Well Craig, you will read left wing Blogs. Wouldn't you be happier with a different sort?

Well, I do have a non-partisan distain for hacky race-baiting of all stripes. And if Labour hacks really want to talk about "looking like New Zealand" I look forward to the majority female caucus…

As I have previously explained elsewhere Winston's familiarity with computers…

Oh... just fuck off

Well Craig, you will read left wing Blogs. Wouldn't you be happier with a different sort?

First, I don't think ethnicity ought to be the definitive characteristic in candidate selection (and I don't know the personal details of all of the people you've listed).

Well, I've known Simon Bridges for over ten years, when we were both knocking around in the Young Nats — and he…

Commenting on the homogenity of the National Party list is not ok Craig? Why?

Well, Paul, I find it rather ironic that The Standard gets to have a sneer each way about 'tokenism'. Personally, Paul, I think it says more about the opportunistic racism of certain sections of the commentariat…

You mightn't like the writing, but it's an entirely reasonable topic – I thought National were trying to broaden their base also. Sure they're policies are an attempt to emulate Labour's, but their candidates do still…

Your "IMO" is prudent but sadly not necessary. If you require proof, witness this exchange on Whaleoil's report on the death.

My comments were about David Farrar but there's no doubt they apply to Whaleoil; the guy is a stupid, petty thug.

...he needs them and, IMO, doesn't always mind their gutter commentary, particularly if it saves him from saying it.

Your "IMO" is prudent but sadly not necessary. If you require proof, witness this exchange on Whaleoil's report on the death.

One…

Craig, there's no real test, particularly not for anonymous blogging

You have a fair point, as far as it goes, but one might think that people who see Big Brother under every bed would resist the urge to resort to the double-click memory hole. :)

It's easy enough to sanitise the post; the real test of character is publicly eating crow with a side of humble pie.

Craig, there's no real test, particularly not for anonymous blogging. I'd say the closest to a real test is simply to behave as you would if you'd mis-spoken…

Nope. Every blogger who's being at all honest with themselves is going to have a…

I fear I've made him sound like some globetrotting backpacker. He was a psych nurse, often on crisis intervention, which is a whole other sort of adventure.

I know a couple of psychiatrist who deal with crisis – shitty job. One ended up fearing she'd contracted HIV when a patient…

Check out how the boys at "The Standard" handle the same theme, slightly better but it just proves that an election can bring out the worst in some.

Ugh... I guess we can take some comfort in the evidence that crass idiocy is bipartisan.

Then again, the MSM (or at…

I still remember the first time they played gaskrankinstation, what a moment......and Do…

Are you suggesting Fiona's era be ignored for a reunion show? Their biggest hits came from this period. Flying nun's first (and only?) number 1 single. Not to mention one of the Nun's biggest selling albums.

My condolences to you and your friends family Russell. Your friend sounds like he had a fascinating life.

I fear I've made him sound like some globetrotting backpacker. He was a psych nurse, often on crisis intervention, which is a whole other sort of adventure.

You can hear the sampled…

I was wondering if it's possible to number or letter the youtube posts…

When did this cute "Natty" get coined? New spin on Natty Dread this year, I suppose.

Yes, we might all be under heavy manners by December.

Certainly more adventurous than drinking wine in a corporate box at Eden Park.

Or opening night cocktails at the Aotea Center when the opera rolls into town? My point is that what happened yesterday wasn't (as far as I can tell) "extreme sports" gone bad, or even worse, like recent…

Legbreak said:

But, like Russell, I can’t understand why he doesn’t just ban people for dragging it into the gutter.

'Cause he needs them and, IMO, doesn't always mind their gutter commentary,…

Most Natty supporters I know aren't complete nutters.
Or at least they have some positive attributes.

The same is true of most Nats whom I know, who are mostly embarrassed by Whaleoil's rantings.

I think it is a personality disorder.

He is the son of a former President of the National Party

Droll....but I mean wtf!? Most Natty supporters I know aren't complete nutters.

Or at least they have some positive attributes.

How does someone end up that warped?

He is the son of a former President of the National Party.

And I had to go over and see what Whaleoil and his commenters were saying ... he really is a piece of shit, isn't he?

Holy shit.

I've never visited his site before as for some bizarre reason it's one of very few blogs blocked at work but all this…

Surely this must be the first use of a Ren and Stimpy catchphrase in current affairs broadcasting…

This week's Media7 focused on the media dimension of the Olympics

We got Freeview last weekend, and I was totally going to watch 'live' for the first time ... but, um, the actual Olympics was on :-)

To start with, ipod will only play certain kinds of mp4 video, which means that if you have a bunch of…

OK, he inevitably opened the door for the extreme posters on his site to get all tacky, but a blog isn’t really a blog if the story of the day can’t be mentioned because of what might happen next. And,…

It's quite funny how that Winston blog slags of the media, yet it's basically another case of a writer interviewing theuir keyboard.
Still, he'll have plenty of time to write indepth, well-researched pieces after the election, when Doug Kidd's prediction that…

Oh, Lord, George – she goes hiking and cross-country skiing.

She climbed on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconcagua. I'd call that quite serious for somebody in their 50s with a day job.

Certainly more adventurous than drinking wine in a corporate box at Eden Park.

I agree, and it's nice to think of people as multi dimensional, not being a fan of her leadership she at least reflects iconic aspects of NZ to…

I love that we have (for the moment at least), a Prime Minister who is so passionate for life, so damned adventurous.

Oh, Lord, George – she goes hiking and cross-country skiing. It's not base jumping off the North Face of the Eiger. And I'd also point out that Braun-Elwert…

But then I thought how these guys (the PMs group, and guide) obviously doing what they love and there are worse ways to go than that.

I love that we have (for the moment at least), a Prime Minister who is so passionate for life, so damned adventurous.

It's possibly…

At least DPF has the balls to draw the line somewhere on an story like this, even though some of his regulars are playing crybaby…

Yes, it would have been nice if the death of Gottlieb Braun-Elwert could have been reported without the (unsurprising and not entirely inappropriate) PM angle being laid on quite so thick, but really...

Well, like Russell I caught the first report. It was a bit freaky. But then I thought…

Despite any impression I may have given to the contrary, I do actually believe Helen Clark isn't a soulless fem-bot of untrammelled malevolence.

Well that's certainly a relief, Craig!

Just a thought
Benjamin

Although I had in fact had the odd harsh word for Bob around that time, this seemed highly unlikely. And, indeed, I downloaded the programme and Bob was referring to Mr Brand, who had been mocking him earlier in the show.

Then again, someone who has this [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964587/|awe-inspiring sack of…

...or rents ($6.99) movies.

Older rentals start at $4.99, same as our local video store.

Instead of getting off their arses and doing journalism – which might create a decent resource…

OK, I think it's quite legitimate to surmise that it wouldn't have scored the same coverage (the front page lead in today's Herald, ditto for Morning Report) without the Prime Ministerial angle.

Of course. At the pub last night, there was a TV over the bar showing Olympics coverage. And…

Most of these people have an aversion to the truth unless it fits their agenda.

Boggle

And below the line, my sympathies Russell. It's hard losing friends.

cheers
Bart

Not really related to this post, but for Friday fun you can hear Britney Spears say 'Russell Brown'.

Ah yes, I'd heard about this.

Also, once, a friend excitedly emailed me from the UK to say that Bob Geldof had stood at a microphone at the NME Awards, scowled and…

And I had to go over and see what Whaleoil and his commenters were saying ... he really is a piece of shit, isn't he?

I didn't even go there, because there's only two ways it can play out: Either it's every bit as bad as you predict, and the…

I must admit I had to chuckle when the explanation New Zealand First gave for the creation of the site was that it allowed New Zealand First to communicate directly with the public without having to go through the media.

This information was imparted by way of…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzl3tfUnAiM

And I had to go over and see what Whaleoil and his commenters were saying

I did the same, just because I'd heard so much about this guy and never ventured other – having seen what they were having to do at kiwiblog I thought this would give a good…

But if you want to talk about seriously tacky, go here and marvel.

I wish I hadn't.

But if you want to talk about seriously tacky, go here and marvel. Yes, it would have been nice if the death of Gottlieb Braun-Elwert could have been reported without the (unsurprising and not entirely inappropriate) PM angle being laid on quite so thick, but really...

Poor DPF, having to…

Meanwhile, Winston Peters' new blog is, like, random

Ha ha hahaa.... Indeed it is.

The only thing better than reading a well written blog (present PA company included) is reading a badly written one... So I may keep a watchful eye on winnie's. Only problem being, does that mean his…

The sales chart is presently topped by the witless 2007 action flick Shooter.

#1 is currently Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem but the oddest entry in the top ten is Logan's Run (#8). A bit revealing of the NZ character perhaps?

So let me give one a piece of advice that has served me well for a long time now – never believe what you see in the media.

Tee hee... Whoever is going to be writing WInston's blogs for him is going to need a total shame by-pass to go…