Comments on: 7 years of Dirty Politics – The complete list of Winners & Losers

By: Erica S

Erica S — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:12:58 +0000

Oamaru library has a waitlist for this book and still re-elected Nat candidate.

By: Mark Craig

Mark Craig — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:23:03 +0000

Cannot wait for the film.

By: jane

jane — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:34:00 +0000

I always felt sad about Phil Goff being demonised for his honesty, have yet to see a copy of Hagar’s book in the library or bookshop so very much appreciate your commentary on the Daily Blog which is the most egalitarian read around. Anyone who says New Zealanders don’t read are a bit up themselves, I reckon. Cheers.

By: Nikorima

Nikorima — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:58:29 +0000

This is not “an end at last to Dirty Politics”. Hooten, Walker, Boag, Woodhouse and no doubt others tried it but led to the downfall of Muller and Bridges and the party bottomed out. Wait for the next wave of dirty politics of digging up dirt on labour/Act/Maori Party mps and leading up to the next elections. Collins wont be able to hold back and will wake up and be replaced. The right-wing are so dirty and what a good conclusion to that rat pack. National is now only a party of sad old men (and a few women).

By: F W E

F W E — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:39:52 +0000

If we had a proper public television service instead of the “Women’s Wankly/No Idea” ratings driven rubbish we are dished up (think BBC Panorama/ABC 4 Corners or even heaven forbid PBS US)
we just might get there!
Current affairs journalism in this country is non existent & that’s the way they like it.
Keep the plebs in their place, more sport, more rubbish like The Project/Seven Sharp, ooh’ property has gone up again, all sponsored by the ASB.
Schedule investigative programs when nobody is watching, ie Saturday or Sunday morning.
In Oz on the ABC we used to have 4 Corners, Media watch & QandA all on a Monday night, all in prime time, no ad breaks, nowhere to hide, excellent programs that took no prisoners.
Thank god for “Al Jazeera” if I want to find out what is happening in World that’s where I go!

By: youngsuffrajet

youngsuffrajet — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:12:08 +0000

In reply to Jordan Williams.

@Jordan Williams. I believe Martin way ahead of you but why are you complaining? Assuming you are right, which I absolutely do not assume in reality, now you know what it is like to have an untruth said about you – a practice that you carried on for so long against so many good people as you sneered at and defamed them.

You call your group the Taxpayer’s Union to hold the Government to account but it is nothing other than an attack machine to defame good decent people once you are paid to do so.

Bert is spot on in his comment about you finding an outrageous abuse of power (perpetuated by you, Slater and others) entertaining.

My New Zealander of the year is Matthew Blomfield. What a brave and courageous man.

By: bert

bert — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:20:36 +0000

The truth was about outrageous abuse of power, yet you find it entertaining. I guess that says a lot about you.

By: Jordan Williams

Jordan Williams — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:19:17 +0000

Martin,

The truth was entertaining enough; why do you feel a need to make stuff up?

POST SCRIPT: At a party thrown by Libertarian shit stirrer and fireworks enthusiast, Damien Grant, I had the pleasure of sitting between Jordan Williams and Matthew Blomfield and Matthew’s 11 year old daughter as we ate lunch. Jordan asked Matthew if it was ok for him to sit with us, which was a fair question when you consider the way Jordan helped Slater destroy Matthew and Matthew shrugged that quintessential Kiwi bloke nonchalant agreement and said yes. The moment Jordan sat down, Matthew’s daughter shot him a look of death and said, ‘so why did you do that to my Dad’. Jordan blushed several thousand shades of red, and I turned to him and said, ‘Yeah Jordan, why did you help that maggot hurt that nice girls Dad”.

This is simply not true whatsoever. Are you dibretely dishonest, or does your memory just run away with you?

By: Stevie

Stevie — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:07:22 +0000

‘I understand this intimidation service can be bought for around $5000.’
That is way cheaper than I imagined it would be and it gives me some entrepeneuric ideas.

If Daily Blog readers each contributed a few dollars would we raise enough for the fee necessary to intimidate the Labour Party into doing something about poverty, homeless people and public healthcare?
After all voting for the buggers does not appear to be working.

Does anyone know if competition between intimidators helps to reduce consumer cost and make the service more efficient? ( as the ‘free market’ is supposed to). Can you collect quotes? Is immigrant or local talent best?

The Chinese Communist Party regularly uses thugs to intimidate people who challenge the government. We should ask our Daily Blog Chinese Correspondent, Mark, for some pointers on the best way to get a good deal from your local hoodlums.
If we wished to import any how many points would they need under the temporary work visa scheme? Have the local Chinese business community( all loyal party members) already got some contacts we can use?

worth thinkin’ about I reckon.

By: Karolyn_IS

Karolyn_IS — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:07:07 +0000

Loser:”New Zealand Democracy & NZ Journalism”

“Hooton became a regular on Radio NZ and still writes for the NZ Herald. It’s incredible that RNZ and the NZ Herald are not attacked daily for that decision. ”

Meanwhile, today RNZ pronounces:
“An end at last to the dirty politics saga”
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018786302/an-end-at-last-to-the-dirty-politics-saga

I guess they’re heaving a sigh of relief because they don’t have to do further investigation or look at their failings in covering Dirty Politics…?