Not impressed with spokesman

[davereid]

I thought Les did a great job of representing us bikers on TV1 Close up, he certainly out classed the high cost, highly trained professional ACC representative! Les earned my respect and I for one feel proud and honoured to be represented (in this case) by him, I thought he was excellent! Thank you Les!

I couldn't agree more. Les knew his facts and figures, didn't bully or become overbearing, and somehow just managed to look like an ordinary bloke, nervous, but keen to show he was being rorted.

The 3/4 million dollar professional appeared uninformed, arrogant and dismissive of the real facts when the didn't suit his purpose.

That was a major win for us, thank you Les.

[Owl]

That was a major win for us, thank you Les.

+1

Thank you Les.

[JimO]

well the origional poster must have broken a record for reds on a first post, just goes to show that your not allowed a opinion especially if you dissagree with the masses

[Winston001]

well the origional poster must have broken a record for reds on a first post, just goes to show that your not allowed a opinion especially if you dissagree with the masses

I know but the opinion wasn't particularly well expressed or thoughtful. And from a first-timer not especially wise......

Freedom of speech is important but it runs both ways - you are not compelled to accept what another freely expresses. Especially if the opinion is one-dimensional.....

[JimO]

Freedom of speech is important but it runs both ways - you are not compelled to accept what another freely expresses. Especially if the opinion is one-dimensional.....

but thats the KB way.

hows the healing going??

[klingon]

not to sure about the spokesman on close up???
If thats the state of representation of the bike community where boned !!!

If he had said, "Not sure about the spokesman on close up? I didn't like the way he combed his hair because it gives the impression that all bikers are communists. It would be better if he parted his hair on the right instead of the left."

Then maybe he would have got a reasonable response. Or maybe not. But by making an ill-thought, ill-expressed, poorly punctuated first post he was asking for trouble. And he got it.

[MSTRS:Me]

But by making an ill-thought, ill-expressed, poorly punctuated first post he was asking for trouble. And he got it.

And well-deserved it was too.

[Winston001]

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hows the healing going??

Pretty positive thanks, still off work but at last I'm no longer sleeping 14 hours a day. Head injuries are strange afflictions.

Cheers
Winston

[SARGE]

There will eb a time for a switch to an agressive mode. But not yet.

call me .....

[Motu]

If he had said, I didn't like the way he combed his hair

I'm pretty sure it's a wig...he's had it for years,and styles change,y'know....He keeps it under the seat of the K75.Maybe he put it on backwards because of the stress or something.Don't tell him we know about it......

[Big Dave]

call me .....

Blondie: Nineteen seventy.....eight?

[SARGE]

Blondie: Nineteen seventy.....eight?

young Deb Harry



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[terbang]

Well done Les, hope you get those figures you are looking for.
Not so well done naysayers, are you prepared to stump up and face the nation like that and represent your fellow riders? Probably not eh, just too easy to criticise from the comfort of your keyboard.

[shafty]

I've just read the 19 pages of thread (so far) and watched the video online here in the Middle East.

I was really STOKED with the interview. Les you did fantastically Matey, - I couldn't have hoped for a better portrayal of our side of the story - brilliant how you used their own facts to make them look like turkeys.

No Kiwi likes a bureaucracy - especially one they're paying for, and your approach helped reinforce that. The "I find that hard to believe" comment was the ACC Reps nail in the coffin.

Given the small amount of air-time available, we won hands down thanks to you Les. Having not met you, I assume you still have a job, lawns to mow etc etc - and I appreciate the giving of your time to this issue.

I'm joining BRONZ as a way of saying thanks.

The following quote further reflects my feelings.

I couldn't agree more. Les knew his facts and figures, didn't bully or become overbearing, and somehow just managed to look like an ordinary bloke, nervous, but keen to show he was being rorted.

The 3/4 million dollar professional appeared uninformed, arrogant and dismissive of the real facts when the didn't suit his purpose.

That was a major win for us, thank you Les.

Cheers, Shafty

[Kickaha]

Well I'd have to say I'm no particular fan on Ixion on here because I consider he has misrepresented certain issues with the mods to the point where I have called him a "blatant liar" and several other things on different occasions

However I think the motorcycling community would have been hard pushed to find a better person to have been doing that interview, he had all the answers and took the ACC spokesman down whenever he opened his mouth.

Not that he'd give a toss but he gets a big "bloody well done" from me