Posts by Steve Barnes
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Speaker: The Public Broadcasting Imperative, in reply to Sacha,
Same mindset as selling already-owned electricity networks. Poverty of vision.
+1
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Muse: Indecision '11: Outrageous!, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
Apart from all the stuff that’s new to see here you mean?
Well not much of it interests me but feel free to get suckered into an extra few bucks on your Sky bill. Personally I would prefer a decent public broadcaster.
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Legal Beagle: Referendum Fact Check #5:…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
the filibustering was a symbolic gesture rather than an actual gridlock tactic.
Exactly, it is one step up from "We don't like this bill". There's little else you can do if the Government benches have the numbers and the vote is compulsory, ie. whipped.
I have long thought that the Whip is an insult to democracy. What is the use of a constituency MP if they are not allowed to vote on the wishes of his electorate and have to play "follow the leader"?. -
Just thank God gays cant breed, eh?
Does that beat a veiled Godwin?
/* gets coat,runs for cover, joins weird sect, buys new sneakers and waits for starship/* -
Hard News: Presentation and Reality, in reply to Kumara Republic,
More Dubya than Thatcher I reckon.
I dunno.
It seems to me that the only real difference, is here in NZ we can fuck the poor off to Australia and let the wealthy enjoy “100% Clean Green NZ” but who is going to keep their bogs clean while they dabble in delusional dollars?Praise Allah for alusuralily attitudanal averice… or not…
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Hard News: Walking upright again, in reply to Joe Wylie,
BTW Mayor Bob was too busy with urgent planning matters to attend the deconsecration.
Was he wearing a HiViz vest? I did notice that when our "Prime Minister" visited, his HiViz vest had a BNZ logo..
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Hard News: Presentation and Reality, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Thanks for putting my mind at rest, Mandy - I couldn't have said that straight-faced without fresh botox.
Absolutely Fabulous....
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Hard News: Presentation and Reality, in reply to merc,
It’s got so bad I’m numbed already, nothing,
Yeah, well. I left England to escape the ravages of Thatcher, people leave their homes because it is no longer Home.
When I came here we had a Labour Government, 1986…
Labour is better now. Shit, in 1984 they had to clean up after the previous National Government and what happened? We needed money... apparently. So we sold the family silver and Douglas mad some new pals that were worth more than his family history .
Do I have to leave here now because NZ has just caught up with Thatcher?While it is on my mind...
ACT, apparently, is an acronym for Association of Consumers and Tax payers. Not a very good acronym but hey, they ain't that bright.
Consumption used to have a different name -
Even though National may not need any coalition partners this time, the question of ‘who will dance with who’ is still likely to be a major theme until election day.
WTF?
So. The Herald has decided that, not only are National going to win but it will be a landslide…
Bollocks.
We are seeing a blatant abuse of power, the power of the press…
FUCK OFF HERALD.
I, for one, have a brain, I am not a moron and everybody I know says you are wrong.The Prime Minister will have a big FUCK OFF “L” on his head, for looooser, come December, and you mark my words.
Nobody really likes him you know.
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Somebody called me "Bright" tonight. I was so impressed by their insight.
Joe has now proven them wrong.
:-(
first sad face i have done here...