tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4026577234988689879..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: Swimming in the path of progressPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-24699459878687492822011-04-17T11:04:42.203+12:002011-04-17T11:04:42.203+12:00A non-catastrophe that will still help make offsho...<i>A non-catastrophe that will still help make offshore drilling better, cleaner and safer.</i><br /><br />The real scandal is actually the failure to learn from previous incidents. BP managed to avert a similar near-blowout in the north sea a few years earlier, but critically, did not take the lessons from that incident and apply them to the deepwater horizon.<br /><br />Yes; this will make it "safer", but it should have been safer anyway.<br /><br />That said: don't judge the entire oil industry by BPs track-record.Spamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-41884063836886827392011-04-13T18:46:06.508+12:002011-04-13T18:46:06.508+12:00Jol Thang
Judge Holden
Joe Hendren
??Jol Thang<br />Judge Holden<br />Joe Hendren<br /><br />??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15058544373439723532011-04-13T18:32:07.188+12:002011-04-13T18:32:07.188+12:00@Jol, if you DO have anything to actually say then...@Jol, if you DO have anything to actually say then it's certainly not been in evidence these past weeks.<br /><br />But when you do try to not say it next time, please put your name in the NAME field so at least we can see who's not saying it.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-64700077975306738362011-04-13T18:11:58.039+12:002011-04-13T18:11:58.039+12:00The term's attributed by some to Lenin but the...The term's attributed by some to Lenin but there's no evidence he said it either. Try harder.<br /><br />Ayn Rand probably didn't say that. I made it up. Sorry, I thought that was the modus operandi around here.<br /><br />Jol ThangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-59926013462072788702011-04-13T12:06:48.274+12:002011-04-13T12:06:48.274+12:00The term "useful idiots" is attributed t...The term "useful idiots" is attributed to Lenin, not Stalin as Jol suggests, I couldn't find any reference for the Ayn Rand quote as stated by Jol.., would they care to enlighten us?B Whiteheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-91750177752320342912011-04-13T10:12:27.388+12:002011-04-13T10:12:27.388+12:00Jol=JudgeJol=Judgetwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312229399327994398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-81857543295370773642011-04-13T08:44:04.606+12:002011-04-13T08:44:04.606+12:00Jol has never contributed anything useful on this ...Jol has never contributed anything useful on this blog. Everytime he makes a comment here, it is a snide.<br /><br />Such behavior fits in with her expertise as a staff at the Women's Affairs Department, where everyone there is a dork.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-38318929014605578462011-04-13T05:58:12.617+12:002011-04-13T05:58:12.617+12:00And Jol will now produce the evidence that Stalin ...And Jol will now produce the evidence that Stalin never used the "useful idiot" line, ever... but will no doubt try the sophisticated 1st year uni drunken bait-and-switch technique of trying to claim that B Whitehead said that Stalin invented the phrase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-34537825818945483142011-04-12T21:42:10.045+12:002011-04-12T21:42:10.045+12:00"or as Stalin used to say, "useful idiot..."or as Stalin used to say, "useful idiots""<br /><br />Is learning a bit of history considered some sort of commie heresy by you guys? It's easier just to make things up I guess (as Ayn Rand used to say).<br /><br />Jol ThangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-62835165023582507452011-04-12T19:58:17.391+12:002011-04-12T19:58:17.391+12:00I blame Capitalism for these jerks...Capitalism th...I blame Capitalism for these jerks...Capitalism that created so much wealth and raised man's standard of living so high that waste of space drop kicks like this are now able to sit about talking bullshit rather than scratching the basic resources to remain alive from a hostile and unforgiving nature as their ancestors had to do.Capitalisms stunning success sows the seeds of its own destruction by facilitating the existence of those who would pull it down....maybe we need to rethink that law of non contradiction thing again..Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-17904018904278543482011-04-12T19:12:25.613+12:002011-04-12T19:12:25.613+12:00I'll be impressed when they use rowboats and s...I'll be impressed when they use rowboats and sailboats to do their missions, and bikes to get to the waterfront - but that would require effort.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-30226954792700579322011-04-12T19:04:42.110+12:002011-04-12T19:04:42.110+12:00You'd think they would be happy, their lord an...You'd think they would be happy, their lord and savior, the great Obama, is giving Petrobras billions of US dollars to develop their business at the expense of the US oil and gas industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-7479785723915261692011-04-12T17:28:34.583+12:002011-04-12T17:28:34.583+12:00You also missed the protest about tidal power turb...You also missed the protest about tidal power turbines, also apparently not wanted by certain groups. <br />How do these turbines result in 'dire' consequences for the environment?<br /><br />http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4876726/Harbour-turbine-project-draws-iwi-fire<br /><br />We are getting to the stage where daily there are protests against anything and everything. God help anyone who wants to invest here.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15596888419874928472011-04-12T17:20:57.865+12:002011-04-12T17:20:57.865+12:00To say nothing of the Maori politicians and tribes...To say nothing of the Maori politicians and tribes saying stupid things.<br /><br />The irony is if anything substantial is discovered they will be the first ones in the queue looking for a cut.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-40292258436696539302011-04-12T14:57:00.859+12:002011-04-12T14:57:00.859+12:00Who is John Galt?Who is John Galt?Kiwiwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507667837257013301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-38084914185555858722011-04-12T14:25:27.206+12:002011-04-12T14:25:27.206+12:00I heard a few of them on talkback radio, they were...I heard a few of them on talkback radio, they were just plain thick, or as Stalin used to say, "useful idiots"B Whiteheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-61030142500326100832011-04-12T12:17:26.532+12:002011-04-12T12:17:26.532+12:00Give me strength! Half the East Cape is out of wor...Give me strength! Half the East Cape is out of work, on the dole, and crime is ramapant.<br /><br />New Zealanders in work are paying to live here and paying for these drongos as well. Picture NZ without the Taranaki oilfields and what our parlous economy would look like with no oil resources. How many catastrophies have occured there in the last 40 years since Maui was discovered? <br />There's different grades of idiots out there, but these ones are on a level of their own.<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com