Public Address | Cafe | Politics 08

Felix Marwick

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:10:28 +1300

Re the Maori Party visit to TPF.

Yes it was probably about kaupapa and aroha but you do have to ask a few hard questions given comments made earlier this year by Tariana Turia about the Pacific Island community and the Maori electoral roll.

Having Pacific Island support at the…

reece palmer

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:53:39 +1300

It's ok russell, we're all mature adults that can draw our own conclusions and I appreciate being left to fend for myself, it's the grown up thing to do.

Russell Brown

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:46:16 +1300

In clarification and by way of explanation, I've done a little research because the word I intended to use was hynie.

I guess I could have cleaned it all up with my mighty editing privileges, but it went an interesting place, so whatever. I've always liked the look of Heeb…

merc

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:46:02 +1300

Brian's Mum: He's not Jesus, he's just a very naughty boy.

Life of Brian (Original Title: Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory)
Chapman, Cleese et al
Handmade Films, 1979

Danyl Mclauchlan

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:38:02 +1300

I'm not a Roman mum, I'm a kike, a yid, a heebie, a hook-nose, I'm kosher mum, I'm a Red Sea pedestrian, and proud of it!

Life of Brian (Original Title: Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory)
Chapman, Cleese et al
Handmade Films, 1979

reece palmer

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:32:32 +1300

In clarification and by way of explanation, I've done a little research because the word I intended to use was hynie. I've since found out that it's actually spelt heiny and means buttocks or as I wanted to contextualise it asshole. So double D'oh. I'm feeling pretty stupid for making…

Jeremy Andrew

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:07:43 +1300

But sometimes that just aint enough to keep a man like me interested

They'll be thawing out th' Duke any day now...

merc

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:23:06 +1300

It is surreal when you consider that there's enough nukes to destroy Earth at least 8 times over. Like once is not enough? And that would be real global warming...
Remember there has not been an invention that we havn't eventually used.

WH

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:11:04 +1300

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction

Its ironic that nuclear weapons prevent wars between major powers by making them unwinnable.

But sometimes that just aint enough to keep a man like me interested/No I gotta go out and have fun at someone elses expense

Jeremy Andrew

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:48:35 +1300

Thanks, Stephen. I stand updated.
At least that's a word I was unlikely to accidently use in polite (or any) company. In fact, until Reece's post, I would have thought it fairly difficult to use accidently at all.

merc

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:40:55 +1300

We live under the cloud of The Bomb, that is our defining historical moment. The US used The Bomb twice, they are now the only remaining super power. If pushed and to assert that position, have they the maturity to not push the button.
BTW, the first bomb was a…

Stephen Judd

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:37:06 +1300

Words change.

Jeremy Andrew

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:28:12 +1300

Hymie? Dear Reece, that is not a nice word.

For real? I thought it was the name of the robot agent on Get Smart...

reece palmer

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:22:04 +1300

no offense meant
no edit function

reece palmer

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:20:25 +1300

Typo, supposed to be hynie.

Stephen Judd

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:48:18 +1300

Hymie? Dear Reece, that is not a nice word.

reece palmer

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:23:47 +1300

I think Limited Nuclear Strike on Iran is in the offing

I don't think it will be good old unky sam that does it though, could more likely come from cousin Hymie Butkiss

merc

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:08:45 +1300

Well I hope I eat my words, but I remember The Bay of Pigs (how close?), Hiroshima, and Nagasaki AND the fact that the USA went into Iraq on the premise of WMD's that weren't there and 600,000 Iraqi's, mainly civilians died.
Surreal enough for ya?

Craig Ranapia

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:31:18 +1300

Merc:

Wait a mo', don't they have to nuke Pyongyang first? Seriously, I don't think being the boy who cried nuke really contributes much to an already surreal discussion.

WH

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:50:03 +1300

Tony Blair will step down as British PM having redefined the centre left. Not everyone will forgive him for this.
http://www.policy-network.net/events/index.aspx?id=554

anjum rahman

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:35:41 +1300

hmmm, dreams for 2007... winston visits every mosque in the country, as well as every sikh, hindu & buddhist temple. finally cottoning on to the asian crime stats, his new law & order policy for reducing crime is to flood the country with asian immigrants. his major platform for the 2008 campaign…

merc

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:14:17 +1300

McGehanesque?
I didn't want to say it, but I think Limited Nuclear Strike on Iran is in the offing, because I thought of the most stupidesque thing the RWD's (Right Wing Death Beasts) could do to accelerate The Rapture.

Paul Rowe

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:09:06 +1300

"McGehan Close-esque" becomes Word of the Year.

Even though it is two words and a hyphen.

dc_red

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:55:39 +1300

Peter Dunne plays the "reefer madness" card once too often, conspires with Jim Anderton to ban "medical heroin". Newspaper editors rejoice at long overdue new front in war on drugs. Lone doctor quoted in said newspapers expresses mild concern that morphine and codeine are now unavailable – but view is…

reece palmer

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:44:20 +1300

oh yes,
Peter Dunne=wormtongue

reece palmer

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:22:15 +1300

These polly's talk a good game but when it comes down to it thats all they do is talk. After seeing the stadium issue rear its fugly head again last night on 3, I am now certain that we are a banana republic in waiting. These guys don't plan to…

merc

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:22:00 +1300

John Key takes John Tamihere's cats to parliament as evidence of feline underclass, suggests petfood companies sponsor a lunch for every cat, horse industry outraged, Peter's torn between pussy and gambling.

Che Tibby

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:50:34 +1300

i think she was a kitten in a *former* life.

Sue

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:31:12 +1300

a kitten becomes president for life

Che Tibby

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:21:48 +1300

ian wishart begins sleeping with john tamihere.

Tony Kennedy

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:05:55 +1300

"Captain" Peter Dunne to continue to be sensible.

Simon Grigg

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:45:35 +1300

yes, but he's c-in-c....he knows the Iraq thing is f**ked, so his only option is, as he sees it, to ensure his legacy, is to broaden and damn the madness. Cheney hasn't listened to saner voices before, I don't think he'll start now

Sonic

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:20:46 +1300

Bush wants it, however parts of the US establishment (including the military) know it is madness.

Hence 50/50.

Danyl Mclauchlan

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:21:12 +1300

With the aim of shaking Tehran’s commitment to its nuclear program, Bush also approved last fall secret operations to target Iranian influence in southern Lebanon, in western Afghanistan, in the Palestinian territories and inside Iran.

Washington Post
February 10, 2007

Simon Grigg

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:09:09 +1300

(oh and 50/50 war between Iran and US)

I can't help think that you are being overly optimistic if yesterday's Gulf of Tonkin styled performance is anything to go by. The ramping up has begun....

Sonic

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:46:50 +1300

School lunch programme, watch Key wriggle out of that one.

(oh and 50/50 war between Iran and US)

Stephen Judd

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:00:55 +1300

Oh yeah. If the economy starts to slow/tank, the Labour government will announce that it's finally using the state's marvellous surplus and healthy balance sheet and embark on some major (perhaps visionary, perhaps white elephant) public works/infrastructure projects.

Megan Clayton

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:32:12 +1300

The people of Bryndwr will grow weary of being the starting point of John Key's biographical trajectory and will respond by removing the vowels from his name when referring to him in print. Since "Jhn Ky" also handily accords with text-speak, this will lead to a political revival among Bryndwr…

Riddley Walker

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:18:48 +1300

Having recently discovered poor people, and not content with eliminating the underclass with muesli bars, Lord Key will storm the country with a Fashion Parade for Poverty. It will be announced that the reason poor people are poor, is not only because they are lazy and hate freedom, but also…

Stephen Judd

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:51:32 +1300

I predict a spectacular implosion of the goverment as Winston Peters and NZF turn on Labour in a bid to make 5% by next election.

TroyHoward

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:30:15 +1300

Our esteemed politicians return from vacation,
In their hearts are the interests of our nation,
But the all the brains of this bunch,
are still at the beach having lunch,
So we are left with another year of piss taking.

simon g

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:23:38 +1300

National will be ahead in the polls. Key will be warm and woolly and all-inclusive.

Then, Bob Clarkson will open his mouth ...

Russell Brown

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:44:50 +1300

Parliament sits again this week, restarting a political scene that's the same but different. Will our representatives move on from last year's rancour? What new narratives will the year hold? Who are the key characters? What will matter in 2008? Share your hopes, fears, dreams and, above all predictions here.