“Good on you for cutting him off, Wallace!” Wallace Chapman, Hero. Or is he? The Panel, RNZ National, Tuesday 15 January 2019 Wallace Chapman, David Cormack, Janet Wilson, Caitlin Cherry
First item for the day: a discussion about the wisdom or otherwise of police car chase policies. The “expert” for this topic was one John Lambert, an Australian road safety expert. However, this came to an abrupt end when Lambert claimed that Maori were more likely to break the law than Pakeha. This elicited gasps from David Cormack and host Wallace Chapman, who said: “We can’t accept that” and quickly got rid of him. He then condemned “that bizarre and woeful comment.”
Five minutes later…..
WALLACE CHAPMAN: A lot of responses about the gentleman from Australia. A lot of people hated the way I cut him off, but then a lot of people said “Good on you for cutting him off.”
DAVID CORMACK: Good ON you for cutting him off, Wallace!
You will never be 100% happy with any reporter, journalist or media commentator other than the handful of ones you idolize. I’m sure the file you have on Wallace is better ranked than the one on Mora, so be thankful there’s been a change on The Panel
I expect them to do their job, which is to understand their subject to an expert level, report the facts, and to rigorously hold politicians and propagandists to account. Some reporters—Glenn Greenwald, Jon Stephenson, Nicky Hager, Robert Fisk, Jeremy Scahill—do exactly those things. Some, on the other hand—Jim Mora, Rachel Maddow, and as I showed in those three references, Wallace Chapman—fail to do those things.
Yes, I’m thankful there’s been a change on The Panel. Today we saw a new Wallace Chapman. Time will tell whether he keeps challenging people like he did John Lambert this afternoon, or whether he will be as supine and indolent as he was when he let Lee Child vomit his disgusting views.
WALLACE CHAPMAN: Ha ha! I mean: “Painful and real disincentive against holding pistols again until they have healed, which could be a long time depending on their approach to nutrition and antisepsis.” [nervously] Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
LEE CHILD: Ha ha ha ha! Well, that’s the thing with Reacher. He’s got a heart of gold, but he’s not a goody-goody. You know, he will get the job done in the most brutal way imaginable. Which I think also resonates with people.
WALLACE CHAPMAN: Ha ha ha!
LEE CHILD: I mean, people are FED UP with all these rules—
WALLACE CHAPMAN: Ha ha!
LEE CHILD: I mean, if you want to do something, just DO it.
Gang members break into a property you own, say they own it (they don’t), and move in.
Police are brought in and those squatting in the property are trespassed, but tough shit for you the property owner because nothing else happens and you run out of money paying for the mortgage, and legal bills.
I’m all for tenant rights but the scale needs balance if only to stop incidents like this, rare though it is. WHY AREN’T THEY ARRESTED FOR TRESPASS AGAIN? Useless cops.
Did you notice that the gang used to own the property. They don’t now as they got bankrupted? Or had it taken off them when they got had on drug dealing.
But they had built it themselves. If we had legalised marijuana back then they could have been encouraged to drop the meth and go legit on quality, tested grass. If only.
Yes I know, a little dream. My quote – ‘If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.’ If only, about the saddest most evocative words there are in the language.
Wallace Chapman, Hero. Or is he?
The Panel, RNZ National, Tuesday 15 January 2019
Wallace Chapman, David Cormack, Janet Wilson, Caitlin Cherry
https://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/03/wallace-chapmans-simpering-interview.html
https://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/04/wallace-chapman-is-repeatedly-failing.html
https://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/03/sue-moroneys-dismal-delusional-anti.html
I’m sure at least one of those two.
If only.
ride.’ If only, about the saddest most evocative words there are in the language.