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On Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 6:44:30=E2=80=AFPM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:37:09 -0000 (UTC), Tony
> <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:=20
>=20
> >Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:=20
> >>On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:53:14 -0000 (UTC), Tony=20
> >><lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:=20
> >>=20
> >>>Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:=20
> >>>>On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 22:57:14 -0000 (UTC), Tony=20
> >>>><lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:=20
> >>>>=20
> >>>>>Gordon <Gor...@leaf.net.nz> wrote:=20
> >>>>>>https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/131771613/how-an-=
offensive-joke-reveals-a-problem-with-how-national-chooses-its-mps=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>Never heard of Stephen Jack or the joke. Stuff then prints it while=
 the=20
> >>>>>>article is about how the joke is in poor taste.=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>It does look as if Stuff is in electing mode and considers repeatin=
g it=20
> >>>>>>being okay.=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>So National might have picked a few questionable candiates. However=
=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>1) National has not done this alone=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>2) Labour have over the last 3 years damage the country far more th=
an an=20
> >>>>>>offensive joke will=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>3) Not being in the electorate Jack is standing for I have now powe=
r to=20
> >>>>>>vote=20
> >>>>>>him out or in.=20
> >>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>4) Sure the joke will be offensive to some but at least it does see=
m that=20
> >>>>>>the thought police have not showed up.=20
> >>>>>I think the joke is offensive. But so is the article because there i=
s no=20
> >>>>>balance in it.=20
> >>>>>And there are just as many Labour incidents in the recent past. Poli=
tics,=20
> >>>>>for=20
> >>>>>some reason, attracts people like Jack, and Mahuta, and Uffindell, a=
nd=20
> >>>>>Waititi=20
> >>>>>and so on.=20
> >>>>>Yes, Stuff is earning the money the government has paid it.=20
> >>>>=20
> >>>>No government money was used in writing or publishing that article -=
=20
> >>>>and the government would have read it at the same time as National.=
=20
> >>>>Prove collusion or apologise, Tony!=20
> >>>Their share of 55 million dollars - simple really.=20
> >>Your ignorant opinion is no proof. You are simply wrong - but I=20
> >>suspect you know that, and are just spreading deliberate=20
> >>misinformation.=20
> >The government paid them and others a share of $55 million, that money f=
unds=20
> >what they publish - so as I said - simple really (just like you).=20
> >Nothing for me to apologise for, but perhaps you should.
> That is like someone claiming that anyone paying vehicle registration=20
> is funding the costs of Members of Parliament. Your are either pig=20
> ignorant, or being deliberately obtuse. No goverment money was used to=20
> fund that article. NZ on Air money is linked to specific journaism,=20
> which does not include such reporting of political opinion. Your=20
> persistent denial of truth is a disgrace to you and anyone who has=20
> supported your lies.
Where the hell did NZ on Air come from? Nice to see you agree NZ on Air has=
 no links to journalism. We've been telling you that for years...
Denials of truth? Nah Rich that's your forte and always has been. See you'r=
e still doing it in defence of the most useless government in NZ history!