Posts Tagged ‘lies’
Climate change is too important to lie about
Written By: - Date published: 7:11 am, December 8th, 2014 - 150 comments
First instinct, lie. When caught, trivialise and try to deny the science. When pushed, argue that we have to wait for others. When cornered, plead that it’s all about the economy, and promise to act later. Groser is as bad as Key.
Too much noise
Written By: - Date published: 7:46 am, December 1st, 2014 - 36 comments
The next time Key repeats the lie that there was “too much noise”, I suggest that the interviewer play the audio of the event to the audience, and let them hear for themselves.
Say – anybody remember this guy?
Written By: - Date published: 10:42 am, November 28th, 2014 - 27 comments
Two lies in 20 seconds
Written By: - Date published: 7:07 am, November 28th, 2014 - 50 comments
Contrary to Key’s claim he was directly asked about the Inspector General’s (Gwyn) inquiry. Contrary to Key’s claim the questions were asked in perfect silence. Updated with video
John Key vs the truth
Written By: - Date published: 6:51 am, November 26th, 2014 - 100 comments
Trying to dodge the fallout from the Gwyn report Key simply lies and refuses to accept the facts. He can’t get away with it. Can he?
Elective surgery waiting lists
Written By: - Date published: 10:47 am, November 7th, 2014 - 29 comments
The Nats have been manufacturing “good news” stories in health by creating a system that turns away one third of the patients in need.
No point in state houses
Written By: - Date published: 8:32 am, October 18th, 2014 - 75 comments
There’s no point in state houses. Not according to the Nats anyway. Unbelievable.
Off to war
Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, October 16th, 2014 - 70 comments
Broken promise. Lies. War. The Herald willing to believe anything to defend Brand Key. Just another day in NZ politics.
More Nat lies
Written By: - Date published: 9:58 am, September 4th, 2014 - 20 comments
National’s been lying about increased teacher numbers, and the state of the economy – and now they’re promising unaffordable tax cuts.
Dirty politics vs accountability – you can’t be smeared with the truth
Written By: - Date published: 8:48 am, August 20th, 2014 - 50 comments
Accountability is not dirty politics. You can’t be smeared with the truth. John Key’s lines are as worthless as his promises of ministerial accountability.
Typical misrepresentation from Farrar
Written By: - Date published: 12:21 pm, August 12th, 2014 - 97 comments
Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert takes everybody’s favourite right-wing spinster to task for misrepresentation and spin on gangs.
Selling our soul for 18 jobs
Written By: - Date published: 10:28 am, August 31st, 2013 - 27 comments
The Greens have got hold of an official report that National has had for 2 years showing that the SkyCity deal will add just 18 jobs to the economy as a whole. Joyce in his ‘defence’ says the report looks at the wider economic impact on Auckland city, rather than the number of workers needed at the convention centre. Uh, huh. Everyone thought they were promising 800 extra jobs for the country, when the real number is 18.
This is Key’s scandal
Written By: - Date published: 12:49 pm, July 31st, 2013 - 64 comments
Key’s loyal retainers are trying to keep him out of the Vance spying scandal. Major players are straight-out lying. Sadly for Key, the evidence of the timeline is clear. This is his scandal, start to finish.
Dotcom developments
Written By: - Date published: 7:31 am, July 26th, 2013 - 104 comments
The public trusts Kim Dotcom more than John Key (no surprise), and Journalist Selwyn Manning describes “some breaking news from Dotcom” on what Key knew, and when…
Bridges can’t even lie straight in bed
Written By: - Date published: 8:51 pm, July 17th, 2013 - 60 comments
They say you can tell a pathological liar by the fact they’re no longer just lying about the big stuff, but start telling petty, irrelevant lies that hardly even seem worth it.
Truth no longer matters
Written By: - Date published: 10:15 am, July 14th, 2013 - 168 comments
A significant proportion of the media is now heavily invested in the narrative that David Shearer is about to be rolled as Labour leader. As Matt McCarten puts it today “Truth no longer matters” and “civil society is poorer for it”.
Hooton spouting nonsense
Written By: - Date published: 9:23 am, June 11th, 2013 - 179 comments
Matthew Hooton is spinning like mad to talk up the economy. Unfortunately his spin sometimes bends the truth beyond breaking point, and there were three examples of that yesterday.
Nats’ drones in trouble
Written By: - Date published: 8:18 am, May 30th, 2013 - 18 comments
Peter Dunne’s already been caught out being inconsistent around the leak of the GCSB report. He said all ministers were interviewed; but only he was. He said the leak happened while he was overseas (note: not a direct denial); but it happened the day he got back. Meanwhile, Banks is back in the dock over his ‘anonymous’ donation. It’s not looking good for either of them.
Anatomy of another Key lie
Written By: - Date published: 9:32 am, May 22nd, 2013 - 37 comments
John Key has been caught in yet another lie, over his claim that Solid Energy asked for a $1 billion injection of taxpayer’s money.
Gilmore’s position now untenable
Written By: - Date published: 9:39 am, May 8th, 2013 - 72 comments
From a text exchange leaked to Newstalk ZB it seems that Aaron Gilmore has lied to the PM. The ball is in Key’s court now…
Someone is lying about MRP float
Written By: - Date published: 9:10 am, May 5th, 2013 - 78 comments
The “market specialists” say that the loony left have scared of all the Mum and Dad investors. The “investment sources” say the Mums and Dads are signing up in droves. I’m so confused! Why oh why would those nice “market specialists” be lying to us about the effects of the Labour / Green electricity policy? I just can’t work it out…
NRT: “The worst of the worst”
Written By: - Date published: 10:43 am, April 30th, 2013 - 176 comments
I/S at No Right Turn on the difference between what was promised of the “3 strikes” law and the way it is being used in practice.
Economic apocalypse – not
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, April 29th, 2013 - 15 comments
National and their proxies have claimed that Labour / Green NZ Power announcement has crashed the stock market and wiped out savings. Lies lies lies. Here’s the data.
An honest man?
Written By: - Date published: 9:35 am, April 22nd, 2013 - 65 comments
John Key has promised live on television to never lie and to always do his best. Now, four-and-a-half years later we know that was his first lie, and it certainly wasn’t going to be his last. And these are only the ones we know about. In fact, as the litany of lies still spills from John Key, it must be asked: is the litany orchestrated? – BLiP’s extraordinary list of Key’s lies.
Mini “W”
Written By: - Date published: 2:29 pm, April 17th, 2013 - 11 comments
George “W” Bush’s history (a fake WMD scare and legislation to intrusively monitor his own citizens) was arguably repeated as tragedy (in Tony Blair’s Britain) and is now, as predicted, being repeated as farce. John Key is morphing into Mini “W” before our eyes.
More Bullshit
Written By: - Date published: 9:32 pm, March 28th, 2013 - 56 comments
National ministers – Nick Smith, Steven Joyce, John Key – come up with their stories, but reality keeps on not fitting to their stories. I call bullshit.
Lies and sanctions
Written By: - Date published: 8:58 am, February 27th, 2013 - 219 comments
The Nats lied over the hobbit movie. What are we as citizens to do when a government deliberately and shamelessly lies to us? How can we stop this kind of barefaced lying from happening again?
Key lied to Parliament?
Written By: - Date published: 12:23 pm, February 21st, 2013 - 71 comments
Breaking news, but it certainly looks like John Key has (1) made up nonsense about Sky City, and (2) lied to Parliament.
Update: Key is publicly backing down. Looks like an apology and explanation to Parliament will be needed.
Dotcom claims proof Key lied
Written By: - Date published: 12:25 pm, November 18th, 2012 - 47 comments
Kim Dotcom claims to have proof that John Key has been lying about him, and he will reveal that evidence in court…
Two faced John Key on Pike River
Written By: - Date published: 7:17 am, November 7th, 2012 - 54 comments
On Monday John Key admitted in an interview that Pike River Coal compromised safety for profits. On Tuesday Jon Key insisted in Parliament that such a suggestion was ridiculous. Which John Key should we believe? Can he even remember what he is saying from one day to the next? Does he care?
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- ‘Ebullient leadership’ can lift your workers out of the doldrums and increase productivity
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- The cost of being: A 41-year-old GM who’s moved back into the whānau home
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- Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
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- Collapsed SolarZero’s shortage of capital reaches the capital
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- Windbag: Can we finally just get on with the Golden Mile?
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- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 3 December
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- Daily crossword, Tuesday 3 December
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