Retarded Referenda Results

On behalf both Jackson and myself, thanks to the more than ten thousand brave souls who truly and royally messed up their ballot in this retarded referendum. I thoroughly endorse the comments made by a close friend and far more intelligent man than myself, who, upon seeing the victory to the “no” vote, commented only:

I guess this means John Key has to remove the part of the crimes act which says “it is illegal to smack as part of good parental correction”

Egregious Evolution Expectations

The ever-interesting Jake Quinn over at Life and Politics makes a very valid point on the nature of a political system that seems to encourage sheer bloody-mindedness over anything else:

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Gratuitous Grammatical Gimmickry

Whoever thought up the idea of E-Prime seems like a genius. While it certainly does not appear suitable for use at all times, this does not eliminiate its usefulness in particular circumstances.

Simply put, E-Prime advocates the elimination of all forms of the verb ‘to be’ from language, forcing everything to be phrased in the subjective rather than the objective. Try it next time you are writing a political opinion. It forces you to behave quite differently, and all in all encourages a more reasonable approach to things. Fascinating – though I would note I find it reasonably difficult…

Statesmanly Sellout Smackdown

Eddie over at The Standard reiterates the claim that the Maori Party are sellouts for being in a Government with National. Now, that’s not, in and of itself, an unreasonable claim. But does it really hold up to serious scrutiny?

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Ridiculous Referenda Rhetoric

I’m fully aware that to publish my first post effectively in support of both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition goes against every promise I’ve made so far with regard to being angry. But unfortunately I don’t control the issues, and my first urge to post has come at a moment of comparative political sanity.

I’m talking of course of the referendum on smacking.
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