NZ First campaign launch
A colleague described the event as a shambles. I think he was probably there as much for John Rowles as for Winston Peters - I know I was. It lacked appropriate planning and organisation - indicative of the party's waning operational capacity. The only NZ First electoral hordings I've seen anywhere in Auckland were, coincidentally, on the intersection next to the conference venue.
The grey hordes had come by the busload. Those buses from the retirement enclaves of the Bay of Plenty.
The iconography of what John Rowles refers to as "The Man" rolled out for the faithful.
The media were doing a roaring trade in random old person interviews. One poor bugger was dancing a jig and singing (excruciatingly) while they filmed. The pain, to recall the line from the John Rowles song, goes on forever. It was gruesome and exploitative. They would later run it on the 6pm bulletin.
From an over-medicated geriatric view it must have looked like this. A blurred sea of grey, wrinkly hands upraised. Awaiting the sermon.
Pictures and analysis of Winston's address to follow.
posted by Tim Selwyn @ 11:22 am
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Isn't Hugh Fletcher married to government administrator and supreme court judge Sian Elias?
How does she feel about her husband issuing trespass notices to protect his building empire at the university and doesn't he have a conflict of interest?
Least corrupt country in the world? Ho ho ho.
The old boy/girl network is stronger than ever in NZ. There might not necessarily be money directly changing hands, but judges, captains of industry, top academics, bankers and so on and so forth are happily entrenching their power.
WE DON'T WANT ANY "COLLABORATORS" OR BULLIES LIKE JOEL TOBECK ON THE PRETENDER.GOOD SHOW...
"grey" "wrinkly" "geriatric". I can't wait to read your report on teh Maori Party campaign launch: "black" "fat" "smelly" etc.
Why don't you interview Winston Peters you gutless prick?
to anon 2.26
It would never happen.
Peters wouldn't have the balls to answer the kind of questions Tim would ask...
anon@2:02pm
There were plenty of Maori at the NZ First conference - there always are. I'm writing about that in the next post, along with how virulent racist hicks - like yourself - can be embraced by Winston whilst simultaneously embracing the people (Maori) the virulent racist hicks - such as yourself - hate.
The other thing with an event where it seems the vast majority are over 70 is how polite everyone is.
Winston is over he is geriatric!!! he's just using the poor old foggies who's hearing aids hav'nt been turned up loud enough or are already well down the track of elzimmers. R I P i say.
It's nice Tim Selwyn has such an enlightened view on maori... Now he can be philosophical next time one steals his car stereo.
I doubt even good old loo paper(john rowles)could save that party's fortunes.
I don't know what stinks more,nz first or the wee and colostomy bags of the guests lol!
" It's nice Tim Selwyn has such an enlightened view on maori... Now he can be philosophical next time one steals his car stereo."
Tim catches the train, do keep up old boy.
Tim, I was being sarcastic. I don't think those things about Maori. I was pointing out that you are happy to use perjorative comments about the elderly yet are shocked when anyone uses perjorative comments about Maori. Sheer hypocrisy.
Well, "grey" and "wrinkly" are not really pejorative - but I will concede "geriatric" is. I pulled my punches on this one.
I'm writing about that in the next post, along with how virulent racist hicks - like yourself - can be embraced by Winston whilst simultaneously embracing the people (Maori) the virulent racist hicks - such as yourself - hate.
Heh, any comment to make about immigrants Tim?
Or the Jews?
Because when we are talking virulent racist hicks, you are right up there.
Seriously, as a virulent xenophobe do you not get the irony?
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