Dr Cullen, Helen Clark, Phil Goff vs Don Brash
So why does Dr Cullen want to talk about donations to the National Party? (He accused National of having large donors, some of them from overseas.) But just three months ago it was revealed that an Australian Billionaire was donating $100,000 per month to the Labour Party. And when we get the election returns we will see the large donations from the Unions.
So was does Helen Clark want to talk about Iraq? Yes, Don Brash said he would have gone based on the information he knew. But it is purely hypothetical for Helen Clark to say he would definately have sent troops to Iraq as Don Brash would recieve different information if he was Prime Minister. Also, such a decision would need to be approved by Cabinet, it would not have been sole Don Brash's decision.
So why does Phil Goff want to talk about Zimbabwae? Yes, the Black Caps shouldn't go. Yes, Zimbabwae is run by a Dictator who doesn't think twice about using violence against his opponents. But why is it such a big issue that it has to dominate the news when it is obvious that he is doing nothing, and going to do nothing.
Why - because they would talk about anything but Tax cuts, Education failings and Health waiting lists. So now they are so desparate to avoid these issues that they are inventing issues that have no relevance to divert attention.
The only problem is that these issues won't catch the public imagination for more than one or two days - and in the case of the donations will haunt Labour throughout the campaign (especially as it accepted donations from an overseas billionaire.)
So was does Helen Clark want to talk about Iraq? Yes, Don Brash said he would have gone based on the information he knew. But it is purely hypothetical for Helen Clark to say he would definately have sent troops to Iraq as Don Brash would recieve different information if he was Prime Minister. Also, such a decision would need to be approved by Cabinet, it would not have been sole Don Brash's decision.
So why does Phil Goff want to talk about Zimbabwae? Yes, the Black Caps shouldn't go. Yes, Zimbabwae is run by a Dictator who doesn't think twice about using violence against his opponents. But why is it such a big issue that it has to dominate the news when it is obvious that he is doing nothing, and going to do nothing.
Why - because they would talk about anything but Tax cuts, Education failings and Health waiting lists. So now they are so desparate to avoid these issues that they are inventing issues that have no relevance to divert attention.
The only problem is that these issues won't catch the public imagination for more than one or two days - and in the case of the donations will haunt Labour throughout the campaign (especially as it accepted donations from an overseas billionaire.)
posted by Michael at
2:04 PM
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Oh we'll be talking about those things. In our own sweet time. Before we do, we'll be explaining to the New Zealand public just what sort of a man Don Brash is; how radically ouf of line with public opinion most of his views are; and just what the consequences of electing him to power would be.
Why would we do anything other than all this? Politics isn't a game, to be talked about and be nice in. It's a fight for power, and we will do what we can to win that fight -- just like National will. Some people have been silly enough to think that we don't have any fight left in us. All I can say is, more fool them.
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