‘The ABC blames Tony Abbott for the Australia Day affray:
What is true is that Mr Abbott’s comments sparked the demonstration perhaps because they had been misrepresented or exaggerated. In that sense it is accurate to say that they “were enraged by remarks Mr Abbott had made”. .’                            via Tim Blair
Logic: Fail.
Honesty: Fail.
Could any of these people get a job out in the real world?

This comment, in response to the “do they deserve the gift of civilisation” post, demonstrates it:
“..Maori people were out of the loop geographically so in terms of proximity we achieved the most advanced stoneage ever recorded…”

And full of beautifully written meaty goodness, as usual.
“..Political Correctness came to America in the 1970s. At first it was ridiculed, a sure-fire laugh line for standup comedians. Gradually people became aware a new generation had grown up believing Political Correctness was the default reality, if ever-more intrusive and bewildering. Knowing the latest version required close attention and it was no idle exercise to stay current, any misstep had social and career implications. Ludicrous consequences of Political Correctness such as zero tolerance spread like mold on Chinese drywall…
…..But Political Correctness is not a free-standing code of happy-talk, it’s Stalinist hard-wiring, systematic subjugation, raw domination. By containing all discussion within their margins they hope to starve free speech out of existence…”  (bold mine kg)

With any luck, a few of the perpetually aggrieved brownies will drop by to give us the benefit of their wisdom instead of sending trolls to do grown-up’s work.

Muriel Newman:
‘..Unless New Zealanders wake up to what’s going on, there is a very real danger that Maoridom will gain the rights to New Zealand’s freshwater supplies. Before National repealed public ownership of the foreshore and seabed to allow private Maori ownership and control, few would have believed that such an outcome was possible. But we now know politicians will compromise any principle to stay in power – even giving away public rights to common property owned by us all.

….In the past, Maori spirituality has been used to hold power stations to ransom over resource consent applications, with objections based on the potential damage to spiritual values caused by water right consents. Strangely though, spiritual damage can be mollified with cash: in 2010 Ngati Waewae’s dropped an objection to Meridian Energy’s Mokihinui hydro dam as a result of a generous payout, and a few years earlier Contact Energy had to pay Ngai Tahu $1.6 million for water rights for the Clyde Dam and Genesis Energy had to pay Ken Mair’s Wanganui iwi for resource consents for the Tongariro power scheme…’
… All of these developments are occurring against a backdrop of Treaty settlements. Just over a week ago Te Aupouri in the Far North announced their deal – worth over $20 million. It involves the co-management of 90 Mile Beach as well as cash, property, and other agreements including changing the name of Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach..’
And there’s much, much more.

Big floods in Queensland.
‘..They said they community was pulling together to get over the flood but were critical of the performance of some imported SES bosses.
Mrs Humphries said the family had been trying to escape across rapidly rising Bungil Creek with a dozen other cars but were held up, inside the floodwaters, while SES volunteers stopped the lead vehicles to collect their personal details.
Mrs Humphries said it was only when they drove around the queue of cars, with water fast rising around their wheels, and told the SES the cars were in fast-flowing and rising floodwaters, that the cars were allowed to move forward…’
Allowed?? By little nazis? People should just run over the bastards. Back when I were a nipper, there wouldn’t have been any of these pompous assholes around and even if somebody had tried it, he’d have had the knuckles run over him. Then the men would have wanted a word….

this morning. Or rather, coming back from fishing, about 0730. Gecko pic

Headline in the Brit Daily Mail:
‘Joy quickly turned to heartache for Hayley Fisk, from Howdon, North Tyneside, when soldiers arrived at the door to tell her her beloved Kyle had been killed after stepping on an explosive in Helmand Province…’
And right below that:
‘The radical Muslim cleric (pictured) will apply to be released on bail as he fights deportation to Jordan and could today walk free from prison to a life on benefits with his wife and five children..‘
The answer to that question is “no”. Obviously, the vast majority of people are outraged by this kind of thing. But the vast majority of people no longer own their country.

‘…..Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has caused a storm of controversy by saying in a television interview that the people of Egypt should not look to the United States Constitution when drafting their own governing document because it’s too old and there are newer examples from which to draw inspiration. “I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012,” Ginsburg said in the interview, which aired on Jan. 30 on Al-Hayat TV. Her comments have stunned writers across the conservative blogosphere…
….“I might look at the constitution of South Africa,” Ginsburg said. “That was a deliberate attempt to have a fundamental instrument of government that embraced basic human rights, had an independent judiciary.”…’
This..person, appointed by Clinton, has demonstrated her lack of regard – if not contempt for –  the Constitution she is sworn to uphold.