Comments on: Jackie Blue: Committed to [insert region here]

By: The Voice of Reason

The Voice of Reason — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:32:21 +0000

I googled excerpts from other ‘news’ items from Blue’s website. As well as generic material, she is also plagiarising her boss’s speeches. The item on P is a cut and paste rip off of a speech he apparently gave a couple of days ago. Hope he sues.

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/tackling+p

http://www.jackieblue.co.nz/index.php?/archives/205-Tackling-P.html

By: The Voice of Reason

The Voice of Reason — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:19:53 +0000

And here’s Chris Tremaine in the Hawke’s Bay Grey Power newsletter:

http://www.greypower.co.nz/uploads/October%202009.pdf

By: Daveosaurus

Daveosaurus — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:24:27 +0000

You think that’s bad? I have it on good authority that fifty percent – that is, one in every two – New Zealand school children are of below average intelligence!

By: Daveosaurus

Daveosaurus — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:23:00 +0000

“One student in five leaves school” would be even clearer (although I’m not sure it’s absolutely grammatically correct either).

By: To [insert region here] or not [insert region here] at The Standard

To [insert region here] or not [insert region here] at The Standard — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:35:12 +0000

[...] like Nicky Wagner’s having the same trouble* as Jackie Blue: …the National-led Government is committed to helping more children take part in organised [...]

By: mummybot

mummybot — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:58:22 +0000

Good find!

captcha word: failure

By: felix

felix — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:33:35 +0000

I do like Pansy’s accidental “peeking over the white wall” graphic.

Very cute and unintentionally poignant.

By: Brickley Paiste

Brickley Paiste — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:08:46 +0000

“Currently one in five students leave school without the skills they need to achieve. That’s why last week we launched National Standards .”.

That should be one in five students leaveS since one, as the loneliest number, is singular, not plural.

Pretty sad in a release that is about how students can’t write good no more.

By: gobsmacked

gobsmacked — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:57 +0000

It’s been great to receive positive feedback about National Standards and our other education initiatives from readers of the Standard.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52:40 +0000

And they’ve been “corrected” now.

So, it took about two hours.

By: gobsmacked

gobsmacked — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:15 +0000

But wait, there’s more:

Michael Woodhouse MP has a personal message for you …

“It’s been great to receive positive feedback about National Standards and our other education initiatives from parents in Dunedin.”

http://michaelwoodhousemp.blogspot.com/2009/10/lifting-education-standards.html

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:50 +0000

Pansy Wong has posted it under John Key’s name as an ethnic column…

http://www.pansywong.co.nz/post_lifting-education-standards_1494_988

By: mjwkiwi

mjwkiwi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:17:19 +0000

hahaha Jackie Blue is such a lazy MP http://bit.ly/3KeU48

By: Young Labour NZ

Young Labour NZ — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:06:01 +0000

LOL at Jackie Blue's faux parochialism: http://tiny.cc/yU1ez

By: SAL

SAL — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:36:42 +0000

Rodney Hide is telling the truth. They’re so lazy – and cynical – they don’t even bother to read literature sent/posted in their own names!