Alan Jones, you are an idiot.
Morris Iemma, you are an idiot.
Nola Fraser, you are an idiot.
Sheree Martin, you are an idiot.
Uppercuts to all of you.

The shit fight over our local hospitals continues...
I caught the tail end of the report on yesterdays' Sunday program which revealed some of the truth of the matter. Here goes the basic version:
1. "Whistleblower" Nurse 1 turns out to be an incompetent whinger who is running a beauty salon on the side when she's not rooting one of the bosses. After having seven months sick leave for depression (running the salon all the while though) and two compo claims rejected, she is asked to explain herself. Her answer, go to Alan Jones with a bunch of bullshit claims about patient neglect.
2. "Whistleblower" Nurse 2 turns out to be an incompetent whinger who is keen to bully her fellow staff members and can't tell the difference between a vagina and a urethra. I'd offer to show you but you would have to steam clean it first! Maybe even the old Detol & wire brush. She is also classed as a natural enemy of the All You Can Eat Restaurant. She gets knocked back for a couple of jobs (they thought she was going to eat the patients) and her answer... go to Alan Jones with a bunch of bullshit claims about patient neglect.
3. Alan Jones. There is not much I can say about this goose that hasn't been said before. He does less research than a year 8 student. He broadcast these idiots' claims as statements of fact without checking anything, instantly turning them into "Hero Whistleblowers".
4. Morris Iemma. I think "Iemma" is Latin for f**kwit. This guy does not have a single clue as to what really happens, only what Alan Jones tells him. Less than a week after "Al the donut puncher" says the boss of the hospital should be sacked, it happens. Shit!

I know that people die in hospitals and sometimes it can be avoided but sometimes (most times) they work bloody miracles. I have had three family members in these hospitals recently and the service has been better than first class. We even had one come home that probably shouldn't have. Due to the tireless efforts of the Doctors & Nurses who don't whinge. You know, the ones that don't have beauty salons to run on the side.

This folks is a classic example of Trial by Media. A subject I will cover further in future rants but the essence of my thoughts are this. I would rather my kids told me they wanted to be lap dancers than journalists.
Journalist is Latin for "Serial Liar" You give me the shits!