Posts by Michael Savidge
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Today's Herald online editorial:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11451299
Including this gem: "So much for the black market. So much for the claim that prohibition never works".
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Interesting new research on psychosis and teen pot smokers: http://dangerousminds.net/comments/new_study_finds_that_smoking_weed_does_not_cause_psychotic_episodes_in_teen
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David Simon (The Wire) shares his thoughts on it all here.
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Horseplay...you're doing it wrong John.
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Probably no one was happier than Ross Taylor at the result I reckon. His fuck-up with Guptill and his lame dismissal could easily have been the difference.
My Mrs called him some very, very bad names...
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Richard Aston,
Nice one Richard.
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With the acknowledgement that this does not imply causation nor is it even slightly fact-checked. I'm assuming that the students wouldn't lie cos they have to use proper data, right?
Denver: population 630,000ish
Auckland: population 1,400,00ish -
Hard News: Show some decency, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Back in NZ, I think Key's lack of strategic smarts is starting to show, and that gives me hope he'll be out of the picture soon-ish. The big question is who comes next.
I'm hoping at least one bloody journalist will push Key on whether he intends to see out the entire term if re-elected. I highly doubt it and it is only fair* for him to let us know who he sees as replacing him.
*this part could be difficult for the slimy prick to achieve.
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Spotted doing the rounds - anyone know if it can be verified? If so it would seem he can count his dirty money ok but his spelling could use some help aktshully.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
…overseas in-depth coverage
I’d like to see John Oliver get his teeth into it…
I'd like to see Russell Brand take a whip to it....
