I really can't recall reading any of Savage's stuff. Does he show a bias to the right or does he play it straight down the middle? And by bias, I don't mean simply break stories that don't help the left, I mean clearly and unfairly slant his writing?
A retired journalist from Wellington tells me that 30 years ago journos down there overwhelmingly were to the left in their personal politics. He put it at 85 to 90 per cent. Right-wing journalists were few and far between. But he reckons it's turned the ...
They're describing Collins as "defiant". That's laughable. The woman gave a brief, prepared speech and then ran away without having the guts to defend herself against any questions. Tough scrapper? No, all mouth and no trousers. But that's bullies for you,...
Tracey: Was Savage doing this off his own bat or was he given the OK from higher up, that's the question? Can anyone understand why the newspaper would do that? All I can think of is that perhaps it was just to scratch Slater's back so that the favour ...
BM: I bet you think Key won the first debate, too, don't you? It's priceless how when the Nats take a hit, people like you immediately send out a positive message. I guess that before the internet all you could do was punch a wall. Go on, keep amusing us. ...
Ding dong the witch is dead! Nice one, Cam Slater. For once in your life you've achieved something worthwhile.
He was groggy, on the ropes and at times defenceless. But he did have the referee in his corner.
When David Cunliffe got the Labour job, a friend told me he'd debate the a$$ off Key. That he did. In fact Key's probably still trying to find his a$$ now. An outstanding effort, Mr Cunliffe. More please.
When you look at the slanted, unfair reporting in a huge chunk of the mainstream media, the dirty machinations of Slater, the right-leaning TV politics panels, TVNZ's insistence on having the extremely biased Hosking as referee for the leaders' debates, ...
Another porkie from the PM.
If Nats supporters continue to keep their heads buried in the sand, Key will be the winner. Unfortunately, and sadly for this country, too many of them are prepared to let him get away with anything short of murder. You can't expect to find morals where ...
Interesting stuff about Cactus Kate -- who sounds about as pleasant an individual as Slater -- and her motivation for wanting Hager to feel some serious heat from a few Chinese she knows: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/08/new-zealand-prime-minister-...
Every time I re-read that transcript I think to myself: My God, if that was me, I'd be so embarrassed I'd take off to Hawaii for a month and leave Bill English to steer the leaky boat through to the election. That is just a terrible display of ducking and ...
Just answer the questions John? Nah, he won't, he'll just grimace (the facial expression formerly known as 'grin smugly') and move on. He won't answer the questions because he knows the National supporters are OK with him not being answerable. These days, ...
He'll have been swearing a few of them under his breath this week, I bet. Look, you'll never get an honest answer out of him when he's under pressure about something. He'll deny, lie or have another brain fade, under oath or not. The only way I can see of ...
I meant three years. Under JK, it just feels like four. A very long four.
English says he doesn't like Slater and doesn't like his methods. Have him in the big job instead of LOL (the Lie On Legs)? Yep, that'll work for me. I really don't think I can face another four nauseating years of Key doing his Cheshire Cat impression as ...
I don’t have a problem with anyone using a pseudonym, there are legitimate reasons for doing so, and a potentially unhappy boss is definitely high amongst them. The only bloggers I have an issue with are those who are willing to let any sod write under ...
Oops, my bad, of course I meant centre-right, not centre-left.
Get ready for four more weeks of (im)plausible deniability. You'd think the dopey toerag would just shuffle off centre-left stage and spare himself the embarrassment. He and Collins have got more front than Brighton. They've been caught dead to rights over...
As someone who's not a political animal but whose interest has been piqued by the whaledump postings, I'm at a loss when Slater and his cronies refer to people by their initials or first name. I'm sure many others are in the same situation, so that the ...
This is a snortingly funny quote from a story on Simon Lusk by Andrea Vance on the stuff site, 25/05/2013, when you consider how tight he is with grace-less Slater and in light of the pair's grace-less, vicious plotting as outlined in the whaledump ...
Is this it? http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10411491/Keys-SIS-claims-contradicted-by-video
I keep seeing the term MSM popping up everywhere, I'm not familiar with it. Can someone explain? Also, yesterday someone had transcribed Key's embarrassing 10 or 11-minute interview and I've lost the link. Does anyone have it?
I saw that. Is it possible it's not a joke and that he/she will be stopping at this point? Surely there's a lot more ammo in the bandolier?
I read whaledump released something about Lusk but when I looked at his/her twitter account I couldn't find it. Is there somewhere online you can find the whaledump releases, other than his account?
I'm a newcomer. I'm not much of a political beast, though I've never liked Key from the moment I set eyes on him. I think it was the dodgy used-car salesman's smile that did it. (Hey, I know they're not all dodgy). I mean the ones who are on you like a ...
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