Monday, July 04, 2005
RSA meeting
Had a meeting tonight at the Takapuna RSA with my fellow North Shore candidates. Muriel was there and struck a chord as she always does.
There was a very 'angry' feeling in the air. People are sick and tired of Labour's social agenda's taking priority over real issues. I confirmed that if they are reelected the next two pieces of social engineering are hate speech and the repealment of s 59. Helen Clark has already said she wants Sue Bradford's bill before a select committee so it can be debated. Yeah, like debate will change their minds. Being in the RSA also struck home how affected they are by the antismoking law. Hopefully Muriel's private members bill will change that.
I also managed to persuade a fellow blogger to turn up, Adolf Fiinkensein of Sir Humphrey's fame. He is very astute and both him and his wife are very nice people but not ACT people. Nevertheless they maintained a lot of interest and we might just sneak a party vote out of them both yet!
For all those interested, we are hosting another one on 18 July at the same venue where Rodney and Muriel wil both be in attendance. You must all come. Feel free to email me off site for details.
Finally, good on the veterans. There is nothing like drinking a pint in the RSA with those who risked their lives so we could have ours. Tremendous.
There was a very 'angry' feeling in the air. People are sick and tired of Labour's social agenda's taking priority over real issues. I confirmed that if they are reelected the next two pieces of social engineering are hate speech and the repealment of s 59. Helen Clark has already said she wants Sue Bradford's bill before a select committee so it can be debated. Yeah, like debate will change their minds. Being in the RSA also struck home how affected they are by the antismoking law. Hopefully Muriel's private members bill will change that.
I also managed to persuade a fellow blogger to turn up, Adolf Fiinkensein of Sir Humphrey's fame. He is very astute and both him and his wife are very nice people but not ACT people. Nevertheless they maintained a lot of interest and we might just sneak a party vote out of them both yet!
For all those interested, we are hosting another one on 18 July at the same venue where Rodney and Muriel wil both be in attendance. You must all come. Feel free to email me off site for details.
Finally, good on the veterans. There is nothing like drinking a pint in the RSA with those who risked their lives so we could have ours. Tremendous.
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A pleasant and instructive event. Yes I might have gone a bit OTT with the headline on Sir Humps. Speakers were all goood. I well remember the firat time I had to get up infront of a mob of people I had never met and engage them civilly. Even after 40 years there are still a few butterflies. The wind was all coming from the rear of the room.
So am I. You saw what the IRD did to the RSA. The SP (smoking police) would do the same. There are now 12 or so full time SP enforcing the law. Ludicrous.
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