Political Awards by Steve Braunias
September 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm by David FarrarSteve Braunias hands out his awards for 2008 viewing on Parliament TV. Some of them are:
- Biggest Wretch: Winston Peters
- Biggest Flirts: Margaret Wilson & Rodney Hide
- Best Valedictory Speech: Katherine Rich
- Best Smile: Sue Bradford
- Best Impersonation of Eternal Youth: David Parker
- Cruellest Wit: Michael Cullen
- Best Debater: Michael Cullen
- Most Acute Ears: Bill English
- Best Reply: Tau Henare
That reminds me I must start the traditional Kiwiblog poll for Best MP shortly.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Don’t agree with Katherine Rich for 3, Swain gave the best valedictory speech.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Who the hell is Steve Braunias?? Probably just another commie propagandist posing as a journalist. Example-
(His [Winston's] apparent failure to disclose the $100,000 gift from Owen Glenn seems a far lesser sin than John Key’s self-serving and brazenly dishonest attempts to conceal his Tranz Rail shares.) Whaaaat???
This is (IMHO) an embarrassingly weak article.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Having read his work across several publications over a number of years I was prepared to write off any political awards by Steve Braunias as being hopelessly tainted by Labour-loving sentiment. But to be fair, apart from the crazy sentence that Redbaiter points to it’s a good read.
Loved his allusion to Winston Peters being a “A mad gorilla beating the jungle floor, crazed and incoherent, deliberately obtuse”. A mad gorilla crazily beating the jungle floor is just right for Winnie.
And this is priceless …
“BEST IMPERSONATION OF A MAD AND CONSTIPATED POTENTATE WEARING WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BEATLES WIG: HELEN CLARK.
Vote:Actually, that was just on Wednesday. Maybe it was just a bad hair day.”
September 28th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
What no biggest witch? Dam Labour Burns.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Best pollie….? Rodney Phillip Hide…….daylight a distant second.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
the key-awards..
..most devious..john (‘i may..or may not have’) key..
..most slippery..john (see above) key..
..most ‘who me?’..john (see above) key..
..most likely to lose election..john (‘bye-bye’) key..
..most likely not to be party leader..this time next year..john (englished) key..
..who gets ‘bitch-slapped’ the most..john (the victim) key..
..the ‘house-football’..john (bouncy) key..
..tells the biggest ‘porkies’..john (ashford/’trader’) key..
..our ‘most like sarah palin’ m.p…john (moose-call) key..
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Best pothead?
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Steve (“did I tell you my father was imprisoned on Soames Island?”) Braunias is one of the weakest lefty hacks, only surviving becuase of his editor/partner’s favouritism.
He would have seen no wrong with Winston’s undeclared secret cash payments as Braunias himself was caught out soliciting freebies while writing one of his puerile articles recently.
And did he mention…his father was imprisoned on Soames Island you know…
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
What 3-coil said x 10.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Funniest TV interview of the year?
John “did I say 50,000″ Key.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Funniest dole office interview – Phool- “Yes I am devoting all my time to actively searching for employment”
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I can’t believe Rich gloated over the supposed great work of Sue Bradford.
I don’t know what you see in Rich DPF. I think she is weak, dilusional and ended up in the wrong party.
National is better without her.
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Talking of Winston Peters, did many people witness his eccentric performance on ‘Agenda’ this morning ?
He complained that he had been assured that he would be allowed to have the last word and objected to Nevil Gibson and Bevan Rapson staying on after his appearance. Rawdon later announced that Mr Peters had agreed to leave on the condition that he would not be discussed by the panellists during the remainder of the show.
Truth really is stranger than fiction !
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Philu and Sonic…You seem awestruck by John Key. Does he get under your skin?
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
dunno if ‘awestruck’ quite covers it..
…and the peters thing..?
http://whoar.co.nz/2008/a-ston-ish-ingwinston-peters-bullies-agenda-host-into-complete-submissionsupplication/
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Biggest fan of Pol Pot: Keith Locke
Vote:Worst advice to the NZ Cricket team: Keith Locke
September 28th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Bruv, Helen could be edging ahead of Locke in the Pol Pot stakes – imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Vote:September 28th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
If I’m “awestruck by John Key” does that make you guys awestruck by Winston Peters (after all you talk about him far more than In mention slippery John)
Vote:September 29th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Re Braunias: Can someone who failed journalism school call himself a journalist?
Vote: