ACT Party Leader resigns
December 14th, 2007 at 2:43 pm by David FarrarLeader resigns from strife-torn ACT party is the newspaper headline. The Deputy Leader has taken over unopposed.
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December 14th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Aaargh!
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
When Tane and Roger read this, they’re gonna be pissed.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Na, the ACT Party’s about as relevant as Jim Anderton’s Progressives. Only less so, because Jim’s a cabinet minister.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Nice test of who actually reads the links before spouting off…
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Great heading DPF!
rofl
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Goes to show how you can be fooled.Nice one DPF.
Vote:Clever spoof between A.C.T and the ACT party, you fooled me.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Sam, clearly I read the link, my comment was in response to SR. Have another read bro.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Tsk Tane – who I said my comment was in relation to you specifically?
bro.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Somewhat surprisingly it made the Canberra Times. The Libs are in such a complete mess, last month it was the Qld Libs who were reduced to considering choosing their next leader by drawing names from a hat – no joke. The next major State election, the ACT is next year but it’s as safe as houses, is WA and there’s a chance they’ll be competitive although if they can’t role the most incompetent government in the country, the NSW Iemma goverment, who knows…
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Sheesh – I read the link first, hence my comment.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
I’m surprised ACT has lasted so long. It was only initiated between right wing members of National and Labour to bring in rogernomics.
They can probably thank Rodney Hide for it’s perpetuation.
Does anyone understand what ACT actually represents apart from supporting National. They have rallied around the causes in the last couple of years and I was skeptical of the leadership being so badly misrepresented on this post, although I have never heard of the people mentioned.
Is someone trying to bring them some kudos here before the elections??
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Is anyone else laughing at Tane’s recent habit of refering to everyone as bro?
Talk about desperate.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
This is far more important than politics…………………………..
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New Wallaby coach is one Deano from Chritchurch. Announced about 20 min ago
bloody good on him. It means that the NZRFU wiont be able to pick him to run the allblacks when (not if, but when) Henry screws up.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
yeah but it’s a four year appointment so any advantage he might have had won’t accrue until after the next RWC… and I was quite keen on us winning that…
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Yeah…They have Robbie on a 4 year contract so even if he leaves Wallabies there will be no roll possible with ABs until after 2011 WC.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
It’s sadly obvious that we won’t be winning any more rugby games against the Wallabies while RD is in charge.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Bloody good news, the further away Deans is from NZ rugby the better, you all seem to forget that he was responsible for the 03 RWC debacle.
Ted Henry might not be the perfect choice but he is a lot better then Deans.
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Tane
Ha ha….DPF got you good this time.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Yeah…if Aust. can also pick up the Cantab front row in a job lot.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Agree, Nell. I went, oh, shit. Clicked on the link, and went, oh, phew.
Here’s to Rodney H’s successful strategy between now and the election, and going back over the 5% threshhold again.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Agree with you Phil.
Vote:Would be nice to see John Key giving speeches like this-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFS8cfIPSMA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ew40MaKmLQ
(thanks to Andrew Fallon for posting these and sending me the link)
December 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Hina you dumas, You owe us all a beer!!!
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
So many rats have jumped from the Liberal party ship in the last few weeks , I think its down to the worms in hull who are leaving now.
Out of government the Tories dont even have a reason to exist, they are merely a drinking club for younger memebers born with a silver spoon in their mouth and Gods waiting room for those over 70, after a life of priveledge
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
DPF, that was a beauty one- ive never hit the link so fast.
Imagine waking up and reading a blog headline “Farrar Blog Banned as Clark Cracks Down on Dissent ”
Maybe its coming………?
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
“Hina you dumas, You owe us all a beer!!!”
Oh really,,
I know I’m going to regret this, but pray tell Kehua,
why do I owe everyone a beer??
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
hinamanu, sorry to tell u this, but you’ve been had. I’ll let you off the hook. ACT doesn’t refer to the NZ political party. It refers to Australian Capital Territories.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Oh, and btw, I’d have been had too, if it hadn’t been for the spoilers above. I did think it odd The Australian was talking about NZ politics, but since I know jack shit about the inner workings of the ACT party, and care slightly less, I was fooled.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
One of the suggestions being tossed around is for the ACT to merge with the Liberals. With the shambles the right are in it sounds like a good idea.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Lindsay: WTF does that mean?
GWW: crap as always. The libs are cleaning out the old guard, like any party does when they lose after three terms in power. In fact, exactly like Labor will be doing in about a year’s time – you don’t think Helen, Cullen, Mallard etc al will stay around for two terms in opposition and a lot of hard graft to get back in power. By which time they’ll be too old and need to retire. No, it is the pattern of things, get rid of those who lost, rebuild with newer and younger people who’ll actually be around when you next win.
Vote:December 14th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Tane is in cuckoo land if he thinks Rodney and Heather are less relevant than Anderton.
Vote:December 16th, 2007 at 9:22 am
PaulL: “… you don’t think Helen, Cullen, Mallard etc al will stay around for two terms in opposition and a lot of hard graft to get back in power. By which time they’ll be too old and need to retire. ”
I would say they wouldn’t stay around for even one more term in power – if they win, there willl be a hand-over of power to younger hands. It would have Maharey, but he didn’t want to risk it in opposition that’s why he buggered off. So perhaps Goff is in the running…?
Three more years! Yeah Right!
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