[LINK] Fake News

[Andy Farkas]

On 03/12/2016 19:27, David Boxall wrote:
> On 3/12/2016 3:16 PM, David Lochrin wrote:
>> ...
>> Turnbull frequently speaks disparagingly about "the elites" and "the 
>> elite press", by which he means the ABC and Fairtax.  Is he trying to 
>> create the same situation here?  If so, he's sunk far lower than I 
>> would have thought possible.
>> ...
> As far as I can tell, Turnbull began using "elite" as a dog-whistle 
> only after Trump used it successfully. Yes, Turnbull is trying to 
> emulate Trump. Whether he's enough of a showman to pull it off remains 
> to be seen.
>

Malcs is a snakeoil salesman. Remember his "whiteboard" show?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/aug/26/malcolm-turnbull-nbn-internet-speed-whiteboard-video

-andyf