tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post5502279056008344893..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: The Morgan flopLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-12151986931711298512015-02-05T19:25:39.551+13:002015-02-05T19:25:39.551+13:00I was interested in Morgan's book about negati...I was interested in Morgan's book about negative taxation (having toyed with the idea in my youth) but reading on the cover that the purpose of government was to redistribute income, I gave it a miss.<br />The guy is a nutcase. <br />Don's response is excellent. I also enjoyed Mark's 'old piece' - thanks Mark and Lindsay.<br /><br />davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312282243883488495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-17023989949370675852015-02-05T15:43:49.831+13:002015-02-05T15:43:49.831+13:00Someone has recently described Gareth Morgan as a ...Someone has recently described Gareth Morgan as a 'court jester' and I entirely agree. he says that he has been studying the Treaty for five years and yet he still comes up with conclusions that are demonstrably incorrect. I was so pleased to see how graciously and with so little effort Don Brash was able to not just answer his absurd claims but also show once again his ability to show his clear thinking on this matter. Brash had the graciousness to acknowledge what was correct in what Morgan said i.e. that the Maori seats should be abolished while showing the absolute stupidity of much of what Morgan said.Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-77972491885727505032015-02-05T15:23:38.482+13:002015-02-05T15:23:38.482+13:00Maori are not competent to have their voices heard...Maori are not competent to have their voices heard if the voices we hear are really the voice of Maori. The tribalism they seem to yearn for just sees the biggest thug with the right connections in charge. That is not competence and we should be saying so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-60023985814108988442015-02-05T08:30:00.373+13:002015-02-05T08:30:00.373+13:00Morgan has changed 'a lot' over the last t...Morgan has changed 'a lot' over the last two decades. I've got an old post on it somewhere regarding his about face (total) on education.<br /><br />He's become far too enamoured of his own importance and seems to be acting out that surprisingly rare thing whereby much money can turn you into the complete plonker.<br /><br />He needs to take a rest from his public life and public persona, for all our sakes.<br /><br />And personally, in the way he does interact, he's a nasty, self-righteous bugger.<br /><br />Think that about covers it :)<br /><br /><br />Um, no, this's armed me to go find my old piece, not from my current blog but when I was posting at SOLO. The piece shows what I mean by he's a 'nasty bugger' ... <b>Gareth Morgan Just Called Mrs Hubbard a Dropkick and a Wanker ... No Really.</b>'<br /><br />http://www.solopassion.com/node/8885Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.com