bigotry Archive

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    g.blog’s resurrection, and that of Bob Clarkson - by frog



    Many current frogblog readers probably won’t have heard of g.blog. g.blog was set up before the 2008 election, but has been in hibernation for a while.  It is a blog where any Green Party member can post. If you are a Green member,  all you need to do to get posting rights at g.blog is [...] read more
    June 1, 2011 6:19 pm - 6 Comments
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    Larry Baldock and the Dickheads - by frog



    No, I didn’t mistake Larry Baldock and the Dickheads for Ian Dury and the Blockheads, who were 1970s icons with songs like Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, and Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick. Ian Dury, who was impaired by poliomyelitis, also wrote and performed a wonderful song Spasticus Autisticus, protesting against the [...] read more
    March 28, 2011 9:50 pm - 39 Comments
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    Get out of Moeraki! - by frog



    It is over 35 years since Bob Seger released his classic Get Out of Denver (video below, although not his, for those who want to relive it or discover it for the first time). But it seems some things are difficult to change, and there will always be bigots who victimise people they perceive as [...] read more
    December 14, 2010 6:44 pm - 9 Comments
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    A bizarre human rights appointment - by frog



    Brian Neeson has spent most of his political life espousing bigotry and opposing human rights. So why appoint him to the Human Rights Review Tribunal? This is a truly bizarre appointment. read more
    December 21, 2009 3:17 pm - 27 Comments