Prime Minister John Key has his work cut out. BTW, what the media defines as "conservative" is far to the left of reality.
Posted on 11/09/2008 4:56:31 AM PST by Impy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand entered a new era of conservative rule Sunday, with incoming Prime Minister John Key promising to be a moderate amid fears some of the country's policies on global warming and indigenous people could be rolled back.
Voters on Saturday elected the wealthy former currency market trader to lead them through a recession worsening because of the global financial meltdown, handing long-serving Prime Minister Helen Clark and her central-left Labour Party a crushing defeat.
Key said Sunday he hoped his National Party and coalition partners would be sworn into government within about a week so he can attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Peru on Nov. 22-23. The financial crisis will top the summit agenda.
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Governments moving in opposite directions and the people still caught in the middle. You would think that less government could catch on as a trend, but then that might require personal responsibility.
Sadly, we all know that is an anathema to organized educators and most parents.
“What would keep the Chicoms from simply walking in and taking over that beautiful country?”
Common sense?
I just wish they would stop celebrating with “This time we got it right, U.S. got it wrong! NO MORE HELEN!”
Key promised tax cuts. Which p*ssed off the Green Party.
Their leader said: “”I wonder in 20 years time if there will be people who look back at 2008 and say ‘I’m really glad I voted for tax cuts rather than for the future of our children.””
I was in NZ in 1994, and found the Kiwis to be quite friendly, if a bit stiffish. They're nice, but definitely not as laid back as they are in Oz.
America’s conservatives do indeed need to do a great deal of “soul searching in the wilderness”. But at the end of the day, Obama’s victory and Key’s win are largely attributable to one major factor. Their parties weren’t seen to be in power during hard economic times. The only surprise should have been the weakness of the Dem’s victory this year in the face of tons of money, media support, a bad economy and an unfocused Republican Party. They should have done even better. Time to get back on message, clean out the RINOs and crooks and start fighting for 2010 and 2012.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
New Zealand immigration officials are keeping a U.K. wife from joining her husband “down under” because they say she is too fat, the Daily Mail reports.
Everywhere you look, other countries are electing conservatives. How long will it be before we are despised because we have gone liberal. As Rodney Dangerfield noted, it is getting harder and harder to get a little respect.
The world moves right and we move left.
The stock drive drove the elections to Obama here, to Republicans in Puerto Rico last Tuesday, and to the National Party in New Zealand.
Its as simple as that.
What a bad time for an election?
Was it coincidence?
Key got a big write-up in Israel because he comes from a Jewish immigrant family. Key contributes to Jewish and Israel causes.
“to Republicans in Puerto Rico last Tuesday”
Republican Fortuno as the candidate of a local party that’s split between R and D was favored to win from the get go.
Prime Minister John Key has his work cut out. BTW, what the media defines as "conservative" is far to the left of reality.
Sometimes I really like being wrong and this totally goes against every impression Ive held against New Zealand. If the most left leaning English speaking country can elect a conservative then there is still hope.
LOL....thinking the SAME thing....hmmmm.....New Zealand!
I understand it’s a beautiful country, too.
I remember that immediately after 9/11, full-page newspaper ads appeared from the NZ government inviting people from the U.S. who were afraid of future terrorist attacks (i.e., almost everyone) to move to NZ. The catch was that you had to transfer a MINIMUM of $1 million.
I think NZ is still basically anti-U.S. Any country, IMHO, that takes the global warming hoax seriously cannot look favorably on this country. It’s a sort of litmus test for me.
Socialist countries cannot absorb many “political refugees” because there’s no free market in labor and everyone is essentially on the dole. A capitalist economy would view a refugee as contributing to the overall division-of-labor, and, therefore, not a drag on everyone else. A socialist economy views a refugee as “one more mouth to feed” and “one more person to whom the wealth must be spread.” They have no use for you.
If you are looking for economic freedom, like it or not, you’ll have to look toward Asia: India, Hong Kong, Singapore; and parts of the Middle East: Dubai.
The only country in Europe right now with any real degree of economic freedom is Ireland.
> I thought that New Zealand was just about the most vicious America hater and besmitten tax lover on earth. Maybe I was wrong.
It is easy to develop that viewpoint, and I spend much of my time on the FRee Republic combatting it.
Our taxes are pretty low, and not everybody dislikes America — only the left.
And for those who dislike America, well, America did go out of its way to earn it. Not that it’s an excuse or anything, but when you go about blowing up South Pacific paradise islands like Kwajalein you can be sure that somebody down here is going to take it personally...
As to the anti-nuclear thing, that was mostly aimed at France for blowing Mururoa Atoll, except America decided to run into that one face-first, and therefore copped most of the flak for the French, as usual.
You see, the Pacific is one big Family, and all the indigenous people know and are somehow related to each other or they are good mates from thousands of years back.
They traveled the ocean currents on canoes to visit / eat each other the same way you would travel an Interstate highway. So there is no point blowing up one of their islands and expecting everyone to like it: it’s like blowing up one of their next-door neighbors. Naturally they are going to take offense...
...and Auckland is the largest Polynesian city on the planet, where they all get together and talk about how America blows up islands, for no reason.
Anyway, I hope that gives some perspective.
> so glad they finally ditched that anti-semitic socialist b-tch
Not half as glad as we are!
> New Zealand is an economic and social basket case, thanks to the despicable, loathesome NZ socialists.
Economically and socially we do quite well, in spite of the despicable, loathesome NZ socialists.
> And just as dirty and corrupt as US democrats.
Just possibly they could teach the Chicago Outfit a thing or two about corruption. A good read on that subject is “The Paradise Conspiracy” by Ian Wishart. True story. “Lawyers, Guns and Money”, also by Wishart. “Thirty Pieces of Silver” by Tony Molloy QC — a technical examination of tax fraud, also a true story.
> What would keep the Chicoms from simply walking in and taking over that beautiful country?
Long supply lines, a well-armed stroppy and warlike populace, and shark-infested waters with lots of room on the bottom for ChiCom boats.
Aside from that, not a hell of a lot.
And besides, it’s far easier to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with our former-Labor gummint, as they did when Auntie Helen was in power. Why fight for something that you can easily buy?
One of the true ironies is that ChiCom warships routinely dock here in Auckland harbor, but American warships can’t. Not because American warships wouldn’t be welcome: they would be. But because American warships will neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons and/or propulsion on board their vessels.
Screwy, ay.
Let us know when and what you find out.
All my bags are packed and ready to go
I’m standing here outside my door;
Already I’m so lonesome I could cry,
‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane...
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