Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
rather patchy
Rudman's argument is not predicated on him or his employer being above reproach.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to BenWilson,
switched to talking about the economy (on which any number of harsh questions could be asked since he's presided over an absolutely disastrous economy)
you'd think their opponents would be pressing hard on that - especially after the Nats pinned so much of this campaign on being a safe pair of hands.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to BenWilson,
it didn't really work out for Brash, did it?
May well have done, if it wasn't for Hager and his sources revealing more damning evidence than seems likely to reside on this 'teapot tape'.
The film version of Hollow Men shows Brash using this tactic with media in an attempt to deflect attention until after the election. It's even worse when you know he's faking.
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Muse: Linky Love, in reply to Rich Lock,
Mmmmm, vampire Willow
sigh
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Pot, kettle, black, much?
That was my reading of the Rudman article linked to upthread.
Trotting off to the police on Monday full of injured innocence about a nasty cameraman recording his open invitation, "secret" meeting with Epsom Act candidate John Banks is all very well. But isn't this the same John Key who shoved through retrospective legislation last month legalising widespread covert and unlawful videotaping by police.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Russell Brown,
the high-pitched spinning is both fascinating and disturbing to behold.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Key’s not usually as angry as this.
There were some interesting passages in The Hollow Men about Brash being advised to use feigned anger as a media tactic when the pressure came on over his, Joyce and Key's sneaky dealings with the Brethren in 2005. Nothing new here.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Steve Barnes,
The average voter is pretty simple and rather gullible.
How's that?why would you expect people to agree with, or vote for, anyone who is insulting them?
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to merc,
Very very bad move for Mr Key.
Not if the whole thing is successfully being played to his talkback base as being "principled".
10.55am: Following Michael Laws’ lead yesterday, the talk-radio hosts are lining up behind National on the teapot tapes again today.
From Mike Hosking’s editorial for Newstalk ZB this morning:
The Prime Minister’s example is a good one. Two high profile New Zealanders discussing their child’s suicidal behaviour. The thing is taped and published and the child then kills themselves. Then what? It’s a dramatic example but perfectly plausible. If Key didn’t hand this to the police, the precedent would have been set and then it would have been a free for all …
Damage to National? Not a chance. Key took the moral high ground and did the right thing. In doing that, you rarely lose.
And Sean Plunket has been gymnastically fending off caller after caller on Newstalk ZB Wellington for the last hour.
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Hard News: The perils of political confidence, in reply to Steve Barnes,
without affecting their grass roots support
Again, I'm not convinced these are the people you seem to believe they are.