Friday, September 09, 2005
Leader Debate Highlights
Below are a few loosely paraphrased highlights from last night's TVNZ leaders debate:
Best Comment Award: Winston Peters saying to Don Brash about the Exclusive Brethren -
"You know what I can't understand about all this is why would you go and see a bunch of people who don't vote a month before the election."
The, Oh My God I'm Agreeing With The Right Award:
Act's Rodney Hide arguing there should have been exceptions granted to specialist cigar bars from the smoke-free legislation.
If You Don't Like It, Bite Me Award:
Jeanette Fitzsimons on cannabis law reform - "we don't do this because we want votes we do it because we think it's right'.
Out of Leftfield Award -
Jim Anderton claiming National's policies would lead to massive debts and citing truly absurd figures - then pissing himself laughing each time as Brash took the bait.
Refuse to Confirm of Deny Award -
Pita Sharples, when asked by Winston Peters if Maori were part of the Crown.
*****
In other news if I hear another sorry-ass Petrol companies experiencing increasing numbers of people driving away without paying news story I'm going to start firebombing the pricks.
Last night on the news there was a petrol manager fulla saying the situation was getting out of control and his staff couldn't sleep at night because of the drive-offs....which begs the question why do his staff give a fuck?
They're poorly paid, considering the multi-million dollar profits their companies reap and it ain't their petrol people are driving off with.
When is a reporter going to look at Shell et als ever increasing profits and report that these companies are robbing the fucking public blind day in and day out?
Or how about a little story on price fixing?
******
OK my tips for the NRL Round 1 finals
Tigers vs Cowboys - Cowboys
Broncos vs Melbourne - Broncos
Dragons vs Sharks - Dragons
Eels vs Manly - Eels
Best Comment Award: Winston Peters saying to Don Brash about the Exclusive Brethren -
"You know what I can't understand about all this is why would you go and see a bunch of people who don't vote a month before the election."
The, Oh My God I'm Agreeing With The Right Award:
Act's Rodney Hide arguing there should have been exceptions granted to specialist cigar bars from the smoke-free legislation.
If You Don't Like It, Bite Me Award:
Jeanette Fitzsimons on cannabis law reform - "we don't do this because we want votes we do it because we think it's right'.
Out of Leftfield Award -
Jim Anderton claiming National's policies would lead to massive debts and citing truly absurd figures - then pissing himself laughing each time as Brash took the bait.
Refuse to Confirm of Deny Award -
Pita Sharples, when asked by Winston Peters if Maori were part of the Crown.
*****
In other news if I hear another sorry-ass Petrol companies experiencing increasing numbers of people driving away without paying news story I'm going to start firebombing the pricks.
Last night on the news there was a petrol manager fulla saying the situation was getting out of control and his staff couldn't sleep at night because of the drive-offs....which begs the question why do his staff give a fuck?
They're poorly paid, considering the multi-million dollar profits their companies reap and it ain't their petrol people are driving off with.
When is a reporter going to look at Shell et als ever increasing profits and report that these companies are robbing the fucking public blind day in and day out?
Or how about a little story on price fixing?
******
OK my tips for the NRL Round 1 finals
Tigers vs Cowboys - Cowboys
Broncos vs Melbourne - Broncos
Dragons vs Sharks - Dragons
Eels vs Manly - Eels
Comments:
Rodney's Cigar Bar example was superficially appealing, but eventually Helen got around to the obvious response: what about the exposure of the workers? Now if you sign up to work at a Cigar Bar it is in a sense obvious that you're consenting to exposure to tobacco smoke. BUT there is an important and influential school of thought that workers cannot sign away their rights, regardless of whatever contract may be put in front of them. e.g., you cannot sign yourself into slavery, you cannot sign up for work that pays less than minimum wage, you cannot voluntarily engage in labour which exposes you to asbestos without suitable protection, etc. And now that logic extends to ETS.
Of course, you *can* sign up to all things listed above, but it's unlikely the contract is enforceable.
Of course, you *can* sign up to all things listed above, but it's unlikely the contract is enforceable.
Interestingly, I didn't think Brash's admission yesterday that he knew all along about the Brethren's pamphlet was that significant - no more significant that say his voluntary amnesia when it comes to things like 'gone by lunchtime'.
However, several people in the office today have said they were going to vote National but now they're not because he lied to us!
However, several people in the office today have said they were going to vote National but now they're not because he lied to us!
I think it's a non-issue too. If you have a problem with Brash it should be due to his blatherings and incoherencies on, say, forestry, housing, foreign policy, Iraq, etc.
Not a good look to be on the defensive for 36 hours, but the issue itself is trivial in the extreme.
Not a good look to be on the defensive for 36 hours, but the issue itself is trivial in the extreme.
I agree.
It came on the news and I changed the channel.
All we need to know (tghough we did already) is that Brash is incompetent. He has no idea whatsoever what his parties policies are and clearly only gets told what they are briefly before discussing them. And now we know he is prone to the odd lie to boot. He should have just done what most politicians do and deny, deny, deny until something else comes along.
but he displayed his ineptitude once again.
If people want this guy to lead the country surrounded by a bunch of fucked up policies that even he doesn't understand or believe in then not even god (if one existed) could help us.
It'll be a snap election in 2006.
I think though that people are starting to see this. Especially after my father had an argument with a room full of Nat voters at my mates engagement party tonight. Muhahahaha.
They live in a non existent, I am normal and the centre of the universe world.
GREEN< GREEN< GREEN< GREEN>>>
It came on the news and I changed the channel.
All we need to know (tghough we did already) is that Brash is incompetent. He has no idea whatsoever what his parties policies are and clearly only gets told what they are briefly before discussing them. And now we know he is prone to the odd lie to boot. He should have just done what most politicians do and deny, deny, deny until something else comes along.
but he displayed his ineptitude once again.
If people want this guy to lead the country surrounded by a bunch of fucked up policies that even he doesn't understand or believe in then not even god (if one existed) could help us.
It'll be a snap election in 2006.
I think though that people are starting to see this. Especially after my father had an argument with a room full of Nat voters at my mates engagement party tonight. Muhahahaha.
They live in a non existent, I am normal and the centre of the universe world.
GREEN< GREEN< GREEN< GREEN>>>
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