As you say, "seems to confirm it". Key's little nods and "yep" (sorry didn't transcribe that) could indicate prior knowledge of the Dotcom/Banks socialising. But it could also be interpreted as conversational filler, just confirming that he is listening ...
I did watch the video and of course saw it was Key. The salient section is: Reporter: John Banks has said today he actually went to dinner at the Dotcom mansion, as it were, and had... er... socialised with him there. Have you or any of your other ...
"Banks. Well, Banks is screwed. There he is in January, telling media that he had eaten at Dotcom’s." But Banks does not appear on the video, only a reporter quoting what he apparently said. (?)
Thanks for that everybody. I was familiar with his wikipedia resume, just wanted to check. "Businessman" is probably a fair description according to the Oxford English Dictionary definition: "a man or woman engaged in trade or commerce, esp. at a senior ...
John Key is sometimes described in the MSM as a "businessman". Being a "businessman" gives Key the right credentials for managing the NZ economy during a world financial crisis. But in what sense has John Key actually been a businessman? Does any of his ...
Richard Prebble does a column every so often, too.
Now the comments have miraculously reappeared!
Weird. All the comments on JA's "NZ Herald" blog/column seem to have disappeared...
If all new houses were required to have rain/roof fed water tanks, the cost of water could start to approach "free".
The US has had an embassy in Libya since 2006 (with a hiatus from Feb to Sept 2011 while the war was in progress). So that was five years under Gaddafi with no ambassadors being killed. America also had an embassy there between 1969 and 1979, when ...
An interview with Anna Osborne, whose husband Milton was killed at Pike River, on the World Socialist Website. This interview gives a much fuller account from the perspective of one of the miners families than anything I've seen on the MSM.
According to an annual survey of global arms sales conducted by the Congressional Research Service, US arms sales have tripled between 2010 to 2011 to record levels. The US now accounts for over 75% of global arms deals. One commentator remarks: "The ...
"...a distinctly Stalinist mood had taken hold." Revealing that Clifton uses one of the most tired neo-Godwinisms around.
Okay, thanks for the clarification. I hear what you're saying.
Yeah, this mass media invoking of Godwin's Law seems like a classic anxiety formation. Deriding others becomes a way of reassuring oneself, of quelling the anxiety produced by such an analogy. It's a pity NZers don't know their history better, in ...
Right, so let me get this straight: 1) The outer trappings of fascism have to be present for the Nazi analogy to stick. And this is unlikely to occur in contemporary NZ politics (although that "blackshirt" Destiny Church march was probably getting close...
It has become common to criticise the use of Nazi analogies in political debate as examples of Godwin's Law. Such analogies, commentators imply, are stale, call into question the validity of the underlying argument and the judgement of those making the ...
Curious about all these disappearing articles I found this site which has some interesting background history: http://www.transparency.net.nz/2012/08/08/horses-die-on-the-hobbit-film-set/
Now the "theonering" online article, links, and comments have been removed... spooky. Perhaps PJackson's legal team has been sending some "desist" letters around. Anyhow, the story is still there in black and white in various Wgtn community newspapers, ...
Wonder if the horse deaths were ever investigated by MAF. There is also an article in Citylife Porirua (link is in theonering link above).
Hope our drones don't get their hands on those other drones.
The deployment of ten of thousands of drones over America is getting steadily closer to reality. Australia has recently enhanced its drone capabilities. They're getting closer.
That's a fascinating article. I've seen some of Adam Curtis' docos, they're excellent. The epilogue to the story is also interesting: "In June 2007 Jack Idema was suddenly, and rather mysteriously, freed early by President Karzai. He went off to live in a ...
I've signed both & wasn't confused. There's a fairly big difference between physically signing a certified petition form and clicking online.
Germany's six-point plan for sweatshop Europe It is now common practice to smash up wages and workers’ rights by initiating bankruptcy proceedings. The best known case is the American auto giant General Motors, which laid off 30,000 workers, slashed ...
My favourite Cobb is of the dazed guy wandering a post-apocalyptic landscape looking for somewhere to plug his TV set in: http://www.weeklystorybook.com/comic_strip_of_the_daycom/2010/10/saturday-classic-ron-cobb.html
Instructions for Maori flax sandals -perhaps adaptable for cabbage tree leaves?
Maori traditionally used them for ropes, mats, sandals.
More good news today: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1205/S00726/meridian-dumps-west-coast-hydro-plan.htm
Penny, Good luck with the protest. Has there ever been any official explanation why Banks and Brash were not charged after the investigation into Huljich Wealth Management?
Furthermore, one of the reasons TGully looks like a great route is that it sits on a long straight faultline. It's very steep at the top of the south side and down the north side (I've been there) & I believe there are plans to create an elevated ...
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