NZ politician unsure of moon landing, groen delighted

[[FnG]magnolia]

In news guaranteed to please resident moon madman groen, Colin Craig, stupid man and NZ Conservative party leader, "neither believes nor non-believes" that man has walked on the Moon.

Non-believes? Is this like Clinton's mis-spoke? Is this appropriate language for politicians, even ones as dense, moronic and contemptible as Mr Craig?

Anyway, not sure how he is unsure of whether man has been to the moon. How can an adult of apparent sound mind non-believe this?

 

[Mr Badger]

He really should have gone with mid-believes, 50/50 or simply asked the audience.

I would feel confident in voting for someone so focused on their job (politics?) that they don't waste time on irrelevant trivia such as science, history, technological advancement and the greatest, most awe inspiring achievements of the human race.

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

Who cares, soviets were first... The End.

 

[Castiel]

Who cares, soviets were first... The End.

Nonsense...everyone knows that it was Mr Bedford and Prof Cavor who got there first.

 

[Edrof]

Politicians.

 

[Cosimo]

Everyone knows the Clangers were the first before they moved to blue pastures.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Non-believes? Is this like Clinton's mis-spoke? Is this appropriate language for politicians, even ones as dense, moronic and contemptible as Mr Craig?

When there's a word that is the perfect antonym of believe in the form of disbelieve I'd have hoped he'd use that.

Anyway, not sure how he is unsure of whether man has been to the moon. How can an adult of apparent sound mind non-believe this?

It does look as if your NZ media is just poking fun at him though and trying to marginalise him by asking somewhat spurious questions which most politicians won't have sensible answers for. That said from the very little knowledge I've gained of him from there he's probably quite likely to make himself sound silly before too long even without their help.

 

[Columbo]

In other more important news I cut my toenails last night.

 

[xxalxx]

In other more important news I cut my toenails last night.

I neither believe nor non-believe you!

 

[Frightful Boar]

Maybe he's one of these people who bay for proof of every assertion that anyone else makes with which they disagree.

 

[Dunks]

I think the fact that he believes that contrails from aircraft at high altitude are in fact chemtrails (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory) is more worrying...

 

[DanielMMS]

Non-believes? Is this like Clinton's mis-spoke? Is this appropriate language for politicians, even ones as dense, moronic and contemptible as Mr Craig?

I thought Australians were the idiot Antipodeans whilst those from NZ were comparatively well-educated. Very strange.

 

[thep02]

I'm sure I saw on the news ages ago that various moon rocks that had been give as gifts to politicians from other countries had been analysed and found to be not moon rock however I watch Myth busters so firmly believe we went there.

 

[Diesel]

'Resident moon madman' is my favourite description ever.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I've been to the moon t'was incredibly boring

 

[arknor]

don't we have telescopes powerful enough to take a picture of the moon landing site?

afaik they left a buggy behind and a flag ?

 

[MikeTheNative]

Nonsense...everyone knows that it was Mr Bedford and Prof Cavor who got there first.

I'm pretty sure that it was Wallace and Gromit.

 

[Mr Badger]

I'm pretty sure that it was Wallace and Gromit.

Sadly that Moon landing story has now been exposed as nothing more than a cynical marketing ploy for Wensleydale cheese.

 

[Redz]

Lunacy.

 

[McGray]

Jesus was first on the Moon.

Dr. Manhattan first on Mars.