Anatomy of a plonker

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1. tracey 1

   12 October 2017 at 7:44 am

   Good God. He either meant it or used it to puff himself up as being smarter than those offended. Either way, what a sad human being
2. Janet 2

   12 October 2017 at 7:48 am

   Any idea who nominated him for the Braodcasting Standards Authority? Who are the others on it?
   • Cinny 2.1

     12 October 2017 at 8:02 am

     That’s exactly what came to my mind as well Janet.
   • tc 2.2

     12 October 2017 at 8:53 am

     He’s a nat sycophant so it’s a sinecure alongside all the other BSA members to hand out wet bus tickets on the taxpayers dime to give an impression that the media is being held accountable.

     The BSA ensures the MSM messaging isn’t disrupted by such pesky things as being factual, not running smears, couching lies within a contextual framework rather than letting them stand as if true etc etc.
   • veutoviper 2.3

     12 October 2017 at 10:01 am

     Plunket’ s appointment to the BSA was made by Maggie Barry as Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, back in May this year. The appointment took effect from 1 October 2017 – a week after the general election.

     http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11926507
3. AB 3

   12 October 2017 at 8:13 am

   In what ways might one ‘feel’ for HW?
   That the scale of the response is disproportionate to the offence(s)? (Nope)
   That powerful men should really just be able to take what the want from less powerful women who find them physically/emotionally/intellectually unattractive? (Nope)
   That there is a sort of Shakespearean tragedy in someone being brought from so high to so low? (Not really – because the ‘high’ was just entertainment industry hype and bollocks in the first place)
   So frankly – I am struggling to see wtf was on Plunket’s mind. Though the phrase “Plunket’s mind” may be an oxymoron.
4. Psycho Milt 4

   12 October 2017 at 8:23 am

   Anyone else feeling for Harvey Weinstein?

   Uh, yeah, pretty strong feelings actually. But I guess that’s not what the fuckwit was asking.

   Also:
   Others, he said, “launched into foul-mouthedly attacking myself personally”.

   Someone should explain to Sean what the word “myself” means, and the implications of that for the phrase “attacking myself.”
   • Robert Guyton 4.1

     12 October 2017 at 8:42 am

     I attacked myself and caught myself completely unaware! Next time, I’ll be ready!
     • In Vino 4.1.1

       12 October 2017 at 8:52 pm

       Well, I myself have never attacked myself without fair warning…
       (Just pointing out that ‘myself’ can be an emphatic pronoun as well as a reflexive one. Because thousands of Primary School teachers have screamed at kids: ‘Never say Peter and me!” many grown adults are still afraid of saying ‘me’ when they should, and misuse the emphatic pronoun instead.)
   • tracey 4.2

     12 October 2017 at 12:52 pm

     And that Gareth Morgan liked it? is he a misunderstood comedian too?
5. roy cartland 5

   12 October 2017 at 8:48 am

   I think what everyone really wants to know is what his prophet, Gareth Morgan thinks. I mean surely he knows what’s best for women, he sure knows what’s best for everyone else.
6. marty mars 6

   12 October 2017 at 8:58 am

   Shorn of the offensive – his comment ceases to exist.
7. Gristle 7

   12 October 2017 at 9:08 am

   Sean Plunket initially claimed no knowledge of the tweets and that he hadn’t tweeted that night. Shortly after he acknowledged responsibility for the tweets. That is two lies:
   1. No knowledge of tweets; and,
   2. He hadn’t tweeted that night.

   A liar and a sexist.
   • Philj 7.1

     12 October 2017 at 9:36 pm

     Is this the Sean Plunket who was the colleague of Geof Robinson at RNZ? My oh my. Geof did a fantastic job of keeping this juvenile in line. Or has Sean grown up and wants to be a shock Jock? Ratings falling Sean?
8. Sabine 8

   12 October 2017 at 9:10 am

   so this Sean guy is in training to become our twitter trump troll thingy?
9. Goodshepherd 9

   12 October 2017 at 9:11 am

   That Morgan liked the Plunket tweet ^^^ is at least a clue to what he thinks …

   Everything about Weinstein, Plunket and their enablers who support and encourage the power & freedom to use and abuse others for ‘their own ends’ is simply wrong.

   Just joking. Bullshit.
   Just a social experiment. Bullshit.
   Poor misunderstood me. Bullshit.
   • tc 9.1

     12 October 2017 at 11:07 am

     Not hard to see why TOP aligns with the Pony tail pulling party now is it.
   • tracey 9.2

     12 October 2017 at 12:56 pm

     White, male, well paid
10. Agora 10

    12 October 2017 at 10:58 am

    Things are very quiet at Stone St. Studios where Harvey Weinstein was a big investor ..
11. Pete 11

    12 October 2017 at 11:12 am

    This is not a social experiment to see what the reaction is:
    Sean Plunkett is an ignorant, self-centred, sad, loser, fuckwit.

    Now there’ll be claims that the net is a terrible place of rampant bullying, picking on poor sods because they express an opinion.
12. McFlock 12

    12 October 2017 at 12:47 pm

    This man is an arbiter of acceptable social norms?

    Gosh. Maggie Barry might wish to reflect upon her decision.
    • tracey 12.1

      12 October 2017 at 1:01 pm

      She probably giggles when a man calls her a girl.
    • tc 12.2

      12 October 2017 at 3:57 pm

      You assume she made a decision when she likely signed off on who she was told to appoint.
13. Wensleydale 13

    12 October 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Remember back in the day, before Sean was given full sanction to vent his basest urges in the public sphere, when he was a political reporter for TV3, and a Fair Go presenter? Was he actually more of a human being back then, or has he always been an odious hobgoblin of a man? I’m genuinely curious.
    • tracey 13.1

      12 October 2017 at 1:00 pm

      There does seem to be a change in political reporters once they get to be top reporter on telly.

      Gower was pretty even handed and focused on analysis, til garner left.

      Garner seem pretty even handed and focused on issues until he got the top spot

      Campbell seems to me to be an exception, but the right would probably disagree so throw him in too.

      Once they become a kind of “celebrity”, it does seem to go to their heads.

      I would say Linda Clark was an exception BUT we have so few female main political reporters on tv with their onw shows and stuff…
    • tc 13.2

      12 October 2017 at 4:19 pm

      He’d shown at RNZ that he was becoming his own worst enemy and unable to remain professional.

      I liked him to a point at RNZ but he lost his cool too many times to be effective so radio rant land was a logical progression to feed the narcissism which TOP’s it all off.
14. Jackel 14

    12 October 2017 at 2:36 pm

    The lady asked you to be quiet, boy.
15. WILD KATIPO 15

    12 October 2017 at 11:25 pm

    I haven’t read a thing about all this … I’m afraid I was rather drunk at the time…

    Rowley Birkin QC – Very Drunk, Terrible Flattulence – YouTube
    Video for rowley birkin qc▶ 1:10
    
16. rhinocrates 16

    13 October 2017 at 5:07 pm

    “People on Twitter were pre-disposed to take the worst away from my post,” he said.

    “It shows Twitter’s not a place for conversation.”

    News: sexist arsehole thinks he’s the victim.

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