Robyn Malcolm on Key

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1. Roy 1

   7 November 2011 at 3:05 pm

   “Vitriolic”? She’s just being matter-of-fact, IMO.
   • mickysavage 1.1

     7 November 2011 at 3:18 pm

     Agreed entirely Roy.  I would not have been so reserved with my language …
      
     But another beat up by the Herald.  This Slater inspired “left is nasty right is nice” meme is really driving me to distraction.  I can imagine nothing further from the truth.
     • thejackal 1.1.1

       7 November 2011 at 4:04 pm

       One only has to have a look through Slater’s previous posts (which he’s made hard to search in a site downgrade) to know who is really nasty.

       He’s been on a personal crusade to discredit Phil Goff and Trevor Mallard with some of the nastiest bullshit around… Hypocrisy much?

       The more people like Robyn Malcom speaking their minds the better. The emperors new clothes spin from the right is as see through as Keys credibility… and only observable by those who are deluded.
       • the sprout 1.1.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 4:08 pm

         Hear hear
       • Peter 1.1.1.2

         8 November 2011 at 2:27 pm

         The problem is the vast majority are deluded and they get to vote.
   • The Voice of Reason 1.2

     7 November 2011 at 3:22 pm

     Robyn has commented on that on her fb page:
      
     “Crumbs. Since when did the Herald go “full tabloid” in its headlines?? Good grief, hardly vitriol, was wearing pink!”
      
     The problem for the senior editors of the Herald is that ‘truthful, accurate dismantling of the drunken monkey PM’ can’t be used as a headline if they want to keep their jobs, so ‘vitriolic’ it is.
     • the sprout 1.2.1

       7 November 2011 at 3:24 pm

       true 😆
   • Bearded Git 1.3

     7 November 2011 at 4:34 pm

     Also agree entirely Roy. Malcolm is simply stating the facts about Key.
   • toad 1.4

     7 November 2011 at 5:44 pm

     Funnily enough, the headline in the print version of the Herald was something like “Star tells Key his fortune” (don’t have exact working to hand to quote precisely, but it was pretty innocuous).

     But when it went on-line, the “vitriolic PM attack” headline had been substituted. Don’t think Adam Bennett responsible for that – it would have been someone much more senior at Fox News the Herald.
     • Carol 1.4.1

       7 November 2011 at 6:14 pm

       Just checked the NZ Herald scanned hardcopy on Auckland Libraries’ member access to Press Display:

       http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/DigitalLibrary/resourcepages/pressdisplay.aspx

       The front page headline is “Angry star tell’s Key’s fortune”
       • toad 1.4.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 7:07 pm

         Cheers, Carol. I knew I hadn’t got it precisely right – my hard copy Herald finds it way to the recycle bin pretty early in the day.

         Still curious about the reason for the change of headline between print and on-line publication.
         • George D 1.4.1.1.1

           7 November 2011 at 9:11 pm

           It actually went to the net as ‘Angry star…’ and must have been changed during the day. I read it after an MP posted it to Facebook with the original title.
2. Carol 2

   7 November 2011 at 3:16 pm

   I laughed at this bit

   but “we have a leader who seems to be more interested in talking about his cats on the radio, being seen at the rugby and getting on the cover of the Women’s Weekly”.

   “I thought that was my job,” said Malcolm,

   Exactly.
3. King Kong 3

   7 November 2011 at 3:19 pm

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   • King Kong 3.1

     7 November 2011 at 3:30 pm

     Is there any reason why my comments are being deleted. I wasn’t aware of a banning?

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     • King Kong 3.1.1

       7 November 2011 at 3:42 pm

       So I’ll take that as inconveniently insightfull.
       • the sprout 3.1.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 3:44 pm

         as you wish
         • John D 3.1.1.1.1

           7 November 2011 at 4:43 pm

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       • mickysavage 3.1.1.2

         7 November 2011 at 4:15 pm

         You could take it as an unwarranted vitriolic attack if you wanted.
4. the sprout 4

   7 November 2011 at 3:19 pm

   Robyn Malcolm is a bloody Legend!

   ‘vitriolic’? what a joke!
   herald journalists must be very, very polite and sensitive little dears these days
   • shreddakj 4.1

     7 November 2011 at 3:36 pm

     Polite and sensitive when it comes to anything concerning their messiah, John Key. When it comes to anyone criticising him or offering an alternative view they’re anything but!
     • the sprout 4.1.1

       7 November 2011 at 3:42 pm

       you seem to be assuming some kind of fairness or consistency there shred?
       • shreddakj 4.1.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 4:04 pm

         If only they were fair or consistent… Perhaps National wouldn’t be polling at 50%+ then.. I can only hope I guess..
5. Gosman 5

   7 November 2011 at 3:30 pm

   So celebrity support for John Key vis-a-vis the Mad Butcher is bad and should be discouraged but celebrity attacks are just telling it how it is and should be appauded – Is that the general position here then?
   • Carol 5.1

     7 November 2011 at 3:37 pm

     Wasn’t the Mad Butcher’s comment part of a general media article/appearance, unlike Malcolm’s which ois expliditly incorporated in the Green’s campaign?
     • Lanthanide 5.1.1

       7 November 2011 at 3:54 pm

       Yes. Mad Butcher gave very specific and long-winded praise for John Key, after saying that he normally chose to stay out of politics but was so impressed by John Key that he had to speak up this time. And he didn’t only do it once, either, he did it again at his next media gig which was on TV for something that was again unrelated to politics.

       Source: Media Watch in whatever week it was that this happened.
   • Puddleglum 5.2

     7 November 2011 at 3:44 pm

     For me, the problem with the Mad Butcher’s endorsement of Key was that it was completely out of context (Jim Mora clearly didn’t know where on earth the sudden comment came from, or why it erupted) and incoherent – and I don’t mean that as anything other than a description. 

     Listen to the audio of Peter Leitch. There was some comment about how important the election was, something unrelated about Pike River and then saying he endorsed Key. It made no sense.

     At least there is something to consider in Malcolm’s comments, some analysis – and it was obviously in context for where she was. 
     • Rodel 5.2.1

       7 November 2011 at 9:38 pm

       Look! Peter! I’ll give you a knighthood for being a noisy meat purveyor and supporting a privately owned sports club …if you support me politically on the radio.Scratching bellys and backs. Or is it brown nosing?
       I now don’t buy from Leitch’s shops.
       • mik e 5.2.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 9:52 pm

         Hanover finance
         Instant finance
   • Tiger Mountain 5.3

     7 November 2011 at 4:38 pm

     False equivalency stumble of the day award goes to Gossie.
   • Richard 5.4

     7 November 2011 at 6:22 pm

     Can’t hear the screams of condemnation for Peter Jackson’s brown-nosing of John Key. He might not have had much to say, but taking John Key on a personal tour of his movie set during an election campaign is declaring your affiliations just as strongly (if not as honestly) as Robyn Malcolm.
     But hang on, there is a difference – one is doing it for the money and it ain’t Shezza West.
6. Treetop 6

   7 November 2011 at 3:36 pm

   Nice to see one of the incrowd give it to Key in spades.
7. dazed & confused 7

   7 November 2011 at 3:36 pm

   A television actress who did her best to sabotage the Hobbit speaks her mind and for some unknown reason it’s front page news. Anyone would think she was Katherine Hepburn…
   • Colonial Viper 7.1

     7 November 2011 at 3:39 pm

     Peter Jackson did his best to sabotage NZ workers and give tax payers money to his Hollywood bosses. Get your facts right.
   • the sprout 7.2

     7 November 2011 at 3:43 pm

     Peter Jackson was the quisling betraying NZ, not Malcolm.
     • Rodel 7.2.1

       7 November 2011 at 9:42 pm

       I’ll give you a knighthood for your money making but boring movies if you let me be photographed in your silly hobbit cave.The brown-nosing reeks.
       Same its too late for Ritchie-or has Ritchie got integrity? I suspect unlike Jones and Tuigimala? he has..
   • Draco T Bastard 7.3

     7 November 2011 at 6:15 pm

     Another attempt at re-writing history by a RWNJ.

     The actress was trying to do her best for NZ. NAct and their sycophants were doing their best for Warner Brothers.
8. John D 8

   7 November 2011 at 3:44 pm

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   • Ianupnorth 8.1

     7 November 2011 at 4:07 pm

     Like
   • John D 8.2

     7 November 2011 at 4:09 pm

     Oh such sensitive little darlings aren’t we?. Can’t even take a simple joke.

     No wonder you are all such miserable bastards
     • Ianupnorth 8.2.1

       7 November 2011 at 4:11 pm

       Dropped your dummy mate? Too dirty to put back into your mouth? Diddums….
       • the sprout 8.2.1.1

         7 November 2011 at 4:22 pm

         😆
         • John D 8.2.1.1.1

           7 November 2011 at 4:52 pm

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9. coolas 9

   7 November 2011 at 3:49 pm

   Well done Robyn, and maybe, just maybe some other celebs will come out and say what a tosser Key is.

   Come on Richie, and Mils, and Dan. Swing the election and save the country from being robbed by MonKey and his mates.
   • fender 9.1

     7 November 2011 at 4:01 pm

     +1
     And J Key : Return Dans undies you took from the changing rooms.
   • Rodel 9.2

     7 November 2011 at 9:43 pm

     Not Monkey.. it’s Turkey.
10. Ianupnorth 10

    7 November 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Also in the Herald Jerome Kaino at a Labour event today – good to see a hard working player not afraid to back his beliefs!

    BTW, this is about the sixth story of this kind I have ‘broken’ via Open Mike – must be time to make me a moderator?
    • wocktu 10.1

      7 November 2011 at 5:59 pm

      You would be amazed what good little boys do for their mums. Thanks Mrs Kaino
11. BLiP 11

    7 November 2011 at 4:15 pm

    Nice one Robyn. Shame on the New Zealand Fox News Herald.
12. In Vino Veritas 12

    7 November 2011 at 4:24 pm

    A long bow has been drawn to say that Robyn Malcolm is a high profile, well known celebrity……..
    • mickysavage 12.1

      7 November 2011 at 4:46 pm

      Out west IVV we treat her like royalty …
    • Lanthanide 12.2

      7 November 2011 at 4:52 pm

      She’s about as close as to an A-lister as you can get in NZ.
    • Draco T Bastard 12.3

      7 November 2011 at 6:20 pm

      Must be reasonably high profile – even I know who she is.
13. Tiger Mountain 13

    7 November 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Well done Robyn, I look forward to a future governement repealing the dirty filthy “Hobbit Enabling Act”.

    The Herald is obviously nearing full tabloid status-“vitriol” for calling it as you see it? har har. This woman is a feisty type, you would know if she meant to be cutting.
14. ianmac 14

    7 November 2011 at 5:19 pm

    I did send an email to Adam Bennett this morning questioning his use of “vitriolic.” He probably sees the interest as a win-win.
    Otherwise I thought Robyn’s words were apt and well founded.
15. Steve Wrathall 15

    7 November 2011 at 5:50 pm

    Robyn who?
    • bbfloyd 15.1

      7 November 2011 at 6:06 pm

      mork from ork…. google it… then you’ll know everything..
    • McFlock 15.2

      7 November 2011 at 6:10 pm

      Shows how clued up you are on pop culture.

      Think of something along the lines of that nice young man Ian Mune.
16. infused 16

    7 November 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Pitty no one cares about her after the bullshit around the hobbit.

    She’s doing well, however, to make sure she’s never seen on TV again.
    • Draco T Bastard 16.1

      7 November 2011 at 6:22 pm

      Ah, a RWNJ endorsing discrimination on political grounds. What a surprise.
    • Carol 16.2

      7 November 2011 at 6:23 pm

      Shades of McCarthyism! Stand up for the policies she think are best for her co-workers and country, criticise the government/PM……. and she gets blocked from future employment in her chosen career?
    • bbfloyd 16.3

      7 November 2011 at 6:42 pm

      not a bad line in ‘petty bitchery” imbibed…..a bit shallow, but it shows a willingness to try anyway…
17. starboard 17

    7 November 2011 at 6:17 pm

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    • mickysavage 17.1

      7 November 2011 at 10:22 pm

      Hey Munter is a respected westie.  How about using “pillock” or “idiot” or “moron” instead … 
      • the sprout 17.1.1

        8 November 2011 at 6:44 am

        yeah no disrespect to the Munter, a great character
18. chris73 18

    7 November 2011 at 6:21 pm

    How about she either put up (run for parliament) or shut up (stick to acting)

    I dislike “celebrity” endoresements on either side.
    • McFlock 18.1

      7 November 2011 at 6:32 pm

      Because only politicians are allowed to express political opinions? If only some of them would!
       
      At least RM talks about more important stuff than vasectomies and cats.
      • chris73 18.1.1

        7 November 2011 at 6:38 pm

        No I dislike them because it suggests that if you’re a celebrity your opinion matters, why not get a check out chicks opinion or a road sweepers?
        • McFlock 18.1.1.1

          7 November 2011 at 6:46 pm

          You mean a “vox pop”? Frequently done. Even by Bunnings 🙂
            
          Not to mention the BRT or Nonsensical Sentencing opinions widely distributed about the place. So screw it, might as well have actors, too. But of course the real publicity in an election campaign should go to the politicians – if they actually say something political. Although watching John Banks clusterfuck holding a toddler and try to appear friendly to Asian voters was good for comic relief.

          ‘Tis a topsy-turvey world. Our actors are politicians, our politicians are comedians, and some of our comedians are getting hollywood acting roles. Well, the ones from flight of the conchords, anyway.

           
        • Scotty 18.1.1.2

          7 November 2011 at 6:48 pm

          Chris73
          McDonalds workers, ok with you?
          • chris73 18.1.1.2.1

            7 November 2011 at 6:50 pm

            They made more sense then Phil Goff talking of expanding WFF to beneficiary families
        • Tigger 18.1.1.3

          7 November 2011 at 6:51 pm

          Nope. She won’t shut up because she wants to make the world and better place and I applaud her for it. And she’s put up plenty – her stand on behalf of actors has probably cost her dearly since the film and TV industry love to punish anyone who questions the producers.

          And chris73, if you’re so worried about this then anytime Key has spoken about anything other than politics you must be going crazy – because by your logic politicians shouldn’t be speaking about anything other than politics.
          • Tom Gould 18.1.1.3.1

            7 November 2011 at 7:15 pm

            People are starting to wake up to that nice man Mr. Key. He is fiercely political behind the smile and wave facade, and visciously ruthless in his retribution on anyone who dares cross him. And it will only get worse as the economy stalls and the cover up gets bigger. He is even showing the early signs of meglomania, calling them “my All Blacks” and describing the new Crown fleet as “my cars”. Muldoon revisited, but without an objective MSM this time?
            • chris73 18.1.1.3.1.1

              7 November 2011 at 8:27 pm

              You lefties have fallen into the same trap that the right fell into with dear leader.

              You make John Key out to be more then he is, remember hes just a man not some physical representation of all thats right wing
              • Colonial Viper …

                8 November 2011 at 8:25 am

                John Key’s a great PR front for the Right Wing, he himself is pretty moderate Right in his views, its his big money backers who are the fuckers.
              • fmacskasy …

                8 November 2011 at 2:55 pm

                “dear leader” should be spelt “Dear Leader”.

                Do not mess this up. The NZ Herald will not be pleased – and will denounce you!
          • chris73 18.1.1.3.2

            7 November 2011 at 8:25 pm

            Just as long as her views are left-wing
            • Colonial Viper 18.1.1.3.2.1

              8 November 2011 at 8:27 am

              Left wing: yep, striving against ever increasing income inequality in this country. A so-called rich country with tens of thousands of children hungry and cold. And right wing pricks who like it that way as long as it is in someone else’s suburb.
        • bbfloyd 18.1.1.4

          7 November 2011 at 6:53 pm

          tell me again.. i seem to have missed something… how many checkout operaters were on the speakers list at the green party opening event? or road sweepers?

          oh wait… it’s coming to me now….. so it wasn’t that robyn malcolm that was the actors equity representative that was mercilessly smeared, defamed, by the news media in tandem with the prime minister, and had to endure months of abuse and threats over what turned out to be utter lies spoken about her, and helen kelly, by our prime minister?

          no, of course, this is a completely different one that has no relevant and topical insight regarding an important aspect of leadership, and it’s execution…… silly me to think the greens would get anyone who knew what they were talking about to speak at a natiionally broadcast event….
          • chris73 18.1.1.4.1

            7 November 2011 at 8:31 pm

            I agree with you, she has no relevant and topical insight regarding an important aspect of leadership, and it’s execution
            • Colonial Viper 18.1.1.4.1.1

              8 November 2011 at 8:29 am

              Oh she must have hit the nail on Key’s head; after all you can’t be saying that YOU have more relevance and ‘topical insight’ can you?
          • fmacskasy 18.1.1.4.2

            8 November 2011 at 2:57 pm

            Wow! She’s really gotten into your comfort zones!?!?
19. marsman 19

    7 November 2011 at 7:43 pm

    I live in Wellington and don’t normally buy the Herald but when I saw the front page I had to have a copy. Good on you Robyn Malcolm!!!!!
20. Tanz 20

    7 November 2011 at 8:28 pm

    Just another meaningless celebrity endorsement for the Greens, and hatred for the norm. Celebs always go for lefty, trendy, unsustainable policy, no brains, lots of mouth.
    • The Baron 20.1

      7 November 2011 at 8:36 pm

      Do the Greens pay her, cos she seems to reel out every time there is a bandwagon going past.

      I couldn’t give a fuck what she thinks really; and frankly, of all the parties, I would have thought the Greens wouldn’t stoop to a celebrity rah rah.

      Lame. Clap away, morans.
      • bill fih 20.1.1

        7 November 2011 at 8:51 pm

        Morans??
        Please please let that be you mispelling moron, you moran 🙂
        • Hami Shearlie 20.1.1.1

          7 November 2011 at 10:44 pm

          Maybe a “moran” is a “dynimic moron”?
      • the sprout 20.1.2

        7 November 2011 at 8:56 pm

        oh-hohoho. wonderful.
        barren in so many ways 😆
        • The Baron 20.1.2.1

          7 November 2011 at 9:00 pm

          Whoosh. Try googling it.
          • PJ 20.1.2.1.1

            7 November 2011 at 9:10 pm

            4. MORAN

            Simply, the way a moron spells moron.

            http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=moran
            • infused 20.1.2.1.1.1

              7 November 2011 at 10:26 pm

              No. It’s a famous photo actually. http://www.mathewingram.com/work/wp-content/uploads/morans.jpg
              • McFlock …

                7 November 2011 at 10:42 pm

                Barren wasn’t calling us Masai warriors, was he? How butch.
                 
      • R 20.1.3

        7 November 2011 at 10:49 pm

        right, and everything rugby is National-brand related, yeah? Unless the rugby team lose.
      • fmacskasy 20.1.4

        8 November 2011 at 2:53 pm

        Hmmmm… why should you and other reactionaries care?

        Are the Greens so threatening to you and your cherished, rose-coloured-sky world?

        Obviously Robyn Malcolm has struch a raw nerve somewhere. For such a reaction, I’m guessing she’s closer to the truth than you and your fellow Nat/ACT supporters are happy with.
21. belladonna 21

    7 November 2011 at 8:36 pm

    You’re a star Robyn Malcolm!
22. Dan1 22

    7 November 2011 at 9:17 pm

    She is wonderful! She tells it like it is. No smoke and mirrors and downright lies. The emperor’s new clothes are definitely being seen for what they are.
    Her courage in facing the wrath of the movie moguls was vindicated when the US movie firms can now bring crews in at will without having to hire local crews. Real aspirational stuff Mr Key.

    New Zealander of the Year!
    • Hami Shearlie 22.1

      7 November 2011 at 10:47 pm

      Yep, “the king is in the altogether” alright!
23. ropata 23

    7 November 2011 at 9:21 pm

    No complaints about the headline or story, it grabbed reader attention and the choice quotes gave something to think about. Good to see a bit of fire from the Greens, challenging the status quo etc
24. dad4justice 24

    8 November 2011 at 5:25 am

    Is it true that Robyn can drink more wine than Ruth?
    • Dan1 24.1

      8 November 2011 at 6:20 am

      In vino, the absolute veritas. Who cares dad!
25. kriswgtn 25

    8 November 2011 at 8:10 am

    Good on her for having the guts to criticize Key

    Kick ass Robyn
26. LynW 26

    8 November 2011 at 8:13 am

    Well done Robyn. You are a courageous woman.
27. Tiger Mountain 27

    8 November 2011 at 8:24 am

    How dare feisty left wing women speak up! Robyn was threatened with the old movie cliche for real “you’ll never work in this town again” during the shameful Hobbit debacle.

    And now it seems http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10764503
    tory Cameron Brewer wants her “axed” from fronting a supercity council waste initiative. What bullies.
    • Hami Shearlie 27.1

      8 November 2011 at 9:40 am

      Cameron Brewer says Robyn Malcolm is too partisan. John Key’s little toe-sucker A.K.A. Cameron Brewer is hardly neutral is he? And what is political about rubbish recycling? People from left and right support it?
28. Brett Dale 28

    8 November 2011 at 10:10 am

    Outrageous Fortune got 8 million a year in tax payer dollars (nzonair), I bet she didnt speak out against that being a waste of public money.
    • fmacskasy 28.1

      8 November 2011 at 2:50 pm

      Deflecting much, Brett?

      Sorry, bud – no link to be made between the two issues.

      No banana.
      • Brett Dale 28.1.1

        8 November 2011 at 4:12 pm

        Yes there is actually a link, its a huge link, those in glass houses.

        All these celebs who shout out “What about health and education?”

        They all end up shutting their mouths when Government funding comes for their projects?

        $8 Million is a lot of money. That might of feed a lot of kids in Poverty and not fund some telly programme.
        • fmacskasy 28.1.1.1

          8 November 2011 at 9:40 pm

          No, Brett.

          If you were truly concerned about children in poverty, then deflecting onto Robyn Malcolm would be the last thing on your mind.
29. fmacskasy 29

    8 November 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Vitriolic?!

    Did I hear the right opening speech?

    Robyn Malcolm may’ve been critical – but when did that become an offence in this country? Has the term “Dear Leader” become a reality?? And will the NZ Herald be renamed “Pravda”?
30. The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell 30

    8 November 2011 at 3:05 pm

    She’s supporting a party I do not like? Disgraceful. At times like this, I like to ask myself, what would Darien Fenton do?
31. Tiger Mountain 31

    8 November 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Falsely weighted equivalency there Gormless, it is about power relationships not public profile. Sir Mad is a millionare with substantial business connections. Robyn is an actor. Acting being a most precarious form of employment.
32. anne 32

    9 November 2011 at 5:43 pm

    Why can’t robyn speak out,we are still allowed that right? key shafted the actors in favour of the warner’s,the film could have been made here,but corporate greed took over again and key acted like a litle limp weed and handed the corporate the power.
    I notice anything to do with shonkey deals involving key and english are not printed,there is a blackout of their corrupt practises in govt.
    Now what would you call that sort of media control?
33. Pete 33

    10 November 2011 at 12:27 pm

    I am happy for actors to speak out, but they have to take the fall out when their comments are long on rhetoric and short on substance.

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