To be honest, I don't think of OBL as a freedom fighter. He may have been fighting to remove American troops et al from Afghanistan, but it wasn't his country nor was he fighting for "freedom". If anything, he was fighting to oppress people through a ...
Actually, I hope Hone does take this further - in whatever direction he goes. It's one thing to "give as good as you get". It's quite another to use the Fourth Estate to assassinate someone's character and misattribute quotes to them (which the Press ...
If you were just talking about Labour, why didn't you say so? I guess the "Left wing" sounds much more impressive. If, however, as Hone H once said himself, Goff needed Te Mana's numbers to form a coalition, I'm pretty sure there'd be a phone call. In ...
I agree. Good on them, but I was actually making reference to your credentials/contacts in making claim on what people on the Left think of Hone and by extension, your statement that they don't want to work with Te Mana. I think that's a line advanced by ...
What about the blog comments that came AFTER the NBR's article? If I was HH, I'd drop them in court and let them rule on whether they were defamatory or not. I know Winston Peters would.
Well, says you, but I'm not sure what your credentials are or how accurate your information is about Te Mana and discussions between other left wing parties. I suspect my contacts are closer than yours, but keep telling yourself what you've just said above...
I'd love to see him sue the people that made the comments on the blog. Not sure if he will or not, but he doesn't lack for friends in the legal profession.
@ Tangled up in blue - more fool them. He has more credibility than Act, Peter Dunne, Jim Anderton, Winston Peters and most of the Maori Party. I guess credibility is subjective, especially if you're tangled up in blue. I agree with Alec above. Even if ...
@ Iprent: I wouldn't interpret it that way. Hone has the courage of his convictions and is principled (whether people agree with those principles and convictions or not). He is pretty upfront about what he wants too. I think the big mistake are those that ...
@ Jenny - I agree. Annette Sykes is at the top of the list because she deserves to be there. If I was Te Mana I wouldn't let what Goff has said affect the list in any way. I hope he's been misrepresented here because it sounds pretty prejudiced.
Pssssst. I quite like North's views. He's spot on where Maori politics are concerned. I didn't see the post you deleted/moderated, but his other ones were bang on.
True, but we'll see come November.
I think Annette is at 2 and John Minto is at 3. I'll see if I can find some more info, but I remember the positions of those two (off the top of my head).
@ Jenny - Hmmm. That does not read well! I've found this article which is similar, but reads a bit different: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10734848 BTW: If Goff thinks "pissed off" and "bullsh#t" is really foul language, he...
Te Mana have been developing their flagship policy for some time. They're now on the road to see if it flies with their constituents. I don't think Te Mana have to reinvent the wheel, but set out what is crucial to them and the people they are aiming at. ...
The point of Te Mana is to represent its constituents. I'm not of the opinion that you have to be in Government to change things for the better. You do, however, need a strong voice to raise awareness, rally and galvanise people to create change - ...
I'm not sure about that. There's been criticism inside the Maori population about this for sometime, but not reported by the media (because most don't have a clue). The Maori Party gave the elites and the middle class their dream - by going with NAct. It ...
Probably. I'm certainly not going to be better off under Labour either. As far as I'm concerned, Labour shafted Maori and I won't be heading back any time soon. I understand the principle of wanting to join together to keep the NActs out (it's a fair one),...
Hone and the rich Maori elite? Uh-uh. The rich Maori elite are snuggled up with the Maori Party. The Maori Party is their dream come true! The Maori population would have never gone with National or Act (something reflected in the numbers who vote for ...
Te Mana is a minority party. They will not get a majority to govern. The onus isn't on Te Mana to get allies. The onus is on Goff. It's Labour's loss. It leaves people like me in no worse position than they already are.
Actually, we did have a voting tradition before colonisation. I'm not sure if you'd call it democratic. It was more familial and kinship oriented, but sometimes revolved around leadership. I'm talking about "traditionally" in terms of how the Maori seats ...
Because traditionally, it's a Maori electorate and Maori seat.
I don't think so. We (my people) like them and we'll be keeping them.
@ Jenny - I think you are being very charitable. I am sure Hone and Te Mana's reach out to the Maori Party is sincere and won't be well received. Eddie's term for the Maori Party is standard terminology in both real and online communities. Whether it's ...
Kelsey is one of the kind academics helping Te Mana write its policy on a raft of issues. I think she's already in contact with Hone ...
It did. It was like asking people to swallow a cup of cold sick. Mr Smile and Wave might have influence elsewhere, but in TTT - his endorsement was a liability. It also reminded TTT people that National, the Maori Party and Labour were prepared to work ...
Yes, brilliant Penny and thank you!
Really well said!
I agree with Brokenback re: the flaky left-wing activist group. This has only been focussed on by a few commentators (Rawiri Taonui and Bomber) but the Maori Party lost their on the ground personnel and activist wing when a) they tried to rein in Annette ...
LOL x 2.
Sorry, but what absolute rubbish! This is the message the msm have been peddling and they've got it wrong.
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