Double Backbenches tonight
Tonight at the Back Bencher pub there are two Back Benches … one is a Special at 8pm on the Job Summit, the other is the regular Back Benches, filmed live just after 9pm.
The panel for the Back Benches Special is a mix of politicians and business experts … Trevor Mallard, Sue Bradford, Phil O’Reilly from Business NZ and Charles Finny from the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. They’ll discuss the effects of the recession on us and what some of the solutions might be.
The regular Back Benches will look at the first 100 days of the John Key government, the report on Corrections and whether the NZ Maori Team should go to South Africa? The panel will be Peter Dunne, Heather Roy, Russel Norman and Chris Hipkins.
I’m going along – should be interesting to see the earlier one especially as hopefully not just squabbling MPs 
February 25th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
DPF
PLEASE PLEASE make sure that somebody asks Dunne ON AIR where the money is that he stole from us, I am sick of the smug prick getting a free pass from the media about his theft of tax payer money.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
No Nats again. Shouldn’t be that hard to front up during the honeymoon.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
They’re well aware that after you’ve sculled a few Heinekens Trevor, that you’ll either try to put one where the sun don’t shine, or will practice your left hook and head butt on them so are correctly staying away.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Maybe they are too busy, Trevor. Fixing your fuck ups.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
You always fronted aye Trev, indeed the abiding memory I will have of you is the way you had to “front” in court.
Is it not time you started looking for another job like you loser mates Kullen and Klark?
February 25th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Speaking of back benches…
Check out last weeks episode, there is one MP who needs a shave and I am not talking about David Garrett.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Trevor fronted up in the dock? Oh my, I guess I could step a lawyer out in a Court house, but then Parliament is a well known cess-pit of crap.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Guys if an MP fronts here, please be civil and not just go off topic with old stuff.
And for what it is worth I agree National MPs should be on as often as they are invited.
February 25th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
“Guys if an MP fronts here, please be civil and not just go off topic with old stuff.”
Fair enough…just indulge me this once …
Hey Trev! Whack!!!!! Whos ya daddy now?! Yeah thats right baby!…” Kick,stomp gouge!….how ya like them apples?!
(Tau… feel free to throw a few buddy…..)
Oh….Im done…;-)
You’re a sport Trev…
February 25th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
DPF said “And for what it is worth I agree National MPs should be on as often as they are invited.”
So were any invited tonight DPF?
[DPF: I believe so , yes]
February 25th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Trev had a damn good point…things are bad, so slag off Labour, easy. Things going well…’we’re great, John Key’s great!’
February 25th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
TVNZ hasn’t started its cost cutting excerise yet then?
February 26th, 2009 at 2:07 am
“Guys if an MP fronts here, please be civil and not just go off topic with old stuff”.
As opposed to everyone else who gets carted around your blog when they comment or are linked?
So we have to give them special treatment then David? Oh come on!
[DPF: No the same treatment - attack their arguments, not them]
February 26th, 2009 at 8:16 am
DPF
“Guys if an MP fronts here, please be civil and not just go off topic with old stuff”.
You must be joking?..Mallard is a bully David, he has shown this time after time, I see no reason why anybody would want to be civil to a man who takes great joy from throwing his weight around yet squeals like a girl when he receives a little of his own treatment.
It is a cliché but respect is something that must be earned, Mallard has done nothing to earn that respect.
February 26th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Mallard can roll with these punches David, and he has most certainly thrown his weight about over the years. I am sure he is a grown up boy who can take this and have the guts to respond to some of it.
Why else would he be here? Unless he’s bored and considering a life of pleasure.
So Trev – The Nats honeymoon hurting a little eh?
February 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Mallard IS a bully, and like all bullies he cried like a baby when he got a taste of his own medicine. I liken him to Australian cricketers. Great at sledging but all indignant when it comes back their way.
February 26th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Yes come on David, he is fair game, politicians are nothing special, elected or worse, list, they are citizens, like all of us.
He gives therefore he can take.
All pollies are fair game regardless of flavour.
February 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am
You don’t seem to mind us putting the boot into that commie photoshop Bradford.
Yes I know it has not posted, (at least not under it’s own name)but it is still a (list) polly.
Whats the main difference in your opinion?
February 26th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
David I know the risks in blogging – no need to defend. Wouldn’t blog if I couldn’t take response from people afraid to give their names.
February 26th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Who would have thought eh? Perhaps they’re busy attempting to fix the f*cked up country you left us Trev?!?
And speaking of ‘fronting up’, you Labour wimps give the debating chamber a very wide berth whenever the heat is on. Clark was a master of avoiding scrutiny and would make sure she was out of the chamber and even out of the country when things got a bit intense. Likewise you, King, Hodgson etc etc.
February 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Mallard get back to work, I don’t pay you to waste my tax dollars blogging!!
February 26th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Oh yeah sorry Mallard, you have got fuck all to do
February 26th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
“Wouldn’t blog if I couldn’t take response from people afraid to give their names.”
so you’ll be instructing IrishBill and your other employees at The Standard to use their real names then?
February 26th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
# James (330) Vote: Add rating14 Subtract rating 9 Says:
February 25th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
“Guys if an MP fronts here, please be civil and not just go off topic with old stuff.”
Fair enough…just indulge me this once …
Hey Trev! Whack!!!!! Whos ya daddy now?! Yeah thats right baby!…” Kick,stomp gouge!….how ya like them apples?!
(Tau… feel free to throw a few buddy…..)
Oh….Im done…;-)
You’re a sport Trev…
Ya wouldn’t hit a bloke with glasses would ya?