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"Look at that 'Dickhead of a judge', who jailed the taggers.. 'What a bloody joke!!!'" 23 May, 2008
"Did you tell the Minister that the voters don't approve of his verbal attacks on the opposition?" "Yes. Now he's verbally attacking the voters." 27 September, 2006.
"The guy that called you a 'buffoon' has withdrawn his remark." "I should think so. It was insulting!!!" "He said he really meant 'baboon'." 27 August 2009
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-: "Do you think the Labour Party is run by self-serving unionists and a gaggle of gays?"... 11 April 2011
"The poor man can't help suffering from 'smug immature mean-spirited plonker syndrome' and you shouldn't be mocking him" 22 December 2009
"The media have found out that you abused a taxi driver. You need to work on your self-control." "I will promise! Just as soon as I've abused the media!!!" 1 August, 2003.
Robin Williams. 4 April 2010
Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :"I shall campaign by presenting my party's fine record......not venomous, vitriolic personal attacks on some pathetic ratbag who wouldn't be a leader's bootlace!!!" Otago Daily Times. 20 July 2005.
Boyle Over. 2 December 2009
The Muzzle shop. "I'll take that one - don't wrap it." 1 March, 2003.
"F*!C! )*!!" "There's no question... the price of crude's responsible for the rise in crude!" 17 April, 2006.
Digging dirt... "Damn!" 31 October, 2008.
Fletcher, David, 1952- :'I need to sincerely apologise to all these MPs for the comments I made about them in the debating chamber.' 'Do you want the appologies sent out straight away?' 'No, I haven't made the comments yet.' Dominion Post, 14 February 2004.
"I've started economising by taking my coffee black" "Oh, like your soul?" 18 June, 2008
"Doctors are being increasingly stalked and abused." "NOW THEY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A POLITICIAN!!!" 10 July, 2006.
"We should name and shame politicians who resort to personal abuse in parliament!!! Like that weasel-faced four-eyed dwarf in the third row!" 30 June 2010
"How did Michael Laws qualify for the paralympics?" 15 February 2011
"Goodness me, you tease Helen, and no-one can see the funny side of it..." 30 August, 2007
"There is no room in politics for personal abuse!!!" "Who's been using personal abuse?" "That short-sighted, dim-witted, pea-brained scumbag over there!" 22 September, 2006.
"There's only one way to fight these dirty smear campaigns!" "Show the public how you can rise above it all." "I was going to say, 'with an even dirtier smear campaign'." 31 October, 2008.
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