I’ve previously accused Jacinda Ardern of using her child or letters to children as weapons of mass distraction.
However, chatting with a few people over the weekend, we thought that there was another reason for her use of her child and letters to children. So I thought I’d marry up those news stories with when polls were being conducted…and what do you know, there is an uncanny connection between soft news stories and public polls.
22 July 2018 –‘Impressed’ PM Jacinda Ardern thanks students for ‘fantastic’ work
28 Jul – 1 Aug 2018 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
8 April 2020 – Clarke Gayford reveals the one thing Jacinda Ardern has done wrong during lockdown
8–16 May 2020 – Newshub–Reid Research
6–20 May 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
11 June 2020 – PM responds to letter from Timaru girl wanting to book sleepover
16 June 2020 – Clarke Gayford’s latest dad cardie highlights the plight of Maui dolphins
20-24 June 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
2 July 2020 – Clarke Gayford shares Neve’s ‘Grandpa shark’ confusion
2 July 2020 – Clarke Gayford shares photo of daughter ‘helping’ Hollie Smith
28 July 2020 –Mangonui School pupils stoked with letter back from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
25-29 July 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
18 September 2020 – Jacinda Ardern’s letter to Raumati South School has kids buzzing
19 September 2020 – Clarke Gayford shares his and Neve’s favourite handmade gift — a ‘crazy eyes cat… with nipples’
16-23 September 2020 – Newshub–Reid Research
17-21 September 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
29 September 2020 – Jacinda Ardern reveals who’s been making Neve’s lunches
3–7 Oct 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
8–15 Oct 2020 – Newshub–Reid Research
10–14 Oct 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
6 November 2020 – Clarke Gayford posts tribute to partner Jacinda Ardern on day new Government sworn in
28 November-02 December 2020 – 1 News–Colmar Brunton
6 March 2021 – Facebook post of letter about Dad not washing hands
6 March 2021 –Letter from Jacinda Ardern to Irish school girl
10 March 2021 – Letters from children prompted Jacinda Ardern to help Maui dolphin
9-13 March 2021 – One News Colmar Brunton poll
There can be no denying the link anymore. Jacinda Ardern uses children, her own child and her boyfriend to deliver up soft news stories just ahead of when either 1News or Newshub are conducting their polls.
Do you feel manipulated? You should.
Wonder then what is coming after these two stories hit the news in the past few days.
18 March 2021 – Letter to English nurse
19 March 2021 – Letter to English school boy
The media should be ashamed of themselves too. They are willing participants in assisting Jacinda Ardern’s pitch of softball news stories in order for her to manipulate public polls.
She’s nothing if not shameless.
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