Comments on: The least surprising decision of recent times

By: Glutaemus Maximus

Glutaemus Maximus — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:50:47 +0000

Green has always been a complicated colour!

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:58:25 +0000

He’s not pissed, he’s relieved that he does not have to deal with Trotskyite Pol Pot supporters and Pilgerite apologists for Islamic terrorism.

So am I. The Greens are going to be a mill stone around Labour’s neck.

By: philu

philu — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:47:38 +0000

i’m puzzled that key is pissed at the greens..

..it’s all his own doing..

http://whoar.co.nz/2008/what-right-has-john-key-got-to-be-pissed-at-the-greensis-he-totally-in-la-la-land-as-to-political-realitiesand-who-is-his-sarah-palinanyway/

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: DamnedAngry

DamnedAngry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:28:06 +0000

Lee, suggest you double-up and put $30k on Maori Party going with National

By: Patrick Starr

Patrick Starr — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:11:00 +0000

you’ll miss your $15k

By: Lee C

Lee C — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:58:35 +0000

Sorry I just got here, I was just at the bookies putting $15,000 on the Greens going with National. Have I missed anything?

By: William Fussey

William Fussey — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:39:18 +0000

Without reading all the comments: this was surely the worst kept secret ever. When they listed their criteria for a coalition partner the other day they were all so geared towards Labour. United Future might well be able to swing either way but philosophically they are much closer to us Nats.

By: V

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:53:29 +0000

Can anyone tell me if the greens will release the minutes to their meetings where this issue was considered and discussed?
I suspect the process will have more in common with the process used to appoint President Medvedev.

By: DamnedAngry

DamnedAngry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:49:41 +0000

The Greens aren’t entirely stupid…they’re obviously keeping Sue Bradford out of the limelight pre-election!

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:33:50 +0000

Paul,

“Watermelon” is meant as a more honest description of the Greens, green on the surface, but red to the core underneath. They are Trotskyite communists hiding behind a facade of environmentalism. Someone should explain to them that Trotskyites are not supposed to cosy up to Stalinists.

By the way, your supposedly against hate speech. How to you feel about Russell Norman describing eighty percent of New Zealanders as “fundamentalists who want the right to beat their children”?

By: Roflcopter

Roflcopter — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:30:02 +0000

SR – It’s all OK, don’t panic, because if Liabour win they’ll just retrospectively make it OK on the basis that the previous retrospective law was so confusing.

It’s clear now that the word from Liabour officials is to “win at ALL costs, bugger the eventual consequences, and when we’re back in we’ll just flip a big finger to the NZ public and make some new complex laws that shows it’s ok”

By: slightlyrighty

slightlyrighty — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:28:23 +0000

The greens will be vital to a centre left government and they know it.

Labour will do anything to retain power and the Greens know it.

If this comes to pass, and that should be a big if, what price will the greens exact for their support and what is Labour prepared to give away?

This term we have had the Tuck Shop law, the anti smacking bill and the ETS with the 1 billion dollar insulation cherry on top.

Will we see the 6 litre showers as the price of the treasury benches? Don’t forget that this is the PM who said she did not want to see a law banning the smacking of children.

By: Southern Raider

Southern Raider — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:09:41 +0000

WhaleOil has some very interesting pieces on his blog about massive campaign budget blowouts by Labout candidates who didn’t understand their own law eg they didn’t comprehend that having to count every $ back to the start of the year and make it under $20K actually meant counting ever $.

Looks like some of them were overspent before the election even started.

Is it just me or does the left produce some of the dumbest people in history?

By: Shunda barunda

Shunda barunda — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:06:41 +0000

Yes, and all heterosexual men will be turned into lesbians within 3 years as well.

By: Roflcopter

Roflcopter — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:57:54 +0000

Well, at least it’s out in the open…. a vote for the Greens is a vote for Liabour.

Hang on to your panties, coz Bradford will be in a coalition cabinet position if they win, and within 3 years you’ll be taxed (or perhaps even sterilised) for having more than 1 child.

By: dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:55:53 +0000

“are watermelons insulting?”

Yes Paul, especially when they’re rotten two faced social engineering nutbars.

By: side show bob

side show bob — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:51:09 +0000

So the melons are going with Liarbore, MY GOD HOLD THE PRESSES, I DIDN’T KNOW, WHAT A NICE SURPRISE. Hope the Dear Leader is thrilled as the the rest of us are. Can’t wait for the divorce surly this is a match mad in hell, mind you they deserve each other. Can’t wait for the first policy release what totaly stupid, mindless, hairbrain scheme will be first. Oh well better go and oil up the guns and stock up with ammo.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:49:04 +0000

are watermelons insulting?

By: dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:44:49 +0000

Look mate take your $500 and grow some watermelons in the greenie Liarbour socialist asylum.

By: Short Shriveled and Slightly to the Left

Short Shriveled and Slightly to the Left — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:35:50 +0000

$500 says that Helen Clark will be finished as Labour Leader by Jan 1.
would be a stupid bet by me

or $500 says that National will form the next Government along with ACT and the MP
would be an incredibly stupid bet by me

$500 says that National will end up with over 55% of the Party vote.
you would have to be insane