Trans-tasman
I am a keen recipient of the trans-tasman newsletter. You often read material in there not reported elsewhere. A great example of this is quoted in this week’s newsletter:
Excitement in the media about the Govt undertaking a review of NZ’s intelligence services scaled considerable heights this week. A Treasury official dropped a notebook in the street near Parliament, which contained some details about the review being carried out by former MFAT chief Simon Murdoch. The notebook was retrieved by a Radio NZ political journalist, and initial news reports sent competing media into a frenzy. However John Key deflated the excitement when he told journalists the review had been twice reported earlier in Trans-Tasman. The first, inthe July 2 issue, said a review was being planned of the agencies, and the second on July 16 indicated Murdoch would carry out the review.
So while still highly embarrassing for the Treasury staffer who lost the notebook, there was not actual revealing of anything not already in the public domain.
The newsletter also notes:
We have noted before Labour’s viscerally venomous attitude towards National Ministers Paula Bennett and Anne Tolley. This goes way beyond the normal tensions of political conflict. Labour MPs – especially their women MPs – appear to find the very existence of Bennett and Education Minister Tolley infuriating. You can almost see the wall of red mist descending over Labour’s front bench every time those two Ministers get up to speak. …
The attitude is actually an odd kind of snobbery. There is an unspoken “how DARE you?!” from Labour’s front bench towards Bennett and Tolley. It is a rage these women, who in Labour’s eyes should be, firstly, on a benefit themselves somewhere and, secondly, loyally supporting Labour as a consequence.
I recommend people tune into question time to see what the newsletter describes.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
The Labour Party has politicised women being in politics – i.e. they must support the Labour Party. The same goes for gays – they probably have the same feeling towards Chris Finlayson – except Chris is too clever for them and can give as good and better back. Paula is going further and she is popularising “I am a Westie”. That is Labour’s heartland and Paula (good on her) is shoving it right back to the Labour Party. I do hope they are both getting good support from their collegues. Of course Judith Collins is in a similar position but the Labour Party dare not take her on despite Clayton Cosgrove’s efforts.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I suggest the teachers union is pushing Liarbour hard to upset Ann Tolley as teachers are about to become accountable. A foreign concept in Liarbour land.
Paula on the other hand loves a scrap and is willing them on by her actions.
Crusher eats Plug head alive every time he asks a question because he fails to do the homework and hands his stupid head on a place to Crusher like a fan offering gifts.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Of course Judith Collins is in a similar position but the Labour Party dare not take her on despite Clayton Cosgrove’s efforts.
Its like watching a Jack Russell sprinting off to take on a Persion Cate, only to find the cat ransform into a Pit Bull Terrier.
I almost feel sorry for him…
September 11th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Labour’s attitude to National women is nothing new. Then Labour whip Jonathan Hunt had promised Ruth Richardson a pair so she could feed her new baby but his female colleagues wouldn’t co-operate.
They talk about empowering women but their actions show they only want progress for those who sing from their political song sheet.
September 11th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
“Blue Coast
Crusher eats Plug head alive every time he asks a question because he fails to do the homework and hands his stupid head on a place to Crusher like a fan offering gifts.”
No, she does not. She is an embarrassment, you lot only like her because crosby textors hand is so far up her arse that she is like a puppet. You lot claim victory for her every time, the left leave you to it, because while you lot may feel like your always correct, sitting in an echo chamber, with every one else telling you how right you are, from the outside, from reality, it shows how distant and clueless you all are.
And its not any kind or rage from the left about Tolley and Bennet, its more an eye rolling, that they have to, yet again, have their stupid, half wit bleatings inflicted upon them. Way way out of their depth, and you lot are in deep denial.
September 11th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
ha ha funniest post this week from racer1.
Set me up for the weekend, thanks
September 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Racer, the Liarbore women are not happy, Tolley and Bennet obviously don’t wear hob nail boots and hate men, it’s just not cricket. As for “half wit bleating”shit, haven’t you heard fishwife King in full flight.
September 11th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Tolley and especially Bennet are just not up to the task.
September 11th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
racer1, are you a carpet sales person, cause it seems to me you only like women if they have a liking for carpet munching
September 11th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
So many exquisitely rendered bullshit assumptions from everyone in this thread. And in the original argument.
My advice: as soon as you are basing your argument on what you guess the other side is thinking, you’re full of shit. Whether you’re left or right. Idiocy has no political preference.
September 13th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
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