- Morrissey121 June 2019 at 11:22 amIRONY ALERT! Noelle McCarthy, who laughs at the suffering of political prisoners and sneers at human rights protestors, interviewed someone about "assholes" this morning.RNZ National, Saturday 1 June 2019After the 9 a.m. news the breathy, chirpy, Cork-accented Noelle McCarthy interviewed one John Walker, a Canadian who has made a documentary entitled Assholes: A Theory. According to his own publicity material, the film is "a direct response to psychology professor Aaron James' witty bestseller about why some people are assholes and how to deal with them – in an age when the trait seems to be on the rise."The interview itself turned out to be neither particularly amusing nor insightful. At one point Noelle McCarthy chortled knowingly when he said: "Imagine the situation when one of these assholes is actually running your country!" Perhaps she was thinking of the situation in New Zealand from 2008 to December 2016.The discussion was interesting, though, for what it left out: a sub-species of asshole who delights in the suffering of others. I sent the laughing hostess the following email….You forgot the most disgusting assholes of allDear Noelle,In your interview about "assholes" with John Walker this morning, neither of you mentioned a particularly noxious and heinous example of the genus, viz., those unspeakable individuals who laugh at the suffering of political prisoners.Here's an especially repellent example of that kind of thing:Hopefully you can interview John Walker another time, and add that kind of vicious asshole to his list.Yours sincerely,Morrissey BreenNorthcote Pointhttps://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/01/chris-trotter-reckons-zimmerman-jury.htmlhttps://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/08/noelle-mccarthy-is-doggedly-reigning-in.htmlhttps://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2017/12/possibly-most-repellent-panel-pre-show.html
greywarshark12.1
1 June 2019 at 12:20 pmThumbs down to Radionz for settling on ironic and cynical themes for one, and not promoting some of regular NZ journalists to the role of supporting workers which Noelle seems to be part of. Can we hear NZ voices more please, not all these British and other 5 Eyes imports who are lovely people except for one failing, they are taking a NZ place in their own country's media, and we must have better balance – aim for 80/20 perhaps.Remembering Flanders and Swann in reverse:
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1 June 2019 at 11:27 am"Political prisoner and outspoken critic of Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin, Yulije Asanjey has been locked up in one of Russia's worst prisons for many years and may now face death through deliberate neglect of his medical conditionAsanjey became famous in the 2000's through exposing Russian aggression and covert spy activities over several yearsInitially imprisoned for what many regard as trumped up charges,Asanjey has been declared the victim of torture by leading UN rapporteurs and experts on torture.Russia's notorious prison system has long had a deliberate policy of breaking down prisoners so that they either die or are rendered incapable of conducting an effective defence. Denial of access or very limited access to lawyers and medical attention is a common ployJournalists from all over the world have expressed their support of Asanjey.Amnesty International , Human Rights Watch and press freedom campaigners have joined under the common banner Free Asanjey!The US has applied far reaching economic sanctions on Russia, for its continued flouting of UN rulings and increasing crack down on the free press"Oh those wicked Russians!Thank god we're not like that!- 1 June 2019 at 12:11 pmThanks fransesca I have just thought again about doing something through Amnesty International. So will help with Free Asaney.Have they a continuing campaign for Assange?Amnesty International Get Involved
- 1 June 2019 at 12:27 pmNo.Amnesty's only support of Assange has been thishttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2012/09/sweden-should-issue-assurance-it-won-t-extradite-assange-usa/Thats why my inclusion of them in the mock news report is ironic
- 1 June 2019 at 12:58 pmAha got it. But it sounded so true, and is with a reversal of approach. I still think I should support Amnesty I but sometimes the way things are done is surprising. Is Amnesty British – they could pop up to No.10 and sort everything out quite quickly, no, now I think of it they are tied up in knots, choose your own version, over Brexit and also who will be the next Clown Jester for PM.Here are some knots and how to tie them. This might be the most useful information that arises from the blog today.https://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2012/02/essential-knots-how-tie-20-knots-will-keep-you-alive#page-4
- 1 June 2019 at 1:05 pmuseful link!
Jenny - How to Get there?13.1.1.1.1.1
2 June 2019 at 9:14 amAnother useful link:https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/31/us-figure-casualties-iraq-and-syria-hides-true-devastating-scale-civilian-deaths?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=US%20Figure%20of%20Casualties%20in%20Iraq%20and%20Syria%20Hides%20True%2C%20%27Devastating%20Scale%27%20of%20Civilian%20Deaths%2C%20Says%20Amnesty&utm_campaign=Ocasio-Cortez%20and%20Ted%20Cruz%20Agree%20%7C%20News%20%2526%20Views&utm_content=email&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&cm_mmc=Act-On%20Software-_-email-_-Ocasio-Cortez%20and%20Ted%20Cruz%20Agree%20%7C%20News%20%2526%20Views-_-US%20Figure%20of%20Casualties%20in%20Iraq%20and%20Syria%20Hides%20True%2C%20%27Devastating%20Scale%27%20of%20Civilian%20Deaths%2C%20Says%20Amnesty- 2 June 2019 at 3:38 pmHi Jenny How. Another time that you rush off before telling us what it's about. I’ll set it up under a keyword presumed explanation but it’s discombobulated in it original transition to the post here.Jenny’s Mystery Link is Something to do with Amnesty
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2 June 2019 at 4:41 pmIndeed, many a commenter here seems to think that TS is their personal playground in which they can play by themselves or have one-on-one fun & games. At the same time, they seem to be oblivious to the fact that they are being watched, so to speak, by many silent readers of the site.Sacha…
2 June 2019 at 6:25 pmIndeed. Many dozens for each of us who speak. All part of the community.
- 2 June 2019 at 6:27 pmJenny, as a general rule you can cut off anything after the question mark:https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/31/us-figure-casualties-iraq-and-syria-hides-true-devastating-scale-civilian-deaths
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2 June 2019 at 6:12 pmShamnesty, you mean.https://professorsblogg.com/2014/05/11/swedish-amnesty-international-voted-for-reject-support-to-human-right-issues-on-assange-snowden-and-guantanamo-prisoners/?fbclid=IwAR3oHLkw9dNCUPUPQ339vP93fFLwjtM1t1VzmynLOVefkU28mRneTz5oWg8
- 1 June 2019 at 4:20 pmIn 1969, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In predicted that the Berlin Wall would be torn down in 1989, and that Reagan would be President in 1988.Starts at the 4:30 mark….https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEK8vZlzR1tPg2WOlZ59r8wClick the following link to see another outlandish prediction that came true….https://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/01/who-will-be-lead-mourner-at-obamas.html