Comments on: Tax Payer funded hypocrisy

By: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:40 +0000

I think what Tim is trying to say is that if the uppity natives want to treat their silly native dances as an expanding industry watch out.

If they want to perform to make whitey happy, and ‘mana enhaced’ this is a different story.

Thanks Tim. You are a great moral philosopher in these trying times.

By: Swampy

Swampy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:10 +0000

It’s very convenient for Labour to be able to admit that now that they can milk it for political gain at no cost to themselves.

By: Swampy

Swampy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:31 +0000

It’s not that it cost 1c, it’s that when you add up all the 1c wastes of spending they come to more like $100 or $1000 per taxpayer.

By: Swampy

Swampy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:51:09 +0000

Should John Key refuse to take a cultural group on tour to the Pacific Islands and then get roasted by the Opposition for missing an opportunity.

This is just a game, admit it.

By: Swampy

Swampy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:49:25 +0000

This is a political blog. We talk about politics and the same kind of political games. A few political junkies make a big deal out of it. Everyone else ignores them because they have a life to get on with.

By: Maynard J

Maynard J — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:12:30 +0000

That is the simple first-order analysis.

But it is very clear there is another message there, not just that the money goes elsewhere, but it is wasted on silly things like hip-hop tours, appeasing Maori (Taniwha), courses such as twilight golf.

No one said they were not clever.

(love the pun though)

By: Scribe

Scribe — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:01:43 +0000

Wasn’t the point of the billboard in 2005 the fact that part of the petrol tax was being siphoned (get it?) into the general fund, rather than going into things petrol tax should be used for, eg roads?

I’m not saying there isn’t hypocrisy involved, but I’m not sure using this billboard as evidence works.

By: Pascal's bookie

Pascal's bookie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:15:49 +0000

nah it’s all down the memory hole George. Rude to mention it.

‘Explaining is losing’, doubly so in this case.

By: George.com

George.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:12:07 +0000

Maybe National will like to address the contradiction between their “Kiwi-Iwi” Billboard and the current FS&SB stance as well. Doing a flip flop on hip hop is one matter, but their changed stance on the FS-SB shows exactly how vote grubbing Brashs cynical divisiveness was. Thats the big story.

By: r0b

r0b — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:59:08 +0000

Ahh if only.

By: Lew

Lew — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:47:35 +0000

Felix, Daveski, Stephen Joyce is Terminator X! He spins while they rap.

I owe yous a beer … err. malt-liquor for this.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:36:27 +0000

JK was not just wrong but part of the party that whipped up the hysteria about the issue in the first place. If the Marlborough case had quietly gone ahead most people would never have noticed but the Tories thought they’d use it and it worked. Part of a shameful period of racism on their part and they’re not called on it often enough

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:31:28 +0000

Thanks r0b. I’ll keep track of those.
And don’t change your hobby – when we bury him next election we can point to you and say – “It’s down to that sad bastard over there”

By: Phil (not Goff)

Phil (not Goff) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:20:17 +0000

Jeez Rave, just how old and white are you?

By: QoT

QoT — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:46:40 +0000

Oh, thanks for that, felix, now I’ve got the ads for this week’s episode of Flavor Of Love 3 running through my head with JK’s head superimposed.