Two linky followups to posts from previous-time:
In relation to the dumbfounding “My fellow prisoners” comment uttered by John McCain, here is Bob Harris with a considerate reflection that merits your attention:
McCain’s weird POW flashback this week, where he called supporters his “fellow prisoners,” is another reminder (as if we need one) of just how much McCain processes things through the lens of Vietnam. (Speaking compassionately: how could he possibly not?) And of course, his personal anger toward his captors remained intense enough that he refused to apologize for openly calling them “gooks” as late as the 2000 campaign: “I hate the gooks,” McCain said to reporters on his campaign bus. “I will hate them as long as I live.”
And my post on Green billboards mentioned that billboards are of particular public interest in this election – evidence of the fact, the Sunday Star Times has invited John Ansell (designer of the hugely divisive Iwi/Kiwi billboards) to write a semi-regular column about this year’s political billboards. You can find the full version on his blog. He snarkily gives props to the Greens for their material, but more interesting is how he excoriates National for their rubbish billboards but tries to weasel around this by saying they’re meant to be rubbish. Er, no John, no. They’re just rubbish. (h/t Poneke)
“You can find the full version on his blog.”
Erg. What’s with the ad hominem attacks. People think differently have have different life experiances. It doesn’t make them loonies. Name calling should be left in the playground. Or at least out of NZ politics.
It’s nice to see an ad guru using terms like “looney leftie” and “eco hoax” and bashing the PM’s looks. Because it shows that he’s as much of a cunt as I would have thought.
I’ve got a follow up to one of your earlier posts too, about the excellent headlines Scoop throws on the news it collects. They’ve outdone themselves with today’s one:
“Election: National Aghast As Labour Steals ‘Spending Money’ Policy”