John Key on Letterman

[Coldrider]

I don't think I'm the one suffering under misapprehensions.

Fraid so matey, but then i got the info from TVNZ.

[Patrick]

Yes she did, she said it was a heroic drive.

She had her head out the window, so her ears were flapping on the wind, cheeks puffing out, bugs going up her nose and in her eyes, eyelids peeling backward, so couldn't see a thing.... How could she know?

[Coldrider]

She had her head out the window, so her ears were flapping on the wind, cheeks puffing out, bugs going up her nose and in her eyes, eyelids peeling backward, so couldn't see a thing.... How could she know?

Looking for pleebes to bark at ?

[Patrick]

Well spotted. I loved the cartoon of this exact thing, the mutt with its head out the patrol car window... would be worth posting up, but dunno where to start.... Saw it in the Taranaki Daily News - or the NZ Harold.....

[tri boy]

JK looked a hell of a lot better on Letterman, than that bucktoothed bitch did in a wearable arts show
My retina's were scarred for life
He has a congenial approach towards the common people. Herr Clarkinstein had all the charisma of road kill.
10 outa 10 Johnny boy

[MikeL]

Although when I first heard about it I thought it seemed inappropriate that the leader of a country was going to appear on a foreign comedy show ...

A bit of light-hearted fun, many will say, not to be over-analysed or carped at by the hyper-critical, the nay-sayers, the "glass is half-empty" contingent ...

But the medium is the message.

I cringed when I saw it. To think that a leader would sacrifice not just his own dignity but that of the nation in a blowsy sales pitch that carried more than a hint of desperation almost beggars belief. "We know what you are, Madam, we are now haggling over the price..."

Comedy indeed.

The only thing more appalling to contemplate is the fact that quite a few kiwis apparently think good old down-to-earth John Key did us proud.

Forget Rutherford and Sir Ed and David "I can smell the uranium on your breath" Lange and all the thousands of NZers who work with intelligence and ingenuity and more often than not humility on the world scene to make this planet a better place. The image of New Zealand globally is now defined by this second-rate showman whose wit and wisdom were pre-scripted by his host and delivered by Autocue to an audience that dutifully obeyed when the"Laugh" sign lit up.

Anyone who thinks that this was a triumph for New Zealand deserves the dismal future facing us.

[Coldrider]

Letterman thinks we are so far away, that will keep the dopes out of NZ.
How did they get here then.

[James Deuce]

Letterman thinks we are so far away, that will keep the dopes out of NZ.
How did they get here then.

Probably by leaving the question mark off.

[Coldrider]

Probably by leaving the question mark off.

Where are your letterman viewing numbers that contra my post?????????????????

[oldrider]

A bit of light-hearted fun, many will say, not to be over-analysed or carped at by the hyper-critical, the nay-sayers, the "glass is half-empty" contingent ...

But the medium is the message.

I cringed when I saw it. To think that a leader would sacrifice not just his own dignity but that of the nation in a blowsy sales pitch that carried more than a hint of desperation almost beggars belief. "We know what you are, Madam, we are now haggling over the price..."

Comedy indeed.

The only thing more appalling to contemplate is the fact that quite a few kiwis apparently think good old down-to-earth John Key did us proud.

Forget Rutherford and Sir Ed and David "I can smell the uranium on your breath" Lange and all the thousands of NZers who work with intelligence and ingenuity and more often than not humility on the world scene to make this planet a better place. The image of New Zealand globally is now defined by this second-rate showman whose wit and wisdom were pre-scripted by his host and delivered by Autocue to an audience that dutifully obeyed when the"Laugh" sign lit up.

Anyone who thinks that this was a triumph for New Zealand deserves the dismal future facing us.

That you have a personal opinion is valid, that you express it is "freedom" in action, but.......in response to your observations, I give you mine!

One of the "hero's" that you project as a "preferable to John Key" image provider, deserted his family, deserted his country, deserted his party, deserted his principals, displayed and succumbed incompetence in his core duties as Prime Minister, hit the piss and publicly became a womaniser!......Tui moment here!

I agree that he was a competent and proficient comedian and orator But...........

That is not the quality of personality that I prefer to see show-boating us to the world at large as our leader!

By comparison (and I am not a follower) John Key did quite a satisfactory job of it, despite my own slight internal cringe factor expressing it's self!

[firefighter]

After watching the full episode of Letterman last night, it was'nt actually that bad.

Watching the snippet of just John Key on the embedded you tube vid where all you see is John definitely creates that huge crige factor

However as part of the whole show it actually is'nt bad and it certainly was'nt as bad as some of you think.

It actually fit in reasonably well with the show, and got Americans thinking about coming and spending some of their green back over here.

Certainly did more for N.Zs economy than Helen ever did in just one show (I reacon a few may travel down for a looksie or at least reccommend it to a friend)

[Coldrider]

Where are your letterman viewing numbers that contra my post?????????????????

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=ak_axNXZQFlA

Linky to 3.46 million viewers, 2.66 % of the stock exchange viewing is 'stuff all', you lose, your arguement is a toss.

[firefighter]

It's just that most are uneducated and deluded

I take it you've never been there and just go off the most stupid Americans put on you tube for the worlds amazement? That is NOT the norm at all.

I can tell you first hand as someone who pretty much lived there for a short time, that they are the most friendly, welcoming and genuine people. Seriously. Far more so than NZ. I speak the truth.

Also I believe their schooling system is far superior to ours, I tell you know i've met Canadians just as Daft when it comes the rest of the world, however as their country is so large it would be difficult to match world geographical knowledge to a scale of the average citizen of smaller countries.

NZ is so small we have to notice the rest of the world, and there is only so much we could learn about little old NZ.

Come on think about it. The U.S is massive. It's little wonder only those who actually have an interest in geography know much about other countries.

I cringed when I saw it. To think that a leader would sacrifice not just his own dignity but that of the nation in a blowsy sales pitch that carried more than a hint of desperation almost beggars belief. "We know what you are, Madam, we are now haggling over the price..."

You obviously have'nt seen the whole show, as I mention as part of the whole show it is'nt actually too bad, the segment alone is filth, as part of the whole show it was actually watchable, and passable.

The only thing more appalling to contemplate is the fact that quite a few kiwis apparently think good old down-to-earth John Key did us proud.

Anyone who thinks that this was a triumph for New Zealand deserves the dismal future facing us.

Over-reaction much?! LOL.

I don't know what you do for a job, but with a sensationalist comment like that if your not part of the media circus already you should consider getting invovled........

[Coldrider]

Don't worry MikeL, only 1.1379 % of the USA population viewed it.

[Patrick]

I cringed when I saw it. To think that a leader would sacrifice not just his own dignity but that of the nation in a blowsy sales pitch that carried more than a hint of desperation almost beggars belief. "We know what you are, Madam, we are now haggling over the price..."

Comedy indeed.

The only thing more appalling to contemplate is the fact that quite a few kiwis apparently think good old down-to-earth John Key did us proud.

Forget Rutherford and Sir Ed and David "I can smell the uranium on your breath" Lange and all the thousands of NZers who work with intelligence and ingenuity and more often than not humility on the world scene to make this planet a better place. The image of New Zealand globally is now defined by this second-rate showman whose wit and wisdom were pre-scripted by his host and delivered by Autocue to an audience that dutifully obeyed when the"Laugh" sign lit up.

Anyone who thinks that this was a triumph for New Zealand deserves the dismal future facing us.

Do I detect a Labour supporter here? Is that you, Skyrider??????

I am quite impressed by his "lets have a giggle at ourselves" approach.

Far far better than the hoity toity tut tutting official suit wearing stuffiness that abounds in these political circles. It is this carry on that causes me great concern for the dismal future facing us.

The fact that the leader of a country was happy to front up for a laugh is brilliant. It has never been tried before, because "it's just not the done thing..." usual snobby reaction.... Very dull and dire.

I know which way I like to see NZ.... Come have a laugh with us while having a good time.

OR....

Hoity toity, tut tutt......