Quote of the Day - 21 August 2013 (Part 2)

Here's the second part of our two-parter. We've blogged the Hansard of David Shearer's clanger during Question Time yesterday; Pete George blogs about the response:

By the looks on the faces of National’s whips seated behind Key when he was answering these questions it was a surprise revelation to them.
After the last answer there was some noise from the government benches, but most of the Labour mullets were in a stunned silence.
Silence too on the Green benches, where Russel Norman remained motionless slumped back in his seat, while Metiria Turei hunched forward. They must be hugely frustrated at remaining the junior party to Labour, and despair at the lack of political awareness and competence of their presumed coalition partner.

Hell hath no fury like a Green co-leader scorned. It's little wonder that Green MP's were openly mocking Shearer's snapper stunt later in the day.

The political marriage of equality that Rod Emmerson portrayed in cartoon form yesterday morning hasn't lasted long. We suspect that the service of divorce papers is imminent!