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National’s new slogan
With Key's willful ignorance on Banks' police report and the GCSB's activities, and "brighter future" becoming a cruel joke as the job losses rack up, a new National slogan is in order.
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Politician subtitled for honesty
When parties that claim to have a social conscience end up propping up right-wing governments it doesn't usually end well. Here is the Lib Dems leader Nick Clegg, apologising to his supporters for breaking a core promise. He has been subtitled for honesty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_3Bqh8ZBAg Background…
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Caption competition
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Unanimity
h/t lolNats
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ImperatorFish: Next Week’s Q&A
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. - Shane Taurima again interviews John Key Shane: Prime Minister John Key joins us now. Prime Minister, you've taken a lot of heat over your decision…
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Mmmmmmmm
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Crackdown on Working for Families children
Families will lose half their Working for Families payments if they don't put their kids in ECE or make sure they have the Well Child checks, under reforms to be announced by Paula Bennett the next time National needs a distraction from its failed economic…
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Caption Contest
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ImperatorFish: Bennett Announces Welfare Crackdown
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. People of Swedish descent who engage in acts of treason while dressed as nuns will no longer be eligible to receive welfare,…
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Imperator Fish Exclusive: Leaked Government Poverty Plan
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Child poverty seems to be the political issue of the moment. All parties will want to be seen to be doing something about the…
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Caption competition
Courtesy of Hawke's Bay Today. Click through for the story and video of PM dancing...
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Fran O’Sullivan: in praise of central planning
Has Fran O'Sullivan been replaced by a communist infiltrator? Today, she gushes over a central government plan to use emergency powers to appropriate land and bypass RMA property rights. She even suggests the Government could use such powers to redesign other CBDs according to its…
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Eliminating government waste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoz5EuIF_y8 National is still promising more with less, and not achieving it. Of course, although you can't magic away waste, you can make choices with policies that can be good or bad. National's taken a lot of bad ones - RoNS, borrowing for tax cuts,…
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Coincidence?
A couple of interesting headlines recently. "NZ women overtake men's IQ scores". "John Key losing appeal among women". Coincidence? I don't think so...
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Kiss and makeup
In honour of Tony Blair and Sam Cam's attempt at an affectionate greeting at Tuesday's lunch at No 10, The Guardian has amassed a small but disgusting collection of political leaders essaying similar tasks. Warning: not for the squeamish or fainthearted. The Guardian cannot be…
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The trucking lobby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIaPIssKNRw
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Caption Competition
Hat-tip: @DavidClarkNZ requesting fashion advice
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Burden of proof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI5ulKiZAoE
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Alcohol to be banned
The Government announced that it was withdrawing its Alcohol Reform Bill today and introducing prohibition after it realised that alcohol was used by the 'Beast of Blenheim' to stupefy young girls. "It's what we'd do if it was any other drug, particularly as it's associated…
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Key’s press release on exodus to Australia
With news that there are now more Kiwis living in Australia than either Christchurch or Wellington, here's "John Key's" latest press release on the topic: Latest exodus to Australia worrying National Party Leader John Key says immigration figures showing an acceleration in the number of…
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Frogblog: Greens call for inquiry into inquiries
From Frogblog - Greens call for inquiry into inquiries Published: July 5, 2012 by frog The Greens have been criticised by Prime Minister John Key, who said, ‘The Greens call for an inquiry on virtually anything.’ The remark prompted immediate calls from the Green Party…
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ImperatorFish: The Higgs Boson: How The Politicians Reacted
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Russel Norman, Green Party This is the worst news imaginable. The Green Party are absolutely opposed to the reckless smashing up of…
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Visions of the brighter future
http://porcupinefarm.blogspot.co.nz/
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ImperatorFish: Love, People, Love!
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. One of the biggest drawbacks of our democratic system is that it encourages politicking. This is a problem because whenever a major issue is before…
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Caption Contest
h/t deuto
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ImperatorFish: Treasury Report On Sunlight Levels
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. The Sun will continue to shine New Zealand has been enjoying a long period of uninterrupted sunlight, and this looks likely to continue until at…
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Caption contest
Before the captions, some serious analysis, because this new Nat promo photo really astounds me.I honestly don't know what the Nats were thinking. It might work if Key were a nationally-adored figure, a kindly uncle, who had delivered a golden age for the country (fat-arse…
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Parata to change careers?
Hekia Parata this week became the fourth minister in three months to see her career reduced to tatters. Looks like she's planning a change - sixth member of My Chemical Romance. h/t JC In her latest fuck-up, Parata's spin doctors told reporters that she got…
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A modest proposal
Winston Peters is on the attack over Tariana Turia's slush fund again. This time, Turia and John Key find themselves defending a $60,000 grant to a rugby club to investigate "undertake whanau development research" on "whanau connectedness" and "resilience" (which sounds like code for a …
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ImperatorFish: Budget’s School Report
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Mathematics While Budget understands the basics of arithmetic, Budget displays a concerning lack of imagination and application in this area. Mathematics involves more than simple subtraction. More…