Veitch is done
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@kirwan said in Veitch is done:
Not a fan of Veitch, but pretty uncomfortable that after going through the courts for his assault he is now being re-punished by losing jobs.
Agree, but any role in the public eye is pretty volatile. Even non-illegal things can ruin careers. As I said in the other thread, he's best to concentrate on something out of the public eye - people will pretty quickly forget about him then and he can just get on with his life. He shouldn't be punished forever but he needs to be realistic.
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@mokey said in Veitch is done:
@jegga Veitch, Jay Jay, Polly...and Max Key with the sounds.
Branching out into horror stories, are you?
I didn't find Veitch particularly annoying - he'd usually have a succession of excellent guests and he mainly asked them sensible questions. Made for a pretty good sports show and if I'm driving at the weekend that's what the radio is playing. I will miss that, unless Radiosport can find someone with an equally good contacts book.
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@chris-b said in Veitch is done:
@mokey said in Veitch is done:
@jegga Veitch, Jay Jay, Polly...and Max Key with the sounds.
Branching out into horror stories, are you?
Heh. No, there is enough of that in real life. I'll stick to historical smut.
And re Veitch, it may be nothing to do with old stuff, but perhaps something new that his employers couldn't deal with and his colleagues have an inkling of. Who knows.
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@milk said in Veitch is done:
I'm not a fan of his and can't understand how he gets such great interviewees. I hate his (and Devlin's for that matter) fake over-the-top laugh at his guests' jokes, the sycophantic questions or the massive preamble distancing himself from a point of view before asking a 'tough question'.
I never understood how he got a job again. I disliked the majority of his interviews, his "we're best mates" presentation style and his utter lack of analysis. I often thought to myself how small a pond New Zealand must be for this clown to have a gig.
That said, the list of his co workers celebrating his exit is weird, particularly that Heveldt guy... who I only know because he appeared with Veitch on the NZHerald videos. All these people who have kept their mouth shut but now that it's not controversial or unsafe career wise, they pile on.
See Weinstein...
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@antipodean said in Veitch is done:
@milk said in Veitch is done:
I'm not a fan of his and can't understand how he gets such great interviewees. I hate his (and Devlin's for that matter) fake over-the-top laugh at his guests' jokes, the sycophantic questions or the massive preamble distancing himself from a point of view before asking a 'tough question'.
I never understood how he got a job again. I disliked the majority of his interviews, his "we're best mates" presentation style and his utter lack of analysis. I often thought to myself how small a pond New Zealand must be for this clown to have a gig.
That said, the list of his co workers celebrating his exit is weird, particularly that Heveldt guy... who I only know because he appeared with Veitch on the NZHerald videos. All these people who have kept their mouth shut but now that it's not controversial or unsafe career wise, they pile on.
See Weinstein...
Yeah, it really does remind me of what's happening in Hollywood right now in terms of some of the bandwagon-ing.
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@kirwan said in Veitch is done:
Not a fan of Veitch, but pretty uncomfortable that after going through the courts for his assault he is now being re-punished by losing jobs.
I'm not. His career is in the public eye. This isn't a private citizen we're talking about and if a prospective employer does the maths and on reflection decides it's best he doesn't work for them, so be it.
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@antipodean said in Veitch is done:
@kirwan said in Veitch is done:
Not a fan of Veitch, but pretty uncomfortable that after going through the courts for his assault he is now being re-punished by losing jobs.
I'm not. His career is in the public eye. This isn't a private citizen we're talking about and if a prospective employer does the maths and on reflection decides it's best he doesn't work for them, so be it.
Fine to have that opinion if you're consistent with it. As was mentioned further up, a few All Blacks (for example) not held to the same standard.
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@kirwan said in Veitch is done:
Not a fan of Veitch, but pretty uncomfortable that after going through the courts for his assault he is now being re-punished by losing jobs.
He beat up a woman, I’m pretty happy I’d hes punished for a wee bit longer
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@kirwan said in Veitch is done:
Not a fan of Veitch, but pretty uncomfortable that after going through the courts for his assault he is now being re-punished by losing jobs.
How did he lose this job due kicking a woman in the spine until he broke it? It looks from the news reports it was his idea to leave and start a new show of his own which I will also avoid like all his previous shows even before his assault charge.
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As I've mentioned previously I'm a big fan of George Moala so was fucken disappointed and to be honest gobsmacked that he got away with what he did without a conviction. Contrast that with Zac Guildford who I pretty much couldn't stand for keeping Hosea Gear out of the ABs, I, and plenty of others, were really keen to put the boot in for his extra curricular activities.
I think the thing with Veich is that no one particularly liked him for reasons mentioned before ( smarmy, arrogant fucktard ) so I guess it became easy to have a go. I'm as guilty as any on here for this but I wonder how things would have gone if he were a broadcaster who people actually liked?
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@nta said in Veitch is done:
Hey @Virgil just wanted to check you're ok.
Has Veitchy given out his new Facebook page, so you don't have long too wait until you can like and share some Aussie bashing smarmy bullshit?
@Virgil hold that thought while I chuck a bag of Act 2into the microwave
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@bovidae said in Veitch is done:
I never listened to him so no loss to me. I’ve always referred to Veitch as the hyperactive chipmunk.
He lost me as a listener eons ago when he had the morning spot and Dean Lonergan as a regular guest. As far as I could figure out, Lonergan was there to make unbelievably gross remarks about women and Veitch's job was to chuckle along like Butthead.
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@nta said in Veitch is done:
Hey @Virgil just wanted to check you're ok.
Has Veitchy given out his new Facebook page, so you don't have long too wait until you can like and share some Aussie bashing smarmy bullshit?
I think your confusing me with another Aussie midget lover, I don’t follow his fb page
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I'd put him on suicide watch if he isn't already.
I don't like the guy and he should never have been allowed back in to return to broadcasting but I'm not OK with the tweets and stuff. He's gone. Mission accomplished. We don't want to be hearing about how he felt bullied in a tell all a year from now.
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Oh, can't see a problem with him losing his job/s. He should never have been let back in the first place. It's not about not being allowed to reform. OK you feel sorry and youre ready to prove it. Good that's all society can ask. However it doesn't mean you should get your old job back. It means you can be a law abiding citizen that keeps his fucken hands to himself and finds work in another area. Outside of the privileged career you threw down the toilet when you broke a women's back, fluffybunny!
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@raznomore said in Veitch is done:
Oh, can't see a problem with him losing his job/s. He should never have been let back in the first place. It's not about not being allowed to reform. OK you feel sorry and youre ready to prove it. Good that's all society can ask. However it doesn't mean you should get your old job back. It means you can be a law abiding citizen that keeps your fucken hands to himself and finds work in another area. Outside of the privileged career you threw down the toilet when you broke a women's back, fluffybunny!
This is why I love your work Raz
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@milk said in Veitch is done:
I wonder if the fact he never seemed to take responsibility stopped him getting rehabilitated in the public's eye?
Just surmising but I get a sense of the current #MeToo #WarAgainstWomen cultural climate and can imagine that management was concerned at staff & family Christmas parties being repeatedly asked, “Gee, with people losing jobs over bum-pinching it does seem pretty incredible Vietchy still has a job after violently putting the boot into his sheila, doncha think?” Maybe the weight of that question got really-really heavy & tiresome, and management had no good answers.
