Mike's Minute: I miss the good old days

I asked Judith Collins yesterday, just what has become of us? 

The “us” I was referring to is this country. But I amended that in my mind yesterday afternoon when I read the first review of Jake Tapper's book on Joe Biden. 

What's become of all of us, is now the question. 

"Biden didn’t recognise George Clooney at a fundraiser", was your headline. 

Tapper is making money out of a book on a subject he should have been all over four years ago, but wasn’t. Most of the American media in particular weren't. 

They knew Biden was what he was, but it didn’t seem to matter then. But now that they can make a buck, it’s a story. 

This was raised at the White House correspondents dinner, so it's not like they aren't aware of how this looks. 

Jacinda Ardern falls into the same category – destroy the country, run away to Boston, write a book and collect the money. 

It's shocking. 

Jannik Sinner, the tennis player in name, and act. He meets the Pope, having cut a deal with the doping authorities not to miss any majors and return to his home tournament a hero. 

And the daddy of them all is the current American President. He offers White House tours and a dinner if you buy his crypto. 

How is this possible? 

He tells you "it’s a good time to buy" before he makes an announcement that he knows will move the markets. No one is seemingly doing anything about it. 

He is about to collect a plane for God's sake! That is quite obviously illegal, and yet, who is it that is going to do something about it? 

Winston Peters had his head in his hands when Brooke let the big word fly, and he lamented the lack of standards. 

All around us are seemingly new norms. 

There are more and more indicators that what was once the right way to go about business now doesn’t matter. 

Punishments that once addressed indiscretions are now laughed at or negotiated away. 

Moral fibre that kept you on the straight and narrow is not just gone, but jettisoned and replaced by contempt and arrogance. 

If the President of America can bribe your crypto purchases, while flying on an illegal plane, former leaders can profit from negligence, and the Fourth Estate can pretend to be unbiased while ignoring the news and then cash in on their ineptitude, is it any wonder more and more of us long for the good old days? 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I asked you Toith Collins if you were listening, and
I'm assuming you where I asked you Toith Collins yesterday?
What's become of us? The user I was referring to
as this country, but I amended that in my mind
yesterday afternoon, when I read the first review of Jake
Tapper's book on Joe Biden, what's become of all of us?
Is now the question? As in globally Biden didn't recognize

(00:20):
George Clooney at a fundraiser. Was your headline? Tapper is
making money out of a book on a subject he
should have been all over four years ago, but wasn't.
Most of the American media, in particular weren't either. They
knew Biden was what he was, but it didn't seem
to matter then, But now they can make a dollar
out of it. It's a story. Apparently this was raised,
indeed at the White House correspondents dinner, so it's not

(00:41):
like they are aware of how this looks. Jasindra Duone
falls into the same category. Of course, destroy the country,
runaway to Boston, write a book, collect the money. I
mean as shocking Sinner, the tennis player in name and
act meets the Pope, having cut a deal with the
doping authorities not to miss any mags, and return to
his home tournament. A hero and daddy of them all
is current American President. He offers white house tours and

(01:02):
a dinner if you buys crypto. I mean house is possible.
He tells you it's a good time to buy, before
he makes an announcement that he knows will move the markets.
No one seemingly doing anything about that. He's about to
collect a plane for God's sake that is quite obviously illegal,
and yet who is it that's going to do anything
about that either. Winston Peters had his head in his

(01:23):
hands this week when Brook let the big word fly
and he lamented the lack of standards. All around us
are seemingly new norms, more and more indicators that what
was once the right way to go about business now
doesn't matter. Punishments that once addressed in discretions are now
laughed at or negotiated away. Moral five that kept you
on the straight and narrow not just gone, but jettisoned
and replaced by contempt and arrogance. If the President of

(01:46):
America can bribe your crypto purchases while flying on an
illegal plane, and former leaders can profit from negligence, and
the fourth estate can pretend to be unbiased while ignoring
the news and then cash in on their ineptitude. Is
it any wonder? More and more of us long for
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