Comments on: Blog Bits http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html DPF's Kiwiblog - Fomenting Happy Mischief since 2003 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stephen http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-616074 stephen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:56:04 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-616074 <i>Anyone know who the 18 National Greens are?</i> If the only requirements to join are a pulse and a Nat membership card (plausible) Blue-Greens = PR exercise. Anyone know who the 18 National Greens are?

If the only requirements to join are a pulse and a Nat membership card (plausible) Blue-Greens = PR exercise.

]]> By: Redbaiter http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-616043 Redbaiter Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:40:59 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-616043 " I’m with Jack5, I want to know who these 18 National party idiots are, the bastards should be drummed out of the party. " I agree. Smith should have been drummed out of the party a decade ago. In political terms, a weak no idea compromiser. However Mallard's rumour needs to be either substantiated or put to death. This is an issue Key needs to speak out on. Did Key give informal approval to Sharples corrupt act or not. If he did, then he should be drummed out of the party too. I'm disappointed that so called right wing blogs are not covering this issue with more vigour. The misappropriation of taxpayer money by Sharples to curry favour with his cronies at Maori TV is an outrageous example of state theft, and a perfect illustration of why politicians these days are so often regarded with utter contempt. If Key did indeed give verbal or tacit approval to Sharples then it is an utter disgrace. I don't know whether Key did as claimed or not, but given his general cluelessness and confusion about the Maori party, it wouldn't surprise me. Should be down another few points in the next opinion poll if the rumour is true. ” I’m with Jack5, I want to know who these 18 National party idiots are, the bastards should be drummed out of the party. ”

I agree. Smith should have been drummed out of the party a decade ago. In political terms, a weak no idea compromiser.

However Mallard’s rumour needs to be either substantiated or put to death. This is an issue Key needs to speak out on. Did Key give informal approval to Sharples corrupt act or not. If he did, then he should be drummed out of the party too.

I’m disappointed that so called right wing blogs are not covering this issue with more vigour. The misappropriation of taxpayer money by Sharples to curry favour with his cronies at Maori TV is an outrageous example of state theft, and a perfect illustration of why politicians these days are so often regarded with utter contempt.

If Key did indeed give verbal or tacit approval to Sharples then it is an utter disgrace. I don’t know whether Key did as claimed or not, but given his general cluelessness and confusion about the Maori party, it wouldn’t surprise me.

Should be down another few points in the next opinion poll if the rumour is true.

]]> By: big bruv http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-616033 big bruv Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:16:30 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-616033 I'm with Jack5, I want to know who these 18 National party idiots are, the bastards should be drummed out of the party. I’m with Jack5, I want to know who these 18 National party idiots are, the bastards should be drummed out of the party.

]]> By: Jack5 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-616006 Jack5 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:06:33 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-616006 Re Colin James (blog 4 above): Anyone know who the 18 National Greens are? We have Melon Greens for the leftist greens (red on the inside), so what will we call these centrist blue-greens? The Young Turquoise? The Aqua Tongues? The Aqua Factor? The Aqua Hackas? The teal deal? The tealy feelies? Re Colin James (blog 4 above): Anyone know who the 18 National Greens are?

We have Melon Greens for the leftist greens (red on the inside), so what will we call these centrist blue-greens? The Young Turquoise? The Aqua Tongues? The Aqua Factor? The Aqua Hackas? The teal deal? The tealy feelies?

]]> By: Johnboy http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615979 Johnboy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:51:50 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615979 "# Tim Selwyn at Tumeke covers the sentence of Taito Phillip Field, noting “With Mike Williams as President of the party, with Helen as PM, with Cullen as the deputy, and with Margaret Wilson as the Speaker the government had become so sleazed up that an MP as corrupt as Field was tolerated for as long as they possibly could. It’s not a pleasant passage in the annals of the NZ Labour Party.” Good point Rex. I suggest the spelling mistake in 'annals' needs to be edited though. 'Pleasant passage' is OK though in these enlightened times. “# Tim Selwyn at Tumeke covers the sentence of Taito Phillip Field, noting “With Mike Williams as President of the party, with Helen as PM, with Cullen as the deputy, and with Margaret Wilson as the Speaker the government had become so sleazed up that an MP as corrupt as Field was tolerated for as long as they possibly could. It’s not a pleasant passage in the annals of the NZ Labour Party.”

Good point Rex. I suggest the spelling mistake in ‘annals’ needs to be edited though. ‘Pleasant passage’ is OK though in these enlightened times.

]]> By: aardvark http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615977 aardvark Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:49:08 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615977 And Aardvark asks why on earth the Auckland SPCA spent $3,800 to get a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St Go figure! And Aardvark asks why on earth the Auckland SPCA spent $3,800 to get a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St

Go figure!

]]> By: Rex Widerstrom http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615976 Rex Widerstrom Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:47:28 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615976 Parliament is to be commended in its belated dipping of the toes into 20th century technology a century later and accepting emailed submmissions. I'm certain this will increase the volume,as the whol business if ttying to find a post box just seems so <i>arcane</i> unless it's for a package. When I worked at Parliament we had email addresses of course, but they weren't widely known. I used to wish they were - then perhaps people would just have emailed us Flickr photos of poo rather than feeling the need to mail the actual thing :-D Interesting perspective from Tim Selwyn there, DPF. Can we expect to see it show up in the "quotable quotes" section of the Kiwiblog sidebar? Parliament is to be commended in its belated dipping of the toes into 20th century technology a century later and accepting emailed submmissions. I’m certain this will increase the volume,as the whol business if ttying to find a post box just seems so arcane unless it’s for a package.

When I worked at Parliament we had email addresses of course, but they weren’t widely known. I used to wish they were – then perhaps people would just have emailed us Flickr photos of poo rather than feeling the need to mail the actual thing :-D

Interesting perspective from Tim Selwyn there, DPF. Can we expect to see it show up in the “quotable quotes” section of the Kiwiblog sidebar?

]]> By: Johnboy http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615960 Johnboy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:10:40 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615960 '# Whale Oil solves two problems at once by suggesting the Palmerston North be turned into a quarantine station for Gingas :-) " Thank Christ I'm not a ginga. As a Duckvillian they would bar me from entry so it would be the body parts directorate for me. ‘# Whale Oil solves two problems at once by suggesting the Palmerston North be turned into a quarantine station for Gingas :-) ”

Thank Christ I’m not a ginga. As a Duckvillian they would bar me from entry so it would be the body parts directorate for me.

]]> By: Chthoniid http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615915 Chthoniid Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:24:19 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615915 Okay linkwhoring away- www.sciblogs.co.nz :) It was officially launched Wednesday last week. It's a network of NZ science bloggers setup by the Science Media Centre. Contributers seem to be drawn from a range of areas and viewpoints. Okay linkwhoring away- http://www.sciblogs.co.nz :)

It was officially launched Wednesday last week. It’s a network of NZ science bloggers setup by the Science Media Centre. Contributers seem to be drawn from a range of areas and viewpoints.

]]> By: stephen http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615890 stephen Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:47:12 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615890 I suggest releasing your inner link-whore in this instance Chthoniid I suggest releasing your inner link-whore in this instance Chthoniid

]]> By: Chthoniid http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615879 Chthoniid Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:26:03 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615879 Out of curiousity, are people giving sciblogs a look? Both Macdoctor and myself (Environment and Ecology) are syndicated on that science network. I'm not <i>really</i> expecting a big overlap between the politics blog networks and the science blog networks, but hey, you never know :) Out of curiousity, are people giving sciblogs a look? Both Macdoctor and myself (Environment and Ecology) are syndicated on that science network.

I’m not really expecting a big overlap between the politics blog networks and the science blog networks, but hey, you never know :)

]]> By: Ryan Sproull http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/10/blog_bits-59.html#comment-615869 Ryan Sproull Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:11:12 +0000 http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/?p=37126#comment-615869 <blockquote>Trevor Mallard blogs his denial of an alleged rumour, as a way to ensure the rumour gets plenty of notice. Propaganda 101.</blockquote> And it's most certainly NOT about the B-3 bomber.

Trevor Mallard blogs his denial of an alleged rumour, as a way to ensure the rumour gets plenty of notice. Propaganda 101.

And it’s most certainly NOT about the B-3 bomber.

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