone who’s had any dealings with you, they say you’re a wonderful negotiator. Where do these skills come from? 
And the brutal follow-up: 
Your negotiating skills could be very useful for President Obama. Is there any advice you could give him? 
Observe also Doyle’s frequent deployment of the “wise squint”, as previously identified by reader Dr C:

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(Via leftists Jonathan Green and Rod McGuinness, who somehow found worth in Doyle’s hydrogen-weight interrogation.)

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GENTLE PAT OF JUSTICE

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (1:12pm)

Readers may recall this bloke:

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That’s teenager Omar Halaby expressing his displeasure over a YouTube clip by smashing a Sydney police car’s windscreen. He’s a happier boy today:

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Why the smile? Well, Omar got away with it
A rioter who smashed a police car windscreen and lashed out at a TV crew during last year’s violent Muslim protests told a court yesterday he regretted his “stupid and reckless” actions.
Omar Halaby, 19, also said he regretted bringing the Islamic community into disrepute and apologised for his behaviour last September. He was caught on camera bashing in the windscreen of a police car with a milk crate as up to 1000 Muslims gathered in the Sydney CBD to protest against an anti-Islamic film.
He pleaded guilty to damaging property and assault and had a charge of affray dropped.
Yesterday, magistrate Pat O’Shane handed him a 12-month good behaviour [bond]. 
That’ll learn him.
UPDATE: 
Downing Centre Local Court was today told that Halaby, who was on the disability pensionand had “literacy issues”, was sorry for his crimes and had paid the police compensation for the broken window.
Magistrate Pat O’Shane said she expected Halaby had already been counselled within his own community and praised Islamic leaders for condemning the violent protests. 

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ACKLAND AIMS, MISFIRES

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (1:00pm)

Richard Ackland discovers a smoking gun. Sadly for Richard, it’s pointed squarely at his own foot. Perhaps Richard picked up his research skills from former Fairfaxer Terry Lane.

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BOOM MARKET

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (12:50pm)

US reader Lee M. reviews the achievements of the best gun salesman in history
Two months ago, if you claimed that you’d sold a possibly new Mini 30 for $1426 you’d be wrapped in a straightjacket. MSRP was $1000 and they sold for around $750 with one 5-rnd “clip.”
But that was before Newtown. In recent weeks the price of all “black guns” have doubledand the Minis are no different. I’ve been following auctions and private sales and have seen Minis jump to $900, $1200 and as of last night $1426:

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It’s just a plain Jane 1993 Mini 30: stainless steel, wood stock, standard 5-rnd mag and it “appears unfired” with only one minor scratch on the stock. No box.
So I should be able to sell my Mini 30 package for approximately $2M. I bought the rifle in 1995, new from the Seattle Police Range. Stainless and fired three times with a total of 100 rounds run through it – it’s not even broken in:

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Original wood stock with original butt plate and a recoil pad, a Hogue OverMolded stock (it makes the gun); muzzle brake (if you enjoy being blinded by fire), UTG tri-rail w/Maglite (or laser), two 30-rnd mags, one 5-rnd mag, basic Bushnell 3-9x32 scope, 220 rounds of ammo and the original packaging for everything.
I spent last week and part of this’n roaming Seattle area gun stores and found nothing but bare shelves. The Seattle Police Range gun shop was auctioning off its last “assault weapon” and Ben’s in Renton had a smattering of shotguns and lever guns – virtually no ammunition. 
As NBC reports: “Interviews with gun store owners in four states after Obama’s speech show that passion among buyers has not decreased over the month since Newtown; if anything, Obama’s speech appeared to set off a new frenzy of buying, with some stores running low on guns.”

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THIS IS A MUSLIM AREA

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (11:53am)

As Kofi Annan might put it, London is adjusting to its Muslim population
Londoners are reportedly being terrorised by a gang of hooded men who confiscate booze and order women to cover up in Muslim neighbourhoods.
Police launched an investigation into the group, who call themselves Muslim Patrol, after footage emerged showing the men in vigilante mode, the Daily Mail reports.
In one scene the men are heard calling white women ‘’naked animals with no self-respect’’.
In another scene, the men snatch alcohol from people in the street saying it’s ‘’evil’’ …
The most recent video was uploaded on Sunday.
Shot on a mobile phone, the latest footage shows a number of men shouting ‘’this is a Muslim area’’ towards white Britons. 
Can’t fault them for inaccuracy.

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IT’S WORKING

Tim Blair – Saturday, January 19, 2013 (11:20am)

As Bill Leak observes, we’d be toast were it not for a certain planet-saving tax:

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Meanwhile, in freezy England:

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(Via Denis S., who emails: “Quite snow.") 

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TUNE IN, TALK BACK II

Tim Blair – Friday, January 18, 2013 (10:23pm)

Friday night’s Steve Price show, featuring me. Much thanks to the producers and staff at 2GB.

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Thanks to the United Indian Association for a great awards ceremony at Blacktown last night – and congratulations to all the award winners.

Also good to catch up with our hard working candidate for the key seat of Parramatta, Martin Zaiter and his team (word has it they are doing a great job) and our State Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello on the night. - Craig Kelly
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Wife of Christian held in Iran waits as trial, possible death sentence looms
If he is sentenced to death, he will be able to rest assured that Obama will respect his privacy - ed
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When you see me feeding in public I'm not trying to make a point, I'm not trying to turn you on, I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable; to be honest, I'm not thinking about you at all, I'm just trying to get on with my day which involves feeding my children, whenever and wherever they require so. People act like it is beyond our ability to see breasts in different lights based on context. I have more belief in us than that. When I look at your hands, I dont see what you did with your lover last night. When I see your mouth I do not think to wonder what it has done behind closed doors. When you see me feeding my baby, that is all you need to see because that is all there is. You have a choice in your thoughts, you have a choice to discredit your discomfort and grow. Challenge yourself and support mothers, it is hard enough without adding extra conditions.

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