How can a pooh... whiff around the political scene for such a long time and still smell of roses????
Time is is ticking and Winston's career is on the line. Will there be the cleansing delivery of true hard fact or will the tale of woe continue until Winston is no more?
Somehow........ in his time, he'll make us wait until most of us can't remember the initial issue and Rodney Hide changes from that yellow jacket to a more sombre black.
Politicians open their lives and actions to scrutiny. Winston is fast learning that throwing stones in glass houses is seldom advisable.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tony Veitch is an unlucky bugger!
Hell, what a witch hunt!
The nasty little secret seeps out and "Tony nice guy" becomes "Tony the terrible" overnight.
Disowned by colleagues, ridiculed by the NZ "A" list... Matthew Ridge... who the hell and the righteous lobby groups baying for blood.
The police have finally charged him, seven counts, and we can't wait to put him away and pay for his upkeep for a couple of years....
However, what about the "Lionman" who abused his missus and still has a much loved telly programme, that rugger fella who broke his girl friends jaw, Jimmy Cowan charged with multiple accounts of assault, the recent spate of All Black drink drivers... Those guys still have their jobs and future.
Veitch has no job and at the rate things are going, no future.
Yes, he needs to be accountable what he has done is shocking, but he's paid compensation, had counseling, and fessed up now on national tv. What is a reasonable outcome?
We've now had police withdrawn from other investigations (I believe Auckland still has at least 3 unsolved murders), to investigate the retrospective issue and lay charges. However, now that they have got to the bottom of it and charged him, we still have to go through a trial and that's an even greater cost to the nation.
I wonder what legal advice Tony and the ex received when they made the compensation deal???? Was if for the benefit of both or the laywers brokering the deal. I'm sure they are now raking in a little more in the defense of Veitch and supporting the new legal actions of the ex...
Lalalalalalalalaaaaa.... lets keep wasting resource, throw way the key and keep him unproductive and draining social services $$$$$$ for as long as possible.
The nasty little secret seeps out and "Tony nice guy" becomes "Tony the terrible" overnight.
Disowned by colleagues, ridiculed by the NZ "A" list... Matthew Ridge... who the hell and the righteous lobby groups baying for blood.
The police have finally charged him, seven counts, and we can't wait to put him away and pay for his upkeep for a couple of years....
However, what about the "Lionman" who abused his missus and still has a much loved telly programme, that rugger fella who broke his girl friends jaw, Jimmy Cowan charged with multiple accounts of assault, the recent spate of All Black drink drivers... Those guys still have their jobs and future.
Veitch has no job and at the rate things are going, no future.
Yes, he needs to be accountable what he has done is shocking, but he's paid compensation, had counseling, and fessed up now on national tv. What is a reasonable outcome?
We've now had police withdrawn from other investigations (I believe Auckland still has at least 3 unsolved murders), to investigate the retrospective issue and lay charges. However, now that they have got to the bottom of it and charged him, we still have to go through a trial and that's an even greater cost to the nation.
I wonder what legal advice Tony and the ex received when they made the compensation deal???? Was if for the benefit of both or the laywers brokering the deal. I'm sure they are now raking in a little more in the defense of Veitch and supporting the new legal actions of the ex...
Lalalalalalalalaaaaa.... lets keep wasting resource, throw way the key and keep him unproductive and draining social services $$$$$$ for as long as possible.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Bog at work!
We have a newly renovated bog... toilet for the more polite.
The ultimate in 5 Star improvement, we were told.
2 1/2 weeks of labour, inconvenience ( we had to fight Geni staff for access to theirs three levels down the stair well). I think a positive of the arrangement was that I started to lose a little weight with the effort of the return climb.
What to we get for our upgrade buck??? New tiles and a paint job. The buggers reused all the old fittings just spruced things up a little from burnt orange to beige!
It still looks like your standard school toilet, even with a chubby hole for the bucket and mop.
We're a little fortunate really as we do have toilet brushes allocated to each cubicle.
But why......? We still have deposits and poo slides left for viewing. They could have saved some cash by not providing them.
Would someone kindly remind the End User that when their crap sticks... use the brush provided.
The ultimate in 5 Star improvement, we were told.
2 1/2 weeks of labour, inconvenience ( we had to fight Geni staff for access to theirs three levels down the stair well). I think a positive of the arrangement was that I started to lose a little weight with the effort of the return climb.
What to we get for our upgrade buck??? New tiles and a paint job. The buggers reused all the old fittings just spruced things up a little from burnt orange to beige!
It still looks like your standard school toilet, even with a chubby hole for the bucket and mop.
We're a little fortunate really as we do have toilet brushes allocated to each cubicle.
But why......? We still have deposits and poo slides left for viewing. They could have saved some cash by not providing them.
Would someone kindly remind the End User that when their crap sticks... use the brush provided.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Arggghhhhh we do have Kiwi pride... well not th cyclists
Yah! Moss Burmister, Womens Football, Rowing team and yachties...
Guts and determination they do better that they have ever done b4. They may not get the medals but we see them and they set NZ records what more would you want?????
Guts and determination they do better that they have ever done b4. They may not get the medals but we see them and they set NZ records what more would you want?????
Monday, August 11, 2008
Blogging...
I'm amused by blogging. Some call it social commentary.
Inside my head is a strange world. Are you ready for it?
Inside my head is a strange world. Are you ready for it?
Sunday, August 10, 2008
NZ Road Cycling Olympic Pride.....
One wonders about aims and aspirations when considering the New Zealand Road Cycling team..... This applies to the male and female teams.
Team cycling applies to a "team" in cycling two does not necessarily equal team so for the women a disadvantage was immediately detected. The men hung around together but from a team perspective you may as well have gone your own way. Fortune favors the brave!
However, if a team one would expect strategy. That implies cycling to a pattern, with the object of winning or at least being noticed.
I was shocked to see the mens "team" huddled deep within the pelaton all day long.... it wasn't the tour.... It was a one off event that started and ended on the same day, and getting 43rd doesn't matter when you're hunting for GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE!
For those who aren't into cycling a peleton is the largest group of cyclists in a race and when you sit in it you're RESTING. AKA NZ team!
There are all kinds of strategies that involve attacking (sprinting ahead as individuals or breakaway groups) versus staying back in the pelaton, depending on whether your goal is to win the stage, or to win the overall Tour.
So what am I getting at....
Well, one would expect an aspiring team or individual to be tucked in behind the leaders for at least one breakaway effort. At least then we will have sighted you and you will have given yourself half a chance!
I wouldn't be feeling to bad for you either!
We talk about selection policy and see in other codes, people meeting qualification times and missing out because they have no hope of finishing in the top 10.
In this instance the mediocre were there and we wonder if there was a selection criteria for qualifying for the scenic "Tour de Bejing"! Horses are picked for courses.... Julian Dean and co were not the correct horse's for this course!
Team cycling applies to a "team" in cycling two does not necessarily equal team so for the women a disadvantage was immediately detected. The men hung around together but from a team perspective you may as well have gone your own way. Fortune favors the brave!
However, if a team one would expect strategy. That implies cycling to a pattern, with the object of winning or at least being noticed.
I was shocked to see the mens "team" huddled deep within the pelaton all day long.... it wasn't the tour.... It was a one off event that started and ended on the same day, and getting 43rd doesn't matter when you're hunting for GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE!
For those who aren't into cycling a peleton is the largest group of cyclists in a race and when you sit in it you're RESTING. AKA NZ team!
There are all kinds of strategies that involve attacking (sprinting ahead as individuals or breakaway groups) versus staying back in the pelaton, depending on whether your goal is to win the stage, or to win the overall Tour.
So what am I getting at....
Well, one would expect an aspiring team or individual to be tucked in behind the leaders for at least one breakaway effort. At least then we will have sighted you and you will have given yourself half a chance!
I wouldn't be feeling to bad for you either!
We talk about selection policy and see in other codes, people meeting qualification times and missing out because they have no hope of finishing in the top 10.
In this instance the mediocre were there and we wonder if there was a selection criteria for qualifying for the scenic "Tour de Bejing"! Horses are picked for courses.... Julian Dean and co were not the correct horse's for this course!
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