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Hero of the Day: SCOTTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blog of the Week, Sunday Herald

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2008-05-10 23:52.

Scott Wilson, whose robust challenge to Gordon Ramsay's food fascism features here, is the featured Blogger of the Week in today's Herald on Sunday.

Recent Comments:
Very well argued — by personallydisinterested on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 07:30
A well aimed shot from the lip! — by Jameson on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 03:59
Amazing what you can write when sick in bed — by Scott Wilson on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 00:40

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Reprise: Will It Finally Sink In This Time?

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, 2008-05-08 02:11.

[Reprised in light of the loss of over 100,000 lives in Myanmar]

Recent Comments:
Yeah, consistently inconsistent, Disin — by Jameson on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 23:15
As for making enemies — by personallydisinterested on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 20:05
Damned if it does and if it doesn't — by personallydisinterested on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 20:01

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Music of the Gods

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, 2008-04-21 06:11.

"The emotion involved in art is not an emotion in the ordinary meaning of the term. It is experienced more as a 'sense' or a 'feel,' but it has two characteristics pertaining to emotions: it is automatically immediate and it has an intense, profoundly personal (yet undefined) value-meaning to the individual experiencing it.

Recent Comments:
To Skirt the Issue — by Newberry on Mon, May 12, 2008 at 08:43
Michael (N) — by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 19:53
Anti-concept — by gregster on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 19:20

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Caruso plays The Great Lanza in San Diego!

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2008-05-10 00:03.

In 1951, budding young Mario Lanza had his biggest single movie success playing his idol and inspiration, Enrico Caruso, in The Great Caruso.


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SOLO-NZ Press Release: A Switch in Time?

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-05-06 09:24.

SOLO-NZ Press Release: A Switch in Time?

May 7, 2008

The government’s confirmation it will not introduce petrol and other liquid fuels into its Emissions Trading Scheme until 2011 is cause for optimism that the move and rubbish like it will never proceed at all, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
I have been often found guilty' ... — by mvardoulis on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 18:27
Sheesh — by gregster on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 17:17
The Mountain, The Witch and The Roadsign — by Sandi on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 16:39

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SOLO-NZ Press Release: Cullen’s Kremlinomics

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-05-06 01:01.

SOLO-NZ Press Release: Cullen’s Kremlinomics

May 6, 2008

The Labour-led Government’s buy-back of New Zealand’s rail and ferry operations is the latest evidence that Michael Cullen, who calls successful folk “rich pricks,” still gets his economic thinking from The Communist Manifesto, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
fabulous! — by kaiwai on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 09:05
Erm ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, May 6, 2008 at 15:19
Well — by Scott Wilson on Tue, May 6, 2008 at 04:09

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SOLO-International Press Release: America Goes Down to Cultural Relativism and Self-Doubt

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sat, 2008-05-03 06:00.

SOLO-International Press Release: America Goes Down to Cultural Relativism and Self-Doubt

May 3, 2008

Senator Hillary Clinton’s putting Iran on notice that if it attacks Israel it will be “totally obliterated” by an America led by her was a rare instance of presidential language from one of the presidential candidates, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
Bigger weapons — by Callum McPetrie on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 22:33
What about the Moon? — by personallydisinterested on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 19:06
Hillary needs your help... — by Marcus on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 15:08

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Reprise: NIOF Reconsidered

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-04-29 22:35.

In the lives of all of us there come defining moments when cherished "truths" turn out to be not so unassailable after all.

Recent Comments:
Ms 'Smirchus — by gregster on Sun, May 4, 2008 at 19:15
Not very *Forum* of you, Rosie — by Jameson on Fri, May 2, 2008 at 19:53
Loyalty and fun — by Rosie Purchas on Fri, May 2, 2008 at 16:50

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WHAT ARE YOU AMERICANS DOING?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, 2008-04-24 10:34.
Recent Comments:
Why aren't we rioting? Cost effective mutual misery. — by personallydisinterested on Fri, April 25, 2008 at 17:53
This is even more disturbing — by personallydisinterested on Fri, April 25, 2008 at 17:42
Liberal Fascism — by Marcus on Fri, April 25, 2008 at 06:05

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SOLO-NZ/Australia Press Release: Honour the Anzacs—Take out the Nanny State!

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, 2008-04-24 08:24.

SOLO-NZ/Australia Press Release: Honour the Anzacs—Take out the Nanny State!

April 25, 2008

“The Gallipoli campaign in which Australian and New Zealand troops first fought side by side, and which Anzac Day commemorates, failed in its military objective of capturing Istanbul and taking Turkey out of World War One. But in symbolising a combined resolve to preserve and protect the cherished liberties unique to Western Civilisation, it has been outstandingly successful,” says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
My father's ancestors... — by mvardoulis on Thu, April 24, 2008 at 17:31
Lest we forget — by Sandi on Thu, April 24, 2008 at 03:23
Charles Upham absolutely — by Mark Hubbard on Thu, April 24, 2008 at 02:12

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SOLO-NZ Press Release: God, Ghouls, Guttersnipes and Grief

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-04-23 07:27.

SOLO-NZ Press Release: God, Ghouls, Guttersnipes and Grief

April 23, 2008

Decent people can breathe a sigh of relief that with the last of the funerals for the seven Christian teenagers who died in the Mangatepopo Stream flash floods, the phony grief of the media ghouls will no longer be spewed at us on a daily basis—at least till the next such tragedy, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
God, Ghouls, Guttersnipes and Grief — by jane england on Sun, April 27, 2008 at 01:46
Bang on, Lindsay! — by Jameson on Fri, April 25, 2008 at 06:28
Leftie reaction — by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, April 24, 2008 at 23:35

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Linz on TV

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-04-15 05:56.

Eye to Eye, TV One this Sunday, 11.30 am. Subject: Mordi education. Pre-record Friday night in Auckland. Evil

Recent Comments:
I can't — by Callum McPetrie on Fri, May 2, 2008 at 02:14
Whom ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, April 21, 2008 at 20:59
Oh... — by Callum McPetrie on Mon, April 21, 2008 at 20:49

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Hero of the Day: From the Annals of Objectively Superior Music—Van Cliburn

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, 2008-04-13 04:21.

TV channel-surfing the other night, I came across some mellifluous old fart on Jim Lehrer's Newshour mellifluating about real music. "Who is that mellifluous old fart?" I asked myself.

Recent Comments:
I'm no classical connoisseur... — by Jameson on Mon, April 14, 2008 at 05:34
Re: the Beethoven... — by Olivia on Sun, April 13, 2008 at 17:00
Oh, and ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, April 13, 2008 at 03:13

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SOLO-International: Open Letter to Christopher Hitchens

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, 2008-04-11 06:43.

SOLO-International: Open Letter to Christopher Hitchens

April 11, 2008

Dear Christopher,

This is an unabashed fan letter from a fellow-journalist and commentator, of much more modest accomplishment than you.

I’ve just watched your recent debate with your Christian brother, on God and Iraq.

Recent Comments:
Christopher Hitchens has studied Ayn Rand — by Wayne Simmons on Sat, April 12, 2008 at 00:14
* — by Jameson on Fri, April 11, 2008 at 22:53
Good stuff, Lindsay... — by Jameson on Fri, April 11, 2008 at 22:52

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SOLO-International Health Alert: Grievous Global Medical Blunder

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-04-02 07:22.

All day CNN has been intoning worthily about the world's first Autism Awareness Week getting underway.

Recent Comments:
Disin, you can take the idiot out of Stupidville — by Jameson on Mon, April 7, 2008 at 19:56
I agree — by personallydisinterested on Mon, April 7, 2008 at 19:40
Ha!! — by Jameson on Mon, April 7, 2008 at 18:48

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One for Bro Vardo!

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, 2008-03-31 22:02.

Is the US Libertarian Party libertarian enough?

Some debates are universal. Smiling

Recent Comments:
Literally speaking.... — by mvardoulis on Wed, April 2, 2008 at 14:39
Yes! — by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, April 1, 2008 at 16:34
Do it! — by Peter Cresswell on Tue, April 1, 2008 at 14:14

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SOLO-International Press Release: Islamofascism’s Triumph Temporary

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, 2008-03-28 22:10.

SOLO-International Press Release: Islamofascism’s Triumph Temporary

March 29, 2008

Whom I have called “these squalid savages, these bigoted barbarians, these hysterical humanity-haters, these tawdry terrorists, these god-ridden grotesqueries, these ignoble ignoramuses, these genocidal jihadists” who make up the ranks of Islamofascism may be crowing that they have intimidated Liveleak.com into removing Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ movie about their stupid, stinking superstition from its website, but their triumph will be short-lived, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
Linz - This Press Release — by Sandi on Mon, March 31, 2008 at 00:40
German theatre breaks taboo by staging Satanic Verses — by Marcus on Sat, March 29, 2008 at 15:34
Number ONE — by Sandi on Sat, March 29, 2008 at 14:15

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RACH! (As broadcast on Radio Live, Easter Monday)

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, 2008-03-23 20:43.

Today I want to announce RACH: Revolt Against Caterwauling Headbanging.

Recent Comments:
Jeez Wayne... — by Olivia on Sun, April 20, 2008 at 01:21
Caterwauling Headbanging. Yeah Baby! — by Wayne Simmons on Sun, April 20, 2008 at 01:08
Anyone remember offhand ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, April 14, 2008 at 18:49

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Hitler Youth Again

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-03-19 06:37.

Writing about contemporary students late last year, I said:

Recent Comments:
Yes, many American universities deserve the same name change! — by mvardoulis on Fri, March 21, 2008 at 11:15
Surely — by Callum McPetrie on Thu, March 20, 2008 at 02:40
Shouldn't they change the name to — by mvardoulis on Wed, March 19, 2008 at 15:37

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SOLO-NZ Press Release: Beehive Bludgers—”We’re all in this together.”

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-03-12 02:10.

SOLO-NZ Press Release: Beehive Bludgers—”We’re all in this together.”

March 12, 2008

New Zealand’s MPs should adopt the song used by the Salvation Army in its TV campaign, with the leitmotif, “We’re all in this together,” notes SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
What an awful slogan — by mvardoulis on Thu, March 13, 2008 at 17:43
Ha, Kasper! — by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, March 12, 2008 at 00:56
Hear hear! Tell it as it is Perigo! — by Kasper on Tue, March 11, 2008 at 22:34

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SOLO-International Press Release: Sin Comes of (New) Age

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-03-12 00:06.

SOLO-International Press Release: Sin Comes of (New) Age

March 12, 2008

Primitive superstition meets contemporary vacuousness in the revised list of mortal sins issued by the Vatican, observes SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
Greenie Bit — by Marcus on Wed, March 12, 2008 at 13:11
What am I missing? — by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, March 12, 2008 at 12:38
Oh, Richard B Goode you're wicked! — by Marcus on Wed, March 12, 2008 at 06:44

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RIP Giuseppe

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, 2008-03-10 20:00.

I've belatedly caught up with the fact that the great tenor Giuseppe di Stefano died on March 4.

Recent Comments:
RIP — by Peter Cresswell on Mon, March 10, 2008 at 14:04

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Howard Slams Saddamite Rudd

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, 2008-03-07 04:21.
Recent Comments:
" - the surge strategy in — by Richard Wiig on Fri, March 7, 2008 at 09:53

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The Anti-Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-03-04 23:25.

My attention has just been drawn to this video on YouTube. It's instructive.

Recent Comments:
Stuff'em. Make money — by kaiwai on Sat, March 8, 2008 at 04:32
Difference — by atlascott on Fri, March 7, 2008 at 12:57
I'm not too sure about you, — by Mark Hubbard on Fri, March 7, 2008 at 05:54

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Seven Solecisms of Saddamy

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Tue, 2008-03-04 04:06.

(Inspired by accumulated egregious nonsense on SOLO)

1) When the good guy goes after the bad guy and the bad guy then does more bad things, blame them on the good guy.

Recent Comments:
It sure is — by Sandi on Thu, March 6, 2008 at 12:46
You said it — by Bosch Fawstin on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 14:08
Inspired by a Load of Horseshit — by jriggenbach on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 09:43

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Wotta Way To Spend Easter!

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, 2008-03-02 22:06.

I'll be hosting the breakfast session, 6-9 am Easter Friday and Easter Monday, Radio Live. Might have to drag Valliant on again for another of his eulogies to Jesus. Smiling

Recent Comments:
Yep. — by Mark Hubbard on Sun, March 23, 2008 at 01:53
L.S. Hubbard — by Olivia on Sun, March 23, 2008 at 01:25
Linz had the gloves off. — by Marcus on Fri, March 21, 2008 at 08:05

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SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Roger's Reappearing Act

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, 2008-02-29 22:24.

SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Roger’s Reappearing Act

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March 1, 2008

A little-noted item on TV3’s news the other night informed us that Rodney Hide had written a letter to Roger Douglas pleading with him to become active for Act again. Roger had agreed. We might even see him among Act’s list candidates at the forthcoming election.

Recent Comments:
Act invites you to their party conference — by Jameson on Sun, March 2, 2008 at 04:55
While ACT certainly won't — by Mark Hubbard on Sat, March 1, 2008 at 20:23
I to hope — by Ben Morgan on Sat, March 1, 2008 at 00:36

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SOLO-International Press Release: Gore’s U-Turn Given Qualified Welcome

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, 2008-02-28 22:30.

SOLO-International Press Release: Gore’s U-Turn Given Qualified Welcome

February 29, 2008

Two cheers for Al Gore on his about-face on man-made Global Warming, says SOLO Principal, Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
You guys are right about — by Suma on Mon, March 3, 2008 at 12:29
Ah, well — by mvardoulis on Mon, March 3, 2008 at 12:07
And — by gregster on Sun, March 2, 2008 at 15:42

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Fox, Fireworks and Fortitude

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2008-02-27 22:44.

Yesterday I watched Geraldo Rivera and Bill O'Reilly having at each other over illegal immigration.

Recent Comments:
It's not about art. — by Olivia on Wed, March 5, 2008 at 20:30
Ah, Greece... — by mvardoulis on Wed, March 5, 2008 at 12:26
Olivia, You speak of — by Newberry on Wed, March 5, 2008 at 09:22

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SOLO-International Press Release: KASS Kiri Clobbers Clueless Clods

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Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Sun, 2008-02-24 00:01.

SOLO-International Press Release: Courageous Kiri Clobbers the Common Clods

Sunday February 24, 2008

Opera star Kiri Te Kanawa should be made a double-dame for standing up for excellence in music, says SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo.

Recent Comments:
Linz: Press letter summary. — by Mark Hubbard on Fri, March 7, 2008 at 17:32
It goes like this. — by Hayden Wood on Sun, March 2, 2008 at 14:20
Linz — by Mark Hubbard on Sat, March 1, 2008 at 14:10

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