The 2017 Election Thread

[husaberg]

Yeah, he's a bellend & labour need to up their travel spend.
Dude, I had a count up of all the vehicles, trailers & bikes I'm responsible for the smooth running of, it scared me a bit. I not at leisure to come & argue mute points on here just willy nilly.
Lovely spot he's had his pic taken at though. Just down the road from my place.
What do you think of the continuing fuel price hikes? Awesome effort Liarbour, I'm loving my 4.8 litre X5 at the mo, might have to trade it for a 4.7 litre Aston Martin to save some dough on petrol.
Seriously though, they're a bit like destiny church, taking the absolute piss out of the very people that voted for them.

I did ntice the mount in the background.
Price hikes to be fair are neither here nor their for me personally where i live we already have the highest prices in the country anyway.
To be fair though i dont pay for my own fuel as i have full private use in my contract.
But the price hikes of fuel were outlined pre-elction, so i dont see it as taking the piss.
what i dont like to what the fuel companies did by saying all the rest will still subsidise Aucklands price though.
shit should have got real over that but nothing seemed to happen.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/ind...-email-in-full
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...cle-lobby.html
i believe Auckland needs the regional fuel tax to fund the infastructure they need but i dont aggree with the gst double bump.

On the serious side how long do you give Simon before he gets crushed.
He might be a decent bloke but he just comes off smary he certainly needs a fair bit of coaching on when to shut his gob at times.
When they picked him i honestly thought he would do well, but it hasnt happened. Time to the next election is ticking.
But to be fair i dont think most people find Crusher that engaging nor do they trust Paula Benett.
Who else do they have Jerry is about as popular as a turd in a goldfish bowl in the south Island.
Maybe they are in the same situation post key as Labour was post clarke where anyone any good was already sidlined as a psosible threat thus when Clarke left labour was rudderless for years.

[jasonu]

I did ntice the mount in the background.
Price hikes to be fair are neither here nor their for me personally where i live we already have the highest prices in the country anyway.
To be fair though i dont pay for my own fuel as i have full private use in my contract.
But the price hikes of fuel were outlined pre-elction, so i dont see it as taking the piss.
what i dont like to what the fuel companies did by saying all the rest will still subsidise Aucklands price though.
shit should have got real over that but nothing seemed to happen.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/ind...-email-in-full
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...cle-lobby.html
i believe Auckland needs the regional fuel tax to fund the infastructure they need but i dont aggree with the gst double bump.

On the serious side how long do you give Simon before he gets crushed.
He might be a decent bloke but he just comes off smary he certainly needs a fair bit of coaching on when to shut his gob at times.
When they picked him i honestly thought he would do well, but it hasnt happened. Time to the next election is ticking.
But to be fair i dont think most people find Crusher that engaging nor do they trust Paula Benett.
Who else do they have Jerry is about as popular as a turd in a goldfish bowl in the south Island.
Maybe they are in the same situation post key as Labour was post clarke where anyone any good was already sidlined as a psosible threat thus when Clarke left labour was rudderless for years.

Labour is still rudderless.


Funny you should use the word smarmy to describe Simon. Just a couple of hours ago I was looking at Pritch's news source of choice that had a pic of him and smarmy immediately came to mind.

[husaberg]

Labour is still rudderless.


Funny you should use the word smarmy to describe Simon. Just a couple of hours ago I was looking at Pritch's news source of choice that had a pic of him and smarmy immediately came to mind.

I wouldn’t say rudderless they have climbed out of the wilderness quite remarkably
Can you name the last four labour leaders prior to Jacinda?
I can only name 2.
both were limp noodles.
She managed to turn that around in a few months without resorting to any negaitive politics
I don’t know what it is with Bridges some of it is his suits which always looks wrong the rest is the smug look.
I honestly think he just doesn’t have that charisma a leader needs.
He reminds me of the perenial bosses son whose been promoted out of his depth. He doesnt seem to command his parties respect.

[jasonu]

I wouldn’t say rudderless they have climbed out of the wilderness quite remarkably
Can you name the last four labour leaders prior to Jacinda?
I can only name 2.
both were limp noodles.
She managed to turn that around in a few months without resorting to any negaitive politics
I don’t know what it is with Bridges some of it is his suits which always looks wrong the rest is the smug look.
I honestly think he just doesn’t have that charisma a leader needs.
He reminds me of the perenial bosses son whose been promoted out of his depth. He doesnt seem to command his parties respect.

Squeaky Bill, Lange, forgettable Geoff Palmer and Black eyes Moore.
Agree with most of what you say. But she promised a lot of unobtainable things.

[husaberg]

Squeaky Bill, Lange, forgettable Geoff Palmer and Black eyes Moore.
Agree with most of what you say. But she promised a lot of unobtainable things.

Er…. I was meaning after Clarke. the last four immediately preceding Jacinda.


But out of those four you mentioned only Moore and Lange had charisma.
Palmer was a very smart man, but bland as buggery.

[jasonu]

Er…. I was meaning after Clarke. the last four immediately preceding Jacinda.


But out of those four you mentioned only Moore and Lange had charisma.
Palmer was a very smart man, but bland as buggery.

Guess Fuck Phil Goff, cuntlips, Shearer, Little, ???

I spose I could google it.

Bridges is a turd that won't last long.

[husaberg]

Guess Fuck Phil Goff, cuntlips, Shearer, Little, ???

I spose I could google it.

Bridges is a turd that won't last long.

I had forgot goff and cuniffe sow what a positive impression they created

[sidecar bob]

Bring back Steven Joyce. He was leader material & took a dildo to the face like a champ.

[Swoop]

Thats not an answer to why so desperately the rest of NZ needs Auckland to survive.

Yup, the regions supply basic commodity which gets turned into "stuff". This could be done in the regions but, as mentioned previously, the regions don't like hanging on to their factories so they move to Auckland. This adds to our traffic issues, so please stop it. Auckland then "exports" it bac around the country or overseas.
Simple. The country needs Auckland and without it we are all fucked.

Seriously though, they're a bit like destiny church, taking the absolute piss out of the very people that voted for them, broken ass mofo's that could barely afford the PAYE they were paying only for it to be given back to them the following week under the name of some kind of govt support or benefit.

Remember that they are in cahoots with the Lunatic Fringe mob who want you out of your vehicles and into something powered by vegan, ecomentalist fart-powered device that can reach 7km/h downhill with a tailwind.

Prior to the election I predicted that petrol would be at $2.50 ltr by the end of this year. This bunch of loonies seem to have really fucked things up and are going to be heading towards $2.75 ltr now.

[jasonu]

Prior to the election I predicted that petrol would be at $2.50 ltr by the end of this year. This bunch of loonies seem to have really fucked things up and are going to be heading towards $2.75 ltr now.

And some around these parts are moaning about $3 a gallon...

[husaberg]

Yup, the regions supply basic commodity which gets turned into "stuff". This could be done in the regions but, as mentioned previously, the regions don't like hanging on to their factories so they move to Auckland. This adds to our traffic issues, so please stop it. Auckland then "exports" it bac around the country or overseas.
Simple. The country needs Auckland and without it we are all fucked.

That doesn't at all sound at all like the rest of the country desperately needs Auckland but more like Auckland desperately needs the rest of the country.
So what is this stuff that is only made in Auckland is not made elsewhere either in NZ or overseas.
Only twice as many people are employed in manufacturing in Auckland as in Canterbury. Yet Canterbury has 1/5 of the population
if you look over the whole country you will see more goods and more people are employed a manufacturing goods elsewhere in NZ than in Auckland.

Pretty soon that manufactured stuff you think the rest of the country so desperately need but cant name will be shipped off overseas for further economies of scale then what will happen to Auckland.

[Voltaire]

And some around these parts are moaning about $3 a gallon...

Are they the ones who are on $15 an hour, or work at Amazon Fulfillment Centres, or driving miles to get to work in Silicon Valley as they can't afford the rent there?

[sidecar bob]

Why did our Prime Minister say on national news tonight that only 7 cents per litre on fuel was tax?
Is she a bare faced liar? Does she think the majority of voters are stupid?
Opinions please.

[Graystone]

Why did our Prime Minister say on national news tonight that only 7 cents per litre on fuel was tax?
Is she a bare faced liar? Does she think the majority of voters are stupid?
Opinions please.

Depends on which tax she is specifically talking about. If you exclude that biggest one, and exclude GST, she's about right...

[buggerit]

Bring back Steven Joyce. He was leader material & took a dildo to the face like a champ.

obviously mistaken for a cunt