The ‘War’ for South Carolina is happening as I write this post. The winner of the South Carolina Primary will be the GOP nomination to go up against President Obama in November’s election, how can I say this so confidently? Every single nominee for the GOP to run for President in the past, 100% of…
DetailsThe latest news in this whole Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) is that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed the debate until Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time). Firstly so we have an understanding, these bills work together, they are ‘sister bills’, SOPA in Congress and PIPA in the Senate. The purpose…
DetailsMany people will have seen this but for those who have not this is World Junior Shotput champion Jacko Gill. In this workout video he is only 16 years of age. Be afraid competition over the next 20 years…be very afraid. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRphH_Yuzc]
DetailsToday we hear the sad news that the last remaining hope for comedians the world over has left the race to be President of the USA. In the early hours of this morning NZ time Rick Perry announced he was pulling out from the race. Comedians the world over have shed a tear, first Donald…
DetailsAnd you thought you had a hard day at work! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElER4dZSaOs]
DetailsFor a long time I have had a bit of an untested theory. I’ve come to a place where I don’t think the negative statistics in New Zealand are about race, age, gender or religion. I think they’re about poverty and the by products of poverty. Let me back up a little and give you…
DetailsThe 16 year old accused of horrific crimes to a 5 year old girl has pleaded guilty in court today. Many were annoyed and sceptical of the process that was unfolding before our eyes as another family group conference was held to ‘sort the criminal activity out’. Most roll their eyes when the mention of…
DetailsAs I sit here and write this post it is still MLK Day in America. Dr The Reverend Martin Luther King Junior is one of those men who should be revered the world over. I’ve been talking with my children in the last few days about kids that get picked on. “We are going to be…
DetailsGhandi is credited with saying it first in a modern context, or at least an unknown variant of it, but the bible is probably one of the first places you can look to a way of being judged by how we treat the dregs of society. Jesus said was speaking to two groups of people. One he…
DetailsYou may recall at the beginning of January I wrote a post on the so-called ‘Food Bill‘ with some scepticism at the reaction of some thinking things like this was the government trying to help big business copyright seeds…and other interesting claims. Now I said at the time that it was a new issue for…
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