Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Steve Barnes,
It seems feasible that National's own polling had shown that Winston First would get in, and so they needed Act as a counter. Though as Russell notes, discussing it in that setting reflects extreme confidence that there would be no consequences.
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Legal Beagle: Election Fact Check #8:…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Same goes for political media. Stop reporting poll results as if FPP still applies, you plonkers.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Steve Barnes,
"how dare they record the Prime Minsters private meeting" has got everybody's knickers in a twist.
and such a predictable tactic that the media who have swallowed it should feel like fools
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The legal exclusion quoted by Price and others is important (and has been conveniently ignored by the foaming commenters at Slater and Farrar's blogs):
does not include such a communication occurring in circumstances in which any party ought reasonably to expect that the communication may be intercepted by some other person not having the express or implied consent of any party to do so.
Comparing a contrived photo op in a public setting a metre from an invited press posse with hacking of private phone conversations is masterful spin, breathlessly regurgitated by TVNZ and others.
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
I think they'd find it very hard to sell off assets without Dunne and ACT delivering them a majority. No other parties want that.
Doesn't the Maori Party also support it so iwi can buy assets?
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Legal Beagle: Election Fact Check #8:…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
does my bum look big in this coalition
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to BenWilson,
They'd have to actually seek consensus on a case-by-case basis.
Key made a reasoned case in yesterday's Sky/Prime show that they'd probably go for similar arrangements as this term (to moderate the risk of losing support in key areas, in exchange for policy 'concessions' to minor parties).
But oh how he squirmed when confronted with his lying about Standard and Poors ("I stand by what I've said", ad infinitum).
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Muse: Lights, Camera, Music!, in reply to JacksonP,
Until the end of the world
The perils of distracting directors with new toys. The other HDTV production pilot was perhaps better integrated (being Greenaway, clip includes some NSFW buttocks):
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Muse: Lights, Camera, Music!, in reply to JacksonP,
in Berlin in an open air cinema
bastard :)
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Muse: Lights, Camera, Music!, in reply to Rob Hosking,
Can't recall whether it was Charley Gray's or the Academy either, or whether you and I even discussed movies. Must have been the 87 or 88 Film Fest where I first saw Wender's lyrical Wings of Desire (twice). Love song to a city and a culture; changed my life.