And the award for the Most Disgusting Quote of the election goes to…
I have been around politics for some 22 years and in my time I’ve heard some pretty disgusting sentiments being expressed by our elected representatives, […]
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Will the real Sheikh Shady please stand up?
It has not been a good few days for Sheikhs in Australia. First the Shiite hit the fan, after a few individuals armed with all […]
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Take all your messiahs and give us back politicians
Remember when politicians were just politicians and not semi-divine beings? Ah, the good old days. Roughly pre-2008. So technically not all that long ago, yet […]
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Our thieving soldiery
Belated happy birthday, US Army! You might be 241 but you don’t look a day over 21. Mr Donald Trump, at a rally in Greensboro, […]
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9 more stupid reactions to Orlando
Days on, the Orlando tragedy continues to be the Rorschach test of stupid (for the first installment click here). 1.Former (unrepentant) Weather Underground terrorist and […]
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Ten Commandments of Social Justice Warriors
That pretty much sums it all up, I think. Missed anything? Tell me in the comments.
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The Wrath of Khan Bikini Ban
(Damn it, tabloids; beat that headline!) Every day I miss Boris Johnson more and more. The new Mayor of London, Labour’s Sadiq Khan, having managed […]
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Kids these days…
The other day I’ve learned a lot about young people from two articles. As many of you know, as an embittered, elderly Gen Xer I […]
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9 most stupid reactions to Orlando (so far)
Considering how many people there are in the world and the ubiquity of the social media, it’s actually a miracle there have been so few. […]
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Orlando (updated)
Two (Update: three) quick thoughts about Orlando: 1) Can we please stop branding anyone who might have some issues with same-sex marriage or transgender bathroom […]
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Make America Poland Again
Now listen here; this is it.  I’ve had an absolute gutful of all this racism and prejudice. You might have gotten away with having a […]
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Happy 29th birthday, “Tear down this Wall!â€
Twenty-nine years ago today – when America had a real president and the Free World a real leader: As I looked out a moment ago […]
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On Iron Maidens and the power of music
I’ve just finished watching an oldish (8 years) doco about Iron Maiden’s 2008 “Somewhere Back In Time†world tour and it got me reflecting on […]
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The most terrifying photo of the 2016 presidential elections so far
I am well and truly speechless. Doesn’t anyone on the campaign media team look after these things?
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Who’s on first?
Everyone’s making history these days. Come November, America might have the first female President, hard on the heels of the first African-American President. The US […]
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Religion of peace vs. religion of sensitivity
File it under “Colour me completely astonishedâ€: The vast majority of Australian Defence Force personnel believes the Muslim religion promotes Âviolence and terrorism, despite “cultural […]
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Labor’s 10 Year Plan For Making The Shit Up
Earlier today, Labor have released a 32-page booklet called “10 Year Plan for Australia’s Economyâ€, probably because “5 Year Plan for Australia’s Economy†is no […]
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Does socialism work? Asking for a friend
Young kids come to me on the street these days and ask: “Hey, Arthur, you were born and grew up in a communist country, didn’t […]
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Trump and the leftification of the right politics
There is one thing I don’t like about Trump. Actually, there are a few; his policies, such as they are, which for most part don’t […]
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This blogger signed onto Tinder. What happened next will bring tears to your eyes.
Welcome to clickbait, suckers. No, not really. But you all seem to have a voyeuristic fascination with online dating apps, don’t you? People, particularly women, […]
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