Posts by Russell Brown
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Wow. Check out Garrett on last night's Backbenches.
He started an unprompted shouting match with a young guy in the audience (and even continued it later on), had to be told to calm down by Sue Kedgley, and appeared to be drinking quite a lot.
When he declares he "won't stoop to that level of ad hominem argument" (in response to a question from Wallace, the young guy says he thinks Garrett is a "right-wing prick"), it's oddly reminiscent of his conduct in a discussion here.
He really lacks the minimum standards we'd expect from from someone supposed to be representing the public.
Why doesn't anyone confront Rodney Hide about his MP?
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Good grief. It gets worse.
The video from Parliament shows Garrett ostentatiously unfurling and reading a newspaper behind Peter Dunne while Dunne pays tribute to Clark. One can only presume he's doing so deliberately behind he knows he'll be in shot.
What a disgraceful little man.
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probably the highest office that will ever be attained by a New Zealander, unless she happens to become a future Secretary General of the UN.
I hadn't thought of it that way, but I suspect you're right.
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If Garrett refused to stand because of some honest disagreement over policy, that's a little immature; but if it's over what those people whom you might refer to as wingnuts view as unforgivable corruption, then it's the proper thing to do, even if it won't make him popular.
I think you rather dignify his position. Judging by the report from Newstalk ZB, where he uttered the words, he hasn't thought it through that much:
Mr Garrett says that would have been a gesture of respect, which he does not have.
Indeed. I'd wager he enjoys very little respect.
To be charitable, he's only just arrived, and perhaps has had no chance to develop the respect other party leaders expressed for Clark. Tariana Turia, for example, was able to set aside actual grievances (as opposed to the kind of cranial buzzing noise that seems to constitute thought for Garrett) and express such respect -- principally for Clark's formidable work ethic.
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For want of anywhere else to post this, it's going to be a long three years with David Garrett, isn't it?
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Seems Steven Joyce will effectively be the make-or-break for Kordia's undersea cable:
It would be frankly irrational for the government to not let Kordia go ahead.
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did I mention he is a gourmet? Has an extensive cellar? Is habituated to venison, 'bait, salmon, blue cod, crayfish etc.?- will be genially chuckled over-)
He sounds a most estimable man.
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I'm going to have to wait for the Cliff Notes to come out on this one.
Oh, I don't really get it either. I'm just playing along because Emma scares me.
She is from Timaru, you know.
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That c**t Bollard better stay off my turf.
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I'm actually fine that edits are made by the individual concerned if they're identified as such.
Yes. I happened to be not logged in at the time I made the edit, but perhaps I should have.
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