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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key holds a press conference in relation to the filming of <span style='font-style: italic'>The Hobbit</span> movie in New Zealand, at Beehive Theatrette on October 27, 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010

Open quoteWhat kind of country sells its democratic soul for 30 pieces of silver?Close quote

  • JOHN ARMSTRONG,
  • journalist for the New Zealand Herald, accusing Prime Minister John Key of kowtowing to Hollywood executives, as the parliament prepared to pass special legislation to keep the Hobbit movies in the country
Photo: Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images | Source: AFP