WIMP-WALLOPING: Williams and Ralston vs. Pagani, 28.6.11
The Huddle, NewstalkZB, Tuesday 28 June 2011, 5.40 p.m.
Today’s Huddle is: Larry Williams, Bill Ralston, John Pagani.
The Huddle, NewstalkZB, Tuesday 28 June 2011, 5.40 p.m.
Today’s Huddle is: Larry Williams, Bill Ralston, John Pagani.
This programme is nothing less than a travesty of broadcasting. It’s
never any good, but nevertheless it’s quite interesting as an example
of how voices of the right (actually, the extreme right) capture and
dominate a discussion unless they are forthrightly challenged or
resisted. It ostensibly aims to pit a right winger against a left
winger to comment on issues in the news. Of course, it’s always two
against one, as host Larry Williams is rabidly and bitterly right
wing, and candidly pro-government in all his views. Williams
habitually interrupts and scoffs at the liberal guest, and lets the
right winger talk all over the left winger and butt in at will.
never any good, but nevertheless it’s quite interesting as an example
of how voices of the right (actually, the extreme right) capture and
dominate a discussion unless they are forthrightly challenged or
resisted. It ostensibly aims to pit a right winger against a left
winger to comment on issues in the news. Of course, it’s always two
against one, as host Larry Williams is rabidly and bitterly right
wing, and candidly pro-government in all his views. Williams
habitually interrupts and scoffs at the liberal guest, and lets the
right winger talk all over the left winger and butt in at will.
The right wingers are the usual suspects: Bill Ralston, his ghastly
wife Janet Wilson, the superficially jolly but deeply racist and
reactionary Jock Anderson, David Farrar, Michele Boag, Ellen Read.
Until his death on September 22nd last year, perhaps the most
obnoxious wimp-walloper of all was the notoriously rude and intolerant
Graeme Hunt (RIP). But all of these people have the same modus operandi
—none of them ever concedes a point, and they are encouraged and
supported unconditionally by Williams.
wife Janet Wilson, the superficially jolly but deeply racist and
reactionary Jock Anderson, David Farrar, Michele Boag, Ellen Read.
Until his death on September 22nd last year, perhaps the most
obnoxious wimp-walloper of all was the notoriously rude and intolerant
Graeme Hunt (RIP). But all of these people have the same modus operandi
—none of them ever concedes a point, and they are encouraged and
supported unconditionally by Williams.
Sadly, on “The Huddle”, as on so many other radio programmes, the
appointed “left” voice is usually a patsy, playing pretty much the
same role as the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters.
Three of the regular patsies are Matt Nippert, John Pagani and Tim
Watkin. It’s not that Nippert, Pagani or Watkin are incapable; every
one of them is far more intelligent and better informed than any of
the people named above, but they all lack one indispensable quality:
courage. None of them ever challenges his opponents forthrightly. They
are polite and good-humored to a fault; they make good strong points
and then let Williams or the other guest snort in derision and make a
disparaging, dismissive comment.
appointed “left” voice is usually a patsy, playing pretty much the
same role as the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters.
Three of the regular patsies are Matt Nippert, John Pagani and Tim
Watkin. It’s not that Nippert, Pagani or Watkin are incapable; every
one of them is far more intelligent and better informed than any of
the people named above, but they all lack one indispensable quality:
courage. None of them ever challenges his opponents forthrightly. They
are polite and good-humored to a fault; they make good strong points
and then let Williams or the other guest snort in derision and make a
disparaging, dismissive comment.
Anyway, let’s see how they walloped the wimp on Tuesday 28 June…
LARRY WILLIAMS: All right, first issue is Alisdair Thompson. What’s
gonna happen to him? Why is it taking so long?
gonna happen to him? Why is it taking so long?
JOHN PAGANI: He’s got the lawyers in to plead his case. This is rank
hypocrisy, because he is totally opposed to workers having the right
to use lawyers in employment disputes.
hypocrisy, because he is totally opposed to workers having the right
to use lawyers in employment disputes.
WILLIAMS: [impatiently] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Bill, what do you think?
BILL RALSTON: We’re seeing this lynch mob come out as they did for
Paul Holmes and Paul Henry! It’s a liberal left lynch mob!
Paul Holmes and Paul Henry! It’s a liberal left lynch mob!
WILLIAMS: Yeah!
PAGANI: I take a bit of issue with the lynch-mob comment. He made
those comments and—
those comments and—
RALSTON: [brusquely] Oh come on, John! The guy was set up by the
liberal left lynch mob!
liberal left lynch mob!
WILLIAMS: Mmmmm. Yeah!
RALSTON: The guy had no media skills! It was a liberal lynch mob!
WILLIAMS: Mmmmm, yeah. You’re right. Back in a minute, it’s 15 to 6.
——-ADVERTISEMENTS——-
WILLIAMS: We’re back with The Huddle. Issue number two: Vote For
Change. Bob Harvey’s changed his mind on MMP, Bill!
Change. Bob Harvey’s changed his mind on MMP, Bill!
RALSTON: It’s a discussion we need to have!
PAGANI: They don’t do themselves much favor, this anti-MMP mob. It’s a
very secretive organization, it’s closed and non-democratic. There’s
an excellent analysis of them on Tim Watkin’s Pundit site toda—
very secretive organization, it’s closed and non-democratic. There’s
an excellent analysis of them on Tim Watkin’s Pundit site toda—
RALSTON: Arrrrggghh! Watkin’s a left-winger, and his views are biased!
He has no credibility!
He has no credibility!
WILLIAMS: Yeah. All right, issue number three: Ian Wishart’s book
about the Kahui twins.
about the Kahui twins.
RALSTON: I have no time for Ian Wishart. He’s not an investigative
journalist.
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journalist.
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On Jun 30, 9:31 am, JohnO <johno1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30/06/2011 9:17 a.m., Radio Transcripts Ltd wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Breen, you are using your 'Daisycutter Sports' sock puppet account to
> post as your 'Radio Transcripts' sock puppet.
> On 30/06/2011 9:17 a.m., Radio Transcripts Ltd wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Breen, you are using your 'Daisycutter Sports' sock puppet account to
> post as your 'Radio Transcripts' sock puppet.
You're a little confused, JohnO. Radio Transcripts Ltd. is a division
of Daisycutter Sports Inc. in the same way Chrysler is (was?) a
division of General Motors.
of Daisycutter Sports Inc. in the same way Chrysler is (was?) a
division of General Motors.
>
> Careless and poor effort at sock puppetry, Breen. You must try harder.
> Careless and poor effort at sock puppetry, Breen. You must try harder.
I was expelled from Daisycutter Sports Inc. about six and a half years
ago. Come ON, JohnO!
ago. Come ON, JohnO!
>
> There might still be one or two dimbulbs around here that you can fool.
> There might still be one or two dimbulbs around here that you can fool.
Not you, though, JohnO, not you.
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