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<p>Well it's pretty much always between two people who are dicks.</p>
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<p>Agreed but Key and Cunliffe were next level so I didn't even bother.</p> -
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<p>Agreed but Key and Cunliffe were next level so I didn't even bother.</p>
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<p>I suspect that is only mildly better than voting Hillary or Trump....</p> -
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<p>Can you ask how Max is? There hasn't been an article for a while now and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's a bit worried.</p>
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<p>Max must be so annoyed that the Bachelor takes precedence in our daily news rather what hair products he is using.</p> -
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<p>Agreed but Key and Cunliffe were next level so I didn't even bother.</p>
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<p>Problem was that it Key vs Cunliffe/Winston/Dotcom/Harawira/Harre and assorted others.</p>
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<p>Basically the Ace of fluffybunnies versus a Full House! :)</p> -
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<p>Problem was that it Key vs Cunliffe/Winston/Dotcom/Harawira/Harre and assorted others.</p>
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<p>Basically the Ace of fluffybunnys versus a Full House! :)</p>
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<p>Which due to finding no redeeming features in any of them was why I stayed home and had a fry up on election day</p> -
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<p>Problem was that it Key vs Cunliffe/Winston/Dotcom/Harawira/Harre and assorted others.</p>
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<p>Basically the Ace of fluffybunnys versus a Full House! :)</p>
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<p>While I was gloating about the election victory to my leftard friends some of them asked me how I could bring myself to vote for the great satan, I asked how the hell they could vote for a govt of labour/nz first/ greens and mana which is what the alternative was. This usually resulted in a pause and some sort of muttered "oh well ,you know...." kind of response.</p>
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<p>Next time around I expect Winston to cause even more shit, the morning after the last election he said he was the actual leader of the opposition not silent t.</p> -
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<p>You know NZ politics is in serious shit when Winston is a more viable alternative than Labour and the Greens. He'll have a field day next election.</p>
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<p>To be fair the mp he bought in after he won in Northland seems quite sane and has actually had a productive life outside of parliament <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11436898'>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11436898</a></p> -
He pulls pony tails. And is pretty wealthy. That's basically it.
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<p>Can anyone tell me what John Key has done to be SO disliked by those who doslike hin?<br><br>
Sure he's right wing but ... ?</p>
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<p>I think there is a healthy dose of the tall poppy syndrome going on. Even though it is a bonus he's had a life outside of politics and was seemingly very good at what he did, the personal wealth thing really seems to claw a lot of blackboards.</p> -
<p>I don't really understand that. It's not like he had a trust fund like Trump.</p>
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<p>Shouldn't NZ society celebrate those who have made a lot of money themselves on the international stage? And even more so if the field (finance) has a lot of skills transferable to running the country?</p> -
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<p>Shouldn't NZ society celebrate those who have made a lot of money themselves on the international stage? And even more so if the field (finance) has a lot of skills transferable to running the country?</p>
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<p>How much money do I need to make before you poor menial fuckers have to throw a party for me? I assume that since I haven't yet got a knighthood like Michael Fay, Bob Jones, Ron Brierley, Peter Talley....that I haven't made enough yet. But, get the balloons and the paper hats ready!</p> -
<p>I assume it's because he's glib and teflon coated which detractors see as smarmy and untrustworthy.</p>
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<p>They will also hate him simply because he's a lightning rod for their disappointment at the lefts performance.</p>
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<p>He does rely on personality politics so it's hardly surprising that he is the bogeyman for the emasculated left.</p>
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<p>That explains the antipathy of those who engage in political debate. Quite why Key and his policies TPPA - the flag etc - are so despised by the FB generation een when they have no idea what the issues are is beyond me.</p>
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<p>Only the first comment there applies to me. The guy just loves attention and once he realised that being a goofy dork actually seemed to endear him to voters he overplays it.</p>
<p>I just find that he lacks statesman like qualities and that is what disappoints me about someone in such a strong position to make meaningful change.</p> -
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<p>Only the first comment there applies to me. The guy just loves attention and once he realised that being a goofy dork actually seemed to endear him to voters he overplays it.</p>
<p>I just find that he lacks statesman like qualities and that is what disappoints me about someone in such a strong position to make meaningful change.</p>
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<p>Only the first comment there applies to me. The guy just loves attention and once he realised that being a goofy dork actually seemed to endear him to voters he overplays it.</p>
<p>I just find that he lacks statesman like qualities and that is what disappoints me about someone in such a strong position to make meaningful change.</p>
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<p>What does 'statesman like' even mean really? I just find criticism like that rather meaningless, almost as if people cannot really find anything specific so resort to vague generalisations.</p> -
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<p>Shouldn't NZ society celebrate those who have made a lot of money themselves on the international stage? And even more so if the field (finance) has a lot of skills transferable to running the country?</p>
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<p>Thats not how it works in NZ at all. There are parallels to how the average kiwi views the wealthy to Clarkson's column on Britain here.</p>
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<div><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://recombu.com/cars/article/jeremy-clarkson-says-british-people-are-mealy-mouthed-bitter-and-racked-with-hate#'>https://recombu.com/cars/article/jeremy-clarkson-says-british-people-are-mealy-mouthed-bitter-and-racked-with-hate#</a></div>
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