The wit and wisdom of Susan the Libertarian.
As narrated by Leighton Smith.

22/07/08 — NZ Police & ASBO's.

You've had two callers this morning defending the police; a policeman earlier on and a woman who I heard a little of just recently. Both were brainwashed fools, and way off the mark.

The policeman reckoned there was nothing wrong with our current licensing system; we all needed a "follow-up" in terms of another test, etc, down the track. What a plod! A typical bureaucratic response: more imposition upon licensed drivers, while the unlicensed continue to behave irresponsibly.

The woman tried to refute claims that the police were a revenue-gathering exercise; that they were concerned with road safety. Bollocks. When I used to drive through crappy Clendon - a particularly unlovely suburb - twice a day a few years ago, the police could have had a "road safety" field day if they were so concerned. Car after car was full of little kids, none of whom were in childseats and most of whom weren't even restrained with seatbelts. Judging by the state of many cars, I doubt they were warranted. I saw that every single day. The police didn't. They were nowhere in sight. Guess they couldn't be bothered with all the "follow up" when the people didn't pay the fines. A revenue-gathering exercise elsewhere? You bet, lady.

And now for law and order: I've been waiting for the ASBO's. Another UK Labour imposition as a result of their appalling rise in crime. I've just finished Alastair Campbell's "The Blair Years". Fascinating. Campbell writes that Tony Blair was constantly worried about crime. His catch-cry was "Tough on crime; tough on the causes of crime" - but it was pretty hollow as the results show. At one point in the book, he was consulting with the department and they plainly said that "it's nothing to do with the economy; we don't know what the problem is".

Marvellous. They could have spent a day or two talking to people affected all around the country. They'd have been given a few ideas ... not that they'd have liked to have heard them. Greg O'Connor would fit in beautifully over there. He goes right round the problem without ever getting to it, either. Plonker.

Chickens. Home. Roost.

21/07/08 — Tax-funded student allowance.

So Helen Clark says that "she'd love to see a student allowance" available for all students. Fantastic!

I'd love to have a new car. I'd love everybody to be able to have a new car. I'd love to live in a gorgeous house and I'd love to see everybody live in a gorgeous house. Hell, I'd love to see the end of world hunger and poverty. I'd love for there to be no crime. And I'd love to see everybody on low incomes have high incomes! What a gorgeous fantasy!

Fact: it's always been difficult for students to make their way through those difficult years. But they do so in the hope that their degree will entitle them to a higher income for the rest of their lives. It's called short-term sacrifice for long-term gain.

Why should students expect other workers, including those on low incomes, to pay for them? To subsidise their education?

This is socialist, collectivist nonsense. Not content with making a beneficiary of every working person with a family, they're now doing the same with students.

Wake up, you morons.

Abridged & censored - pity.

18/07/08 — Climate Change.

"It's a good idea to keep an open mind", said Rod. Quite right.

But how is "keeping an open mind" compatible with "the science is settled"?

Read between the state-funded lines, Rod.

18/07/08 — Carbon Footprint.

Manufactured nonsense. Helen Clark should indeed read that *article.

And so should John Key and Nick Smith. They're equally culpable.

*The Australian, 18 July 2008: "No smoking hot spot", David Evans.

18/07/08 — Where would we be without experts ...

.. to tell us what to do.

The woman from "Ocean Health" in Wellington has just warned everybody that white bread, soft drinks and biscuits aren't nutritious! Well, bugger me!

I'm off to Ocean Health to know more. This woman's a bloody genius!

18/07/08 — Veitch again.

What do I think of the Tony Veitch saga? Witch hunt. Trial by media. The media reaction reminds of that which followed a certain broadcaster's comments about Kofi Annan several years ago. There's a German word that escapes me right now which translates as "taking delight in somebody's downfall". Boy, have we seen that this week. And I say all that in spite of my not being a fan of Veitch at all.

I repeat: it's a witch hunt.

10/07/08 — Tony Veitch: Enough!

There are bigger fish to fry than Tony Veitch. He's a puffed-up media fish in a small pond, chock full of his own self-importance. He hosts one of the worst programmes on state TV with one of the biggest *dickheads around, (ain't the Charter grand), and that's crime enough!

Clark and Cullen are breathing again, you idiots!

*Matthew Ridge, (not aired).

10/07/08 — Tony Veitch: A blessing for the government?

The collective caucus prayer to Gaia on Tuesday must have worked a treat.

Because of Tony Veitch, this is the first time the government's been off the hook in ages ...

09/07/08 — Pregnant losers.

So a woman in her ninth month of pregnancy goes on a bender drinking for eight hours with her "partner", (presumably the baby's father?), and he hits her on the head with a bottle.

And there's a *question* as to whether the babe stays in that home? Would the Kahui babes have lived beyond three months if somebody at the hospital had opened their mouths and reported what they'd witnessed?

I'll tell you what the solution is and it's really simple. You might not like it, but that's too bad. The truth often hurts.

YOU CUT OFF STATE WELFARE. Face the consequences of your actions. No buts.

09/07/08 — State brilliance.

The little 3 year old Samoan boy from Avondale currently fighting for his life in hospital right now must be thanking Sue Bradford for that bill.

After all, he's only got a broken pelvis and God knows what else at the hands of his mother. Just imagine how badly he'd have been beaten without Bradford's legislation ...