Posts by nzlemming
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Keir Leslie,
Seriously, are you saying don’t vote for Grant ’cause he’s gay?
No, I'm not. I'm saying "don't vote for him unless he can actually be the leader that Labour desperately needs who can lead them to the Treasury benches in 2014"
Grant's a lovely guy and I respect him immensely. I don't think he is that leader, though.
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Sacha,
Current candidate was the healer and look how that turned out.
Touted as such but never given the chance to by his own party. Like the lightbulb, you've got to want to be changed.
Shearer was a compromise candidate to ward of revolt by the Anyone But Cunliffe faction - non-factionalized in himself but not a natural commander, either. In time, he could have shown himself to be a leader that people wanted to follow, but he was thrust forward too quickly and seemed to have not much of a support base in caucus, from appearances at least.
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Keir Leslie,
Look, are you seriously telling me that when I go to vote for the leader of the party, I should vote against Grant ’cause he’s gay?
I think you should vote for the person who realistically can lead Labour and heal divisions, not necessarily the person you would most want to have the job because, screw the world, he deserves it. I like and respect Grant, but I don't think he's the leader Labour needs at the moment.
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Amanda Wreckonwith,
Grant Robertson is just one big, sloppy, wet dream for the Matthew Hootons of this world (apologies for the imagery)
Eeewwww. But I do agree, sad though it is.
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Speaker: Naked Inside the Off-Ramp, in reply to Matthew Poole,
unless you’re suggesting that Sir Bruce (who has been extremely outspoken about his disapproval of this legislation) is part of the National spin machine?
No, but he's also not about to admit to illegality under his command, either.
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Hard News: Fluency, ease of manner - and…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I reckon that was more of a flounce…
Indeed.
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Hard News: Fluency, ease of manner - and…, in reply to "chris",
Ah, he was called on technique and ran away.
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Hard News: Fluency, ease of manner - and…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Maybe they were actually checking for viruses...
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Hard News: Fluency, ease of manner - and…, in reply to WH,
I can’t say that I agree with your suggestion that David Cameron, Chief Justice John Roberts and Governor Rick Perry (or indeed John Key) aren’t “genuine conservatives”.
As Sacha was pretty obviously talking about New Zealand, none of the cherries you have picked have any relevance. Thanks for playing.
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Hard News: Fluency, ease of manner - and…, in reply to "chris",
I love how “a hundredth of a second” became “a nanosecond” in the twinkling of an eye.
Only, it's not what they're doing. It's not what the GCSB does at anytime.
Also, I'd love to be able to hear the reporter's questions at that conference.