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Tag Archives: election 2011
Hungover predictions for 2011-14
In rough order from “somewhat probable” to “QoT’s wishful thinking”: Key muddles along until 2013, then bows out claiming his work is done to allow someone (fuck knows who) to lead National into the 2014 election. ACT gets absorbed into … Continue reading
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Tagged election 2011, Greens, john key is an indefinite article, labour, we are so fucked
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Bugger our electoral laws
No blogs I read allowed political comments yesterday, because our electoral law is an outdated piece of crap which probably served us OK in the days when “political statements” were restricted to newspaper editorials and hoardings. These days? Sorry, everyone, … Continue reading
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Tagged media, advertising, law, we are so fucked, election 2011, social media
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Election 2011 recommended reading
LudditeJourno has done the hard yards reading (or trying in vain to locate) the different parties’ women’s policies. Mr Wainscotting has a public service announcement about some of the breathtakingly shitty things current, and probably continuing, National MPs have said … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, act, election 2011, fucking Tories, gender issues, Greens, labour, queer folk, recommended reading
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Quickhit: election squick edition
In the mall, Mr Key gets a mixed reaction. The usual adoring punters, especially women, are photographed with him and often get a rub on the back in return as they pose for the camera. I can’t pinpoint why this … Continue reading
Telling campaign material quote of the day
[Trigger warning: violence against children, murder] From a Conservative Party leaflet rife with other goodies like “changes to alliances … should only be done after careful consideration” and “It’s fact that quality time, baby with mother (or sometimes dad), in … Continue reading
Quickhit: best Election 2011 press release title (so far)
From Stephen Berry, former Libz deputy leader, veteran of many, many, many elections: Mana: The McGillicuddy Serious of Hate It’s a thing of beauty, innit?
Guest post: Phil Goff’s balls
Now up at The Standard and reproduced below for those who choose not to tread there. Guts. Backbone. Chutzpah. Grit. Will. Vision. Courage. The one thing all of these words have in common is that Phil Goff could quite easily … Continue reading
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Tagged election 2011, fuck bloke culture, fuck you i won't do what you tell me, gender issues, goff, guest post, i'm not angry i'm just disappointed, labour, language, leftwing douchebags, own your shit, part of the problem, realpolitik, They are The Standard they are many
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Lament of the Gen Y
Just left the tiniest of rants on this post at The Standard and wanted to save it for posterity. As I say in it, I do appreciate that saving is a thing Kiwis are bad at, and god knows as … Continue reading
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Tagged consumerism, election 2011, gen y, labour, money money money, They are The Standard they are many
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Quickhit: guest post at The Standard
Not half as inflammatory as my usual offerings! But I ponder, what if Epsom & Ohariu were Northland & Te Tai Tonga?
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Tagged election 2011, guest post, MMP, They are The Standard they are many, thought experiment
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Not a good look
October 3, post by Eddie on The Standard: Key broke law on radio show Prime Minister Moonbeam clearly broke the law on Friday on the radio show that he chose to run instead of dealing with the downgrade crisis. The … Continue reading
