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Hard News: Dirty Politics

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  • Ian Dalziel,

    shouty John
    Just going outside to scream at the universe in the break in the Leaders Debacle

    Key is such an odious little man
    his hectoring, smarmy repetitions
    constant dragging to lowest common denominator, sports references, cheap jokes,
    muttering, handwaving and eyerolling
    classic bully
    weak
    sad
    .

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes,

    Apparently JK is going to insert CERA into his Office. I hope he now understands the difference between himself and his Office.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Rob Stowell, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    Apparently JK is going to insert CERA into his Office.

    I hope he’s not thinking he can use the magical super-legal powers of the ‘minister for the Canterbury recovery’ to step outside reality and launch the masterplan to morph Chch into Planet Key … :)

    Whakaraupo • Since Nov 2006 • 2120 posts Report Reply

  • Sofie Bribiesca,

    Utopia. Maori Tv now. (John Pilger) summing up my feelings about the treatment of Aboriginal in OZ

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Rob Stowell,

    The man has hollow black sockets for eyes. Weird

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Moz, in reply to Rob Stowell,

    I hope he’s not thinking he can use the magical super-legal powers of the ‘minister for the Canterbury recovery’ to step outside reality and launch the masterplan to morph Chch into Planet Key

    No, because we have our own super-hero "Geddis, Man of Law" who will foil his dastardly plot!

    Sydney, West Island • Since Nov 2006 • 1233 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,

    it's a tough job.
    worst enemy, etc

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Rob Stowell,

    I hope he’s not thinking he can use the magical super-legal powers of the ‘minister for the Canterbury recovery’ to step outside reality and launch the masterplan to morph Chch into Planet Key … :)

    Thinking? Nah, planning. Remember, there are no toilets on planet Key so no need for poor people to clean them, trouble is, if you can't poo you just end up full of shit but that is de rigueur on planet Key.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Williams, in reply to Moz,

    I suspect being white and male also helped you. Even in Marrickville and Newtown my partner cops frequent abuse for being female or asian.

    Undoubtedly yes.

    I'm surprised, and saddened, to hear your partner cops flak in Marrickville and Newtown of any variety. Both suburbs are diverse, despite gentrification, and tolerant. Newtown particularly so... I've not seen/heard a lot of racist or sexist stuff in Newtown that's not gone strongly challenged by the locals.

    The contest to be the most odious arsehole in Australia is vigorous and has many participants.

    Yup. Sad that.

    Even amongst our group of friends. I couldn’t believe the total disrespect for Aboriginals. I couldn’t live with it in the end.

    Sophie, agreed. Race relations in Australia is distressing.

    There’s John Ansell, who despite being associated forever with Brash’s 2005 debacle is almost inevitably tagged as an “advertising guru”.

    Still? I can't track it closely but hasn't he disappeared into a puff of conspiracy of late... didn't the Rotary, even, decide he was best avoided?

    And it goes right through to the little things, like they still sell Coon cheese “proudly Australian”.

    Coon is the name of the founder, it's not a racist term, at least in so far as it relates to the cheese

    Sydney • Since Nov 2006 • 2273 posts Report Reply

  • Joe Wylie, in reply to Paul Williams,

    There’s John Ansell, who despite being associated forever with Brash’s 2005 debacle is almost inevitably tagged as an “advertising guru”.

    Still? I can’t track it closely but hasn’t he disappeared into a puff of conspiracy of late… didn’t the Rotary, even, decide he was best avoided?

    I'd only just featured him as a denizen of the political trash heap when he popped up like Candyman.

    flat earth • Since Jan 2007 • 4593 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Paul Williams,

    Race relations in Australia is distressing.

    Can we call that "Understatement of the Year"?
    Just finished watching Pliger's Utopia Doco. on Maori TV
    I now know even more things I wish I didn't.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes,

    On a brighter note...
    Lovin' this...

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes,

    You should check out her poetry, cos a poet she is. Even when she is speaking her sentences scan and her words form to whirlpools inwhich you could drown...

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes,

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    Ah Craig, blue to the core….

    What I am is a citizen of a country that holds free, fair and credible elections even when the outcome isn't to my liking. Sorry to disappoint you, Steve, but no matter what Don Brash thought at the time the 2005 election wasn't "stolen". That was a disgusting display of sour grapes and it was unacceptable from anyone, let alone the leader of the Opposition. In three weeks I really hope we're going to be spared an encore no matter who wins, because I don't have much time for anyone who thinks elections only count when they like the result.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Craig Ranapia,

    What I am is a citizen of a country that holds free, fair and credible elections even when the outcome isn’t to my liking.

    As opposed to…
    “Frankly, you know, one of the reasons I am so utterly determined to work every hour of the day and night I have got until the election is to make sure he’s not the prime minister."”
    Collins on David Cunliffe

    Respect Craig but you are a champion for these people and reading Collins’ remarks makes me believe you are not on that “Team”

    The link to Brash seems broken

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes,

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Dennis GRAHAM,

    Wake up NZ , under MMP you can't get rid of Judith Collins so long as NATIONAL retains her as # 6 on their party list ,she will be back in parliament even if her electorate dismisses her or National loses the election ,, her resignation / sacking was a diversion

    Christchurch 8061 • Since Sep 2014 • 1 posts Report Reply

  • linger, in reply to ,

    To disambiguate: though Craig has in the past gone to some extremes in supporting National's actions, he is on record as having voted Green last time.
    And what could be cleaner than that?

    Tokyo • Since Apr 2007 • 1944 posts Report Reply

  • nzlemming, in reply to Joe Wylie,

    I’d only just featured him as a denizen of the political trash heap when he popped up like Candyman.

    He hasn't actually moved, just squeaked loudly.

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report Reply

  • nzlemming, in reply to Dennis GRAHAM,

    , her resignation / sacking was a diversion

    Yep, she's down in the unranked, behind Jamie Lee Ross but ahead of Shane Adern, but she is still high on the list. I'm not sure the Nats can change that, this close to an election. Paging Mr Edgeler!

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to ,

    Steve, ask Craig if he votes National every election.

    OK.
    Craig, do you vote National every election?.
    There you go Steven, done.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Williams, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    Can we call that "Understatement of the Year"?

    I'm careful what I say on this matter, particularly careful to not draw comparisons with NZ (I'm not deluded into thinking NZ race relations are rosy btw). What's frankly unfathomable to me is that Australia seems to oscillate between a few significant of high points, Mabo, Keating's Redfern speech and Rudd's apology, and extended periods of indifference or punitive interventions. I don't understand this electorate at all.

    Respect Craig but you are a champion for these people and reading Collins’ remarks makes me believe you are not on that “Team”

    FWIW, I appreciate, Craig, that you are no different from most others who, from time to time, find the actions of their 'party' frankly ridiculous.

    And, what's the deal with asking him to divulge his personal voting record? Isn't he otherwise accountable here for what he says here (or do we all have to declare our allegiences before we offer views)?

    Sydney • Since Nov 2006 • 2273 posts Report Reply

  • Moz, in reply to Paul Williams,

    Coon is the name of the founder, it's not a racist term, at least in so far as it relates to the cheese

    The "rape" in rapeseed comes from the Latin for turnip, rāpa or rāpum, but somehow they still decided to change it to "canola". There are a whole lot of other products that have done the same thing as times and language has changed (nigger brown shoe polish, for example). Deciding to be the one defiant exception to that rule is explicitly political and racist.

    Sydney, West Island • Since Nov 2006 • 1233 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Williams, in reply to Moz,

    Deciding to be the one defiant exception to that rule is explicitly political and racist.

    A point fairly made Moz.

    Sydney • Since Nov 2006 • 2273 posts Report Reply

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