Posts by Kyle Matthews
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What we got was, well, a whole lot of speculation. Key knew why he let him go.
Personally I can't find myself up in arms that I don't know why a Minister has been sacked.
I could get up in arms if the minister hadn't been sacked, and I didn't know why. Then a lack of transparency would concern me.
But he's been made as accountable as John Key can make him. Anything more most likely involves the police and they've looked at it. So I suspect we've got the right result, despite not knowing the process.
The only way I could get concerned about it if there were lingering effects of his activities (say he had been bribed or blackmailed and signed stuff or agreed to things as a result, or if there were other people involved who should also be brought to account. It doesn't sound like either of those things are true does it?
Any desire to know the full story beyond that feels like gossip.
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But 'objectionable' is a subjective term. As Craig suggests, what about 'objectionable' material that's used for academic or theraputic purposes?
Doesn't this apply to everything off the internet as well? Shouldn't they use the same standards that the censors use in relation to books, magazines, dvds, computer games etc?
As you note, change of medium shouldn't mean a pass, nor should it mean that we suddenly go "Oh wait, objectionable, we can't apply that word to a document".
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The best Lockjaw (no man can hold a smile THAT long) placard was the one when he was running around a Minister of Education and I am sure they were protesting the student loan scheme.
We had one which read "Orgasm? Correct!", which relates to his response on Its Academic when a student gave the wrong answer (she said orgasm, she should have said organism).
The student carrying it approached us at the end of the march and asked us to explain the placard to her.
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Will the bits that don't appear in the one that goes on the web site be available somewhere?
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Zombie nazis on snow! How do we get to see that here?
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I saw him do a routine where he reckoned swearing was invented by St Paul.
I think it's in the same show (I have the tape from long ago) he suggests that the pope should be a frequent swearer, always having to bend down and kiss tarmacs upon arriving in countries.
"Do ya ever fuckin' sweep this thing?!?"
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I just started giving blood again after meaning to do so for 10 years but never getting around to it.
But I'm O-, so my blood is tremendously useful.
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It was a saturday morning, we were having a hair-of-the-dog in the Bowling Green (as was) and for the price of another jug I stupidly accepted the challenge.
Wow. You're really cheap.
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Ironically the next F1 race is the German one, in Nuremburg. Not sure why the question was asked, but not the best answer.
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However, I do think the main purpose of this private member's bill is to protect Auckland's assets from privatisation - unless the consent of the people via referendum has been obtained.
I'd take that more seriously if 'Auckland' was removed and 'all city/district/regional' councils was implemented.
Bandwagon jumping much.