Morrissey Breen
2003-10-06 16:16:37 UTC
Redbaiter and Berend de Boer often claim, preposterously, that
Newstalk ZB, that bed of ignorant right wing hatred, is "leftist".
One more of the early morning hosts on that station is a porky
non-reader called BRUCE RUSSELL. This fellow, in the firly
established tradition of talkback radio, knows nothing about anything.
But does this stop him sounding off, foaming at the mouth and
indulging in random right wing observations? No fear....
Tuesday 7 October, 4:45 a.m.
NOELINE: Did you see the John Pilger documentary on Friday night?
RUSSELL: NO!
NOELINE: Well you should have, it was the best documentary there has
beedn on in a long time.
BRUCE RUSSELL: [distastefully] PILGER? Lies! Rubbish! Propaganda!
NOELINE: It showed the truth behind the invasion of Iraq.
RUSSELL: I think it was clever editing. I would not... I would not
believe anything in it. I have seen Pilger's stuff before... he
doesn't hold any credibility with me..... Saddam wasn't being very
nice to his own people, was he? Saddam also had aspirations to lead
the whole Arab world - as shown by his invasion of Kuwait.
NOELINE: Then why are they fighting back.
RUSSELL: They're misguided.
NOELINE: Why isn't the U.N. helping?
RUSSELL: The U.N. never helps anyone. Would you rather that the...
blither... blather.... foam... blither.... [condescendingly] Thank
you Noeline, you have a good morning. Good morning Stephen.
STEPHEN: I saw the documentary and it was the best researched
documentary I have seen in a long time.
RUSSELL: So you were brain-washed too. I think Pilger has been poison
in the past and...
STEPHEN: Just because you don't like what he's saying..
RUSSELL: [thoughtful] Pilger I have written off. I have never seen
balance from this man. Let's just say he can't fool all of the people
all of the time.
Later on, he assures us that he is "not anti U.N." and raves about
"politically correct lefties".
A point in Russell's favour: he has never called anyone a "nigger" on
the air.
Newstalk ZB, that bed of ignorant right wing hatred, is "leftist".
One more of the early morning hosts on that station is a porky
non-reader called BRUCE RUSSELL. This fellow, in the firly
established tradition of talkback radio, knows nothing about anything.
But does this stop him sounding off, foaming at the mouth and
indulging in random right wing observations? No fear....
Tuesday 7 October, 4:45 a.m.
NOELINE: Did you see the John Pilger documentary on Friday night?
RUSSELL: NO!
NOELINE: Well you should have, it was the best documentary there has
beedn on in a long time.
BRUCE RUSSELL: [distastefully] PILGER? Lies! Rubbish! Propaganda!
NOELINE: It showed the truth behind the invasion of Iraq.
RUSSELL: I think it was clever editing. I would not... I would not
believe anything in it. I have seen Pilger's stuff before... he
doesn't hold any credibility with me..... Saddam wasn't being very
nice to his own people, was he? Saddam also had aspirations to lead
the whole Arab world - as shown by his invasion of Kuwait.
NOELINE: Then why are they fighting back.
RUSSELL: They're misguided.
NOELINE: Why isn't the U.N. helping?
RUSSELL: The U.N. never helps anyone. Would you rather that the...
blither... blather.... foam... blither.... [condescendingly] Thank
you Noeline, you have a good morning. Good morning Stephen.
STEPHEN: I saw the documentary and it was the best researched
documentary I have seen in a long time.
RUSSELL: So you were brain-washed too. I think Pilger has been poison
in the past and...
STEPHEN: Just because you don't like what he's saying..
RUSSELL: [thoughtful] Pilger I have written off. I have never seen
balance from this man. Let's just say he can't fool all of the people
all of the time.
Later on, he assures us that he is "not anti U.N." and raves about
"politically correct lefties".
A point in Russell's favour: he has never called anyone a "nigger" on
the air.