Posts by simon g
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The headline does provide a useful public service, though. It immediately tells you not to bother with the execrable Herald, thereby adding valuable minutes to your summer Sunday. Thanks guys!
Next week's issue: "Mayor's Rubber Revelation!" (a condom machine has been installed in a pub, somewhere on Queen St, a short walk from Brown's office).
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I knew nothing about this until the Campbell Live item. Since the sole purpose of the item was to make me outraged that the land could be used for anything other than golf, I am now fully in favour of such use, whatever it may be.
If the reporter from Campbell Live - or anybody else - would like me to take a more considered and informed view, next time consider informing me.
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This year, Key has had no texts from Slater until November 7.
That's what Steven Joyce just told us, speaking for the PM, in Parliament.
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Somebody tweeted yesterday to the effect that it must be exasperating having domestic discussions with Key.
"Have you taken out the rubbish, dear?"
"Yes of course I have, honey."
"So why is it still here, by the door?"
"I have taken out the rubbish in the past. Your question did not specify today's rubbish. I would never lie to you, dearest." -
Truthgiver appears to be more of an Imaginer.
People are talking about Andrew Little because he's said and done a lot in the past few days, being leader of the opposition.
People aren't talking about David Cunliffe because he isn't in the news, and hasn't been since he stepped down some weeks ago.
Simple as that.
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Hard News: Incomplete, inaccurate and misleading, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Where will it all lead?
Christmas, and the summer memory hole. That's what Key is playing for, anyway. It usually works.
Longer-term, I doubt that he will be looking for a fourth term - which is not to say that National won't win one.
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On 'Nine to Noon', Katherine Ryan interviews Andrew Little, and seems to believe that playing 'devil's advocate' means accepting the absurd. As Hager has pointed out, this is how the liars win.
Say 2 + 2 = eggplant, not 4. Then wait for the interviewers to propose the mathematical qualities of eggplant. Any nonsense will do, it will be taken seriously, because ... "he said, she said, innit?"
But absent professional journalism, it works.
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"Labour Party tried to kill me" says blogger, in his text messages to John Key.
Come on Corin, Paddy and co, there's your story. Attempted murder by NZ opposition. Get the details and tell us all. Don't forget to cc the police.
Alternatively, maybe you could finally work out that this source for your stories is a little ... unreliable? To put it mildly.
In short, do your jobs. Not his.
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For those who have been busy today, here's the latest digest:
Key is asked a straight and short question in Parliament. Answers in precisely one word: "No".
It is then revealed that this answer was false, and since it consisted of only one word, even Key couldn't parse and pretend. He was caught.
So he now says 'no' means 'yes', whatever, it was the question's fault.
Unlike our Prime Minister, I am not making this up. Really.
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Another day, another Key comedy routine in Parliament (well, actually the same one as always):
"Can the Prime Minister confirm that he, in fact, exists?"
"I can't confirm that, Mr Speaker, but what I can confirm is Labour big fat smelly poo!"
Whatta guy.