Key gets slagged from Hide

[Flatcap]

You sound worryingly like Edbear posting in RR at this point...the blue pills, Skyryder, the blue pills.

I think he prefers the RED pills

[MikeL]

Latest Stuff poll.

What is the National-led Government's major achievement in its first year?

1. Steering NZ through stormy economic times
   No. The helmsman has very little choice over where the boat goes, given the realities of international credit ratings and other considerations. Do you really think Key and English are managing the economy more responsibly than Clark and Cullen would have? Where is your evidence for this?
2. Successfully managing a broad coalition
   Yeah right. With the Act leader boasting that he has National ministers round his little finger, and the loose cannons in the Maori Party... Being pleased that you haven't yet fallen off doesn't change the fact that you are walking on a tightrope.
3. The Auckland Super City
   The most you can say about this is that the jury is still out. Ask the people several years down the track how the savings have translated into lower rates bills and better service...
4. National education standards
   Have very little to do with the standard of learning and teaching, and a lot to do with political posturing. In theory nothing wrong with attainment tests, but will you be happy when your primary school child is denied the chance to do science, music, art and others because the school is paranoid about its rating on the league tables for literacy and numeracy?
5. New free trade agreements
   If you think that globalisation is such a good thing, why don't you advocate abolishing all borders and have open slather? If you think that destroying local industry and compromising our standards of food and biosecurity for the sake of buying cheap furniture from China represents an achievement, it only proves that like the proverbial accountant, you know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
6. New laws on using phones while driving
   More nanny state.
7. The national cycleway
   Yes! (If it ever happens...)
8. John Key's Letterman appearance
   I won't repeat what I have written elsewhere about this. Suffice to say that opinions differ, and what to some was a triumph of marketing was to others a shameful debasement and loss of dignity.

So, one out of ten...

[MisterD]

No. The helmsman has very little choice over where the boat goes, given the realities of international credit ratings and other considerations. Do you really think Key and English are managing the economy more responsibly than Clark and Cullen would have? Where is your evidence for this?

The helmsman is however, vital to make sure the boat doesn't capsize during the storm...given that we had so little room to manoever thanks to C&C's deliberate pissing of money up the wall on antiquated trainsets etc, we're lucky that we'll be coming out of recession without them hanging even greater debt burdens around our necks in the name of "stimulus".

[MisterD]

I think he prefers the RED pills

They're bad for you they are, they give you nasty hallucinatory side effects that make you unable to take responsibility for your actions...

[AllanB]

Rodneys a dildo.

Frankly I don't mind if Mr Key is a pretty figurehead for NZ (though I believe he is a very effective PM) - I'm just happy there is a PM who doesn't scare the F out of me when he/she smiles!

[Hans]

If you made it to 20 without being to the left, you don't have a heart. If you're older than 20 and you're still to the left, you don't have a brain. How old are you, Skyrider?

[James Deuce]

So, one out of ten...

Umm Mike, it was a poll on Stuff.co.nz.

It's not my work personally.

I was merely commenting on the humour inherent in the massive majority of responses clicking on the last option. I wasn;t making a political statement, either Nationalist or Liarbour.

[Robert Taylor]

Talk about a wishy washy Prime Minister. Hides slagging off at Key by saying that he (Key) has not done nothing but bring up the idea of cycle-way is nothing short of a political knee job to the groin. Key being ‘relaxed’ about this is akin to offering Hide his other ball to wallop as desert after the main course. It might go down well at a Sunday BBQ with the vicar in attendance after a sermon on ‘turning the other cheek’ but too the man in the street Key’s response to Hides slagging............. beggers belief.

If there was ever a case of political cowardice then this is it. Is it any wonder that I have no respect for this man…………..not only is Key a liar but when he is humiliated he is ‘relaxed’ about it. And after Hyprocrite Hide ignores Keys directive on 'partner perks.'

Jeesus John………………show some fucking ball for God’s sake. Ya come from working class stock or have you forgotten……………or is that only important at election time??

Skyryder

So are you insinuating that you have to come from working class stock to run the country? Helen Cluck didnt and she made a right old mess of things....
Norman Kirk came from working class stock. Did he do a good job? Absolutely not!
Its not about where you came from, its about whos capable.

[mowgli]

So are you insinuating that you have to come from working class stock to run the country?

Nah, think he was suggesting that working class stick up for themselves.

[trustme]

Key does not have to do anything about Rodders . Rodders is quite capable of fucking his own career without any help from John. If Key reacts it places the coalition under strain, public opinion will stuff Hide without Key having to get involved in this mess. I find it refreshing that we no longer have a control freak in charge.

[scissorhands]

Delegation management? what the fuck is that? smiling like a mascot and saying everything is cool? we're cool...chill...yeah....

what happens when the delegator becomes unpopular

[MikeL]

Umm Mike, it was a poll on Stuff.co.nz.

It's not my work personally.

I didn't intend to imply it was your own work. In fact I would have been surprised if it had been. It's clearly an insult to the intelligence of a kiwibiker...

[pete376403]

The helmsman is however, vital to make sure the boat doesn't capsize during the storm...given that we had so little room to manoever thanks to C&C's deliberate pissing of money up the wall on antiquated trainsets etc, we're lucky that we'll be coming out of recession without them hanging even greater debt burdens around our necks in the name of "stimulus".

Warren Buffett (super capitalist, you must have heard of him) just spent over $US26Billion on railways (Burlington Northern Santa Fe). He thinks railways aren't such a bad thing after all. Have you been in touch with the "Oracle of Omaha" to let him know he is pissing his money up a wall? I'm sure he'd like to know.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/compan...nterview_N.htm

[Skyryder]

So are you insinuating that you have to come from working class stock to run the country? Helen Cluck didnt and she made a right old mess of things....
Norman Kirk came from working class stock. Did he do a good job? Absolutely not!
Its not about where you came from, its about whos capable.

Who said anything about running the country. Out in the school yard that both Key and I came from if ya got ya self dissed you at least had the balls to stand up for yourself. It's called self respect and in doing so you allso got some respect from your peers. Shit any school kid will tell you that.

That's what Key has forgotton.

Key is a a wimp. No other name for his response to Hide slagging him. And you respect this??? And why do you continually bring up Clarke in Key's defence. The womans history........move on.......I have.

And as for Key being capable jeez where have you been for the last few months??


Skyryder

[trustme]

Who said anything about running the country. Out in the school yard that both Key and I came from if ya got ya self dissed you at least had the balls to stand up for yourself. It's called self respect and in doing so you allso got some respect from your peers. Shit any school kid will tell you that.

That's what Key has forgotton.

Key is a a wimp. No other name for his response to Hide slagging him. And you respect this??? And why do you continually bring up Clarke in Key's defence. The womans history........move on.......I have.

And as for Key being capable jeez where have you been for the last few months??



Skyryder

One year after being elected & Key continues to be top of the pops on the polls by a country mile. Seems like the rest of the country does not agree with you.
If I was Key I would probably do the same , but on the quiet behind closed doors there would be a few words exchanged ,like 'don't fuck with me again'.
Key now has the fat boy & the maori party right where he wants them. The beauty of it is all he had to do was introduce a bit of transparency to MP's spending. Lets also not forget Chris Carter & Bill English, enough toes are getting stubbed that unless our parliamentarians are extremely slow learners the rorts are about to come to an end. We didn't need rules or micro management just public accountability , a different way of skinning the cat.