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    Garth George on “Dangerous Greens” - by frog



    The moustachio’d poster boy for knee-jerk conservativism , Garth George, had this wonderfully acerbic opinion piece published in today’s Herald. Now the content doesn’t worry us too much — he’s Garth George: he’s not supposed to make sense, just infuriate. What is worrying however are the striking similarities between Garth’s column and this press release [...] read more
    December 15, 2011 5:31 pm - 79 Comments
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    Strange Bedfellows - by frog



    Politics is a funny business, and can produce some very strange bedfellows. The Rob Gilchrist spying affair has highlighted a significant lack of oversight regarding police covert activities, and frankly, some very poor judgement. I have been asked a few times by commenters why I haven’t waded into the scandal. The  reason is that I [...] read more
    December 18, 2008 12:09 pm - 84 Comments
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    Garth George accidentally endorses MMP - by frog



    Does anyone understand Garth George in the Herald today? He concludes: As for me, both my ticks on Saturday will go to National. Thus do I vote against both Labour and MMP. Ok, so no surprise he’s not fond of MMP, except that he notes earlier: The Greens have earned a presence in Parliament… And: [...] read more
    November 6, 2008 11:13 am - 3 Comments
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    Garth George likes us! - by frog



    Now I’m a fan of Garth George.  He says it plain and seems to like a good argument. His columns are always a good way to get the debating circuits ticking first thing in the morning.  But nobody apart from probably Garth himself was as surprised as I was by what he wrote for his [...] read more
    June 5, 2008 11:27 am - 8 Comments