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Comment on TWITTER WATCH: Rightwing National Party Stormtrooper manages to find a new low in attacking Jacinda by Jays

Jays — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 05:31:21 +0000

Why is everything about discrimination with you Martyn?
You are sounding a lot like the woke left with this shit.
You don’t have to be misogynistic to make that statement, just hate Labour.
If someone had said this about Lange would it be missandry?

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by Trevor Sennitt

Trevor Sennitt — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:36:32 +0000

Helen Clark was able to make the hard calls and by the time she was PM she had paid her dues to those that count and she had a trusted team that watch her back. To be fair to Jacinda she was never prepared for the leadership. Labour did not expect to win and this would have given her 3 years to prepare. As it is she has a back office that does not like her style and do not see her as their natural leader. Being a new mother is tough on anyone and is a full time job in itself let alone running the country

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:30:12 +0000

I just find it super out of it that anyone would use this for anything other than doing a bang up professional job.

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by Peterhitch

Peterhitch — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:25:32 +0000

All those opinion givers in the media jumping on PM Adern are nothing but National party hacks hoping to tarnish Aderns popularity. This idea that our PM a young women herself would willingly lie cover-up or dismiss allegations of sexual harassment in order to protect the position of an old white guy is so absurd that it beggars belief. My hope is that our PM unleashes the fury that you can see her struggling to control and that even more heads go flying

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by Tiger Mountain

Tiger Mountain — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:16:07 +0000

Agree.Their new 5am “First Up” show is particularly pro Nat in a sneaky way running the “human interest” Cancer, Health, “heartlanders whinging” type items, which are de facto pro Nat.

The Public Service channel is a great idea.

Comment on The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday – 13th September 2019 by Ada

Ada — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 04:15:21 +0000

The silence today on the Open Mic is deafening.

Comment on UPDATE: In defence of Jacinda Ardern’s handling of the sex scandal & the danger of trials by media by Jays

Jays — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:47:27 +0000

She doesn’t own the intial abuse.
She owns the ongoing abuse that she should have stopped.
Not knowing is no excuse.

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by michelle

michelle — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:46:13 +0000

The Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) aims to deter, prevent and lessen harmful digital communications. … Harmful digital communications include cyber bullying and harassment, eg: sending or publishing threatening or offensive material. spreading damaging rumours.
National are hypocrites they passed this act and then committed and act themselves and got of (sarah d from invercargill) makes a mockery of our justice system

Comment on GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – History is with us everyday. by mosa

mosa — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:36:27 +0000

” If you don’t know what Neoliberalism is and where it came from overseas, you have no idea that we once had a very different economic system that was dramatically changed in 1984 and consequences we live with as a result ”

All of our history good and bad should be taught and we have a done a huge disservice to previous students by not having as an important part of the curriculum.

It forms part of what it means to understanding nationhood and where we fit into that.

Our history with the Maori people and the injustices suffered including the formation of the treaty need to be examined but that is only part of our recent history.

As Bryan pointed out this country was a very different one too pre 1984 and these changes since need to be given closer scrutiny.

Other topics must include too name a few
The springbok tour
Feminisim and women’s right too vote
Governments and their impact over the last 170 years.
The history of our electoral systems.
1951 waterfront strike
The union movement
Erebus and other major events
The commonwealth and our place in it from a historical standpoint
The last two major wars and the sacrifice of people here and abroad.
Sporting achievements aside from just rugby !!!
The anti nuclear change and what drove it including the French and nuclear testing in the pacific.

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by bert

bert — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:21:55 +0000

Sorry but I care and no doubt many others care about how the Sabin affair was silently washed away, a little like how Sarah Dowies text to JLR was found to have no basis to it. Please don’t get me wrong,I am also disgusted by this issue but until the perpetrator admits guilt he is entitled to a fair hearing,just as Sabin and Dowie were.

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by CLEANGREEN

CLEANGREEN — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:20:24 +0000

Yes that was a better call than most available to watch PM’s back.
Mc Carten had had several knives thrust into his back in past years so he is a good choice.

McCarten will recognise the warning signs more than most.

Comment on Labour’s Fatal Flaw by Sam

Sam — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:15:07 +0000

I don’t think it will blow over. Long story short I think people should harden up. What I think will happen is the weaker people will be filtered out. Y’know if you’re an MP I’d be steering well clear of any fragile and emotionally manipulative people.

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by bert

bert — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:10:48 +0000

Smiley face to both you and Jody, Mary.

Comment on Labour’s Fatal Flaw by bert

bert — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:06:20 +0000

I found your comment gibberish at worst, incoherent at best and possibly you are Mr Bridges in disguise .

Have a great weekend Oconie

Comment on Pissing-Off The Israelis Is A High-Risk Strategy by Wensleydale

Wensleydale — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:03:40 +0000

If you got into politics for the right reasons, it’s not a choice at all. Netanyahu and his coterie of right-wing xenophobes should be condemned in the strongest possible terms. If you’re there for the sake of expediency, then perhaps you shouldn’t be there at all. In other news, the term ‘anti-Semitism’ has almost lost all meaning, primarily thanks to Netanyahu and friends trotting it out every time they’re criticised for their atrocities. The next time some shill for the Israeli war-machine calls you an anti-Semite, just roll your eyes and laugh. It’s the only response warranted.

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by Rodel

Rodel — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:33:33 +0000

Oh Boy A sex scandal.Froth froth. Now how do we turn it into an anti Jacinda feature.? Froth froth..salivate
Any ideas Mike, Barry, Heather?.
I know we’ll get Paula to front it..but tell her not to quiver and salivate too much.and we’ll tell Simon to play the gentleman..Don’t want him to be thought of as interested in sex. and we’ll leave Judith out.. she’s had her own scandals.

Comment on Pissing-Off The Israelis Is A High-Risk Strategy by Michal

Michal — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:30:30 +0000

We must respond if we don’t we too have blood on our hands!
END OF STORY!

Comment on Compare Mike Sabin to Labour Staffer and the double standard hypocrisy of right wing media pundits by michelle

michelle — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:44:42 +0000

ka pai Bert she our dear leader Jacinda nends to learn from the masters of spin and deceit none other than our last pm jhonkey who was good at deny, deny, deny can’t recall, and i was not wearing my PMs hat at the time

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by bruce moose

bruce moose — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:19:22 +0000

Where would National be without their to media spokesman, Sad Mike. According to Hosking, (or more like in his fantasies) Labour are doomed, and Winston is ready to jump sides.
Mike will rest easy in his dungeon and bed of nails this weekend.

Comment on Labour Party hierarchy failed Jacinda in a way they didn’t fail Helen Clark by CLEANGREEN

CLEANGREEN — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:07:29 +0000

National stands for = “Now all takeovers investments online negotiations are lucrative”

Helen Clark is the most honest ‘aware’ person I have ever seen on my 75 yr journey have made around this world today as she has kept her wits about her in every way.

Jacinda is bright and unfortunately you are right, the Bureaucrats and staff and MP’s have let her down miserably even while she was bearing her first child.

She needed good support from her MP’s especially and I think they have largely failed so far beginning with the RNZ shambles and the botch up when on the first day when voting for a speaker of the house they couldn’t even count the members they had still the power to vote for with out giving the National lairs the chance of taking half the select committees positions and weakening Labour on the first day and then allowing national to flood the MP’s emails with 63000 emails to clog the labour party up for six months.

Jacinda needs an emergency caucus meeting to now strategies how to reign in all the national Cling on posing as MP staffers and clean out the Corrosive national party sympathizers before more of these disasters come Labour’s way again.