Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Hard News: Budget 2018: The final tick, in reply to martinb,
David Farrar commentating as ‘Pollster David Farrar’
he was a particularly odious oik earlier this week - sowing memes 'right and centre' (I don't think he does 'left') - an playing apologist for Israel's crowd killings and wishing them a happy 70th birthday (just slightly younger than Trump then!)
I did enjoy the ending of the piece Jesse Mulligan did with a Republican Trump fan the other day - this guy loves Trump even more now (frightening) - but he ended by saying 'thank you Australia, you've always been a good friend to the USA'
(or words to that effect) - summed up Trump's base's world view perfectly.PS: as an aside doesn't 'al qaeda' translate as 'the base' - that's Trump - Fundamental as anything!
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Hard News: Budget 2018: The final tick, in reply to martinb,
How much has he been responsible for recent changes at RNZ,
I'd have thought that more Paul Thompson's doing - he's always been a change manager (well he was at Fairfax)...
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Hard News: Loops and Diamonds, in reply to Bart Janssen,
to be going a “reasonable speed”
What speed does one need to be going to create lift on a wing surface?
Hmmm, I guess if the wheels aren't touching the ground there is no forward thrust - damn - there goes my dreams of e-bike powered flight - as you were... -
Hard News: The remarkable rise of…, in reply to Rob S,
I generally don’t like conspiracy theories but this seems to be more than a porn star after more exposure, – sorry.
She was a dark and stormy knight...
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Hard News: The remarkable rise of…, in reply to nzlemming,
Today reminds me of the Eagles song “New York Minute” – Somebody’s going to emergency, somebody’s going to jail
...and that reminds me of Tom Waits' Small Change got rained on
And someone will head south until this whole thing cools off, 'cause
'Cause small change got rained on with his own thirty-eight, yeah, -
A regretful accident...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/103764952/bridges-mea-culpa-for-titter-faux-pas-too-much-tweeting-maketh-a-twat
So now we know that Simon Bridges 'follows' Whaleoil...Right wing blogger Cameron Slater - also known as Whaleoil - posted a malicious tweet on Tuesday evening, which Bridges has owned up to momentarily "liking", going so far as to call himself a "twat".
"I"m not on Twitter very often and I think this shows why. Effectively, I was scrolling down and I saw a tweet that you're referring to, I noticed it, I accidentally liked it, I got rid of that within literally a second and kept on moving.He then goes on to show/trumpet his high moral standards:
"But I'm regretful about it actually, because I've been really clear with my caucus colleagues that we don't want families brought into politics. We know the things in relation to the Prime Minister's partner are untrue and so albeit it was accidental, I am regretful.
and then this exemplary behaviour:
"I suppose it goes to show that too much tweeting maketh a twat," he said.
Bridges said he would be happy to apologise to Gayford "if it was required".
"As I say, I'm regretful. I make really clear to my colleagues my expectations around politics; around not peddling innuendo or rumours.""if it was required" - of course it is required you silly little man!!
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Hard News: Friday Music: There's a lot…, in reply to Mike O'Connell,
tonight at Lyttelton’s Hell Fire Club Replicate! A Celebration of the Hip Priest.
Here’s a Chris Knox cover he produced earlier…and here's the whole album
Various Artists - A Tribute to The Fall - Perverted by Mark E. (ZickZack) -
Vicki Anderson has written an interesting (and depressing) article on the NZ Concert Industry.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/103420904/damn-why-christchurch-missed-out-on-kendrick-lamar -
Wild Wild West featuring Elliot Paerata Reid (2018)
a short surf film by Jonathan Smit,
using Blair Parkes' great 'Don't worry Baby' - Gnarly!!More Parkes brilliance here in many mediums.
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Drop into the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland to see some of Murray Cammick's excellent NZ Music pics. (until May 31)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2472245743001141/For May NZ Music Month, Ellen Melville Centre presents a show of photos of local musicians by photographer Murray Cammick.
More than 250 images will be projected on to the large screen of the Helen Clark Room throughout May – many of the photos will be seen in public for the first time.
Apparently his DJ set this afternoon sparked a Noise Control call out - good on ya Murray!
