Hand of control?

Written By: - Date published: 6:43 pm, August 3rd, 2013 - 59 comments
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John Key’s artwork is being auctioned.  According to the NZ Herald, Key’s artwork is an outline of his hand, and Key has signed it, giving it the title of:

The hand of Government

This indicates that John Key considers himself to be THE government, all on his own. It puzzled me that he would label himself thus, so I sought some definitions, and generally “government” is defined as a “body” of people, or the system of governance. This is the definition from Oxford Dictionaries online:

noun

  • 1 [treated as singular or plural] the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office:the government’s economic recordsuccessive Labour governments
  •  [mass noun] the system by which a state or community is governed:a democratic form of government
  •  [mass noun] the action or manner of controlling or regulating a state, organization, or people:rules for the government of the infirmary

Dictionary.com, includes “the cabinet” in its definition.

noun

1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies,and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.;political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
2. the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed: monarchical government; episcopal government.
3. the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc.;administration.
4. a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole: a dam built by the government.
5.a. the particular group of persons forming the cabinet at any given time: The Prime Minister has formed a new government.
   b. the parliament along with the cabinet: The government has fallen.

Does John Key have autocratic delusions?  Here’s his depiction of his governing hand:

Key's Hand of Government

 

What title/caption would you give this masterpiece, in the interests of political accuracy?

59 comments on “Hand of control? ”

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  1. Sable 1
    3 August 2013 at 7:25 pm

    Hopefully its not the same hand he wipes his ass with although I suspect otherwise….

  2. Chooky 2
    3 August 2013 at 7:30 pm

    John Key’s fingers in everybody’s pie.

  3. McFlock 3
    3 August 2013 at 7:35 pm

    What title/caption would you give this masterpiece, in the interests of political accuracy?

    “The Right hand yet again caricatures what the Left hand is doing”

    “To avoid an existential brain fade, our Prime Minister has tattooed his name on the back of his hand”

  4. phillip ure 4
    3 August 2013 at 8:14 pm

    hairy knuckles..eh..?

    phillip ure..

  5. mickysavage 5
    3 August 2013 at 8:15 pm

    It should be a picture of a fist …

  6. Tigger 6
    3 August 2013 at 8:22 pm

    The Hand of Godawful.
    or
    A hand job from John Key.

  7. Richard Christie 7
    3 August 2013 at 8:34 pm

    The right hand turns the magazine pages.

  8. jaymam 8
    3 August 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Whose face has he just slapped? Didn’t we discuss all this 5 hours ago?
    http://i39.tinypic.com/219qg7s.jpg

  9. Lanthanide 9
    3 August 2013 at 8:52 pm

    Seriously? No wonder the left has a reputation for not having a sense of humour.

    • ak 9.1
      3 August 2013 at 9:38 pm

      You’re right Lanthanide; this is a classic example of right-wing humour and creativity. Stunning. As ever your comment, however, is in a class all of its own……

  10. Disraeli Gladstone 10
    3 August 2013 at 9:35 pm

    The Hand of No Doubt Whatever I Write Here Will Be Analysed to Such An Extent That What The Hell I’ll Just Write Government And Watch People Write Entire Blog Posts About It

  11. Jenny 11
    3 August 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Illegally spying on 88 New Zealanders, plus an MP, and a reporter.

    My finger prints are all over it.

    • BM 11.1
      4 August 2013 at 8:03 am

      That would be Helen Clarks hand, not John Keys.

      • felix 11.1.1
        4 August 2013 at 8:06 am

        Please explain.

        • BM 11.1.1.1
          4 August 2013 at 8:16 am

          Didn’t the vast majority of this “illegal” spying get carried out by the last government.

          • karol 11.1.1.1.1
            4 August 2013 at 8:31 am

            “vast majority”?

            Can you point me to that info, because all I’ve seen so far are 88 cases between 2003 & 2012. I’ve seen no breakdown of the cases by year. For all we know, there could have been only one case between 2003 and 2008…. or only one between 2008 and 2012…. nothing to indicate either way.

            And so, two sets of fingerprints would be involved. And only one set for the MP in the case of the MP (and now 2) reporters.

            So there must be an invisible hand somewhere?

            • BM 11.1.1.1.1.1
              4 August 2013 at 8:43 am

              Terrorism raids -Ureweras.
              Which government was that?, can’t think where else these 88 cases of “illegal” spying would come from.

              • karol …
                4 August 2013 at 8:49 am

                Yes. Not a good thing under Clark’s watch. But I understood the warrants were legal? Were the GCSB involved?

                BTW. I don’t agree with Jenny that the PM (Clark of Key’s) fingerprints were all over the illegal surveillance of the 88. Key’s fingerprints are all over the MP and journos’ invasion of privacy/illegal surveillance, illegal surveillance of Kim DOTCOM, and all over trying to make the illegal surveillance legal.

                • BM …
                  4 August 2013 at 9:01 am

                  Personally I find this whole incident tedious and the illegal spying angle complete shit.
                  Dotcom could have been spied on by the SIS and all would have been cool but instead they used the GSCB because they didn’t think he was a resident.

                  As we all know because who ever wrote the rules around what defines a resident did such a shit job, the police/government used the wrong tool, Big fucking deal.

                  And as for Clark spying on New Zealanders I don’t care either, she did what she thought was right at the time.

                  • One Anonymous Knucklehead …
                    4 August 2013 at 9:11 am

                    No. The rules around who is a resident are perfectly clear. The rules that prohibit the GCSB spying on New Zealand residents and citizens are perfectly clear.

                    They didn’t get it wrong, BM, they cynically and deliberately broke the law, then justified it to themselves by saying they thought they were doing the right thing at the time.

                    However, another thing is becoming clear: that you and a small minority of mentally enslaved sycophants are so power-struck by authority, that when you bend over, you not only spread, but you pay for your own lubricant.

                    • BM …
                      4 August 2013 at 9:21 am

                      I don’t really see an issue if the GSCB spied on the fat German.

                      It would be a lot more practical if the SIS,GSCB,CONTROL were all combined, that way you don’t have these sort of balls ups happening.

                      Splitting everything into parts makes no sense at all.

                    • One Anonymous Knucklehead …
                      4 August 2013 at 9:26 am

                      I can tell that you “don’t see an issue”. That’s why I described you as a power-struck sycophant.

                    • felix …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:11 am

                      “It would be a lot more practical if the SIS,GSCB,CONTROL were all combined,”

                      That may be so. Or it may not. But we haven’t had that debate yet, and treating them as if they were all the same is illegal.

                      “that way you don’t have these sort of balls ups happening.”

                      There have been no balls-ups. There have been illegal activities by the PM, his staff, his appointees, and probably his ministers.

                      The only ball-up is that he got caught.

                    • BM …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:20 am

                      Tell me

                      What’s the advantage about using the GSCB instead of the SIS.

                    • One Anonymous Knucklehead …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:26 am

                      There aren’t any – in fact, using the GCSB to spy on New Zealand residents and citizens is a threat to national security.

                    • BM …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:29 am

                      So why would they use the GSCB instead of the SIS.

                    • One Anonymous Knucklehead …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:35 am

                      Incompetence and hubris.

                    • felix …
                      4 August 2013 at 10:45 am

                      Fuck it, just give whoever is PM ultimate power to do whatever they like with whatever resources are available, with no oversight and no accountablity.

                      Happy BM? Good.

                      Now let’s get back to discussing who broke the law in the real world.

  12. Roflcopter 12
    3 August 2013 at 10:22 pm

    At least he drew it himself before signing it.

    • marsman 12.1
      4 August 2013 at 8:43 am

      How do you know he drew it himself? Did you see him do it? Don’t take his word for it because he’s a serial liar.

    • Mary 12.2
      4 August 2013 at 11:33 pm

      Yes, well, obviously the very least is a standard supporters of Key are happy with.

  13. infused 13
    3 August 2013 at 10:29 pm

    postcount++

  14. The Baron 14
    3 August 2013 at 11:10 pm

    oh my lord. Karol, our Key-derangement syndrome has taken a whole new level with this weird piece of over-intellectualised clap trap.

    There’s 101 real things to worry about that matter a hell of a lot more than a joke on a doodle. Get a grip.

  15. Jimmie 15
    3 August 2013 at 11:22 pm

    At least John Key draws the pictures that he signs unlike a certain other ex-PM

    • One Anonymous Knucklehead 15.1
      4 August 2013 at 8:41 am

      Yes, he’s too busy signing illegal surveillance warrants.

      • DavidC 15.1.1
        4 August 2013 at 9:18 am

        Helen was pretty good at signing illegal warrants too…she even says that is was all fine and hunky dory because she was acting withing the law…“as it was understood to be”.

        But then we do know she is a serial liar, art fraudster and thief. Oh add in and control freak and author of Labours present misery. Awesome legacy that.

        • One Anonymous Knucklehead 15.1.1.1
          4 August 2013 at 9:28 am

          Your spittle-flecked hatred is showing. Hold on to it, keep it close to your heart until it defines you. Everyone will see it was for the best, I promise.

          • DavidC 15.1.1.1.1
            4 August 2013 at 10:03 am

            Hatred? LOL

            I am loving it. At least another 4 years before the Red team will have any chance at the treasury benches and that fact is the greatest legacy the Dear Ms Clark left NZ.

  16. Murray Olsen 16
    3 August 2013 at 11:27 pm

    Never trust anyone with short fingers.

    • muzza 16.1
      4 August 2013 at 9:35 am

      Murray spotted it – If that is Keys hand, there are many interesting points about it, especially, the short fingers!

      Probably about time someone traced the lineage of John Key, because if Obama and Bush can be distant cousins, and related to so called royalty, it would have to be odds on that some our home grown political fundamentalists, are all part of the same family!

      • BM 16.1.1
        4 August 2013 at 9:42 am

        His hand shape is quite lizard like, you could be on to something big here Muzza.

        Keep us informed.

  17. cnrjoe 17
    4 August 2013 at 6:18 am

    Smell my ringfinger

  18. hellonearthis 18
    4 August 2013 at 7:01 am

    The fingers are splayed as if letting go.
    It is a LEFT hand and not the RIGHT hand.

    Is John saying the Government is going to be a left one?
    And he’s put it on Pink paper because embarrassment? or same teen slag for gay as in disapointed.

    The hand isn’t even close to centered.

    But the BIG QUESTION is. Investigation.
    OIA request to see who came up with the color, what other colours where selected or was Pink paper fast tracked into the job. Is the Paper NZ made? Where NZ paper considered. Is the Paper recycled (%) and was that done in NZ.

    How many and much was spent on prototyping.

  19. felix 19
    4 August 2013 at 10:48 am

    The distance from the end of the little finger to the end of the thumb looks pretty short.

  20. Richard Christie 20
    4 August 2013 at 10:57 am

    The fingers are short because Key traced the outline.

    At least someone had the sense to remove the crayon from his hand and give him a pencil.

  21. What Rebuild 21
    4 August 2013 at 10:26 pm

    I may or may not have had a hand in this …,but auchually I don’t remember a thing. Anyway that’s not my my real hand.

  22. tracey 22
    5 August 2013 at 9:16 am

    Are we sure its not joyces hand or eaglestons?

  23. SpaceMonkey 23
    5 August 2013 at 10:42 am

    Slight of Hand
    The Hand That Taketh Away
    Backhander

  24. Rob 24
    5 August 2013 at 11:27 am

    Next weeks thrilling installment will focus on the colour of John Keys urine, followed by an indepth phrenelogical insight into John Keys skull dimensions.

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