Peters Plays the Media Like a Fiddle While Luxon Sits on His Hands
Luxon can tut and call the comments offensive. He cannot afford to do much more. That is the reality of MMP and Peters is playing it to perfection.
Luxon Swallows His Own Foot, Then Chokes on the Other
You cannot go around telling the people who keep the economy running that they need to grow up, then reverse ferret yourself the moment the headlines turn ugly. The apology does not land as sincerity. It lands as calculation.
Get the Air Freighter Ready: Dotcom’s 14-Year Farce Must End
Get the air freighter in and export the fool. Then he will wish he had never attacked the US Department of Justice and the FBI. His reckoning is coming.
China’s Shills All Come for Winston
Clark and Brash have spent years insisting we must never upset China. They treat any criticism of Beijing as dangerous. Peters said out loud what many New Zealanders think.
Media Hypocrisy Revealed – Appointments Only Become Scandals for Certain People
The media remains flummoxed as to why so many people no longer believe them. A bit of honest self-reflection might help. Until then, expect more of the same: routine governance dressed up as scandal whenever the wrong team scores a goal.
Face of the Day
John was an exceptionally fine gentleman who enjoyed sharing his knowledge at Antique Arms meetings every month. Such was his vast knowledge of naval matters, we used to joke he started his naval career as ship’s boy for Noah and was a close advisor to Vice-Admiral Nelson. Navy
Winston Calls Greens Retards and the Media Has a Spaz Attack
The Greens’ data centre policy remains retarded. The reaction to Peters saying so remains hysterical. And Winston remains, as ever, the man who refuses to play along.
Luxon Caught Flat-Footed Again: Opportunity Rule-Out Was on the Hop
Yet another example of a leader caught flat-footed on basic politics, reaching for safe corporate language when a simple ‘no’ would have done.
National’s Three Card Trick: Steal the Credit, Blame the Partners, Hope No One Notices
The way National is selling it tells you everything about how they operate. Steal the good ideas. Blame the partners for the hard bits. Hope the voters are too busy looking at the playground photos to notice the pattern.
