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1. Zepher 1

   29 May 2009 at 1:59 pm

   Rodney Times, 11 Feb 2003
   New Zealand should support its allies first and the United Nations second, says National MP John Key. “Any relationship with the United States or Britain has to take precedence over the United Nations.” He would be prepared to commit any support requested by the United States for a war against Iraq, including SAS and combat troops. “New Zealand should be prepared to fight for the values it believes in.”
2. drivel 2

   29 May 2009 at 2:09 pm

   “That baby would be lovely with a little Chianti and fava beans.”

   John Key as quoted at The Standard.
3. Daveski 3

   29 May 2009 at 2:10 pm

   At the very least, National can blame the markedly worse economic environment and at least retain some credibility.

   Labour’s flip flop on the EFA fails on any similar test.

   Or to compare apples with apples, Labour is in the great position of being able to criticise National for flip flops without having to make similar tough decisions. It’s admittedly conjecture, but I wonder how set in stone Labour’s own tax cuts were?
   • Kevin Welsh 3.1

     29 May 2009 at 2:29 pm

     Fair comment Daveski, although I believe Michael Cullen would not have lost any sleep over cancelling tax cuts. And I agree with that.

     In fact, I don’t believe the April tax cuts this year would have gone ahead if Michael Cullen was still Minister of Finance.
     • Daveski 3.1.1

       29 May 2009 at 2:59 pm

       Yep agree with you too. I suspect flip flops in the current economic environment will be tolerated by the wider electorate which was the point I was trying to make.
     • Lanthanide 3.1.2

       29 May 2009 at 3:26 pm

       Probably because under Labour’s tax policy there WERE no tax cuts due this April? They moved them forwards to last October.
4. GFraser 4

   29 May 2009 at 3:09 pm

   John Key on Waatea this morning ” I would have attended the hikoi but I had to attend a cabinet meeting instead”
   Pretty sure he was not saying that last Monday morning.
   • Mr Magoo 4.1

     29 May 2009 at 3:15 pm

     Actually he dismissed them completely and made them out to be a few dissidants that woudl not effect the outcome.

     Would be nice to see them backpedal on this.

     One more bullet in the chamber.

     I was in queen street when it was on and it was just awesome. Witnessing democracy in action. A shame it was not more often. 🙂
     • Tigger 4.1.1

       29 May 2009 at 4:01 pm

       I thought GF was joking!

       He would have gone if he could? And do what exactly? I mean, apart from being a target for bricks and bottles what on earth would he have achieved by attending?

       Honestly, I thought I couldn’t be any more embarrassed by our PM but somehow he manages to stoop to new lows time and time again.
5. Ianmac 5

   29 May 2009 at 3:10 pm

   It is surely not that they (Nact) canned the taxcuts. It is that they were so definite about them being rock solid even though the clear warnings were there before the election! Someone in Nact is pretty clever at strategy! They knew then, but planned the risk of upsetting the public against the excuse of economic downturn! They won that round!
6. aj 6

   29 May 2009 at 3:20 pm

   Nats win, the country as a whole loses. Good grief.
7. gobsmacked 7

   29 May 2009 at 3:41 pm

   Only a minority follow politics closely and analyse the merits of a broken promise.

   To the wider public, it’s just “Typical bloody politicians”. And that’s very negative for National because Key’s big selling point is that he isn’t just another lying pollie. He’s a breath of fresh air, he’s the man with integrity, he’s … oops, just another pollie.

   Remember “No ifs, no buts, no maybes”? The experts said Bolger had no choice. But the public didn’t.
8. bill brown 8

   29 May 2009 at 3:52 pm

   “We would love to see wages drop”
9. DeepRed 9

   29 May 2009 at 7:59 pm

   “NZ has a growth problem, not a debt problem.”
10. mike 10

    29 May 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Prime Minister John Key has a new nickname for Mr Goff – “whack it on the bill Phil’ – and for Labour, “the credit card Opposition’.

    “Whack it on the bill Phil would have seen us run up a quarter of a trillion of dollars of debt by 2023.’ Nice one Phil
11. QoT 11

    29 May 2009 at 11:06 pm

    I’m personally still stuck on the beauty of “we believe in the power of tax cuts”.

    Sorry John, running the country ain’t Yu-Gi-Oh.
12. Irascible 12

    30 May 2009 at 2:21 am

    How about ” National believes in democracy, transparency and consultation.”
    Where is that when it comes to trampling on rate payers in Auckland or driving a road through Mt Albert?
13. Andrew B 13

    30 May 2009 at 2:07 pm

    “JOHN KEY did that …. JOHN KEY did this…. JOHN KEY… made this decision”
    -The average member of national
14. QoT 14

    31 May 2009 at 3:37 pm

    No specific quote, but the great John Key Evasion Tactic: “Look, what I can tell you is …”

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