Backbenchers Year in Review
December 10th, 2010 at 12:05 pm by David FarrarOn Thu 16 Dec, Backbenches are filming their 2010 year in review program. It is at 8 pm, instead of the normal 9 pm, as it will show the following Wednesday.
Instead of it being four MPs, the panel will consist of four commentators – Bomber Bradbury from Tumeke/Citizen A, Jess Mutch from TVNZ, myself and Mark Unsworth.
The first segment will be the best and worst scandals of 2010. There are so many to choose from!
The second segment will be the best and worst generally from the Government and the Opposition.
And in the third segment we rate the MPs – the best backbencher, the best maverick, best rising star, biggest loser, biggest waste of space, biggest surprise best minister and who should be dropped from the list.
And finally we will look ahead to 2011 – the biggest events, biggest issues, and biggest contests as we see them.
Should be lots of fun, and some good diversity of views. Come along if you are in Wellington, and free.
December 10th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
the best backbencher……Simon Bridges
Vote:the best maverick…….Dunno
best rising star………Steven Joyce
biggest loser…………Phil Goff
biggest waste of space……. Delahunty
biggest surprise best minister…..Finlayson…(not a nice suprise)
who should be dropped from the list….shit, where do you start, Pillay/Fenton/Moroney/Hughes/Delahunty/Locke….the list goes on and on.
December 10th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
“Bomber” Bradbury has got to be one of the most obnoxious ,boring ,predictable and noisy “commentators “in this country.When he’s on Jim Mora’s panel I simply turn it off . Thank God my radio came with an off button cos sure as hell Bradbury didn’t.
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
meh…might just watch BOY again eh !!!
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
I would so like to attend but I have something else on that night. Might try and get out of that though.
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
BTW what happened to the invite to Busted blonde’s party?
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
The party is scheduled for 2011 Q1 – no exact date yet.
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
wish I was a well known blogger so I could get my 5 cents worth in
Vote:agree with most of BB .. not sure about Finlayson yet, the foreshore thing looks like it might up in tears for all side, the country included.
December 10th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Why the f**k is Unsworth on the panel? Isn’t he one of the ‘boys’ that went gambling in Vegas with Cap’n Panic Pants?
[The boys all had their wives with them - a detail the media omitted. And what has that got to do with anything. Scores of businesses and others pay large amounts of money for Mark's views on MPs, so hard to think of someone better qualified to comment on them]
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I hope you are going to wear a tux for the night.
Vote:December 10th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
My five cents worth
Backbencher – Simon Bridges for getting his Animal Welfare Bill picked up
Vote:Maverick – Chris “tell em to go to hell” Finlayson
Rising Star – Hekia Parata – has to be
Biggest loser – Pansy Wong
Waste of Space – Ashraf Choudhary
Biggest surprise – Gerry Brownlee – Mr Crisis
Best minister – Tony Ryall – sure and steady change but without the headlines
Who to drop – Chris Carter – just go
December 10th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I have tried watching Backbenchers, but it comes across as pretty shallow. Just sound bites and pithy epithets, and each MP with a “cheer team” to go crazy every time their favourite MP clears his/her throat.
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