A day in the life of Aaron Gilmore, MP

3:21 pm What a great day for a few drinks and a nice meal with some friends, after another tough week at the office. I’ve crammed a lot of amazing things into my 39 years of living, but nothing is more important that spending time with friends and family. Saving the world can wait a…

Taking a wrong turn down Memory Lane

John Key has spoken of the thing he remembers most about Green Party co-leader Dr Russel Norman: Key said his enduring memory … was seeing him “just about get shot” by Chinese protection agents after trying to wrap a Tibetan flag around the then Vice-Premier of China. This reminds me that I have some enduring memories…

Another Imperator Fish exclusive

Lock him/her/them up! So-and-so has been found guilty of such-and-such. That piece of scum deserves to rot in hell for what he/she did to that other person/those other people. What a terrible crime/series of crimes! If I had my way he/she would spend the rest of his/her life in jail.

Changes

Apparently the fourth anniversary of this blog happened a week or so ago. I only remembered this yesterday. Anyway, it got me thinking about what I am hoping to achieve by blogging.The main thing I want is celebrity. The fame that comes from having one’s name recognised everywhere one goes. I want to be paid…

Business elites denounce threat to their profits

Critics of the Labour/Greens power policy, NZ Power, have been relentless in their attacks on the plan. Business elites making a lot of money out of an existing electricity model that few people actually understand but which appears to have failed, have slammed the plan. Critics have included the CEO of Mighty River Power, whose…

An apology

In a post on Friday I described Colin Craig as a “moneyed clown”. I realise in hindsight that my language was inappropriate and offensive, and I am writing to apologise. Clowns give such joy to small children. They don’t deserve such a vicious slur against their noble reputation. Please, clowns, know that you have my…

Defamation hoax leaves blogger red-faced

A blogger desperate for attention hoped that stealing someone else’s logo and putting it at the top of his post would increase his web traffic. Sadly, it failed. A publicity stunt backfired badly yesterday, after an Auckland blogger was caught faking a threat by Colin Craig to sue him for defamation. Scott Yorke, who operates…

My thoughts on Colin Craig

I see that Colin Craig is threatening to sue [redacted] for defamation, all because [redacted] wrote a satirical post about him. When I heard the news my first thought was “thank God it’s not me.” But then I realised that the only reason he’s not suing me is because I’m not important enough. It’s not…