WHO PAYS THE PIPER…!
Sunday, October 21st, 2007At the end of week one (1) of this 2007 Federal election, the mainstream media has again demonstrated its unmitigated biased attitude towards all candidates except those of the major political parties.
On Cairns radio, voters are bombarded with party rhetoric and ‘policies’; the major print media publishes colour photos and editorials of only three aspirants; while television stations transmit images and party ideology of only the same aspirants.
AND, that doesn’t account for the current and vastly increasing political parties massive media campaigns, paid for in part with… taxpayer dollars!
The local media treats Leichhardt electors as ‘mugs’ by not providing a comprehensive coverage of all candidates. Democracy… I think not!
The public is aware of this blatant display of contempt for electors who want to be informed via the media as to their choice of candidates, not simply promoting the major parties who will, after the election, continue to dump hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into the coffers of these corporate media carpetbaggers.
Freedom of the press… hell no!
More like if you don’t control the strings of the taxpayer purse, you’re non-persona grata!
There is no denying that either Howard or Rudd will be the Prime Minister (PM), both elected within the two-party system I hasten to add, however, it is also a fact that Howard has announced he will retire as PM mid-term, thus bowing to his party’s pressure to allow Costello a ‘fair go’ at being PM. That is, if the coalition is successful.
But what about the Australian electorate… when do they get a ‘fair go’?
Australia’s electors have ‘had a gutful’ of the major parties who promote their electorate ‘puppet’ candidates who get little or no input into the decision making by their chosen party ‘hierarchy’ and the associated ‘back-room boys’.
For real democracy… it’s time to elect a credible Leichhardt Independent at this 2007 federal election!
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