About
Contact
Advertise

Facebook
Twitter

October 29, 2011 2:30pm by David Farrar

Blunt on ACT

Like this:

Like Loading...

Email
Facebook
Twitter
Comment15

NZ Politics
ACT
Blunt
cartoons

Comments (15)

Login to comment or vote

Johnboy

Reminds me of something really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv11KilBpHQ
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 2:54pm
reid

This says nothing about who Brash really is but lots about the NZ electorate.

Fact is, this will appeal to lots of people.

Fact is, those very same people will universally fail to recognise Brash’s economic recipes and ideas are in fact the very and only thing this country needs to do, right now.

Not Brash’s race ideas, they’re crap, but his economic ideas are A-Class but Hulun with a complicit media years ago successfully succeeded in pointing the slack-jawed yokels toward those and nothing but those race side-issues so consequently it’s become accepted fact amongst said slack-jawed yokels that all his ideas are as crappy as his race ones. Classic lefty propaganda conflation.

Shame for the country really the Nats haven’t used this last three years to correct that mis-perception, for the good of the country. For surely the Nats know, that compared to English, if this country had Brash, it would be streets ahead, by now. But no. It doesn’t work like that in politics in this country, does it.

What a shame.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 3:33pm
MT_Tinman

Reid, Brash’s economic ideas may be, economically, the best for NZ but as Mr Hayek observed many moons ago the economy doers not stand alone – something Mr Brash and his supporters have never figured out.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 3:43pm
reid

something Mr Brash and his supporters have never figured out

Agreed MT. Brash never has been more than what would have been a brilliant Minister. Although he has fine leadership skills, prime ministerial politics requires certain qualities he just doesn’t have. The tragedy for NZ IMO is that he’s never found the right niche within which finally to come to power in the Finance portfolio.

He has never seen himself as this. He has always seen himself as more than that. This is the tragedy for NZ for it would have been as that which he could already have started in had be played his cards in a different way, in which he could have potentially been the greatest ever and his mark could have been writ high in the Pantheon of great NZer’s. But not to be, ever, it would currently appear.

Bugger.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 3:51pm
Johnboy

Thirty years of hiding your shadow behind a lesbian and six years of smiling and waving beat anything poor old Brash can do.

What a sad little banana republic we have become.

Much as I disliked Norman and Rob at least they were men. 🙂
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 4:00pm
s.russell

As brilliant as Ruth Richardson?
Brash might have done some really good things for New Zealand as finance minister, but he would have been a political disaster, just like Richardson.
And unfortunately, her political disaster poisoned the well for future reformers, and thus worked to hold NZ back for all the years since. So while the immediate effect of her stewardship was good, the long term effect has been far more problematic, and probably negative.
Thus I have to say thank goodness Brash never did get the job.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 4:08pm
Pauleastbay

Shouldn’t the pistol be being fired at his foot?
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 4:23pm
Courage Wolf

Here’s my scores on the following attributes of Blunt’s cartoons in general:

Style – 1/10.
Policy Focus – 1/10.
Creativity – 1/10.
Team Focus – 1/10.
Relevance – 1/10.
Positivity – 1/10.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 5:03pm
reid

Brash might have done some really good things for New Zealand as finance minister, but he would have been a political disaster, just like Richardson.

Well this is the dilemma isn’t it s.r?

To do the right thing or the popular thing at any given time.

It’s too bad we as a nation seem continually to receive quite the incorrect answer to that critical question.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 5:17pm
reid

A further thought on this is this is not a good graphic, in fact, it should not be allowed.

Imagine this graphic on other politicians.

Take it away, right now, I would suggest.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 5:20pm
side show bob

“the economy does not stand alone”
It will when we can’t borrow anymore.
It will when we keep stealing others wealth and there is none left to steal.
It will when the pantry is bare.
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 5:48pm
niggly

A further thought on this is this is not a good graphic, in fact, it should not be allowed.

Imagine this graphic on other politicians.

Take it away, right now, I would suggest.

You’re right Reid, the underlying theme of the cartoon is inappropriate.

It’s meant to be satire, presumably, but imagine the howls of outrage if the head being shot belonged to Phil Goof, or Helen Clark, or Russell Norman or Meteria Turei.

Imagine if it was Hone Harawira, the race relations conciliator would be going ape-shit!

Another example of double-standards!
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 29, 2011 8:08pm
The Scorned

So one law for all and a color blind state are “crap” ideas are they…? then what the fuck was all that anti apartheid hysteria in the 80,s about then…?
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 30, 2011 4:24am
Griff

A dose of conservative in a liberal party
the death (political) of brash /act
self inflicted

That leaves the right in the hands of national only are we all central conservative?
If act dies will it be 3,6,or9 years till a new liberal right party rises?
Is a united right really a good idea under mmp?
is united a good idea?

Like good art this one makes me think
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 30, 2011 7:07am
beautox

Is he meant to be funny? Because he’s consistently not. Why do you give him exposure DPF?
0 0
Log in to Reply
Report
October 30, 2011 1:54pm

Add a Comment Cancel reply

Login to comment or vote

« Air NZ on Labour

The Campaign TV Openings »

Donations

You can now donate to Kiwiblog

Exclusive content from DPF on Patreon

Become a Patron!

Never miss a post

Email Address

Join 37.4K other subscribers

Highlights

Health Target 5 – elective treatments
Health Target 4 – Specialist appointments
Health Target 3 – Emergency Dept Waiting Times
Health Target 2 – Immunisations

Links

Guest Post: Maori Party threats
Breaking Views
Quotation of the Day…
Utopia
The Power of Big Ice Cream
No Minister
Word of the day
Hompaddock
The Infamous TDB Political Awards 2024
The Daily Blog
Open mike 22/12/2024
The Standard
"... a broader, decade-long 'crank realignment' in American politics."
Not PC
Fast-track Approvals Bill passes but Te P?ti M?ori threatens applicants
Point of Order
2024 OIA stats
No Right Turn
SHALLOW THINKING
No Punches Pulled (Bob Jones)
Jacinda’s “Act” of kindness has increased abortions 23%
Bob McCoskrie's McBlog
About Syria.
Kiwipolitico
Supreme Court Activism
NZCPR
Orr on Q&A – Part II
Croaking Cassandra
United Rugby Championship Predictions for Week 8
Stats Chat
Misuse of land use planning
Offsetting Behaviour
Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet
The Civilian
The Accidental Engagement
Imperator Fish
Legal Beagle: Election '23: The Special Votes
Public Address
Making this movie might have been a mistake
Liam Hehir
Why I am retiring from political blogging
Kiwi FireWalker
Angie Warren-Clark: Meet the Newbies
Dan Moskovitz

editor@kiwiblog.co.nz

PO Box 12270, Thorndon, Wellington 6144

Facebook
Twitter
FourSquare
Instagram
LinkedIn
Google+

Archives
Disclosure Statement
Editorial Policy
Privacy Policy
Complaints Policy
Comments Policy

Design by cre8d

%d

Share this:

Like this: