Apparently Labour was to blame for the global financial crisis
These sorts of debates do my head in. Essentially because they are so removed from reality that anyone with any sense would know […]
Media
Open Mike 05/07/2018
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Daily Review 04/07/2018
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US Democrats plan to start civil war today *
* according to Alex Jones on Infowars.
Blogs and the Political Establishment
Being in the thick of student politics in the mid 2000s, I was around just at the very beginning of social media.
Open Mike 04/07/2018
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Daily Review 03/07/2018
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The right wing media’s infatuation with breeding
Elements in the media clearly think that the payment of a modest amount to families with young babies will cause them to breed babies for a business.
Open Mike 03/07/2018
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Daily Review 02/07/2018
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Families Package and Auckland Regional Fuel tax kick in
Labour’s Family Package and the Auckland Regional Fuel tax have both kicked in.
Open Mike 02/07/2018
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Doofus of the week – July 1, 2018
The latest in an occasional series where we celebrate the horrendously awful and bizarre behaviour of political figures both locally and overseas.
Open Mike 01/07/2018
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Open Mike 30/06/2018
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Daily Review 29/06/2018
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And then there was….
The aftermath of Douma chemical attacks and Skripal poisonings…
Another day, another mass shooting in the US of A *
* but this one involves a media outlet and not a school.
Open Mike 29/06/2018
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Soper gets sucked in by National’s fake Ardern quote
Barry Soper in the Herald has fallen for National’s fake news concerning something said by Jacinda Ardern that was taken totally out of context.
Open Mike 28/06/2018
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Daily Review 27/06/2018
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Shock horror, National is telling fibs about Labour’s Industrial Relations policy
National has claimed that Jacinda Ardern ruled out national strikes during the last year’s election campaign. And has trimmed a video and taken comments out of context to justify its claim.
Open Mike 27/06/2018
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Daily Review 26/06/2018
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Flying Kites.
If we can’t see the wood for the trees, shouldn’t we simply step back a bit and look again?
Godwin’s flaw?
In which we discuss a number of quick hits: Trump thinks judges only exist to be bribed, Sarah Huckabee-Sanders can’t get a seat at a restaurant, and whether Godwin’s Law needs to be amended.
The right is in disarray
David Seymour bombs out of dancing with the stars and Simon Bridges refuses to apologise for calling Neve’s parents “pinko”. Just another week in the train wreck that is right wing politics in New Zealand.
Open Mike 26/06/2018
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Daily Review 25/06/2018
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Open Mike 25/06/2018
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Doofus of the week June 24, 2018
The latest in an occasional series where we celebrate the horrendously awful and bizarre behaviour of political figures both locally and overseas.
Open Mike 24/06/2018
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Open Mike 23/06/2018
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Daily Review 22/06/2018
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How low can Simon Bridges go?
Simon Bridges was interviewed on Radio Hauraki and chose to suggest that Jacinda’s baby may vote National, cost too much money even though she was born in a pubic hospital and transported to hospital in a private vehicle, and should go to school in boy’s clothing.