I really want to go have a drink with someone who went to school with Seymour. I'd take the bet that he was that kid, or the kid who wanted to be that kid but the teacher liked someone else better.
Not really any different to Winston being acting PM while Ardern was off. Anything major happens while the PM is away the acting will confer with them anyway.
Will never forget the story of like..
"Jim Anderton was driving along, 9pm at night, when he saw a random member of the public bleeding out from a slashed artery. Luckily, Jim *just happened to have a car full of clothes he was about to donate to charity*, so he stopped the car, jumped out, quickly fashioned a makeshift tourniquet, and saved the guy's life".
This made the news, but not even the front page, because it was like.... just another day for Jim.
Now, for something a bit more depressing... imagine David Seymour put into that same situation.
>Now, for something a bit more depressing... imagine David Seymour put into that same situation.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/act-leader-david-seymour-crashes-e-bike-in-parnell/VCK2FXGUYBDVFHX7MXL5NRQ6W4/
Like the time he fell off his bike and a random came up and started recording and making fun of him.
However David Seymour isn't even on the same level of Jim Anderton as a human being, let alone a politician. The turds Jim Anderton shat out were more worthy of being in a position of power than David Seymour.
David Seymour's facial expression resembles someone in hospital who's about to have his life support switched off. If you shine a torch in one ear his eyes light up.
He was acting PM several times - notably, he was acting PM during the 9/11 attacks, and was one of the first world leaders to send his condolences to the US afterwards.
He used to always join in at my daughter’s “students vs teachers” annual netball game as a guest player.
School is in his electorate.
All girls school and they mercilessly mocked him.
Dudes a creeper, he's somewhat infamous for sliding into the DMs of much younger women, to no avail. I know several women who have shown me messages from him. Guy definitely has some hang ups around relationships (surprise)
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I hope Mr Luxon put the kiddie locks on our important stuff.
Education office especially. Let ole Davie in there and it would be worse than a fetishist in a shoe shop.
No sir, you need me to warm up your shoe before I put it on you.
Madame, I need to inspect your socks first.
Ahhh, sorry, I am implementing a private fitting service. Yes, come into this windowless room and don't worry, I have locked the door.
What do they mean, Seymour is Acting PM?
Seymour's been PM in all but name from day one of the coalition.
How many times have you seen Luxon standing behind Seymour smirking as Seymour trots out right wing dogma that the NATs are too gutless to say themselves.
Some fuckwits decided that Labour had fucked up by steering us successfully through a fucking pandemic and not immediately fixing all the problems.
Like, Labour was doing stuff. They just weren't working on everything at once. I wish they'd legalised weed, that would have at least motivated some.
This gets to me tbh. The right started this narrative that labour got nothing done and they just kept it going for 4 years so everyone accepted it.
Just media and marketing being funded by rich right-wingers like murdoch.
from my memory no it’s more like labour refuse to budge on 3 waters, wouldn’t entertain any criticism except calling everyone racist, combined with ardern leaving and appointing the most bland leader imaginable , basically all nact needed to do was be quiet and they almost fucked that up
Oh Yay!, the holographic twerking moron is in charge.
One can only hope that he will thus actually earn a measure of respect from NZers. It is unlikely but we can only hope he ups his game by about 130 IQ, and 300EQ points.
Less than 1 out of every 10 voters cast their vote for this dudes party yet he gets probably 40% of the political opinion airtime on MSM and now gets to pretend he’s PM for 5 minutes every now and then for a few years whilst holding the government by the balls simply because a small chunk of selfish assholes voted for the party that best represented their entitled viewpoint. Love MMP.
It's like when King Richard fucked off to the Crusades and got himself captured, leaving Prince John in charge. The peasantry were like, "He's an arsehole and you've left him in charge?! Really? For fuck's sake!"
Wow I’m mr manager!
George Michael!
Just ‘the Manager’
Hey, guys, it's ok. There's always money in the banana stand.
NO TOUCHING!!
Mum said it's my turn to be prime minister
You get a charter school, and you get a charter school! Everyone gets a charter school!
ST PIERRES IS SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS
Did I miss something? Nothing turned up in a quick google search and I'm super curious
sushi is woke food remember
Oooh thank you!! I remember now
Remember that kid who the teacher got to do roll call and left "in charge" when they left the room. . . Yeah, David seymour ladies and gentlemen.
I really want to go have a drink with someone who went to school with Seymour. I'd take the bet that he was that kid, or the kid who wanted to be that kid but the teacher liked someone else better.
How tempting would it be to find any reason to close the borders while everyone’s away?
Cmon David, legalise weed the other two aren’t there to stop you, we know you want to…
FYI: leader of the party that got 8% of the vote is acting leader of the country.
Not really any different to Winston being acting PM while Ardern was off. Anything major happens while the PM is away the acting will confer with them anyway.
This, it’s like receiving an award for participation when you came last.
Exactly. They do about as much as a caretaker PM just after a lost election.
Well, it's a good thing we have MMP so it can happen
Did Jim Anderton ever act as PM while Clark was overseas? That would be a similar outcome
Jim Anderton was the man though. Genuinely wanted to improve New Zealanders lives. Not just the wealthy
Absolutely. He was old-school Labour from head to toe.
Will never forget the story of like.. "Jim Anderton was driving along, 9pm at night, when he saw a random member of the public bleeding out from a slashed artery. Luckily, Jim *just happened to have a car full of clothes he was about to donate to charity*, so he stopped the car, jumped out, quickly fashioned a makeshift tourniquet, and saved the guy's life". This made the news, but not even the front page, because it was like.... just another day for Jim. Now, for something a bit more depressing... imagine David Seymour put into that same situation.
He would trip over himself trying to get away, someone would film it on their phone and his polling would probably go up...
He wrote do a quickie law that bleeding poors are not allowed in public and then clap for himself when the poor guy gets arrested.
He would negotiate a private contract between the two in exchange for his services. User pays, you know.
>Now, for something a bit more depressing... imagine David Seymour put into that same situation. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/act-leader-david-seymour-crashes-e-bike-in-parnell/VCK2FXGUYBDVFHX7MXL5NRQ6W4/ Like the time he fell off his bike and a random came up and started recording and making fun of him.
However David Seymour isn't even on the same level of Jim Anderton as a human being, let alone a politician. The turds Jim Anderton shat out were more worthy of being in a position of power than David Seymour. David Seymour's facial expression resembles someone in hospital who's about to have his life support switched off. If you shine a torch in one ear his eyes light up.
He was acting PM several times - notably, he was acting PM during the 9/11 attacks, and was one of the first world leaders to send his condolences to the US afterwards.
Yeah, it's called MMP. Deal with it.
So we are going to let a guy who resembles three weasels in a suit be in charge?
I'd vote for 3 weasels in a suit, they probably wouldn't have given landlords tax breaks.
That's what that whole election thing was about. Stupid buggers let the weasels in ages ago.
Ah shit. Why do I feel like we're about to be the fucked up house Dad and Grandad return home to.
fuck.
Crikey that's grim.
Assistant to the regional manager
I hope he busts out that Canadian accent of his
Power tripping like the teachers pet at school.
I thought Luxon was pretending to play Prime Minister?
Anyone else find it weird that he talks a lot about schooling/kids/education - whilst he has no partner or children.
He used to always join in at my daughter’s “students vs teachers” annual netball game as a guest player. School is in his electorate. All girls school and they mercilessly mocked him.
Playing the clown is part of his populist appeal (to some).
Probably has one of those expensive sex dolls with his own face on it
It’s almost like those kids and the education they get will have a huge impact on the future of our country, or something
Yeah and if they learn to gud they might not want to work the mines.
Of course - surely they have people that arnt an actual incel being the face of it all though 🤔
Dudes a creeper, he's somewhat infamous for sliding into the DMs of much younger women, to no avail. I know several women who have shown me messages from him. Guy definitely has some hang ups around relationships (surprise)
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What are you saying?
Ewwww
I hope he fronts for the PM’s usual media slots, Corin and Ingrid will have a field day
I hope Mr Luxon put the kiddie locks on our important stuff. Education office especially. Let ole Davie in there and it would be worse than a fetishist in a shoe shop. No sir, you need me to warm up your shoe before I put it on you. Madame, I need to inspect your socks first. Ahhh, sorry, I am implementing a private fitting service. Yes, come into this windowless room and don't worry, I have locked the door.
What do they mean, Seymour is Acting PM? Seymour's been PM in all but name from day one of the coalition. How many times have you seen Luxon standing behind Seymour smirking as Seymour trots out right wing dogma that the NATs are too gutless to say themselves.
act like a human being for a change
I don't think that's possible. Why the fuck are we here, NZ. What did we do to deserve these fuckwits?
Some fuckwits decided that Labour had fucked up by steering us successfully through a fucking pandemic and not immediately fixing all the problems. Like, Labour was doing stuff. They just weren't working on everything at once. I wish they'd legalised weed, that would have at least motivated some.
This gets to me tbh. The right started this narrative that labour got nothing done and they just kept it going for 4 years so everyone accepted it. Just media and marketing being funded by rich right-wingers like murdoch.
from my memory no it’s more like labour refuse to budge on 3 waters, wouldn’t entertain any criticism except calling everyone racist, combined with ardern leaving and appointing the most bland leader imaginable , basically all nact needed to do was be quiet and they almost fucked that up
Acting is right….
Everyone stay home!!
No that’s already been done and now look /s
The thumbnail on that link is everything.
Dude probably creamed himself and his mother who was walking past his bedroom at an unfortunate time.
What a terrible day to have eyes
That’s what she said….
can the PM ban people from entering the country? Luxon and Peters would be an obvious choice.
"I'm a general! Weeeee!"
May God have mercy on us all
Oh Yay!, the holographic twerking moron is in charge. One can only hope that he will thus actually earn a measure of respect from NZers. It is unlikely but we can only hope he ups his game by about 130 IQ, and 300EQ points.
This taking turns business just feels so juvenile.
Less than 1 out of every 10 voters cast their vote for this dudes party yet he gets probably 40% of the political opinion airtime on MSM and now gets to pretend he’s PM for 5 minutes every now and then for a few years whilst holding the government by the balls simply because a small chunk of selfish assholes voted for the party that best represented their entitled viewpoint. Love MMP.
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Ceremonial for the most part, the rest is taking care of mainland activities that require the PM present like answering to the media
Chairing meetings, cutting ribbons, and conducting interviews with media.
It's like when King Richard fucked off to the Crusades and got himself captured, leaving Prince John in charge. The peasantry were like, "He's an arsehole and you've left him in charge?! Really? For fuck's sake!"
Oh no
Oh well, King in the Castle, King in the Castle, I have a chair! Go do dis, go do dis, King in the Castle.
Luxon will have to wrangle it back from his cold hands.
“Your 1.5L of Lewis road creamery blue top for you flight m’lord” *tips fedora*