Posts by Jan Farr

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  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    Another question: can someone explain to me what exactly Annette King did or didn't do that causes so many people to unquestioningly accept and support her so much?

    Would it not be possible for you to do your own homework on that one Eleanor? She hasn't exactly been in hiding for the past nine years.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    I've never found Judith to be arrogant myself.

    Woman arrogant, Man masterful.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    I think it's this cognitive dissonance that causes the outbursts: the inability to acknowledge that aspects of your world view don't align. Such internal conflict must be very corrosive, causing little explosions...

    Youu hit that nail on the head, Slarty! And so nicely put!

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Because They Could,

    We all love Obama.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Don't bother voting,

    I was just tangentially advocating ditching or minimising the threshold and leaving everything else untouched.

    Low or no thresholds are what allowed Hitler into goverment and brought endlessly unstable governments to places like Italy an Israel. The reason for setting a 5% threshhold like Germany's was that that had delivered stable coalition governments for many years.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Don't bother voting,

    The Herald's editorial this morning says that failng "some cataclysmic occurrence, an event resounding enough to shatter the current template", the 2008 general election is over and National has won.

    There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding of MMP around. Even Mary Wilson, last night questioned the 'morality' of a major party with more votes losing the election. I'm sure the Nats also haven't quite got their heads around the communal nature of MMP yet.

    On a lighter note, here's the Council of Trade Union's utube first election offering.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Rationalisation is at hand!,

    No, that's what I heard too when they screened the clip on telly last night - "Arab".

    Perhaps it comes from here.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Rationalisation is at hand!,

    How so?
    "Arab", yes; "Arab terrorist", no.

    Did you just make that up? According to this article Obama had a white mother, a Kenyan father, an Indonesian step father and he was brought up in Hawaii.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Rationalisation is at hand!,

    And just to restore the self respect of we ladies, here's an interesting comment on tax credits from Mary Holm

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

  • Hard News: Rationalisation is at hand!,

    Anyway, if you want a relaxing day, don't feel compelled to read her delusional ramblings. Although they are a fascinating study of immature entitlement in the pampered boomer.

    Too late. I somehow couldn't stop my crap loving mouse from clicking on the link! You have to admire her though for her mastery of the great illogical leap.

    Carterton • Since Apr 2008 • 395 posts Report

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