I chatted with my wife last night and when I asked this question I saw the horror on her face until I had the chance to explain my thoughts, so please give me two minutes of your time and don’t jump to the first most obvious conclusion about this post. Why is the West showing…
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A father who thought his son had died in the chemical attacks has an emotional reunion. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ACRxoFARg&w=640&h=480] Happy Father’s Day for Sunday New Zealand
DetailsLove them or hate them, support them or be repulsed by them you have to admit that yesterday in the house the National Party had a brilliant moment of Political tomfoolery at the expense of the Labour Party turning the leadership run into an X-Factor type popularity contest. Well done on whoever thought that one…
DetailsGerman students make a fake advert where a Mercedes runs over a young Hitler. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeopGkyrPmA&w=640&h=480] Mercedes are not very happy with the advert, and I wonder if it’s just that they are protecting a past customer đ
DetailsI personally like the idea of Peter Dunne’s Flexi-Super…but something is not quite sitting right with the concept. I get the impression we are hearing a collective sigh of relief that all of a sudden, someone has finally addressed the ‘issue’ with Super that everyone has been talking about for the past few years. Problem…
DetailsSo when Ken Ring from predictweather.co.nz forecast there was going to be another earthquake we got told by the scientists that you cannot predict earthquakes. Mr. Ring then had death threats against him for saying it…but now when ‘experts’ suggest it it’s seems all okay to make predictions of ‘another big jolt.’ When Mr. Ring spoke…
DetailsThe other day my wife gave me some grief for showing her what I thought was a pretty cool wedding video. I watch these things and sometimes get a little ‘moist’ in the eye region. I guess that is a little pathetic, and I guess it confirms that I am a bit of an old…
DetailsWe all know what it is about, we know all politicians do it, I’m pondering if in the next election cycle will our media serve us in demonstrating which politicians and political parties are flip-flopping for what some would say is political expedience. A couple of examples that I have come across recently. The much…
DetailsI was going to write a piece on the Pakeha Party, but I have to say that a post by Steve Tollestrup on his Facebook page has pretty much summed it up for me, so why reinvent the wheel. The Pakeha party is not a giggle. Growing this evening at a rate of 3000 per…
DetailsA story came out today about boorish fans at Eden Park yelling homophobic comments at rugby players. This may not seem to be that surprising, or even a news item, apart from the fact that Eden Park supports the actions of these fans…albeit subtly. A stretch you say. I disagree. The story so far from…
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