Posts by Steve Barnes
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And then there was Malcolm McPhee: Climate of fear starting to make my temperature rise in Fridays Herald, the same day as O'Sullivan's diatribe. He sounded more like an opinionated "Drunk at the Bar" than someone I would expect a serious Newspaper to publish but he did give a disclaimer at the end of his rant
* Disclosure: This writer is not a major polluter or emitter of greenhouse gases, though he may burp at times, and he isn't industry funded. In fact, he is unemployed and wageless.
The brunt of his claim was that water vapour is a greenhouse gas, a claim that has merit. What he fails to point out is that we humans have not been producing water vapour at increasing rates for the last 100 years. Water vapour tends to fall from the sky when it cools, we like to call it rain. There is a possible runaway effect as the planet warms up, in that more water will remain in a vapour state and increase the greenhouse effect but there is little doubt that CO2 is a trigger for such a scenario.
O'Sullivan, on the other hand had no such "facts" to back up her assertions. Hmmm, Franny O'Sullivan coming to a bar near you soon? -
Christmas cheer aside, why doesn't Public Address except operating donations?
Yerah. like anonymous donations from Telecom so Russ can tell us how great they are. :-)
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Even betterrer than the Heralds bestest jounalists.
CC from Gizzy says;well this is my story.
Ok well i was in the living room watching criminal minds with ma dad when the place started shaking hard out and the power turned off. when it started i thought i was jst imagining it but the the lights when out and thats when my sisters started screaminread the rest. Superb.
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A big thanx to you Russell. You have done yeomans service to open debate in this country, and thanx to all the rest of ya for keeping it civil and intelligent.
And about that Earthquake eh?
I read in this morning's Herald that "Ms Burgess said her electricity went off for about 15 minutes." I thought about New Orleans and felt glad to be here. -
the comments are pricless.
Fnaa Fnaa my keyboard's at it again prickless tee hee.
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Random Blogs eh? How about Chase me, ladies, I'm in the cavalry the comments are pricless.
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I said it! Perhaps I didn't say it to you
IIRC A lot of people said such things at the time but I was supprised no-one mentioned it in relation to the Mallard/Henare fiasco.
They say a week is a long time in politics but a year is, well err, longer. No doubt Labour has a few policy things up it's sleeve (but not million$) what National has to offer, going by their recent childish antics I would say they have very little in the way of policy. This next year it is going to be interesting to watch National foam at the mouth with "all wind and fury but little substance" and the Herald sink into the mire of gutter politics. -
Time for me to chip in again.
First (no Russ I'm not saying I got to post first ;-) )
Mallard was under stress and got his buttons pushed, yes no excuse but we all F**K up occasionally and the fact is they were both grown men able to look after themselves. Bill English, on the other hand, took part in "the Fight for Life" and everybody thought it either cool or pathetic. Nobody, to my knowledge, came out and said he was promoting violence but for him and his cohorts to vilify Mallard was just another Govt. beat up.Second,
If anyone thinks a National Govt. will ease the burden of those paying high rents and turn NZ into Nirvana, think again. Whilst it may be true that you cannot buy an election it is only the wealthy that would benefit from a Nat. win in the next election but many others will vote for them because they believe that a Govt. for the wealthy will make them wealthy "I'll be able to keep $30 more each week thanx to tax cuts" ignoring the fact that inflation will spiral out of control as service costs rise (power, gas, rent etc,) as the assets get stripped.Third (ish)
Many have said that asset selling was started by a Labour Govt. but the Lange Govt. was "sold a lemon" by Muldoons National Govt. and the corruption that ensued is a national scandal that cost us the leadership of David Lange who could of, under better circumstances, become one of our greatest Prime Ministers. Instead we got ACT. The bastard child of capitalism.I'm sure I had more points but...errr
Anyroad. Craig, I would be interested to know why you think National is so great. Or are you just another of those people that think this Government is "Past it's use-by date" and we need a change?
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Bum, and a double post.
Now I feel really silly. -
First ;-)
Well someone had to do the lame thing, it's Christmas.