Another audacious raid deep into National Party territory as ACT show everyone they are here for 15% on election night.
The announcement that Brooke van Velden will challenge National Party God Boy Simon O’Connor for the deeply safe Tamaki Auckland electorate over shadowed Luxon because of what it says about the fight on the right this election.
The Right have had dangerously accurate polling that details the resentment Aucklanders feel towards Labour thanks to the lock down and that resentment has turned some electorates into actual ACT majorities.
Tamaki is one such Auckland electorate.
Brooke in comparison to O’Connor is full charged electric car vs a broken wheelchair. She is a candidate of surprising quality and beating a National Party boiled ham like O’Connor is absolutely possible.
It shows how confident ACT are going into 2023 and the deeper polarisation that isn’t being appreciated by the mainstream media.
This political move is so big, it actually eclipsed whatever it was Luxon said in Auckland.
What did he say?
Something something tax cuts something something law and order something something Jesus loves Landlords and hates renters something something I love Jesus.
Great.
It’s only because Luxon is so weak ACT are attacking like they are.
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Sorry to get a little off topic but it has come up a bit lately.
Boiled ham?? Can someone please explain what that means? Thank you.
I’m guessing it means a pale male, of brawn but little brain.
Ask a third former, they know.
You could have just said you also don’t know.
Yes at third form level is where it belongs,thanks for pointing out the obvious.
I think it’s derived from ‘gammon’ and english term to describe little england brexiteers….pink faced, bigoted and ignorant….and more than likely drunk and well on their way to their 3rd heart attack
Is that you, Gordon Brown?
Probably not anymore, the term is probably so dated that anyone using it, either votes for National or still thinks Labour supports the working class. Most people today see ham as a pre-sliced meat from either the deli counter or in convenient plastic packs. Very few people under the age of 60 have seen a boiled ham, let alone been able or willing to afford & cook one.
I agree that Countryboy has spades on stupid Bob the first.
I was about to say the Urban Dictionary has a somewhat different meaning again.
Nevermind.
What is that?
Err, you made me look that up. I might never forgive you.
As in the the most boring preserved meat in the deli.
Looking forward to saying goodbye to gun banning Labour come the election. ACT will show the way forward.
As intelligent as you keep proving yourself to be and you’re championing guns and ACT.
We’re all fucked aren’t we. All life on earth will crumble and die because of the weakest link.
@ no comment. You’ll love this film. You seen ‘Ow, my balls’? You’ll love it. Check it out.
‘Idiocracy’.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
Humans will survive, they are very adaptable.
As to intelligence, the Left don’t want intelligence, they want inclusivity, they want a common mediocrity, everyone performing at the same low level so there are no privileged few and everyone is the same dull brown lump of mud covered sameness in the wallow, all dependant on the largesse the State provides.
Act and National barstardising the vote. Perhaps they’d shoot each other, that would be a good thing.
Unlikely, National is probably cannibalizing Labour more because they are so similar, while ACT is picking up a lot of people who are pissed off with the whole political circus & the direction New Zealand is heading in. The Left will reap what they’ve sown.
Totally incorrect as already this has been proven.
Really, tell me more? Or shall we wait until after the election?
Prove to me your case in point, or do I have to wait until after the election No Comment?
Look to the last election, ACT cannibalized National, slam dunk.
Profound debating skil set there.LOL LOL LOL
Not worth debating most here, there’s no guarantee your comment gets posted.
If your comments are as irrelevant, and childish as this latest one, I’m not surprised you aren’t getting published..
Maybe you should be living in “Alabamy”, or Texas.. They seem to have the same tunnel vision you are “blessed”with..
How many times have you been to Alabama and Texas stefan?
My comments are short & hard hitting for a reason, they wouldn’t draw replies if they were irrelevant.
No your comments are silly
Why bother replying then? Or did I hurt your feelings? Make you feel inadequate? If you want silly, maybe you should join the Greens?
Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Guns, oh dear is that all ACT have?
Perhaps they could take a bullet to the head and see if it hurts?
Firearms legislation is my ONLY determining factor in the next election. Labour can reap what it has sown.
awww does baby want his rattle back?
ACT won’t give your guns back, ya sook.
How little you know!
No, but they will consign much of Ardern & Nash’s failed policies to the dustbin of history.
… and then we can fish them up again 😉
Words hurt more than guns. Words are dangerous.
Let’s ban words and thoughts.
Haven’t we banned those yet? Free speech is hard to find these days.
I remember the day bullrush got banned in all schools. Fucken PC activists trying to feminize men goes way back.
No comment we all know who is backing ACT and we all know its not the bottom feeders. There may be some pushback about the life saving measures during covid in Auckland however we all know its the wealthy rich and famous who are backing ACT and we all know the sky is the limit for these people. It’s protect our wealth even if all else fails. We also know that David Seymour is only there at the behest of National so that National no mates has got mates. Its obscene that the wealthy can buy a political party and especially obscene when the head of that particular party is nothing but a little smart arse clown
Labour has sown a lot of division in New Zealand and this will yield a strong crop.
Why not jump in that pick up truck and head off to that family reunion for some speed dating.
ACT supporters are more likely to own an Audi or BMW, and if they do own a ute, it’s a brand new Ford Ranger.
So which one do you own then?
I generally prefer a Hilux.
Martyn – Perhaps ACT wishes to send a shot across National’s mast…so, National does not take them for granted.
Gangsters’ Paradise. NACT for the “win”.
Gangsters will be heading back to prison under ACT, no more cuddles from Labour.
Silly again
No chance. BvV is a lightweight. Her wardrobe lets her down in the Tamaki electorate.
Would dressing like someone from a handmaid’s tale be better? Or too provocative?
When ‘they’ step out the door to go to functions and the like. Theyre wearing no more than $10k in clothing plus jewellery. It is just a different class to the ferals in Act.
Like any other political party. There is a code for the elite within the inner sanctum and then there’s the rats and mice.
BvV is part of the latter.
You’re on the money Martyn!
It’s worth attending conferences of National and ACT to compare the demographics:
National: Mostly old 75+ old farts and their wives.
ACT: Mostly 20-40 year olds, tertiary educated.
Guess where the future is!
National have just released their firearms policy, trying to woe back shooters. Sadly too little, too late and we haven’t forgotten who stood with us when it mattered.
Did they said the right words when it mattered ?
Enjoy ACT’s words.
Yes Andrew the 20/40 year olds have no idea of the ACT history “ Rogernomics”, “Mother of all Budgets”, “Save the Rail Prebble”. The rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer and with the smart arse little twat in power along with “ get to know me Luxon “ we will be the laughing stock of the world.
If nothing else it will give Act exposure which all minor parties need to get that important second tick. She is strong enough to win the seat as National’s man is not that popular
Alot of boiled hams in the National ranks. To many. Full credit to Seymour, his team has present Ed like a govt in waiting. 15%might be Abit light. The Auckland resentment of Labour, probably extends to Hamilton, as they had a redicurlous lock down as well.
Marco if you think a smart alec will make a good PM then god help us, because the smart alec won’t
I wonder if anyone would have noticed if the photo for this article and the obituary for Jerry Springer had been “accidentally’ swapped over.
You got that right. It’s clearly the episode that Dr Evil appeared on
ACT will freeze wages, and take an axe to public services. They will put cash registers back in hospitals and flog everything off not nailed down.
As long as they kick out the 88 people working in PR at NZTA, then I’m happy. What’s 88 people doing in PR, why does NZTA even have a POR agency??? That’s NOT public service!!! There should be 88 more people on the roads fixing potholes. Please Seymour, get in there with a sledgehammer – just for Millsy, come on, you can do it!
How many government departments are there?
Probably enough PR to fund a roof over Edenpark and leaving spare change for a few new hospitals.
Bahahahahahahahaha!
This will be fascinating on election night for this community.
I wonder if by doing this that ACT will gain simply more of the deny Labour vote to National to ACT instead as a local MP has more of a voteable aspect?
Meh. It just reflects the changing voting patterns coming to the right worldwide. Act is the vehicle for the populist right like me who are sick of the establishment right that National and Luxon champion. Act aren’t faultless and Seymour and co need to reflect they will need to move further right on many issues to hold the base post election.
Further right? So what are we talking here? Full privatization and asset sell off? Turning the country into a tax haven? Is there a line that is too far right? And if so what is it?
But what will you do Frank, if you have a heart attack and need to go to a public hospital?
Once it’s all been sold off, even you may not be able to afford treatment.
In the end it all comes down to us. Do we want to receive publicly funded emergency healthcare or not?
I don’t see an issue with that. No more then I see an issue with the Queer Party running candidates in electorates next to the Labour Party and causing them to not get elected as happened to Jacinda Ardern twice in Auckland Central during the John Key years. Both times J.A lost by the numbers of votes the Queer Party candidate got. As i was told by a Queer Party supporter at the time, its their good right. And it is.
In fact, bully to them. At least the public will have the impression – even if that may be misguided – that there are a difference of opinion, and that there are different candidates to choose from.
MMP in action. Ladida.
The issue that some on the left really have is the slowly dawning realization that while the Queer Party desperately tries to become irrelevant and seemingly is successful at, that Labour sadly needs them.
Without the Queer Party Labour will get its 33 – 38% share, and without any decent parties to support them they are as dead in the water as National was in 2016. No mates, no play. And the mates of the Labour Party are toxic.
ACT – for good or for bad – does what any self respecting Party should do, go out, into the community and present themselves to the public. And fwiw, if Labour does not want to lose and lose badly, maybe they should start listening to the people – he tangata, rather then listen to their million dollar speech writers.
Because i don’t think that Labour can actually afford to lose anymore support from the large middle center of politics – the people that vote according to the times, that are not members of any party, and that are not mindless followers, that are not single issue voters, you know the ones that are currently being maligned as ‘captured’ potentially ‘rightwing’ cause they are not on the far left, and so on. I mean, why would anyone want to vote for proponents of that divisive bullshit.
Never mind the failing health system, the failing school system, the fucked roads, the high cost of living, the closing businesses and all that jazz.
But i guess Labour can’t do that, because it firstly would have to admit the many times it pissed people off for no good reason.
Ditto for the ‘women’ vote – will Labour be able to define what a women is in order to harvest their votes, or will they hope that enough male/women – any one who identifies as a women- will be voting for them, while the real deal will go with anyone who will keep these male/women out of their sports, changing rooms, prison cells and so on?
ACT is not your problem comrade, Labour is. ACT is just a political party out to win, and chances are they will win more then just Epsom, thanks to the utter incompetence, arrogance and ignorance of Labour.
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Luxon has been taking drama and movement classes so as to project a vibrant personality with
vitality and confidence to take youall in the 22nd century. Don’t think the transformation will turn him into a George Vi type with real integrity to his personal role, as in The Kings Speech.