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Re: Excellent wash-up from Nicky Hager (none / 1)

Many National votes were won because of its apparently easy-going and centrist leader...

Well over 50% of the public opposes key National Party policies such as privatisation ('asset sales')...

Those in the intersection are big idiots, IMHO... and again, how did he leave the easy-going and "centrist" impression?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Wed Nov 30th, 2011 at 09:41:47 AM EST
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Re: Excellent wash-up from Nicky Hager (none / 1)
My guess goes to flattering portrayals in a compliant local corporate media.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:31:33 PM EST
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