... used hugely by the media in the influence of public opinion...
Lyn You rotten party-pooper suprême. How would the Romans have survived so long without panem et circenses? (I laughed at your lovely idea of disapproving of élitest sports..) And by the way, I seem to remember John Key doing much to boost his popularity ...
Agreed, Philip. I felt betrayed by Lange's govt in the 80s, and this latest move leaves me feeling that the same betrayal is reoccurring. It is a huge losing game for Hipkins to care more about alienating floating voters than alienating his proper base.
Well said.
'chokes' I fear..
But be fair. It was NOT plagiarising Muldoon who first coined that great phrase. Tom Scott first wrote it, then scumbag Muldoon banned Tom from any of his interviews, but had the utter hypocrisy to steal Tom's IQ Tasman witticism.
+1 adam Comment of the thread, I think. I remain unconvinced by constant, obvious propaganda.
... paper tiger, already stopped dead in its tracks. The Russians have...
Who on earth is this comment directed at? The Reply button is there for a reason...
Did you miss DoS's point? John Key's interest was in a winery he should not have known he owned, yet he became well-known for giving away bottles from that winery. If the blind trust system is that unreliable, it should be abolished.
'mucho' Another very good typo!
A pity he did not have that scooter when he had a Govt Limo drive him roughly 200m to parliament.. Well, I can only assume he didn't.
A Teflon Tesla... Maybe it's a Teflon scooter too.
The last thing one would expect.
Good point there, bw. My suspicions are similar...
Aloha!
And please, tsmithfield, the word is 'gaffe', not gaff, which is a nautical term basically for a pole with a hook on the end. Mind you, you could have been deliberately making a gaffe, couldn't you?
... funds on some grammar consultants. (In that sentence, "like" is a...
In my experience, any such schemes ...-Ministry puppets throw their hands in the air and scream, "Oh...
No, you cannot expect that. The media will always make the teacher unions look like they have no regard for the public, while the only lever teachers have is to strike and inconvenience the public. The govt is not there for the overall good of the public, ...
You are right bw - the covid breakdown of school attendance has largely caused much of the social breakdown with juniors doing ramrod raids, etc. But telling teachers that NO! - they do not deserve to be fairly paid for what they try to do is sheer ...
Jack - you have no understanding at all of teachers. "Screw the students (sic) needs." Yes, that is why people go teaching... (sarc) You can't even use apostrophes when needed, yet you pretentiously claim to tell tell us which unions are almost tolerable. ...
... leave the profession worse off in terms of pay and conditions...
... to speak for the Tibetans? In 1943, for the US Ministry...-Japanese propaganda, but in the 5th film "War in China" it is... such by the USA. But in 1949 the vast majority of... play. I remember the stories in the newspapers at the time...
I agree. But it is distressing that many others who must surely agree have not bothered to respond after 6 hours. Maybe Kiwis fully deserve what we get.
Uncooked S. - You give the impression that you would rather see the the Glenbrook Steel Mill's carbon emissions stay at max possible levels. Or, would you really rather see the mill shut down? And how many do you think would join you in that aim?
... about this. If you get in on a party list vote... represent those who voted you in, and be loyal to that...
I see those two as maxims or truisms rather than clichés, Simon. 'Going forward' and 'on a regular basis' in place of the simple word 'regularly' are to my mind more linked to the meaning of cliché: a hackneyed, over-used and tired out expression.
Easy for her to say that now. I remember her 'saluting excellence' and being a supreme downtreader of the downtrodden at the time.
Oh, give poor old Seamoor a break, Anne. It's not easy being sleazy.
Well said, Anne. I am not sure if my intelligence ever peaked at all, but would also opt for mid-20s if obliged. The Dunning Kruger effect may be important, but I think we should not underestimate the Homer Simpson "D'oh" effect..
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