Nick Smith Auckland Nat meeting open to public

[Mom]

Thanks to the bikers there who showed some respect to the gutsy girl, who was quite clearly not a public speaker, and allowed her to have a say on the sexual abuse changes within ACC.
A few of the (rich) general public around where I was sitting were openly ridiculing her and telling her to shut up. One woman sitting behind her actually said 'shut up'. Unbelievable.

She showed more guts than any of them (and I) could have mustered given circumstances.

That actually pissed me off more than anything else at the meeting.

I was watching his face while that woman was talking, though it is not easy to see his eyes I am sure I saw him roll them. Makes me so angry to see that attitude. I dont care so much for myself, he can say what he likes to me I have a bit of an attitude anyway, but to see the scorn oozing from him last night showed me the caliber of the man.

[avgas]

Good effort guys.
After hearing what went down through here I am glad I did not turn up - I simply can not tolerate such pompous behaviour.
And with projects at work and exams/assignments looming over me - my fuse is far to short to deal politely with this.

Pat yourselves on ya back.
-Stew

[RiderInBlack]

Just finished watching the TV3 clip and they (TV3) are still not really getting the facts out there. Again it seems there was more to learn from having been there. Really wish I had been there.

[Swoop]

You can always tell when a politician is lying. Their lips move.

[Naki Rat]

Wish they had some beers after

Couldn't believe how the Nickster lied blatantly to our faces, he must thinks were drongos....

Whats with his bright red face? Is he a pisshead?

Typical of elevated blood pressure, which is worsened by alcohol consumption.

Mate he's a drinker and a heavy one I reckon!!

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Ummm... he was sitting right in front of a red nautical light However, I noted that his hands were shaking throughout the entire meeting.... seemed to very nervous.... perhaps not expecting the meeting to be so dominated by us.

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It would appear that Nix Myth is very stressed and reacts very badly to being taken to task by a meeting that is barely under control. Probably a fair chance of him 'falling over' (in a Len Brown sort of way)
if we can keep winding up the pressure on the man at every possible opportunity! Where are those thumb screws?

[MSTRS:Me]

And very lastly I'm gonna disagree a little with the good turn out comments here, I think 40 or so bikes is a bit low. Earlier here Ixion commented he wanted 100 bikes and for a city with a million people we should have been able to deliver for him.

Careful!! There are some people around who will think you are 'attacking' them.
Voicing your disappointment over numbers is a personal insult. Apparently.

[MSTRS:Me]

In other news...well done, guys. One would hope that the 'non-combatants' at the meeting just maybe heard the other side. One can hope, anyway.

[TOTO]

I want to know - why is Dr. Nick is being introduced as honourable ?

[Reckless]

Careful!! There are some people around who will think you are 'attacking' them.
Voicing your disappointment over numbers is a personal insult. Apparently.

I'm not attacking anyone, I am allowed an opinion, I am an Aucklander so I'm not mud slinging for the sake of it and it was a warm, dry, nice Auckland night. If we become the passionate few we will get ignored, leave it to those guys won't work in this situation. It was not a big hall and we should have packed it out overflowing into the carpark. And we only needed another 20-30 bikes to completely pack the carpark (and the hall) as we deliberately took one full space each. It would have been a much stronger message to Nick Smith and the media.
I stand by it.

[avgas]

I want to know - why is Dr. Nick is being introduced as honourable ?

They get to keep that until they are formally convicted.
That is why we still have an Hon Tuariki Delamere



....
He hasn't been caught yet

[gwigs]

I want to know - why is Dr. Nick is being introduced as honourable ?

I think it means we should respect him...
Pretty hard to respect a lying toerag like him..

[avgas]

I'm not attacking anyone, I am allowed an opinion, I am an Aucklander so I'm not mud slinging for the sake of it and it was a warm, dry, nice Auckland night. If we become the passionate few we will get ignored, leave it to those guys won't work in this situation. It was not a big hall and we should have packed it out overflowing into the carpark. And we only needed another 20-30 bikes to completely pack the carpark (and the hall) as we deliberately took one full space each. It would have been a much stronger message to Nick Smith and the media.
I stand by it.

Shoulda, coulda, woulda......
I believe you only hurt yourself by not letting go - but feel free to prove me wrong

[Usarka]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10612689

They wanted to know why riders of the 600cc-plus bikes were being hardest hit by the proposed new levies.

Dressed in fluoro vests, the bikers shouted Mr Smith down as he attempted to answer their questions.

[Reckless]

Shoulda, coulda, woulda......
I believe you only hurt yourself by not letting go - but feel free to prove me wrong

Good point! LOL!! I was tempted, an I bit! It was only one response! Nuff said!

[short-circuit]

I'm not attacking anyone, I am allowed an opinion, I am an Aucklander so I'm not mud slinging for the sake of it and it was a warm, dry, nice Auckland night. If we become the passionate few we will get ignored, leave it to those guys won't work in this situation. It was not a big hall and we should have packed it out overflowing into the carpark. And we only needed another 20-30 bikes to completely pack the carpark (and the hall) as we deliberately took one full space each. It would have been a much stronger message to Nick Smith and the media.
I stand by it.

Worrying - the attrition this early.

Definitely another major national scale protest needed around Christmas for both maximal disruption / exposure and to combat apathy and disengagement.

Would also be nice to implant an association in people's conciousness linking a ruined holiday to the National Party's pig headed and unwarranted reforms