General Debate 19 January 2010

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Tauhei Notts

The Cougar Advert;
Nobody has picked up on the matter of how it mercilessly lampoons those women in Human Resources and Marketing. I think it is very scathing on them. And I love it.
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January 19, 2010 9:10am
Murray

I believe there was a certain ammount of marketers takinga shot at themselves.

When the hell did this country get so damned uptight that we’re too afraid to take a piss without permission in case we offend someone?

We have free speech not freedom from being offended.
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January 19, 2010 9:21am
Redbaiter

The Washington Post-

” A large majority of Americans say they want a smaller government that provides them with fewer services, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News. But the Washington Post story about the poll makes no mention of this fact. The poll asked: “Generally speaking, would you say you favor smaller government with fewer services, or larger government with more services?”

Fifty-eight percent said they favor a smaller government with fewer services, and only 38 percent said they favor a larger government with more services. ”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/16/AR2010011602950.html
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January 19, 2010 9:36am
democracymum

Cactus has done a supreme send up of the Prince’s visit downunder

http://asianinvasion2006.blogspot.com/
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January 19, 2010 9:40am
Murray

I’m sure Obama will clear all this up by telling us that ABC isn’t a real news agency anyway.
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January 19, 2010 9:40am
Brian Smaller

Red – do you think that Brown will win in the Ma senate election? I suspect that the 3:1 registered Dem voters will get mobilised enough to see him off at the pass. Unless they are apathetic and decide to stay home, like all the GOP voters did in the 2008 Prez race.
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January 19, 2010 9:43am
Pete George

I’m sure Obama will clear all this up by telling us that ABC isn’t a real news agency anyway.

Haha, Red has done that himself. Is he now a brain damaged left wing information source?

until you can grasp the fact that the Washington Post (and ABC) is despised as not a newspaper but a treacherous left wing propaganda source, I suggest you go the fuck away and educate yourself. I’m not here to bandy words with brain damaged communsits with politically one dimensional information sources.

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/11/general_debate_22_november_2009.html#comment-634573
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January 19, 2010 9:47am
Brian Smaller

Funniest thing I have read about the latest US senate race

Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said this about Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat:
“Why would you hand the keys to the car back to the same guys whose policies drove the economy into the ditch and then walked away from the scene of the accident?”

And somewhere a ghostly Mary jo Kopechne smiles at the irony of that statement.
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January 19, 2010 9:48am
Murray

Obama’s capacity for throwing supporters under the bus when it gets sticky has no limits petey.
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January 19, 2010 9:51am
big bruv

Brian Smaller

Can you flick me an email please

bigbruv99@hotmail.com
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January 19, 2010 9:55am
Redbaiter

” Haha, Red has done that himself. Is he now a brain damaged left wing information source?”

The essence of the story is that the Washington Post tried to conceal the outcome of the poll, (I didn’t have time to fully complete the post) but of course the question your comment gives rise to now needs to be answered. Can it be trusted as an informations source or not Petey?
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January 19, 2010 11:15am
Redbaiter

” Red – do you think that Brown will win in the Ma senate election? ”

He will need to overcome voter fraud at the hands of ACORN and other shady Obama Chicago style organisations and strategies. No doubt there will be some last minute attempt at personal destruction (you know, the Brash lied about the Brethren tactic).

The hopelessly compromised mainstream media are not as useful as they once were, as they’ve generally been exposed (by the internet and talk radio) as the propaganda arm of the Democrats and their influence is waning every day.

The Republicans need to get people there on the ground to monitor the voting and the vote counting. Obama and his thugs have gone to great lengths over the last few years to gain control of the vote counting process. They would only do this for one reason.

Brown has an excellent chance, but the thuggery of the Obama camp may swing it for the Progressives.
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January 19, 2010 11:22am
toad

Prince William takes a shit
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January 19, 2010 11:28am
Murray

Toad thanks for reminding us of the level of the republicans arguments.

I said it was at the kindergarten level but I evidently overestimated you all.
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January 19, 2010 11:29am
Ryan Sproull

A link for you, Redbaiter.
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January 19, 2010 11:36am
toad

Murray, the g.blog post was meant a dig at the media and the silly fawning reporting of non-events that we’ve seen over the last couple of days.

I don’t actually have strong views on the monarchy-republic debate.
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January 19, 2010 11:37am
Murray

Yeah I’m sure we’re all convinced by that explaination, please may I join your republican movement now.
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January 19, 2010 11:42am
Jack5

Democracymum posted at 9.40

Cactus has done a supreme send up of the Prince’s visit downunder

After reading Cactus Kate’s piece on the NZ visit by the prince, I can conclude from your praise for it, Democracymum, only that you are Mrs Cactus Senior, Kate’s Mum.
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January 19, 2010 1:46pm
Manolo

NZ continues to be a softie on these matters: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/3240663/Thirteen-Tamil-refugees-heading-to-New-Zealand

Do we need further proof this government is made of the same cloth than Clark’s?
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January 19, 2010 2:38pm
Cactus Kate

And you Jack5 are a Monarchist which is far worse than being either a Republican or my Mother.
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January 19, 2010 5:21pm
Jack5

Kate:

Out the mouths of babes (not infants…to misuse a Psalm)

Of course you are invariably right about monarchists being worse than republicans. Tsar Nicholas 2 was far worse than Lenin, Stalin and co. Victor Immanuel III was much worse than Mussolini (yes, when the communists were almost the dominant force they dumped the Italian monarchy in 1946). World War 1 Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm was much worse than the World War 2 German Republic under Herr Hitler. England was a delightful country under Cromwell and the people were happier than under the Kings.

A modern constitutional monarchy can provide a light ceremonial layer to a vigorous democracy, as in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Conversely, a republic can provide appalling dictatorship, as in Haiti under Papa Doc or Uganda under Idi Amin.

Still, while Red Keith Locke is so prominent in the move to turn NZ into a republic, there’s little likelihood of such constitutional change.

By the way Cactus Kate, what would you do about the unelected Maori King. Have to go, too?
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January 19, 2010 10:57pm

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