Posts by Craig Ranapia
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I'm not sure when he picked up the style, but his way of speaking is quite like a non-religious version of MLK.
Nope, Denzel Goes To Washington. Seriously...
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I'm not sure when he picked up the style, but his way of speaking is quite like a non-religious version of MLK.
Nope, Denzel Goes To Washington. Seriously...
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[And if you don't feel like discussing electoral rules in the comments, feel free to expound on whom do you want to win? Or think will win. Or want to lose...]
Oh, please please please, may Clinton lose by a humiliating margin if only for the pleasure of watching the chattering classes pull the Orwellian trick of pretending that the junior senator from New York hadn't been annointed as the President presumptive since the beginning. OTOH, I wouldn't be foolish enough to count out a formidable and well-connected machine but it can't do anyone any harm if the Democratic race stops being a dynastic coronation and turns into an election.
As for the Republicans - Huckabee or Romney? Gee, gonnorhea or syphilis? Would be nice if McCain makes a credible showing (despite pretty much joining Guiliani in passing on Iowa and New Hampshire) because he's about the only person in the GOP field who isn't barking mad.
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Which is more than you can say for most of those donating to the National Party.
You're quite right, Idiot/Savant. I've donated a little under two grand to the National Party this millennium through membership dues and various fundraisers. Oddly enough, National - like every other political party in this country - does not publish its membership rolls, or post financial data publicly and is not legally or ethically required to do so.
Then again, it mightn't be a bad idea if parties were. Might throw into sharp relief how stupid this all is.
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Season 2 of Heroes suck ass
I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you. But it does.
Well, Keith, creator/executive producer Tim King beat you to it. I didn't actually think it was as bad as the last season of Lost (Veronica Mars turned kinky sociopath with serious daddy issues helps no end) but I do wish Kring had spent a little less time stroking out every time hack mentioned his show and 'science fiction' in the same sentence.
And with all due respect, I/S, The Golden Compass cannot be as bad as the sight of Natalie Portman naked in The Darjeeling Limited.
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Cushing was actually a National Party fundraiser for a while. Curiously, though, his knighthood was not greeted with mean-spirited and defamatory accusations like this.
No, Russell, I guess the mean-spirited and defamatory shit had well and truly been heaped on Cushing's head long before. And I don't recall The Herald (or anyone else) being particularly coy about broadcasting those.
And while we're on the subject, haven't allegations of certain individuals and organisations "buying" elections, votes, policies and everything but the kitchen sink been flowing thick and fast a lot closer to home? Ay, Idiot/Savant?
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As I said, it's a legitimate story; it was just the Herald's treatment of it that rankled. The no-comment from National was interesting. The story implies he has he has donated there too.
Um, sorry... I didn't read that into the story but I guess a less sinister explanation is that John Key is just getting a lot smarter about picking his fights. Where's the upside to getting into a pissing match on New Year's Eve over a triviality like the honours list. With all due respect to the recipients, who remembers the damn thing once the hangover has worn off?
In the end, I can think of a long list of people whose contributions to philanthropy and academia put them well ahead of Owen Glenn but so fucking what? Yes, there's a long history of gongs being handed out to generous donors to the government of the day. As we don''t actually have an upper house where peers have influence over legislation, I can dislike it but regard it as a relatively trivial and harmless form of cronyism.
I just can't get the outrage gland pumping over this one.
Though, having said that, if any big ticket National donors end up on the honours list on John Key's watch I'd be ripping the person(s) responsible a new arsehole. Just not a good look people, and bitching about The Herald giving it front-page play abouve the folk is rather missing the point.
As for the "two high profile Nats" cited up-thread, would that be Marilyn Waring (!) and Don McKinnon, who is being honoured as the Commonwealth Secretary-General? AFAIK, Waring's membership (unsurprisingly) didn't survive her departure from Parliament and neither did McKinnon's.
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Also: Got the Santa talk from a rather solemn six year old. Apparently, Santa Claus doesn't exist, and it doesn't really matter because its so cool when real people give you presents, and cards, and you're allowed to stay up late and eat lots of cakes and lollies you're never allowed to have the rest of the year.
So there.
To steal a line from 30 Rock: In twenty years, we will either all be working for that child, or dead by his hand.
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Craig, do you have one of those mega-huge BBQ grills my friend calls the "Darth Vader"?
God no - 1) nowhere to put it, 2) would rather spend the money of effete pleasures like DVDs and books, and, 3) when the hell am I ever going to eat a spit-roasted Clydesdale?
Thankfully, my better half has relations who actually like him so we don't do much cooking between Christmas Eve and Twelfth Night. (And he does indecently fabulous double chocolate berry brownies to seal the deal.) Watching our host trying to move the Battlestar Galactica twenty feet into the garage was hella impressive though. It was the Dawn of Man sequence from 2001 with a cheese platter. :)
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Go out and get some sunshine!
What's that? Barbecue loses it's charm somewhat, then the aircraft carrier has to be wheeled into the garage due to high wind and rain.
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