racism Archive

  • frog

    A fruitless mix of racism and conspiracy theories



    A reader has emailed wishing me a happy birthday and sending me a link to a Fox News on-line poll about the US Tea Party movement that has really helped to make my birthday a happy one. read more
    March 10, 2010 2:35 pm - 10 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Goff delivers wedge to split the left



    For all the indignation at the response to his speech , what did Goff expect whanau and hapu would hear in it? He starts with a criticism of Hone, he attacks the Maori Party, he promotes unjust treaty settlements and he defends the discriminatory foreshore legislation. And all delivered to a predominately Pakeha audience. How could [...] read more
    December 1, 2009 10:14 am - 50 Comments
  • frog

    Racist?



    According to the Dominion Post, ‘Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has questioned whether former All Blacks’ prop Craig Dowd is racist and says racism is rife in New Zealand’. I don’t know Craig Dowd, and don’t read rugby commentary the same way I do political analysis so I can’t comment on the specific accusations against [...] read more
    July 12, 2008 12:53 pm - 87 Comments