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Maiden

James Wood — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:00:42 +0000

A maiden speech is much more than the first speech a Member of Parliament delivers to the House of Representatives. It is a mission statement, an introduction and a generally a tribute to the people from their electorate and to past Members who have held the seat they now sit in. (more…)

Week In Politics

Jackson and Conrad — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:00:15 +0000

Looks like we got ourselves a convoy
This week truckies around the country took to their rigs to protest a $200 increase in their road user charges, the second since 1989. Truckies indiscriminately burnt over $200 of precious diesel fuel in protest driving around main centres clogging the streets, tooting their fucking horns and making me late for brunch and Conrad angry (He wants a free ride too). (more…)

An Interview with Jordan Carter

Conrad Reyners — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:00:14 +0000

Political Reporter Conrad Reyners sat down with Labour Party hopeful Jordan Carter. They discussed economics, homosexual politics, blogging, and other interesting things. For the full interview see www.Salient.org.nz/blog

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Political Correctness in 2000 and ate, Part II of IV

Guy Armstrong — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:00:01 +0000

One group of people I am totally sick of is: You guessed it: racist white people. I can’t stand them, them and their dirty racism. So for all you non-whites, just to balance things up, and make up for the years of torment, I’ve got a joke for you: (more…)

Cool Shit From teh Interwebs

Salient — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:43 +0000

uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Bjork
“Sömetimes, when I put öranges in a circle, I think öf my thöughts and they make me laugh.” ~ Björk ön herself (more…)

Political Correctness in 2000 and ate, Part I of IV

Guy Armstrong — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:26 +0000

Now we all know the importance of being politically correct, or P(ersonal) C(omputer), as it is called in slang terminology, but the deeper questions need answering:
Which minorities is it still okay to discriminate against? Which sexist jokes are funny in the new millenium? What is the best racist joke? Which minorities annoy us the most with their constant whiney complaining bollocks? Which ethnicities, sexualities and disabilities are the best ones to laugh at? Which belief system should we all mock for being the dumbest? (more…)

National party dawgs

Jackson Wood — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:17 +0000

The group are sitting in Pravda cafe, inner city Wellington. Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, Joe Cabot and his son, “Nice Guy” Eddie are gathered around a table.

Mr. Brown discusses his comparative analysis on Kelis’ “Milkshake” being all about the dick. (more…)

America - A Little Perspective

Matthew Cunningham — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:15 +0000

Evil global corporations. Trashy tabloid magazines. The dreaded ‘McJob’. These are just some of the many responses I have heard lately to the question of the American signature on the modern world. And what do they all have in common? Well, unless you enjoy reading about the latest scandalous exploits of Lindsay Lohan and the Hilton gang, they all paint the United States in an unwaveringly negative light. This ‘negative light’ represents a very distinct trend in popular opinion these days – a trend that paints America as the evil big brother of the global community. (more…)

Bar Review

Haimona Peretini Gray — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:06 +0000

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” - Benjamin Franklin

Mighty Mighty is often the butt of harsh remarks (even by this magazine), it’s been called “a hideous reminder of how Wellington can turn something like indie rock’n’roll into a pretentious activity”, but to these I must ask… so what? (more…)

Week in Politics

Jackson Wood — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:00:06 +0000

ACC = Australian Cash Cow
This week National revealed one of their post-election plans to open up workplace accident insurance to private competition. Merrill Lynch, a company Key used to work for, released a report that suggests around about $200 million would go to Australian insurance companies if this happened. Key says they have no plans to privatise ACC, to which Helen Clark said that his promise is “not worth the paper it is written on.” (more…)