Danielle, Petty Hate Machine

Oh yeah what was that relationship between global inflation crises and incumbent governments in an election year again?

Even Normie Bro is going to be like "if I'd bought that electric car a few years ago with the discount I sure would be better off now"

Why didn't any of them ask us. We knew!!

Oh no! "Upward pressure"! Whither "downward pressure" now you dumb fucks #nzpol

You just have to say "scooter" and I turn into the rage-guy from Inside Out

Countries that have adopted electric vehicles the fastest will suffer the least from oil price spikes caused by the US/Israel attack on Iran.

NZ is not one of those, thanks to Luxon’s poor leadership.

Just envision that a Government came to power and cancelled a whole raft of essential programmes which would reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels, only for there to be a once in a century oil crisis.

Mr Luxon is one of those very rare people whom its impossible to apply a theory of mind. Can you imagine his inner life in any form but its absence? The only books he reads are self-help. He cannot maintain an exchange of complex thoughts. Every interview descends into banalities within minutes

Yes! God he sucks

I'd never vote for them but if they can scrape up some disaffected Nats and NZ First voters that would be great

When your post breaks containment, the Americans become Very Confused

He already has. It's autumn

No, we refer to this particular one as a cunt

Wrong country

You should be fine honestly. So many Aucklanders and Hamiltonians go there for weekends that they prioritise roadworks in the area

Extremely on brand

is his name sandwich because he's inbred like..... in bread

I might get a tshirt printed

Came here to say this. It seems to have been memory holed that while CEO of AirNZ he contracted out to a foreign military without MFAT approval or notification. Can’t believe he hasn’t been held accountable for this. It’s serious shit. Like low level treason style shit.

Uuuuuggggghhhhhh

I quite like either option tbh. Stay: hilarious fail. Go: hilarious fail

The Winston Factor is what worries me

She's very gummy, sort of like a manatee

Yes. "Key was better at pretending not to be an asshole" is not a great comparison

Also, people don’t want to accept it but he wasn’t a good Air NZ CEO either. I would hazard a guess he also wasn’t a good Unilever exec. Just because you have the job doesn’t mean you are good at it. Leadership skills ARE transferable and there’s zero proof he is suitable for anything high profile.

He contracted to the Saudi Arabian government and then pretended not to know about it! He fucked up a Virgin Australia deal because the Virgin guy hated him! He was told off for signing off on sexist Unilever ads! He is shit at everything!

Yes, I think he's trying to be withering about how petty and money-grubbing Luxon is but it's not quite there (also Key is a petty money-grubber too)

But not even a hyphen!

Also: two actuallys! DRINK

Luxon may simply be the wrong person for this type of protracted cost-of-living crisis. Unlike Key, who is far wealthier, Luxon has a habit of entitling himself to a great many Parliamentary entitlements; he pondered a taxpayer-funded Tesla and began claiming the $52,000 accommodation top-up before cancelling it and agreeing to repay what he took. Key could afford to dismiss these perks, but Luxon has been unable to. The problem, when seen in this light, might not be that multimillionaire Luxon is too wealthy for the moment, it’s that he’s not wealthy enough. Hosing down speculation of a resignation on Friday on Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive, Luxon repeated his oft-used excuse, “I’m not a career politician”. Luxon’s inaptitude for a career in politics seems to be one thing on which he and voters can agree.

T-Cough is, I think, trying to be very mean to Luxon here but it doesn't quite land: it can be read like he thinks we should always have a Daddy Warbucks as PM while we all suffer. In any case the last line is good #nzpol