The Paul Henry thread [Archive]

cs363

5th October 2010, 18:12

I like him - he makes me laugh!

Plus the blond weather girls who is on occasionally is very pretty with a cheeky personality .:love:

X 2 in fact we were discussing the Governor General issue this morning, it was universally agreed that he was quite possibly the most innefectual and virtually invisible one we've ever had. The only one that stands out to me was Dame Cath Tizard, at least she got out and about and promoted NZ etc. According to Stuff's website http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/4197611/Paul-Henry-suspended, Mr Henry will be back on air on the 18th of this month, so a nice little holiday for him and a chance to enjoy the nice weather :lol:

And yes, Alison Pugh certainly brightens up a dull morning...

http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/news2010/breakfast-people/ali_pugh_0903_2.jpg

Genie

5th October 2010, 18:28

disgusting....he speaks the truth and is punished...damn anal retentive society!

phill-k

5th October 2010, 18:50

Well I'm really pissed off with TVNZ as Henry makes for a great way to start a day. Now we will put up with all the dipshits standing in for him.

Oh and Alison is the only hot blond chick on TV now days:yes:

Robert Taylor

5th October 2010, 18:51

X 2 in fact we were discussing the Governor General issue this morning, it was universally agreed that he was quite possibly the most innefectual and virtually invisible one we've ever had. The only one that stands out to me was Dame Cath Tizard, at least she got out and about and promoted NZ etc. According to Stuff's website http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/4197611/Paul-Henry-suspended, Mr Henry will be back on air on the 18th of this month, so a nice little holiday for him and a chance to enjoy the nice weather :lol:

And yes, Alison Pugh certainly brightens up a dull morning...

Easy to solve, revert to English aristocrats as Governer Generals, so they can keep an eye on this distanced colony.

Dressed in tweed and monocled! Bernard Ferguson was a splendid Governer General, a man of character.

I disagree about Tizard, like her ex husband, coarse.

cs363

5th October 2010, 19:02

Easy to solve, revert to English aristocrats as Governer Generals, so they can keep an eye on this distanced colony.

Dressed in tweed and monocled! Bernard Ferguson was a splendid Governer General, a man of character.

I disagree about Tizard, like her ex husband, coarse.

I disagree Robert, English aristocrats are by and large a bunch of inbred Germans....not the sort we want running the show, oh wait...the GG is supposed to be the Queens representative isn't he/she? Hmmm...

Regarding Tizard, it could be worse.....could be Judith Tizard, long lost lesbo Labour lover of your favourite woman Helen!

And now, after all that distasteful talk, here's a gratuitous video of the lovely Alison with things (cough) exploding in her mouth:lol:

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Toaster

5th October 2010, 19:04

With all the media attention he has been receiving lately, I really don't see what he has done that is so wrong. The Maori party members get away with far worse. What are your thoughts on this?

They sure did. One set of rules for Maori who can get away with saying anything without any real penalty and another for the rest of us.

Toaster

5th October 2010, 19:08

I like him - he makes me laugh! Often offensive, but that is all part of the show.

Agreed. We need more humour and less political correctness.

It is no wonder they import Viagra, we need to harden up.

Hitcher

5th October 2010, 19:10

Paul Henry to be the next Governor General. He'd get my vote.

Genie

5th October 2010, 19:12

Paul Henry to be the next Governor General. He'd get my vote.

I'd give him mine too!

scumdog

5th October 2010, 19:34

Paul Henry to be the next Governor General. He'd get my vote.

Yup, same here!

PC is for losers, nimbys, soft-cocks, crawling bum-lickers and "I have a right" minorities...

Robert Taylor

5th October 2010, 19:50

I disagree Robert, English aristocrats are by and large a bunch of inbred Germans....not the sort we want running the show, oh wait...the GG is supposed to be the Queens representative isn't he/she? Hmmm...

Regarding Tizard, it could be worse.....could be Judith Tizard, long lost lesbo Labour lover of your favourite woman Helen!

And now, after all that distasteful talk, here's a gratuitous video of the lovely Alison with things (cough) exploding in her mouth:lol:

Youve got it wrong, its a family feud going on between the royals, they have a few teutonic cuzzies! Bernard was a splendid chap and a man of the people. Id like to propose a radical solution, the Duke of Edinburgh for GG, my sort of guy and he redefines total political incorrectness. He is also a Maggie T fan ( unlike his wife who saw her as a competitor ), I like that wonderful quality.

Indoo

5th October 2010, 20:00

disgusting....he speaks the truth and is punished...damn anal retentive society!

The truth about what though? His original statement wasn't truthful, it was wrong and based purely on an assumption he made based on the colour of the Governor Generals skin.

The Governor General was born and raised here, educated in Glen Innes and has spent his entire life working in the public service as well as contributing to numerous community groups and Rugby League administration. He also speaks with a very heavy Kiwi accent, and from all account is a good bugger.

Whereas Henry was shipped off to England at a young age to be 'educated' went to Drama School and worked for the BBC.

Tell me, why is the Governor General any less a Kiwi than Henry?

ckai

5th October 2010, 20:03

I do have a chuckle sometimes when he says some shit. He acts like a school boy on occasion when he just carries on with things for a little too long but that's one of the reasons people watch the show. Hell, you wouldn't watch that show if you hated Henry.

Watch TV3 for god's sake if you have issues! BUT I think it probably did take it a little too far with the Governor General. I thought he was just gonna ask if a kiwi was gonna be selected next and then leave it. But he certainly hammered away at it.

Eh, I think it's the best way for the country to loosen up being too PC. If he keeps saying shit like this we'll get used to it like the good 'ole days.

Berries

5th October 2010, 20:18

If you are born in New Zealand and are raised in New Zealand then you are a New Zealander, whether you are second generation Jamaican, third generation English, fifth generation Chinese or tenth generation Maori. What you look like has no bearing on nationality in this big old melting pot where the whole country is founded on immigrants. I understand what Paul Henry was saying, the GG doesn't look like your typical Maori or British descended person, and to a redneck that means they can't be a New Zealander but clearly that is not the case.

Still, he's a funny bloke. I think it was all a wind up to see how John Key would cope and that was an obvious fail. Me, I'd vote for John Tamihere for GG.

SMOKEU

5th October 2010, 20:25

It's the politically correct fuckwits who are turning this country into a joke. They want to wrap kids in cotton wool and ban free speech, then they wonder why we feel like we're living in less and less of a democracy by the day.

People getting their knickers in a twist over this is just like someone running to the KB mods every time someone gives them red rep or disagrees with a post. I bet that most of these 'fun police' members don't even have a proper job, so they feel the need to complain about nothing to make themselves feel important.

rainman

5th October 2010, 20:39

Having spent plenty of time around racist arseholes I don't find him amusing, and just don't ever watch him.

But I'm not surprised he is liked and defended by the usual suspects on here. Sad to say, NZ is a lot more racist than it likes to pretend.

Edit: And I'm not "PC", I just despise racists, as I've never met one with the intelligence to saying anything useful or entertaining.

SMOKEU

5th October 2010, 20:44

Having spent plenty of time around racist arseholes I don't find him amusing, and just don't ever watch him.

But I'm not surprised he is liked and defended by the usual suspects on here. Sad to say, NZ is a lot more racist than it likes to pretend.

Watch who you call racist. The Maoris are the most racist people in NZ, open your eyes and you'll see what I mean.

puddytat

5th October 2010, 20:51

Racists come in different sizes , shapes & colours...... I wish they'd all just get over it.

Indoo

5th October 2010, 20:51

It's the politically correct fuckwits who are turning this country into a joke. They want to wrap kids in cotton wool and ban free speech..

You will probably find that the same segments of society up in arms over Henry's right to free speech were also demanding Hone to be hung, drawn and quartered over what he said.

Jantar

5th October 2010, 20:52

Having spent plenty of time around racist arseholes I don't find him amusing, and just don't ever watch him......
+1. He is reason i stopped watching TV1 in the morning while getting ready for work. Now its TV7.

Racism is just one of the things I find distastefull about him. He is generally insulting and just a nasty childish man. I will be pleased to see him gone completely.

rainman

5th October 2010, 20:55

Watch who you call racist. The Maoris are the most racist people in NZ, open your eyes and you'll see what I mean.

My eyes are wide open, thanks. And I have no time for ANY racists, irrespective of ethnicity.

And btw, oh, the irony.

rainman

5th October 2010, 21:07

Why the phuck can black people bust out the 'race card' at will, and if a white person complains, they are immediately labeled as a racist, whereas if a white person were to bust out the race card there has to be a huge outcry?

Actually I agree there is often an imbalance of standards in too many cases. Doesn't make it less racist though, if you ask me. Whether Henry or Hone, it's still no good.

Dogboy900

5th October 2010, 21:12

... Quoted comment now in PD.

So bearing in mind that there are no 100% full blooded Maori any more, is it the Maori blood or the European blood that causes the high crime rate? Or could it be that people in low socio economic situations are more prone to crime whatever their ethnicity?

Oh and Paul Henry is just an offensive twat. He is one of those that thinks its "edgy" to offend people and that anyone that disagrees with him is being "too PC"

Being an offensive wanker doesn't make you cool or edgy, it just makes you an offensive wanker!

Jantar

5th October 2010, 21:16

Please be careful about racist remarks. Calling someone a racist because something they have said or done publicly is acceptable, but being racist yourself, or making outright racist remarks is not acceptable.

I have made one post on this thread as a KB member. I shall make no more, but I shall moderate this thread heavily.

Jackal

5th October 2010, 21:21

I don't care what Henry thinks or says or how he says what he thinks. He is a tosser. A very short tosser. You just cannot trust short people! Look at polititions, most of them vertically challenged. Henry has not even got talent for TV. I think back to the "This is your life" he did with Lomu. He made a dogs breakfast of it.

Berries

5th October 2010, 22:40

Sad to say, NZ is a lot more racist than it likes to pretend.
Got to admit that as a well traveled immigrant, albeit never having visited Africa, I have always thought NZ was the most racist country I have been in.

LBD

6th October 2010, 01:13

Keep Henry on....who needs intelligent television that time of the day anyway....

PrincessBandit

6th October 2010, 05:46

You just cannot trust short people!

You can trust me though...:msn-wink::msn-wink: Not all of us have short-man-syndrome :shifty:

Jackal

6th October 2010, 05:52

You can trust me though...:msn-wink::msn-wink: Not all of us have short-man-syndrome :shifty:

Sorry I should have worded that differently. You cannot trust short MEN, I know some very special 'short women' and they just don't have the same chip on their shoulders as their masculine counterparts.

Berries

6th October 2010, 06:02

I know some very special 'short women' and they just don't have the same chip on their shoulders as their masculine counterparts.
No chip on their shoulders, just a frothing pint on their head.:yes:

Maha

6th October 2010, 06:40

So he gets two weeks vacation just as the weather comes good?...:yes:
His timinig is impeccable.

Deano

6th October 2010, 06:50

Can Henry really be compared to Hone ?

AFAIK Henry was (as always) 'trying' to be funny - a wind up to see how JK would handle it (as someone mentioned earlier).

Ok - he may have overstepped the mark but that often happens with 'humour'.

Hone on the other hand......not trying to be funny and pretty blatant, and you know he believes every word of it.

And yes I enjoy jokes based on race. Even ones poking fun of my race...if you can't laugh at yourself eh.....Some may say that it a slippery slope from racist jokes to tension and violence etc but many would just say get over it. Its a fucken joke FFS.

Swoop

6th October 2010, 07:08

Anand Satyanand does NOT represent the majority of New Zealanders.
Who else wears a suit and tie ALL the time? Seriously.

I would prefer to see a GG who wears black tank top, black stubbies and either jandals or gum boots.

Also: Where the fuck did all these protestors come from? All sorts of groups that have taken a few letters and invented a "group" to be a professional protestor. Surprised sue badford hasn't popped in for a refresher course.

avgas

6th October 2010, 08:16

Nah, he's ok - he just misses his bro thats all.
220588
They used to hang out all the time, and go play in the park.

davereid

6th October 2010, 08:23

Anand Satyanand does NOT represent the majority of New Zealanders.
Who else wears a suit and tie ALL the time? Seriously.

Its certainly fair to say, and not racist, shortest, tallest or sexist, that if you took a picture of Mr. Satyanand to any of the world capital cites, and asked people to guess of which country he was the head, that New Zealand would not be terribly high on the list.

Tame Iti on the other hand....

Ronin

6th October 2010, 08:37

Yup, same here!

PC is for losers, nimbys, soft-cocks, crawling bum-lickers and "I have a right" minorities...

Erm... Like bikers? :yes:

Cayman911

6th October 2010, 08:48

Paul henry is the man!
get these damn hippies and greenie unionists outa here!
i cant start my day without a few laughs henry gives me

Oscar

6th October 2010, 08:57

I disagree Robert, English aristocrats are by and large a bunch of inbred Germans....not the sort we want running the show, oh wait...the GG is supposed to be the Queens representative isn't he/she? Hmmm...

Regarding Tizard, it could be worse.....could be Judith Tizard, long lost lesbo Labour lover of your favourite woman Helen!

Damn your eyes, you impudent colonial rascal!!
The Royal Family may be a bunch of Sausage Eating Bosch Bounders, but Robert was talking about the Aristocracy!

A fine bunch of chaps, most of whom turned up in 1066, and all skilled in the requisite arts to be a Governor General - hit the biscuit, tupping the scullery maid, interfering with the stable boy, and all able to take a hot buttered crumpet from behind without blubbing, eh wot?

BuzzardNZ

6th October 2010, 09:31

Paul Henry IS the best. Glad to hear the head of TVNZ say that they have no plans to get rid of him.

MisterD

6th October 2010, 09:32

The truth about what though? His original statement wasn't truthful, it was wrong and based purely on an assumption he made based on the colour of the Governor Generals skin.

The Governor General was born and raised here, educated in Glen Innes and has spent his entire life working in the public service as well as contributing to numerous community groups and Rugby League administration. He also speaks with a very heavy Kiwi accent, and from all account is a good bugger.

However, the point that PH (I think) was trying to make is: Should the appointment of the GG be an exercise in affermative action / social engineering? Because if you really think that ethnicity had nothing to do with Satchathingy's appointment, I have a bridge for sale...I reckon our current GG is probably lucky there were no non-white gay candidates.

Winston001

6th October 2010, 09:33

Oh and Paul Henry is just an offensive twat. He is one of those that thinks its "edgy" to offend people and that anyone that disagrees with him is being "too PC"

Being an offensive wanker doesn't make you cool or edgy, it just makes you an offensive wanker!

Right on. :Punk:

The idea that criticism of Paul Henry arises from "political correctness" is garbage. It has nothing to do with pc.

The fact is the guy is on national breakfast television where he can belittle others who are not there to defend themselves. This is not Paul Henry saying something in the pub or at the dinner table where he can be as offensive as he likes.

By contrast Newsboy (Jeremy Wells) gets away with much edgier material and no-body gets upset. Why? For one thing Eating Media Lunch is on later at night away from children, and Newsboy has style: just the right combination of cheek and innocence to avoid crassness.

As for Hone Harawira et al - what makes you think what he says is alright?? There has been plenty of critical comment over the years for things he has said and he's come close to being suspended from the Maori Party.

mashman

6th October 2010, 11:01

Winston001

6th October 2010, 12:18

I do enjoy his purile humour and (sometimes) his irreverence towards time, place and subject matter... heaven forbid anyone should actually express their own opinion on an issue... I hope they don't sack him, as he makes me larf so...

The guy is clever and sometimes funny, no argument. His failing is not knowing when funny becomes crass.

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 12:24

I respect him for telling things how it is. At least he has the balls to say what the rest of us are thinking.

wbks

6th October 2010, 12:30

Virago

6th October 2010, 12:32

I respect him for telling things how it is. At least he has the balls to say what the rest of us are thinking.

That's a rather presumptuous statement. On what basis do you assume that, besides belligerent arrogance...?

wbks

6th October 2010, 12:46

Since when was making fun of someones name considered such a big deal?

No one makes it a race issue when anyone with the name "McCracken" and a suitable first name is mocked...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/4203109/Dikshit-giggles-New-Henry-drama

admenk

6th October 2010, 12:50

Its certainly fair to say, and not racist, shortest, tallest or sexist, that if you took a picture of Mr. Satyanand to any of the world capital cites, and asked people to guess of which country he was the head, that New Zealand would not be terribly high on the list.

That would also apply to a photo of the majority of New Zealanders, ie white. By looks alone they could be American, British, European and dare I even say it, Australian !
It's funny, that as bikers / motorcyclists (whatever the current term is), we object to being judged and labelled by the way we look, but it's ok for us to do the same..

rustyrobot

6th October 2010, 12:54

I respect him for telling things how it is. At least he has the balls to say what the rest of us are thinking.

Bro, you are a neo-nazi. I can't imagine there are that many New Zealanders of any colour who think the same as your and your nazi celebrating friends, I'm sure Paul Henry would make as short work of you lot as he does of everyone else who isn't just like him.

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 12:56

Bro, you are a neo-nazi. I can't imagine there are that many New Zealanders of any colour who think the same as your and your nazi celebrating friends, I'm sure Paul Henry would make as short work of you lot as he does of everyone else who isn't just like him.

I'm not a neo Nazi. Any affiliation I may have with neo Nazi organizations is purely coincidental.

mashman

6th October 2010, 12:58

The guy is clever and sometimes funny, no argument. His failing is not knowing when funny becomes crass.

I can empathise with him (ooooo a line, cross it, ooo look another one, rinse and repeat) :yes:... but as always, it's the receiver that makes the call as to whether the comment was "crass" or humour... poor JK seemed to fall at the first for my taste. He did realise he was speaking to Paul Henry didn't he...

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 13:05

wbks

6th October 2010, 13:07

If people really don't like Paul Henry, then they should just watch something else on TV instead of complaining about it. It takes less energy to change the channel than it does to have a big cry about it.Then what would John Minto and his merry band of saviors do with their lives?
What would WE do without someone to tell us what is acceptable to watch on tv?

Oscar

6th October 2010, 13:09

Bald Eagle

6th October 2010, 13:09

Then what would John Minto and his merry band of saviors do with their lives?
What would WE do without someone to tell us what is acceptable to watch on tv?

He'd have to go back to being a school teacher, since he's solved South Africa's racial problems he's not got a lot left to do :lol:

rustyrobot

6th October 2010, 13:10

Pretty much like you're doing here?

Saying what now?

Oscar

6th October 2010, 13:13

Saying what now?

You didn't like what he said, so you called him a Nazi?
Worse than Paul Henry.

imdying

6th October 2010, 13:13

Bro, you are a neo-nazi.No, he's a fisherman... he specialises in catching big dumb fish like whales :laugh:

rustyrobot

6th October 2010, 13:15

You didn't like what he said, so you called him a Nazi?
Worse than Paul Henry.

Man, I'm being literal, not just throwing it out there. I didn't mean it in the internet forum way, more in the collecting nazi militaria and having swastika flags sort of way. Check his profile. Heck, ask him, I'm sure SMOKEU isn't embarrased about his National Front friends.

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 14:08

No, he's a fisherman... he specialises in catching big dumb fish like whales :laugh:

WARNING: THIS IS NOT WORK SAFE!

Like these ones here http://www.thatsphucked.com/post/2009/10/Shark-Attack.aspx

avgas

6th October 2010, 14:19

Man, I'm being literal, not just throwing it out there. I didn't mean it in the internet forum way, more in the collecting nazi militaria and having swastika flags sort of way. Check his profile. Heck, ask him, I'm sure SMOKEU isn't embarrased about his National Front friends.
Are you sure?
You sure you not just biased with your vegan, more respect for Maori for no reason at all, Islam praying.... ways?
I don't dare call anyone a nazi these days, as it makes me sound American.

rustyrobot

6th October 2010, 14:28

Are you sure?
You sure you not just biased with your vegan, more respect for Maori for no reason at all, Islam praying.... ways?
I don't dare call anyone a nazi these days, as it makes me sound American.

Hehe... muslim praying? And you were worried that calling people Nazis might make you sound American. More respect for Maori than what? Than you? Only you know that. More respect for Maori than white New Zealanders - nah. I don't proselytise here about being vegan. I couldn't give a toss what you eat.

Am I wrong SMOKEU?

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 14:37

.

Am I wrong SMOKEU?

You have expressed some very valid concerns.

avgas

6th October 2010, 14:49

Hehe... muslim praying? And you were worried that calling people Nazis might make you sound American. More respect for Maori than what? Than you? Only you know that. More respect for Maori than white New Zealanders - nah. I don't proselytise here about being vegan. I couldn't give a toss what you eat.

Am I wrong SMOKEU?
I forgot tree hugger
my bad

hehheheheheh
this thread is fun

SPman

6th October 2010, 14:53

Got to admit that as a well traveled immigrant, albeit never having visited Africa, I have always thought NZ was the most racist country I have been in.
Talked aborigines with any australians, lately????

imdying

6th October 2010, 14:59

WARNING: THIS IS NOT WORK SAFE!

Like these ones here http://www.thatsphucked.com/post/2009/10/Shark-Attack.aspxMuwhahahah once bitten!

What are you doing tomorrow?

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 15:03

What are you doing tomorrow?

Dunno aye.

SPman

6th October 2010, 15:03

I love the distinct mood of those "red" pricks protesting the other day, and it's slightly come up in this thread - "You have freedom of speech to an extent/until it offends me and my ideals"... How is that freedom of speech at all? I guess it's better to be a fascist than racist...
as opposed to just being a fascist racist.........

our take on it is "you have freedom of speech to an extent that stops when your fist meets my nose - then fuck freedom of speech - it's all on!"

AllanB

6th October 2010, 17:05

I don't care what Henry thinks or says or how he says what he thinks. He is a tosser. A very short tosser. You just cannot trust short people!

Ah - the guy is a 6 footer mate - if that makes him short I must be a bloody midget and be entitled to some type of government grant! :yes:

Some months back they did a week of the 'height' thing as there was a general public thought that he was short.

The gals Pippa & Alison are tall - at or close to 6 foot, the weather guy is a 6 footer as is Coren (SP?) on the business desk.

Obviously you ned to correct you statement and say - you cannot trust tall people - after all it is questionable what goes through their minds up there in the thin air!

Bawahahahahahahah

PS - Nadine who fills in for Coren is nice too ........

Genie

6th October 2010, 17:15

I switched on the TV this morning to catch the early news...and eek, it's just so wrong with him not there. Even though he can be an annoying snot....I like what he says and well, Mr Fijian/Indian may well have been born in Auckland, but he so does not "look" like a Kiwi. But then again, what is a Kiwi (not the bird one).

This country has changes somewhat over the last 30 years...we are a melting pot of nationalities and some of us over 40's do need to change our outlook....I know when I went to school there was only a handful of non-white children there:shit:.

Nowadays, the schools are full of many varied cultures, it's time to embrace them all.

Robert Taylor

6th October 2010, 17:39

Got to admit that as a well traveled immigrant, albeit never having visited Africa, I have always thought NZ was the most racist country I have been in.

Have you ever been to Georgia in the States? Its amazing seeing all the Confederate flags flying and the beggars in the streets.

Robert Taylor

6th October 2010, 17:44

I love the distinct mood of those "red" pricks protesting the other day, and it's slightly come up in this thread - "You have freedom of speech to an extent/until it offends me and my ideals"... How is that freedom of speech at all? I guess it's better to be a fascist than racist...

Were many of them the same old ''rent a red mob'' suspects such as ( for example ) John Minto etc?

cs363

6th October 2010, 18:02

Damn your eyes, you impudent colonial rascal!!
The Royal Family may be a bunch of Sausage Eating Bosch Bounders, but Robert was talking about the Aristocracy!

A fine bunch of chaps, most of whom turned up in 1066, and all skilled in the requisite arts to be a Governor General - hit the biscuit, tupping the scullery maid, interfering with the stable boy, and all able to take a hot buttered crumpet from behind without blubbing, eh wot?

Hardly colonial Oscar.... or have you forgotten my fine heritage? :bleh:

So, 1066 you say? In that case I retract my statement regarding descendendancy from the Hun based on the information supplied by you.
I now put forward the proposition, again based upon your information, that they are in fact descended from a bunch of Frenchmen (loosely covering the Normans & Bretons et al) and Belgians (or Flemings to be exact) led by a guy who was known as William the bastard prior to his conquest of England.

Hardly an improvement now is it? :blink:

cs363

6th October 2010, 18:03

Were many of them the same old ''rent a red mob'' suspects such as ( for example ) John Minto etc?

In a word, yes. I saw Minto was involved and my eyes glazed over, then that twat Russell Norman from the Green Party piped up and I lost the will to live.....

Genie

6th October 2010, 18:07

I think some of them are just protest Junkies.....wonder if they can get into rehab????

Robert Taylor

6th October 2010, 18:24

In a word, yes. I saw Minto was involved and my eyes glazed over, then that twat Russell Norman from the Green Party piped up and I lost the will to live.....

Add Keith Locke and youd then have a trifecta of fuel for the ovens.........

Oscar

6th October 2010, 18:27

Hardly colonial Oscar.... or have you forgotten my fine heritage? :bleh:

So, 1066 you say? In that case I retract my statement regarding descendendancy from the Hun based on the information supplied by you.
I now put forward the proposition, again based upon your information, that they are in fact descended from a bunch of Frenchmen (loosely covering the Normans & Bretons et al) and Belgians (or Flemings to be exact) led by a guy who was known as William the bastard prior to his conquest of England.

Hardly an improvement now is it? :blink:

Depends who we're comparing them to.

scumdog

6th October 2010, 18:34

Add Keith Locke and youd then have a trifecta of fuel for the ovens.........

Loser City Arizona...

Pussy

6th October 2010, 18:40

There was some twat with a brogueish Northern Irish accent with too much to say, too. Needs shooting with a ball of his own shit......

cs363

6th October 2010, 18:42

Depends who we're comparing them to.

I believe it was " a bunch of Sausage Eating Bosch Bounders " :)

scumdog

6th October 2010, 18:44

57% say 'No' - he ain't racist.

I'm dissapointed to know we have that many soft-cock PC Polly-annas that said 'Yes'

pzkpfw

6th October 2010, 18:54

Wow.

So many KB members that I respected, or at least thought well of, that have shown themselves to be genuine arseholes.

I guess "freedom of speech" can mean "freedom to be an arsehole in public".

So it goes.

scumdog

6th October 2010, 18:58

Grubber

6th October 2010, 19:38

Talked aborigines with any australians, lately????

Man, i have to agree with this one. The Aussies leave us for dead in the racial stakes. Lived over there for a couple of years and drove trucks all over the country.
First tool i was given was a shotgun to put under my seat.....guess what that was for?????
Oh yes, it was to shot the aborigines that tried to steel my truck.I kid you not!

phill-k

6th October 2010, 19:41

Talked aborigines with any australians, lately????

bling for this man!!:yes:

Grubber

6th October 2010, 19:42

SPman

6th October 2010, 20:16

I used to laugh at (with) the 3rd & 4th generation Chinese Kiwis being taken for immigrants when all the Asian immigration started back in the '90s - jezz did some of them get pissed off !!! They were more Kiwi than most of the people doing the derogatory "fuck off back to China" routine!
I guess - if you look different to perceived norms, there'll always be some nincompoop having a go at you - it's about time people realised NZ ain't an exclusively euro-centric culture with a token maori component any more, pull their egos out of their arse, get used to it and get on with life.

Number One

6th October 2010, 21:14

Yup, same here!

PC is for losers, nimbys, soft-cocks, crawling bum-lickers and "I have a right" minorities...

WOW I am quietly warmed by the fact that there are far more of us on here saying similar to the above than what I had expected! (admittedly I have only read as far as this particular post). I also think it's rank that maori politicians pulling similar but I believe far more premeditated and dangerous race card bullshit get treated with a ho hum poor them approach but things are VERY different if someone else has something to say.

I didn't like the apparent 'undertone' in what he said and I didn't appreciate the comment about Susan Boyle 'having the look of a retard' however his job isn't to be boring as shit, completely robotic and lacking in personality and guess what else...we don't even have to like or agree with him....ooooooooooooooo hard concept for so many to grasp...get the fuck over it already join a fricken knitting circle!

I reckon it was just a glib, brain not engaged, verbal diarrohea moment and even if he meant it like all the soft cocks have tried to infer he meant it so what? TVNZ sucks and frankly I find that guy and a few select others are the only interesting spots on the channel...breakfast loses all it's appeal without him and my mornings are far more mundane and less engaged.

Getting all up and arms about what a dude on tv's personal thoughts and possible opinions might be is kinda sad. It's just the cheeky darky comment all over again. I'll admit I wondered similar when Sir A was appointed GG myself...not like I was mixing in circles that had awareness of his Lawyering and Judging and other high faluting achievements and contributions to NZ.

I say bring him back and if you don't like it = learn something about yourself from that and either switch the channel or chill the fuck out!

B TW FTR: I'm from foreign decent and I don't think for a second I or anyone else for that matter has any 'real and true' right to anything. I agree with Crocodile Dundee in the first movie!

Number One

6th October 2010, 21:36

By contrast Newsboy (Jeremy Wells) gets away with much edgier material and no-body gets upset. Why? For one thing Eating Media Lunch is on later at night away from children, and Newsboy has style: just the right combination of cheek and innocence to avoid crassness.

OOOO AND don't forget he's a cutie with fab skin tone!

http://www.bigmouth.co.nz/obj1021geo248p6.png

MIXONE

6th October 2010, 21:56

It's a no brainer to me.I think he is a dick so I simply don't watch him.

Berries

6th October 2010, 22:49

Talked aborigines with any australians, lately????
Nah, but then after 14 years in New Zealand I have only heard Te Reo Maori being spoken once, and that was on a marae.

All of us on here have ancestors who were subjugated by invaders. Go back to the English, Spaniards and Portuguese, or the Vikings, Normans, Mongols or the Romans, and Picts etc. History in the new world is just more recent. The Australian Aborigines suffered terribly, tens of thousands of years of culture just wiped out. Truly shocking what happened to them. My comment was related to my personal view of NZ as an outsider. You have race based sports teams and race based political groups which to me seems divisive. I don't believe a country will truly progress and have different races and cultures living in harmony while you have this officially sanctioned apartheid.

Ka kite.

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 22:51

Nah, but then after 14 years in New Zealand I have only heard Te Reo Maori being spoken once, and that was on a marae.

Same here, regarding the Maori been spoken only on a Marae comment. I've been here 13 years, where are you from?

ducatilover

6th October 2010, 23:00

I've heard Te Reo spoken on more occasions than I could name. I think many people will be highly surprised by the amount of fluent Te Reo speakers, hell, I have a mate who is fairer skinned than myself and he has dedicated years of study to the Mari culture, history and language. I was recently at a Te Tiriti lecture and there were multiple student who were very educated and well pronounced in terms of speakeing Te Reo.
When I was a kid in Wainuiomata I had friends growing up and learning it as a second language, some had to speak it at home.
I don't see why people think this is un-common? :innocent:

I also like Mr Henry, I have a very crude sense of humor and he arouses it :sunny:

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 23:02

ducatilover

6th October 2010, 23:04

Either way, there are more Mandarin speakers than those who speak Maori in this country.

I would actually love to see the facts on this, I certainly agree with you though. Quite an interesting subject.

ducatilover

6th October 2010, 23:06

The 2006 census found Te Reo to be spoken by 157,110 people, making it the most common language in New Zealand after English.

From Wiki.
I stand (sit) corrected. :yes:

SMOKEU

6th October 2010, 23:19

From Wiki.
I stand (sit) corrected. :yes:

But how many people speak it fluently? It is very difficult to get a real figure on this, as many Maoris probably claim to speak the language fluently, but then we first have to define the definition of the term 'fluent'.

ducatilover

6th October 2010, 23:25

But how many people speak it fluently? It is very difficult to get a real figure on this, as many Maoris probably claim to speak the language fluently, but then we first have to define the definition of the term 'fluent'.

Touche, I see what you mean. Even half the reclusive tossers I come across (mind the double entendre) don't seem fluent in English.... So I would be a bit pessimistic about that statistic too. :facepalm:

motor_mayhem

6th October 2010, 23:34

I find it disparaging to know that a good proportion of NZers, if not a majority, seem to find public ridicule the best form of entertainment.

In my mind you have to either think that both Paul Henry and Hone Harawira are entitled to their free speech or they are both racists and should be sacked. If you think one is but not the other then you are a hypocrit. IMO they are both racists and should be sacked, unfortunately the people who control Hone's job and priviledges are also racists(Maori Party) or gutless pussies (National Party). But because one person is not punished for their bad deeds doesn't mean we should let our standards slip either. Given though that where Henry's was thoughtless and juvenille, Hone's was intent with malice which was worse.

SMOKEU as far as I knew PC s a phrase used to depict when social idealism suggested you shouldn't tell people they are failing at all/Everyone wins etc. Fortunately the majority saw thought that ridiculous idea and cast it out. But your use of the term seems to draw parallels that PC is when you are telling someone they are failing without mocking them rather than telling them they are not failing when they are.

avgas

7th October 2010, 07:26

It's a no brainer to me.I think he is a dick so I simply don't watch him.
I have to agree with this comment.
Come to think about it - I barely watch any TV anymore for this reason.

I get my daily dose of BS opinions here.

avgas

7th October 2010, 07:29

From Wiki.
I stand (sit) corrected. :yes:
They must learn it in all these Jedi temples I hear about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi_census_phenomenon

Isn't stats fun

avgas

7th October 2010, 07:32

But how many people speak it fluently? It is very difficult to get a real figure on this, as many Maoris probably claim to speak the language fluently, but then we first have to define the definition of the term 'fluent'.
There is also the concept of learning a language from the writings........when the language had no written form until a couple of white people turned up......

Which is kind of like learning braille with no hands.

admenk

7th October 2010, 07:52

I have to agree with this comment.
Come to think about it - I barely watch any TV anymore for this reason.

I get my daily dose of BS opinions here.

Careful, if you read them all you'll overdose....

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 09:53

There is also the concept of learning a language from the writings........when the language had no written form until a couple of white people turned up......

Which is kind of like learning braille with no hands.

You mean they were illiterate until white people showed up?!

Ronin

7th October 2010, 10:02

You mean they were illiterate until white people showed up?!

You mean you didn't know?

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 10:04

Yep. Maori language had no written letter forms. It was an oral language, with artistic representation of historical content (carvings). Still, I reckon most of the first lots of whiteys that arrived were probably fairly illiterate too (whalers).

Just out of interest SMOKEU, where did you come here from?

On the Paul Henry front (original topic). I hardly think he represents anything new. He is in the same mould as any old shock-jock on the radio (or John Tamihere, or Michael Laws, or Hone Harawira). Sort of like the noisy naughty kid at the back of the class who just likes the attention. He doesn't say anything that isn't said on the Family Guy or South Park, it's just a little more localised. I bet you the majority of people calling for him to be banned don't watch his show anyway. He's good for ratings so he's sure to stay. Infact, I think he at least gets this stuff out in the open so we can talk about it, better than it just being mumbled behind your hand and pretending you like people to their face.

Does he say 'what we all think'? Well, I guess I hope not, but who knows. Is being offensive for the sake of it really the key human quality that we respect? It's not as if it's hard to be offensive.

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 10:20

You mean you didn't know?

I had my suspicions, but it's not something I've ever given much thought to.

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 10:21

Just out of interest SMOKEU, where did you come here from?

I'm South African.

avgas

7th October 2010, 10:24

You mean they were illiterate until white people showed up?!
Yeah errrr no

They were just a society without paper work is all

slofox

7th October 2010, 10:26

I'm South African.

Which part of "Seth Efrica" did you come from Smokeu? Were you around the wine country at all?

I get quite a few expats coming in here wanting their native wine but supplies are scarce here nowadays - not like before all the trade bans etc of years gone by...once upon a time SA wines were common as...

Oscar

7th October 2010, 10:28

Yep. Maori language had no written letter forms. It was an oral language, with artistic representation of historical content (carvings). Still, I reckon most of the first lots of whiteys that arrived were probably fairly illiterate too (whalers).

That's a fairly sweeping (and racist) generalisation.
By the 1840's approx. 60% of the English population could read and write.

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 10:28

Which part of "Seth Efrica" did you come from Smokeu? Were you around the wine country at all?

I get quite a few expats coming in here wanting their native wine but supplies are scarce here nowadays - not like before all the trade bans etc of years gone by...once upon a time SA wines were common as...

I'm from Cape Town. I've got contacts in SA, I could probably help you out with the wine if you want. It won't be cheap though, as freight is very expensive.

slofox

7th October 2010, 10:32

I'm from Cape Town. I've got contacts in SA, I could probably help you out with the wine if you want. It won't be cheap though, as freight is very expensive.

More to the point, I can access some wines locally but I have no idea as to the quality. Perhaps you could advise me if I am looking at a particular line..? :sunny:
Would be much appreciated.

I don't think we'll be importing direct...I often have people wanting me to get a certain wine. I have to buy a case. They buy one bottle and the other eleven bottles sit gathering dust for a thousand years. Not very profitable really...

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 10:35

That's a fairly sweeping (and racist) generalisation.
By the 1840's approx. 60% of the English population could read and write.

Do you think it's racist? Perhaps it is classist.
I took this assumption from my memories of primary school history lessons, so I am happy to admit that I may well be wrong.

In the 1830s Kororāreka won a dubious reputation as the ‘hell-hole of the Pacific’, where prostitution, grog shops and drunken brawls were common. Most respectable observers were appalled. John Dunmore Lang described its inhabitants as ‘the veriest scum of civilised society’; James Busby noted that the whalers were open to ‘every temptation and opportunity for licentiousness’; and William Colenso claimed that the place was ‘notorious for containing a greater number of rogues than any other spot of equal size in the universe.’

Maybe they were just too drunk to write?

Oscar

7th October 2010, 10:44

Do you think it's racist? Perhaps it is classist.
I took this assumption from my memories of primary school history lessons, so I am happy to admit that I may well be wrong.

Maybe they were just too drunk to write?

Those observers were, in the main, Clergymen.
What they described could be found in any large city on the planet at that point.
They would find the south end of Victoria Street on a Friday night to be repugnant.

Ronin

7th October 2010, 10:46

I had my suspicions, but it's not something I've ever given much thought to.

I'm South African.

Ahhhh. The irony.

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 10:54

More to the point, I can access some wines locally but I have no idea as to the quality. Perhaps you could advise me if I am looking at a particular line..? :sunny:
Would be much appreciated.

I don't think we'll be importing direct...I often have people wanting me to get a certain wine. I have to buy a case. They buy one bottle and the other eleven bottles sit gathering dust for a thousand years. Not very profitable really...

I really don't have a clue about wine.

avgas

7th October 2010, 12:52

That's a fairly sweeping (and racist) generalisation.
By the 1840's approx. 60% of the English population could read and write.
Shhhhhh he's not racist.
Not one mention in there about blacks. lol

avgas

7th October 2010, 12:57

Maybe they were just too drunk to write?
Nah the Maori didn't need to write you see.

Oh wait you were talking about the whalers.

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 14:10

Shhhhhh he's not racist.
Not one mention in there about blacks. lol

I love you too.

'Course you know that New Zealand was alcohol free before Europeans turned up. :innocent:

BoristheBiter

7th October 2010, 14:41

I love you too.

'Course you know that New Zealand was alcohol free before Europeans turned up. :innocent:

Just like the land and animals were protected.

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 14:49

Just like the land and animals were protected.

You just made that up :bleh:
I don't think humans really had any idea of their impact on our finite world until the middle of the last century. I'm no expert tho.

avgas

7th October 2010, 14:56

I love you too.

'Course you know that New Zealand was alcohol free before Europeans turned up.
'erd of "kava"
there are variants of it all over the world - even 'ere

http://www.entheology.org/edoto/anmviewer.asp?a=67&z=5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entheogen

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 15:15

Banditbandit

7th October 2010, 15:29

But how many people speak it fluently? It is very difficult to get a real figure on this, as many Maoris probably claim to speak the language fluently, but then we first have to define the definition of the term 'fluent'.

Apply the same definition to English ? Many people in New Zealand speak it .. but how many are fluent ?

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 15:32

Apply the same definition to English ? Many people in New Zealand speak it .. but how many are fluent ?

Wot do u mean? If we wernt ment 2 use numbaz az letters, god wouldn't have made them sound tha same.

SMOKEU

7th October 2010, 15:36

Apply the same definition to English ? Many people in New Zealand speak it .. but how many are fluent ?

Good point, even seemingly well educated English only speaking people seem to have great difficulty in getting the grasp of even simple grammar.

AllanB

7th October 2010, 15:55

At least he did not call him "A cheeky little darky" ............. Now what happened to that guys TV career?

rustyrobot

7th October 2010, 16:22

At least he did not call him "A cheeky little darky" ............. Now what happened to that guys TV career?

Q+A
The home of NZ politics - Sunday, 9am TV ONE
http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news

The better question would be... what happened to his singing career?!
http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Paul_Holmes_(CD)

EJK

7th October 2010, 22:34

Are we talking about this guy?

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SS90

8th October 2010, 05:36

Are we talking about this guy?

I was starting to cut him some slack lately, making allowances for his crappy comments as it could be said that it does get some topics out in the open..... NZ is too pc now after all....... But, that clinches it for me,now I just see him as a pureile little gnome.

SS90

8th October 2010, 05:37

Just like the land and animals were protected.

That's another thread in itself.

Berries

8th October 2010, 06:05

Wow, that's interesting. I've had kawakawa tea a number of times and never experienced effects anything like those suggested. Best I try again. I have a fairly healthy entheogenic repertoire and wouldn't consider Kawakawa as anything special in that regards.
Don't drink too much trying to get those effects. Kawakawa tea and kava are two completely different drinks made from different parts (leaves vs roots) of different plants. And only one of them is traditionally made with saliva.

Swoop

8th October 2010, 07:04

At least he did not call him "A cheeky little darky" ............. Now what happened to that guys TV career?
The toxic gnome's TV career was already over when he made that comment on his radio show.

oldrider

8th October 2010, 07:26

MisterD

8th October 2010, 08:16

Surely there are more important things to worry about than his flippant comments! :mellow: Move along FFS! :sick:

Not now the Indians have seen an opportunity to distract attention from the disaster that their commonwealth games are turning into...

avgas

8th October 2010, 08:30

avgas

8th October 2010, 08:31

Apply the same definition to English ? Many people in New Zealand speak it .. but how many are fluent ?
Silly fool, we don't speak english here.
Come to think about it - neither do they.

Fuck knows what this is called. Lets just call it monkey chatter.

PrincessBandit

8th October 2010, 08:44

Lets just call it monkey chatter.

I prefer JungleBunny speak.

cs363

8th October 2010, 09:12

The chipmunk is a twit but aren't we all just getting a bit too precious in this country these (pc) days! :facepalm:

Surely there are more important things to worry about than his flippant comments! :mellow: Move along FFS! :sick:

Exactly! When I was young I was taught that 'sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me' ..........whatever happened to that? :facepalm:

cs363

8th October 2010, 09:13

Not now the Indians have seen an opportunity to distract attention from the disaster that their commonwealth games are turning into...

Well said that man :D

mashman

8th October 2010, 10:21

I was starting to cut him some slack lately, making allowances for his crappy comments as it could be said that it does get some topics out in the open..... NZ is too pc now after all....... But, that clinches it for me,now I just see him as a pureile little gnome.

heh, i'd rather have a purile Henry, than my politicians going out of their way to flay one of their own in the eyes of the world... WTF does it have to do with India??? He's an entertainer, and to "some" he's entertaining... let it go world :blink:

"McCully to address Indian concerns over Henry Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says he wants India to know that Paul Henry's on-air racial slur were the "gratuitous and insulting" actions of an individual." (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/8094369/mccully-to-address-indian-concerns-over-henry/)

What a fuckin bruhaha and waste of time and resource over a purile comment. Hows about rolling your eyes and ignoring it like most probably have...

Usarka

8th October 2010, 10:28

At the end of the day:

1) thats why he has the job - he creates controversy

2) Live tv and radio shows have producers that can tell the presenters to stop if their making a cock-up. Henry was left to carry on, ergo it was ok with the bosses.

Not defending Henry, but there are other players involved pulling strings.

SS90

8th October 2010, 10:28

heh, i'd rather have a purile Henry, than my politicians going out of their way to flay one of their own in the eyes of the world... WTF does it have to do with India??? He's an entertainer, and to "some" he's entertaining... let it go world :blink:

"McCully to address Indian concerns over Henry Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says he wants India to know that Paul Henry's on-air racial slur were the "gratuitous and insulting" actions of an individual." (http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/8094369/mccully-to-address-indian-concerns-over-henry/)

What a fuckin bruhaha and waste of time and resource over a purile comment.

Hows about rolling your eyes and ignoring it like most probably have...

The racist comments I take with a grain of salt, as has been said, the Maori party members have said far far worse.

What tipped it for me was the childish giggling at the womans name, what a knob.

Oscar

8th October 2010, 10:31

The racist comments I take with a grain of salt, as has been said, the Maori party members have said far far worse.

What tipped it for me was the childish giggling at the womans name, what a knob.

Agreed.
He seems to be a smart guy, but the comments about the GG and particularly the adolescent behaviour about the Woman's name makes me wonder...

Usarka

8th October 2010, 10:32

TV isn't like the old days is it!

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roy.nz

8th October 2010, 10:35

:woohoo:Love Paul Henry love how he goes about what he does. This last thing he did i cant really see what he did wrong i thought it was funny and all good humured but i guess im NOT PC at all and all the moan bags are. Plus i want to start a picket outside the beehive to get most of the Maori suspended or dismissed because they do far worse in the Black white issue. Had my rant :woohoo:

cs363

8th October 2010, 10:38

Agreed.
He seems to be a smart guy, but the comments about the GG and particularly the adolescent behaviour about the Woman's name makes me wonder...

Still, hardly the crime of the century is it? If being a knob were a crime the majority of our politicians would be locked up.....

mashman

8th October 2010, 10:40

What tipped it for me was the childish giggling at the womans name, what a knob.

:rofl: i'm sorry, I roared with laughter when I saw her name too... purile, immature, childish etc... it'd be as boring as hell if we all laughed at the same stuff :).

Oscar

8th October 2010, 10:44

Still, hardly the crime of the century is it? If being a knob were a crime the majority of our politicians would be locked up.....

No, not at all.
It is sad that not everyone in this country can limit there response to thinking "What a knobend.." and then getting on with their lives. Not only are there people who thrive on public outrage, there are those who actively look for summat to be outraged about...

scumdog

8th October 2010, 11:58

Not now the Indians have seen an opportunity to distract attention from the disaster that their commonwealth games are turning into...

Nicely put - my thoughts exactly!:yes:

Paul Henry for High Commisioner....

MisterD

8th October 2010, 12:15

Nicely put - my thoughts exactly!:yes:

Why thankyou Mr Dog. Speaking of thoughts, I read this (http://whaleoil.gotcha.co.nz/2010/10/08/cop-chases-motorbike-thief-through-remuera-in-his-undies-yes-really/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop-chases-motorbike-thief-through-remuera-in-his-undies-yes-really) earlier on and thought of you. Evidently the Auckland constabulary are looking southwards for inspiration.

scumdog

8th October 2010, 12:30

Why thankyou Mr Dog. Speaking of thoughts, I read this (http://whaleoil.gotcha.co.nz/2010/10/08/cop-chases-motorbike-thief-through-remuera-in-his-undies-yes-really/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop-chases-motorbike-thief-through-remuera-in-his-undies-yes-really) earlier on and thought of you. Evidently the Auckland constabulary are looking southwards for inspiration.

Hmm, with it being so much warmer up there it's a wonder he needed to keep his undies on - you go faster without them too!!...(apparently..:innocent:)

Edbear

8th October 2010, 13:13

Hmm, with it being so much warmer up there it's a wonder he needed to keep his undies on - you go faster without them too!!...(apparently..:innocent:)

Maybe you could arrange a contest to prove it...? :shutup:

I reckon the whole kerfuffle over Paul Henry is ludicrously laughable! Yes, he's an idiot and childish but he's no threat to anyone and wouldn't hurt a fly! Some people need to get over themselves and get a life! I noticed the ever-present John Minto on the protest line... Are people becoming more reactionary these days, or is it just me..? Even the good Governer himself took it in good humour at the time! The whole beat-up is pathetic!

avgas

8th October 2010, 13:14

I prefer JungleBunny speak.
And so its settled.
From now on we all speak JungleBunny.

What year in college should JungleBunny not be a compulsory?

MisterD

8th October 2010, 13:25

Hmm, with it being so much warmer up there it's a wonder he needed to keep his undies on

Well it is Auckland, so probably some corporate sponsorship deal with Bendon or Jockey...

Finn

8th October 2010, 14:16

Whereas Henry was shipped off to England at a young age to be 'educated' went to Drama School and worked for the BBC.

Tell me, why is the Governor General any less a Kiwi than Henry?

Because he has indian parents?

Oscar

8th October 2010, 14:20

Tell me this - if the Governor General is a kiwi (and I have no doubt that he is, born and bred) - why are Indians getting upset about it???

scumdog

8th October 2010, 14:23

Because he has indian parents?

Ah, I always thought he looked like an Apache....

Finn

8th October 2010, 14:34

Ah, I always thought he looked like an Apache....

And all this time I thought he was bald when in fact he was scalped.

mashman

8th October 2010, 14:48

Tell me this - if the Governor General is a kiwi (and I have no doubt that he is, born and bred) - why are Indians getting upset about it???

Something to do with this DikShit... or something similar

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/129455-The-Paul-Henry-thread?p=1129878454#post1129878454

avgas

8th October 2010, 14:52

Tell me this - if the Governor General is a kiwi (and I have no doubt that he is, born and bred) - why are Indians getting upset about it???
Someone kicked someones dog I hear.

SMOKEU

8th October 2010, 15:01

Someone kicked someones dog I hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFE1C3_RII

scumdog

8th October 2010, 15:40

Something to do with this DikShit... or something similar

Now THERE'S novel personalised plate idea...:shutup:

AllanB

8th October 2010, 16:38

Ah, I always thought he looked like an Apache....

I understood the new correct term is 'Native American' Which makes me wonder as I am pretty sure the original 'natives' did not call it America.

But I may be wrong.

SMOKEU

8th October 2010, 16:38

Now THERE'S novel personalised plate idea...:shutup:

http://www.plates.co.nz/plates/temp/bc947f3e27cb25e4b4844ec45c1db098.jpg

Number One

8th October 2010, 17:48

The chipmunk is a twit but aren't we all just getting a bit too precious in this country these (pc) days! :facepalm:

Surely there are more important things to worry about than his flippant comments! :mellow: Move along FFS! :sick:

A fecking MEN to that...untwist knickers already!!!!

BTW I think he looks a bit like Penfold from Dangermouse...

http://images.brucelaing.com/tw/web02/penfold1.jpg

Number One

8th October 2010, 18:06

tee hee hee that'll get people going!

one (what was it) evil gnome for another :lol:

Pussy

8th October 2010, 18:17

It's the woman's fault for having the surname "Dick shit"

If your name was Arthur Penis, you would expect to get the odd jibe about it, FFS!

Mom

8th October 2010, 18:18

Without having read any of the posts that have gone before...

Paul Henry made some poor choices around dissing that name. He was told how it was pronounced and chose to take a different path and make an english call on the spelling. That was done for ratings, but was very poorly called. He would have got away with it however, if he had not drawn his personaly spin on how someone looks. Very unfortunate. I blame his employer for not laying down better lines.

Paul Henry is a funny guy, he pushes the envelope of what is acceptable.

The reaction to this astounds me. He wass a naughty boy, he loses 2 weeks pay, no doubt that will bite. To keep this issue going is simply increasing his value to TVNZ.

Complete over reaction by sll sorts of people. I am picking Paul is raising a glass to him self as I type this :yes: I would.

Number One

8th October 2010, 18:25

Paul Henry made some poor choices around dissing that name. He was told how it was pronounced and chose to take a different path and make an english call on the spelling.

Hmmm see interesting that as I just watched an indian debate about it and they are pronouncing it DICKSHIT and not when making comments about how Paul said it..seems the pronunciation was on the money it was the joking about that and the whole 'inference about India being shit' that was considered offensive

...I'm wondering if it's just the spelling that is Dixit.

ALSO I sense all this is just a media orgy anyway...it started apparently with the GG stuff and now they are all busy dredging up previously 'poor taste' but clearly not quite enraging enough to the sensitives at the time. ...Drama - oh how we loves it eh

Usarka

8th October 2010, 18:26

It's the woman's fault for having the surname "Dick shit"

If your name was Arthur Penis, you would expect to get the odd jibe about it, FFS!

It's her husbands name, and yes she thought about hyphenating but decided her maiden neme Ramadin wasn't going to work too well......

Ramadin-Dick-Shit. :no:

Using her mothers maiden name was just as bad.

Dick-Shit-Poppadum

Number One

8th October 2010, 18:28

Complete over reaction by sll sorts of people. I am picking Paul is raising a glass to him self as I type this :yes: I would.

He's breakfast tvs version of a whole bunch of KB's best trollers! EPIC TROLL PAUL :yes:

phill-k

8th October 2010, 19:02

Funny tonight on 1 news paul henrys correct pronunciation of the bloody indians name as proved by their own tv, followed by an indian attempting to subvert local politics in Auckland, followed by a rich mans lad who doesn't go home from boarding school for the weekend but instead goes out sculling neat spirits with the lad of one of ak's fkwit mayors who then cries on tv trying to get more votes, followed by a bunch of brian dead people going on about how they didn't kill the babies whilst fkin their brothers and taking "p"

and paul henry is the bad guy ha fkin ha

note to self stop posting after red wine

cs363

8th October 2010, 20:04

No, not at all.
It is sad that not everyone in this country can limit there response to thinking "What a knobend.." and then getting on with their lives. Not only are there people who thrive on public outrage, there are those who actively look for summat to be outraged about...

No argument from this quarter.

PrincessBandit

8th October 2010, 20:28

Hmmm see interesting that as I just watched an indian debate about it and they are pronouncing it DICKSHIT and not when making comments about how Paul said it..seems the pronunciation was on the money it was the joking about that and the whole 'inference about India being shit' that was considered offensive

One Indian bloke said students there had been taking the piss out of her name for decades. He reckons she probably gets a bit of mileage for her career out of it.

Usarka

8th October 2010, 20:41

Watch breakfast closely for the whole programme. Not many get to do it.

It starts very news, business and weather oriented. There are quasi intelligent bits with interviews with the PM, or some other expert. No doubt aimed at those getting up to go to a job.

Next comes the cross-over section, where they still have the news, but cross to live feeds from christchurch where there's an Al-Paca conference.

Then the shift becomes even more obvious. Review of womens magazines (girls are you seriously not ashamed and embarrased by these mags?), crosses to hollywood to hear from some camp gossip queen, or an interview with someone about new gadgets, makeups, fashion trends etc.

The bang it's onto that show straight afterwards which I can't even look at, and before you know it its coro street, infomercials, jeremy kyle and all sorts of other utter garbage.

Solution! Reverse it around. People watch too much news, so the smart people with jobs will thing "fuck it I'll go for a jog instead of watching Jeremy Kyle", and the trailer trash will not be able to get up early enough for their fix and the news + business etc will be too hard for them so they also will have to get off the couch and do something like exercise, education, baking, or getting a job. Win-win.

Come on TVNZ you have a social responsibility - stop feeding the parasites feeding off the cathode tube / LCD radiation - take away their mindless mush they feed their brain and force them to watch something educational or intellectual, or they can fuck off and actually do something.

Arse shit fuck wank & pooh.

Pussy

8th October 2010, 20:45

One Indian bloke said students there had been taking the piss out of her name for decades. He reckons she probably gets a bit of mileage for her career out of it.

Do you ever have students laughing at your name, Mrs Ramsbottom? :)

Usarka

8th October 2010, 20:47

Mrs Ramsbottom? :)

It's Miss Ramsbottom, thank you.

Headbanger

8th October 2010, 21:37

Dickshits.

Genie

8th October 2010, 21:49

Yeah...good luck with that....i'd like to see you fuck india :lol:

Genie

8th October 2010, 21:49

Dickshits.

and isn't it dikshit?????

cs363

8th October 2010, 22:18

and isn't it dikshit?????

Certainly is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Dikshit

Headbanger

8th October 2010, 22:38

Yeah...good luck with that....i'd like to see you fuck india :lol:

Its already been fucked.

Headbanger

8th October 2010, 22:46

Dickshits.

wait....why the hell did my fuck India thread get merged with this one?

and who the hell is Paul Henry?

:shit:

PrincessBandit

8th October 2010, 23:15

and who the hell is Paul Henry?

:shit:

He might have to change his name to Deepshit. He gets into it often enough.

willytheekid

8th October 2010, 23:27

Dikshit :nya:...days later....still funny!

India....the only travel destination that makes everyones first remark the same....."Hope you got ALL your shots" :sick:....Dikshit!

.....Paul Henry for prime minister! :not:

Berries

9th October 2010, 00:17

India....the only travel destination that makes everyones first remark the same....."Hope you got ALL your shots" :sick:....Dikshit!
We were watching the weightlifting at lunchtime in the pub and were all waiting for the first person with a dodgy arse to strain a little too much. Snatch. Clean and jerk. Whats with that ?

Arse shit fuck wank & pooh.
Not quite Ian Dury, but can I have that as my signature ?

SMOKEU

9th October 2010, 00:27

We were watching the weightlifting at lunchtime in the pub and were all waiting for the first person with a dodgy arse to strain a little too much. Snatch. Clean and jerk Whats with that ?

Like this guy here? NOT SAFE FOR WORK!!!

http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.weightlifter.cc/weightlifter.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.weightlifter.cc/&usg=__JyGISG8h4e3-PgPZuhhGpAd7x3s=&h=480&w=640&sz=66&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qb2dGdiQ3Z8wqM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=179&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dweightlifting%2Bprolapse%26um%3D1%26h l%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D858%26tbs%3Disch: 1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=853&vpy=77&dur=1706&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=142&ty=88&ei=Bg6vTK-2DILCsAObociADA&oei=Bg6vTK-2DILCsAObociADA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=41&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0

Scouse

9th October 2010, 07:50

It's the woman's fault for having the surname "Dick shit"

If your name was Arthur Penis, you would expect to get the odd jibe about it, FFS!fookin ell that Shalia dikshit is lucky he didnt turn it around and call her Shalia Shitdik

Usarka

9th October 2010, 09:01

Clean and jerk. Whats with that ?

I always thought that was having a wank in the shower.... :shit:

mashman

9th October 2010, 10:24

He might have to change his name to Deepshit. He gets into it often enough.

:rofl: nay bling to give... and he can move to Manure-wa :)

sil3nt

10th October 2010, 17:03

And hes gone. Thank fuck. Hope he never gets back on TV!

scumdog

10th October 2010, 17:07

Well, there's two in this household (can't speak for the cat) that are not going to bother watching TV1 Breakfast show from now on, he was the only one with a bit of spark.:yes:

CHUNKY MONKEY

10th October 2010, 17:07

And hes gone. Thank fuck. Hope he never gets back on TV!

agreed but bet he does somehow

scumdog

10th October 2010, 17:08

And hes gone. Thank fuck. Hope he never gets back on TV!

He'll go to TV3 and I'll watch him there!:woohoo::2thumbsup

RiderInBlack

10th October 2010, 17:23

Glad ta see him go. This day has been long in the coming. This is not the only time he has been a totally disrespectful ARSE.
Just because ya think it, doesn't mean ya should say it, especially if ya going ta say it on National Media. His has done more damage World Wide for NZ than Hone will his thoughtless comments, and this time he went too far. And yes it's not fair Hone has got away with his shit, but that doesn't make Paul's comment right or fair. Hone should have been sack too.

RiderInBlack

10th October 2010, 17:26

He'll go to TV3 and I'll watch him there!:woohoo::2thumbsupMaybe he could try standing for Te Nutty Pakeha with the Moari party, cause he might get away with his ARSE there.

SMOKEU

10th October 2010, 17:26

XxKiTtiExX

10th October 2010, 17:47

He'll go to TV3 and I'll watch him there!:woohoo::2thumbsup

I wait and hope :yes:

No more Breakfast in this house anymore either (only the edible kind).

RiderInBlack

10th October 2010, 17:48

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=220962&d=1286689544
Need he say more.

98tls

10th October 2010, 18:06

He'll go to TV3 and I'll watch him there!:woohoo::2thumbsup

:facepalm:You really watched that shite T?Na say it aint so.:facepalm:I did once for roughly 2.5 minutes,was about as interesting as Close Up so have always avoided both of them.

nosebleed

10th October 2010, 18:12

Well, there's two in this household (can't speak for the cat) that are not going to bother watching TV1 Breakfast show from now on, he was the only one with a bit of spark.:yes:

Agreed

+ randomadditionalcharacterstofulfillsomestupidarseq uota

CHUNKY MONKEY

10th October 2010, 18:17

:facepalm:You really watched that shite T?Na say it aint so.:facepalm:I did once for roughly 2.5 minutes,was about as interesting as Close Up so have always avoided both of them.

agreed,I have no idea as to how someone could actually manage to watch Breakfast let alone like it

mashman

10th October 2010, 18:27

a sad day for "free" TV.

Berries

10th October 2010, 18:34

Well, there's two in this household (can't speak for the cat) that are not going to bother watching TV1 Breakfast show from now on, he was the only one with a bit of spark.:yes:
+1. Wife is the same, and to be honest the few minutes I saw before I left for work usually made me laugh. Looks like it will be Jungle Junction from now on.

Dickshits.

phill-k

10th October 2010, 18:39

He'll go to TV3 and I'll watch him there!:woohoo::2thumbsup

Agree totally, fucks me off that the self righteous pricks in NZ have succeeded in this when they sit silent about such things as the twins death, shit around a 16 yr old drinking to much ect ect. I work from home and to get up early have a leisurely coffee or three breakie and watch and have a laugh with the bloke was value. He might have been a gippo but he was a bloke with balls, unlike the many vagina clad pricks in Wellington.:shit:

Virago

10th October 2010, 18:45

Meh. The guy is just a loud-mouthed baffoon who has taken low-brow television to new lows - hence his popularity.

With the sense of humour of an eight-year-old, and no real journalistic interview skills, his loss can only improve the face of NZ television - as will the loss of his boycotting fans - a win-win situation...

With luck, a small corner of NZ television will rise above the ratings-based descent into the asinine and trivial.

I'm sure he'll be back after a suitable time in Coventry - hopefully in a role more suited to his abilities as a clown.

neels

10th October 2010, 18:45

He had to go, it wasn't going to go away otherwise.

Breakfast was pretty average, Henry was entertaining at least particularly with Peter Williams, the endless 'weather' bullshit gives me the shits though.

Oh well, back to breakfast radio instead, oops no that's complete shit as well.

Jonno.

10th October 2010, 18:52

agreed,I have no idea as to how someone could actually manage to watch Breakfast let alone like it

that's is why TV 3's breakfast show is so popular.

Oh wait.

98tls

10th October 2010, 18:52

:facepalm:Cant understand why anyone would rise from there bed and welcome in a new day by turning on the bloody tv let alone listen to that nauseating prick,as for racist,his feeble attempts at it dont deserve even that label.

Winston001

10th October 2010, 19:11

Well, there's two in this household (can't speak for the cat) that are not going to bother watching TV1 Breakfast show from now on, he was the only one with a bit of spark.:yes:

Much better off listening to Morning Report Tom. No need to watch the wireless - just have it on in the background, much easier than TV. :D

Usarka

10th October 2010, 19:31

I gaurantee that if our prime ministers name was John Ghandu the indians would be pissing themselves.

PrincessBandit

10th October 2010, 19:39

"What does 'ghandu' mean in Punjabi?

Gandu means that someone is dimwitted; contrary to a popular misconception, it has nothing to do with homosexualtiy. ChaCha on!

Answered by Rhonda O. - Aug 22 2009, 09:57pm from www.urbandictionary.com"

Thought I'd just include that to confuse everyone who thought it meant "born from the anus" which was the first meaning of the word I read.....

tri boy

10th October 2010, 20:00

Said before, will say it again. Paul Henry is a lil wank stain. Will not miss his childish lil jibes at people who arn't there to defend themselves.
Josh Cromfield was most diplomatic, when on camera, he told Henry, "your a bit of a dickhead".
Hope the door slams you on the way out.:yes:

spacemonkey

10th October 2010, 20:07

Winston001

10th October 2010, 20:09

Agree totally, fucks me off that the self righteous pricks in NZ have succeeded in this when they sit silent about such things as the twins death, shit around a 16 yr old drinking to much ect ect. :shit:

Where in the world have you been? The Kahui twins occupied the nation's attention for months including discussion on here. There was certainly no silence. And the lad who died from alcohol poisoning got a great deal of public attention and comment as well. A tragedy for his family which resounded throughout the country.

Paul Henry losing his job for immaturity is inconsequential beside these tragedies.

phill-k

10th October 2010, 20:15

Where in the world have you been? The Kahui twins occupied the nation's attention for months including discussion on here. There was certainly no silence. And the lad who died from alcohol poisoning got a great deal of public attention and comment as well. A tragedy for his family which resounded throughout the country.

Paul Henry losing his job for immaturity is inconsequential beside these tragedies.

Exactly my point, why all the fuss about a guy having a laugh - my reference was the fact that Paul's little cockup was the leading story and topic in the news this week when the other two stories which truly reflect that which is wrong in NZ to-day yet the protesters and letters to the editor are strangely absent.

Virago

10th October 2010, 20:24

...Although as he is not and never has been a journalist, perhaps it's a bit much to expect anything remotely resembling that standard from him...

A valid point. It says a lot about the TVNZ heirarchy who would often put him in the prime-time position of interviewing the most news-worthy. Unfortunately he was seldom able to rise above the level of antagonistic jibes and petty point-scoring.

Entertainment for the "Reality TV" generation...

spacemonkey

10th October 2010, 20:25

yet the protesters and letters to the editor are strangely absent.

lol what??
Fucking letters to the editor pages were filled with letters about those cases for weeks! :facepalm:

98tls

10th October 2010, 20:36

All things said n done a strange place we live in,call a spade a spade so to speak and you lose your job but kill a couple of babies kick back and stay stum and await the offers from Womens Weekly.

phill-k

10th October 2010, 20:37

lol what??
Fucking letters to the editor pages were filled with letters about those cases for weeks! :facepalm:

Ok seems I can't get my message across - I see the other two issues that were subsequent to Paul Henry's situation on the news last night as actually being serious issues reflecting the sad state off affairs in NZ.
Paul Henry made a couple of comments that seem to have offended the righteous pink bloused brigade in NZ and in the scheme of things you all are just a bunch of politically correct tools.
For fucks sake one of the turban wearer's has just attempted to subvert our political system are you all jumping up and down about that,

BoristheBiter

10th October 2010, 20:44

lol what??
Fucking letters to the editor pages were filled with letters about those cases for weeks! :facepalm:

What i guess he means is that the other stories are more important but the PH story leads the news.

98tls

10th October 2010, 20:45

For fucks sake one of the turban wearer's has just attempted to subvert our political system are you all jumping up and down about that, Mate nobody cares,the political system was beyond redemption the day Rodney Hide showed up in his grandfathers clown suit and was granted admisson to the Beehive.

motor_mayhem

10th October 2010, 21:06

All things said n done a strange place we live in,call a spade a spade so to speak and you lose your job but kill a couple of babies kick back and stay stum and await the offers from Womens Weekly.

Well no let's be more realistic here, Paul Henry would call a spade a retarded piece of equipment with a moustache if it didn't dig a hole, decorate his house and take out the garbage at the same time, all of it's own accord.

I'll C U Jimmy

10th October 2010, 21:11

Seems like Paul has been the victim of bad timing. The Indians are all huffed up with indignation in an attempt to divert attention onto yet another Kiwi and away from their CG stuff-up. As I write, it looks like Paul has sucked the kumera and resigned. Pity really, I used to hate the little shit, but then got to appreciate him pushing the envelope.....and the frequent use of arrrrrse!

Maki

10th October 2010, 21:13

I call a spade a spade, so I will call Paul an idiot. Good riddance.

RiderInBlack

11th October 2010, 05:24

I gaurantee that if our prime ministers name was John Ghandu the indians would be pissing themselves.That maybe but if they did that on their National TV programme, They would need their Arses kicked too. Name one time in the last ten years that an Indian TV presenter took the piss out of any of our Leaders or Country Reps? Would be interesting if ya could.

tri boy

11th October 2010, 05:42

The death of children, and such tragic similar situations should never be compared to Henrys childish remarks.
The Kahui case is being reported on everyday on the "world at noon".
It's in the hands of the coroner for the next month.
The news is out there, if people actually tune into reputable reporters.
A coroners decision will be "reported" by all in sundry, but the real journo's are doing it every day already.

The dumbing down of NZ reporting is directly related to what the people want to see/hear. Henry is tragic, because he has tragic supporters. MHO

Berries

11th October 2010, 06:04

What a crock. I am genuinely surprised at the reaction of people to this on a motorbike forum and elsewhere, and the amount of vitriol it has produced. It was light entertainment FFS, not investigative journalism.

The world has gone Ghandu all right.

Clockwork

11th October 2010, 07:28

IMO Paul Henry was paid to speak his mind and be controversial with TVNZ's tacit (and maybe even on the quiet, explicit) approval. Anyone who thinks Paul Henry hasn't been paid a substantial amount of money to resign and not reveal TVNZ's part in this matter is being very naive.

I expect he's giggling all the way to the Bank.

Swoop

11th October 2010, 07:33

a sad day for "free" TV.
"Free TV" is an oxymoron with TVNZ. They are the voicepiece of the politicians from Wellington and as such are not "free".
If PH had been on TV3 he wouldn't have been fired (or forced to resign). TVNZ has just shown how bound to the "public purse" they truly are.

Listening to the radio instead of watching TV1 Breakfast, was very nice indeed.

Let's hope he is picked up by TV3 and starts another breakfast show on that channel.

Grubber

11th October 2010, 08:12

It's a no brainer to me.I think he is a dick so I simply don't watch him.

I was starting to cut him some slack lately, making allowances for his crappy comments as it could be said that it does get some topics out in the open..... NZ is too pc now after all....... But, that clinches it for me,now I just see him as a pureile little gnome.

The racist comments I take with a grain of salt, as has been said, the Maori party members have said far far worse.

What tipped it for me was the childish giggling at the womans name, what a knob.

I call a spade a spade, so I will call Paul an idiot. Good riddance.

I just happen to like all of the above.
I tend to find the best option for me is to just turn the channel else where.
Paul Henry is pretty much a childish little man and i have little or no time for him.
It's not so much the free speech thing that is the problem, it's the racial implications that are the issue for me. As well as the infantile comments made about peoples looks and or intellect.
I'm not even too sure weather i remember having people at primary school who were quite as inadequate is this man.
What i would ask is, if he was pointing his prongs at one of us, would we react the same. It all seems very funny when the comments get slammed into someone else, but if it was one of us that he was directing his idiocy at, would we be saying the same.
I think not!

Banditbandit

11th October 2010, 12:45

mashman

11th October 2010, 13:28

"Free TV" is an oxymoron with TVNZ. They are the voicepiece of the politicians from Wellington and as such are not "free".
If PH had been on TV3 he wouldn't have been fired (or forced to resign). TVNZ has just shown how bound to the "public purse" they truly are.

The PM says there was no political pressure whatsoever... so I think you're making it up :shifty:

oldrider

11th October 2010, 13:30

Yeah .. Paul Henry was an idiot ... and not for the first time. If I was still working in the media I would not trust him in front of a live camera or with a live microphone ... he was totally racist and a dick .. I'm pleased he's gone ...

On the other hand - the Indian Government should butt out of our affairs ... if Anand Satyanand is a New Zealander then he is a New Zealander and it has nothing to do with the Indian Government - just because we have a GG BORN in NEW ZEALND ... who happens to be of Indian descent .. this is nothing to do with India and they should have been told to BUTT OUT and should not have received an apology ...

True but I think they apologised for the giggling idiot's ridiculing of their diplomats name!

I could be wrong about that of course!

They should have just ignored the whole issue, if Henry wants to make a cunt of himself that's OK with me, as ye sow then shall ye reap, sort of style!

As I said earlier, this country is too damned PC precious, FFS! :yes:

Littleman

11th October 2010, 13:36

Got to love all this anti Henry bravado.

Pretty keen to give him shit. Well what about a face to face debate against the man himself?

Up for it?

More quick witted?

More intelligent?

More articulate?

I didn't think so.

avgas

11th October 2010, 13:40

Got to love all this anti Henry bravado.
Pretty keen to give him shit. Well what about a face to face debate against the man himself?
Up for it?
More quick witted?
More intelligent?
More articulate?
I didn't think so.
I'd be keen.
He ain't as sharp as he would have you believe......

BoristheBiter

11th October 2010, 13:44

I'd be keen.
He ain't as sharp as he would have you believe......

same as KB then?

avgas

11th October 2010, 13:44

I gaurantee that if our prime ministers name was John Ghandu the indians would be pissing themselves.
I dunno - they were pretty calm when we went though the whole "NZ PM looks like a trans-gender" thing a few years back.

Number One

11th October 2010, 13:47

tee hee...it's funny how people will expend energy, raging their keyboards to tell everyone as forcefully as possible about how they have no time for the man....:facepalm:

Epic troll Paul

avgas

11th October 2010, 13:50

same as KB then?
Practice makes perfect. PH has only had to talk to polite people who don't throw stuff back.
"KB is full of love and disrespect" ah skiddy he would have been fun talking to PH

Banditbandit

11th October 2010, 14:03

Usarka

11th October 2010, 14:34

Ghandu means the equivalent of faggot in kiwi speak, or literraly I think it is "from the arse".

I'm sure that if our Prime Minister's name was John From The Arse, there would be comments.

How those comments would manifest themselves is pure speculation of course, but I suggest that laughing at someones name is pretty entrenched in a lot of people, wherewas looking at a transgender person probably illicicits a bit of rational thought before saying anything.

Nice day for it.