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Sonny Blount

Wow. You have to be a special kind of thick to write something like that. I gave up taking you seriously ages ago. You're comedy gold. C'mon ehoa, his Maori nieces and nephews agree with him (they always do) and Thomas Sewell the only black academic also agrees with him. :lol: And most of western c...

Sonny Blount

A timely (and relatively short) article about equality versus equity by Richard Shaw a professor of politics at Massey University. I expect to see this topic come up more and more during the current political term given the policy positions of the current government. https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/12...

Sonny Blount

Eugenius wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:30 am Tell that to those counter-terrorism specialists.

Who insisted that NZ were the first country to get their response 100% correct .

Oh. The counter-terrorism specialists said so. Great.

Sonny Blount

Eugenius wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:12 am Let’s not forget her magnificent response to the Mosque shooting .

Certainly it was lauded at the counter-terrorism conference.

Conservative FBI and Home security guys loved us to death !

Empty rhetoric that makes not a scrap of difference.

Iconic Jacinda achievements!

Sonny Blount

Winston chose to put them into power with the Greens. I am glad that the Nats learned that lesson - "Do not crap on your potential coalition partner". We sometimes call it "Don't piss off your mates". I think they knew when they went into coalition with the Maori Party when they didn't need their v...

Sonny Blount

So good. I have a bunch of their records including the new one so they might be top of my list in terms of spins if you account for those. They kind of never disappoint. I've been a Yo La Tengo since 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out...' They would have probably made my top5 listens of mos...

Sonny Blount

Dry Cleaning New Order The Smiths Nico Yo la Tengo I thought I was the only fucker in Ireland who listened to Yo La Tengo. Absolute quality So good. I have a bunch of their records including the new one so they might be top of my list in terms of spins if you account for those. They kind of never d...

Sonny Blount

https://twitter.com/TaxpayersUnion/status/1730352304577302677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1730352304577302677%7Ctwgr%5Ead1f7ec7ba187960b1f8ad1f0ce2c63dda664ce7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kiwiblog.co.nz%2F Worth a watch if one has the time..... Racist, coloniali...

Sonny Blount

After all the toing & froing from all on this thread it is interesting to note that Sam Cane has this morning supported the idea of selecting overseas players. QUOTE> "A lot of the Springboks have shown the ability to play in League One and go back to international rugby fairly quickly and continue...

Sonny Blount

Nope. F**K off to supporting Oz if you like it so much. :lol: Frizzell is shit, Fainganuku is replaceable, Mo doesn't want to hang around to play for his favourite coach. BBBR is 32 and his body is only just being held together. Ruining our structure for those top three is frankly idiotic. I'm alre...

Sonny Blount

Eugenius wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:27 am It’s merely been rebranded .

How much was Shane Jones granted first time around ?

I just told you.

Sonny Blount

It’s effectively the equivalent to what Ardern offered to win the competing negotiations and form a new government excluding National . The narrative provided by posters here has been that not only was this a decisive lack of political scruples but gave Winston the kitchen sink unconditionally. Ult...

Sonny Blount

Who would have thought it. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1706567620613312976 Post the next post on the thread Bimbs. Dr Naomi Harvey (PhD not MD) #WearAMask @Naomi_D_Harvey · 13h This ‘research’ is pure propaganda. Written by a group known for outspokenly minimising the risks of SARS-Cov-2 and...

Sonny Blount

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/why-did-western-europe-dominate-globe-47696#:~:text=Although%20Europe%20represents%20only%20about,percent%20of%20the%20entire%20world. Europeans colonised over 80% of the world between 1492 and 1914. White men are not to blame; human nature is. Europeans had the m...

Sonny Blount

Gaza is 365 square km of land with limited natural resources and over 2 million people in it. That's about a third the size of Auckland, or a 5th the size of London. It has zero control over it borders and has been blockaded with massive restrictions on even the basics it can import or export. Even...

Sonny Blount

Sonny has pronounced . I don't think you're supposed to query the details. I have anti-pronounced. I will not announce the ideal military and political strategy for Israel to follow. Well I certainly wasn't asking you to, since your take on every topic is universally stupid. But freddie wasn't aski...

Sonny Blount

koroke hangareka wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:08 am
freddie111 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:55 am
Sonny Blount wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:13 am

No, child.

Sonny has pronounced. I don't think you're supposed to query the details.

I have anti-pronounced.

I will not announce the ideal military and political strategy for Israel to follow.

Sonny Blount

Well, I assume all the terrorists are dead and the families of the 10k+ dead civilans will all understand it was all in the best interests of Israel. Yes, one could argue that they're their oppressive neighbour who've had their foot on their throats for decades but I think they'll understand just h...

Sonny Blount

True. About as true that it is unlikely that the 10k Palestinian dead are all innocent. That level of carnage doesn't justify being able to take out a relatively small number of terrorists. But either way you look at it, not a lot about this conflict turns out to have a lot of logic to it. Nor can ...

Sonny Blount

Sorry, if you try hard enough you will get over it. All the denial in the world will never change what the young Palestinian men and boys did on October 7. It is a simple fact. They did it, and their mom and dads were proud of them while crowds danced in the street in celebration. Are there a few w...

Sonny Blount

I think it’s the implication, that seems almost standard here ( and certainly propagated by the Israeli leadership ) that Hamas includes all Palestinians , more especially those in Gaza . So in fact it’s the Palestinians that had it coming . Reducing an ethic population to a dumbed down stereotype,...

Sonny Blount

Just catching up on headlines, so we're into the ministerial lolly scramble and expecting a Wednesday or Thursday government? Will be interesting to see how the issues have come through the negotiation process, personally think it would be great if nationals versions of tax cuts have been scrapped ...

Sonny Blount

Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:27 pm
Enzedder wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:01 am OK then, can Maori redefine these principles?

If one treaty partner can do it, why not the other? They can then have a referendum with signatories and deliver the new principles to Parliament for enactment
Has anyone answered this?

David Seymour is Maori.

Sonny Blount

Wait, what College did he go to? The upper one, or one of the lower two? The one nearest the Police College. Oh, the flash place that replaced Tawa Collage as a alternative for the white flight kids ;) I was so bitter that all my friends went there and I went up town. You mean my Alma Mater Aotea C...

Sonny Blount

When he was at his best, albeit briefly before he got the injury, Eaton was the ABs starting lock and keeping either of Jack or Williams on the bench. And that was a very strong All Black team then. Huh. I'd forgotten all about that. I stand corrected. As well as Eaton, Thrush & one-test-wonder (?)...

Sonny Blount

It’s going to be interesting to see how players go this soup season, it feels like there is a clean slate and everybody is a chance at getting a shot if they play well. I've been saying this all year, I think next year the NZ Super Rugby teams are going to take their form to the next level. As you ...

Sonny Blount

Arrogant Hypocrit Phoney Bigot Sanctimonious etc etc etc... Unless you are living in a cave with only a wood fire for warmth and foraging for food in hedgerows then you will be branded all of the above by the 1%, climate skeptics and tossers that, actually deep down, feel guilty over the state of t...

Sonny Blount

sonic_attack wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:55 am How much a thick kant is Seymour feeling about now.
“I refuse to work with or form a government with that prick Winston Peters”

He really bombed his parties chances in the last weeks of the campaign.

Sonny Blount

sonic_attack wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:55 am How much a thick kant is Seymour feeling about now.
“I refuse to work with or form a government with that prick Winston Peters”

He really bombed his parties chances in the last weeks of the campaign.

Sonny Blount

I just had a thought. Perhaps Winnie asks for too much and the other two say no. He then approached Labour, Greens, TMP to form a coalition. How much fun would that be - and what would Hosking's face look like? (It would be nearly worth it, just to see that) That's what happened in 2017. Labour wer...

Sonny Blount

Sonny Blount

Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:40 am
towny wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:13 am
Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:08 am

He was the full package.
Kicking is one thing where it’s actually possible to compare player quality.

Cruden appears to smoke Carter.
Can you provide some links?

Cruden stats are hugely skewed by his inability to even attempt kicks further than 20 metres from the posts.

Sonny Blount

You can’t say that his kick would have won it . It’s too early . But perhaps Jordies miss might have cost us the win , might have . I’ve lost count of the tries stopped by Mo however , have we had a more impactful last minute cover defender at 10 ever ? As good as Carter was I can’t for the life of...

Sonny Blount

Too many inconsistencies (like just how many touch kicks did he miss) for my liking. Had a great running game and defence was quite sound though. Pity he wasn't a bit bigger - would have made a great centre. He had inconsistencies but he also didn’t really get the consistent support, selection, for...

Sonny Blount

I'm not as convinced as some on here that Ardie Savea should be anointed as the next AB captain. Other than being an immense player, I haven't seen much in the way of leadership credentials. He seems to offer little in the way of negotiation skills with refs, while I would politely describe his jud...

Sonny Blount

Interesting discussion on the Cane & Kolisi cards on the front page, something for the likes of Jay Cee Cee, Flockwitt, KiwiDutchie and others interested in rugby law debates: https://www.planetrugby.com/news/law-discussion-comparing-sam-cane-and-siya-kolisis-tackle-offences-in-the-rugby-world-cup-...

Sonny Blount

Could not beat the no 1 team in the world.

Sonny Blount

As you said the only stats that count in all of the are the last two, especially considering who the ABs had to play in their pool games. The rest of those figures are totally meaningless Sure. Points don't matter in rugby. They don't when they're scored against Namibia or Uruguay, what really matt...

Sonny Blount

Zakar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:18 am

Just shows they had the easiest pool.

Finals games:

NZ 83
Eng 71
Arg 58
SA 57
Fra 28
Ire 24
Fij 24
Wal 17

Tries:
NZ 11
SA 5
Eng 4
Arg 4
Fij 3
Wal 2
Ire 2
Fra 2

Sonny Blount

jambanja wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:01 am

As you said the only stats that count in all of the are the last two, especially considering who the ABs had to play in their pool games. The rest of those figures are totally meaningless

Sure. Points don't matter in rugby.

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