Posts by Sacha
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Kerre (ex-Woodham) McIvor reckons maybe the guy's just bored.
Is John Key so sure of himself and his popularity that he goes out of his way to make life difficult, just to spice things up?
His previous life as an international trader was all high stakes and adrenaline surges during the 80s. Maybe running a sleepy little country at the bottom of the world is just too easy - even during a global recession - and that's why our Prime Minister likes to mix it up a little.
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Hard News: Key Questions, in reply to Sacha,
hardly the first time
knew I'd seen a rollcall somewhere
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Hard News: Key Questions, in reply to Alex Coleman,
He was 100% wrong in a very specific way
Tracy Watkins doesn't mince words about this (and I've bolded the most significant word out of Key's mouth):
When he was asked if he had had any contact with Mr Fletcher since his school days Mr Key said he could not recall any particular occasions. And when he was later asked what role he played in the appointment, Mr Key responded: " Only that the state services commissioner came to me with the recommendation."
It wasn't just that Mr Key misspoke. He was asked the question in various ways and the basic thrust of his response didn't waver.
You can play the semantic game all you like, but ultimately it boils down to one thing. By any acceptable yardstick, those answers were simply not true.
Mr Key's subsequent explanation, that he forgot, also stretches credulity.
She even offers a plausible line of reasoning for Key's dishonesty, which to me has seemed particularly strange in this instance (though it's hardly the first time). Why lie if there's really nothing going on? And then double down by getting the media offside.
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Hard News: Done like a dinner, in reply to David Haywood,
Onya
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Hard News: Done like a dinner, in reply to George Darroch,
yes. fool us twice, etc
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Local denialists continue usual form.
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Someone put this fool out of our misery.
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Hard News: Done like a dinner, in reply to Farmer Green,
Why can both sides not be argued?
Because insisting the earth is flat just pisses off smart people. If you want dullards to impress, go elsewhere.
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Hard News: Done like a dinner, in reply to Farmer Green,
What has Manapouri got to do with it?
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Hard News: Done like a dinner, in reply to Farmer Green,
It is primarily water that we are talking about.
No, we're talking about an expensive facility that turns it into electricity. But I'm interested to hear evidence that using dammed Manapouri water for other things is more valuable for the nation and the region.