Is it a parody or not?
April 16th, 2009 at 12:31 pm by David FarrarI am getting confused on which Twitter accounts are parodies and which are not. Take two Green MPs.
The Sue Kedgley twitter account is a parody. The comments seem a bit too extreme, even for Sue, such as:
is off to find schools that sell kiddy killing food made by National Party supporting multinational fast food capitalists!
wants to ban anyone selling children unhealthy food. It should be like tobacco and alcohol. Kids don’t know what’s good for them! I do!
shocked that 84% of schools are still selling hot dogs, sausage rolls, hot bites or pies – no wonder kids are become fat, we need action!
is wondering if she could be elected Mayor of a Wellington supercity
Is sad that so many children were abused over Easter by the multinational chocolate capitalists that seduced their parents.
So I am pretty sure this is a parody account. Mind you Sue does go on about easter eggs a lot.
Then I saw Liberty Scott complaining about Catherine Delahunty’s twitterings. And my first reaction was that he has fallen for a very good parody.
But then I went and looked at Catherine’s twitter account, and I am not so sure it is a parody. Examples:
Gorgeous day in Te tairawhiti unless you want to appeal something to enviro court and dont have five hundred bucks just for filing fee
My mate Grant hawke has it right. Maori have been on the advisory commitee since eighteen forty enough already!
Despite the pretty words and new clothes am hoping new puppy at white house will stop killing afghanis and funding Israel wars on Palestine
Awesome Tairawhiti sunshine a good to start our own banks instead of trusting the white boy club
If it wasnt for almonds and dark chocolate I would go crazy here. As for Michael laws gang Bill who needs It?
Those QPEC people defending public and free education are awesome and palmy north was balmy today
I think it might be genuine.
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April 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
“I think it might be genuine.”
Hard to parody those who are a parody themselves.
Even if it is fake, the satire is so damn accurate one could still easily see it as an excellent demonstration of why the Watermelons should not ever be within a light year of government.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I’d seen the Delahunty one and noticed she was as mad as a brush. So naturally assumed it was genuine.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Heh.
It should be easier to confirm official accounts on party sites than it is.
But – without wishing be tedious – there is a distinct absence where the Twitter would be on her Greens page.
There did seem to be someone busy that last week of March. Odd (is it?) that nobody in Scott’s comments raises the possibility of a fake.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
“I am getting confused on which Twitter accounts are parodies and which are not.”
Well here’s a clue. If you read the Kiwiblog comments threads, you will know what little obsessive-compulsive right wing political freaks sound like. Now compare to any Green twitter account you are suspicious about. If it is a parody the similarities will be evident.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
“Hard to parody those who are a parody themselves.” – Redbaiter
This comment seems remarkably apt.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Well, as it says parody on the side bar, i guess a) it is and b) only socialists can read.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Calling Toad – please explain?
will the greens choose their new co leader on similar criteria to that in which Delahunty made the party list? – c’mon, I’d love to know
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I call real. Metiria Turei is an active twitterer, and is following her.
Patrick, the Green Party list is ranked by its members. The new co-leader will be voted on by its members. Say about that what you will, but at least it’s democratic – you won’t ever see a leadership coup, because doing so is impossible.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
MNIJack>Well, as it says parody on the side bar, i guess a) it is and b) only socialists can read.
Delahunty’s page doesn’t have the word “parody” anywhere. Socialists must be imagining the word. Just like they imagine that socialism has been successful somewhere it has been tried.
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
“Patrick, the Green Party list is ranked by its members. The new co-leader will be voted on by its members”
Excellent – thanks georgedarroch. At least I know Delahunty could be in the running for co-leader (pffft…………….. snigger.. snigger……….. LMFAO)
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Gosh, golly and darn, David, you do love a bit of parody and lampooning. Fomenting happy mischief indeed! Over and over, almost as though you seek to erode the Green brand – three years of that ought to do the trick, eh, happy fomenter! Your ‘readers’ react well to a bit of parody too, don’t they, unless it’s aimed at one (or two, or three or in fact any number of ) their own. How we lauh at Tolley, Bennett, Collins, Worth, Brownlee, Smith, Key, English and the rest of the raggle-taggle bunch of merry dingle-mice. Now there’s a parody of a Government! Lead on, Sir David Farrar – it’s grist to the mill!
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Greenfly – you’re beginning to sound just like your fellow green comrade Philu !
Do you deny these twitter posts are from Delahunty?
Vote:Do you suggest these Delahunty twitter posts are designed to amuse?
Do “Tolley, Bennett, Collins, Worth, Brownlee, Smith, Key and English” have similar twitter posts ?
Is Delahunty barking mad?
April 16th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Patrick – so many questions, so much twittering!
Vote:Do “Tolley, Bennett, Collins, Worth, Brownlee, Smith, Key and English” have similar twitter posts
Of the 8 names you mention, only Bill English is synonymous with a ‘post’
April 16th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Another reason to give Delahunty the Green co-leader job!!!!
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
clintheine – and that’s why we thank our lucky starrs for Garrett!
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Delahunty’s ravings are almost like she is drunk or something similar – it’s truly disturbing. When someone makes Kedgley, Turei and Bradford seem half sensible, it really does say something. I’m sure someone could poke fun at Garrett, but you need someone with rich pickings – Turia would be a good one, maybe Roger Douglas (frustrated to hell at the limp wristed Nats), Peter Dunne (so ronery). NZ needs more political satire!
Vote:April 16th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
How many people belong to the Greens? If all Kiwiblog readers joined the party, would we have enough votes to elect Delahunty leader?
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Greenfly, Keep saying that and maybe somebody will listen to you. Garrett is worth a dozen of your Delehuntys.
You Greens are complete trippers, I see today your party is very upset that schools are allowing kids the freedom to eat what they choose. Maybe we should make it compulsory for your MPs to pass a mental fitness test before opening their mouths…. then we’d be spared the international ridicule of hearing Delehunty singing again.
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 8:44 am
“Those QPEC people defending public and free education are awesome and palmy north was balmy today”
palmy is balmy & Catherine is barmy
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 8:50 am
davidp, you could wait for toad for the definitive judgement, but I think you’d have to pay money, as well as be a member for 6 months plus before you’re allowed to vote…
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 9:04 am
I find it uplifting that the Greens are so scared of Garrett, they have obviously targeted him as the one who must be silenced at all costs.
Not one of them (Toad, Frog or Greenfly) has managed to post a reasoned argument against Garrett or his views.
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Only the Greens don’t like Garrett, whatever you say.
Vote:April 17th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Silence Garrett? Greens love Garrett. Anyone so bat shit crazy that Kiwiblog regulars love him is just the sort of advertisement we like to see for ACT.
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