The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday – 28th April 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Trump on foreign policy:
‘America First’: Trump lays out foreign policy vision in Washington speech
https://www.rt.com/usa/341156-trump-foreign-policy-speech/
…”Trump also reached back to early US history, echoing the famous line delivered in 1821 by Secretary of State and future president John Quincy Adams.
“We do not go abroad in search of enemies,” he said, “We’re happy to see our old enemies become friends, and friends become allies.” “
This is exactly the stuff that has instigated revolutions in the past!
Self indulgent MP’s spending up large on our money!
Bloody hell, this sort of expenditure is disgraceful, considering some Kiwi families are doing the hard yards, simply trying to survive!!
Time getting close to roll out the guillotine and sharpen the pitchforks folks.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/79395660/how-much-have-mps-been-spending-this-year