Posts by giovanni tiso

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  • Hard News: Congratulations, Mr Key,

    Yeah and I could see how popular he would be in The US :)

    Wait until they discover that they're all secret Muslims.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Island Life: Let's be Frank,

    I thought Muffin Break was a euphemism.

    Makes two of us. My second thought was "man, I need to go out more".

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  • Hard News: Rethinking the EFA,

    __ 3] increasing the term to 4 years, so the Govt can govern and not switch to election mode in Year 3__

    Agreed.

    Er... we'd start after the next scheduled election, right?

    1) Fix the election date at, say, the second Saturday in November.

    2) The only exception is if the Government loses confidence and supply, in which case the election MUST be held six weeks from the next Saturday.

    What happens then if my government loses confidence in March of the year when the election are due? Are you still going to fix a second general election in November? I'm not against the idea of fixed, by it can simply be fixed on the first Saturday three (or four) years after the previous election, no?

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Cracker: A Halloween story too cute not…,

    I wish to be relieved of the heavy responsibility of acting as your grammar mentor/coach.

    My first reaction was "Christ, what a tosser!" but that's an incomplete sentence, isn't it? Must try harder. (Ops, there I go again.)

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Island Life: Let's be Frank,

    Ah but that's cos they started on the greens :)

    Artichoke is a gateway, I keep saying that.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    But to give McCain what little credit he's due, he wasn't using gay marriage as a wedge issue

    Yes, he has plausible deniability there at the very least. The issue was there to do its wedging nonetheless, is what I meant.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Island Life: Let's be Frank,

    It appears that the Maori Party may get a minister-outside-Cabinet post too ...

    That would be a great development. Puts in perspective the bullet we dodged when Brash lost the last election, no?

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Hard News: Congratulations, Mr Key,

    It'll probably take you 6 months to get a passport now - lol

    Ought to slow down the exodus then.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    Also: trivial, but he talked about a shelter dog. Even *mentioning* a shelter dog is a good thing: more people in the USA might adopt some neglected mutts.

    And he described himself as a mutt, that was kinda cute.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Hard News: And meanwhile ...,

    Well, he's already making good on his promise to get Gitmo detainees proper trials.

    Obviously trying to appease his detainee base.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

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