News that the BFD blog and its customers and commenters are under police “surveillance” should not come as a surprise. Like most of our public institutions, Police in NZ have been politicized for some time, but especially so since “Cuddles” Coster became Commissioner. As many have already pointed out, the issue here is not the […]
A core principle of journalism is a willingness to protect the weak from the powerful, and to always hold those in power to account. When journalists start working for the powerful, they forfeit their right to be called such, and are no longer part of that profession. They become propagandists. Unfortunately, most journalists today fall […]
National die-hards are flat out cheering for their “renewed” party, and who can blame them? Of course Christopher Luxon would make a “better” PM than Jacinda Ardern. Of course National would form a “better” government than Labour. However the reality is National has been taken over by a group of politically naïve liberals, (with the […]
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Have a good break and thank you for the opportunity to participate.
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Have a great break, Red. I’m thrilled you’ve been back blogging again, and as Mr Blobby said, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the conversation.
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What GG and Blobby said. I enjoy your insights and commentary.
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Enjoying the new blog! It does well to pick up the slack of so much of the NZ-centred internet media.
Have a great Easter.
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Happy Easter Redbaiter – I echo the comments above.
Good blog posts and great bunch of commentators always worth reading. Sure beats having to “do battle” with jerks like Grief & The Hoodoo Man over on KB.
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Keep up the good work Red, NZ needs true progressives; those who see that the place is heading in the wrong direction, turn around, and try a better path, which in the end will be the conservative path.
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Have a great Easter Break, Redbaiter. Happy Easter
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Thanks, also.
Keep it up, we know its consuming, but someone has to do it and you’re a pro!
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Hope you all had a great Easter.
Thanks so much for the encouragement guys and girls. You don’t know what it means to me.
Your comments on any issue are always greatly appreciated too.
EAD- You’re right about Kommieblog. Had a look at Mondays GD tonight. The usual Kommies and loons flooding the place. Just a complete and utter madhouse. You could count the sane people there on your fingers and toes.
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The real filth came out in the comments following ProgBlogger Farrar’s breathless wittering on Barry’s capitulation to the Mad Mullahs in Tehran. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much Israel-hatred – I know Kiwis are generally a well-indoctrinated group of progressive sheep, but I’d no idea there was so much stupid on the question of Israel!
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Yes, Kiwiblog is so often most appallling (along with Whaleoil) for the assumption they represent anti-left wing thinking in NZ politics.
There are some great people on Twitter Gantt. If my spirits flag I find a quick look at Twitter will revive them. Along with the commenters who come here and or frequent Crusader Rabbit or Terry’s blog, they are fighting the good fight and fight it so well. I suggest you follow these girls if you don’t already-
@Joholmesblog @SarahRoseNZ @A_M_Perez
Funny how much of the fight the women carry. I suspect they are frustrated that men are not speaking out strongly enough.
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I was already following SarahRose, but thanks for the tips about Jo Holmes and A M Perez.
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