Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Andre Alessi,
It’s a function of the industry I work in that I meet dozens of young, straight, pākehā men who can best be described as “cyberlibertarians” (as Craig describes above.) They’re not, strictly speaking, politically apathetic
I know some down here, and you describe them well. Personally, I find them overwhelmingly self-centred in their lives and outlook and I guess their voting patterns would reflect that. They are, when moved, ferociously focused. I could see Kim Dotcom appealing to them, but are they really numerous enough to put his party over 5 per cent?
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Chris Waugh,
A different issue, surely.
I would imagine the electoral law drafters would have thought of election year.
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Sacha,
Waitakere Man is a metaphor – just like Joe the Plumber, only wankier.
Yeees. And whether plumbers or not, men or not, a good many of the voting variety do not live in Auckland, or Wellington, and have different voting triggers. What I am saying is that Auckland is not the key to this election; other cities and regions are volatile and could well deliver upsets..
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Kumara Republic,
‘Waitakere Man’
There's more to political survival than just Auckland and Wellington.
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Russell Brown,
Part of the aim is to attract the people who don’t usually vote. I think that makes more sense than trying to win over National voters.
The youth vote is always the holy grail. Rarely sighted though. Look to local music to see if the Green Day/Dixie Chicks effect is coming through.
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Hard News: Crashing the party before it starts, in reply to Russell Brown,
The guy has 15,000 young people turning up to his album launch party on Monday.
Will those 15,000 young people vote at all? If Kim had 15,000 old people turning up, that would signal large-scale change.
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Capture: Coast to Coast, in reply to JacksonP,
Like!
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Capture: Spring Breaks, in reply to Nora Leggs,
eye twisting photos
Clever! If I squint, then bring my head back and forward it becomes a gif.
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Capture: Spring Breaks, in reply to Jos,
I gave a chap sheltering under my verandah a large plastic bag
Nice wee slice of life that.
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Capture: Spring Breaks, in reply to Jos,
not having to hold your breath as you wobble to and fro.
You’ve seen me then? :-)