This Time it's Personal

The recent emergence of The Standard has created a belated storm in a teacup for one Mr. David Farrar (aka DPF).

Of late, he has appeared to devote much energy to addressing issues raised by the Standard, when he posts on his own kiwiblog.

A proper little ding-dong of he-said/she-said has resulted.

Further to that, he has detected at least one 'Robert Owen' posting after his banning from kiwiblog back on kiwiblog as 'Santa Claws'. The ruse was (zzzz) ingeniously constructed so that 'Santa Claws' was 'outed on the Standard as DPF, but then denied it. Then he emerged on kiwiblog as a 'concerned right-winger', who posted his worries about the National Party, and John Key, in particular under the aegis of 'we will never win the election until we first clean up our act.'

I spotted him first. I called him as a 'sock-puppet', http://loupdargentonline.blogspot.com/2006/03/fwd-how-to-create-online-sock-puppet_23.html

DPF found him out today through checks on his URL. http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/11/hilarious_hypocrisy-2.html#comment-369968

In the meantime, the debate about the EFB rages on, and a second demonstration is planned for tomorrow in Wellington.

My prediction is that the EFB is going to leave a traile of Labour party politician's corpse in its wake. First Burton, next will be Annette King, will the third be Helen Clark? Time will tell.

Re the debate in Parliament, I leave you with dave from kiwiblog.

dave Says: November 20th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
And if you want to read what Annette King said in Parlament is herehttp://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/QOA/e/a/f/48HansQ_20071120_00000079-2-Electoral-Finance-Bill-Freedom-of-Expression.htm
A commentary is herehttp://big-news.blogspot.com/2007/11/lobby-groups-will-struggle-to-keep.html