Posts by Amanda Wreckonwith
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Alfie,
I thought the 'Goss' on Chaston was redacted in the the whaledump documents...
Interesting that Stuff chose to release it.
Lower standards? -
Hard News: Didn't see that coming, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Eww! Get the girl some yoghurt...
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Whilst I am opposed to any religious instruction in State schools, I think there is a case to be made for 'religious education' - or at least in the format that I observed as a child in the '70's.
At my state school in the Midlands of the UK, we received 'religious education'. This encompassed the basic tenets of all the major religions. It also gave us an insight into the lives and cultures of those that had arrived when Idi Amin began to turf out the Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis from Uganda. Without this insight, it would have been easy to fall prey to the National Front lackeys that waited outside the school gates in order to recruit the fearful.
As NZ becomes ever more multicultural, understanding the varied beliefs of those around us is essential. -
Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to SHG,
If the Nats try this defence then KDC may have something to say about the things he is accused of...
This pinhead's getting a bit small eh. -
Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Squirrels! GO!!
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National Party have ordered an emergency drop of squirrels.
The usual suspects will be pointing them out to you in due course.
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Hard News: The sphere of influence, in reply to Clarke,
“are you for us or against us?
Which brings us to the constant refrain of '... minister X was invited to appear but declined the invitation'. Does anyone keep a tally of the stats for these non appearances? Could make interesting reading.
National MP's always seem to be available for RadioLive/NewstalkZB but strangely, are increasingly preoccupied when RNZ National are on the blower.Time for a sidebar running total Russell?
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Hard News: The Language of Climate, in reply to bmk,
'If they want to have an opposing voice then they should cover the other 19 who say it is happening.'
Wrong.
They should cover the 32 who say it is happening as balance for the 1 who says it isn't. (The 97% consensus).
I would also like to see this applied to all media - for every article dismissing climate change they should broadcast 32 that support it.
If they do not - let their names be recorded for posterity.
They were complicit in the misinformation campaign.
Our descendants can judge them.
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Journalism…
Comforting to know that it still exists in our troubled world.
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'Yeh-oh', with a half hearted glottal stop at the hyphen.
- an alternative to 'acshuly' or 'so...' when beginning a sentence that you know is possibly meaningless/untrue.
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