Bit out f date Chris now with channel 9 but mosty correct - maybe Ita will do some sweeping? ·Why does the Left media protect the left? ·Because the political commentators of the Left media are either intermingled or married to the left politicians. ·It’s a family thing and they protect their own: ·Greg Combet (Labor) partnered to Juanita Phillips (ABC). ·Gai Brodtmann (Labor) married to Chris Uhlmann (ABC) ·David Feeney (Labor) married to Liberty Sanger (guest commentator onABC) ·Barry Cassidy (ABC) former speech writer for Bob Hawke (Labor) from 1986-1991 ·Heather Ewart (ABC) married to Barry Cassidy (ABC) speech writer for Bob Hawke (Labor) from 1986-1991 ·Maxine McKew (ABC) married to Bob Hogg (formerALP national secretary) ·Maxine McKew (ABC) becameLabor politician replacing John Howard for one term only. ·Virginia Trioli (ABC) married to Russell Skelton (The Age) ·Mark Kenny (Fairfax) married to Virginia Haussegger (ABC) ·Christine Wallace (ABC &Fairfax) married to Michael Costello (former Chief of Staff to Labor’s Kim Beazley) ·Annabel Crabb (former Fairfax journalist now with theABC) ·Tony Jones (ABC) married to Sarah Ferguson (ABC) Coincidentally Jones took over the Lateline role from Maxine McKew (from ABC presenter toLabor politician) ·David Penberthy (journalist) married to Kate Ellis (Labor) ·Paul Kelly (former Fairfax journalist) formerly married to Ros Kelly (Labor) ·Kerry O’Brien (ABC) former press secretary toGough Whitlam. ·Mark Colvin (ABC) married to Michelle McKenzie (Leichhardt deputy-mayor and Greens Councillor) ·Denis Atkins (ABC Insiders regular) married to Melanie Christensen (ABCCanberra) ·Paul Barry (ABC) married to Lisa McGregor (ABC) ·The lamentable Mike Carlton (formerly Fairfax) partners Morag Ramsay (ABC) ·Andrew Fraser (Fairfax) and Catriona Jackson (formerly Fairfax andLaborpress secretary) ·And so the list goes on.
