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nzlemming

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:24:55 +1200

Meanwhile, Phil Goff did nothing interesting.

Good to know that Mark Thomas is right about one thing, at least.

Russell Brown

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:27:26 +1200

It’s been an interesting day. This afternoon, Crone’s weird climate change episode, this morning, the Chloe Swarbrick-Matt Nippert Twitter fight.

Matt harrumphed at The Spinoff’s somewhat over-egged “here comes Chloe” angle on its poll, she took it personally and there ensued a conversation they both handled badly, and which she…

nzlemming

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:27:01 +1200

So Crone outed herself as a climate change sceptic ....

I'm not going to be drawn into that debate

There is no fucking debate! Moron.

Russell Brown

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:52:27 +1200

So Crone outed herself as a climate change sceptic ....

Twitter video here.

Morgan Nichol

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:27:08 +1200

"PHIL GOFF = MORE OF THE SAME"

Weird attack given we've got a unitary plan signed, CRL underway, cycle lanes springing up all over, and so on... Not sure who they're pitching to exactly but the people that line works with are total bloody thickos.

If he hadn't screwed around…

Brent Jackson

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:25:42 +1200

I think he is merely advocating for anyone other than Goff ("and don't bother voting for me").

Rich of Observationz

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:22:00 +1200

So if Thomas is advocating for candidates other than himself, what's the legal position with regard to campaign finance and so on?

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:01:44 +1200

And yet, due credit: Orsman certainly gives the beleaguered Auckland centre-right a kicking tonight:

Yesterday, Thomas began placing red stickers over his billboards saying "PHIL GOFF = MORE OF THE SAME". He plans to stand again for the mayoralty in 2019.

Crone said Thomas' surprise announcement was very confusing.

"He is…

Sacha

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:51:13 +1200

The whole stupid story is founded on a "rumour" that Goff would be giving Brown a job.

a whisper in Orsman's oxygen-deprived imagination?

Sacha

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:48:49 +1200

The hundreds of comments under her Facebook post about it are a raging stupidfest.

So glad I do not see that stuff, yet others do.

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:26:32 +1200

Stoked to see the most interesting candidate of the bunch finally given a spot on a panel.

The rest of the bunch aren't being very impressive.

Goff's saying as a little as possible, which I guess is pragmatic in his position. But it's hardly inspiring.

Thomas [[http://thespinoff.co.nz/featured/13-09-2016/mark-thomas-the-most-tragic-man-in-nz-politics-just-became-more-tragic/|allowed himself to be…

Sacha

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:17:25 +1200

there will be no rage-pies

nzlemming

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:42:40 +1200

Just as well you didn't invite Mark Thomas, then...

nzlemming

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:41:03 +1200

It's only an umlaut if you're metal enough.

Sacha

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:17:35 +1200

Technically a diaeresis as I learned today via someone on twitr (ta, whoever you were). Makes us sound out the 'o' and the 'e' separately rather than call her Klo.

Stoked to see the most interesting candidate of the bunch finally given a spot on a panel.

Trevor Nicholls

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:06:18 +1200

Unfortunately, this decision ruled out all the 2016 mayoral candidates bar Chloe Swarbrick.
I like what you did there.
Chlöe might be even more interesting if you restored her umlaut though.

Public Address

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:06:18 +1200

Discussion from blog post.