Rachinger on dirty politics 4 – Ben asks for help
Ben Rachinger was a dirty politics insider, he is telling his story. Ben has asked for help.
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Rachinger on dirty politics 3 – Scoop takes up the story
Ben Rachinger was a dirty politics insider. He is telling his story. Alastair Thompson at Scoop writes: “Arguably therefore this is an exceptionally fine piece of undercover investigative journalism into a matter of national significance”.
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Ben’s story has reached an interesting point.
Rachinger on dirty politics
Ben Rachinger is telling his story about his involvement in the world of dirty politics.
The waitress the bloggers and the main stream media
The Ponygate story provides a fascinating example of the use of social media to break a story. The simple lesson is to tell a story without a political agenda. And the response from the right shows a level of disarray progressives can take heart from.
Herald’s interview with the waitress – updated
Late night developments, the “hair pull” waitress states that a Herald interview (to be published today) was obtained under false pretences, and she withdrew her consent for it.
Multiple updates on the changing story.
Parsing John Key
John Key’s recent public response to the news of the likely interception of Chinese diplomatic communications resemble those of a used car salesman rather than those of a New Zealand Prime Minister.
I want that left wing bastard gone
Joe Trinder at Mana News claims Key’s direct involvement in the attack on Campbell Live.
And yet the cast of Dirty Politics are still at large in the media
Herald: “Natalia Kills & Willy Moon are no longer suitable to judge X Factor”.
Key fails the leadership test
Fine work form David Fisher at The Herald. Does Key get to lie and deny his way through yet another crisis?
NZ spies on its Pacific neighbours
Nicky Hager and the Herald have reported that the GCSB has been collecting data en masse from New Zealand’s pacific neighbours and handed it over to the Americans for inclusion in xkeystore.
The more complete Donghua Liu timeline
Yesterday’s Herald revealed that Donghua Liu made a second donation to National in 2013 which was repaid to him after last year’s election. A brief timeline was provided but in the interests of greater understanding I thought a fuller timeline would be helpful.
Interesting story coming up in The Herald
There will probably be a story soonish in The Herald that will be of particular interest to The Standard community.
Emmerson on dirty political romps
The meaning of dirty politics
One of the strategies of the right is to take any complaint levelled against them and reduce it down until it’s meaningless. Now they’re doing it to Dirty Politics.
The line on Little…
The Nats have finished focus-grouping their attack line on Andrew Little and are moving in to deployment. As narrated by Twitter this morning…
The tipline has a SST column
Judith Collins had her debut as a columnist in the Sunday Star Times today. Her article was not contentious and raised issues of importance. She also revealed that she never liked the name “Crusher” and Hager’s description of her was false in many ways.
Dirty Politics and the health advocates
How is it that Katherine Rich can be the head of the Food and Grocery Council and look after the interests of suppliers yet at the same time be on the Health Promotion Agency and not have a conflict?
Police neutrality
If anyone thought that David Parker was content to fade quietly into obscurity, they been proven thoroughly wrong. Parker has confronted one of politics’ sacred cows – police neutrality.
Petition for Royal Commission on dirty politics
“Please take immediate steps to call for the establishment of a high calibre, non-partisan Royal Commission to investigate the inner workings of government in New Zealand and recommend a form of governance that has integrity, is truly democratic, and fit for the 21st century.”
Nothing to hide nothing to fear?
I guess we can conclude that Key has something to hide, otherwise what could he possibly have to fear?
Key calls Slater’s bluff
Key says he is not concerned about his calls with Slater being made public.
The week that was
The past week has been a terrific one for Andrew Little and a very bad one for John Key, thanks to Cameron Slater. Key failing to cut contact with Slater is bizarre. It makes you wonder what Slater has on Key.
Scope
Yesterday’s 2 reports are even worse for what they managed to conclude inside their scope. What was outside their scope shows things even more interesting.
Cut the crap
Andrew Little invokes the phrase that is going to forever haunt our lying, denying and obfuscating PM.
Updated: Question time video of Little added, followed by John Key “lying, denying and obfuscating”.
Updated: General video of Little added – better in the house than expected. PM’s staff writing blogs for Cameron Slater
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John Key vs the truth
Trying to dodge the fallout from the Gwyn report Key simply lies and refuses to accept the facts. He can’t get away with it. Can he?
Calls for Key to resign
Calls for Key to resign, so far from Goff, Norman, and Plunket.
Gwyn report
The Gwyn report finds that the SIS failed to maintain political neutrality.
What did Key know and when did he know it?
Gwyn Report to confirm dirty politics
What did Key know and when did he know it?
Should Right-wing newspapers just shut up?
In the spirit of Philip Matthews…
Key’s “high ethical standards”
Key’s “high ethical standards” were on display in Parliament again yesterday. So many questions. (And a bonus note – apparently Key knows the identity of Rawshark.)
Bat Bean Beam: Dirty journalism
Giovanni Tiso on Bat Bean Beam is pulling at the threads of the connections between National’s dirty politics and journalism.
All Things Being Equal…
Assuming that all four contenders for leadership of Labour are equally worthy, there is a defining factor that ought to be considered…vulnerability to attack.
Hager vs police – suppressing debate
The police and Hager are in the process of initiating legal proceedings against each other. The police action against Hager was and is designed to intimidate, to suppress debate. Rod Oram calls shame on dirty politics and the people who perpetrate it.
Dirty politics and dirty cyclists
Jason Ede has resurfaced at Teamtalk, a company with significant links to the National Party and a managing director with unusual views about cyclists.
Dirty politics aftermath: Slater
Pete George has an interesting summary of recent discussion on Slater’s blog in the aftermath of dirty politics. Is Slater about to turn on Key?