Chris Carter really is a pedantic poof. He posted this press release which waffles on and on. A shorter more meaningful Chris Carter in press release to Angela Merkel would be:

“I am from Labour. We want to congratulate you Madame Chancellor. You are a woman. This is good. But it would have been better if the SPD won instead.”

What on earth would Germany’s embassy convey to Merkel? Let’s imagine the reply from Merkel back to Carter.

“Thanks. I am a woman. That is good. I hear your balls are squeezed into a lemon shape for games.  Best, Angela”

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From Red Alert – Not only is their step-granny a Labour MP, with names like Chance and Chay these two little wallabies don’t have a hope.

I’m off to Australia this week, with partner John, to meet his two new grandsons, Chance and Chay (yes, well they are Australians) and so John can meet for just the second time his two-year old granddaughter, Mala  – (and before you ask, we’re paying).

Because I can never separate the personal from the politics, I’ve made a list of things to look into including :

1. Why Australian cleaners are now paid $21 an hour when ours are still paid $12.55, when they’re employed by the same contractors.
2. What Rudd has done differently to Key to end the recession earlier and with lower unemployment than NZ.
3. Why increasing workers’ rights in Australia is not seen as reducing productivity or harmful to business when in New Zealand it’s seen as the opposite.
4. How many firms have really gone bust because they have to pay the same minimum redundancy pay I am proposing in my Redundancy Protection Bill.
5. What’s happening with the National Transport Commission report that said that excessive client power and poor pay and conditions for truck drivers were a major cause of the high levels of deaths and injuries on Australian roads – and whether Joyce should take note.
6. What forms of contracting arrangements for independent contractors do they have that give them more rights and collective bargaining power.

Should be a great trip!  I’ll send photos.

I wouldn’t be sending photos or doing those other things, I’d spend time convincing the care-givers of these two the errors of their ways in naming their kids. They may well befaill the pox that is Silly First Name Syndrome, mind you if Darien spends a lot of time hugging and kissing them she may catch it.

Just one more random question though. Do customs in Australia allow smack through in your luggage or does it have to be bought local?

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The new cellphone ban law will prohibit the use of the cellphone as a navigation device even if mounted on the dash of your car in acradle.

This sort of namby-pamby bullshit was supposed to end with the change of government but it just rolls on as officials just don’t seem to get it.

Just to clarify, it is alright to have a mapbook open on your lap but not ok to use the GPS navigation function on your smart phone with audible directions.

This is stupid law that is unworkable. Why not ban the eating of hot meat pies, the smoking of cigarettes and the drinking of coffee while we are at it as they have caused far more accidents than the use of cellphones?

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Here’s why Len Brown would make a lousy mayor of Auckland. He can’t get the rubbish collected properly – for two weeks a revolting unhygienic mess was spread all over a local park next to residential housing.

If he can’t keep his own backyard clean in Manukau, how can Waitakere or North Shore trust him to get basic things right like rubbish collection?

Maybe Len’s too busy thinking of free swimming pools, Maori Seats and how Sue Bradford could use our rates to fund unemployment benefits to care about basic council services like rubbish.

Look on the bright side though – even the rats get social housing under Len Brown!

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I wasn’t supposed to blog on this till tomorrow but since Cr. Bhatnagar has it plastered on his Facebook wall I see no reason not to now.

The daft draft Auckland City Officers’ liquor policy to be withdrawn.

Draft Liquor Policy to be withdrawn

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With the astonishing news that Len Brown has endorsed Sue Bradford for a spot on the Super City Council he has effectively given his own faltering campaign a massive heart attack.

His stock on iPredict has already fallen 7.55%. Meanwhile Banksie’s stock is on the rise. If I had stock in Brown I’d be dumping it before the six o’clock news hits.

As the news filters out it looks like Len Brown’s campaign will flat-line and the moment he endorsed Sue Bradford was essentially when his campaign had the fatal heart attack.

The campaign may well be on life support from now until the actual election. If Mike Lee now puts his name forward for Mayor then the left will be at war with each other and trust me the blood will flow.

Conor Roberts must have had the day off and Len Brown had a rush of shit to the brains to mouth off about Sue Bradford. There will be much yelling in Ivory Towers of the Manukau City Council tomorrow morning when the new makes it to the major dailies and is all over the news tonight at 6pm.

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Just unreal. So much for the Mayor for All Auckland. Most of Auckland would be revulsion at  Sue Bradford in charge of a major portfolio or even the deputy mayoralty. So Len Brown is claiming he is independent and could work with anyone yet when push comes to shove he is openly backing the most divisive left wing politician in the country, looks like a setup to me.

Len Brown has effectively endorsed Sue Bradford to stand for a super city position
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Len Brown says he would relish the opportunity to work alongside Sue Bradford on the Auckland Super City Council.

The Manukau mayor has thrown his hat into the ring to lead the new local body, and says the Green MP would make a great councillor.

Mr Brown says he enjoys Ms Bradford’s company and thinks she is a great leader. He says while people have mixed views about the anti-smacking campaigner, she is totally genuine.

Mr Brown says Ms Bradford has a continuing role to play in politics, and is young and active enough to do so. Len Brown says he was sad when he learnt Sue Bradford was standing down from Parliament.

This will drive a stake right through the already wobbly heart of Len Brown’s campaign for the Mayoralty of a Super City his own council and he opposed.

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Very Robust. Check out this video where a AK-47 that has been buried for 18 years and rusted up has oil poured over it and then used no problem at all. hat tip The Firearm Blog

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10 days ago I blogged about a fella who can’t get a stomach stapling operation because he got a letter from the Capital and Coat DHB saying it was because he was a man.

Now the MSM repeaters at the DomPost have finally caught up with the story and do you think they mention that it was first posted here? Not bloody likely.

No wonder we call them repeaters.

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I’ve long thought that posts where you list links to other stuff were the product of a lazy blogger. And so here is my list;

Oswald Bastable posts some jokes. Spending a considerable time in South Auckland I’m not sure they are jokes however.

He also posts on a light sentence for a baby killer. This may well be a simple case of Silly First Name Syndrome as well.

Heine has some actually very reasonable random thoughts.

Isn’t Trevor Mallard looking all “leader-ish”. Oh and Trevor if you want to know about anti-money laundering I am happy to spend a few hours with you educating you about the real issues rather than trying to paint Bill English in that way. Honestly, I probably know more about anti-money laundering than anyone else in New Zealand. I’m not blowing my own trumpet but if you want to have a meaningful discussion on money laundering rather than playing silly buggers in parliament then I am happy to help. Oh and why did you not speak up about Philip Field’s real and proven corruption at the time?

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