http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1579756

See the ‘related video’ on the side bar – the second one is gold.

From todays Herald

In his reply to the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament, Mr Key compared Labour to a gramophone – “confined to history, a relic left gathering dust at the back of the cupboard wondering why the music has stopped”.

He claimed the Resource Management Act would mean: “I have more chance of being Britney Spears’ therapist in 2015 than of driving through the Waterview tunnel … “

Then they go on to Winston laying into National, just like a good poodle.

How many people voted for NZ first at the last election? Reading this story, how many really care what Winnie says in the house?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/insidethebeltway/2008/02/07/clarks-waitangi-no-show-smarter-than-key-turning-up/#comment-37451

Christ, you’ll be calling people “Liarbour lickspittles” next…

I’m sure it was completely unintentional and lacking in irony

Oh, so I’m being utterly unreasonable in assuming the word after “Winston stole the show” indicated some approval? If that wasn’t all your base’s intention, then perhaps he should have left Winnie’s immigrant bashing out of the roll call?

Or perhaps I can just dismiss your rather disingenuous spin — something Winnie’s rather good at too — and take the Freudian slip at face value. Wouldn’t be the first time people who should know better have squinted past the more rabid side of Winston’s rhetoric when he’s an otherwise useful attack dog.

I am underwhelmed by the Standard’s response to it.

I’ve just listened to Helen Clark’s reply to the PM’s speech. I’m underwhelmed.

It took Helen at least one term as PM to gain anything like the formidible profile she now has. It is possible to be a good leader without having to be full of lick and spittle from day one. Key will get the underdog sympathy in situations like this and be in laughing.

But of course, as usual, Winston Peters was the finest orator in Parliament!

Do you really think that ANYONE believes that your would be anything other than negative about Keys speech?

Nobody who comes to the Standard expects fair and balanced political analysis. Everyone knows it is a National bash site and nothing more.

You would think that Labour and the Greens etc, as the ruling coalition, would garner more interest from a balanced political site because they are, you know, the ruling coalition.

But damn near every single post is about John Key or National or Kiwiblog or DPF himself. Your category system doesnt do this fact justice. I bet the beat up about NZ subsidising mine safety in China would be filed under ‘workers rights’ when all it was was another bash the nash story.

I just checked. Yup it is under there.

You are underwhelmed by a Key speech? File that one under Shit We Could Have Guessed For Ourselves.

Which school do you go to?

Helen’s speech really was pretty boring and non-motivating. Key did an excellent job of tearing her speech to pieces. I do agree with Peters though, when he said that John made a big number of promises – I reckon he would have been better off going with just a few key policies and promises. I waited and listened – when was Key going to make statements on the two biggest issues of 2007 – the Repeal of Section 59 and the Electoral Finance Bill? To my dissapointment, Key kept silent on these hugely important issues.

However, despite that, John came out on top with the opening speeches today. Helen driveled about what a bad state NZ is in, and her dredged up policies that she is going to implement to fix them. John ripped into Helen. Peters ripped into National and spoke well on immigration. Fitzsimmons ripped into National. Sharples rambled on about Tangata Whenua, and why they are special. Dunne waved his arms around a lot and, as usual, had nothing of any value to say. Rodney got pretty fired up about the Electoral Finance bill, referencing my website http://www.dontvotelabour.org.nz – and then spoke on the Anti-Smacking law, and the upcoming referendum on that issue.

I rate their speeches
#1 John Key
#2 Rodney Hide
#3 Winston Peters
#4 Helen Clark
#5 Jeanette Fitzsimmons
#6 Peter Dunne
#7 Pita Sharples

That was an interesting poll today. I don’t take much of an interest in them for reasons I’ve explained in comments elsewhere. But that was quite a shift in velocity.

Seems like john has some quite soft support (as well as policies). No wonder he is scratching around trying to figure out who he can get into a coalition with. Probably explains the sudden reappearance of the more rabid element on this site today. Getting worried maybe?