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-=Cartoon=-
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:04    Post subject: Our elections are close to....
Not that anyone cares.. but we have our elections soon too! (8 November)

Our current gov is labour (Center Left) and they have been in gov for like 9 years

However current polls put the national party (Centre Right) ahead with 51% .. while labour is on 31% (It was the same last time however it switched near the end)

And the current "omg wtf outta nowhere" are the greens (Left left) who are at like 9%

Will be interesting to see how this all pans out

Dunno who i am voting for yet.. i have always been a labour voter.. however part of me wants a national / greens coalition (they said they could go together)

I find the greens billboards rather straight to the point Razz




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:31    Post subject:
What the hell is this campaign supposed to signify? Vote for Green... we have children that runs the country? Laughing

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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:35    Post subject:
Parallax_ wrote:
What the hell is this campaign supposed to signify? Vote for Green... we have children that runs the country? Laughing


hahaha Laughing

i think those pics are supposed to represent "vote for the children" by voting for us ya know?
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:45    Post subject:
I wouldn't want a bunch of prepubescent girls in government. the Netherlands is socialist enough as 'tis.
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:51    Post subject:
Parallax_ wrote:
What the hell is this campaign supposed to signify? Vote for Green... we have children that runs the country? Laughing


If only america was so lucky 8 years ago Razz
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 13:54    Post subject:
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
Parallax_ wrote:
What the hell is this campaign supposed to signify? Vote for Green... we have children that runs the country? Laughing


If only america was so lucky 8 years ago Razz


hahaha zing! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 14:07    Post subject:
I miss New Zealand Sad
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 16:16    Post subject:
oh, look at that ... a 'party vote', as in every vote actually counts for something.

unlike the fucking sham of a 'democracy' we have here Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 23:45    Post subject:
Bansai wrote:
I miss New Zealand Sad


U were here ? :O
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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 00:53    Post subject:
hey cartoon, what kinda sight seeing can a tourist do if they visit NZ?
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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 22:39    Post subject:
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hey cartoon, what kinda sight seeing can a tourist do if they visit NZ?


You can see the fields of pelenor, and the lands of mordor, and even sarumon's tower.. AND WETA WORKSHOPS.....
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 00:59    Post subject:
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hey cartoon, what kinda sight seeing can a tourist do if they visit NZ?



Far to much to post here.. but heres some























My home town Very Happy


[img:5f3100a8ba ]http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/04/26/queenstown_wideweb__430x319,0.jpg[/img:5f3100a8ba]





Bleh way to much to post.. well there is like 10% Razz

http://www.aatravel.co.nz/what-to-see-newzealand/ Go there to seeee
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 05:13    Post subject:
Really beautiful. Would be awesome for a nice relaxing meditation (or if im with a woman, love making) place.

Kinda reminds me of Canada with all the moutains and stuff....just tropical lol
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 05:37    Post subject:
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
SycoShaman wrote:
hey cartoon, what kinda sight seeing can a tourist do if they visit NZ?



Far to much to post here.. but heres some

*a
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Bleh way to much to post.. well there is like 10% Razz *b

http://www.aatravel.co.nz/what-to-see-newzealand/ Go there to seeee


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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 10:31    Post subject:
I call bullshit on all these photos of New Zealand vistas....

They're all like the nicest place anybody has ever been to * 50 * Christmas....

Probably some guy employed to sit round the clock in front of Photoshop in the ministry of tourism...
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 10:46    Post subject:
LanceBullet wrote:
I call bullshit on all these photos of New Zealand vistas....

They're all like the nicest place anybody has ever been to * 50 * Christmas....

Probably some guy employed to sit round the clock in front of Photoshop in the ministry of tourism...


yeah I call bullshit too , they're from planet Zolon , no such place exist on earth
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 10:55    Post subject:
funny how some threads turn out Laughing Well, all politicians lie anyway...
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 11:13    Post subject:
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funny how some threads turn out Laughing Well, all politicians lie anyway...


the smart thing would be not to vote and not to be involved
the smartest thing would be to get involved become a lying politician and rack the big bucks.
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PostPosted: Tue, 14th Oct 2008 18:26    Post subject:
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
Bansai wrote:
I miss New Zealand Sad


U were here ? :O


Yes in 05' for ½ a year Smile great contry. You had an election at that time as well.

I mainly lived in Tauranga, due to my studies in the bay of plenty polytech.

But i saw most of your contry, very nice. Indeed Smile

Edit: the second picture must be the mirror lake close to millford sound right?
And the last yeahh that is Bay of plenty Smile taken from the mount
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PostPosted: Wed, 15th Oct 2008 15:47    Post subject:
Congratulations! You guys get more of the same. Razz Well this can only mean one of two things. The previous government hasn't screwed up big time enough to get voted out of power or there isn't anyone suitable to replace them.
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PostPosted: Wed, 15th Oct 2008 15:52    Post subject:
Your elections might be close, but my erection is closer Smile
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PostPosted: Wed, 15th Oct 2008 22:55    Post subject:
Fuck you Cartoon............


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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 00:35    Post subject: Re: Our elections are close to....
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
And the current "omg wtf outta nowhere" are the greens (Left left) who are at like 9%

Will be interesting to see how this all pans out


let me tell you how it panned out in Canada. 7%, or almost a million people voted for Greens and they did not win one seat in parliament. If I was a Green voter I would make sure my next vote was written on the wick my my molotov Evil or Very Mad

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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 02:51    Post subject:
The Canadian election system is not a valid representation of what the people vote for.

Also, a cool story about the doucheyness of Harper.

Ex-Tory Bill Casey says his massive win is a message to Stephen Harper’s Conservative government: do not bully MPs.

“Members of Parliament should not be punished for voting on behalf of their constituents,” Casey said while celebrating at his Truro headquarters last night. “Members of Parliament should be able to speak on upon their behalf. Everybody knows it.”

Casey clobbered his rivals last night in the fight to win back his Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley seat. The former long-time Conservative became an independent last year after the prime minister kicked him out of caucus for voting against his party over the Atlantic Accord. And he still maintains the Government of Canada broke its promise by changing the terms of the 2005 Atlantic accord.

He says his win goes to show the people think so too.

“I’m proud of the people for voting this way,” he said. “It shows people were unrestricted by a party line.”

Casey’s win comes despite being at a disadvantage with regards to fundraising. The Elections Act prevents independent candidates from fundraising before the writ is dropped, but party riding associations are free to do so before elections.
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 03:23    Post subject:
Well, I guess my vote for Dion didnt do shit eh? Even tho I think dion is an idiot, he's the lesser of evils between layton and the american harper.

You know what I find hilarious tho? The Bloc won more seats than the NDP Laughing I guess ppl still are upset about Bob Ray
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 04:10    Post subject:
Too many seats in Quebec.
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 04:24    Post subject: Re: Our elections are close to....
nouseforaname wrote:
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
And the current "omg wtf outta nowhere" are the greens (Left left) who are at like 9%

Will be interesting to see how this all pans out


let me tell you how it panned out in Canada. 7%, or almost a million people voted for Greens and they did not win one seat in parliament. If I was a Green voter I would make sure my next vote was written on the wick my my molotov Evil or Very Mad


how does that work ??

here you auto get seats if you are over 5%
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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 05:33    Post subject: Re: Our elections are close to....
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
nouseforaname wrote:
-=Cartoon=- wrote:
And the current "omg wtf outta nowhere" are the greens (Left left) who are at like 9%

Will be interesting to see how this all pans out


let me tell you how it panned out in Canada. 7%, or almost a million people voted for Greens and they did not win one seat in parliament. If I was a Green voter I would make sure my next vote was written on the wick my my molotov Evil or Very Mad


how does that work ??

here you auto get seats if you are over 5%


undemocratic voting system, used only in Canada, the US and the UK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FPTP

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You know what I find hilarious tho? The Bloc won more seats than the NDP Laughing I guess ppl still are upset about Bob Ray


NDP got almost twice the votes of the Bloc.

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PostPosted: Thu, 16th Oct 2008 05:42    Post subject:
oh we used to have that

we use this now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_member_proportional_representation
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