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WE ARE THE MANY - MAKANA

WE ARE THE MANY - MAKANA

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, December 30, 2011 0 comments
Labels: makana, occupy movement
'WOOLLY THINKING WOOFTERS!'

'WOOLLY THINKING WOOFTERS!'

It's another intelligent political analysis from the man who told us that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This time News...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, December 30, 2011 2 comments
Labels: bruce russell, media, newstalk zb
WHEN A CITY FALLS

WHEN A CITY FALLS

Christchurch is a city in crisis Christchurch was hit by a couple of strong quakes the day before Xmas Eve. I have to say that the sense of...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 1 comments
Labels: cera, christchurch city council, earthquake, roger sutton
SHAKEDOWN!

SHAKEDOWN!

Credit: Assorted Goodies No Pay Rise For Tony Marryatt

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 1 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, y sideshow bob
MARRYATT PROTEST

MARRYATT PROTEST

4pm. The good people of Christchurch, including activists from Occupy Christchurch, occupy the foyer in the Christchurch City Council Civic...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, ngaire button, tony marryatt
RESPECT MY AUTHORITY!

RESPECT MY AUTHORITY!

If you're not backing Sideshow Bob you're blocking the Christchurch earthquake recovery process! That's the crazy talk of Earth...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, gerry brownlee, sideshow bob
TOYS 'R' US!

TOYS 'R' US!

A reader writes: 'I seem to recall you publishing a photo of Sideshow Bob in a festive mood. In the spirit of Xmas, could we see that ph...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 0 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob
NO BRIGHTER THAN SHE LOOKS

NO BRIGHTER THAN SHE LOOKS

Christchurch councillor Sue Wells is blogging again - but there's no mention of her recent raepayer-funded junket to Germany. Readers ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sue wells
HYPOCRITE

HYPOCRITE

During his election campaign, Christchurch councillor Aaron Keown declared that he wanted to stop 'excessive council spending' and ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3 comments
Labels: aaron keown, christchurch city council, tony marryatt
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK

LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK

Sideshow Bob and chums demonstrate the size of Tony Marryatt's salary increase. The unpopular Christchurch City Council CEO is getting a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 19, 2011 4 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sideshow bob, tony marryatt
ANGRY OF WHANGANUI

ANGRY OF WHANGANUI

Michael Laws is Media Clown for 2011. Michael Laws has been a consistent media clown and he really came through this year to take 'Med...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, December 18, 2011 1 comments
Labels: media, michael laws
TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR: THE PROTESTER

TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR: THE PROTESTER

2011 will go down in history as a revolutionary year akin to 1848 and 1968: a year in which ordinary people round the world rose up against ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, December 15, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy auckland, revolution, socialism
SIDESHOW BOB ATTACKS OCCUPY CHRISTCHURCH!

SIDESHOW BOB ATTACKS OCCUPY CHRISTCHURCH!

Bob gets all agitated about Occupy... Mayor Sideshow Bob has attacked Occupy Christchurch and demanded that the group move from South Hagley...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, December 15, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy christchurch, sideshow bob
EUROPE ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE

EUROPE ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE

The economic crisis continues to deepen in Europe. Despite all the huffin' and puffin', the European Union (EU) crisis meeting in B...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 12, 2011 0 comments
Labels: europe, eurozone
LIBERALS ARE USELESS

LIBERALS ARE USELESS

The Standard looks to resurrect Barack Obama's tattered liberal credentials. Liberals are useless aren't they? It doesn't matt...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, December 10, 2011 0 comments
Labels: barack obama, the standard, united states
IF YOU PLAY BY THE RULES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN

IF YOU PLAY BY THE RULES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN

Playing the game of electoral politics is a political dead end because the rules are rigged against us, writes Trish Kahle. In Kristen Brit...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 0 comments
Labels: occupy auckland, trish kahle, united states
COUNCILLOR WELLS FAILS TO RELEASE REPORT

COUNCILLOR WELLS FAILS TO RELEASE REPORT

Councillor Sue Wells has failed to release a report on her recent trip to Germany. Are we surprised? We're still none the wiser as to wh...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 1 comments
Labels: christchurch city council, sue wells
I WAS ONLY JOKING!

I WAS ONLY JOKING!

Jeremy Clarkson helps out his mate David Cameron. I think we've all met prats like Jeremy Clarkson. You know the type. Wealthy and privi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 05, 2011 2 comments
Labels: jeremy clarkson, media
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