Posts by Rich of Observationz
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scary fucking conservatives on before then
Has the party actually changed or is it just that they were too far down the list to get elected? I know Rodney has changed quite a lot over the last couple of year, but are you really telling me that all the social conservatives have left ACT?
(It's hard to tell which ACT members actually believe in social conservative policies and which espouse them as a tactic to get elected).
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some of his words to me are the closest to racism that I have experienced
About whom: white people, Argentinians, other Maori, Islanders, Chinese, all of the above?
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One job that amphetamines have been conclusively proven to be a poor idea for is warfare.
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I often thought it would be kinda neat to equip your car with a NOS system that has two buttons - one for the inlet manifold and one for the car interior. Until you get them mixed up when overtaking.
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Brass Eye was great. Hansard has the question from David Amess, MP concerning the "made-up drug" cake.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action the Government propose in respect of the import of ... (c) "cake" to the United Kingdom.
Mr. Sackville: Neither ... or "cake", which we understand refers to 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-benzylamphetamine, are controlled under the international United Nations drug conventions or under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
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We are not aware of any reports of misuse in the United Kingdom of the substance known as "cake" but the advisory council nevertheless has under review the question whether this and a number of similar substances should be brought within the scope of the 1971 Act.
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Incidentally, are there certain drugs that make you interested in American politics? Or is it genetic, like sci-fi, Rugby League and reality TV shows?
I just fall asleep when people start talking about whether it'll be Barack or Clinton. I read the first 20 pages of Primary Colours and would nominate it as the most boring book ever published.
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Paul what's the prob being married to a Kennedy?
Dunno, but I'm glad I'm not one
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Have you seen the National front benches lately?
Yes, but not being the government, they aren't called on to do anything other than spout bullshit.
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I think the Tuhoe issue boils down to a question of tolerance, respect and meeting people halfway. Which is how the somewhat more serious Northern Ireland conflict was eventually resolved.
It may be that a lot of Tuhoe and others have no respect for the law. That's an attitude, not an offence.
It may be that Tame Iti had an unlicensed gun - bad boy, slapped wrist (as would happen if he was a white Waikato farmer who hadn't renewed his gun license) not two years in jail without trial.
A lot of the people who have been fingered as terrorists are highly unlikely to be any such thing; such as Marama Mayrick who appears not to have used anything nastier than a camera.
And this *is* a government issue. Either they could do something to stop this nonsense, or if they can't, then we have an autonomous, out of control police force, with the attitudes well described in Ross Meurant's SST article at the weekend.
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I guess if there wasn't such a paucity of talent in Labour's caucus Helen Clark would be quicker to fire ministers like Mallard.