Politics
Politicians, declare and wear your sponsors!
Given all the kerfuffle about political funding in New Zealand perhaps this, via Jack Yan, is the answer. Make all candidates declare their sponsors and wear branding like sports teams do!
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Politics
Winning the war on terror?
Why does Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil seem increasingly like real life? INTERVIEWER: Do you think that the government is winning the battle against terrorists? HELPMANN (the Deputy Minister of Information): On yes. Our morale is much higher than theirs, we're fielding all their strokes, running a
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Goodbye to my Chinese readers
I’m not sure if I had any Chinese readers via RSS but it appears their govt will ensure I don’t. Micro Persuasion: China Blocks FeedBurner RSS Feeds Micro Persuasion: China Blocks FeedBurner RSS Feeds FeedBurner, which powers hundreds of thousands of blog, podcast and mainstream news feeds (including
At the end of any war... Why not at the beginning?
I was reading Jack Yan’s attempt to make sense of the Middle East conflict(s) but I think it’s a futile task. When I see or read war coverage all I hear is the wise words of a WW1 Veteran: “At the end of any war, everyone sits
Politics
Not PC hits the mark...
Politicians exploiting tragedy, I was going to write about this but Not PC says it all in this post… Not PC: English unbelievable
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Genocide & A Holiday in Cambodia
Lee LeFever has a couple of chilling posts on his visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodia; * Pol Pot and his Murderous Khmer Rouge * Evidence of Genocide, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Genocide memorials are not a typical holiday destination but I can understand why Lee needed to see them. The tragedy of the
Automobile
Rodney's Smart Car
Rodney Hide, ACT Party Leader & MP for Epsom, has a rather smart Smart! Smart Car - Rodney Hide for Epsom. Smart Car - Rodney Hide for Epsom
Religion
Exclusive Brethren, sod off
Exclusive Brethren, please keep your screwed up thoughts to yourselves. When you opt out of society and democracy you should have no say, no influence. Brethren stirs coalition cauldron - Stuff.co.nz
Politics
What might specials do?
David Farrar has a excellent summary of the impact special votes may have on the final result of the election. David Farrar: What might specials do?
Politics
NZ Election not boring
After a long campaign 2,052,813 votes were counted and there is no result. The gap between the major parties is 1.11% and New Zealand now awaits the count of approx 200,000 special votes. We will await the outcome of coalition deals as the parties try to
Comedy
"War on Weather"
There is nothing funny about Katrina’s impact but this is very good; President Bush Declares "War on Weather" | allied FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC - Sept. 2, 2005 - President Bush today declared war on Weather, which will be waged alongside other attention-diverting war efforts, including the War
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David Lange
Brilliant, witty, clever and flawed. He will be missed. Former PM David Lange Dies Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange died in hospital on Saturday after complications of renal failure. A Brilliant Tribute - Tom Scott On David Lange – Audio file Journalist/cartoonist Tom Scott talks about his memories of