Saturday 18 February 2012

Oh No - Not Coathangers!













Much of the outrage media is best ignored, but this demands a response.

Reading the bigoted responses of many posting on the Shockjock blogosphere reminds me of the sound track of "Til Death Us Do Part".

If the silly buggers took a deep breath and had a quiet logical thought (unlikely of course) they'd quickly realise that community detention is a great deal cheaper than banging asylum seekers up in godforsaken compounds offshore - but the outrage media has never let the facts get in the way of a good tantrum.

The piece of cartoon above is probably the best response, but Crikey (where the pic originates) puts it well.

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