Abortion is a crime, a crime Colin believes in, and wants the votes of people who believe its a crime.
Progressives see an attack on women right to choose, choose how to live their lives, own property, marry who they want, and choose for themselves when it comes to their own body.
Yet for decades, the fundamentalists wouldn’t listen, that women weren’t the best people to choose what was best for themselves.
I don’t see how a women acting in self defense to remove a homicidal fetus can even be a crime.
craig is a fool. he suffers from the socratic disease. i.e. because he knows somehting he thinks he knows everything. plus his theology is shallow and paltry and un-christian. he is too busy trying to make people do what he wants them to do rather than finding out what they need and then trying to do something for them.
“…..Craig ……. he suffers from the socratic disease. i.e. because he knows somehting he thinks he knows everything…..plus his theology is shallow and paltry and un-christian……”
Jesus never walked on earth being all nice and cuddly. I don’t have a problem with Mr craig speaking up. Or anyone else for that matter.
And then you went on to say this:
“…..he is too busy trying to make people do what he wants them to do rather than finding out what they need and then trying to do something for them…..”
Can’t really remember Jesus doing too much for people – other than teaching them lessons – so that they can make better choices – and then do things all by themselves.
Mr Craig is certainly on to human dignity – and it’s virtues of self reliance, resourcefulness ect there!
Everyone is giving him the party vote as he’s different – he’s the counter culture – the cool one!
You also don’t appear to understand Christianity in the slightest while trying to pretend that you do.
As for trying to compare Colin Craig to Jesus Christ in the same sentence…congratulations for baking today’s outstanding What The Fuck cake on The Standard.
craig is a fool. he suffers from the socratic disease
Don’t know what you are on about with here, Colin Craig doesn’t count but we sure could do with a few more politicians able to use the socratic method properly.
Which part of “mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos ut et vos diligatis invicem in hoc cognoscent omnes quia mei discipuli estis si dilectionem habueritis ad invicem” do you not understand?
Sounds like your Jesus had been tainted by the 20th century / 21st century neo-con vision that says that only those who have the wherewithall to help themselves are going to get any help from the heavens above! What a load of old cobblers! I remember stories about Jesus feeding multitudes and surely that was a parable resting on his desire to help and serve the masses. No Jesus was not a right wing nutter who declared a belief in self reliance what ever that may be in what is the community of man.
That’s insulting. There is no evidence that ET was ever a fiscal or social conservative, and anyway, he looked far too much like Ronald Reagan, although less senile.
could some clever person out there make a gif of him walking..?
..he has that unique gait..
..that elbow/arm action going on..
..that just screams for a soundtrack/to be gifed..
..and y’know..!..not everyone in national is a libertarian nihilist..(just key/joyce/collins etc etc..)
..and there must be many in that party internally screaming:..’no..!..f.f.s..!..he thinks the moon-landings were shot on a soundstage in the desert outside of phoenix..!..
..what are you thinking..?..
..we’d rather have peters than that clown..!..’..)’
I don’t believe it ! This isn’t a real poster, is it Mickey ? No-one would be so stupid as to put a poster like that out for electioneering, would they ? ? ?
According to the bible heaven is not just inhabited by seraphim and cherubim but also good Christians who have died and then “ascended”. Unfortunately under New Zealand law the dead are not allowed to vote, and so poor ol’ Colin is out of luck there as well.
oops! error… In the last line substitute the word poor for rich
The “son of Helen” allusion presumably means ‘we will put the breaks on any Nat/Key tendency toward moral liberalism’. Then again, maybe it’s a suggestion that Clark had dictatorial tendencies (a common Tory meme) and that Craig will ensure Key doesn’t move in the same direction (to which I’d say: Too Late).
“Son of National ?” seems to be a particularly vague and clumsy way of trying to differentiate Craig/the Cons from National. Presumably ties in with the idea of “serving” rather than “self” and of being truly conservative as opposed to Key – the “liberal” Son of Helen.
That’s the closest I can come to making any sense of it. But, a really poorly thought out poster.
Why does he want to portray himself as the son of national… And confuse some fundies that he is in the national party and give their party vote to the wrong party
So, Craig is hoping to pick up those National voters who have become unhappy with National. Then he’s going to enter into a partnership with… National… In doing so he will be able to prevent John Key from becoming Helen Clark’s… son… You can believe this because Colin Craig is National’s… son… maybe (question mark).
Oh or maybe The Christian party or whatever it’s called will be National’s ‘son’ when the enter into the coalition. And as the ‘son’ they will be able to keep John Key, the ‘father’ from becoming Helen Clark. (Myself I’m not so convinced that a) this might happen or b) that it would be a bad thing.) So what is the Holy Ghost then? This doesn’t seem clear in the poster, disappointing.
If someone has a better way to interpret this I’d like to hear it.
Well, if he wants to be seen as a Christ-like figure then maybe we should just take him at his word and Nail him up !, Nail him up, I say !, Nail some sense into him !. Crucifixion ? Best thing the Romans ever did for us. And, if nothing else, IT’S TAUGHT ME TO RESPECT THE ROMANS !, AND IT’S TAUGHT ME THAT YOU’LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE IN THIS LIFE UNLESS YOU’RE PREPARED TO DO A FAIR DAY”S WORK FOR A FAIR DAY”S PAY !
Jeepers that poster gave me the creeps – what the hell does it even mean, the whole poster doesn’t make any sense at all. I looked for the parody tags and seriously I wanted to find them.
WO – and he who will not be named at YourNZ – now have up another unbelievably bizarre Conservative Party poster entitled “They’re OUT OF CONTROL running around as if THEY OWN THE PLACE”.
I won’t provide links, to WO or YourNZ on principle and cannot seem to copy the poster itself to provide a link. Hopefully someone here who is more tech-savvy will do so and post it here as it is definitely a Must See!
In brief it focusses on Key, English, Joyce and Charlie Wilson and presents them as cocks of the chicken variety with brief ‘notes’ on each – and a centre comment ” Let’s put them back in the coop September 20″.
How not to win friends and influence people. IMO, if this goes viral, it could be the end of any accommodation by National to the Conservatives.
Incidentially, the poster is not on the Conservatives’ website, but does bear a Conservative Party authorisation.
As I noted in the above comment, WO – and he who cannot be named in case he appears – have posted yet another bizarre Conservative Party poster that has to be seen to be believed.
As I said above, it was not on the Conservative Party website when I checked earlier today. And I amend my final comment above to “does bear a Vote for the Conservative Party motto”, rather than authorisation.
What, even more so than Colin’s ruminations that he’s (ahem) ‘neither one way nor the other’ and has been seriously talking about crossbench occupation if the Nats are foolish enough to gift them a seat or help them over the MMP five percent threshold? I think that may have started the current distancing on the centre-right, as well as the Conservative Party’s continually basement level opinion polling. And Peter Dunne hates their guts for an obvious reason (spelt Gordon Copeland). It’s also difficult to see the Maori Party working with them, given the Conservatives radical anti-Treaty stance.
The arrogance very clear to me is that if McCully, professor of the darkest arts, relinquishes his East Coast Bays seat so late that National cannot/ will not nominate another candidate in his place, as suggested on Stuff this morning … by what polling/logic or insanity do they simply assume that National voters will be so easily manipulated to vote for batshit crazy Craig instead? How will voters be with this arrogant arrangement? Me? I would automatically be forced to vote Green or IMP !
Why would they vote Chemtrail Colin ? East Coast Bays ? My dahling boy, jesting you must be !!
Expect Craig to get stranger as the campaign progresses. He is very risky for National. The Nats best option is to go hard against him and drive his vote down to limit the damage to the right to about half a percent. If they accommodate him they could easily lose half a percent anyway by association as his narcissism becomes more and more apparent. I don’t see real upside for the right in the Conservatives, only risk.
Sorry Micky, you can do better, this is a bit mischievous, cheeky and below the belt, I must say, hey, now I feel tempted to vote for Colin Craig, thanks for the “motivation”!
memo to cc – your photos make you look creepy – no one wears a suit in the grass unless they are sneaking around and the pose is, well, better to take your shirt off to convey the pinup look more successfully.
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Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
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Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
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New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. In recent years, consistently across all school terms, short-term illness or medical reasons ...
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is streamlining high-level oceans management while maintaining a focus on supporting the sector’s role in the export-led recovery of the economy. “I am working to realise the untapped potential of our fishing and aquaculture sector. To achieve that we need to be smarter with ...
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. "New Zealand’s wool exports reached $400 million in the year to 30 June 2023, and the coalition Government ...
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. The changes involve repealing the network approval provisions that apply when someone wants to establish a new early learning service, ...
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. “The inconsistent treatment of coal mining compared with other extractive activities is burdensome red tape that fails to acknowledge ...
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. “My meeting with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reaffirmed the complementary nature of the bilateral trade relationship, with our Free Trade Agreement at its ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today paid tribute to Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Meeting in Singapore today immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. While in Singapore as part of his visit to South East Asia this week, Prime Minister Luxon also met with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and will meet with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon ...
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney Last week in a post on X, owner of the platform Elon Musk recommended people look into disc replacement if they’re experiencing severe neck or back pain. ...
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While police are "broadly in favour", the government's proposed anti-gang laws are facing pushback from lawyers, rights groups and former gang members. ...
While police are "broadly in favour", the government's proposed anti-gang laws are facing pushback from lawyers, rights groups and former gang members. ...
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Responding to the Government’s announcement of changes to resource management laws, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “These changes are a step in the right direction in terms of removing ideological and unworkable ...
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We repeat our call for criminal justice policy to be based on evidence, something the three strikes regime neglects to recognise – with no evidence that it either reduces crime or assists with rehabilitation. ...
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Get the feeling National are more “Self” than they are “Serving.”
Listen to who’s talking!!
Abortion is a crime, a crime Colin believes in, and wants the votes of people who believe its a crime.
Progressives see an attack on women right to choose, choose how to live their lives, own property, marry who they want, and choose for themselves when it comes to their own body.
Yet for decades, the fundamentalists wouldn’t listen, that women weren’t the best people to choose what was best for themselves.
I don’t see how a women acting in self defense to remove a homicidal fetus can even be a crime.
Women still die in child birth.
craig is a fool. he suffers from the socratic disease. i.e. because he knows somehting he thinks he knows everything. plus his theology is shallow and paltry and un-christian. he is too busy trying to make people do what he wants them to do rather than finding out what they need and then trying to do something for them.
+100
“…..Craig ……. he suffers from the socratic disease. i.e. because he knows somehting he thinks he knows everything…..plus his theology is shallow and paltry and un-christian……”
Jesus never walked on earth being all nice and cuddly. I don’t have a problem with Mr craig speaking up. Or anyone else for that matter.
And then you went on to say this:
“…..he is too busy trying to make people do what he wants them to do rather than finding out what they need and then trying to do something for them…..”
Can’t really remember Jesus doing too much for people – other than teaching them lessons – so that they can make better choices – and then do things all by themselves.
Mr Craig is certainly on to human dignity – and it’s virtues of self reliance, resourcefulness ect there!
Everyone is giving him the party vote as he’s different – he’s the counter culture – the cool one!
Oh dear you are reaching – or is that retching.
You also don’t appear to understand Christianity in the slightest while trying to pretend that you do.
As for trying to compare Colin Craig to Jesus Christ in the same sentence…congratulations for baking today’s outstanding What The Fuck cake on The Standard.
Don’t know what you are on about with here, Colin Craig doesn’t count but we sure could do with a few more politicians able to use the socratic method properly.
Which part of “mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos ut et vos diligatis invicem in hoc cognoscent omnes quia mei discipuli estis si dilectionem habueritis ad invicem” do you not understand?
“everyone”?
“..– he’s the counter culture – the cool one!..”
..but does he have a lava-lamp..?
With that big bulbous head he looks like a lava lamp rising up, just not half as animated. And a lava lamp that doesn’t move isn’t cool at all.
He shouldn’t have ditched the Jesus look alike goatee beard.
With that big bulbous head he looks like a lava lamp rising up, just not half as animated. And a lava lamp that doesn’t move isn’t cool at all.
He shouldn’t have ditched the Jesus look alike goatee beard.
Sounds like your Jesus had been tainted by the 20th century / 21st century neo-con vision that says that only those who have the wherewithall to help themselves are going to get any help from the heavens above! What a load of old cobblers! I remember stories about Jesus feeding multitudes and surely that was a parable resting on his desire to help and serve the masses. No Jesus was not a right wing nutter who declared a belief in self reliance what ever that may be in what is the community of man.
I suppose he made his money writing crappy songs for hillsongs. all la la la me me me and f*ck everyone else.
one is an actor playing jesus..
..the other is the body-double for e.t..?
That’s insulting. There is no evidence that ET was ever a fiscal or social conservative, and anyway, he looked far too much like Ronald Reagan, although less senile.
i did say just ‘body-double’..
..and i always thought that reagan looked like an anus stuck on a face..
..something to do with all those wrinkles..i think..
shouldn’t it be ‘son of moon-landings-deniers’..?
..with the slogan being:..’i dunno..!..i wasn’t there..were you…?’
could some clever person out there make a gif of him walking..?
..he has that unique gait..
..that elbow/arm action going on..
..that just screams for a soundtrack/to be gifed..
..and y’know..!..not everyone in national is a libertarian nihilist..(just key/joyce/collins etc etc..)
..and there must be many in that party internally screaming:..’no..!..f.f.s..!..he thinks the moon-landings were shot on a soundstage in the desert outside of phoenix..!..
..what are you thinking..?..
..we’d rather have peters than that clown..!..’..)’
.you’d think..?
Funny, before opening I tried to guess who, I picked moors murderer Ian Brady.
thats just creepy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man
I don’t believe it ! This isn’t a real poster, is it Mickey ? No-one would be so stupid as to put a poster like that out for electioneering, would they ? ? ?
I wondered this too JK. But currently it is on the front page of http://conservativeparty.org.nz
I thought it was a parody the first time it came up as well. It is freaking unbelievable.
Please voters. Realize it’s a psychiatric issue. We have enough unbalanced in our parliament already.
Well, Colin is (ahem) 🙂 a “committed Christian” 😉 :/
Jeebus, i assumed it was satire.
If craig had principles he would be choosing his electorate now but he is too scared he will choose the wrong one… No courage
His electorate is in heaven.
Unfortunately for him, few of the seraphim are enrolled and all of the cherubim are under age.
According to the bible heaven is not just inhabited by seraphim and cherubim but also good Christians who have died and then “ascended”. Unfortunately under New Zealand law the dead are not allowed to vote, and so poor ol’ Colin is out of luck there as well.
oops! error… In the last line substitute the word poor for rich
JK Surely the poster is Crosby Textor inspired satire, to make right leaning voters rush back to National.
How embarrassing having to admit to your children that you took this seriously let alone voting for it?
Hee hee – it’s the nose!
The insider trader election countdown has a smell of money about it.
I’d be quite happy to put up these posters next to John Key’s face all over Dunedin.
Son of National? Nah, I reckon Bride of National is closer to the mark.
With all that weight loss he’s so like Frank Spencer but without the kindness!
Looks like meth to me
but what does he mean by saying he will stop John Key becoming ‘son of Helen’ in smaller type ? just plain weird.
I didn’t see that. What a bunch of sickos.
Yeah I don’t get the Helen bit. Or the son of National bit either. Maybe they’re fundie cultural references.
The “son of Helen” allusion presumably means ‘we will put the breaks on any Nat/Key tendency toward moral liberalism’. Then again, maybe it’s a suggestion that Clark had dictatorial tendencies (a common Tory meme) and that Craig will ensure Key doesn’t move in the same direction (to which I’d say: Too Late).
“Son of National ?” seems to be a particularly vague and clumsy way of trying to differentiate Craig/the Cons from National. Presumably ties in with the idea of “serving” rather than “self” and of being truly conservative as opposed to Key – the “liberal” Son of Helen.
That’s the closest I can come to making any sense of it. But, a really poorly thought out poster.
he’s a millionaire..
..and he drives an old dell computer..
..sez it all really..
..colin craig..putting the ‘ass’ in de classe..
and phillip .. you so beautifully put the ‘ouch’ as in touche !
(sorry don’t now how the do the acute accent !)
heh..!..chrs..
Why does he want to portray himself as the son of national… And confuse some fundies that he is in the national party and give their party vote to the wrong party
So, Craig is hoping to pick up those National voters who have become unhappy with National. Then he’s going to enter into a partnership with… National… In doing so he will be able to prevent John Key from becoming Helen Clark’s… son… You can believe this because Colin Craig is National’s… son… maybe (question mark).
Oh or maybe The Christian party or whatever it’s called will be National’s ‘son’ when the enter into the coalition. And as the ‘son’ they will be able to keep John Key, the ‘father’ from becoming Helen Clark. (Myself I’m not so convinced that a) this might happen or b) that it would be a bad thing.) So what is the Holy Ghost then? This doesn’t seem clear in the poster, disappointing.
If someone has a better way to interpret this I’d like to hear it.
It’s only when you objectively try and deconstruct this troubling image that it becomes truly non-sensical…
Most of the electorate will just regard it as a ghoulish photograph it is.
And boy, their font/sizing/bold/italics policy for their posters is as whacky as ever…
Bizarre… At best wont people think he is comparing himself to jesus, and at worst?
Well I never ever did understand who or what the Holy Ghost was supposed to be, so in this case I’ll go for Helen Clark.
might be Peter Dunne ??
Ha! Pretty traditional form of marriage if ya ask me. I mean, what more than 1% can this party get?
Well, if he wants to be seen as a Christ-like figure then maybe we should just take him at his word and Nail him up !, Nail him up, I say !, Nail some sense into him !. Crucifixion ? Best thing the Romans ever did for us. And, if nothing else, IT’S TAUGHT ME TO RESPECT THE ROMANS !, AND IT’S TAUGHT ME THAT YOU’LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE IN THIS LIFE UNLESS YOU’RE PREPARED TO DO A FAIR DAY”S WORK FOR A FAIR DAY”S PAY !
Jeepers that poster gave me the creeps – what the hell does it even mean, the whole poster doesn’t make any sense at all. I looked for the parody tags and seriously I wanted to find them.
i think it’s his batshit-crazy eyes..that give the poster that ‘edge’..
..and it cracks me up how the national cabinet must be so looking forward to being buddies with ‘col’…
..they could debate if the moon-landing happened or not..
..good times..!..good people..!
..but what ministerial role should he have..?
..where would he fit..?
..maybe let him set up a special commission..that he could head..to investigate if the moon-landings really happened or not..
..and of course he would be a great minister of silly-walks..
According to my trusty doppelgänger field guide the likeness is a text book example of a spectral apparition.
Haha. Could be implausible trope. But spectral apparition has a religousity about it so seems good to me.
WO – and he who will not be named at YourNZ – now have up another unbelievably bizarre Conservative Party poster entitled “They’re OUT OF CONTROL running around as if THEY OWN THE PLACE”.
I won’t provide links, to WO or YourNZ on principle and cannot seem to copy the poster itself to provide a link. Hopefully someone here who is more tech-savvy will do so and post it here as it is definitely a Must See!
In brief it focusses on Key, English, Joyce and Charlie Wilson and presents them as cocks of the chicken variety with brief ‘notes’ on each – and a centre comment ” Let’s put them back in the coop September 20″.
How not to win friends and influence people. IMO, if this goes viral, it could be the end of any accommodation by National to the Conservatives.
Incidentially, the poster is not on the Conservatives’ website, but does bear a Conservative Party authorisation.
As I noted in the above comment, WO – and he who cannot be named in case he appears – have posted yet another bizarre Conservative Party poster that has to be seen to be believed.
Here it is (only the poster, not the YourNZ post)
https://yournz.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/conservative-back-in-the-coop.jpg
As I said above, it was not on the Conservative Party website when I checked earlier today. And I amend my final comment above to “does bear a Vote for the Conservative Party motto”, rather than authorisation.
Is it for real?
Two very odd and pointless posters. You have to wonder who the hell they think their target audience is.
And it does, in fact, seem to be an officially authorised poster.
Bottom-left corner says CONSERVATIVEPARTY.ORG.NZ”
And then immediately below: AUTHORISED BY (then indiscernible name) ALBANY, AUCKLAND
Then again, this authorisation could, I guess, be fake ? If you were a Conservative Party supporter you’d have to hope so.
What, even more so than Colin’s ruminations that he’s (ahem) ‘neither one way nor the other’ and has been seriously talking about crossbench occupation if the Nats are foolish enough to gift them a seat or help them over the MMP five percent threshold? I think that may have started the current distancing on the centre-right, as well as the Conservative Party’s continually basement level opinion polling. And Peter Dunne hates their guts for an obvious reason (spelt Gordon Copeland). It’s also difficult to see the Maori Party working with them, given the Conservatives radical anti-Treaty stance.
The arrogance very clear to me is that if McCully, professor of the darkest arts, relinquishes his East Coast Bays seat so late that National cannot/ will not nominate another candidate in his place, as suggested on Stuff this morning … by what polling/logic or insanity do they simply assume that National voters will be so easily manipulated to vote for batshit crazy Craig instead? How will voters be with this arrogant arrangement? Me? I would automatically be forced to vote Green or IMP !
Why would they vote Chemtrail Colin ? East Coast Bays ? My dahling boy, jesting you must be !!
link if you can bear it:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10156727/Bays-may-be-Craigs-best-hope-of-a-seat
if key does this..and the scenario is totally plausible..
..this will be his desperate-dan move..
..the polls will be telling him he is heading for certain defeat..
..and et-impersonator craig will be the last sheet-anchor he will try/use..
..and many of his cabinet ministers will be breathing deeply..and going:..’dear god..!..no..!’..
..and begging key to not do it..or as last resort as a last resort..
..but should it come about/to that..mccully will slither away to a promised new sinecure/well-feathered nest..if told to..
..bennett is too personally ambitious to take one for the team..
..and mitchell barely seems to know what day it is..
..he is like a concussed lock-forward who has wandered into the wrong place..
..so mccully it is..
but what about the voters, I hear a pitiful cry ! What about us ?? Don’t we matter ?
Of course not, says the nice honest Mr Key.
well..the seat..(of my semi-rural childhood) has become a centre of white-flight/a white sth african colony….
..kind of the nelson of the north..
..so they will likely look warmly on craigs’ maori-bashing policies..
..and fundamentalist-christians of the type open to messages of hate/bigotry..will be thicker upon the ground there..
..than in other parts of auckland..
..in some ways it is a match made in..dare i say it..?..heaven…
..or is that..hell..?
what is become of us Phillip ? 🙁
we are about to enter a period of major change..
..we have been in stasis..for the last 30 yrs..
..just the slow/steady grinding down from the randites/neo-libs in national and labour..
..and it is not only the environmental pressures forcing that upcoming change..
..it is the whole house of cards..
..when you have the pope coming out and saying the international financial system is in danger of collapsing..
..all while the richest are rich beyond their wildest dreams..
..inequality is thru the roof..etc..etc..
..you just know shit has to change..
It all comes down to whether mccully is prepared to end his behind the scenes napolleonic ways and be the ambassador to washington, or not.
Son of national
Son of helen
Son of satan?
Somebody earlier in the thread mentioned Ian Brady. Resemblance is greater imo to this identikit of Son of Sam.
the difference is that the tories only want money but craig wants to be God!
Expect Craig to get stranger as the campaign progresses. He is very risky for National. The Nats best option is to go hard against him and drive his vote down to limit the damage to the right to about half a percent. If they accommodate him they could easily lose half a percent anyway by association as his narcissism becomes more and more apparent. I don’t see real upside for the right in the Conservatives, only risk.
Sorry Micky, you can do better, this is a bit mischievous, cheeky and below the belt, I must say, hey, now I feel tempted to vote for Colin Craig, thanks for the “motivation”!
lol whut?
Look at the freaking poster.
So motivate. Such temptation.
‘I never thought I’d be writing to penthouse forum etc etc
Son of a National!
Rewind the enlightenment, it was all a big mistake.
memo to cc – your photos make you look creepy – no one wears a suit in the grass unless they are sneaking around and the pose is, well, better to take your shirt off to convey the pinup look more successfully.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10159390/No-easy-ride-on-the-Shore-for-Craig
that’s a brilliant photo…
..imagine walking along the beach..and that popping up out of the sandhills..
..you’d run like the wind..
..eh..?
..he looks like tony abbot in his ‘wink-wink’-moment..
And then you’d call the police.
whoever is doing Craig’s posters and photos, I hope they maintain these astonishing standards over the coming weeks 🙂
Separated at birth?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnpofBtijF8
A twin?.
http://d2948ivoqgnz9i.cloudfront.net/photos/60980.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDHY1oPaYBQ
I tried to make the image a bit silly, but I think I just made it much, much creepier.
It’s actually clever and daring. You all sound worried. CC is gaining traction.
“..You all sound worried. CC is gaining traction…”
nah..!..he’s a batshit-crazy loon…
..we are just laughing like drains at him..
..nothing more..nothing less..
..and if it happens..and craig is a minister in the new tory govt..
..what would he be minister of..?..d’yareckon..?..(u as a fan..)
..all i cd come up with was ‘minister for silly walks’..
..yr thoughts..?
..and wd he and chris finlayson be ‘buddies’..?
..they cd exchange playful jibes on the topic of moon-landings: did they really happen..?
..and chem-trails:..what’s the story..?..
..and..creationism:..of course..!
..gays:..should we stone them..?
..good times..!..good people..!
“..It’s actually clever and daring..”
i’ll concede the ‘daring’…’clever’..?..nah..!..eh..?
..dumb/intuitive as a sack of doorknobs..more like it..