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  • Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ...,

    really appearing un-slick requires the kind of Jedi master artifice that’s near impossible to pull off.

    ... only if you're faking it.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses...,

    I thought Labour's was pretty weak actually. I can't imagine that too many floating voters got past the interminable intro, chock-full of some of the ropiest ancient footage known to man. Newsflash: outside of nerds like us, no one gives a shit what happened in 1916. It did nothing to position Labour as the way forward, IMO.

    Further, the address broke another cardinal rule of these things by featuring exactly zero punters. John Key's address ("public meeting" my arse, John!), OTOH, was - whilst curiously dark and dim - filled with a good selection of "real Kiwis", all of whom seemed to be doing the right thin and supporting National.

    The Greens? It was pretty good, all 'round, though it felt like Russel and Metiria were relentlessly slowly chasing me.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Hard News: Occupy: Don't call it a protest,

    That works both ways, Euan.

    How is that "both ways", Craig? You've responded to "very wealthy people avoiding taxes" with some more very wealthy people avoiding taxes.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • OnPoint: PREFU 2011: "What credit downgrade?",

    Just saw a TVC for Party Vote: National.

    It had a man with a "stop" sign for Labour and a man with a "go" sign for National.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • OnPoint: PREFU 2011: "What credit downgrade?",

    Do you have some handy examples?

    Not without digging, no.

    Again, an absolute indictment on Labour that this information is hard to find.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • OnPoint: PREFU 2011: "What credit downgrade?",

    Saying they're 'doing nothing' is misleading at best.

    I suppose. Sometimes "do nothing" is shorthand for "do nothing about about x", but it doesn't really matter much anyway, IMO.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Politics of Absence,

    Roger Langston

    Ahem. ;)

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Politics of Absence,

    Okay...
    Looked up the primary source (forgive me for being reluctant to trawl through WhaleOil and Kiwiblog).


    Note to self:
    Never, ever, ever, assume that the Herald has their facts straight. (When will I learn??)

    Note to Levi Joule:
    Fuck you. You've turned a small opportunity to remind people of Banks' racist comments into a medium-sized opportunity for people to see Labour as dishonest. You're an idiot.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Politics of Absence,

    Isn't the issue there more about misrepresenting the recency of his quotes?

    Is it?

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Politics of Absence,

    Just for laughs...

    According to the Herald, quoting a candidate is now a "dirty tricks campaign".

    Allegations of a dirty tricks campaign against ACT's Epsom candidate John Banks are rife and the blame is being laid at Labour's feet.

    Pamphlets are circling highlighting past comments made by Mr Banks, including anti-homosexuality and racist ideas.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report

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