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				<title>linger</title>
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						Then they'll sit back and wait to make a killing during the evacuation after the next earthquake.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:11:26 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Kerry Weston</title>
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						National will fast track Transmission Gully, every dole bludger in the country will participate in its construction and it will cost $5 a pop to use.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:26:47 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>David Slack</title>
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						<p>Well, yes. And he never got called an asshole.</p><p>Not in New York.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:16:03 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>FletcherB</title>
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						"The biggest enemy of art, is good taste." &ndash; Pablo Picasso
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:25:35 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Robyn Gallagher</title>
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						<blockquote><p>Christ. I completely overlooked that. What do the readers wish?</p></blockquote><p>LOL GREENZ</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:02:42 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Craig Ranapia</title>
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						<blockquote><p>Or is Winston so beyond self-parody he's back to self-parody again and there's no point?</p></blockquote><p>Well, this is the man who wants to privatise KiwiBank, but that's OK because only real Kiwis will be able to buy it.  Kudos to Geoff Robinson this morning to try and get Winnie to…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:05:41 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>norman john</title>
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						wicked!
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:33:36 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Mark Graham</title>
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						nothing on NZ First? Or is Winston so beyond self-parody he's back to self-parody again and there's no point?
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:31:32 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Craig Ranapia</title>
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						<blockquote><p>Christ. I completely overlooked that. What do the readers wish?</p></blockquote><p>When did good taste become such a big concern?  In the end, Rod is beyond caring and I'd like to think his partner and family have better things to do with their time than take entirely gratuitous offence.  </p><p>I think…</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:21:56 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Sam F</title>
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						<p>I doubt Rod Donald would hold it against us and 2005 is definitely not Too Soon.</p><p>As for the rest, I cracked up. Nicely done good sir!</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:31:10 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>dc_red</title>
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						Myself, I'd change it.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:20:29 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Emma Hart</title>
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						<blockquote><p>Christ. I completely overlooked that. What do the readers wish?</p></blockquote><p>Make the tasteless joke. It's what He would have wanted.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:15:09 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Idiot Savant</title>
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						Wouldn't Peter Dunne be slagging off the Maori seats as well?
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:08:37 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>David Slack</title>
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						Christ. I completely overlooked that. What do the readers wish?
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:06:50 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>dc_red</title>
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						<blockquote><p>Janette and Russel announced today that, if elected, all members of the Greens will continue to breath in and out in the usual manner for the full duration of the term</p></blockquote><p>This is arguably in poor taste, given what happened to the Greens immediately after the last election?</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:03:32 +1300</pubDate>
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						<p>Discussion from blog post.</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:03:32 +1300</pubDate>
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