tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post36973369238289897..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: Tuesday, March 3, 2009: My views on news-rage, opinions, and liberalismJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-21711753829572545032009-03-07T12:12:00.000+13:002009-03-07T12:12:00.000+13:00Had to upload the video to youtube before I could ...Had to upload the video to youtube before I could link to it, but here it is. Enjoy the humble asterisk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNc7xMlkO88Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-22272709971448484102009-03-04T22:22:00.000+13:002009-03-04T22:22:00.000+13:00I'll give you a dollar not to and discuss somethin...I'll give you a dollar not to and discuss something else much more fun: Viva. I can't decide which is better, Viva or Vivawatch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-19158899989132635262009-03-04T13:30:00.000+13:002009-03-04T13:30:00.000+13:00Well, for a start, I imagine that John Stuart Mill...Well, for a start, I imagine that John Stuart Mill wouldn't have been quite so keen to kick poor people in the nuts.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-22464462414977624152009-03-04T10:18:00.000+13:002009-03-04T10:18:00.000+13:00How many people out there could really distinguish...How many people out there could really distinguish between classic liberalism and neo-liberalism? If anyone can explain it in 50 words or less, I have a nice shiny dollar that I'll donate to the charity of their choice (or the next pan handler to disrupt me on the way to lunch).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-45280974172467235102009-03-04T09:58:00.000+13:002009-03-04T09:58:00.000+13:00I never said I loved the Green Party - I have in f...I never said I loved the Green Party - I have in fact never voted for them - although I do think they generally get pretty rough treatment in the media.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-43904143457830187452009-03-04T07:33:00.000+13:002009-03-04T07:33:00.000+13:00Yes the ACT party (or at least the vast majority o...Yes the ACT party (or at least the vast majority of their members) are not liberal at all (Distinctions between classic liberal and neo-liberal just confuse the issue by the way). But your beloved (based on a former news rage piece) Green party is also not particularly representative of its supposed hue - namely environmentalism. It is stuffed full of socialists that are unashamedly anthropocentric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-32490859139558098512009-03-04T06:28:00.000+13:002009-03-04T06:28:00.000+13:00I have repeatedly murdered lots of people. In my ...I have repeatedly murdered lots of people. In my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-53131719625172808322009-03-03T17:01:00.000+13:002009-03-03T17:01:00.000+13:00Repeatedly murder?! we're not talking about Zombie...Repeatedly murder?! we're not talking about Zombies, we're talking about humansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-57001527166119673392009-03-03T16:45:00.000+13:002009-03-03T16:45:00.000+13:00I think its only possible to murder someone once.I think its only possible to murder someone once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-30851587989988465332009-03-03T16:20:00.000+13:002009-03-03T16:20:00.000+13:00do let me know which parts of 'The Rights Of Man' ...do let me know which parts of 'The Rights Of Man' say you have the right to repeatedly murder someone.<BR/><BR/>Kthxbai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-79258356224908304532009-03-03T12:54:00.000+13:002009-03-03T12:54:00.000+13:00"It is indeed an intriguing example of a situation..."It is indeed an intriguing example of a situation where both sides of an argument are spot on". Brought a tear to my eye, my stomach still hurting from guffawing so loudly. I think we should look for more of these instances when both sides of an argument are bang on target. Also the whole situation needs a name that can be included in the next oxford dictionary (surely with Newsrage).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-90386688295643606082009-03-03T12:22:00.000+13:002009-03-03T12:22:00.000+13:00Although I suppose that there were square brackets...Although I suppose that there were square brackets in the original quote, so it may have been ambiguous.<BR/><BR/>I'll allow a rematch.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-38672066794315989182009-03-03T12:21:00.000+13:002009-03-03T12:21:00.000+13:00Ah. Or, it could be that the first, uncensored tim...Ah. Or, it could be that the first, uncensored time it was me saying 'shit' - look out for the square brackets! - and the other times I was quoting the Herald, which has a policy of censoring naughty words like s***, f***, and g****. I have no such policy, but I thought I would mock theirs.<BR/><BR/>James - 1; Anonymous - 0Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-60824154855005006672009-03-03T12:04:00.000+13:002009-03-03T12:04:00.000+13:00Interesting that you chose not to asterisk out som...Interesting that you chose not to asterisk out some letters when writing shit for the first time. Consistency?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com