Posts by Stewart
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Hard News: And so it begins ..., in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I'm with you on the concern about what the fall-out from this will be. While another American Civil War might be stretching it a bit, they could well be heading down the road to Constitutional Crisis.
There's a lot of Trump-supporting folks out there who are likely to take any impeachment proceeding personally, and to react correspondingly. Interesting times, indeed.
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the people who watch it weren’t sticking around for the fare Mediaworks was choosing to screen after it.
Which indicates they are screening stuff that people don't want to watch and axing the wrong show.
Your 'exit play' scenario is depressing - the whole shebang is seen as a vehicle for a big pay-out rather than having any intrinsic worth.
Total fucking sell-out by Christie et al. (Poor old al always get included in the blame.) -
Hard News: 2015: The Budget of what?, in reply to Russell Brown,
the NZ On Air board warned that it could not maintain services
Isn't this a bit like putting a 'Kick Me' sign on one's own arse?
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Key's determination about the flag is just him wanting a re-branding of NZ/Aotearoa with something more brand-specific and instantly recognisable.
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In my opinion the self-appointed bishop Tamaki and his wife are parasitic charlatans preying on the vulnerable members of our society. They are snake-oil salesmen out to enrich themselves; the fact that they achieve some modicum of social good for a small number of individuals is
a) more-or-less an artefact of their methodology and
b) offset by the overall social ill they also foment (Russell's examples above incl Enough is Enough, homophobia, demonising of immigrants, etc).They talk the talk enough to feather their own nests and that's about it. There is nary a hint of the tolerance and compassion that might typify the teachings of Christian scripture.
I'm not a fan.
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Hard News: But seriously, drug policy, in reply to Dean Wallis,
Agreed.
It's not like coming from a dysfunctional family isn't having more effect.
And many dysfunctional families are as a result of problems which have political solutions.
So maybe there's a political solution to consider? -
Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to izogi,
Nice post, sir.
The one of yours above this one.
One thousand recommends.
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@Jake you requested my opinion and I gave it. It was nothing to do with raising the intellectual level of debate.
I feel that I, and others who share my lowly opinion of John Key, are the ones who can see the Emperor is naked. We are unimpressed by his riches and his ability to reflect what others want to see in him. His lack of care in responding to interviewers, his lack of precision and his apparent (convenient?) failures of memory all mitigate against any respect for the man. He also has a nasty streak, trying to put-down those he perceives as weaker with a smarmy smirk and he is a poor orator.
Hence my dismissal of his 'leadership qualities' that you so admire.And your admiration of him causes me to lower my opinion of you. Perhaps unfairly, perhaps not.
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Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to Jake Starrow,
That’s my opinion. Yours?
As previously stated, my opinion is that he is a feculent, smarmy, unprincipled twat who has no leadership qualities whatsoever.
Thanks for asking.
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BTW not arguing against a CGT as I think it is an excellent idea and long overdue.
Public misconceptions about it are rife, and promulgated by National-aligned sources, but it is a bloody good impost against the current housing bubble.