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soory could be true on this case. Do you need rig pics???

Brian B

Was a weird sortof twist as I saw THE MEDIA start to question him like he was a bit of a looney. The spokesman for 4by4 was pretty good and was not edited to harshly by TT.

Any publicity is good publicity though.

I hope it was the thin edge of the wedge of Scuby's demise

That bloke is a dead set wank@r,I watched another interview of him interviewing a lady through her window of her vehicle and she was saying yeah I"v only just bought it, it is a bit harder to drive than my old commdore but I like to be up high, then when she drove off she was in a honda crv what a jerk and she reckons a crv is hard to drive I think she should go for a few more driving lessons or hand her license in, fair dinkum but as was said by yourself I think he has just killed it for himself di@khead. Any way thats my whinge for the day Take Care Vitara

Hello All

Had a minor part to play in the news media for 12 years and I know how they operate . Quiet news days happen . When it does you need a ' RENT A MOUTH' . This could be defined as an opinionated fool who will pontificate on nearly every thing when prodded . The best was the Rev Fred Nile . The result of using a ' RENT A MOUTH ' is always recognizable as a ' beat up ' and the better news media only use them when desperate . Poor Bruce will only rate as a second tier RENT A MOUTH because of his restricted field and his already diminished credibility , however , expect to see more of him .

Hello Again

Delete Bruce , insert Harold . I really have had a long night .

I drive a mini what does it all mean.

All the best
Eric

What's that old saying?

If you sling enough mud, some will stick.

Anyone know the e mail address of Scruby and we can all give him a serve.
Also ACA could also be given a serve for airing this rubbish.

I watched it last night but my interpretation was that they were taking the P??? out of him.

They even brough up that he drove a for wheel drive and interviewed several women 4wd drivers about their view.

To me it seemed like we got our side better represented than previously.

I sent Today Tonight an email this morning:

"Can you please refrain from having Mr Harold Scruby on your show in the future? His arrogance and pure naivety were, I feel embarrassing to your show. I got so sick of listening to his dribble I had to turn the TV off half way through the show. Next time you have a slow news day and are struggling for a storey why not show some puppy dogs at the RSPCA, At least the interview would be more intelligent."

Last night was the first time I have ever watched Today Tonight (if you can call having the television on in the background whilst lighting the open fire watching) and the story caught my attention. My impression at the conclusion of the segment was that the media were portaying Mr Harold Scruby in the same light as the ranting pedophile in the previous story, as somebody with a warped perception of the world around him. The basis of his hypothesis was that ALL 4WD owners purchase their vehicles because of a latent predisposition to impose their will on other road users by using their vehicle to maim and kill. So it now transpires that it is not the actual 4WDs that are a problem but the retarded mental state of their owners. This individual is getting more irrational by the day and therefore his anti-4WD arguments are becoming less and less believable. My belief is that the general public has seen through the hyperbole of his quest and are now starting to see him as the inconsequential fool that he is, and that the story on Today Tonight reflected this attitude.

Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself!

As far as I am concerned Harold Scrubby is entitled to an opinion and is free to express it. The best we can do is counter it with sensible arguments.

However, what gives me great comfort is the latest offering from him. If this is the best he can muster, suggesting that people buy 4wds because of the size of their empendage (or lack of it) then bring the 4wd debate on!

We shouldn't be harrassing him over the way he has just articulated his cause, to the contrary, we should congratulate him. His comments just relegated him to fringe element status. That is the best thing he could have done for 4wd enthusiasts.

Good onya Harold!

As mentioned previously, serial nuisances seek attention.

The media show is a media show, they want attention too.

However the problem is that uninformed people are misled and they vote too.

So I guess the best approach is to criticise the journalist for being frivolous - misleading people with a sill, uninformed source. Journalists can always ask the NRMA and others who have professional credibility.

So I expect one is better off writing to a paper to criticise a TV hack or to a different paper to criticise a newsprint hack.