Hard News: Prospects
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I expect to see a mass exit of certain political journalists - Guyon Espiner (the gloating little shit) and Sean Plunket amongst the leaders of the charge - into fat pay packets as comms advisors with various National ministers.
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I've just spent my tax cut on a substantial gin and tonic.
I wonder how long before they roll JK. -
SO, Goff or Cunliffe for Labour leader, then?
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Key's speech.
I'm gonna puke. It's not the alcohol, it's the cliches.
*blurk*
See, if it was alcohol, I'd feel better now.
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Actually, you know, its almost a bit of a relief to have the boot on the other foot now. After putting up with the pious hypocrisy of the right it's time for us to go get the Jon Stewart in us all from under the dusty tarp in the shed where it has been for the last nine years and start dishing it out to the right.
Labour in 2011 starts now!
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Wow, John Key's an awful public speaker. That speech was better than Sarah Palin's Katie Couric interview, but only marginally.
Nice to hear JK's supporters booing Helen Clark's name, too. What a class act the Nats are.
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Listening to JK's speech now, over teh interwab (marvels of modern technology etc).
Do you think he might have had one or two drinks?
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Key's speech.
Unsurprisingly underwhelming, uninspiring and smug. He ain't no Obama. -
Our main strengths as a nation are food production and scenery? That went into the speech? On purpose?
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The Nat rump -well, my frellow citizens, who voted, one or the other, for that crew - I despise you.
"Vote for change: get a Cabinet of 20 with 500 years' political experience between them." About sums up National, really.
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New Zealand's assets (as checked by Mr Key)
1. Food
2. Scenery
3. IngenuityHe should be writing tourist guides, not running the country.
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SO, Goff or Cunliffe for Labour leader, then?
Goff and Mark Gosche will be president.
Key's speech.
Words like flexible,individual...fuck its started.
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Yeah, and what was that he was saying about the Nats' party volunteers. That they worked violently, was it? Seriously, was that speech, like, on purpose?
Nice to know that good ol' Kiwi ingenuity and no. 8 wire will get us through in the end, though. Cracker!
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Visions of the future and memories of G.W. Bush. The fact that JK's people think he needs a ring of bodyguards at his own victory party sends a shiver up my spine.
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I am so farking depressed, and can only reiterate what my comrades here have said..........
How can so many people be so wrong?
my thoughts exactly, steve.
Thank you Helen for all you have done for us.
and that, too. I wrote her an email this morning to thank her for doing so much for the education sector, and kindergarten teachers in particular. I also told her I wanted her to carry on being our great leader, but I guess that one wasn't to be.
Oh well. You takes the good with the bad. And that speech by Clark? AWESOME.
yes, tussock
they say people deserve to get the government they vote for - good people, what do you say?
YES
Unfortunately the good people lost tonight.Greed was the winner on the day.
and YES
I remember what National was like last time. I remember why Labour got in nine years ago. And we have to go through this charade again? I'm with the people who want to just go to sleep and miss the next three years.....
Oh, and well done to Mikaere who got a goodly number of votes. -
Unsurprisingly underwhelming, uninspiring and smug. He ain't no Obama.
It's the Flight of the Concords modest PM speech. He captured it perfectly, except it's for real.
Sacha: ta. I've met enough right-wing people in NZ to know to that they aren't bad, or even stupid - I just don't want them in charge. If they can make me doubt that by doing great things, that would be neat.
I'm just not a very good hater, except for Winston Peters, because I am a harsh hater of haters.
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Our main strengths as a nation are food production and scenery
The problem wasn't that he said that, the problem is that he's proud of it.
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Only folk outside Labour think that Goff will be leader. He is not popular in the party.
Labour will skip its Lost Generation of people who left in the 80s and ignore former Rogernomes like Goff. It will be Cunliffe or Parker, probably the former.
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Labour's Lot
CLARK, Helen Elizabeth
CULLEN, Michael
GOFF, Phil
KING, Annette
HOROMIA, Parekura
HODGSON, Pete
CARTER, Chris
CUNLIFFE, David
STREET, Maryan
MAHUTA, Nanaia
LABAN, Winnie
PRASAD, Rajen
DYSON, Ruth
MALLARD, Trevor
DALZIEL, Lianne
JONES, Shane
PARKER, David
COSGROVE, Clayton
HUGHES, Darren
ARDERN, Jacinda
HUO, Raymond
MORONEY, Sue
RIRINUI, Mita
SIO, Su'a William
MACKEY, Moana
TWYFORD, Phil
CHAUVEL, Charles
BEAUMONT, Carol
DAVIS, Kelvin Glen
CHADWICK, Steve (Stephanie)
CHOUDHARY, Ashraf
PILLAY, Lynne
FENTON, Darien
BARKER, Rick
SEPULONI, Carmel
NASH, Stuart
O'CONNOR, Damien
CURRAN, Clare
ROBERTSON, Grant
HIPKINS, Christopher John
LEES-GALLOWAY, Iain
BURNS, Brendon
HAWKINS, George (LAB)
ROBERTSON, Ross (LAB)It's petty, I know, but I'm v. pleased to not see Tizard there, but she is the next on the list.
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Paul: I am thinking now about joining a political party, for the first time in several years. I can tell you now that no party led by Goff will ever get my vote, let alone my labour, ever ever ever. Lyndon was worrying about the Nats taking dna samples from people who had not been convicted - Goff would be right behind that. He cannot be trusted to look after my freedom, and I'll be stockpiling ammunition before I work for his election to PM.
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Tizard isn't there - but now Clark has resigned, will she hang around on the back benches or move on ASAP, bringing in Tizard?
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Or Duynhoven, for that matter.
In my dream of dreams, I would have loved to see Anjum's name there. Next time, maybe...
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Labour will skip its Lost Generation of people who left in the 80s and ignore former Rogernomes like Goff. It will be Cunliffe or Parker, probably the former.
My thinking also, but I'm not sure if Cunliffe is much more popular.
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If Clark resigns, it's a by-election as she holds an electorate seat. Only if one of the list MPs goes would Tizard get in (I think). Graeme?
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National's Lot: Who are these people and what do they want?
Labour's Lot: Who are these people and what do they want?
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