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It’s What I Do
Donald Fagen, keyboardist and lead singer for Steely Dan, wrote these lyrics referencing Ray Charles who liked the ladies and had a reputation for getting the “sugar”. Plenty of men find that money, power or success secures the “sugar” from willing women – there is nothing new here, and at the
Mike Hosking & the PM on the JAG letter
By William Felt Mike: The Julie Anne Genter letter to Phil Twyford. Do you know what’s in it? PM: ah im argh haven’t seen it. But it’s not unusual that argh umm you know there will be decisions over whether or not documents should be released that
‘Go Away’ Money or Buying Loyalty?
Is Scott Morrison handing out half a billion dollars in “go-away” money? Or buying Pacific loyalty? Of course, it would impolite to tell the blunt truth these days. Instead, it’s being diplomatically described as “climate change funding”. Scott Morrison will announce $500 million in climate change funding when
Are the Greens in Disarray?
Jeanette Fitzsimons was once described as the most respected person in parliament, which was an honour indeed for someone who was really only ever a minor player in the political game. Still, in the days when she and a tartan bow-tied Rod Donald sat in the house, both were
National Cannot Take Botany for Granted
This photo was taken at a public meeting in Botany yesterday. Botany is an electorate where Jami-Lee Ross holds a very strong majority. National party people like to brag about how good their ground game is and they seem to think that they will win the Botany electorate off
Tuesday Nightcap
What is the worldview driving some people to call President Trump’s tweets about congressman Eljiah Cummings and Baltimore racist? And why are they downplaying some of the factual realities described in Trump’s tweets? How, in the view of Heather Mac Donald, do victim mentality, intersectionality, and identity politics
‘The Hunt’ Movie Is Insane… But Media & Celebrities Won’t Stop Lying, Radicalizing & Hating
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The Most Unexpected ‘Suicide’ in History
One of the many black jokes doing the rounds of social media in the wake of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s death is a meme stating, “If you’re surprised Jeff Epstein committed suicide, imagine how surprised he was”. Black conservative Charisse Lane joked on Twitter that Epstein “hung himself
Biden’s Big, Dumb Mouth Exposes the Left’s Bias
Poor ol’ Grandpa Joe Biden: it seems he only stops groping children in order to jam his smartly-polished brown wingtips in his senescent gob. This is, after all, the guy who, during a political rally, told Senator Chuck Graham, “Stand up, Chuck, let ’em see you”. Chuck Graham is
Let’s Not Forget Why the Prisoners are In Prison
Sensible Sentencing Trust We cannot forget that 71% of prisoners are incarcerated for homicide or other violent crime The Waitangi Tribunal report released on Monday, found that the 2010 law change was inconsistent with Treaty principles and led to significant prejudice against Maori. The Tribunal said the Crown advice to
Abortion: The Political Class Talks to Itself
As New Zealand goes through its current abortion debate, Kiwis can perhaps take some cold comfort that, across the Tasman, a very similar debate is being played out in the Australian state of New South Wales. Just as in New Zealand, the debate is no less contentious nor short of
Mayor’s Spending ‘Frivolous & Irresponsible’
The Taxpayers’ Union has revealed that Tim Shadbolt the Mayor of Invercargill has racked up $147,243 in mayoral expenses since late 2016. They claim that Shadbolt has shown fiscal irresponsibility by spending large amounts of money on frivolous or personal things. Seven different times, his card was used for
The Right and Left Views of Ihumatao
Are the political Right called the Right because nine times out of ten they are? I think history would prove that correct. The way the situation at Ihumatao is being handled is a case in point. Here are two viewpoints from the Right. Simon Bridges has the view that Jacinda