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Tag: media

Naked Youngster v Naked Man

Now there’s a post title that’s going to attract unwanted attention. Looks like some new sources have rethought their use of the term “youngster” to describe the naked male allegedly seen by an eyewitness in the vicinity of Darren Hughes’ house. Google’s cache has yet to catch up.

Downsizing

Get it? Downsizing. Down. Sizing.Paris Hilton just got out of half her prison sentence for driving drunk. Double entendre there. Jesus, I’m witty. Anyway, it’s a serious charge, driving drunk – she could have killed someone. They could have ended up in hospital. How would that have worked out for them? Well, Michael Moore’s new [...]

Bored Rich Kids Do Drugs, News At 10

“Dad sez I’m allowed to stay up all night.” Competing Voices:#1 – Journalism bears its middle class, would-be social climber teeth on this baby. P is formerly a working-class, or worse, poor scourge. It’s the preserve of ugly, misshapen men with a mess of tattoo on their faces and arms, and for pitiful wenches with [...]

“The mainstream media? I trust the Internet more.”

“Ron Paul emerged from last week’s GOP debate as completely victorious according to every available benchmark and yet there is still a deliberate ploy to push the Texas Congressman to the sidelines on behalf of a terrified corporate media.” So says Paul Watson of Prison Planet, in a recent Jones Report. Ever heard of Ron [...]

Closer Than They Appear

Well, it wasn’t Mark replying, I’m sure. On Close-Up on TV One last night, there was a discussion panel about the controversial anti-smacking bill repeal of Section 59. It included Sue Bradford, Hone Harawira, some guy who collected a petition against the repeal, and… Promise Keeper Simon Barnett. For some reason I’m certain he’s a [...]