“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” These words were said in anger by Henry II at his castle in Normandy in 1170 about his friend Thomas Beckett, who had been Chancellor but was now Archbishop of Canterbury. Four knights crossed the channel and dispatched the ‘turbulent priest’
The Red Queen featured in worldwide news last Monday when The New York Times reported that Ardern had finally ‘Given up the Ghost’ on her ‘Elimination Strategy’ for Covid 19. Similar reports appeared in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail. The ‘Fairy Princess’ had to leave the ball early or
The Princess seems to have lost her sparkle lately, so much so that Claire Trevett of the NZ Herald is speculating she could do a ‘Key’ and resign in office. Even the Emmerson cartoon focuses on who could fit into her shoes. Labour don’t want the next ‘Carousel’ of
Many a politician or their ilk has been ‘wasted’ on Newshub Nation by Tova O’Brien so Judith Collins was right to be wary of suffering the same fate when asked to go on Nation. She said ‘Not Tova’, and Tova crowed about this comment on Newshub. Anyway a compromise
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern strode into the Karangahape Saloon letting the batwing doors swing behind her. She ordered a RED~EYE (whisky) from the barperson and groaned. “Trotsky Comrade I’m in it up to my neck. I should have warned Siouxsie about the ‘Banshee Woman’ from Irish mythology who
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern checked the Karangahake Saloon to make sure ‘Cowgirl Collins’ wasn’t around and said to the bar-person Trotsky, “I’ll have RED-EYE (whisky) Comrade.” She confided to Trotsky. “First I lose Middle Earth, then it’s Middle New Zealand, now I’ve Lost the
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern flew into the Karangahape Saloon, the doors banging behind her. She said to the bar person, “Trotsky, I’ll have a RED-EYE (whisky) Comrade. “My 1 p.m. Daily Announcement from the Dear Leader has turned into the ‘Comedy Hour’. “Chippie’s’ Comedic Routine was
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern tied her horse ‘Marx’ to the rail outside the Karangahape Saloon and made her way through the dim light up to the bar. “Barperson, I’ll have a RED-EYE (whisky). Evangelical Morrison has really stuck his didgeridoo in this time. He said I live in
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern limped into the saloon. Her Horse ‘Marx’ had just ‘taken the Knee’ in the polls and HDPA was saying she had ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and was ‘faking it till she made it.’ Ardern: I’ll have a shot of RED-eye (whiskey) barperson. Have you seen my
Is some of the Fairy Dust coming off our ‘Princess’? Facebook is usually where Our Dear Leader cements her popularity but not after the “Howl of Protest” up and down the country on Friday 16 July when Ardern presented Live. For the first time, there were plenty of “angry faces”
Claire Trevett (NZ Herald) says, “the Ute is just the vehicle for a bigger message.” Has our Dear Leader (Ardern) got the message yet? The Farmers’ Parade was not a Santa’s Parade this year as unfortunately the Grinch was not giving out presents, but rather taking them. A howl
Superwoman Tova seems to get a “stunned mullet” reaction from interviewees on Newshub Nation. This week it was “big fish” Paul Hunt, the Human Rights Commissioner, who was squirming out of the fry-pan trying to avoid Tova’s taser like beam. He, like Justice Minster Faafoi, couldn’t or
Has Tova O’Brien taken on the character of “Lady Macbeth?” Tall dark and menacing and capable of coming in for the kill? Lady Macbeth was the instigator of the machinations behind the demise of King Duncan in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”. An interview with Tova O’Brien is like
Rumour has it that Trump is supposed to be back by August. If you make a comparison of Trump to Emperor Augustus who ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD, there are similarities. Emperor Augustus was one of the most effective and controversial figures in human history. His name was
Chris Trotter has got Scott Morrison dancing with the Evangelicals. Would he rather he danced with the devil? Trotter thinks the Book of Revelation has got a lot to do with the Coalition’s foreign policy in standing up to China over various issues like the origin of Covid and
A meme based on a picture featuring a bare-chested Hunter smoking crack has appeared full size outside a Nashville gas station saying, “Hope gas prices don’t get too high.” Trump has said that soon Russia and the Middle East will be making a fortune in oil and that
