We’ve covered a fair bit of the local political crap that’s been going on over the past couple of months. I saw these anti Gordon Brown ads recently and it highlighted that we’re not alone in having huge political discord across the party lines (yes, yes, there are lots of other differences).

See some more here.

I really dislike the fact that politics are usually based on the criticism and attack of others as opposed to the proposal of positive, viable solutions to problems. That’s why I really like the idea behind South African Neutral.

We touched on the very cool track, Revolutionary House, following the embarrassment of JuJu booting a BBC journalist out of a press conference. We’ve now had some clarification of what went down on that day and it seems like it was all a bit of a mix up. Silly media.

Thanks Jimmeh

After JuJu booted Jonah Fisher, the BBC journo, out of Luthuli House, a very cool dance track has been made with some of his usual idiotic statements.

Hit play and enjoy the beats.

Revolutionary House – Bloody Agent

Political post that is.

Thanks Jimmy

We’ve been inundated with stupid politics over the last couple of weeks. We saw some more AWB stupidity earlier today and bra Julius was at it again with his latest that “land reform in Zimbabwe has been very successful”. I guess this goes against the idea of sucking the marrow, but these guys are getting too much now, so I’ll leave it at this.

This seems to be doing the rounds today, after André Visagie of the AWB stormed off an eTV set having been backed in a corner and unable to use any form of intellect to debate a topic. Without getting into the relationship between extremism and intelligence, check out the video (it only really starts at 30 seconds odd).

Sad or funny; I’m not sure.

Watch out for the remix of “Don’t touch me on my studio”.

News24 reports that more than 13 000 people have said “no” to pornography on DStv in a campaign opposing the launch of a new channel, trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday.

While I think it’s ridiculous that people put this much effort into trying to stop grown adults from having access to porn on DSTV I find it even funnier that the campaign name used by Solidarity is Helping Hand! There are going to be a whole lot less helping hands if you succeed…

Johannesburg – Julius Malema, leader of the ANC Youth League, on Wednesday celebrated his 29th birthday with expensive French champagne, while the thousands of elderly people who attended the festivities had to settle for bananas, apples and water.

“I’m still living in poverty today, because as long as a neighbour of mine is struggling, I, too, am struggling,” Malema told the crowd, shortly before popping the cork of a bottle of Moët et Chandon Rosé. From here.

Makes one think that there’s truth in this poster…

Declaration of war – REALLY!!! What seriously annoys me is not the fact that politicians are corrupt – and i’m not saying “our” cause THEY ALL are – but what really gets me down is when they are DUMB enough (insert Julius Malema) and GREEDY enough (insert Julius Malema) to get caught and get splashed all over the papers! Guys, when this happens either take your bags full of cash and get the hell out of dodge OR apologize, serve you six weeks in minimum security (insert Shabby Shake) and come out and start gain – but for F**KS sake don’t pretend that racism, skepticism or anti entrepreneurship is involved because you are lying cheating scum!

I cannot believe the crap these ANCYL dudes talk . . .

Attack on Malema declaration of war – ANCYL

25 February 2010, 14:34
The ANC Youth League reopened the chapter on its president Julius Malema on Thursday, with its KwaZulu-Natal branches saying they would defend his right to do business with anyone.

“We believe that even if [comrade] Malema is in business, he has not contravened any law or code of ethics by his involvement in business activities. President Malema is neither a member of Parliament nor a Cabinet minister,” they said.

On Wednesday, the league said it had closed the chapter on the controversy over Malema’s assets and company directorships.

It viewed the attack on Malema as a “declaration of war” saying “it leaves us with no choice but to hit back with our maximum force have at our disposal”.

It said there was no such thing as a “tenderpreneur”, and defended the government’s tender system as “transparent”.

“As the ANCYL we will encourage our president to fully participate in business so that he is able to inspire our young South Africans who are passionate about business.” – Sapa

Julius Malema that is, not Zapiro. Or Louis Gosset Jr.

Chances are this thing is photo-shopped – but really WHO CARES!

The man is the most powerful leader in the world and he is just that cool that firstly he would do this AND second he could pull this off (the only objection i have is that Michelle has a much hotter body than this!)

Im a little surprised this has taken so long – BUT i also think this one is just for the media. In my conspired little mind i think JZ and Julius are playing good cop bad cop with the media to calm the South African public. I mean lets think about it – do we really believe that the PRESIDENT – the supremem commander of the land would allow some little CHILD to go shooting hos mouth off and embarresing himself and his party without prior consent? I know if one of my subordinates opened his trap in that manner over and over it would be SHUT PERMANENTLY.

Now you have every high LSM household say ‘you see i told you that Zuma guy is great’

I say – well played Sir – the public are en mass MORONS and therefor you need to play them like that!

ANCYL leader Julius Malema is planning to visit the volatile Sakhile township in Mpumalanga – but has been warned by President Jacob Zuma “to behave” himself. Malema would travel to the Standerton township on Wednesday, he told reporters in Johannesburg on Tuesday. But Zuma reacted wearily when he heard of the plan, revealed Malema.

“He [Zuma] said to me, ‘I hope you are not going to fuel the fire there because we have a problem we are dealing with’.

“So, we [the African National Congress Youth League] are called to order,” said Malema.

According to the youth leader, Zuma warned him by saying: “If you go there, you must behave.”

Malema also slammed violent protests, saying people burning tyres while wearing T-shirts bearing pictures of Zuma’s face were discrediting the president.

“They [protesters] must barricade the roads with themselves, just standing on the road without fire. Then the police will not do anything to them.

“I’m going there tomorrow [Wednesday] to Sakhile. I’m going to tell them – you don’t have to burn, you must fight but you must not undermine the Constitution. Why must you burn a tyre?”

Malema lamented red tape and sluggish delivery by the government, acknowledging that the turn around time in service delivery was slow. The Sakhile township saw violent protests in recent weeks with residents complaining of bad service delivery and demanding the resignation of the mayor and councillors. On Thursday, ANC national executive committee members Fikile Mbalula and Malusi Gigaba visited Standerton for day-long meetings with municipal and provincial officials, church organisations, community leaders and local party structures. The ANC leaders promised to report back to the community soon. Mbalula is also scheduled to visit the township on Wednesday. – Sapa

Now lets be fair – governments waste money FACT! They use the tax payers money all over the world to splurge under the radar on fancy trips / gifts / clothes and the list goes on and on. African governments have been notorious for this for years – lest we forget our genius neighbors up north!

South Africa is no exception and if you think it is to every politician on earth then you either live in a seriously sweet and twisted world or you are just a moron BUT when you get an idiot as dumb as this with absolutely no regard for punishment (which i must say has not been given AT ALL so far) as well as a complete disregard not only for the every day tax payer but for the over 35% of unemployed people all over this nation – it MAKES ME SICK! It makes me want to go out an burn something down in protest – but do we? No! For some reason we have become a people who just seem to accept and having nothing done about it!

We have had a number of morons involved in the running of this country and then when you get one guy in the form of Trevor Manuel who is basically the sole reason we have any financial stability whatsoever in one of the most critical positions in government buying a beamer the world goes mad – yet when the fat bitch who is minister of something no one really gives a crap about or knows what it is uses a corupt relationship to buy an ML55 AMG and then the moron gets it stolen the SAME DAY!! What happens? NOTHING!

It starts to make me a little concerned. As for this complete moron i suggest you read the article BUT when you start please bare in mind this brilliant mans defense “I had no idea how much five star accomodation cost” OH REALLY DICKHEAD!!! After the first hotel cost R300k what did you think the second one would you F**KING DISGRACE!!!

Johannesburg – Opposition political parties on Sunday reacted with anger at the news that Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has racked up another five-star hotel bill, this time of R570 000 in Durban.

The Sunday Independent reported that between December 19 and April 25, Mthethwa was intermittently booked into the luxurious Hilton Hotel along with members of his VIP Protection Unit at a cost of R578 499.

The Hilton bill was double what taxpayers coughed up for Mthethwa’s 17-day stay in Cape Town’s five-star Table Bay Hotel earlier this year. Mthethwa stayed at the hotel at a cost of R235 000 while his home was being renovated after flood damage.

The DA said the police department’s long list of luxury indulgences did not only contradict President Jacob Zuma’s calls for austerity and prudence, but flew in the face of common sense and commitment to put the public before personal gratification.

“If one adds up the hotel extravagance to the cars bought by Mthethwa and his deputy, Fikile Mbalula, it goes up to over R3.7m of public money being spent on person opulence,” shadow minister of police Dianne Kohler Barnard said in a statement.

She asked how Mthethwa would justify his behaviour while police officers who often put their lives at risk earned next to nothing each month.

Disgust

The Independent Democrats expressed its “disgust”.

“In light of the fact that this is the second such revelation about Mthethwa in less than two weeks, words cannot describe how disgusted the ID is,” the party’s spokesperson for police Haniff Hoosen said in a statement.

The problem was that ministers were determining their own benefits, he said.

“The Cabinet’s powers to approve the handbook must be taken away. Perks, privileges and allowances for ministers should be determined by a similar process to the Moseneke Commission, which was tasked with examining remuneration for public office bearers.”

ANC leaders had lost touch with the people who voted them into their positions.

According to the Sunday Independent’s copy of the Hilton bill, Mthethwa spent Christmas and New Year at the hotel. During an uninterrupted 17-day stay from December 19, he was not accompanied by any guards and the bill came to just over R86 000.

On the night before Valentine’s Day, Mthethwa was booked into the same hotel, this time with four guards, at a cost of R38 516. From April 19 to 25, he stayed at the hotel with two guards. The bill amounted to R89 000.

His spokesperson, Zweli Mnisi, did not comment on the figure, saying only that Mthethwa was in KwaZulu-Natal around December on “official duties”, partaking in roadshows aimed at reducing festive season crime. His April stay was due to the national elections.

“The province was identified as a potential hot spot. All these were official programmes aimed at engaging local stakeholders in the fight against crime, including consultation with local authorities as part of preparation for the elections,” he said in a statement.

This could possibly be the worst speech i have ever seen in my entire life -- i think barack now needs to not only fix the mess he has inherited but also needs to train the rest of the worlds politicians!