Chris Bishop inserts foot in mouth

[Lilith7]

His comments during Stan Walker's  performance at the NZ music awards haven't gone down awfully well. I'm not a Stan Walker fan,but he was out of order.

Well done Don McGlashan for speaking out.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5627...-producers

[king1]

I read about that - what was he complaining about you think, the music/singing/dancing or the maori cultural representation

[Lilith7]

I read about that - what was he complaining about you think, the music/singing/dancing or the maori cultural representation

The latter apparently.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

He was cross about the tino flag waving. Stupid man.

[Olive]

Don McGlashan is a good bloke, and he doesn't suffer entitled buffoons gladly.   Bishop must have been roaring drunk to have behaved so oafishly.

[heisenberg]

he was probably just telling the truth

[Oh_hunnihunni]

He was. About himself and his attitudes to the people he represents.

In vino veritas.

[Lilith7]

He was. About himself and his attitudes to the people he represents.

In vino veritas.

Yeeaaahhh...its becoming more & more obvious just who this govt represents. 

Themselves & those like them, & to hell with everyone else.

[heisenberg]

He was. About himself and his attitudes to the people he represents.

In vino veritas.

Yeeaaahhh...its becoming more & more obvious just who this govt represents. 

Themselves & those like them, & to hell with everyone else.

just like the last government

[Lilith7]

Yeeaaahhh...its becoming more & more obvious just who this govt represents. 

Themselves & those like them, & to hell with everyone else.

just like the last government

Its  knee jerk,isn't it...

NO govt will ever be perfect, but this govt is reminiscent of the 80's govt with Roger Douglas which imposed Neo Liberalism here, with neither discussion nor warning & just steamrollered massive & damaging changes.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

It is interesting the way neo liberalism is being recognised worldwide as an initiator for all kinds of current issues.

Well, they do say good things take time.

[heisenberg]

just like the last government

Its  knee jerk,isn't it...

NO govt will ever be perfect, but this govt is reminiscent of the 80's govt with Roger Douglas which imposed Neo Liberalism here, with neither discussion nor warning & just steamrollered massive & damaging changes.

just like the last government

[Zurdo]

The last Government did nothing, that was the problem. They had a majority and didn't need to consult anyone, they could've just plowed legislation through willy nilly. Good and bad from that, but mostly the lost opportunity.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Next time. Cue evil laugh...

[zqwerty]

The IMF Confirms That ‘Trickle-Down’ Economics Is, Indeed, a Joke

https://psmag.com/economics/trickle-down...ed-a-joke/

Look for this chart:

Pavlina R. Tcherneva, of the Levy Economics Institute, tracking the distribution of income gains during periods of economic expansion

[Lilith7]

Next time. Cue evil laugh...

Indeed....

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The IMF Confirms That ‘Trickle-Down’ Economics Is, Indeed, a Joke

https://psmag.com/economics/trickle-down...ed-a-joke/

Look for this chart:

Pavlina R. Tcherneva, of the Levy Economics Institute, tracking the distribution of income gains during periods of economic expansion

I believe its been described (very accurately) as 'the rich pithing on the poor'


Its an evil system which needs to be changed,as swiftly as possible.

[heisenberg]

Next time. Cue evil laugh...

careful what you wish for labour will need the idiot greens and the partly maoris to form a government and hipkins (if he hasnt been rolled) will promise them anything to get his arse in the big chair

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Idiot Greens? Partly Maoris?

Bit beneath you, imo.

I would like to see the Greens in a position of strength again. I'd like to see what they can do with that freedom. It cannot be worse than any of the others, and might just be a hell of a lot better.

[Lilith7]

Idiot Greens? Partly Maoris?

Bit beneath you, imo.

I would like to see the Greens in a position of strength again. I'd like to see what they can do with that freedom. It cannot be worse than any of the others, and might just be a hell of a lot better.

SO would I, & while they'd make mistakes those are unlikely to be as dire as what some past govts have done. 

If Labour had any sense they'd make their priority removing Neo Liberalism - after apologising profusely for inflicting it in the first place. 

And to think they started as the working people's party,b'stards.

[zqwerty]

In that time you are talking about, the douglas, prebble time, Labour were infiltrated as a strategy to do exactly as they did, douglas was the instigator, prebble the lap dog, they got the idea from reagan.