Posts by Craig Ranapia
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Hard News: The Engagement, in reply to Sacha,
Too soon. :)
And I rather miss the Henrician pre-nup: "You start popping the boy-sprogs, or I'll have you convicted on trumped-up charges of incestuous adultery and high treason or whatever else will separate your head from the rest of your body. M'kay?"
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Meanwhile, I can exclusively reveal Wills popped down to Althorp, ripped off his mother’s putrescent ring finger and presented the keepsake to his beloved. Or at least, that’s the impression you got from the truly bizarre performance on The Panel this avo.
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Sacha,
The consensus at this stage by those who cover such matters supports that belief.
Ah yes, Sacha -- and when did you start exhibiting such a touching faith in the impeccable judgement of the media?
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Hard News: The Engagement, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
No – it’s a legal term for anyone who is neither the Sovereign nor a peer. So, folks, legally speaking William is every bit as much a commoner as his fiancée and his aunt Anne.
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The question is: are you really ready for the coming frenzy?
Dish the dress; hope Harry wears something mouthwateringly inappropriate to the reception after arranging a stag do of Babylonian vileness: pray Grandpa calls the bride "slutty-pants" in front of a live microphone. And I'm done.
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Fook mee, fook yu – was the Herald trying to hit ever Yellow Peril squinty-buckee-toothy-chinky #racefail cartooning trope or was that just a happy accident?
(h/t @vaughndavis via Twitter)
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Russell Brown,
Fair enough – but given Hodgson’s previous form, it would be equally unwise to assume we’re not being served up a load of half-baked over-egged pudding. YMMV, but if it was up to me having your husband’s company registered at the same address as your electorate office is bad enough when it comes to a sackable #judgementfail.
A better option might be David Parker, whose Wishart-fuelled “scandal” saw him step down from his post but turned out to be sweet FA.
And while, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, Parker might have wished he'd done business with a better class of people, the evidence of criminality was conspicuous by its absence. Also, if Wishart was any kind of serious journalist he'd have been a lot more upfront about the far from disinterested agenda of his sole source.
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Sacha,
Neil, I don’t see how you’re in a position to say so confidently that this situation is not what has been suggested
I've got to ask why you're so confident that it is?
Karma. I remember the endless onslaught visited on Winston Peters and on Phillip Field and others and in each case it was before any case was proven.
Ah, you mean the Philip Field who is currently in prison after an exhaustive (and exhausting) investigation of the allegations against him, and a fair trial which resulted in Field's conviction?
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Russell Brown,
Now it appears she’s been spruiking – as a minister – for her husband’s hovercraft company on a Chinese local government website.
I’d keep using “appears”, Russell. National’s certainly has a few egg facials courtesy of taking “disgruntled business contacts” at face value. I'd note Hodgson has (very wisely) been much more temperate outside the House (and the protection of Parliamentary privilege) than inside. Which, as you say, is also pretty standard opposition operating procedures.
Mallard’s question was very well crafted and Key’s reply very very poor.
Indeed. I’d have said, “I most certainly do stand behind my press secretary calling Mr. Hodgson a fuckwit, i’d like to take the opportunity to remind the House of a string of allegations Mr. Hodgson made against me without any basis in fact."
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Hard News: Moving targets, in reply to Sacha,
Why do I flash on this every time I see Pete Hodgson:
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