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The thing about it that make it extra disgusting is that obviously JK knows why this behaviour is totally unacceptable, and yet he was obviously happy enough for his son to hold these attitudes in private. Otherwise he would have made sure that his son knew better than to do what he did. I think that, secretly, our pony tail pulling prime minister approves of Max's actions. He's only saying it was unacceptable because he is politically required to.

[Ab]

in conclusion FUCK JOHN KEYS!!1

[ZoSo]

MKDS

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Originally Posted by Ab

in conclusion FUCK JOHN KEYS!!1

Actually, my conclusion would be DON'T fuck John Keys. Give that motherfucker blue balls.

[Ab]

Novopay, the gift that keeps on giving.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11741431

A massive privacy breach has struck the beleaguered Novopay school payroll with personal details of staff members sent to wrong schools.

[DrTiTus]

Gareth Morgan starts his own political party: The Opportunities Party

http://www.top.org.nz/

Perhaps the Universal Basic Income will be one of his election promises?

[fixed_truth]

Cat-killer' Morgan has a new project

Current nzherald headline. No joke.

[Ab]

Unlike the herald itself, which is.

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Originally Posted by DrTiTus

Gareth Morgan starts his own political party: The Opportunities Party

http://www.top.org.nz/

Perhaps the Universal Basic Income will be one of his election promises?

There's this article where he says:

Originally Posted by Gareth Morgan

To have to run a business of 50 people, it's just not me ... I tried to do it by putting in management-type people and that worked to a degree, but I still find myself lying awake at night worrying about it

This isn't exactly confidence inspiring. If he can't run a company of 50 people without lying awake at night worrying, how does he think he'll be able to run a country?

[Ab]

LORD KNOWS HE GONNA GRAB THAT PUSSY, AMIRITE







ok, I didn't think that one up myself

[DrTiTus]

NZ Government donated $13.7 million to the Clinton Foundation

http://uncensored.co.nz/2016/11/05/n...inton-charity/

While the story is from a dubious/loony site, the donations are real. Draw your own conclusion.

Are we run by idiots or did someone get the ponytail special on the Lolita Express? :P

[Ab]

http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org/c..._June-2016.pdf

[CCS]

Have we decided now that the Clinton Foundation is an evil front for Hillary's election fund?

[Ab]

Clinton's election campaign is run by SATAN.

http://archive.is/9Wv5e

[Ab]

Angry Andy strikes again

http://www.newshub.co.nz/politics/an...VRcvg.facebook

[Lightspeed]

It is a fair point, even if it wasn't the time to make it. The current government seems to largely get a free pass.

Is anyone asking why there's so little new money for healthcare or housing, but a cool billion for prisons?

[ZoSo]

Originally Posted by Ab

Angry Andy strikes again

http://www.newshub.co.nz/politics/an...VRcvg.facebook

Someone buy Lloyd Burr a beer. Clearly a reporter to keep an eye on this coming election.

Off to a great start.

NZ First says Labour's job scheme a rip-off of one Labour scrapped in 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/n...ectid=11744524

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

It is a fair point, even if it wasn't the time to make it. The current government seems to largely get a free pass.

The Opposition's job is to look like a competent alternative government. When they put forward half-thought-out proposals containing numbers that fall apart at FIRST QUESTIONS from the media, and then attack the media for asking the questions, then the Opposition is failing at its job.

Blah blah communications blah blah incompetent blah blah situation normal.

[Ab]

http://politik.co.nz/en/content/poli...2016_10_6_2016)

Maori Party and Mana team up to target all Maori seats. This will be interesting.

[ZoSo]

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...key-maori-seat

Checkout angry Andy admitting they're finally "mature" about it.

[Ab]

But...but... Epsom! DIRTY POLITICS!!1

[fixed_truth]

National gifted Epsom to ACT so they could get into parliament. I can see why Greens stepping aside in some electorates could boost Labour over the line though I'm not sure what the point of Labour standing aside for greens in Nelson?

[CCS]

Anti-fluoride Hamilton councillor takes aim at 'smarty pants' scientists

A first-time councillor has been criticised for lobbying her elected colleagues and the district health board over her anti-fluoride views.

Siggi Henry claims health experts and "smarty pants" scientists have brainwashed the public with misinformation over fluoride, according to a letter she penned just weeks after taking office at Hamilton City Council.

Hamiltonions (Tronites?) voted this idiot in. *sigh*

[CCS]

I find it interesting and amusing that Colin Craig is fighting a couple of legal battles at the moment in which he is representing himself. He didn't represent himself during Williams v Craig.

Run out of money?

[Ab]

fool for a client, etc

[Ab]

Originally Posted by fixed_truth

I'm not sure what the point of Labour standing aside for greens in Nelson?

Farrar is reporting that Labour's pulling out of that deal, cue Green fury, impotence, etc.

[Spoon1]

Gareth vs Paul was fantastic.

http://www.newshub.co.nz/politics/ta...nry-2016120808

[fixed_truth]

LOL. Morgan's gonna have to keep his cool a bit better, or maybe not it works ok for Winston.

His policy seems a bit complicated, a CGT (not excluding the family home) would be simpler.

[Ab]

Former Labour member, former Alliance member, former Green member, and former Internana member Laila Harré has made the courageous step of deciding to return to Labour the week after John Key retires.

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/pol...-labour-party/

I would call her a whore, but I actually respect whores.

[Lightspeed]

I think Helen Clark might have dodged a bullet in regards to the UN Secretary-General appointment.

If shit starts getting real for NZ as the world wobbles hopefully we'll be able to count on her to give us a hand.

[fixed_truth]

A spokeswoman for 'Mad Butcher' Sir Peter Leitch has responded to criticism over his racial comments, describing the woman as "barely coffee coloured".

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11776797

It's pretty much she says he says atm but comments like this are just gonna make things worse.

[Ab]

In situations that involve a young female Facebook attention whore I always think to myself "now does that story actually sound plausible?" like, "does it strike me as believable that Sir Peter Leitch is actually a brown-hating white supremacist?"

[fixed_truth]

Obviously he's not actually a brown-hating white supremacist. Though it would be interesting to know why he assumed the group weren't from Waiheke Island.

[Ab]

I find it interesting that you assume a single word of her account is true.

[fixed_truth]

I’m weighing things up based on his account also.

"I was joking with her group about not drinking too much because there were lots of police on the island," he said. "She said that she was tangata whenua and could do what she liked, and I responded with a joke about it being a white man's island also. This was not a serious comment and was only ever intended to be light-hearted banter.

I don’t think he intended to offend – but I think that through telling them not to drink too much (ok Dad) and that there’s lots of police on the Island (because they’re not locals so don’t know this) it does kind of come across that he’s inferring some things based on first impressions. Maybe it had nothing to do with them being a group of Maori women but throw in a white man’s island comment and people could take offence.

I don’t at all think he’s racist but he is an old school guy who still has some outdated terms (ie, thought "working like a nigger" was fine and allegedly still says ‘coconuts’) which probably isn’t too unlike many 72+ year olds out there.

[CCS]

So... much ado about nothing then?

[StN]

Storm in a Latté cup?

[Ab]

[fixed_truth]

heh, white privilege.

Paul Little: Race, It's for you to decide

[Ab]

Labour leader Andrew Little has approached high profile former Police Association president Greg O'Connor about running in this year's election.