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Thanks Ian. I'm learning, albeit slowly.
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Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to Russell Brown,
A couple of points Russell.
I suspect you'd still agree that Key was far more likely to develop a common touch by attending Burnside High School as opposed to those stiflingly, narrow-minded Christchurch private secondary schools at the time, one of which I unfortunately attended.
And then, the commission/s of enquiry will supposedly expose Key's degree of complicity in the dirty politics saga.
I have my suspicions too. I think his biggest mistake was trusting too much, even naively. But that's no hanging offence. -
Thank-you for your advice Danielle.
Within minutes of posting my rationale, three replies emerge hinging on words such as "feculent" "smarmy" and suggesting that if I want children from John Key, fellatio won't do it. What gutter crap!
Is that what Russell was referring to in his requesting more "grown-up" arguments?
What is so ragingly apparent amongst you cheap-shot merchants is that Key's success, his massive appeal and his overwhelming approval really, really gets under your skins and drives you mad to the extent that resorting to vacuous abuse is all you're capable of.
Rob Stowell asked for the standard of the debate to be lifted. Why not try? -
Why are errors so apparent after posting.
First line should read " John Key's massive popularity on our political stage ironically stems from a non-political background. -
John Key's massive popularity on our political stage ironically stems from a non-popularity background.
Before he was head-hunted to become a member of the parliamentary political party, Key had no strong ties to the National Party.
This explains why he exudes a sense that he is not your usual ideology-driven politician.
And in turns why he has built up such sustained approval ratings over his leadership.
By not being seen to simply wanting to impose an ideology, Key has promoted a winning empathy with a public weary of hidden or partly-hidden agendas.
With Key, what you see is mostly what you get....a Prime Minister whose narrative is as clear-minded and open as it was when he was a highly-successful businessman.
His task is to get things done.
Along the way he has shown the common touch which comes from his state-house background.
He has demonstrated the ability to compromise a la the anti-smacking scenario and to be inclusive as he did in embracing the Maori Party.
No other Prime Minister in our recent history has so effortlessly imparted this sense of trustworthy pragmatism to the same extent as John Key has.
Muldoon, Bolger and Clark all did to varying degrees but never as convincingly.
Despite his detractors claims and imaginary machinations, John Key has yet to be proved to be anywhere near as culpable of the duplicity and dark dealings that they would have us believe.
And any commission that concentrates on the dirty politics stuff in particular and history in general will establish that innocence I believe.
People closer to Key than I ever will be report how angry and let down he feels over the dirty politics play-out and he won't allow Collins for example anywhere near any position of authority again.
Key's most notable achievements are seen in the delicate guidance he imposed through the global financial meltdown along with Bill English... and the positive impact he has had on foreign shores including China.
So in a nutshell kind of a way, as governed by a briefish word-count that sites like this promote, this is why I admire and fully approve of John Key.
I've met him twice, once at a mutual friend's house. For most of the evening, I felt I knew why President Obama has described Key "as a friend whose company I really enjoy and who I can relax with.
Finally, my name in my passport is not Ede! I'm simply a political junkie like all contributors to this site are I suspect.
I'm a true swinging voter. I'm greatly influenced by the qualities and integrity, or not, of the party leaders. I voted for both David Lange and Helen Clark. My judgement was proven accurate as it has been with John Key.
But as Mr. Brown says, it is not about me. I just wanted some conspiracy theories put to rest.
I really enjoyed Rob Stowell's discourse on Key without coming to the same disparaging conclusion at the end of it. The tone and manner was superb.
That's my opinion. Yours? -
Back now. Composing reply to Steven.
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Make that "is the preference that people with opposite opinions to yours etc"
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Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to Danielle,
Take a deep breath Danielle. Simply expressing my admiration for New Zealand's most popular Prime Minister ever [as per each and any poll] shouldn't send you into such a tiz. It's simply an opinion. Grounds for debate.
Or is your reaction demonstrative of exactly what I was referring to in my questions to Russell? That the preference is that people is that starkly opposite opinions to yours and it seems most other commenters on this site aren't welcome.
Steven calmly asked me to expand which I will do in a considered fashion.
Gotta run. Kids really putting heat on me now! -
Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to ,
In a hurry to get kids to sport Steven. I'll answer that soonish. Thanks.
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Hard News: 2014: The Meth Election, in reply to Danielle,
Nor is calling the National Government “psychopaths” much of an argument Danielle.
Being selective in you judgement never promotes credibility.