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John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 4, 2016 at 9:01 pm
https://twitter.com/i/moments/805560767973994496
Almost 10 years on, apparently. Wants to "spend more time with family."
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 5, 2016 at 6:23 am
More like he probably doesn't want to have to have future dealings with the president-elect orange turd.
If that's the case, I don't blame him.
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 5, 2016 at 6:40 am
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2016 at 6:43 am by Pat Mustard.)
I don't know about that. He's leader of the NZ Tories after all, the slash taxes, slash social welfare, slash public services, massively increase corporat welfare party. Himself and Herr Oberststurmbanngroppenfuhrer have a lot in common ideologically.
He's stepping down because the Kiwis are cottoning on to what a disaster slash and burn government actually is, especially as his flag referendum PR stunt this time last year failed to distract the plebs.
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 5, 2016 at 7:38 am
Clearly he wasn't the "Key" to New Zealand's success. He couldn't unlock the door to greater prosperity. It's unfortunate New Zealand had to endure this.
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 5, 2016 at 8:25 am
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 5, 2016 at 3:18 pm
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2016 at 3:19 pm by vorlon13.)
In the US, "spend more time with family" is usually code for "Yeah, I got caught fucking a dead dog in the ass and posting pics on the internet and they are making me resign".
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 6, 2016 at 7:15 pm
Is this the fucking essence of being nearly 60 and growing older still:
no fucking end to the goddam cancer of cynicism ?
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RE: John Key resigns as PM of New Zealand
December 6, 2016 at 7:26 pm
(December 6, 2016 at 7:08 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: (December 5, 2016 at 3:18 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: In the US, "spend more time with family" is usually code for "Yeah, I got caught fucking a dead dog in the ass and posting pics on the internet and they are making me resign".
^^^^ QFT ^^^^
Smart money says someone caught him doing something very naughty.
I'm guessing he's thinking his party are up for a political annihilation in a couple of years time, and he (like the Tuberculosis Bacilli in the UK) doesn't want to go out as a losing politician.
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