“Ahhh, the daily update on the flag referendum.” (Sept. 15, 2015)

Morrissey21

15 September 2015 at 4:45 pm

More insulting crap on The Panel today:
“Ahhh, the daily update on the flag referendum.”
Radio NZ National, Tuesday 15 September 2015
Jim Mora, Mark Inglis, Ellen Read, Julie Moffett

inane /ɪˈneɪn/ adj. 1. senseless, unimaginative, or empty; unintelligent; “silly, empty-headed,” 1819, earlier “empty” (1660s)

At 3:45, host Jim Mora runs through the menu for the program, which includes the enticing regular item: “….ahhh, the daily update on the flag referendum. There’s ALWAYS something new about that….”

Mora, or his producers, make a point of avoiding serious topics which people actually care about, such as the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. But he, or his producers, have made a point of talking about the flag referendum every day for months now.

That dedication to triviality perfectly illustrates why The Panel has lost all claims to credibility it might have once had.

• The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell21.1

  15 September 2015 at 5:22 pm

  Morrisey,

  Have you ever worried that your obsession with the Panel is unhealthy? Maybe you should do something else between 3:45 and 5:00.
  • Morrissey21.1.1

    15 September 2015 at 5:33 pm

    Thanks for your concern, my friend. I don’t actually listen to it EVERY day, and I only transcribe snatches of it occasionally. I’m not quite as obsessive as it might appear.

    Mind you, that’s exactly what an obsessive person would say, isn’t it. Oh my God, LOOK at me….
    • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell21.1.1.1

      15 September 2015 at 5:41 pm

      Get a dog. Take it for a walk.
      • North21.1.1.1.1

        16 September 2015 at 7:05 am

        Gormless, Morrissey’ll be at your kennel within the hour……do you want him to use your lead or should he bring one with him ? Hope you’re registered…….
    • Kevin21.1.1.2

      15 September 2015 at 11:22 pm

      One of the highlights on The Standard in my opinion and I hope he keeps writing about it.
  • Paul21.1.2

    15 September 2015 at 9:01 pm

    I enjoy Morrissey’s transcripts.
    • Anne21.1.2.1

      15 September 2015 at 9:23 pm

      +1

      Entertaining.
• cogito21.2

  15 September 2015 at 5:30 pm

  “inane”

  like this pathetic piece by Key butt-kisser Matthew Hooton on the flag
  http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/284285/better-to-wait-than-botch-it
  • Matthew Hooton21.2.1

    17 September 2015 at 4:45 am

    What bit don’t you agree with?
    • vto21.2.1.1

      17 September 2015 at 6:47 am

      I agree with what you say mr matthew

      Except this bit … “Mr Key is the most brilliant political tactician in a generation ”

      Everyone says that about every PM who makes it to three terms. The last PM Helen Clark was called the most brilliant political tactician. It is like every few years it is shouted that the current ABs are the best ever. Like McCaw is the best captain ever. Like our farmers are the best in the world. Like we are the greenest in the world. Like Lydia Ko should become a dame already.

      my 2c on the flag says dump all the colonial reference, the crown reference, te tiriti reference, dump all that baggage. Reason being it excludes huge and growing swathes of our communities. The flag should reference the land only and people generally, not specifically. Red peak suits this to an extent – the 4 finalists do not.

      further 2c says the silver fern is a feather.

      the whole world will see a feather Matthew – why is this reality ignored?

      for this reason the silver fern is, or should be, doomed to be dumped. The silver feather is good on the corporate sports organisations uniforms and should remain there, plus on boxes of butter and apples, but that is the extent of it
    • Ad21.2.1.2

      17 September 2015 at 7:26 am

      You read the mood right there.
      Rugby World Cup hasn’t generated sufficient momentum for it, and it’s a fleeting moment.
      As for “most brilliant political tactician in a generation”, fully agree. Key makes Clark look bubbly, bumbly and frivolous in comparison. And I still prefer her to him.
    • Tracey21.2.1.3

      17 September 2015 at 7:41 am

      the most brilliant political tactician ever who totally misread the love of the nation for the silver fern on black…

      by most brilliant do you mean able to successfully lie time and time again and still be popular?
      • Matthew Hooton21.2.1.3.1

        17 September 2015 at 4:17 pm

        It was not a compliment.
        • Tracey21.2.1.3.1.1

          17 September 2015 at 7:20 pm

          glad to hear it.
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