Metiria Turei was the MP, and that she had to put up with a host telling his audience how attracted he was to her before she began to talk about the plight of women in society is audacity, irony and hypocrisy all rolled into one.
The fight back must start now. Bring everyone to Sky City on the 21st of this month.
The people are ready but the political class is missing in action.
The entire debate is pure political distraction and engaging in it is exactly what Key wants.
The privilege being enjoyed by some is not a bounty that is being shared by everyone.
…this Government has done more to kill off critical media and intimidate journalists than any since the waterfront lockout. If we don’t stand with our journalists, then who will?
It’s not a polarisation of politics we are seeing here, it’s a polarisation of reality…Allowing a damaged person like Matthew Hooton lecture about hate is as fraudulent as listening to a bully like Key complain about bullying.
It is outrageous that politicians interfere with Pharmac.
A journalist should ask Judith Collins if ‘Hacking Team’ are working for the new Gang Intelligence Centre. Their reputation in helping authoritarian regimes identify activists is appalling.
I’m just not sure that a man who hands over the address of a Journalist in the hope that Journalist becomes a target for Chinese mafia assassination has any high ground left to claim others of hate campaigns.