10 June 2019
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lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019Why bother interviewing,guests Duncan Garner,you are the master of overtalking,and ruin every interview.Duncan let them say more than 2 words before asking the next question…..please
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019Tova O’Brien pretending only Reid Research did a poll.
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019Simon a no show on AM,sulking….
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019What could he credibly say that would make it any better that two polls that come out so wildly different in party support indications that they’re both useless both manage to agree that so is he.
It was excruciating enuf watching Paula pretend that it doesn’t matter & that he has the National Parliamentary team’s full support.
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019Tova O’B’s spiteful comments on 3 just now were a disgrace and totally lacking in objectivity.
She accused National (at length) of sticking their fingers in their ears and going lalalalala….it was a childish display of personal spite and was completely uncalled for.
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019Jess Mutch-MacKay was on 1news again tonight pretending only Colmar Brunton did a poll yesterday.
Pete George
/ 10th June 2019I saw that, it makes a mockery of polls and news.
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Polls are propriatry news…you have to say Newshub poll.
They aren’t going to say that
Anyway both Newshub and onenews polls have a majority for no legalisation of cannabis.
Reality check for those who werent in touch with reality
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019They aren’t going to say that
Making themselves look stupid or ignorant is more important?
Corky
/ 10th June 2019What happens when you fix something that ain’t broke. Worse, when others tell you it’s broke and you listen to them. Idiots.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/113341367/new-zealand-rugby-bungles-latest-stage-of-crusaders-brand-review
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019Much ado about nothing and stale news.
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Gee you mean their trademark had a medieval knight with sword and helmet,
That was all about what?
Crusades were always a designation for Religious Wars of the period , first described as such about 1740
Time to find another catchy name…maybe something relating to rugby, South island
Blazer
/ 10th June 2019new improved Paula performed well on Garner’s show.
She has insincerity down to a fine art.
Zip it sweetie is a contender.
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019No matter what Nationals minions post, nothing affects Jacinda Ardern
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019She was thrown by the KiwiBuild debacle and the Youth Camp fiasco….among other things. She flounders and uses weasel words, or resorts to childish name-calling.
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019SHE IS THE PM and you post on PGs blog…her toilets better than yours just saying
Kitty Catkin
/ 11th June 2019You haven’t seen my dunny or hers.
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019She’s looking very drawn these days; she looks older and plainer.
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Housing problems never affected national in the polls….prices went through the roof…new builds were very slow to even match those of 10 years before despite migrant taps being turned on. Police budget frozen , road policing budget slashed so less traffic cops.
All meant nothing
Zedd
/ 10th June 2019I have been wading through the OIA cabinet paper on the ‘reeferendum’ (released 7/5/19) by Mr Little’s office
Very detailed.. good stuff
BUT: it makes it clear that ‘decrim.’ (whatever that means) is NOT on the agenda & a NO vote will only give us the ‘status quo’
I actually dont like the word ‘legalise’ (which is reportedly what they, intend to use in the Y/N question ?) as it is often seen as too broad. The words they do mention in the document ‘Legally Regulated’ (strict list of rules.. not ‘anything goes’) is preferable (IMHO)
NEEDS; much more public input.
btw: I read that Ken Morgan (aka Dakta Green) – ex-Natl Candidate, is talking about a legal court injunction; to stop it going ahead.. perhaps showing his true colours; ‘our way or the highway’ (typical Tory). He says he does not want Govt. laying down the law or ‘Big Cannabis’.. maybe he should actually, open his eyes, ears & mind ?
Zedd
/ 10th June 2019TV1 news; a poll just released shows 52% now will vote ‘NO’ to ‘Legalise MARIJUANA’ (the words the journos. were constantly using).
BTW: The Reeferendum is on ‘regulating Cannabis’. Just shows how easily some are swung by negative propaganda/divisive words ?!
Most recent polls showed about 60% supported ‘Law reform’, not ‘Status quo’ ??
oh dear.. how sad. I think it is time that, this Govt. actually stopped ‘laying down the law’ & started allowing Public forum/input (as they stated)
Zedd
/ 10th June 2019BUT; it is a Colmar/Brunton poll; that still have Natl ahead of Labour too
go figure ?
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Newshub poll also shows No vote well ahead of Yes to legalise
Pipe dreams are over old sock…
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Decriminalise is passing through parliament now, well the treatment side, no free lunch for pot heads
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019PG you run a well controlled blog(no one runs around naked)but the host of”ysb” has a defamation death wish with lots of posts but a very small pool including chuck bird..but im sure the PMs legal team are waiting to pounce….just saying
Pascal
You could rewrite his piece, replacing Trump with Ardern and the right events for here and not lose the tone of the opinion piece.
How would you get that published though?
60June 10, 2019 8:08 am
Editor
Editor
Write it on here.
Do it Pascal, i love rightwing blood on the courtroom defamation floor….lurcher1948,LETS DO IT
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019This upset the countries righties…. RIGHTWING STUPIDS he doesnt run NZ….wait under national….who knows
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/113307000/im-not-the-queen-so-i-dont-have-to-be-polite-to-donald-trump
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019I read that this morning.
What a fool the man is; thinking that jets go so fast that they become invisible, using 9/11 to boast (lie) that now HE had the tallest building and saying that asbestos would have saved the World Trade Centre.
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019Why does Brian Tamaki wear five stars ? Is he a General now ?
He is slagging off Muslims again.
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019What’s he saying?
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019The usual meaningless babble about NZ values & their religion not being ours.
I have yet to be harangued in the street by a Muslim fundie.
lurcher1948
/ 10th June 2019Kitty,Tamaki is a 5 star scam artist, you get stars with your skills at bushit fooling DUMB really DUMB Maoris and islanders,stars are how much you can rip the stupids off, the more stars, your better rip off skills
Kitty Catkin
/ 10th June 2019(larfing too much to answer this & wishing that I’d thought of it )
Zedd
/ 10th June 2019I dont think Tamaki really knows what he wants to be: calls himself a bishop, dresses like a ‘Hells angel’ & is now wanting to get his wife (& others) into politics ?
I think its called ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ ??
😀
Duker
/ 10th June 2019I pointed out at the time Horizon survey, it wasnt a random selected poll at all.
What are you rambling about ‘reform’. The question will be yes/no to legalised cannabis
Even Horizon self selecting survey said the same (latest horizon numbers are only 52% in favour…..hahahaha)
‘Cannabis referendum would pass comfortably, according to poll ‘
Law reform was metely the wording of greens labour agreement
Gezza
/ 10th June 2019Jacinda Ardern announces in a couple of video clip sound bites on 1news that our ISF training personnel are all coming home from Iraq in a phased withdrawal by mid-2020 as they’re not needed there any more.
Simon gets a 1 one second video sound bite: “It’s the wrong decision”.
Hopeless. No idea when to just shut up or to say – “yep, we agree.”
Duker
/ 10th June 2019Didn’t Simon get the memo from Trump: ISIS has been defeated.