It won’t surprise you to learn Alan Jones doesn’t read Crikey. But if only he had heeded our advice yesterday — just this once — on not jumping to conclusions over the perpetrators and motivations of the Boston terrorist bombings, then he wouldn’t have put his clown-sized foot so far down his throat on Channel Seven’s Sunrise this morning:
“I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a conspiracy amongst students, left-wing radical students in Boston, and I think we have to think also very seriously here about our own student numbers. We’re very keen to have foreign students pay the way of universities in this country without a lot of discernment about who comes in. But I think the fact that we’ve been spared this kind of thing, touch wood, for so long highlights, as I said, the relentless work done by ASIO and all our police organisations.”
Reckless US Congress types have already been out linking the bombings — again, there isn’t even a suggestion of a suspect as yet — to immigration and background checks. Let’s leave them to it, AJ. God knows there’s enough fear and loathing you can cook up on domestic politics alone.
He’s a fool.
I would have thought that the experience over Oklahoma when the US elites from the president down were accusing radical islam when it turned out to be a bunch of ultra-right anti-government white supremicist nut jobs who did it.
Gun lobby? Part of the race was dedicated to the Sandy Hook shooting.
Also heard on ABC radio that it had to be Islam as pressure cookers are commonly used in those countries!!!
But.. But.. I think it’s the work of those right wing radical terrorists with their wacky extremist views, and they seem to be infiltrating our radio waves and unfortunately these nutters want to import US style politics to Australia. I reckon Abbot’s been hypnotised by these wackos.
It’s remarkable he hasn’t blamed Gillard.
Another “Charnel 7 expert”.
I blame the climate change scientists.