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May 19, 2011 3:56pm by David Farrar

PM’s response to Goff

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Manolo

Scott, I agree with you on the unashamed left-wing bias shown by the media. It does require, however, a direct and frontal reaction. Who owns TVNZ? Why isn’t the government cleaning up the stables of all these left-wingers? Why the softly approach? Why isn’t the minister putting the heat on the board to get its act together?

These people have become entrenched in the system as a result of policies of inaction and tolerance from past administrations. Cowardice will not take the National Party anywhere. It’s time to put an end to it.
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May 20, 2011 8:49am
Scott

Manolo — I would like to see an end to left-wing bias as well. However the Labour Party, the trade unions and the media generally have the same worldview. They associate together and so they honestly believe that this is the way that reasonable people think. So of course we should have more government. Of course taxes are too low. Of course the government should do more to redistribute income. Of course a centre-right government is full of crazy right-wingers who want to hurt the poor by cutting benefits because they have no compassion and are heartless.

You just need to watch one episode of Campbell Live to get the left-wing view shared by the media and the liberal elite that are present in most government departments, in the universities etc. When John Campbell does attacked left-wingers, as he did some years ago with Helen Clark, he attacks them from the left. So he has a left-wing view to the left of Helen Clark.

Therefore John Key has to show restraint in making change. I actually thought his budget speech showed that he was more than just a nice guy and that he does have some fire in his belly. So I was pleased with the budget.

With regard to the media I would like to seem more media outlets. The rise of bloggers like DPF has been a welcome change to the general left-wing economic analysis we still get from the mainstream media. However I have often longed for a New Zealand version of Fox News to promote alternative ideas to the mainstream media.
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May 20, 2011 9:02am
Manolo

John Campbell is an employee of TV3, a private organisation, with a perfect right to voice his left-wing opinion (I don’t watch him since his tone of voice grates my ears). We agree on that count.

The situation is completely different when comes to the state-owned TVNZ and Radio NZ. Why does this government tolerate the sickening bias? I insist: the issue needs to be confronted, not swept under the carpet, which is exactly what the left-wing media and commentators want.

It requires political courage to take on an entrenched left-wing, state-sponsored, media. Unfortunately, Key’s government does not have an ounce of it.
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May 20, 2011 9:11am
Richard Hurst

Lab: Big Borrow, big tax big spend

Nat: Borrow less tax less spend less

Act: Stop spending.
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May 20, 2011 12:14pm

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