Coddington on our overgrown weeds

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1. Jenny 1

   6 June 2010 at 2:38 pm

   The trouble with parasites is as often seen in nature or in the world economy, is that by draining the lifeblood of the host they depend on, they risk sickening and sometimes even killing their host.

   Of course, the parasites can’t see this from their awkwardly situated vantage points behind their bloated engorged bodies. (or fortunes).
2. Doug 2

   6 June 2010 at 3:21 pm

   The trouble with parasites is as often seen in nature or in the world economy, is that by draining the lifeblood of the host they depend on. A bit like Len Brown sucking of the poor Ratepayers.
   • Tigger 2.1

     6 June 2010 at 3:47 pm

     “A bit like Len Brown sucking of the poor Ratepayers.” This makes no sense and when a slam makes no sense it is an utter fail.
     • The Baron 2.1.1

       6 June 2010 at 4:55 pm

       Makes a lot of sense to me. bastard property developers and left wing politicians expense accounts – both unlimited in their greed, both unlimited in their sense of entitlement.

       both utterly disgusting.

       both rightly pillored.
       • Tigger 2.1.1.1

         6 June 2010 at 8:25 pm

         Thanks Baron, you obviously have some magic understanding of ungrammatical sentences that eludes me. And if we’re talking spending practices – Phil Heatley’s must leave you red with rage…
         • The Baron 2.1.1.1.1

           7 June 2010 at 10:56 am

           Heatley does, Tigger. Any politician with an engorged sense of entitlement does.

           Doesn’t help your mate Len that he is in that company though, does it.
3. bobo 3

   6 June 2010 at 3:38 pm

   Personally I think Tall Poppy died out back in the 70s if it ever really did exist as a mindset, its the opposite these days with “Small Poppy” syndrome where the media and talk-back beneficiary bashing is the norm, “them poor lazy bludgers” getting something for nothing or living the dream as Bennett puts it.. Just look at the pathetic admiration over celebrity and bling in reality tv that has been around now since the mid-90s, Key has benefited from this as most swing voters admired him for simply being rich.. thinking wow why would a 50 Million + rich guy like him want to be a poorly paid prime minister , almost like how kiwis are so flattered when a pop star buys up land in nz or says something nice about the country, they really couldn’t careless how Key made his money… Eric Watson, Terry , the other guy who defaulted on the metropolis developments, all metro media darlings of the time who are “aspirational” .
   • seth 3.1

     6 June 2010 at 8:22 pm

     People voted for Key because he’s the kind of guy that kiwi’s aspire to being, and we were sick of the bloated welfare state that Labour was forcing upon us. The underdog who worked his way from nowhere to be successful.

     The fact you claim to know why “most” swing voters voted for him and his party is just a load of rubbish.

     You sound really bitter. Either that or envious.
     • bobo 3.1.1

       6 June 2010 at 8:33 pm

       Bloated welfare state yeah right – record low unemployment under Labour .. You sum up my point well 🙂 mr disgruntled blame it all on the bludgers first time caller..

       Key had stable state housing, free university education paid for by the war generation, nothing particularly underdog about that from most other kiwis of the day.
4. Sanctuary 4

   6 June 2010 at 4:17 pm

   Speaking of tall poppyism, I see the one-two smear machine of Slater and Farrar tried to splutter into life today.

   When it comes to the supercity mayoralty, Bhatnager, Slater, Banks, Farrar, Ralston and Boag all spell DESPERATE.
5. RedFred 5

   6 June 2010 at 4:54 pm

   Watch the Tall Poppy defence role out for The Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Wayne Eagleson who been livin large in Las Vegas. He has been travelling with NZ Post chief executive Brian Roche et al this most interesting given the Kiwi Bank connection…

   http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/nz-government/news/article.cfm?c_id=144&objectid=10650068

   Spending up his large tax cut early I presume, oops that might be envy!

   AK47 and Boozing in Vegas, just the man to control access to the Prime Minister.
   • Doug 5.1

     6 June 2010 at 5:33 pm

     I always thought Unions and the Left advocated for Holidays.
   • Jared 5.2

     6 June 2010 at 5:35 pm

     How he spends his holidays is none of our business.
     • RedLogix 5.2.1

       6 June 2010 at 6:59 pm

       How he spends his holidays is none of our business.

       But when he spends it whooping up large with some well known lobbyist’s in Vegas then it’s no longer just ‘holiday’… it’s political.

       Besides, from Eagleson’s actions I’m still entitled to draw my own conclusions about the character of the man, a man who is very close to our PM and filling an important role in our political system.
       • Lew 5.2.1.1

         6 June 2010 at 7:31 pm

         Exactly. Not much use in the “partying with lobbyists” line, but — by definition — anything the PM’s Chief of Staff does is political and speaks to the administration’s character and standards. It was ever thus when Heather Simpson occupied that role.

         L
6. felix 6

   6 June 2010 at 7:27 pm

   Doug and Jared, it’s probably best to wait and see what Farrar wants you to say about this. It saves a lot of backpedaling and contradiction later.
   • Jared 6.1

     6 June 2010 at 9:27 pm

     Que?
     What has my opinion got to do with Farrars?
     • felix 6.1.1

       6 June 2010 at 10:43 pm

       Tell you tomorrow.
7. Brett Dale 7

   6 June 2010 at 10:24 pm

   Why use right wing men as an example, why not Suzanne Paul, shes the queen of using tall poppy syndrome and the media.
8. pollywog 8

   7 June 2010 at 12:05 pm

   What’s wrong with chopping down ‘tall poppies’, is that we should be bleeding them to make calming opiate for the masses instead…it’s just so wasteful.

   …though i reckon some poppies do need brought down to size. Whats hard is figuring out which ones to chop and which ones we let go to seed.

   captcha : ridiculous 🙂

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