The great ACT auction
August 31st, 2005 at 7:02 am by David FarrarAct are fund-raising in an innovative way – they are auctioning off various memorabilia and goodies on Trade Me.
You can’t purchase their policies, but you can get the artwork for the policies. However the real highlight has to be a drive in the Alan Gibbs designed Aqua Car or Aquada.
Now thing if every party were to auction off goodies as fund-raisers. WHat could they auction off:
* Greens: A signed copy of Keith Locke’s essay supporting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and also to throw in a signed copy of his essay opposing the US liberation of Afghanistan
* NZ First: A copy of the parliamentary library issue card showing Winston Peters having borrowed Mein Kampf
* Labour: A Helen Clark signed painting
* National: A John Key designed tax calculator
* United Future: A St James bible signed by every MP except Marc Alexander
* Progressive: A 18 foot by 12 foot portrait of Jim Anderton
* Maori Party: A copy of the Treaty of Waitangi with the words “living partnership” added on in small tidy writing in the same font as the original.
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August 31st, 2005 at 7:56 am
Act Polices for sale!!!!
Shock Horror Probe! At least that would the headlines if some people’s habitual spinning were left without checks (bloggers) and balances (extreme ridicule). In fact the Act Party, being the innovative and will to move out of the 10th Century,…
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 7:58 am
Act Polices for sale!!!!
Shock Horror Probe! At least that would the headlines if some people’s habitual spinning were left without checks (bloggers) and balances (extreme ridicule). In fact the Act Party, being the innovative and will to move out of the 10th Century…
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 8:20 am
Act Polices for sale!!!!
Shock Horror Probe! At least that would the headlines if some people’s habitual spinning were left without checks (bloggers) and balances (extreme ridicule). In fact the Act Party, being the innovative and willing to move out of the 10th Century…
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 8:57 am
Libertarianz: Signed emails from Roger Kerr, Roger Douglas and Richard Prebble asking us to piss off.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 9:05 am
Gee, Peter, I would think it would be a massive stack emails. Your server must be down! Only three or were these just the first three that came in?
I suggest National auction off Don’s policy on civil unions– both of them! That way they can raise twice the money they usually do.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 9:32 am
So the best the Business Roundtable can offer ACT now is a ride in an Aqua car! Well better than nothing.
Vote:I suppose all the business money has gone to National. Talking of Trade me, I see you can pick a Roger Douglas or Prebble Book up now on trade me, for a couple of $$$. How times have changed
August 31st, 2005 at 9:42 am
National would have to auction off a sieve, as its seems to leak like one – owner unknown of course.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 9:58 am
A painting signed by Helen would be the best investment I guess. Are the paintings she signed still available?
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 10:02 am
are they flogging off any tired old ideologies..?…or has national already got them all..that was part of the package deal for brash..wasn’t it..?
oh..and after their pathetic vote bait of prisoner-bashing yesterday,(their worst outing..ever..) their integrity must be going for a song…
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 10:25 am
Phil U Your spot on concerning that one!
Vote:I saw the ACT stooges attempting to break rocks, in this bilious attempt of a political stunt. They should have put Hide on the pick! he looks more portly than ever.
Franks who is supposed to be the legal chump of ACT should have known better. NZ ratified the UN convention on forced hard labour by prisoners.
This is illegal and forced labour will never happen in NZ, another desperate ACT!
PS It was ratified by previous National & Labour govts
August 31st, 2005 at 11:50 am
Berend,
I don’t know if the ‘Clark’ painting is still available: I remember a fuss where the Labour party wanted to buy it back but the owner refused to sell, and then some ACT people started offering quite a lot more dosh.
My guess it is that it’s probably worth a fortune these days: what a conversation piece!
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 11:55 am
National, of course, has already made money by selling off old e-mails.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 12:02 pm
The famous Helen painting was bought by a Labour activist and then burned.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 12:29 pm
National could offer a free pair of desert boots to anyone preparing to join the Army. Shortly followed by a 12 month ‘working holiday’ in the Muslim country of Don’s choice. Maori are especially welcome to apply.
Labour could offer a ride in the Prime Minister’s entourage, with some thoroughly absorbing reading material thrown in. Second prize could be charm lessons from Helen herself.
NZ First could offer anything, and it would, provided you’re over 75.
The Greens could offer whaleskin boots and a lovely coal range for your home, delivered in your very own Hummer H2.
United Future would give you dinner with Peter Dunne. Second prize is two dinners with Peter Dunne, and half his (invisible) caucus.
Act could offer you a snowball from Hell. Though if they get back in, they’ll be keeping that snowball and worshipping it like it’s a God.
Jim’s Progressives? I can’t top David’s suggestion. An 18 foot by 12 foot portrait of Jim Anderton is about as good as it gets.
The Maori Party. You honkies can keep 25% of your salary, ’cause it’s our bloody country anyway and you bastards are lucky to be here. Don’t like it, piss off to where you came from.
Well, that’s my thoughts on prospective auctions. Any other ideas?
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 1:46 pm
Tane, Helen has put more kiwis in combat that any other PM since Nam. A disproprtionate number were Maori. As is the make up of the NZ military.
And there’s no way I’m going to “piss off back to where I came from” because Takapuna it too expensive a place to live.
How’s Taiwan for you?
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 2:44 pm
Murray,
To point out the obvious, this is all tongue in cheek. You may not like the humour, but you surely can’t deny that that’s what it is.
Take it seriously and get offended if you want though, it’s a free country after all.
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 2:52 pm
Surely the obvious one is a “Get out of jail free” card, signed by George Hawkins…
Vote:August 31st, 2005 at 5:28 pm
Act Policies for sale!!!!
Shock Horror Probe! At least that would the headlines if some people’s habitual spinning were left without checks (bloggers) and balances (extreme ridicule). In fact the Act Party, being the innovative and willing to move out of the 10th Century…
Vote:September 2nd, 2005 at 9:57 am
“NZ ratified the UN convention on forced hard labour by prisoners.”
No, the New Zealand government signed it, without informing the New Zealand people in any serious way, without putting it to a referendum, or in any other way fronting up to basic democracy.
A clear and overwhelming majority of voters support a much tougher line on crime. Only a small minority of liberals like Phil and you are completely out of touch with reality and the voters. Which is why I suspect liberals just love UN “conventions” (read foriegn imposed laws). They are good for getting around that pesky democracy thing when the views of most voters dont fit liberal ideology.
I will respect the first government with the balls to use all UN charters and conventions as toilet paper.
Vote:September 2nd, 2005 at 11:34 am
Prison should be boring – no TV, no videos, no gyms, plain meals (Corned Beef every night!) and no phone calls. No work programmes either.
If prisoners don’t like it, then they don’t do the stuff that’ll get you there!
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