Open mike 27/05/2010
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Open mike 26/05/2010
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Open mike 25/05/2010
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Open mike 24/05/2010
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Open mike 23/05/2010
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Domesticated
Amongst all the budget reaction, there is a group of people that I don’t understand. They are the small group who are very well off, and who are nevertheless exulting about tax cuts that give them a few tens of dollars a week. Is your allegiance really purchased so cheaply?
Open mike 22/05/2010
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Open mike 21/05/2010
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Tax ‘swap’ needed to keep National MPs in NZ
Finance Minister Bill English today announced tax cuts worth $340,000 for National MPs on their Parliamentary salaries alone. “I’m very pleased we could announce this gift, ah, fair alteration of the tax system. There was a real danger that New Zealand could have lost the services of such valuable, highly-skilled workers as Paula Bennett, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Paul Quinn, and Melissa Lee
Open mike 20/05/2010
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Grateful poor to thank rich for trickle down wealth
It is befitting that the 27st of May – just one week after the Budget – marks Thank The Rich Day, which sees poor people the length of the country gearing up to offer their gratitude to the rich for their contribution to the welfare of the poor through making themselves richer. Thank The Rich Day is, in fact, the brainchild of grocery packer Joe Brown…
Open mike 19/05/2010
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More dim bulbs
Yesterday I posted on John Key being named “Dim bulb of the week” by the San Francisco Examiner. Continuing with a dim bulb theme – let’s talk about Edison Hour, as it is explained to us by a budding genius from ACT…
An addicted technophobe; a politician
Apparently, President Obama has delivered a speech ‘ranting’ against technology. The opinion in The Economist is worth a read just for the joy […]
Open mike 18/05/2010
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Hooten has “loose lips” syndrome as well
It is always amusing listening to Matthew Hooten being a spinster on politics. But it was rather ironic for him to be in a conversation about John Key’s “loose lips” on NatRad this morning. He talked about this site posting conspiracy theories, but he was talking about a post at Tumeke and attributing to us.
“Loose lips” appear to be rife amongst the right-wing politicians and political commentators these days.
Open mike 17/05/2010
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Open mike 16/05/2010
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Open mike 15/05/2010
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Open mike 14/05/2010
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Murdering thieves ‘joke’ clouds Treaty talks
Embroiled in fraught Treaty talks, Tuhoe negotiator Tamati Kruger has made things worse with an inopportune joke: “The good news tonight is that I was having dinner with my whanau as opposed to with the representatives of the Crown in which case I would be lucky to get away without having my land stolen and my family murdered”.
Open mike 13/05/2010
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Open mike 12/05/2010
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Open mike 11/05/2010
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Open mike 10/05/2010
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PM’s Technical Advisory
Prime Minister John Key has released a multimedia demonstration prepared by his Technical Advisory Panel to explain why, despite election ‘promises’, New Zealand […]
Open mike 09/05/2010
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Help the Campaign for MMP, they’re Internet illiterates
One thing that the election in Britain brought home to me, was how much I’m grateful for having Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation here. I didn’t start that way. Over time, I’ve grown to appreciate the gradual progress and stability offered by MMP. However the people at the Campaign for MMP could do with a little help in the Internet age. They’re operating like it was 1993.
Open mike 08/05/2010
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Open mike 07/05/2010
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Key ‘not sure’ which Bennett he appointed
Prime Minister John Key explained today that there are two Paula Bennetts and he is unsure which one is Minister of Social Development. The two are easily confused. The first Bennett is a solo mum who relied on the DPB. The second Bennett attacks DPB mums, forcing them to seek work.
Meta Caption Contest
Open mike 06/05/2010
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Open mike 05/05/2010
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Open mike 04/05/2010
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