Jacinda’s “We’re fixing what you broke” attack line far better than Simon’s “stop making excuses” attack line

By
Martyn Bradbury
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30
1986

So Jacinda and Simon clashed in Parliament yesterday and we got to see how their peer reviewed attack lines played out and extrapolate from how they are insulting each other what they are trying to spin to the watching voters

Simon’s attack lines are “stop making excuses”, and all focused on Labour not being able to deliver.

It’s a stock standard attack line used against a naive Government who promised transformation but didn’t have a transformative 100 day plan to force change in the neoliberal public service.

There’s enough ‘yeah but’ room there to forgive a one term Labour led Government so this attack line is pretty weak sauce. It appeals to fuckwits who think turning magazines and books with the Prime Minister on the front cover around is a clever act of political activism. For these ruddy faced miscreants however, any denigration would be exciting so this is just base filler stuff, not swing voter bait.

Jacinda’s counter punch however was devastating and shows how limited Simon’s wins with this ‘she’s not delivering’ line is going to be.

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“We’re fixing what you broke” reminds everyone National were in power for 9 years and the damage they caused our public and social infrastructure was enormous. It takes at least 2 term to fix National’s decade of abuse.

People get that and are willing to give Jacinda the benefit of the doubt.

Simon was very good on the TV shows earlier this week and was very good on the hoof with his attack lines, but the Parliament show down was up against Jacinda and in that match off, Mr Bridges looked petulant and sulky.

If he gets beaten up like that in the debates by her, this election might not be as close as we are fearing.

30 COMMENTS

  2. It wont be close, … Labour, Greens and NZ First will be returned.

    I suspect a drumming as the ChiNational party just has no traction when viewed in light of 9 years of the social, economical and ( Dirty Politics ) political abuse they presided over . They had their chance, they blew it. So much so, that once the heat amped up , even John Key dodged a political bullet and left, – as did the long ( and self ) serving Double Dipper from Dipton, Bill English.

    If it takes 9 years of free market neo liberal ideology to have created such destruction , why do we have the notion it will take anything less than 3 terms to rectify it?

    There is a long, long way to go to repair the damage caused by National.

    Part of which is going to be the replacement of neo liberal ‘rear guards’ left in place in govt depts by National.This is a delicate matter simply because of current labor laws, that these hypocrites will be hiding behind. We should , therefore, take a leaf from their own favorite neo liberal handbook and put them on performance trials. Rewrite their contracts so that if they do not come up to the standards of THIS governments requirements , – they are simply DOWN THE ROAD.

    The choice then will be theirs, either comply or be replaced.

  3. “We’re fixing what you broke” only resonates with the far left. Most new Zealanders are fairly content with the countries direction over the last decades.

    Attacking this governments competence on the other hand is like shooting fish in a barrel. Bradbury does it all the time. Just over the last week we’ve had the Concert FM fiasco and Winston First tangoing with the SFO. Yesterday Cindy claimed there could be no corrupt NZFirst influence over the racing industry policy decisions because they were scrutinised by Labour and The Greens but her own coalition agreement states that Labour must “Support New Zealand First’s Racing policy”.

    These are the failings that sway undecided voters or cause a low turnout of your base.

  4. We’er still trying to fix the legacy of messes left by the previous National government of a dysfunctional building industry and the resulting leaky buildings

  5. Simon looks like a intellectual featherweight when up against our Rockstar Prime Minister.
    He is a relevant as a fart in the wind

  6. Not only is Simon desperately fabricating a lie, but no-one in parliament seems to be calling him on it and worse, the media, this time Newsroom! – is perpetuating that lie by also failing to note that it is untrue.

    Newsroom wrote: “Simon Bridges responded to the Prime Minister’s speech by describing her leadership occupancy as “three years…” Linked here

    Three years ago there was no mention of Jacinda as being P.M, that I’m aware of. What “three years of leadership” are they talking about?

    To get to the truth of anything Simo says, I think you need to turn it upside down, inside out and back to front. Meaning, the opposite is true. What Jacinda has achieved in taking on this leadership role, and being here as our PM through all that has happened in a rather intense two and a bit years, is remarkable.

    • the remarkable think is that they the COL can have promised so much and delivered so little to those that need help.

  7. In the photo above it again looks like Simon Bridges is doing an ideal Copy and Paste from America with the Donald Trump Pout.
    What is it about National that they MUST ALWAYS copy and paste whatever comes from their beloved America????!!!!!!
    Simon Bridges is hardly, if ever, of ‘leadership material’ for the NZ National Party. And every time he opens his mouth to speak of anything he does sound like a mad dog barking at a passing car or a dog out of pure boredom barking at anything and everything eg a duck flying over-head.
    The National government were in for 9 years and they caused more damage than good. Perhaps the ONLY good National did were to the wealthy and especially those who donated to the NZ National Party in return for Instant Kiwi citizenship.
    I cannot trust National anymore. They have cooked their goose and I just don’t have time for them.
    Out of all this however I am so glad someone invented the TV remote control because every time Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett, Judith Collins etc appear I just reach for the remote control and instant quietness from their Insane comments.

  8. I am very surprised that it took so long for the labour party to come back with this riposte.
    Maybe they were keeping their powder dry until they could see the whites of the enemies eyes.
    It must be an election year!

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