Rigging bad unless Bolta does it

Posted by The Editor on Thursday 6 December 2007, 11:11 am Categories: Media, The internet  Tags: AndrewBolt, Greenpeace, HeraldSun, OnlinePoll, rigging

Brazen hypocrisy going on over at Andrew Bolt’s blog-of-shame. This is Andrew getting all grumpy and sanctimonious about the rigging of a Herald Sun online poll yesterday:

The question put by the Herald Sun: ”Should gay couples have the same rights as married couples?”

The answer? Mailouts are good for a few hundred votes:

From: Sally Goldner
Date: Dec 5, 2007 9:55 AM
Subject: [appetitefordeconstruction] Opinion poll - relationships
To: Appetitefordeconstruction Yahoogroup, Bi-Victoria Yahoogroup , Queergreen Yahoogroup

I note the following opinion poll on the Herald Sun website this morning.

Time to vote!! http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/opinion

Cheers

Neil

Didn’t these activists trust the public to choose right?

And here’s Andrew today ordering his readers to go and rig a Greenpeace online poll:

Reader Dave needs your help for a worthy cause:

Greenpeace are running this promo thing where they’re choosing a name for a humpback whale, to increase awareness etc. etc.

At the moment the name that is topping the votes is Mr Splashy Pants.

But the hippies are starting to get angry, and pushing for crap names that have deep and symbolic meaning…like Nurani , Veikko and Aurora.

So please get behind “Mr Splashy Pants” and cast your vote today!!

Please. Although it’s odd that Greenpeace thinks “humpback whale” won’t do. Shouldn’t it be more tolerant of the differently abled?

Doesn’t this hypocritical columnist trust the public to choose right?

UPDATE: As John Surname points out in comments, Bolta has posted a pathetic defence of his hypocrisy:

I am utterly consistent. Yesterday I revealed the Herald Sun poll on gay rights was being rigged, and today I announce the Greenpeace poll on whales is being rigged. It’s all about disclosure.

Is that supposed to be funny?

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16 comments on “Rigging bad unless Bolta does it”

1. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 3:07 pm #krypto

   I’m surprised bolta didn’t suggest “sushi”, stinkpole of a man that he is.

2. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 3:12 pm #Bruce

   It’s time we remembered hypocrisy is an under-rated good. It shouldn’t be punished but praised because, as the French writer Francois de La Rochefoucauld said long ago: “Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.” - AB, May 2006.

   Heh, heh, heh.

3. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 4:36 pm #Steve D

   He’s just trolling. Ignore him and he’ll go away…

   That still works on trolls, right?

4. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 5:26 pm #John Surname

   We’re hoping so.

   Here is Bolt’s explanation:

   “I am utterly consistent. Yesterday I revealed the Herald Sun poll on gay rights was being rigged, and today I announce the Greenpeace poll on whales is being rigged. It’s all about disclosure.”

   What a toad.

5. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 5:31 pm #The Editor

   I believe that’s what passes for humour in Bolta’s world.

6. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 6:07 pm #Mikey

   Do you think each night before he goes to sleep, he kisses his Downer poster?

   I bet he does.

7. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 7:59 pm #Mikey

   They’re not kissing but still …

   http://harrangueman.blogspot.com/2007/12/andrew-bolt-takes-in-bed-time-bagel.html

8. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 9:23 pm #krypto

   I left a message on the Greenpeace thread about the whale naming web poll. I also left a link to the deranged bolt’s article so at least they will know what is going on.
   Sabotaging a whale’s name, what a tool.

9. 

   Thursday 6 December 2007, 10:18 pm #John Surname

   Greenpeace put the name Mister Splashy Pants on their poll, and they don’t seem all that bothered that it’s winning, and why should they? In fact, they’re even selling MSP merchandise (http://www.cafepress.com/greenpeace/4092640), so it looks like Bolt’s attempt to be aggravating has failed miserably.

10. 

    Friday 7 December 2007, 1:47 pm #krypto

    yeah John, I also noticed a few comments on that thread supporting the name, of course they could be bolt-ites, who knows.
    Of course it doesn’t bother me at all what they name the whale (I doubt the whale cares either), I just thought letting them know what was going on was the right thing to do.

11. 

    Friday 7 December 2007, 1:50 pm #The Editor

    Won’t somebody think of the wales?!?!?!?!!!11!!!111!!!!!!?

12. 

    Friday 7 December 2007, 3:52 pm #krypto

    what do the Welsh have to do with this Ed?

13. 

    Wednesday 6 February 2008, 12:56 am #daisk5

    Japanese whale fishing is completely lawful.
    And is completely scientific.
    In addition, it is a Japanese gastronomic culture to eat whales.
    You should refrain from the act of denying the culture of another country.
    watch this video.

    To the person who wants to know why Japan hunts whales
    http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xWYOJYEOvSk

    [DragonBall] Freezer VS Japanese whaling
    http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=HdUPHXNPVR4

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap_0uUICejnG3TGasvh8ePvsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080204060044AAgG9Cy

    Why do the media of australia tell a lie and censorship?
    if doubt me? Post my comment this URL.
    http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23155612-5007146,00.html

14. 

    Wednesday 6 February 2008, 7:04 am #The Editor

    Wow! Political spam — and pro-whaling political spam at that!

15. 

    Wednesday 6 February 2008, 8:13 pm #John Surname

    Awesome! And surprisingly, it wasn’t me!

16. 

    Wednesday 6 February 2008, 8:41 pm #The Editor

    I gotta say I thought it was you at first.