Posts by Riddley Walker
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listening to Key now defending s59 to Michael Laws on Radio Live is certainly one of the funnier conversations on the topic i've heard for a while.
as Lyndon said upthread, Key has traded in his Labour-beating stick for a chance to look statesman-like. well now we will see just how much of a statesman he really is...
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yeah well as it's about key i don't think you'll hear much about u-turns and mayor quimby, more like "victory for common sense" and other assorted cliches.
i agree rob, rich has aquitted herself well on this one while the cavers look like spineless turds.
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it's running on this PA thread at the moment.
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here's the link
Family grief turns to anger over killer dogs -
well i hope you're right simon.
i think it will score points for National with the ill-informed middle vote (their primary target) but i take your point that the religious farther right will probably be pissed - although as i said earlier i think National will be somewhat glad to be rid of them anyway. -
it's certainly really good news for National, because despite opposing this and disinformaing the public every step of the way, they can now look caring and 'sensible' all thanks to the insertion of an imaginary amendment that changes nothing.
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your workmates' response made me laugh Manakura, i know exactly what you mean. i guess all you can do is fight the battles you can win.
their 'new and improved harrassment plus' will soon go back to baseline. but you should take some solace in the fact too that some of them will actually have heard what you said and will be quietly gnawing at themselves for thinking the same but not having the guts to have said it. that will have an affect on their behaviour over time. -
yeah, a get out of jail free card for National - having all those fundies lining up behind them was getting a bit uncomfortable i'd say.
of course the police discretion clause is a bit of a sop considering they always had, and have always exercised it in such cases anyway.
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how exactly is that relevant
well i think it was meant as a lame attempt to depersonalise the subject by using a term not typically associated humans, and to dig at the current PM. very subtle and clever.