• Re: Feeble John Key parrot

    From Fred@3:770/3 to All on Saturday, November 26, 2016 10:01:41
    This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
    On 26/11/2016 09:27 AM, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.


    Surely not even a biased twit like you would take any notice of such a
    slanted subjective load of drivel, or are you so used to reading such propoganda that you don't realise it's just crap!

    bnVsbA==

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, November 25, 2016 15:04:46
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.
    Labour being controlled by unions is much worse.
    Tony

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Saturday, November 26, 2016 09:27:11
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

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  • From HitAnyKey@3:770/3 to All on Friday, November 25, 2016 23:03:57
    On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 09:27:11 +1300, Rich80105 wrote:

    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-
    parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    The article is yet another example of "the Left's" fascination with the tactical at the expense of the strategic. When National comes second in
    the urban electorate that Goff has held for umpteeump years the margin
    won't matter and will have no bearing at all at the strategic level; and
    all attempts by the Opposition to frame a predictable, minor tactical win
    as an earth-changing strategic indicator will turn to dust.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Friday, November 25, 2016 14:52:49
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to JohnO on Saturday, November 26, 2016 12:08:29
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a
    by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in
    Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted
    to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    Pooh

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to HitAnyKey on Friday, November 25, 2016 17:29:07
    HitAnyKey <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 09:27:11 +1300, Rich80105 wrote:

    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key- >parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    The article is yet another example of "the Left's" fascination with the >tactical at the expense of the strategic. When National comes second in
    the urban electorate that Goff has held for umpteeump years the margin
    won't matter and will have no bearing at all at the strategic level; and
    all attempts by the Opposition to frame a predictable, minor tactical win
    as an earth-changing strategic indicator will turn to dust.
    Well put. In defense of Labour (a little bit) it is very hard to be strategic when you are well behind the eight ball and the tendency is to shoot wildly at anything that moves. Rich is a past master at that.
    Tony

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to Pooh on Friday, November 25, 2016 16:04:04
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 12:07:53 UTC+13, Pooh wrote:
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a
    by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in
    Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted
    to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    I'm not so sure that means much now. Goff won the electorate easily enough but the party vote went to National by over 2000 votes. Goff had name recognition -
    part of the reason he won the mayoralty so easily. The by-election candidates are relative no-
    names.



    Pooh

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to Pooh on Friday, November 25, 2016 18:11:39
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 12:07:53 UTC+13, Pooh wrote:
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:

    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a >> >by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in
    Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted
    to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    I'm not so sure that means much now. Goff won the electorate easily enough but >the party vote went to National by over 2000 votes. Goff had name recognition -
    part of the reason he won the mayoralty so easily. The by-election candidates >are relative no-names.

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Tony on Saturday, November 26, 2016 14:36:47
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    And experienced at the trough....

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Friday, November 25, 2016 20:13:16
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The >> candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?
    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Tony on Saturday, November 26, 2016 17:14:54
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The >>> candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Saturday, November 26, 2016 17:08:01
    On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:04:04 -0800 (PST), JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 12:07:53 UTC+13, Pooh wrote:
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them
    to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real
    skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and
    senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in
    Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted
    to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    I'm not so sure that means much now. Goff won the electorate easily enough but
    the party vote went to National by over 2000 votes. Goff had name recognition -
    part of the reason he won the mayoralty so easily. The by-election candidates are relative no-
    names.

    That party vote margin in favour of National makes it even more
    surprising that National did not take more care over their candidate
    selection - they would have gained a huge boost from taking the seat
    off Labour, but the arrogance and incompetence of this candidate rings
    back the memory of another low on the Nat list - the unlamented Aaron
    Gilmore.



    Pooh

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Friday, November 25, 2016 22:35:25
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?
    I am no supporter of Labour or indeed any party but I have never seen that stuff.
    And they all suck on the teat.
    Can you help me with some information? Instead of an opinion?
    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Tony on Sunday, November 27, 2016 08:16:16
    On 11/26/2016 5:35 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?
    I am no supporter of Labour or indeed any party but I have never seen that stuff.
    And they all suck on the teat.
    Can you help me with some information? Instead of an opinion?

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest groups. Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.
    Now here's a bit of helpful advice.
    Buy a computer.
    Sign up to an ISP
    Go online and find a good browser like Google Chrome.
    Download it..
    Now. The biggie.
    Use the Search engine.
    Enter a phrase in the box
    Hit return and lookie lookie
    Many many many results for you to peruse and some relevant and most unbelievable.
    That's where you either search further or you use the rarest of things
    evident on the Net...
    Common sense..
    You don't have to thank me...
    Thank the Internet

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Saturday, November 26, 2016 14:08:13
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 5:35 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. >>>>>>The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?
    I am no supporter of Labour or indeed any party but I have never seen that >> stuff.
    And they all suck on the teat.
    Can you help me with some information? Instead of an opinion?

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest groups. >Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.
    Now here's a bit of helpful advice.
    Buy a computer.
    Sign up to an ISP
    Go online and find a good browser like Google Chrome.
    Download it..
    Now. The biggie.
    Use the Search engine.
    Enter a phrase in the box
    Hit return and lookie lookie
    Many many many results for you to peruse and some relevant and most >unbelievable.
    That's where you either search further or you use the rarest of things >evident on the Net...
    Common sense..
    You don't have to thank me...
    I won't!
    Thank the Internet
    You said about Phil Goff that "Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??"
    If that is true then I agree with you, I merely asked for a pointer to a cite for that behaviour since I do not recall anything about it. I am not however going to do your research for you,
    By the way I could teach you more about computers than you would believe possible. Fot many years I was a Microsoft MVP (look it up)!
    The reason I said he was a nice guy is that I have met him outside of his political life and he is very personable.
    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Tony on Sunday, November 27, 2016 10:10:49
    On 11/27/2016 9:08 AM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 5:35 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced. >>>>>>> The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ?? >>>>> I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?
    I am no supporter of Labour or indeed any party but I have never seen that >>> stuff.
    And they all suck on the teat.
    Can you help me with some information? Instead of an opinion?

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest groups. >> Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.
    Now here's a bit of helpful advice.
    Buy a computer.
    Sign up to an ISP
    Go online and find a good browser like Google Chrome.
    Download it..
    Now. The biggie.
    Use the Search engine.
    Enter a phrase in the box
    Hit return and lookie lookie
    Many many many results for you to peruse and some relevant and most
    unbelievable.
    That's where you either search further or you use the rarest of things
    evident on the Net...
    Common sense..
    You don't have to thank me...
    I won't!
    Thank the Internet
    You said about Phil Goff that "Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is
    a
    'nice guy' thing ??"
    If that is true then I agree with you, I merely asked for a pointer to a cite for that behaviour since I do not recall anything about it. I am not however going to do your research for you,
    By the way I could teach you more about computers than you would believe possible. Fot many years I was a Microsoft MVP (look it up)!

    So use your 'knowledge' to actually go online and, as you said, 'look it up' You seem to have missed :

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest groups.
    Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.


    The reason I said he was a nice guy is that I have met him outside of his political life and he is very personable.
    Tony

    After the spitting incident I have no time for him or Clark personable
    or not

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to gblack@hnpl.net on Saturday, November 26, 2016 16:02:55
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/27/2016 9:08 AM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 5:35 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very experienced.
    The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ?? >>>>>> I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?
    I am no supporter of Labour or indeed any party but I have never seen that >>>> stuff.
    And they all suck on the teat.
    Can you help me with some information? Instead of an opinion?

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest groups.
    Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.
    Now here's a bit of helpful advice.
    Buy a computer.
    Sign up to an ISP
    Go online and find a good browser like Google Chrome.
    Download it..
    Now. The biggie.
    Use the Search engine.
    Enter a phrase in the box
    Hit return and lookie lookie
    Many many many results for you to peruse and some relevant and most
    unbelievable.
    That's where you either search further or you use the rarest of things
    evident on the Net...
    Common sense..
    You don't have to thank me...
    I won't!
    Thank the Internet
    You said about Phil Goff that "Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam >>is a
    'nice guy' thing ??"
    If that is true then I agree with you, I merely asked for a pointer to a cite
    for that behaviour since I do not recall anything about it. I am not however >> going to do your research for you,
    By the way I could teach you more about computers than you would believe
    possible. Fot many years I was a Microsoft MVP (look it up)!

    So use your 'knowledge' to actually go online and, as you said, 'look it up' >You seem to have missed :

    Okay. The spitting by demonstrators is a worldwide thing.
    Begun by a certain ism that trained its 'representatives' in protest
    groups.
    Which is why you'll notice riot police in all countries wear visored
    helmets.
    Strange that the particular ism killed or enslaved any of its own
    citizens who dared to protest.


    The reason I said he was a nice guy is that I have met him outside of his
    political life and he is very personable.
    Tony

    After the spitting incident I have no time for him or Clark personable
    or not
    I am not sure why you seem to be annoyed with me. I respect your opinion but am not impressed by accusations that have no evidence provided and I am certainly not going to search for any.

    Tony

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Sunday, November 27, 2016 19:36:55
    On 26/11/2016 5:14 p.m., george152 wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 3:13 PM, Tony wrote:
    george152 <gblack@hnpl.net> wrote:
    On 11/26/2016 1:11 PM, Tony wrote:

    Also
    Goff is actually a nice guy. Heaps of personality and very
    experienced. The
    candidates don't appear to have any of that.

    Spitting on the boys returning from Vietnam is a 'nice guy' thing ??
    I am not aware of that, can you provide a source?

    That has been discussed in this group at length.
    Also involved was Clark.
    Betcha none of that features in the liebor history book


    Clark was proud of her anti war activities according to her bio on the
    Labour party website when she was prime minister.

    And experienced at the trough....
    No more and no less than any MP

    How many years was he sucking on the teat?

    He like most of our MPs was WAY past his use by date.

    Pooh

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to Crash on Sunday, November 27, 2016 00:17:13
    On Sunday, 27 November 2016 21:11:40 UTC+13, Crash wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:08:01 +1300, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:04:04 -0800 (PST), JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> >wrote:

    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 12:07:53 UTC+13, Pooh wrote:
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them >>> >> to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real >>> >> skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and >>> >> senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in
    a by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in >>> Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted >>> to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    I'm not so sure that means much now. Goff won the electorate easily enough
    but the party vote went to National by over 2000 votes. Goff had name recognition - part of the reason he won the mayoralty so easily. The by-election candidates are relative
    no-names.

    That party vote margin in favour of National makes it even more
    surprising that National did not take more care over their candidate >selection - they would have gained a huge boost from taking the seat
    off Labour,

    That is simply not correct. With National currently achieving nearly
    50% of support in the periodic polls, winning the by-election would

    50% in today's One News poll, v 28* for Labour. Angry little Andy will call it bogus!

    not make much difference to National but would make a huge difference
    to Labour. This is a safe labour electorate seat but National has
    solid party-vote support making this an intriguing contest that they
    can pitch a junior wannabe MP into.

    but the arrogance and incompetence of this candidate rings
    back the memory of another low on the Nat list - the unlamented Aaron >Gilmore.

    Irrelevant.

    Pooh


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  • From Crash@3:770/3 to All on Sunday, November 27, 2016 21:11:38
    On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:08:01 +1300, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:04:04 -0800 (PST), JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 12:07:53 UTC+13, Pooh wrote:
    On 26/11/2016 11:52 a.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 November 2016 09:27:13 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/26-11-2016/nzs-feeblest-john-key-parrot-is-on-the-brink-of-a-shellacking-in-mt-roskill/

    National's all control from the centre approach makes it hard for them >>> >> to understand by-elections - as the article makes clear there is real >>> >> skill in getting away with the lies and spin that are told by Key and >>> >> senior Nats - and they didn't train up this candidate properly.

    No government party has ever taken an electorate off the opposition in a by-election.

    God it would be hilarious if National did it in this one.

    Good grief Labour could tie a red ribbon on a pig and get it elected in
    Mt. Roskill and it'd get elected. Hell they did but then the pig wanted
    to rort in a bigger trough and is now mayor of Auckland :)

    I'm not so sure that means much now. Goff won the electorate easily enough but the party vote went to National by over 2000 votes. Goff had name recognition - part of the reason he won the mayoralty so easily. The by-election candidates are relative no-
    names.

    That party vote margin in favour of National makes it even more
    surprising that National did not take more care over their candidate >selection - they would have gained a huge boost from taking the seat
    off Labour,

    That is simply not correct. With National currently achieving nearly
    50% of support in the periodic polls, winning the by-election would
    not make much difference to National but would make a huge difference
    to Labour. This is a safe labour electorate seat but National has
    solid party-vote support making this an intriguing contest that they
    can pitch a junior wannabe MP into.

    but the arrogance and incompetence of this candidate rings
    back the memory of another low on the Nat list - the unlamented Aaron >Gilmore.

    Irrelevant.

    Pooh


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