Elections are coming up. What are we thinking?

[SPman]

Thats what is called reading the play, giving the people what they want ... smart selling! ... So who are the dickheads the people or John Key?

NZ gets the government that they deserve! and MMP for dessert!

If the people can't be bothered to take any serious interest in who is ruling them, they deserve whatever they get!
MMP is better than many of the systems around the world, if you know how to use it - certainly better than the mickey mouse Aussie system - whatever it is!

[Brian d marge]

Welcome to the new world and the new world order



Stephan

[MisterD]

MMP is better than many of the systems around the world, if you know how to use it

Which the politicians do. I'll say one thing for MMP, it's a marvellous device for concentrating power in the hands of politicians, whilst letting voters think they have more say than they used to.


I see that "Green" is becoming more of a synonym for "intellectually dishonest" every day. http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2014/08/cr...ng_claims.html

[Brian d marge]

Which the politicians do. I'll say one thing for MMP, it's a marvellous device for concentrating power in the hands of politicians, whilst letting voters think they have more say than they used to.


I see that "Green" is becoming more of a synonym for "intellectually dishonest" every day. http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2014/08/cr...ng_claims.html

The nz treasury . . . .under the current rules of the game

Are quite good

Kiwis generally being an honest bunch

On saying that , they politicians are all good at presenting us with what will

Until they get in and find out what is and will be

Personally i would have used the new janet yellen approach

Ahhhhhh . . . . . .wibble . . . Err wibble

The 2 pencils are a dead give away

Stephen

[oldrider]

If the people can't be bothered to take any serious interest in who is ruling them, they deserve whatever they get!
MMP is better than many of the systems around the world, if you know how to use it - certainly better than the mickey mouse Aussie system - whatever it is!

Well, better than FPP (First past the post!) anyway but there will be few here that can probably even remember what it was like under FPP!

Time marches on and it is amazing how quickly things like that faid away in the memory banks!

[Laava]

The nz treasury . . . .under the current rules of the game

Are quite good

Kiwis generally being an honest bunch

On saying that , they politicians are all good at presenting us with what will

Until they get in and find out what is and will be

Personally i would have used the new janet yellen approach

Ahhhhhh . . . . . .wibble . . . Err wibble

The 2 pencils are a dead give away

Stephen

Dude, have you been licking frogs?

[Brian d marge]

Dude, have you been licking frogs?

No the treasury are quite good at keeping the ship afloat

Probably the only reason

Wibble

[SPman]

Well, better than FPP (First past the post!) anyway but there will be few here that can probably even remember what it was like under FPP!

After SoCred got 20 odd % of the vote and no MP's......

[gjm]

...

Wibble.

I thought I was going to post something deep, meaningful and insightful (as opposed to inciteful) but re-read it, decided it was complete bollocks, and deleted it.

Of course, it may have been an election-winning manifesto, but we'll never know now.

[Brian d marge]

...

Wibble.

I thought I was going to post something deep, meaningful and insightful (as opposed to inciteful) but re-read it, decided it was complete bollocks, and deleted it.

Of course, it may have been an election-winning manifesto, but we'll never know now.

Were you wearing underpants and have control of 2 pencils

[Laava]

Were you wearing underpants and have control of 2 pencils

Blackadder style pencil case?

[oldrider]

After SoCred got 20 odd % of the vote and no MP's......

Exackery! .... I was warming to MMP because it enabled Maori to move on out into parliament and participate in their own terms!

They were always being held under and being drowned by the bloody Labour party pretending to have Maori best interests at heart!

I admire Tariana Turia for moving out and getting the Maori party under way!

Unfortunately fucking Hone Harawera came along and fucked that up for everybody and now he has sold his soul to the fat german fugitive!

[Brian d marge]

Blackadder style pencil case?

Ahhhh . . .wibble . . . . .a Wibble . .

[Laava]

Exackery! .... I was warming to MMP because it enabled Maori to move on out into parliament and participate in their own terms!

They were always being held under and being drowned by the bloody Labour party pretending to have Maori best interests at heart!

I admire Tariana Turia for moving out and getting the Maori party under way!

Unfortunately fucking Hone Harawera came along and fucked that up for everybody and now he has sold his soul to the fat german fugitive!

Don't see how Hone leaving the maori party makes it worse for them?

[oldrider]

Don't see how Hone leaving the maori party makes it worse for them?

I think I get your point.

Hone is a major distraction and cause of division just when they needed a bit of solidarity but competition is always good I suppose!