In the spirit of this season and in the spirit of giving, Political Animal would like to hand out presents for those politicians who went above and beyond the call of duty to single themselves out for attention in 2007.
Lets face it politics is a dirty business, and politics has been especially filthy this year.
It hasn't escaped me this time of year, you creationists out there may have been looking for evidence of Darwin's evolution and modern humans relationship to our cousins the apes, and one doesn't have to look further than Parliament in Wellington to see clearly that some modern humans have failed to evolve and apes they still are.
Nail in Labour's Coffin
Emmerson NZ Herald 19 Dec 2007
In fact some in the Labour Party clearly fail to reach ape like status.
Anyway, that is enough of the serious stuff, lets get on with Political Animal's inaugural 2007 best and worst of Politics.
Man of the year
John Boscowan, for showing opposition to the Electoral Finance Act, putting his money where his mouth was and organising huge opposition to to the fascist, Stalinist, bill that will remove free speech in election year 2008.
His courage and conviction for such a noble cause, in the face of Labour lies and innuendo, where there is usually little courage and no conviction instills pride into myself and others who marched down this countries streets to fight for our rights to have our say.
Boscawan is an individual whose qualities are rarely seen in New Zealand.
He stands above all others.
Disgrace of the year
The passing of the Electoral Finance Bill.
Whopper Lie of the year (sponsored by Burger Kings vegan vege burger)
Sue Bradford, former Miss New Zealand and now Green Party member told parliament that her anti smacking bill wasn't introduced to stop parents from smacking their kids lightly to stop them from crossing the road without looking and then when the bill became an act she said this was the kind of scenario that the bill was passed for.
Best punch and bully of 2007:
The obvious choice for this is of course Trevor "The Bash" Mallard, for trying to deck Tau Henare in Parliament and then unwisely picking on several women state workers, forgetting of course that his boss is a woman....hmmmmm....oh come on Darren that is a cheap shot.
Wanker of the year (sponsored by Durex condoms)
It just has to be that best dressed clothes horse and Taurangas answer to Don King, the heavyweight boxing promoter, Winston Peters.
There is so much material about Peters in 2007 that puts him in the Wanker of the year category. His intellectual masturbatory "gifting" of $158,000 of taxpayer money to a children's hospital instead of giving it back to those it belongs to defies logic.
We all know Winnie and logic fast became strangers when he confused his balls for baubles in 2005 and decided to take the booty instead of smacking the booty of Clarke and co.
His curious affection for Condi Rice also has tongues wagging in Wellington and closer to home, the marital bed.
Leader of the year
John Key, the Leader of the National opposition party finished the year as the most preferred Prime minister and so did his party, by a country mile. He is a man who's time has come and 2008 could be his year.
Disappointment of the year
Once again John Key, he voted for the piece of crap anti smacking bill and systematically drove a wedge into his major support.
Hot air award (sponsored by Exxon Mobil)
To those of all political parties who continue to support the myth and lie of man made global warming and are heading New Zealand on a path of economic destruction and poverty not seen since the great depression and the poppy rush in Europe 400 odd years ago, for no good reason other than politics, taxation and control.
Fool of the year
Micheal Cullen wins streaks ahead of anyone else for this category.
A collective who is so confused by how economies work he thinks governments can spend taxpayer money and not have an effect on an economy but when individuals and companies spend their own money they do!
October 2011 will see this historian look back on 2008 and see that his tax cuts of that year were too little too late for the economy and also failed to have himself and his mate Helen reelected.
Quote of the year (sponsored by Carbon footprints)
"scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, rich prick.." all directed at John Key in the house in December and sums up in 3 words what Cullen and the Labour Party think about those that have made a success of themselves in life.
As long as you don't do better than anyone in the Labour Party, who are ironically mostly from very privileged backgrounds, then you are above reproach.
Micheal Cullen, extremely wealthy himself, not that here is anything wrong with that, should be praising those that do well.
Dope/s of the year
Nandor Tanchos and his party the Greens for railing against gambling, smoking, alcohol, fatty and sugary foods while at the same time advocating the use of marijuana and"party pills" .
Defies belief and conscious thought.
Perhaps the Greens were unconscious when taking their stance on the "ills of society".
Positive media stance of the year
The New Zealand Herald's stance on the Electoral Finance Act. Never before has any media got it so right.
Disgraceful media stance of the year
Russell Brown, John Campbell, Chris Trotter, Al Gore, Findlay MacDonald, and his wife and their mates from NZ's overwhelmingly leftist media pushing the spin that the left do so well.
Repeat a lie often enough and eventually people will believe it.
Racist of the year
Willie Jackson from Radio Live, who calls himself a "Political Animal", he is right on the last part.
Willie gets off on calling people who disagree with him racist while at the same time peddling something akin to the likes of Mugabe.
Little Willie, as his wife affectionately calls him, is also on the state tit and definitely has a face for radio.
To be avoided in 2008.
Caught in the headlights award (sponsored by Wilson Tennis Raquets)
To David Benson Pope for not seeing the car driven by Helen Clark, at 170km pr hr, speeding to cut him down for stuffing tennis balls in children's mouths 20 years ago while still a teacher.
Broadcaster of the year(sponsored by Newstalk ZB)
Leighton Smith, for saying it like it is on his morning show on NewsTalk ZB.
Talkback straight to the point and with intelligence, Smith took no prisoners in 2007. His education of those ignorant to the garbage extolled by the global warming zealots was a high point.
Essential listening for 2008. (back late January)
Loser of the year (sponsored by the New Zealand Labour Party)
The last but not least category is taken out by none other than our favourite Aunt, Helen Clark.
Helen takes out this years award for loser of the year for one main reason, although there are a myriad of others.
Helen managed to take her party from being ahead in the polls and her as Prime ministerial fave, to sinking any chance that her party might have in the 2008 Elections.
She got it wrong all the way through 2007.
The anti smacking bill, Electoral Finance Bill and the failure to be punished for stealing $800,000.00 of taxpayer money to buy the 2005 election were all black marks against her and her party.
The arrogance and high handedness and the dictatorial nature of her leadership let her down time and time again and even long time Labour supporters are questioning their allegiance to a person who would pass laws to stop free speech and interfere with their lives as individuals.
Political Animal wishes all its readers a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful and overwhelmingly prosperous New Year.
C Political Animal 2007
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