Ludemann - gutter-talk exposed

Annette Gunther's as Blue as they come. She served the National Party as electorate chairman back in the day and has been outspoken in the media in response to several letters that I've written over time, so her political preferences have never been a mystery. Today, that changed, thanks to the snarky public comment by Ele Ludemann, published in The Southland Times recently.
Here's the letter from Annette, published in today's paper:

"Comment unwarranted

As a former electorate chairman for the old Awarua electorate my voting preferences in the past didn't take a rocket scientist to work out.
 However, the report in Monday's edition of your paper has truly altered that preference.
 The National Party regional chairman Ele Ludemann's comment on the benefit of Labour having an "unwanted candidate" for the Invercargill electorate has sadly cost Invercargill and Ms Dowie my vote.
  This comment is totally unwarranted and I hope the Invercargill campaign does not continue this trend toward the gutter."

ANNETTE GUNTHER
Wallacetown.

Ms Ludemann was ill-advised, and advised I'm sure she was, to make the un-called-for comment. Her doing so was however, no surprise to me, having heard on many occasions at public meetings, Bill English employ the same "gutter" methods in order to cast aspersions on his opponents and where the slagging was too nasty even for him, use proxies in the audience to do the sledging. All part of the National Party (un) fair-play-book.
Ms Ludemann should be ashamed, but I suspect she'll brash it out, just as Collins, Parata, Bennett, Tolley et al do on a regular basis. It's nasty behaviour, in my opinion, from a party that embraces such behaviour and even seems to revel in it.

But if it’s not illegal is it cheating?

Ele Ludemann, Rightwing blogger, National Party stalwart, friend of John and Bill asks:

"But if it’s not illegal is it cheating?"

There it is, ladies and gentlemen.

The Blue Bottom Line.

Kinda creepy, given that their answer is and always has been, "Well...no!"

Latest letter - nasty tricks from Mr Key's team

Anyone following New Zealand politics will know the National Party is in trouble.

 As the election approaches, its lack of partners is becoming obvious to everyone; Peter Dunne and John Banks have been or are being investigated for serious misbehaviours and it's their two votes that have given National its slim majority in Parliament. 

 With only that odd 'bring back the smack, man didn't walk on the moon' Mr Craig to replace them, National knows that its best chance, its only chance, is to attack the Green Party. 

 Labour, in coalition with the Greens, will win the election comfortably, National knows, unless it can demonize the Green Party, by calling them names every time they ask questions about coal mining, deep-sea oil drilling, genetically-modified foods, climate change; all of those things National wants but New Zealanders are unsure about.

  Calling your ememies 'crazy', 'mad', 'loopy' or 'evil' works quite well, as Mr Key, who does it often, knows. 

 By frightening New Zealanders at every opportunity, the National Party hopes to disguise the fact that its support from other parties is weak. 

 Look out for it, as the year progresses, not only from National MPs, but also from its supporters who comment in the media, even the writers of letters to this newspaper. Attack, demonize, frighten and lable is the strategy. 

 If National can convince you that anyone who questions them is a terrorist, they'll be in with a chance. 

Robert Guyton

Riverton

(Thank you, Southland Times).