Tag Politics

i blame george

less than 24 hours until george w is on his way back to a retirement filled with brush clearing, so i’m taking this last chance to blame him for an troubling miscarriage of justice. in our previous visits to new…

a new leader for the nation

[ed. new entries below] obama and the us elections are so two days ago – the nz elections are the big news of the day. new zealand grants voting right to permanent residents after their first year, so the jboss…

civics 101

since we’re 15 to 18 hours ahead of most of the us (i guess we have to acknowledge alaska and hawaii given their role in the current election), the results of the elections started flowing in at 1 in the…

the voters in america pause and take note

ok, sure, 237 newpapers have already endorsed obama, but a late development that will surely push any remaining undecided voters over the line… … the wellington dominion post has officially endorsed barack obama for president of the united states. Editorial:…

vote for me

somewhat overshadowed by the circus in the states, new zealand will be heading to polls on november 8th after a 3 week campaign cycle. here you get 2 votes: one for your local member of parliament and one for a…

trust me, this is for your own good

significant progress since i’ve been back in wellington. last week i had an appointment at the fracture clinic to meet a local orthopedic and have my staples (33!) removed – and today i went to my first physio appointment. i’m…

dirty tricks

we are nearing an election in new zealand so the level of political theatre is rising. the national party (more conservative) led by john key is currently ahead in the polls and on track to beat the labour party (more…

ok – i guess some folks feel a bit stronger

the biggest homegrown pizza chain is called “hell pizza.” everything about them is quite irreverent – their signature pizzas are names after the 7 deadly sins and their advertising is always pushing the envelope a bit. this one got some…