Sideswipe
Congrats to the Penthouse - What a bloody good party it must have been to make a newspaper in another city.
Sideswipe
21.03.06 By Ana Samways
Two Act staffers used footage of Nazis to entertain guests at a private party at the weekend.
The cheeky righties were Act's communications manager Gavin Middleton and an unnamed researcher. Party guest and prolific blogger David Farrar from Kiwiblog site said it was "very weird to be singing along to Uptown Girl while the projector is showing Nazi propaganda films. Very bad taste humour but, hey, if people call Actoids Nazis then [sic] might as well live up to the stereotype".
Reactions to this behaviour split on predictable lines:
Act leader Rodney Hide said: "What people do at private parties I think is their own business."
National's Richard Worth said: "There's a strong Jewish community in Epsom and it's not appropriate for Mr Hide's staffer to hold such parties."
Later Farrar updated that the film was actually a documentary on the war, not a propaganda film, that was being used as wallpaper at the booze-fuelled party. Which makes it better how?
The Nazi footage aside, other issues of taste at the Act event that should be reprimanded include playing Billy Joel's Uptown Girl (even if it is Act's unofficial theme song), blogging during a party ("The vodka and bailys [sic] is flowing well and all are happy. A good crowd and a superb view from the Penthouse. It may be a long night. DPF from the Penthouse!") and yes, grown-ups bragging about booze (see above).
Sideswipe
21.03.06 By Ana Samways
Two Act staffers used footage of Nazis to entertain guests at a private party at the weekend.
The cheeky righties were Act's communications manager Gavin Middleton and an unnamed researcher. Party guest and prolific blogger David Farrar from Kiwiblog site said it was "very weird to be singing along to Uptown Girl while the projector is showing Nazi propaganda films. Very bad taste humour but, hey, if people call Actoids Nazis then [sic] might as well live up to the stereotype".
Reactions to this behaviour split on predictable lines:
Act leader Rodney Hide said: "What people do at private parties I think is their own business."
National's Richard Worth said: "There's a strong Jewish community in Epsom and it's not appropriate for Mr Hide's staffer to hold such parties."
Later Farrar updated that the film was actually a documentary on the war, not a propaganda film, that was being used as wallpaper at the booze-fuelled party. Which makes it better how?
The Nazi footage aside, other issues of taste at the Act event that should be reprimanded include playing Billy Joel's Uptown Girl (even if it is Act's unofficial theme song), blogging during a party ("The vodka and bailys [sic] is flowing well and all are happy. A good crowd and a superb view from the Penthouse. It may be a long night. DPF from the Penthouse!") and yes, grown-ups bragging about booze (see above).
posted by Michael at
3:17 PM
1 Comments:
Mate, it sounded like a great party. Did you try any of the stuff Gav bought back from Europe that I gave him?
It is funny how it ended up in the Herald. Anything to take attention off Labour and their problems.
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Heine, at 1:51 AM
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