Cullen loses plot
Posted on Friday, June 02, 2006 at 8:22 PM | Permalink
Michael Cullen has been filmed berating TVNZ political editor Guyon Espiner about media coverage of his budget. In quite an extraordinary piece he sternly growls:
"I absolutely believe it is a personal issue for some members of the press gallery. I'm absolutely sure that a number of members of the press gallery cannot look at this issue in a very objective fashion at all.
The Dom said it on Thursday morning, '$8.5 billion surplus and still no tax cuts'. So? What's the connection between the two? None!"
Ah, poor Michael. Two budgets in a row have bombed completely. The communications around both have been amateurish - and this from a deputy PM who was once feared for his potent ability to turn defence into attack. The vultures for his job are circling - deputy PM, Treasurer or both?
"I absolutely believe it is a personal issue for some members of the press gallery. I'm absolutely sure that a number of members of the press gallery cannot look at this issue in a very objective fashion at all.
The Dom said it on Thursday morning, '$8.5 billion surplus and still no tax cuts'. So? What's the connection between the two? None!"
Ah, poor Michael. Two budgets in a row have bombed completely. The communications around both have been amateurish - and this from a deputy PM who was once feared for his potent ability to turn defence into attack. The vultures for his job are circling - deputy PM, Treasurer or both?
