Comments on: I like the sound of the new US Ambassador

By: Redbaiter

Redbaiter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:10:13 +0000

I don’t like Flight of the Conchords. I think it is depraved, and made unamusing by its complete lack of wit.

That it is successful in the US means nothing. So is the Jerry Springer show, and this is a TV series that debases the human race like no other.

By: Murray

Murray — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:44:40 +0000

“Gay is a great word with numerous uses in daily intercourse and it is not the property of poofs.”

Is billybonkers saying he has gay intercourse on a daily basis?

By: Biomag83

Biomag83 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:28:34 +0000

This guy is one of those gay guys that defines their life by their sexuality
I have same sex attractions but dont need it to define me,
The only person who needs to know is the other person sharing my bed or shower or sumtimes the kitchen table ect

By: Kris K

Kris K — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:06:01 +0000

America’s new ambassador loves New Zealand already because it has most of his favourite vices.

David Huebner held a press conference at his new home in Lower Hutt shortly after his arrival in Wellington yesterday, and immediately established his credentials as a Kiwiphile.

You learn something new everyday – I didn’t realise being a Kiwiphile was a vice.
Do you have to be ‘openly gay’ to be a Kiwiphile? Or can anyone apply?

By: James

James — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:26:52 +0000

Who….the small penised bigots at the top of this thread are consistent in their attempts to make themselves feel better about their own dubious sexualitys by bashing gays huh?

By: mike tan

mike tan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:18:28 +0000

I agree with you Sonny, in terms of comparing pro rugby to pro football, football is indeed miles beyond rugby both physically and mentally, and you are correct that pretty much all the players are of similar build to lomu. And you are again correct about the teamwork.

Grassroots rugby, i will conceed that it can be pretty damn violent, therefore i would continue to argue the physical aspect is equal to football here, but it is definetly arguable.

NFL is still the only game where you will see a 300lb+ man get put on the ground as if he was a scrawny school kid

By: Sonny Blount

Sonny Blount — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:59:54 +0000

American Football is miles beyond Rugby in terms of physicality. When you put the pads on, you feel like you could run flat out into a brick wall, and that is what the players do, all of them built like Jonah. There are at least half a dozen hits every play, and the coach is heavily involved because each play in NFL takes more teamwork than anything in rugby.

Being a kiwi I still love Rugby though. I just don’t have a need to make false claims about it. Also GOH, that was a lame video, spear tackles and illegal plays are not especially tough.

By: mike tan

mike tan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:18:37 +0000

Dont get me wrong, i still love rugby, its just that i find myself enjoying the lower-level matches much more than the professional games. In this regard, i could say the same about American Football, however in American Football, i find the disparity between the professional game and the grassroots game to be less than that in rugby.

By: mike tan

mike tan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:16:28 +0000

I can point you to infinite amounts of footage containing tremendously physical, bone crunching NFL plays, would this convince you to reconsider your position that its not as violent as rugby?

By: mike tan

mike tan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:11:08 +0000

The game doesn’t stop every 10 seconds, only you see it that way because you are ignorant of the fact the coach is as integral to the game as any one of the players on the field. Each “stop” as you call it , is infact a phase of play, the game is comparable to violent game of chess played between the two coaches.

I appreciate your love of rugby, but let me advise you to put your conditioning to one side, and allow yourself to embrace a sport for what it is, rather than constantly comparing it to your own holy grail

The game of union, at the professional level, has degenerated from what was once a great game, into a game consisting of little more than kick and chase. Not to mention the level of power wielded by the generally incompetent referees

By: grumpyoldhori

grumpyoldhori — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:31:14 +0000

mike tan A sport played by Americans that is more mentally taxing than union, is that why it stops every 10 seconds for the coach to tell them what to do next ?
You have never played union at any level so how would you guess that American football is equal in the physical sense ?
Here you are dear boy, some elegant violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_nBTmRc9LI

By: serge

serge — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:47:34 +0000

Why was he assigned to NZ and not Saudi? Ah, because homos are fit for NZ but not acceptable in muslim countries ey…silly me….

By: mike tan

mike tan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:46:32 +0000

DPF you have obviously never watched or played a game of American Football, the game is extremely brutal, the protection equipment does nothing as the technology has not grown at pace with the size of the athletes. What a disrespect to all the athletes that risk their health to play this marvelous sport. The physical nature of pro american football is easily on par with rugby and the mental aspect is arguably even more complex

By: billyborker

billyborker — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:34:10 +0000

Let’s get one thing quite clear – David Huebner is not gay, he is homosexual.

Gay is a great word with numerous uses in daily intercourse and it is not the property of poofs.

By: backster

backster — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:44:20 +0000

It seems the final phrase of their National Anthem “The home of the “Brave” may have the same perverted meaning applied in some quarters to the word “hero”.
No doubt the former globetrotters Carter and Partner will be able to return hospitality in kind.

By: Hurf Durf

Hurf Durf — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:43:43 +0000

he had used up his State Department shipping allowance freighting his wine collection

I wonder what the US taxpayer would think of that!

By: Murray

Murray — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:30:03 +0000

Hands up anyone who actually gives a crap about his sexual orientation.

Seems to me its only the gays who make an issue of it.

By: BlairM

BlairM — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:07:22 +0000

He totally looks like Murray from Flight of the Conchords

By: Fletch

Fletch — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:04:16 +0000

Hmmm, I’m out of work at the moment: maybe I should pretend I’m gay, then I’d be more likely to land a Govt job, or a presenter job on TV.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:02:45 +0000

It was sounding so good DPF, until that bit about the first openly gay ambassador. Now America’s version of Helen Clark is doing what Helen Clark did — appointing homosexuals and lesbians to government positions. How excellent.

The more I see of this new president the more I think well of George W Bush.