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Saturday, 30 August 2008

The week at LIVENEWS.com.au  Comments

Stephanie Rice | AAP

29/08/2008 4:00:00 PM. From the very punny golden-girl Stephanie Rice to kinda crummy Pamela Anderson, the week at LIVENEWS.com.au was a strange one, according to Jesse Perez

So much of a fuss about a bunch of songs that suck harder than a Godfrey’s three-year guarantee. Jesse Perez

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Are we putting possessions ahead of our kids?  Comments

Baby showered with coins | Getty

26/08/2008 1:09:00 PM. A new poll has found more than two thirds of working mums would prefer to be at home. So why aren't they? Chris Smith asks the question.

Are we too selfish to rewind our luxury lives and place our family empire ahead of being at home with the kids? Chris Smith

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The week at LIVENEWS.com.au  Comments

Poo

22/08/2008 9:19:00 AM. From giant inflatable turds carving a path of destruction through the countryside to Nurofen to pensioners to Nigerian email scams... Tim Brunero walks us through a week at LIVENEWS.com.au.

Why waste good dole money on em , better going to young teens like me than old farts. they about to drop off anyway? 'Dweeb Land'

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Bob Katter is a whining sook-bag  Comments

Bob Katter | AAP

21/08/2008 1:16:00 PM. Bob Katter is a boofhead who needs to take his outdated bumpkin views back to where they came from, according to Tim Brunero.

Obviously women should feel completely comfortable being recruited as sex slaves for the none-too-picky miners of Mt Isa. Tim Brunero

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Who really has the most medals?  Comments

Stephanie Rice | AAP

19/08/2008 12:18:00 PM. And the greatest sporting nation on Earth is... Armenia. Tim Brunero explains how.

So you thought China and America were top of the medal count? Well, you were wrong. Tim Brunero

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Souths pokies ban cruelly scuttled  Comments

Peter Holmes a Court | AAP

15/08/2008 5:05:00 PM. The South Sydney Leagues Club directors who have contrived to scuttle Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court’s ground breaking attempt to banish pokies from the venue should hang their heads in shame says Tim Brunero.

South Sydney leagues could serve as an example for the rest of the state. A state suffering an epidemic of pokies. Tim Brunero

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Russian invasion not quite as it seems  Comments

Georgia rally | AAP

14/08/2008 3:42:00 PM. Reading most of the coverage on the Georgia-Russia conflict you'd think it was a cut-and-dried case of naked expansionism. But this comic book Good v Evil perspective misses the mark by a fair margin, according to Tim Brunero.

The way it has been reported, you would think Russia initiated the attack with its Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, being labelled by some a “modern day Hitler”... Tim Brunero

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Your unofficial guide to LIVENEWS.com.au commentators  Comments

Screaming | Getty

13/08/2008 1:00:00 PM. Here at LIVENEWS.com.au our 'comment on any article' policy has led to any number of wonderful characters leaving giant invective-laden footprints all over the site - and we love it. Tim Brunero profiles some of our regulars.

Graeme loves to pick a fight. He’ll do politics, but he’s not fussy. Tim Brunero

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How about a uniform we can all be proud of?  Comments

Australian team | AAP

11/08/2008 3:00:00 PM. The Australian Olympic uniform has been absolutely bucketed in the wake of its showing at the Beijing Opening Ceremony, so for 2012 Jesse Perez has developed a kit that will broker no argument.

If you’re going to kit the athletes out in tracksuits – do it properly! Jesse Perez

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The reds under our beds  Comments

Pauline Hanson | AAP

8/08/2008 12:00:00 PM. It's time the nation stared rangas in their melanin-free faces and said sorry. Tim Brunero leads the charge.

How many people have been hurt? How many people have been irreversibly scared? How many have turned to drugs and welfare dependence to salve their wounds? Tim Brunero

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Why Peter Hore is a bloody good bloke  Comments

Peter Hore | AAP

6/08/2008 9:19:00 AM. Serial pest Peter Hore has been hammered across the media, including right here on LIVENEWS.com.au. Tim Brunero thinks all that criticism is misplaced.

Peter Hore clearly has a dream. And need I remind anyone that this country was built on dreams? Tim Brunero

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How NSW shot itself in the foot  Comments

Morris Iemma | AAP

29/08/2008 3:38:00 PM. The vote on NSW electricity privatisation this week may well have been the most pivotal point the state's modern history. And we probably got it wrong, according to Chris Smith.

Forget about Barry saving the world yesterday, as I’m hearing all over the joint. He will do what Morris Iemma tried to do. Chris Smith

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Welcome home, heroes, but what's Chinese for "exceptional"?  

Olympians home | AAP

26/08/2008 1:00:00 PM. Our Olympians have flown back into a maelstrom of merriment and marketing this morning, as the Chinese tinker with the translation for "exceptional". Chris Smith explains.

They are a mighty powerhouse, but on the score of truth and justice, the Chinese are still in kindergarten. Chris Smith

 

Parramatta hold-up shooting could have been avoided  Comments

Robbery shot | Channel Ten

21/08/2008 5:02:00 PM. The hold-up in Parrmatta yesterday, which resulted in a fatal shooting and near-riot, shows how our justice system is letting us down, according to Chris Smith.

You don’t walk along the street and give the nearest security guards a smack in the mouth. Chris Smith

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Is teh interwebs makin us dum? Lol  Comments

Baby on computer | Getty

20/08/2008 4:24:00 PM. The usual suspects have come out of the woodwork, howling down suggestions by a Sydney high school to allow internet resources into exams. But is this dumbing-down or up-skilling? Jesse Perez explores.

Obviously, old school fusty dusters will be red in the face about this – but the reality is unshakable, the internet is here, and it’s here to stay. Jesse Perez

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There's no such place as Bei-shing  Comments

Beijing richshaws | Getty

6/08/2008 8:00:00 AM. If we're going to hear the word 10,000 times over the next two weeks, we may as well learn to pronounce it correctly, according to Chris Smith.

In Chinese, the name stayed exactly the same and most Chinese people are not even aware that some Westerners think that there’s been a name change. Chris Smith

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Quit complaining and move to the country  Comments

Sydney traffic | Getty

4/08/2008 2:00:00 PM. If you can't handle the Sydney rat race you should stop whinging and think about a tree change, according to Chris Smith.

Seriously, I know Sydney’s roads are pretty congested but if that was your life - hours in traffic everyday and you couldn’t avoid it - then why would you live here? Chris Smith

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