Armstrong’s Awards
John Armstring gives otu his awards in the NZ Herald:
- Politician of the Year – John Key
- Rising Star – Hekia Parata. Also mentioned – Amy Adams, Michael Woodhouse, David Parker, David Cunliffe, Brendon Burns
- Quiet Achiever – Tim Groser
- Best Speech – John Key on the day of the second explosion at Pike River
- Best Speech in Parliament – Amy Adams for her personal account of the Canterbury Earthquake
- Most extraordinary speech – Heather Roy’s “black swans” speech to the ACT conference
- Wrong speech – Jonathan Coleman
- Mission Impossible Award for Salesmanship – Bill English for getting GSt increased with hardly a murmur
- Mr Bean Award for Complete Absence of Salemanship – Gerry Brownlee for mining in National Parks
- Complete Lack of Political Bottle Award – Steven Joyce and John Key for not lowering teh blood-alcohol limit
- Gone but not forgotten – Jeanette Fitzsimons
- Gone and already forgotten – David Garrett
- Foot in Mouth Award – Phil Goff for calling Cunliffe Caygill
- Stunned Mullet Award – John Key for not reacting to Paul Henry’s comments on the Governor-General
- Kim Jong-il Award for Self-Glorification: Chris Carter.
- Tammy Wynette “Stand by your Man” Award: Pansy Wong for demonstrating what she thought of her role as Minister of Women’s Affairs by putting her husband, Sammy, first, her career second.
- Oscar for Worst Performance in a Supporting Role: The CTU for The Hobbit.