Labour took a pounding via social media and websites last year. Their strategic genius Trevor Mallard just kept giving the VRWC free hits, and in the circumstances, it would have been churlish not to oblige!
Labour subsequently took a pounding in November's election, and has done no end of navel-gazing as it tries to work out where the party went wrong. But today suggests that they haven't learned from last years SMOG's (Social Media Own Goals). They've put this website up - Show Us Your Cards John - where they say:
The National Party is changing the law to allow hundreds more pokie machines at Sky City's Auckland casino in return for a convention centre. They've decided to do this even though it will increase problem gambling.
Is this legislation for sale?
Has John Key done a dodgy deal with Sky City?
Take a moment to write to John Key and let him know what you think...
Send a message to John Key
So we've taken them up on their kind offer; we've sent John Key the following:
Auckland really needs a new Convention Centre. Congratulations on having the foresight to do it without an impost on Auckland ratepayers, and thanks for the construction and the ongoing hospitality jobs that will eventuate. Compromise is an important part of politics, and until the Labour Party grasps that, they cannot be trusted to run the country again. You are holding all the aces here, and all Labour can do is bluff and bluster as usual.
Well done Mr Key, and don't let the nay-sayers grind you down!
We urge you to do likewise; regardless of whether you abhor the idea of SkyCity getting more pokies, or whether you welcome the 1800 short-term and long-term jobs that the building of a Convention Centre will create, tell John Key what you think. It's participatory democracy at its very best! But we'd suggest that you get in quickly, because history has shown that when the SMOG descends, Labour is quick to remove the source of it!
Hat-tip: Whale Oil
15 comments:
So you've really been sucked in by this field of dreams crap? I suspect not, but you're such a non-thinking stooge you have to support Joyce and Key regardless. Still it's all OK as long as the law gets changed, the community loses and Sky City wins. Which it will, the house always does.
Just don't complain when the outcome is a poor one (but of course you won't, that's not what a stooge does).
You've been made a fool of, Inventory2. This tawdry deal has hurt Key's already tarnished reputation and now yours will be sullied by association. I'm astonished that you've been so foolish as to buy into this casino con.
Robert Guyton! What are you doing here? You're banned!
@judge holden... Yes. You've seen the gossamer veil of principle wafting across the holy grail of eternal righteousness and desire for peer group acceptance which afflicts the chosen ones like our born again INV2 as much it does our PM.
Do you think the executives at Sky City have a 'university edukayshun' to waste like you 'Christian-father-and-husband-like' so nastily and repulsively commented on at a non-Christian blog over the way? If I were god I'd ask for your credentials. Then reject them on the basis of 'utter hypocrite'.
Nice use of double exclamation marks in your comment at oil wail. You are like his invisible silent ball licking chihuahua. Akshully, more like a regressive mute lackey of child like embarrassment. Only your arguments have less substance to refute than a vacuum in the intelligent design litany of lavatory paper gospel. Don't get me wrong I'm a believer. I have deep deep deep seated beliefs. More belief-like than other peoples deep seated beliefs. So we are the same.
We seem to have hit a raw nerve here; big words, stalking, attacking the messenger; it's all happening!
If Labour thinks gambling is evil then why don't they announce they are going to ban it? Casinos do very little harm compared to pokie bars and lotto.
Ask yourself why there are larger concentrations of pokies, tab, and lotto in Porirua and Sth Auckland but hardly none in Remuera and Khandallah.
And as a former parliamentary staffer these types of mass emails are very ineffective as they all say the same thing. A more thoughtful email or letter gets a better response.
"Casinos do very little harm compared to pokie bars and lotto."
Prove it. You're just repeating the Sky City provided talking points. Anyway, it's the fact that Key and Joyce sell off community damaging concessions to big business in return for a few wooly promises that's the akshul issue.
Crikey I2.
Trolls everywhere.
Quite so QH; is it full moon?
So all the tory stooges can come up with in response is abuse? Typically classy.
So all the tory stooges have got in response is abuse? Typically classy.
They don't get it Judge Holden. When their arguments are indefensible they attack the people who raise serious questions. It says more about them than it does about the people asking for evidence to support the spin. It's the MO of the righteous.
@ Anon (10.58am):
When their arguments are indefensible they attack the people who raise serious questions.
Serious questions are fine; I draw the line at abuse.
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