PM confirms Nov 26 election date

**tri boy** · 5th February 2011, 12:54

National will shit it in come Nov.
Simple as that.
The whining labour group need to cry their lil eyes out now, as nobody will give a fecking toss as soon as the Rugby starts.
Key has pulled a masterly political move.
Who says he hasn't got political nous?

**Mully** · 5th February 2011, 13:38

Originally Posted by tri boy

National will shit it in come Nov.
Simple as that.
Who says he hasn't got political nous?

And Labour have nothing

Goff's response to dying his hair was pathetic, whereas Key handled it really well.

I get the distinct impression that Labour have written off this year, Goff and King will be dumped and new leadership will take Labour into 2014 with a shot of actually winning.

**pete376403** · 5th February 2011, 20:40

If Keys masterly move is to have the election just after the RWC, when everyone is supposed to be on a high and will vote National just because they are so happy...

What happens if the All Blacks don't win? After all, they don't have a very good record in this competition.

**Virago** · 5th February 2011, 20:47

Originally Posted by pete376403

If Keys masterly move is to have the election just after the RWC, when everyone is supposed to be on a high and will vote National just because they are so happy...

What happens if the All Blacks don't win? After all, they don't have a very good record in this competition.

Simple - everyone blames Helen Clark.

**Skyryder** · 5th February 2011, 21:12

Originally Posted by pete376403

If Keys masterly move is to have the election just after the RWC, when everyone is supposed to be on a high and will vote National just because they are so happy...

What happens if the All Blacks don't win? After all, they don't have a very good record in this competition.

Just another reason I'm backing Robbies team.

Skyryder

**Indiana_Jones** · 5th February 2011, 22:26

Originally Posted by rainman

He doesn't care about NZ, just himself. All he has to do is smile, wave and get the idiots who vote for him to tick the box for "that nice Mr Key", or "that down to earth Mr Key" or whatever and his job is done. He's not the "leader", just a figurehead. Also, he wanted PM on the CV and doesn't care enough to do anything useful after that. Worst. PM. Ever.

Funny, Comrade helen "I'm a rug muncher" clark didn't do the exact same thing.....nooooo she wasn't after a UN job at all.....

worst kept secret ever lol

-Indy

**pete376403** · 5th February 2011, 23:58

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Funny, Comrade helen "I'm a rug muncher" clark didn't do the exact same thing.....nooooo she wasn't after a UN job at all.....

worst kept secret ever lol

-Indy

really? Can you refer us to any post where you (or anyone else) announced, say, six - eight months or so before it happened, that Clark would get the UN job?

**Brian d marge** · 6th February 2011, 01:29

Originally Posted by shrub

He is an outstanding manage and was head hunted from a senior role in the private sector to a key role in a government department, and has been in that role for several years now. He has seen costs for service deliveries fall and quality of service grow, but a couple of years ago their funding was cut. His top people, mostly recruited by him from the private sector, got frustrated at being unable to do their job properly and several have since left, either for better paid jobs in the private sector or for Australia.

He is now left with the long term and frequently lowest quality staff trying to do their job with reduced resources including lower staff numbers and increased demand. He has had enough and is going to a much better paid job in Canberra working for the Aussie government.

Yes minister

Stephen

and a mother with 2 preschoolers does ? well she doesnt quit and go to Aussie ,,,,

**Indiana_Jones** · 6th February 2011, 21:22

Originally Posted by pete376403

really? Can you refer us to any post where you (or anyone else) announced, say, six - eight months or so before it happened, that Clark would get the UN job?

Can't, she banned the net and free press lol

She's a career politician, they're all just as bad as one another. Eyes only the next step up and sod the punters in the process.

-Indy

**shrub** · 7th February 2011, 07:35

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Can't, she banned the net and free press lol

She's a career politician, they're all just as bad as one another. E
-Indy

So it's a bad thing for a career politician to run the country? My doctor is a career doctor and my mechanic is a career mechanic - should I get someone else to fix me and my bike? Maybe someone who was a bloody good painter but felt like a career change?

And I thought the right loved the idea of "eyes only the next step up and sod the punters in the process"

**MisterD** · 7th February 2011, 08:00

Originally Posted by pete376403

really? Can you refer us to any post where you (or anyone else) announced, say, six - eight months or so before it happened, that Clark would get the UN job?

Well it was never a dead cert, but it was obvious to anyone that that's where she was job hunting. There are some very good figures somewhere of "our" UN contributions-they ramp-up significantly ahead of the 2005 and 2008 elections. She bought that job with our money.

**Indiana_Jones** · 7th February 2011, 08:30

Originally Posted by shrub

So it's a bad thing for a career politician to run the country? My doctor is a career doctor and my mechanic is a career mechanic - should I get someone else to fix me and my bike? Maybe someone who was a bloody good painter but felt like a career change?

And I thought the right loved the idea of "eyes only the next step up and sod the punters in the process"

I've always felt it's a bit funny for a MP to be a 'man of the people' if they've only gone to uni and then straight into politics. Sure I'm not saying one doesn't get life experiences from uni etc, just seems odd.

And "eyes only the next step up and sod the punters in the process" is nothing to do with left/right or politics really. It's just human greed. Left and right are just as greedy as the other.

-Indy

**Banditbandit** · 7th February 2011, 08:37

Originally Posted by pete376403

If Keys masterly move is to have the election just after the RWC, when everyone is supposed to be on a high and will vote National just because they are so happy...

What happens if the All Blacks don't win? After all, they don't have a very good record in this competition.

What happened to Jenny Shipley - the ABs lost and Labour won the election ...