- Labour + Greens = a short step to communism
- Helen Clark has been in too long = it’s time for a change
- a coalition headed by Helen Clark = a five-headed monster => a Clark government = a monster
- Kyoto = NZ loses in the race for global trade
- Labour’s foreign policy = no FTA with USA
- FTA with USA = the apex of NZ diplomatic achievement
- FTA with USA = no implications for NZ self-determination/sovereignty
- Helen Clark = Stalin after a face wax
- you can tell when it’s election time = Helen Clark starts to look a bit better / dresses with care / has been to the beautician / makeover artiste
- Helen = ambiguous sexuality
- Helen Clark’s government = nanny state
- nanny state / monster / negative / muck-raking campaign = gender neutral
- National’s campaign = positive + Labour’s campaign = cynicism + muck-raking
- clever campaign = clever government
- National = we’ve got fresh ideas
- John Key = the leader / new face of the National Party / of the new National
- John Key = new media savvy => 1.5 b. spent on universal broadband = an investment in the future of NZ
- “We will not sell state assets” = “We will not sell state assets”
to be continued at leisure … = after all there’s no hurry => speed in communication and bandwidth for communication does not equal communication (or when it’s time for a change in public opinion we are arrogant enough to assume we can change public opinion)(or a man with no qualities can lead a country without qualities)
- Helen Clark will go down in history as a great manager = not a great leader
