Stanley was a wonderful strip. As an aside it doesn't seem to me that we're as close to nuclear war as we ever were.
Good grief OAB and lprent are you incapable of arguing your points without resorting to abuse.
Aren't National the party of focus groups and decision making by research company ? Wouldn't they have completed a fairly robust round of research before going down this track or did that type of approach go out the door with Key ?
how did you go in Mt Albert penny ?
i'm shocked... :lol:
While not wanting to state the obvious I will.... Helen Clark and John Key are long gone and will title to no effect on this year's vote in the general election. The ongoing fascination (usually with a view to denigrate) of the media and political ...
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Whilst I come from the opposite end of the political spectrum from dr mapp, I'd happily have him as a guest speaker for my students. At least he is honest and open in his opinions and avoids hiding behind supercilious affectations such as those displayed ...
good grief.
"... otherwise they’re likely to wind up as being irrelevant wack-jobs rather than an useful adjunct to transparency." ..and the world has quite enough of them to last us many many lifetimes.
David Mitchell puts a humorous twist on a not so funny world situation. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/01/my-grateful-dispatches-from-the-end-of-2017-nuclear-weapons-michael-gove
Having met and taught with many immigrant south african and zimbabwean teachers I have found them all to be outstanding additions to the country.
An interesting piece, albeit from the NYT, from 2001 making predictions about Russia and its relations with the 'near abroad'. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/weekinreview/the-world-learning-to-fear-putin-s-gaze.html
"Another thank you to those of you who can see through the mud being kicked up to what is really going on." i must admit to be one of those that can't see through the mud that's being kicked up Suzie, can you give me a very brief precis of what is going on...
Disagree - what Reason wrote is the kind of tawdry filth that makes this blog increasingly difficult to read.
...be a conspiracy analyst not a conspiracy theorist... wise words.
"Now, if the MSM finds that Bill English made some nasty remarks about Patrick Gower, that will be another thing entirely /sarc." LOL..that did put a smile on my face.
oh dear ...and if I may be so bold :roll: ..and I name myself tinfoilhat
Indeed Helen would've been a worthy recipient, although she never did anything for the recognition.
Stephen has a fascinating worldview. https://twitter.com/gowansstephen
"Apart from the warmongers, most people would agree stronger US – Russia relations is best for everyone." Except for those that in their 'wisdom' the US and Russia decide to lay waste to either militarily or economically.
+1 Marty I especially miss RLs commentary, while not always agreeing with him, he was a calm and kind voice at a blog that's become increasingly angry and tribal.
"Do you really need a run through of the destroyed countries and democratically elected leaders who have been ousted by the US and their machinations?" Yes that would be good.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11773726 '"Owner and skipper Jim Delegat praised his sons Nikolas, 19, and James, 18, who were among the crew of 14. "This type of yachting is a boyhood dream come true," Jim said after ...
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Pointing the finger at the Ukraine with no evidence if only as a hypothesis is not thought provoking, it is however, both daft and mischievous which is what one would expect from that website.
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[deleted] [banned two months for abusing an author, wasting moderator time, self-martyrdom and deliberately ignoring moderation requests and winding up moderators - weka]
"If commenters want things to improve I suggest that they stop attacking moderators and authors, and either focus on the debate points or put up constructive suggestions of how things would work better (bearing in mind that telling moderators what to do ...
I have read the policy Ad - still can't see any justification for Jenny's ban in this instance. [explanation here https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-24102016/#comment-1249420 - weka]
if you trawl through Jenny's comments on this blog you'll notice she is equally damning of all warmongers and their respective backers - I suspect this is a novel position for the likes of yourself and other cheerleaders for 'my enemy's enemy'. Edit - ...
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