November 6, 200421 yr Disillusioned Americans eye NZFrom correspondents in Wellington November 06, 2004 INQUIRIES from Americans wanting to move to New Zealand have skyrocketed since George W. Bush was re-elected president of the United States. The Immigration Service website had 10,300 hits from the United States the day after the election, compared with the daily norm of 2500. Thousands of North Americans have migrated to New Zealand in recent years - attracted by the country's small population, clean, green image of bush-clad mountains, and isolation from world trouble spots - but the number now looks set to soar. Phones at the Immigration Service offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland have been ringing constantly since the vote outcome, marketing manager Don Badman told the Dominion Post newspaper today. There have been up to 300 telephone calls and emails a day compared with six to eight calls a day before the election. "It's exploded. It really started picking up from 11pm the night of the election," he said. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Americans were also looking to Australia and Canada following the election. maybe this should have been posted in the joke section?
November 6, 200421 yr Disillusioned Americans eye NZ From correspondents in Wellington November 06, 2004 INQUIRIES from Americans wanting to move to New Zealand have skyrocketed since George W. Bush was re-elected president of the United States. The Immigration Service website had 10,300 hits from the United States the day after the election, compared with the daily norm of 2500. Thousands of North Americans have migrated to New Zealand in recent years - attracted by the country's small population, clean, green image of bush-clad mountains, and isolation from world trouble spots - but the number now looks set to soar. Phones at the Immigration Service offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland have been ringing constantly since the vote outcome, marketing manager Don Badman told the Dominion Post newspaper today. There have been up to 300 telephone calls and emails a day compared with six to eight calls a day before the election. "It's exploded. It really started picking up from 11pm the night of the election," he said. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Americans were also looking to Australia and Canada following the election. maybe this should have been posted in the joke section? For the Kiwis' sake, let's hope it's the ones that are truly opposed to "do it our way or we'll nuke you because we are the hand of God"...
November 6, 200421 yr Disillusioned Americans eye NZ From correspondents in Wellington November 06, 2004 INQUIRIES from Americans wanting to move to New Zealand have skyrocketed since George W. Bush was re-elected president of the United States. The Immigration Service website had 10,300 hits from the United States the day after the election, compared with the daily norm of 2500. Thousands of North Americans have migrated to New Zealand in recent years - attracted by the country's small population, clean, green image of bush-clad mountains, and isolation from world trouble spots - but the number now looks set to soar. Phones at the Immigration Service offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland have been ringing constantly since the vote outcome, marketing manager Don Badman told the Dominion Post newspaper today. There have been up to 300 telephone calls and emails a day compared with six to eight calls a day before the election. "It's exploded. It really started picking up from 11pm the night of the election," he said. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Americans were also looking to Australia and Canada following the election. maybe this should have been posted in the joke section? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For the Kiwis' sake, let's hope it's the ones that are truly opposed to "do it our way or we'll nuke you because we are the hand of God"... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe some are celebrities that said they were leaving after 9/11 happend
November 6, 200421 yr And maybe some are those who claimed they would leave after Bush was elected in 2000. Don't hear much from Michael Moore or Barbara Striesand these days!
November 6, 200421 yr p1p~ Came across this piece you may get a kick out of... Michael Ledeen thanks the Guardian for helping elect George W. Bush to a second term: Guardian Angels You may recall that the Guardian, the leftist British newspaper, convinced its readers to participate in a letter-writing campaign to the residents of Clark County, asking them to vote for Kerry to save the world from Dubya. It seems this brilliant idea sprung at least in part from the pale white forehead of Sidney Blumenthal: the loyal manservant of Hillary Clinton in the White House; the creator of the short-lived doctrine of the “Third Way” that was to have united “progressive” leaders in America and Europe; a regular contributor to the Guardian; and, along with Michael Moore, a pundit on the BBC’s election-night coverage. To say this scheme backfired is to fail to give it proper credit. It ranks right up there with the worst political schemes, ever. It so disgruntled the Buckeyes that the Guardian called it off after a few weeks. And its impact on American political history seems to have been considerable. As the excellent Peter Roff of UPI tells us, “Turnout in Clark County, according to unofficial data from the office of Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, was almost twice what it was in the 2000 election when Gore defeated Bush by 324 votes out of 35,644 cast. Tuesday, Bush carried Clark County by 1,620 votes, winning almost as many votes — 34,444 — as were cast for both Bush and Gore four years before.” Obviously, the Guardian didn’t deliver Ohio to the Republicans, but it certainly helped. And it’s quite possible that, as news of the scheme spread around the state, there was a ripple effect. So, as we quite properly commend the electorate for its good judgment, we should be grateful to our outspoken enemies at the Guardian for having done what they could to guarantee our victory. http://www.nationalreview.com/ledeen/ledeen200411051251.asp
November 7, 200421 yr Yes, when I read the first piece, it was obvious that the idea would backfire. Just shows there are <deleted> idiots on both sides of the equasion, doesn't it. At least on "our" side, the idiot is not in charge!
November 7, 200421 yr Americans Flock To Canada's Immigration Site Americans Flock To Canada's Immigration Site From Bill Dwyer 11-6-4 OTTAWA - The number of white U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site has shot up six-fold as Americans flirt with the idea of abandoning their homeland after Bush's election win this week. "When we looked at the first day after the election, Nov. 3, our Web site hit a new high, almost double the previous record high," immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi said on Friday. On an average day some 20,000 people in the United States log onto the Web site, www.cic.gc.ca -- a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday. The number of U.S. visits settled down to 65,803 on Thursday, still well above the norm. Bush's victory sparked speculation that disconsolate Democrats and others might decide to start a new life in Canada, a land that tilts more to the left than the United States. Would-be white immigrants to Canada can apply to become permanent resident, a process that often takes a year. The other main way to move north on a long-term basis is to find a job, which requires a work permit. Canada is one of the few major nations with a large-scale immigration policy. Ottawa is seeking to attract between 220,000 and 240,000 newcomers next year. "Let's face it, we have a population of a little over 32 million and we definitely need permanent residents to come to Canada," said Iadinardi. "If we could meet (the 2005) target and go above it, the more the merrier." But right now it is too early to say whether the increased interest will result in more applications. "There is no unusual activity occurring at our visa missions (in the United States). Having someone who intends to come to Canada is not the same as someone actually putting in an application," said Iadinardi. "We'll only find out whether there has been an increase in applications in six months." The waiting time to become a citizen is shorter for people married to Canadians, which prompted the birth of a satirical Web site called www.marryanamerican.ca.
November 7, 200421 yr Americans Flock To Canada's Immigration SiteAmericans Flock To Canada's Immigration Site From Bill Dwyer 11-6-4 OTTAWA - The number of white U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site has shot up six-fold as Americans flirt with the idea of abandoning their homeland after Bush's election win this week. "When we looked at the first day after the election, Nov. 3, our Web site hit a new high, almost double the previous record high," immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi said on Friday. On an average day some 20,000 people in the United States log onto the Web site, www.cic.gc.ca -- a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday. The number of U.S. visits settled down to 65,803 on Thursday, still well above the norm. Bush's victory sparked speculation that disconsolate Democrats and others might decide to start a new life in Canada, a land that tilts more to the left than the United States. Would-be white immigrants to Canada can apply to become permanent resident, a process that often takes a year. The other main way to move north on a long-term basis is to find a job, which requires a work permit. Canada is one of the few major nations with a large-scale immigration policy. Ottawa is seeking to attract between 220,000 and 240,000 newcomers next year. "Let's face it, we have a population of a little over 32 million and we definitely need permanent residents to come to Canada," said Iadinardi. "If we could meet (the 2005) target and go above it, the more the merrier." But right now it is too early to say whether the increased interest will result in more applications. "There is no unusual activity occurring at our visa missions (in the United States). Having someone who intends to come to Canada is not the same as someone actually putting in an application," said Iadinardi. "We'll only find out whether there has been an increase in applications in six months." The waiting time to become a citizen is shorter for people married to Canadians, which prompted the birth of a satirical Web site called www.marryanamerican.ca. So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with...
November 7, 200421 yr So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land.
November 7, 200421 yr So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with... If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. Right...and how many east Indians, Pakistan folks poured in?
November 8, 200421 yr Author If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. how many of them have headed to the great wide land down under? because of johnboy's inherent racism, australia is being filled up with pommy gits from johnboy's beloved england.....fark
November 8, 200421 yr If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how many of them have headed to the great wide land down under? because of johnboy's inherent racism, australia is being filled up with pommy gits from johnboy's beloved england.....fark <{POST_SNAPBACK}> isn't his middle name winston?
November 8, 200421 yr If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how many of them have headed to the great wide land down under? because of johnboy's inherent racism, australia is being filled up with pommy gits from johnboy's beloved england.....fark <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Better than having to many septics down there Stu.
November 8, 200421 yr If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. how many of them have headed to the great wide land down under? because of johnboy's inherent racism, australia is being filled up with pommy gits from johnboy's beloved england.....fark Better than having to many septics down there Stu. Don't worry about to (sic) many septic tanks down under, Gent...can't get Budweiser from what I've heard!
November 8, 200421 yr So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Right...and how many east Indians, Pakistan folks poured in? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Apparently quite a few ARE brown people! Most illegals now are east europeans.
November 9, 200421 yr If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how many of them have headed to the great wide land down under? because of johnboy's inherent racism, australia is being filled up with pommy gits from johnboy's beloved england.....fark <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Better than having to many septics down there Stu. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do Septics fancy sheepshaggin' for entertainment ?
November 9, 200421 yr Author Do Septics fancy sheepshaggin' for entertainment ? by current trends, only if they are married in the eyes of the lord.....
November 9, 200421 yr So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with... If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. Right...and how many east Indians, Pakistan folks poured in? I think you'll find that's net loss, so more people are leaving than arriving. You might not realise but a great many 2nd and 3rd generation British Indians are returning to India; business is booming there.
November 9, 200421 yr So? Let 'em leave...it's a free country! They will get a little shock though as it's a four (4) year wait until all the paperwork goes through and they are admitted as "Canadians". By that time we'll have the "Hildebeast" to contend with... If that doesn't empty the nation then nothing will. On a related issue, the UK papers noted that around 190,000 people left the UK in the last 12 months. That's about 16,000 each month. Yet another diaspora from the green and pleasant land. Right...and how many east Indians, Pakistan folks poured in? I think you'll find that's net loss, so more people are leaving than arriving. You might not realise but a great many 2nd and 3rd generation British Indians are returning to India; business is booming there. Then what are those Jordie Boys going to do after a good piss-up? No more Saturday Night Paki Bash?
November 9, 200421 yr Then what are those Jordie Boys going to do after a good piss-up? No more Saturday Night Paki Bash? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Prolly find the Geordies will have a go at the kosovans, afghans and anyone else who don't speak the lingo. May turn on the seppos . Prolly turn on each other.
March 15, 201015 yr Hey Harcourt, its easy to see these questions about you and your mates having been asked previously on thai visa?
March 15, 201015 yr Jeeez, talking about digging up the dead and buried. Oh well, there's always something good to be said for Bush and beavers.
March 15, 201015 yr So, in the six years this thread lay dormant, how many septics did make the journey to the land of the long white cloud? And how many stayed?
March 16, 201015 yr So, in the six years this thread lay dormant, how many septics did make the journey to the land of the long white cloud? And how many stayed? You might be waiting another 6 years for the answer.
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