Andrew Bolt's Blog, page 36

Apologies. The Melbourne launch of my book is cancelled. But watch the Sydney one

I have had a death in my family and must be in Adelaide this weekend. I apologise to those who’d booked to attend my book launch in Melbourne on Friday. The IPA is offering refunds, and will reschedule the event.

You can watch last weekend’s wonderful Sydney launch here. Order Worth Fighting For here, and you will also get regular Bolt Bulletins.

But excuse me if you hear a bit less from me here for the next few days.

How can we live like this, when a cartoonist must fear for his life?

Yesterday two media figures spoke of their fears of radical Islam.

Cartoonist Bill Leak revealed that he had been forced to move house after being threatened with death for drawing a cartoon in support of the victims of the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo.

Sonia Kruger said she was scared of militant Islam and wanted to end Muslim immigration.

One of the two was ignored; the other was mocked and vilified for allegedly jumping at shadows.

The reality...

When will the Turnbull Government reform the ABC and Human Rights Commission?

The ABC is required by law to be unbiased, as a condition for receiving $1 billion a year from taxpayers:

The ABC’s own Equity and Diversity Annual Report says: “The ABC Charter requires the broadcasting of programs that . . . reflect the cultural diversity of the Australian community.

“ABC Editorial Policies support the diversity of perspectives.”

But ABC presenter Jonathan Green, who celebrated the defeat of John Howard by inviting his guests to bash a...

Hanson mocked by the ABC-led pack, not one of which has her guts

There is an undeniable problem in Australia with Muslim terrorism, Muslim hate-preachers and Muslim crime.

The political and media class, refusing the discuss this seriously and honestly, has just been told by half a million voters that enough is enough - they’ll vote instead for Pauline Hanson.

Yet when Hanson bravely defies hostile protesters to front up before a hostile presenter and hostile audience to join a hostile panel on Q&A, what happens?

Just...

All must have prizes in a bloated government

Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership style is revealed by his extraordinary reshuffle. Dennis Shanahan:

Expanding the cabinet to 23 — the largest since 1975 and 25 per cent more than the “gold standard” cabinet practice of John Howard — and retaining ministers in cabinet who now have gutted jobs suggests a weak leader and unwieldly government.

What’s more, the inability to drop people for fear of admitting errors of judgment or creating enemies, and giving...

Susie, how would you have protected us from these terrorists?

Susie O’Brien disagrees:

Australian borders should not be closed to Muslim immigrants. They should be closed to terrorists and terrorist sympathisers, not all Muslims.

That is a noble, broad-minded and fashionable attitude. Unfortunately, these are just some of the Muslims who would not have been stopped by O’Brien’s preferred rules:

- Numan Haider, the child of Afghan refugees, who stabbed two police in Melbourne.

- Man Monis, the Iranian refugee, who...

One of these men gets it

Compare and contrast these responses to the debate on the link between Muslim immigration and terrorism.

Tony Abbott:

Our immigration program should be very closely aligned to Australia’s ­national interest. We run a program that is ­vigorously in Australia’s best interests and the personal challenge for Muslims is to make the most of the opportunity to join Team Australia.... We need to face the future with confidence but it’s easier to be confident...

Flannery’s flop shames the media class which made him a guru

Tim Flannery in 2007:

So even the rain that falls isn’t actually going to fill our dams and our river systems, and that’s a real worry for the people in the bush. If that trend continues then I think we’re going to have serious problems, particularly for irrigation.

Now in NSW:

Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Seasonal Conditions Coordinator Ian McGowen said during June 88 per cent of the state experienced above average rainfall.

“Most of the...

Tips for Tuesday, July 19

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UPDATE

My editorial from the latest The Bolt Report - on the link between immigration and terrorism:

On the show I mentioned Bill Leak’s superb column. Here it is.

Turnbull tells conservatives to get stuffed, as he looks after his cronies

Malcolm Turnbull has been very stupid - again.

He’s given conservatives the back of his hand and kept his cheer squad - even those who were behind his worst stumbles.

Only one conservative - Zed Seselja - has been appointed to the new Ministry, and only in the most junior and peripheral of portfolios, multicultural affairs. What a joke.

Meanwhile, Scott Ryan, one of his plotters and architects of the campaign which flopped is promoted to Special Minister...