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From this weekend's Act party conference...
Check out the audio. A lot more laughing than described by Armstrong.
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Not sure if this very funny piece has been linked yet (apologies if so):
Lyndon Hood's“John Key PM” Wins 2011 Walters Prize For Modern Art?
Is he a natural clown or the nation’s greatest conceptual artist?In a move that has already provoked controversy, John Key has been awarded the 2011 Walters Prize for his work “Prime Minister of New Zealand”.
Political performance art is usually frowned on by the establishment and some have claimed the award was based solely on public popularity.
[Walters jury member Helen Highwater and Judge Allen Huge-Glasses discuss the issues...]
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Re: Coffee. WTF is up with not being able to get a coffee anywhere on Ponsonby Rd after 12pm on a Saturday night? All credibility as 'cafe central' in NZ totally blown.
Yeah, I was thinking that.
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Minamisanriku, before and after:
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So... thoughtcrime, basically?
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[Speaking at the ACT annual conference, Dr. Brash] insisted, however, that he was not someone who wanted to scrap the Treaty of Waitangi, saying it had been ahead of its time compared to Australia where they used to "shoot the natives".
That statement prompted one delegate to interject "let's bring it in", drawing gasps of disapproval from those sitting around him.
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Mike Moore is a bit of a lesson for everyone in the Labour party at the moment not to end your parliamentary career by rolling someone just before an election.
Well, sure, I can see that. It'd just be nice if that wasn't the only consideration, though.
Besides, it wasn't just losing the election that did Mike Moore in. His completely mental "victory" speech must have helped.
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but it hasn't become an issue
Well, now it will.
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Oh, God! You could be right, Rex.
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No chance of that during an election year.
Tell that to Geoff Palmer. ;)