by Heather Hastie | Jan 15, 2016 | US Politics
The Undercard Debate (6pm ET, Noon Friday NZT) Held in North Charleston, South Carolina, this debate was moderated by Fox New Business anchors Trish Regan and Sandra Smith. It was supposed to feature Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum. Then...
by Heather Hastie | Dec 13, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, US Politics
It’s about time really. Ever since he entered the race to become the Republican party’s candidate for the 2016 presidency, Donald Trump has been abusing and insulting just about every demographic imaginable. Despite that, he has continued to mostly lead...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 29, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, New Zealand, US Politics, USA, Winners and Worries
As a New Zealander, I’m proud to say that my country is not only improving the facilities for new refugees coming here, but increasing our capacity so we can take even more than we do currently. Pride wouldn’t normally be my response in this matter. As one...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 29, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Terrorism, US Politics
I watched the events at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs unfold on TV on Saturday (Friday US time), mostly on Fox News. Throughout they were careful, as any news organisation should be, not to attribute any motive to the gunman. (For those that don’t know,...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 12, 2015 | Atheism, US Politics
I’m sure Ted Cruz isn’t the only candidate vying to be United States president to think this, but thankfully such bigotry isn’t usually voiced. However, as Cruz is mainly relying on the evangelical Christian vote to get him votes in the Republican...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 9, 2015 | Religion, US Politics
This post has obviously come about because of Dr Ben Carson. He’s done what none of the other US Republican presidential primary candidates could do, and that’s overtake Donald Trump in the polls. This has brought added scrutiny to Carson’s...
