http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/surrogate-mother-mj-s-son-mexican-nurse-2909417
The headline says it all.....or are we questioning if this son really was Michael Jackson's? Spooky.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Taking a stand for the things that really.....hang on, what?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10589456
I admire the Pathos, but one gets the feeling that of all the things Dr Smith could end up with on his conscience as speaker of the house, this may rank at the shallow end. Comes as a response to public outrage over MP's travel expenses in light of the current climate of doom and gloom and swine flu.
See what you think :)
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I admire the Pathos, but one gets the feeling that of all the things Dr Smith could end up with on his conscience as speaker of the house, this may rank at the shallow end. Comes as a response to public outrage over MP's travel expenses in light of the current climate of doom and gloom and swine flu.
See what you think :)
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Sorry about the links....
Looks like you'll have to copy & paste them for now. My apologies, I'm new to this whole thing & simply importing the link doesn't seem to work!
Ahh well, we shall persevere
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Ahh well, we shall persevere
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But...but...but....you PROMISED!!!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10590145
That's right, former MP's have been pushed around for too long & they're not gonna take it anymore!!. Unless it's a 90% travel subsidy. That they will take.
Immediate impressions whilst reading this were twofold.
Firstly - what do you mean there's an organisation that represents 140 former MP's. What the heck for? What do they do now anyway? Are they such an oppressed minority in New Zealand that they need this type of representation? Poor kittens.
Second thing is how said representatives always try to paint themselves as victims on the same scale as those suffering from the upcoming Telecom redundancies. "It's nothing to do with us being greedy, bloated plutocrats, oh no, it's the PRINCIPLE of the thing" Yeah, we fear the very roots of democracy shall be severed if you can no longer cruise around the world at a 90% discount.
Hmmmm I'm suddenly reminded of the old maxim about sarcasm being the lowest form of wit....sorry.
What stands out to me as I mull it over a little more is another issue entirely. I have no problem with travel perks & the importance of honouring a contracts. It's more a matter of how out of touch these people have become. There was a time when each of these former MP's were regarded as civil servants. Currently you have a nation of scared, hurting, 'recessioned' people, who naturally feel that if this is a season for them tightening their belts, surely those they once elected should follow suit, even if just for a little while.
Might be too much to hope for kids, but it's a lovely thought :)
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That's right, former MP's have been pushed around for too long & they're not gonna take it anymore!!. Unless it's a 90% travel subsidy. That they will take.
Immediate impressions whilst reading this were twofold.
Firstly - what do you mean there's an organisation that represents 140 former MP's. What the heck for? What do they do now anyway? Are they such an oppressed minority in New Zealand that they need this type of representation? Poor kittens.
Second thing is how said representatives always try to paint themselves as victims on the same scale as those suffering from the upcoming Telecom redundancies. "It's nothing to do with us being greedy, bloated plutocrats, oh no, it's the PRINCIPLE of the thing" Yeah, we fear the very roots of democracy shall be severed if you can no longer cruise around the world at a 90% discount.
Hmmmm I'm suddenly reminded of the old maxim about sarcasm being the lowest form of wit....sorry.
What stands out to me as I mull it over a little more is another issue entirely. I have no problem with travel perks & the importance of honouring a contracts. It's more a matter of how out of touch these people have become. There was a time when each of these former MP's were regarded as civil servants. Currently you have a nation of scared, hurting, 'recessioned' people, who naturally feel that if this is a season for them tightening their belts, surely those they once elected should follow suit, even if just for a little while.
Might be too much to hope for kids, but it's a lovely thought :)
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Un-recessioned!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10589954
Turns out you CAN swim up stream! Nice to see some leadership on how to beat the house - BECOME the house!
Turns out you CAN swim up stream! Nice to see some leadership on how to beat the house - BECOME the house!
A rose by any other name...
For the purposes of future posting, I propose the introduction of a new verb into the english language
Recessioned (verb): to have be the subject of recession motivated behaviour, either directly or indirectly, resulting in a loss of status, quality of life, dignity, or all of the above.
Recessioned (verb): to have be the subject of recession motivated behaviour, either directly or indirectly, resulting in a loss of status, quality of life, dignity, or all of the above.
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