Category Archives: Media

$100k Comic Found in Wall

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

I love old comics and have a pretty good 1960s collection of old Marvels worth a bit now I suppose. I sold my #1 edition of Fantastic Four recently for over US $800.  It can often achieve several thousands.  #1 Amazing … Continue reading →

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Gay or Guy, Will the Law Treat Them Differently?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Same time, same nation, both consensual, but the guy gets locked up. Note how the heterosexual man’s sexual activity is referred to as “predatory” but the lesbian girl’s as an “innocuous everyday occurrence.” Has sexuality politics fried our brains? Don’t … Continue reading →

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Out of Sport, into Court (Exponential Virtue in NZ).

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Balls or Baubles of Power? Fairfax is running a story about the over-credence New Zealanders give to sports achievers, elevating them above anything they really deserve. This is perhaps brought into sharp focus by the appointment of squash player Dame Susan … Continue reading →

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Aaron Gilmore & Death by TXT

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

After listening to Aaron Gilmore’s apology yesterday (which cannot have been easy) and subsequent developments, I just don’t believe him anymore.  He is more interested in saving face (an ego issue) than the truth.  He has spun what happened several … Continue reading →

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Gilmore to Make Statement

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Beleagued List MP Aaron Gilmore will make  a statement at parliament tomorrow morning at 9.15am, so that would be before the caucus meeting.  It seems like either: a) he is going, perhaps with some coercion from colleagues, or b) will … Continue reading →

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Gilmore & National’s Dilemma

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

My bit over at Stuff (full article here) but you read it all here first at coNZv.  Gilmore, Grandeur, Acts, ACT & Govt. Stability

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Bolger would not have gone in to Afghanistan (Bolger #4) Final.

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Bolger #3 The Bolger Interview #2 The Bolger Interview #1 Former NZ prime minister Jim Bolger says the current economic approach over the last few decades has been across the political board but has not been that successful.  Britain is going backwards, dependent on … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Aaron Gilmore

This song says it all. If you Clash with John Key, ya gotta go NOW.

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Aaron’s Contradictory Apologies

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I don’t wish ‘Christchurch or is it Wellington’ List MP Aaron Gilmore any ill-will (he’s likeable), but he’s a parliamentarian from my patch, and there are real issues of truth and integrity here.  I’ve posted just days ago about accountability … Continue reading →

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The Gilmore Thing Gets Legs (He’s Gone)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

My good friends at Keeping Stock are breaking another story, this time from one of the Hammer Springs party with Gilmore on the Saturday night (instead of at the conference dinner, tsk tsk); namely, lawyer Andrew Riches (who I know locally) … Continue reading →

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