MEDIAWATCH: Kingmaker Debate – Old Zealand vs New Zealand
It was Old Zealand vs New Zealand tonight at Stuff’s Kingmaker Debate.
David Seymour was working hard to look reasonable and more geeky rather than libertarian stormtrooper. He was working hard to make people ignore Nicky Hager’s new book.
Winston Peters was bitter and grouchy as if being up awake at 7.30pm was very angering for him. He spent the night trying to make everyone forget he was in power for 3 years.
Chloe was reasonable and rational, which infuriated Winston and Seymour.
Rawiri sounded far less scary than he has been made out to be.
Qiulae was fresh faced and optimistic. If TOP don’t cross the threshold there is no path to victory for the Left. Helen Clarke should have a coffee with her in Mt Albert a week before the election.
Winston compares AI to a saddle. His jokes fall so flat. He’s like a very confused elderly patient.
Lynch and Vance as hosts were insufferable. Imagine a brand of Wellington cocaine that makes you smugger and more self important. That was them as hosts.
They were almost as self congratulatory as your average RNZ host.
Winston keeps getting angry at everyone and keeps telling everyone off.
Seymour lectures everyone about why we should destroy the State without saying he is destroying the State.
Winston is raving about covid mandates. My eyes are rolling so far back into my head.
Rawiri points out the never ending failures of public services.
Winston quotes old Māori proverbs. No one else is sure where he’s going.
David is on his best behaviour to be as bland as possible so people don’t think burning crosses when he comes up on screen.
Chloe has actual policy. She really is impressive.
It was good seeing their temperament like this in a debate.
Rawiri was far more reasonable than many believe.
Chloe was the winner.
Qiulae will get TOP over 5%
David Seymour is desperately trying to look statesman like and not the race baiting libertarian lunatic brown shirt that he is.
Winston was a grumpy culture war boomer who was tired and confused for most of the debate.
Chloe, Qiulae and Rawiri are New Zealand. Winston and David are Old Zealand.
New Zealand beat Old Zealand tonight.
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Seymour and Peters literally spent the last 35 months hating the people of New Zealand, fucking sneering at them, now they will spend one month leading up to the election trying to convince the people that they love them. Like a psychologically abusive partner, they’ve always loved them.
Chloe Swarbrick whom I’ve met, is, in equal measure, adorable, kind, patient and super, super smart.
All one has to do is to add a sparkling intelligence to a youthful good heart and you have a political winner. In literal fact, that’s all we need in a PM. That. Intelligence and kindness with just a speck of youthfulness and a certain type of bon vivant. Someone who delights in showing the way, rather than promoting a bitter troupe of arse kissers who insist on piety and conformity while in their private life they live lives of a polarized opposite. Do as I do but not as I say shit. Look? Everything done with best intentions works itself out. Her opponents, by contrast, are fucking morons. They think ‘hate’ is a recipe for being a winner. That cruelty is a curative thing. All we need, according to the hideous other ringing-eared nostril flarers, is brutality, cruelty and torture. That kind of politics gave us them ,whom are that. Little, old, beasts with the smoldering credit cards you gave ’em while their wear their matching undies as if that’s a cool campaign gimmick. Thank Christ then that nudity didn’t cross their shallow little minds. That, I must say, would be a photograph, of two stale little olives overshadowed by dry wee dumb mushroom on a short stalk thinking Faker N Baker.