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barry soper

She might have saved us from Covid but she does not drink beer with Soper

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 7:45 am, March 9th, 2021 - 99 comments

Newstalk ZB, Mike Hosking and Barry Soper are shocked, I tell you, shocked that Jacinda Ardern will no longer regularly appear on the Mike Hosking show.

The right wing media’s infatuation with breeding

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 8:57 am, July 3rd, 2018 - 99 comments

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.

Soper gets sucked in by National’s fake Ardern quote

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 4:35 pm, June 28th, 2018 - 51 comments

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.

Guest Post: Monbiot, Attenborough and Soper on environmental collapse

Written By: Guest post
Date published: 10:14 am, December 6th, 2017 - 44 comments

Guest post by Ed about the intellectual rigour of George Monbiot and David Attenborough and the rater strange response of Barry Soper.

Chester Borrows goes to trial, Barry Soper goes to pieces

Written By: Natwatch
Date published: 7:26 am, November 22nd, 2016 - 208 comments

Nat MP Chester Borrows is to stand trial for injuring a protestor with his car. Barry Soper is outraged, because “elderly female, placard waving protesters” just don’t deserve the protection of the law.

John Key puts truth on 90 day term deposit

Written By: the sprout
Date published: 7:50 am, November 7th, 2011 - 46 comments

hattip William Joyce

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