All eyes were on Kim Dotcom again today as the Internet tycoon revealed the surprisingly prosaic name of his new political party. The Internet Party, which sounds more like a seedy gathering of IT nerds and all-night gamers than a serious political institution, will contest this year's election and Dotcom is confident the party will cross the 5% threshold and enter Parliament.
Perhaps sensing that "Internet Party" lacks the panache of the names of his other endeavours (Megaupload, Baboom, for example), Dotcom has enlisted out-of-work teletubby Tinky Winky as his party's mascot. The equally larger-than-life Tinky Winky, who is thrilled to be on board the Dotcom juggernaut, also acts as creative director for the party's communications.
"Purple is the colour of royalty," Tinky Winky told me outside a perfect re-creation of his teletubby home in the grounds of Dotcom mansion, "and if anybody has a claim to royalty these days it's Kim Dotcom." When asked what sort of remuneration he was getting for his services rendered, Tinky Winky replied, "big hugs, three new handbags, and all the tubby custard I can eat." With staff of this calibre in tow, one would be a fool to discount the Internet Party's chances come November.
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