The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 5th December 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Most Recent Blogs
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Let’s be honest about why National are 50% in the Polls
Let’s be honest about National’s recent poll rating that the mainstream media tried to use to strangle Little last week leading into the by election. The reason National are at 50% is because of a biased mainstream media and a property bubble that creates an illusion of wealth.
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Carry on Fidel Castro’s global legacy, says Cuban ambassador
Fundamental rights – the right to food, education and health – need to come before a narrow Western concept of human rights.
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“Die Boomers, Die!” – A Dispatch From The Future
THE AGED DEFENDERS HEARD THE MOB before they saw it. The rhythmic chanting of “Die Boomers, Die!” and “Fee, Fi, Foe, Fum – we smell the blood of Boomer scum!” Moments later they were shielding their eyes from the sun-bright twinkle of a thousand smart-phone flashes. The Millennials were advancing up the road, taking selfies as they came.
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Michael Wood’s Victory – And The Ongoing Defeat Of National’s “Ethnic Strategy”
Probably the most important revelation to be had from National’s drubbing is that the “Ethnic Strategy” which the Blue party has pursued for quite some time now … is rapidly reaching its limits.
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Political Caption Competition
America has managed to trump Bush
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Sunday 4th December 2016
5; Human shields – An estimated 2,000 U.S. veterans are set to protect protesters at Standing Rock
4: MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE CIA ASSET SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON IN ARMS DEAL STING
3: Syrian forces tighten grip on besieged Aleppo
2: China lodges complaint with US over Trump’s Taiwan phone call
1: Expert on Trump Business Conflicts: “There are Hard Ethical Questions in Life. This Not One of Them” -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 4th December 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Landslide win to NZ Labour in Mt Roskill by election
Tonight’s remarkable landslide to Wood proves that Labour’s core message of infrastructure investment, affordable housing and empathy have more going for it than National’s vacant aspiration.
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TDB SPECIAL: 1 year out from 2017 election – the Battlefields
With just 12 months until the 2017 election, where are we at and where will we be going into the 2017 election?