Posts by Kyle Matthews
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It's not possible to be physically healthy while being exposed to new chemicals?
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Can the SAS look forward to gruelling campaigns on the beaches of Hawaii, the bars of Ireland and in the board rooms of merchant banks?
No, but on the other hand, the SAS aren't rich, so aren't important to the economy.
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Key's declaration that "I'm not prepared to send people to a destination that I'm not prepared to come myself."
(I fear I'm going to turn into a defender of John Key).
The quote is fair, as long as 'destination' is the general area. It's not like he said "I'm not prepared to make people do a job [fighting] that I'm not prepared to do myself."
Yes, it's a PR job, but I'm guessing that the soldiers appreciated the Prime Minister coming over to see what they were doing and thank them for their work. Given that their job runs some risk of being blown up, if they want their PM to come see them every few years, bugger what the rest of us think.
And if the media fall for the PR job, as Russell points out many have, more fool them and us for watching them.
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A leader's job is to lead. If John Key is going to allow the tail to wag the dog, why the hell do we call him our leader then?
I think my point still stands.
I'm not opposed to leadership, indeed often I'd like political parties to go against popular opinion. As long as we then speak out against those people who say it's anti-democratic and not what the public want. Can't have your cake and eat it too after all.
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Is it better that the uninformed 'base' run the government?
'Democracy' you mean?
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what I'm trying to say is that nobody knows the full detailed history.
I'm guessing that several people know the full detailed history. Much of the past decade has been spent writing reports and hearing submissions on the Tuhoe claim.
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We have a fairly clear definition of the Burden of Proof when it comes to matters such as these; if it is in front of the courts we require that the Crown prove their case
This would be particularly compelling if Russell were a court of law, as compared to a dude running a blog site.
Like many others, I'll watch the court case with interest. However I'm perfectly capable of making up my own mind what I think about the 'alarming clowns' without having to rely on what the courts say on the matter.
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Labour could be getting brownie points here
I suspect John Key could go around accidentally putting up 'vote labour' signs and Labour would struggle to capitalise about now.
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I want them to have justice. OTOH, I feel very uneasy about messing with the status of a national park.
This is the common "I want you to have justice, just as long as it doesn't interfere with what I want" justice.
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Tom: get a grip on yourself, will you?
I felt the need to shout 'off with their heads' to anyone who suggested the idea.