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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. In 1993, I was probably leaning towards Single Transferable Vote (STV) or even retaining First Past…
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Press release, New Zealand Government 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 Paula Bennett is a solo mum who relied on the…
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Bernie Goldberg Fires Back www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party When will conservative commentators stop picking fights with Jon Stewart? It never ends well for them. If you have a…
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The Great National Mining Corporation has chosen Earth Day to announce its plans to seek government approval to mine in Dunedin's Octagon. Commenting on the irony of the timing of the release of their plans, GNMC spokesman Doug de Houlle said 'What better day than…
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Odds are good Jim Anderton is standing for mayor of Christchurch. Should work out well for Labour/Progressive. The by-election will be a chance to rev up the machine again. Show it works. Labour plus Progressive had over 20,000 candidate votes last time. Should be pretty…
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Here's a catchy tune for all you pirates out there. Get your kids to sing along!
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Listen up journos. Obama didn't happen to meet Key before dinner on a big stage in front of the media because it was just practical. The leaders didn't stand with awkward grins for the group photo because it was a crucial step in the diplomatic…
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Following this masterpiece from Rabid Fire on Key's F#ck Everybody policy, here's a lovely summary of Mr Key's exciting Washington adventure. ... the PM soon brightened, opening the Prime Ministerial lunchbox to show the press gallery his special lunch. "Look! Look! Bronagh's made me special…
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The biggest story of the day according to Stuff comes from the Taranaki Daily News: "Cruel taggers deface old goat" I love that headline. I think it's the fact that they've emphasised that the goat is old to make it a more pitiful character. Or…
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From David Slack on facebook via twitter I'm not taking up that bet. But it made me laugh after a hard weekend. as it perfectly reflects that way I feel about the breed. After dealing with various ACToids here over the years, I'd have to…
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Managed 11/10 in this week's stuff politics quiz. Just under 0 seconds. No guesses. Try your luck, if you think you can do better!
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Can't argue with Tom Scott on a good day....
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Decide that you are going to get rich out of selling dates. No! Better! Get rich by having your mates sell your dates and clipping the ticket. Take a dozen or so date scones. Ignore all the dates sitting around that are not in scones.…
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It's that time of the cycle again. Get ready for another John Key photo op. It's always the same. Unpopular new policy. Crappy week in the House (notice Key is only bothering to show up once a week to Question Time now? Loving that accountability).…
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New instalment from John Key impersonater "Plumedekiwi", in which the PM gets his linguistic knickers in a twist over national standards.... If you haven't seen the other vids by Plumedekiwi, check him out here
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Felix can hardly contain himself at the prospect of National's tax changes: Woohoo!! Told you my mate Mr Key would be able to deliver a 'north of $50 a week' tax cut. And you all said he wouldn't. So who's looking stupid now eh? I…
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Who would have thought that a Facebook group advocating to keep Radio NZ funded and commercial-free would overtake Prime Minister John Key's fan group for number of members? Well, yesterday at 9.30, just over three weeks since it was founded, the Save Radio New Zealand…
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Come on Granny Herald. You're almost there... Editorial: Deny power to Super City's faceless panels From right to left, from John Banks and Michael Barnett to Len Brown and Mike Lee, Auckland's local politicians have begun protesting at a distinctly undemocratic element in the constitution…
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Now this is pretty damn funny and just adds to todays absurdities over the waste of money on rugby world cup TV in 2011. From Granny Herald with the title "Minto Walkway sparks outrage". Veteran Springbok Tour protester John Minto has found himself at the…
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Beloved Leader of People's Constitutional Monarchy of New Zealand, Honourable John Key, attended glorious opening of school building on Tuesday. Youth cadres were so roused by Honourable Leader's magnificent presence that they spontaneously burst into a moving rendition of glorious People's anthem. The school, owned…
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What if we were to change a couple of key words in Roger Douglas's minimum wage reduction bill? Maori Minimum Wage Bill Drawn From Ballot Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 2:24 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand The drawing of my Minimum Wage (Mitigation Of Maori…
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This morning the DomPost ran an article by Tracy Watkins about several ministers misusing their ministerial credit cards for personal entertainment. They obtained the information by doing OIAs (Official Information Act requests). Now I've come to expect that NACT ministers will do (in John Keys…
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In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, two of the great economists of the 20th century go out for a night on the town and sing about why there's a "boom and bust" cycle in modern economies and good…
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With tongue firmly in cheek George notes: When asked in Parliament why he hadn't paid closer attention to his share portfolio, Key gave the reply: 'small technical issue, I've been busy running the country'. That statement must come close to misleading Parliament. He is the…
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Well, wages are stagnating, unemployment is just shy of its all-time high, crime is up, and there is no chance of the Government fulfilling its flagship promise - closing the gap with Australia by 2025. Tomorrow, a make or break speech will lay out Key's…
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Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to allow unlimited corporate funding of federal campaigns, Murray Hill Inc. today announced it was filing to run for U.S. Congress. Read the whole press release. Here's their first campaign ad:
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Saw this in the new culture/humour page in the Dom: Glad to see the "do-nothing PM" as Rodney Hide called John Key doing plenty of late. Take the past fortnight for example; there's been the barbecue and beer with Prince William, photo ops with punters…
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A bit of weekend trivia. On the 12th September 2008 we did a post about rocky and her google-bomb on John Key. This resulted in the amusement of almost everyone apart from some rather humourless wingnuts, and some technically illiterate political media who tried to…
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