Posts by Joe Wylie
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Hard News: Triangulated by Fools, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
So I went and looked at this horrible site, expecting recipes to cook middle class children and the like.
Heh. Funny how the poor old Standard seems to provoke more squeamishness than the the smarmy feigned reasonableness of Audrey Young, John Armstrong and David Farrar over what an absolutely capital chap Shearer is.
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Hard News: Triangulated by Fools, in reply to Craig Young,
Why the hell do political journalists continually turn to John Tamihere . . . Or for that matter, Chris Trotter . . . ?
Political cryptozoologists? Sasquatch/moehau/Waitakere man sightings?
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Hard News: Triangulated by Fools, in reply to BenWilson,
The idea that government "leads" the population is a conceit. It "rides" the population, and if it goes anywhere too scary, it gets thrown.
Yet political parties need vision if they're to remain viable. Sometimes that means drastic internal overhauls, such as happened when Whitlam stood up to the socially conservative rump of the ALP in the late 60s. There was an enormous shakeup in the NZ Labour Party prior to the 84 election, with a number of 'pro-life' candidates driven from the safe seats they'd taken for granted. Nothing like that in the offing under Shearer.
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Hard News: Triangulated by Fools, in reply to Phil fryer,
Wasn"t Fa Goff, Minister of Education,when Douglas & Lange fought over who was ACTUALLY running the show ?
According to Harvey McQueen's recollections in The Ninth Floor, Goff was an extremely hard-working Minister in the Lange Government. Yet he appeared to have felt unappreciated in his roles. Eventually he tired of being seen by the 'sixth floor' Douglas camp as being a captive of the education bureaucracy and went over to the dark side:
Part of the strain in working for Phil was that he had joined the anti-Lange camp. During the first three years he was one of the PM's most loyal supporters. In a February 1988 interview he had echoed the PM's themes. But the employment portfolio got under his skin. He, more than anybody else, carried the can for the Government's policies. It was his job to release the monthly statistics which presented the grim news. To an ambitious politician, the portfolio was a downer. He needed sympathy and support, and the sixth floor outbid the ninth in giving that. A hard-working ally was lost.
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Hard News: Calling the race before it's over, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
...next year’s Labour conference will be in Christchurch.
Where will it be held?
- Can't see the proposed new ConCentre being open
(an abandoned (Renewed) school would be quite a statement...)If Mallard's level of interest in Chchch matters is any indication they'll hold it in the Hagley High "prayer room".
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Southerly: Gerry Brownlee: “I Like To…, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Nail guns and chainsaws are really creative.
Reckon?
Maybe this belongs over in Capture, but:
Hammerforum.com:
"for the several people who suggested nail guns should be included in the discussion, that wouldn’t work because . . . .
. . . . wait for it . . .
this forum doesn’t discuss point and shoots." -
Hard News: Friday Music: Do not disturb, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
the State Theatre and this gig.
Poster art by Terence Hogan, of Rebel/Squeeze single cover fame, among others.
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Capture: Art On The Street, in reply to Nat Dudley,
Thank you Nat. Dynamic inspired stuff.
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Capture: Art On The Street, in reply to Nat Dudley,
Melbourne has loads of amazing stuff
Jesus that's good, especially the 1st one.
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Lilith __,
Culture vultures in Chch should go visit painter David Woodings at his gallery-studio.
How about that. I remember him - I think it was him - exhibiting at the Denis Cohn Gallery in Darby Street, downstairs from Rip It Up, back at the start of the 80s. He was painting coin op rides back then.