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This is an experimental post to see how a second open mike type post would work.
Daily review is also your post.
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From the ‘you have to be kidding’ news stories collection
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/67777956/former-mp-mike-sabin-lands-new-job-at-luxury-resort
Maybe his old boss gave him a glowing reference 😛
yup those nat donors sure know how to look after the cast offs.
They have to, otherwise…
How’s he going to do that job when he gets his ankle bracelet?
My thought entirely!
This is a nonsense appointment!
Not that I would ever grace that resort but I certainly would never be seen near it.
The resort is in for some not so good publicity..
Exactly! Either they are unaware…… Or they really are so arrogant they don’t care! Just unbelievable.
Hotel staffer in orange jumpsuit
Apparently Carrington’s changed hands in the last 12 months to a large outfit in Shanghai with links to the national party. Probably just repaying a favour.
But what a score! Who would have thought they’d find such a prominent New Zealander to play Basil Fawlty around the place?
But his own Manuel, the ‘I-know-nothing’ variety is John Key!
I’ve heard of “country club prisons” but this is ridiculous.
Video has been posted of last night’s Table Talk on the Campbell Live situation
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2015/04/15/table-talk-the-ramifications-of-threats-to-campbell-live/
a very dynamic and worthwhile discussion
What’s with all the swearing, Wallace? Fucksake man, take it easy.
there’s informal and then there is forgetting the diversity of the audience
Never heard him effing and jeffing like that before!
Good on Dr Jackie Blue, advocating for feminism and calling out a reprehensible “entertainer”.
http://www.hrc.co.nz/news/open-letter-feminism-paul-henry/
Whatever your opinion on retail politics and the inevitable, bruising compromises that need to be made this is really great reading
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/15/the-making-of-ed-miliband
Weirdness from the Slater child: http://donotlink.com/http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2015/04/i-want-that-left-wing-bastard-gone/
So, is he implying that it was him who told “Mediaworks” I want that left wing bastard gone not John Key? My God, the delusions are really taking hold of him.
That final sentence could be interpreted as a threat.
Wow. He needs to see a trick cyclist badly.
“Not everyone will know that I had a secret meeting late last year with Mediaworks to talk about the future of media in NZ.”
ROFLMAO
1. why did it have to be a secret? There is a difference between no one cares what you do and who you meet and “secret meeting”.
2. Media works must have wanted to know how not to run something and asked him all about the Truth… perhaps Slater thought they meant a small “t”?
3. Remember the investigation into SFO CEO, slater and Collins? How the investigation found that Slater is unreliable and exaggerates and puffs thing up?
4. IF he is successfully executing a vendetta against the people who DPed him, what a a complete lack of personal pride and self respect to be fucking up things for NZers to achieve it.
re:- The Truth. I kinda wish he hadn’t run it into the ground, as “Truth Editor” was such a perfect job title for him.
Privately sold for more than $7m:
217 hectares of Slipper Island
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11433226
Intriguing tweet from Kim Dot Com today:
“I can’t tell you why (not yet) but today I have received the greatest news. I’m so happy right now. I just want to hug the entire world :-)”
I hope it is really good news. If so, I am happy for him.
https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/588094469079072768
It is intriguing. I wondered whether it had to do with the recent Canadian court actions in respect of the information held on the 32 Megaupload servers in Canada – but somehow doubt that.
CBC report – http://t.co/2udGMTNqLl
TorrentFreak – http://t.co/OIVPUacKC2
Perhaps HongKong have decided to release his assets there?
Guess we will just have to wait to find out.
So is it to be called “Daily post” (as it is in the title) or”Daily review” (as it is in the body)? Perhaps daily roundup?
Pointless feedback, but I think “daily post” is a bit of a naff name because, well, Open mike is also a daily post, so it serves no discernible alternative purpose.
I quite like The Evening Post myself. Perhaps we should have a competition?
An Author suggested the Evening Standard? Can’t recall who or I would hat tip
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