That’s easy, socialism. Gladly switch any Asian for Helen Clark.

The “Pommy bashing’ arose from a vicious radio campaign in the 1970s when Britain joined the EC. Regardless, you are either racist or not. You just can’t single out one group to be racist against.

I don’t vote NZ First, and I don’t agree with most of Brown’s positions, but he is an old sea captain and as an MP deserves some respect for himself if not for his opinions.

First, Heathcote, I agree with everything you say about TVOne News. Stopped watching it ages ago (except for the weather). don’t think TV3 is much better. Listen to National Radio for news.

Back to Winston. The answer is, he started out there, after all. He is more philosophically comfortable with moderate National than Helen & co. With the departure of Brash, he is once again closer to National than Labour in ideological terms. In my view he has rather mischievously denigrated much that National has done (1) because he is naturally mischievous, and (2) he was badly treated by Shipley and bears a grudge. But don’t be mistaken that he would let an old grudge get in the way of a share of the spoils of office. We know how much he likes his baubles.

And would National voters except him back in the tent? Are National voters pragmatic? Do bears defecate in woods?

Disclaimer: The use of the terms “philosophical” and “ideological” are not intended to imply that Peters has a belief system with sufficient structure to qualify as an ideology.

rather funny considering the DNA evidence that Maori people originate from somewhere in Asia.

No no Burt, that is Winston’s outclause – how can it be racism if he is Chinese himself. Wasn’t that his argument last time?

I actually quite prefer the likes of our new New Zealanders from Asia who get stuck in and work their butts off. I contrast that with the likes of ‘whinging poms’ like Brown who, back in the ‘old country’, would probably come 4th in an election for three seats on a small Parish Council but in New Zealand, because of the stupidity of MMP and the paucity of talent in Winston First, is promoted far beyond his level of (in)competence.

Stormeh: your innuendo that a certain group is on welfare is plain prejudice. I’m sure you don’t mean to be racist like that.

Burt: Take care with your point that Maori originate in Asia. It’s true, but their DNA links to the aboriginal people of Taiwan, who have been hounded and roughly treated by ethnic Chinese then Japanese and now by Chinese again. They have had an appalling time.

To other fellow correspondents: I despair when I see such an excellent rightist blog as Mr Farrar’s desecrated by praise for that pompous, over-excited, left wing TV3 twit, Campbell.

We ended up talking about rugby and he bought several rounds of top shelf whiskey. Every time he went political my mate went ‘nah, fuck that, what about the Bay of Plenty team this year then’

Anyway, he was getting seriously fucked and we were getting bored, so we got another round on the taxpayer, drank it, and then my mate said ‘i do have one political question, winston.’

‘whassthat then?’
‘Why do people like you hate my Asian brothers and sisters? You drink with me, but then want to send me back to China? Why? Is it because we’re more successful than a washed up lawyer in a taxpayer-funded suit?’

The ensuing explosion in a half-empty and quiet bar was a fucking beauty as we beat a hasty and highly amused retreat. I think we stopped laughing about three blocks later. Cheers Winston – that Lagavulin was a treat on a cold night.

No, not IT, but it was 10 years ago. Perhaps she is now!

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The way that Peters has consistently denigrated all things National for the past 9 years, I mean he wouldn’t would he? (come back to National). It would be the ultimate in hyprocricy if he did. It would also alienate a lot of National supporters if he let was back into the tent. My criticism of TVNZ relates to their treatment of so-called news. TVNZ chooses infotainment masking as news, more often than not promoting some future programme, and usually totally irrelevant. And they lack any depth in their questioning of Labour politicians.

When he made the comment about the pin-striped suit (Which I was wearing that day and so was he…) I laughed at him and pointed to his suit. He went totally off his rocker.

It’s funny eh, somebody must have forgotten to stir the sugar properly into his coffee!

He followed me down Lambton Quay nutting off at me, telling me business people like me in pin-striped suits are the problem in this country…

Winston would never disparage a pinstripe suit! Never, d’ya hear?!!?

You know the funny thing is – we would call the “Asian Party” a race based party and we would denigrate it because it is based on race. Unlike our perspective on “Maori” we are not conditioned to accept special consideration for Asian people, even if they are the ancestors of the NZ Maori.