John Key peacemaker
The Press reports:
Prime Minister John Key is used to the cut and thrust of politics, but he had to draw on his full range of diplomatic skills with warring Christchurch preschool brothers yesterday.
Key was caught in the crossfire during a visit to the Canterbury Plunket Centre in Addington when three-year-old Dominic Knill took aim at his younger brother, Callum, using colouring pens as projectiles.
Key defused the situation after a toy truck was sent flying in his direction.
I’m not sure where this story was placed in the actual newspaper, but photos and stories like this probably do more for poll ratings, than anything else. Well not quite, but the right photo and story can be very powerful.
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July 16th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Lovely caption on Stuff: “Prime Minister gets it in the neck”.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
For reference, it was on the front page of The Press.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
John’s time in control of the National Party caucus has obviously equipped him well to handle such situations : )
July 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
That’s provocation! Go nuts, John!
July 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Nothing a parent can’t handle.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Jesus Christ are the media going to start climbing up Keys ass with inane fluff like they did with Clark now?
July 16th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
This sort of fluff merely illustrates most journalists would rather take the easy option of a PR stunt than actually working on a real story.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Small children would never behave in such a way if their parents were allowed to smack them.
(Yeah right…)
July 16th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Thanks for your contribution rat… oh wait, you haven’t made one.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Caption contest.
“where is my Dad’s fucking tax cut?”
July 16th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Helen would have called CYF’s
July 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I’m so sorry officer Murray. I won’t never do it again.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
big bruv 12:48 pm,
Caption contest. “where is my Dad’s fucking tax cut?”
PM’s answer: Labour lied to us regarding the state of the books. And I’m sorry little boy, but from now on your daddy will also have to pay for future replacements for that pen you just threw at me.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Yes you will rat. You talked crap yesterday, you’re talking crap today… shit we’re all scratching our heads about tomorrows effort alright.
July 16th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I read a very intelligent and well-written thread about Weatherston & the death penalty on your hitting metal website. I am struggling to reconcile it with the angry little right-wing troll who is ripping into me over very little here.
Are you bipolar?
July 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Isn’t it sad that things like this can be more influential to voters than policy?
July 16th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
lol big bruv
July 16th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
a toy truck was sent flying in his direction.
There’s an irony in the somewhere…
July 16th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Key gets trucks thrown at him that he does not want… Cullen buys a train set that we don’t want!
July 16th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Where’s the diplomatic protection squad when you need them?
July 16th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Good post ratbiter, if children had some form of control,murray wouldnt have posted as he did.