Reference :- But what have we returned to ? Sky News barely exists now, it seems.
Dear Sky News Team ,
How is the new annum shaping up for you at the Murdoch studios ?
Is Chris Smith back with your outfit yet ?
Surely after announcing that he has been off the grog since the staff Christmas soiree , all is forgiven . I mean , how many " grovelling apologies " does a chap have to make before he gets his comfortably remunerated job back ? Mind you , if he does return , it might be wise to give him an office as far away from young Andy Bolt's as possible ..... one whiff of whiskey fumes might trigger a relapse .
But gosh , it seems like the Sky News Team is a bit slow off the blocks this year . Where are all your viewers ? Admittedly , since the LNP has been reduced to a handful of disheartened and jumpy crossbenchers , lead by a chap whose demeanor scares little children , your opportunities for cutting edge non-partisan analyses of political events is greatly limited . You can't always rely on the further irritating adventures of Harry and Meghan for a story. Nor will your insightful commentary on the funeral of a formerly imprisoned Cardinal , hounded to an untimely death at the age of 81 , boost your ratings . Furthermore , and irritatingly , the new socialist government looks to be doing a fair enough job so far , making them hard to criticize .
Maybe you could focus on the Robodebt Royal Commission ? That sure has Ken junior glued to the tube each day . It's all a bit too slow moving for me , but Ken junior reckons it is like watching the demise of Macbeth ... whoever he was . I guess it's a good opportunity to assess the character of those who have had a go at running the country , by watching how they perform in the witness box . Even the former Prime Minister , Mr Morrison has enjoyed an appearance .
I asked Ken junior how our former government ministers have handled themselves during the inquiry .
" How have our former government ministers handled themselves during the inquiry? , I said .
" They demonstrated nothing but blatant incompetence and smug obfuscation . " , Ken junior said .
That shocked me . A callow youth like Ken junior should not be so cynical . He clearly needed to view the proceedings again without being judgmental .
" You need to view those proceeding again without being judgmental. " , I said
" What for ? " , Ken junior said
" You might find that you change your mind . " , I said .
Much to my surprise Ken junior did view them again , staying up all night . Around 1am and 3am and 5am I got up to answer a call of nature ( although I didn't really have a pressing need ) and there was Ken junior in the lounge watching the replays , deep in thought .
Over breakfast I couldn't wait to ask Ken junior if a second viewing had changed his opinion.
" Has a second viewing changed your opinion ? " , I said .
" It fairly has . My opinion has been completely turned around . " , Ken junior said .
" Completely turned around you say . I told you that would happen . So if you no longer think they revealed nothing but blatant incompetence and smug obfuscation , what do you think now ? , I said
" I think the opposite is true . It was the obfuscation that was blatant , and the incompetence that was smug . " , Ken junior said .
" Pass me the Weet -Bix . " , I said .
Anyway , although Sky News would be a latecomer to the story , covering the Robodebt inquiry might be good practice for when the Independent Commission Against Corruption gets fired up. You sure will need your pencils sharpened for that one .
Don't forget that I thought of it first .
Your comrade , Ken .
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