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Comment:The big mo #LetsDoThis
Date published: 3:30 pm, August 3rd, 2017Anyone who has played cricket at a reasonably high level knows that among players it really is the bitchiest sport arround . A popular name for the worst of the perpetrators was " cricket prick" Mark Richardson has proved without doubt the title fits him ...
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Comment:Little gone
Date published: 10:26 am, August 1st, 2017The fools have fallen into the same trap National and its trash media set for Shearer and Cunliffe After voting three times for Key New Zealanders have forgotten what a real leader looks like - Andrew was that leader Timid little Kiwis whimped out again
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Comment:Dear Herald you can do better than Rodney Hide
Date published: 5:32 pm, September 25th, 2016It also needs to be said that the sole parliamentary "achievement" of this execrable fool was to ponce about as the frontman for ACT's demolition of Auckland Local Government .
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Comment:Watershit Down
Date published: 8:01 am, August 23rd, 2016Oh and let's not forget Mike Sabin
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Comment:Immigration jobs and housing
Date published: 8:27 am, August 15th, 2016Micheal Barnett from tha ACC has suggested in the NZ Herald better liaison between buisiness and government to control current immigration anarchy . but that cosy little arrangement has been the problem from the start - buisiness telling government what it...
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Comment:National denies/admits Chinese trade reprisals threatened
Date published: 6:51 pm, July 21st, 2016It's time to get New Zealand out of this free trade bind with China - they were always going to piss on us in the end - A referendum Is the only way any NZ Government could credibly cancel this dangerous and fraught swindle . So bring it on - CHEXIT -
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Comment:Strategic Arse Elbow
Date published: 10:38 am, June 2nd, 2016Let's rememberthat it was in fact the last Labour government which agreed the dedicated AK fuel tax would be used to fund the rail infrastucture plan developed by the ARC and NZTA - that plan included the CRL - It was Bill English who in ignorance of its ...
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Comment:Screw democracy - Auckland to get the Canterbury treatment
Date published: 5:54 pm, May 28th, 2016This is the execrable one's springbok tour - he and the National Party have plumbed these depraved depths before of course - 1951 - 1981 . Creating social turmoil for a hoped for political advantage is stock in trade for these despots. Bring it on I say - ...
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Comment:Screw democracy - Auckland to get the Canterbury treatment
Date published: 4:39 pm, May 28th, 2016Very true - disolving Auckland's democracy was Nat/Act 's sh...ty little plan all along . They knew the "super city" was a sham from the begining . Disqualifying an elected council is easy when it's task is impossible to implement . Government by ...
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Comment:Budget 2016 - F for Fail
Date published: 1:21 pm, May 27th, 2016The level of vtriol from regressives condemning Little"s speech can only mean one thing - it cut closer to the miserable bones of their government for comfort . Top job Andrew.
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Comment:Key attends secret lunch to raise cash for flag change campaign
Date published: 12:44 am, April 10th, 2016Absolutely - the problem is they aren't New Zealanders . they are Han Chinese who comprise the worst racist and classist cliques in Asia . They laugh at us all when they see our Prime Miinister on his knees in some Karangahape Road slop house crawling for ...
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Comment:Labour's Ten Big Ideas
Date published: 6:27 pm, March 26th, 2016No mention of launching NZ toward a republic here. Can someone explain then why Andrew"s principal response to the flago ref was that he now thinks we'll be a republic after QE2 pops her clogs - didn't anyone in his spin crew explain that most of the 57% ...
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Comment:Great political quotes of history - the Key version
Date published: 3:40 pm, November 11th, 2015How about the Standard running a weekly Key howler contest headed perhaps - " LESTALKEY "
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Comment:Little's speech - reaction
Date published: 12:59 pm, November 11th, 2015Thanks Iprent for confirming OAB is legitimate . This correspondent at times has looked more like a group of A Blokes (or Blokess's ) passing themselves off as progressive . OAB 's rhetoric has consistently displayed a penchant for the cut and paste ...
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Comment:Little's speech - reaction
Date published: 10:41 am, November 11th, 2015Certainly a good conference but can anyone tell me why neither Annette or Andrews speech has been visually posted on Labours web-site - This is very low grade communication to put it mildly
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Comment:Muslim Gives Away Medal.
Date published: 3:43 pm, November 3rd, 2015Come on people this about SBW Does anyone really imagine that the greatest ego in sport would allow himself to be up-staged by something as trivial as the rugby world cup ? And of course the Brit media will be all over it - a man dressed in black calling ...
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 3:25 pm, October 8th, 2015You'd be wise to stick with the pseudonym buddy - I think I would .
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 1:07 pm, October 8th, 2015Its fairly typical for NP people to exit a losing argument muttering abuse - so no surprises here . In future you might take your own advice and leave the topic to agencys engaged in pharms politics and those of us affected by its vicissitudes
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 9:50 am, October 8th, 2015Semantics wont win this argument . The TPP has placed PHARMAC's functions in jeopardy of that there is no doubt - since there is no reliable analysis of how pharmaceutical prices here will be affected we are left to speculate using current international ...
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 2:54 pm, October 7th, 2015You asked for examples - you asked for facts - its not an issue for me weather you accept them or not . You can be sure however if not for PHARMAC big pharms would demand the same returns form New Zealand patients that they gouge from American consumers No...
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 2:54 pm, October 7th, 2015You asked for examples - you asked for facts - its not an issue for me weather you accept them or not . You can be sure however if not for PHARMAC big pharms would demand the same returns form New Zealand patients that they gouge from American consumers No...
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 10:24 am, October 7th, 2015This may be helpful is assessing potential medication increases under the TPPA It is a random list of some of the worlds top selling pharms and their cost to the patient in the US 90 DAY supply in USD Lipitor - Cholesterol $610 Diazoxide - Diabetes $299 ...
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 12:32 pm, October 6th, 2015Oh and the gold of course - for treason
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Comment:TPPA agreement reached
Date published: 11:49 am, October 6th, 2015Penny's right on the money with this one - As an unintended consequence of this bare knuckle corporate power grab without public discourse - is the sound of a resounding backfire - Grass roots opposition here and in most of the signatory countries in ...
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Comment:Left wing activism and the humdrum need to maintain jobs and careers
Date published: 9:53 am, October 5th, 2015The New Zealand workplace has always been used by tin pot management tyrants to exercise their half baked theory's on how the world should work . The bully boy /girl attitude of middle management in New Zealand has contributed more to the failure of our ...
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Comment:Is this what Key meant by investing in research?
Date published: 4:31 pm, September 22nd, 2015If we're discussing achievements perhaps a score-sheet audit of media "scandals" involving this and the previous government might be interesting - my memory isn't what it was some help adding to this would be welcome ! US PM breaks speed limit through ...
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Comment:The waitress the bloggers and the main stream media
Date published: 11:12 am, April 27th, 2015Thank you for this very astute analysis . The evolution in New Zealand of a modern if nascent independent media form - and its capacity to expose the bankrupt and emerging irrelevance of the "ancien regime" of MSM was never better illustrated . Bradbury ...
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Comment:Pull the other one… ponytails, minimisation and male privilege
Date published: 3:49 pm, April 26th, 2015As was Key's disgraceful explanation for Sabins resignation as being for "personal reasons" . Key and his cabinet are in full possession of the facts about Sabin . it is an utter abuse of power that they continue to withold from the public of New Zealand -...
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Comment:Caption Competition
Date published: 4:00 pm, April 24th, 2015Walking along Mt Eden Rd a while back behind a group of middle aged guys going to a game at Eden park . Festooned with fashionably " isis black " flags - suddenly - and apparently oblivious of small children and old ladies also sharing the footpath one ...
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Comment:Herald's interview with the waitress - updated
Date published: 12:46 pm, April 23rd, 2015If JK pulledl down his pants and sh...t in the middle of Lambton Quay Tories would still vote for him . Cant imagine what Grannies spin would be but they'd make damn sure he came out of it smelling of roses -
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Comment:The magical disappearing surplus
Date published: 5:29 pm, April 11th, 2015Thanks for the reminder - some great work from Hagar over the years Here's a helpful "PR concept " for the addicted and depressed wanting to kick their evening dose of pap and lies "LOOSE THE NEWS"
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