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If you want further evidence, I’m not in a position to verify it, as to how sick the American ‘right’ is then visit this Op-Ed in the NYT. I guess elements of the NZ ‘right’ are not far behind either.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/opinion/14rich.html?th&emc=th
Good one jcuknz – very informative item from NY Times.
for more fun look at this
admission,
why pay USD $650 million if ‘the air was safe to breathe’
911truth moves a little closer to the light
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3451760/Victims-families-take-aim-at-police-Corrections
Garth McVictim and the Sensible Sentencing Trust; Still exploiting the victims of crime for political gain, simply disgusting.
I think that monetary gain, as well as notoriety is in there too.
I realise there is much to criticise both McVicar and SST. But I don’t feel this is one of those.
So, anybody’s kids failed* national standards yet?
Did it give you a sick feeling in your stomach?
*by failed, I mean – they got to tick the “I did not meet the national standard” tick box.
I think I found some here who did, bill.
The latest in the Herald….Jonkey thinks that there is “too much hysteria” about mining in National parks…..the guys not just a pillock, he is an arrogant dipstick.
Key better be careful blaming the media look where that got Winston..
I have found out who John Keys mentor is, Mr Kruger from Kruger Industrys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kVBGeQeR4
Smile and wave, relaxed about everything.