Posts by Jonty
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Hard News: All Change, in reply to BenWilson,
Great letter, Ben, which echoed my own thoughts on the result. Regarding MMP, the vile Hosking, who couldn't conceal his anger and disappointment at the result, is relentlessly bleating on about doing away with MMP. He began, fatuously, putting the boot in immediately after Jacinda's first speech as PM because it didn't include cabinet positions. How his surly arrogance is ignored by his bosses at TVNZ is beyond me.
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Putin's condition on offering Snowden asylum is that he mustn't release any more information and thereby embarass Mr P in his relationship with his good friend Mr O :--)
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All this hyper surveillance must surely be for 'commercial' information and advantage? So-called 'terrorist' traffic apparently employs highly sophisticated 'both ends' encryption buried 'deep' below this regular surveillance radar.
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Let's hope the Russkies, who apparently don't have an extradition treaty with the Yanks, will offer poor old Snowden sanctuary. Though I suspect Putin is wary of upsetting Uncle Sam ... refusing to co-operate over Syria is one thing but harbouring a US fugitive is something else. I see on RT that the US media refer to Snowden as a 'leaker' (traitor) and refuse to use the term 'whistleblower' (good guy) ... though had it been an Iranian blowing the whistle on Iran's spying activities they would have trumpeted it to the heavens.
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<.....the effect of your support will be to further reduce the claimed 20% of regular churchgoers. >
Which is why I'm flabbergasted at the enormous sums being bandied about to rebuild Christchurch Cathedral. While I mourn the loss of a splendid piece of architecture, I feel the 20% who will use it should bear the cost of it's reconstruction ... otherwise, forget it.
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<Also, Jesse Ryder plays cricket, not rugby.>
Doesn't matter which code, being a top sportsperson you go to the top of the priority list, natch. Plus you're assured of a great job after retiring, often one you're not particularly qualified for. You can even make Race Relations Conciliator just for playing squash.
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It may have been mentioned in an earlier post, but there's a constant accusation of racism being levelled at Prosser. He may well be a racist, I don't know, but this rant was about Islam. There are many Muslims in NZ who come from many different countries and hence (mainly) of different races. Let's get it right.
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Peace and joy at Cristmas:
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Family Christmas card ... US style:
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Of course, this ongoing tinkering with the state education system, as with hospitals, is intended to ultimately lead to private academies (and private health care) and the dismantling of the state systems. The majority in this government believe in that idealogically ... get the state out of everything. NS is part of this steady erosion by trying to show private and fee paying schools as superior.
