RedLogix and pushing buttons
RedLogix started a bit of a kerfluffle at The Standard with what he later admitted to be a deliberately inflammatory comment. His explanation made some good points about pushing buttons (although he...
View ArticleGCSB on blogs: slow Standard, cynical Bunji
The GCSB illegal spying story broke just after 1 pm yesterday after an official announcement by John Key – Prime Minister requests inquiry. It exploded on Twitter, followed soon after by a slew of...
View ArticleCunliffe’s trust and 3 strikes
It looks like mounting pressure on David Cunliffe has forced action on his secret trust – see Cunliffe “happy to be open” about keeping donations secret. Claire Trevett broke this story on Sunday and...
View ArticleHi Bunji
Various people at The Standard are busy today defending their blogging integrity and pseudonimity. micksavage posts: To equate the Standard with Slater’s hate filled website is ludicrous. Posts are...
View ArticleLynn Prentice on radio on The Standard
Lynn Prentice from The Standard was interviewed by Guyon Espiner on Radio NZ this morning. Left wing bloggers defend their own work Espiner: And joining me in the Auckland studio is Lynn Prentice from...
View ArticleIs The Standard “a mouthpiece for Labour”?
Lynn Prentice keeps adamantly denying that his Standard blog is a mouthpiece for Labour. Technically he’s probably correct – but there’s no doubt many mouths of Labour are active at The Standard. The...
View ArticleDirty, dirtier and dirtiest
There’s no doubt that of the major political blogs Whale Oil has been the dirtiest. It seems to have been a surprise to many how dirty, but to any observers of the blogosphere it just confirms with...
View Article“Islamic Extremism: not a threat”
An extreme view on the threat of Islamic Extremism in New Zealand from Bunji at The Standard – nothing to worry about, nothing needs changing. Islamic Extremism: not a threat The war-mongering and...
View ArticleIs more people better?
New Zealand, like the world, seems to be on a growth treadmill. Is continued population growth really a good thing? A thought provoking post by Bunji at The Standard who suggests This is not the growth...
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