Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
But comparing John Key to Berlusconi? Really? Can anyone with even the most casual acquaintance with S.B.'s history make that equation with a straight face?
Wealthy businessman becomes PM?
More obvious than some of the long bows drawn lately.As to his general behaviour or taste for underage women, certainly no link.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Ben Austin,
It seems to be one of those things that people assume should be true
like that raising taxes or minimum wages reduces economic growth.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to BenWilson,
MMP is the system that recognizes that party politics has subverted local representation since the very beginning of Westminster democracy, and actually addresses it with a proportional top up.
MMP entrenches parties as the prime political vehicles. In theory.
two former chief National party ministers
Banks would love you for that.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Idiot Savant,
the travesty is soliciting votes for a party which you intend to radically change after people have voted for it
I guess it's ideologically consistent that private funders should be able to make their pet party do whatever they want. Just no idea why even 2% would vote for it.
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Our political humiliation goes international.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Do you really believe adultery is as central to a politician's trustworthiness in office as say lying is?
Unless a politician is taking a public stance on the scanctity of marriage, it doesn't seem equivalent to more obviously political underhandedness and deceit.
This was not after all some private personal chat between chums, but a highly stage-managed political event with invited media. And the content of the conversation appears to be at odds with other statements made by the same people both before and since.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Russell Brown,
Bradley Ambrose going for his declaratory judgement
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to BenWilson,
Apparently the Herald's polling may contain quite a different picture tomorrow.
Someone just tweeted that 3 news had a different conclusion too.
And here's the transcript of Winston freestyling in Invercarrrgil.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to PaulC,
our pm is in real trouble
Apparently not. One News/Colmar Brunton polling over the last 5 days shows no impact on National or Key's popularity. Shit like roses; can govern alone.
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Hard News: Criminalising Journalism, in reply to Paul Williams,
The PM could, of course, end the matter by doing something, anything, decisive but he's either unwilling or unable to.
His handlers are busy being shirty.