Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Itchy Crotch and the Sanctity of Marriage
So Winston Peters is back to his best dredging up all sorts of historical accusations to fling at National's Tauranga candidate Bob Clarkson.
Clarkson responds to the allegations by releasing a press release denying the allegations and then when asked for an interview by a young good looking female TV3 reporter - grabbed his crotch in front of her saying it was sore, or itchy.
Apparently his campaign manager and Tony Ryall who were in the office at the time both put their heads in their hands and told him to shut the fuck up.
Way to go to douse those flames of sexual harrassment suspicion Bob ...As Don would say - "it was a joke, but not a funny joke Bob."
It would be nice to see the major parties inject a bit of Peters' mongrel into their campaigns. The right have elements that are happy to scream "lesbian" at Helen Clark but we the public want some proof.
And perhaps Labour could tip someone off to a certain someone's liasons with Diane Foreman of the Business Round Table, not that most political reporters don't already know about it!
What is their job again?
And to think National says Helen doesn't respect the sanctity of marriage.
Clarkson responds to the allegations by releasing a press release denying the allegations and then when asked for an interview by a young good looking female TV3 reporter - grabbed his crotch in front of her saying it was sore, or itchy.
Apparently his campaign manager and Tony Ryall who were in the office at the time both put their heads in their hands and told him to shut the fuck up.
Way to go to douse those flames of sexual harrassment suspicion Bob ...As Don would say - "it was a joke, but not a funny joke Bob."
It would be nice to see the major parties inject a bit of Peters' mongrel into their campaigns. The right have elements that are happy to scream "lesbian" at Helen Clark but we the public want some proof.
And perhaps Labour could tip someone off to a certain someone's liasons with Diane Foreman of the Business Round Table, not that most political reporters don't already know about it!
What is their job again?
And to think National says Helen doesn't respect the sanctity of marriage.
Comments:
"can't believe this story hasn't been siezied upon by the media today."
Perhaps, they were spending all their time writing about the "possible corruption" of Labour MP, Taito Philip Field.
Oh wait, the media have almost completely ignored that story as well. The only article is this Herald article where good old Helen describes Field as being "helpful".
Field is the Associate Minister of Justice and he doesn't know what a conflict of interest is.
Anyway, the costings for the student loan policy have now come out and will likely be front page news tomorrow.
On Clarkson, typical of Winston to pull the rabbit out of the bag at the last moment. There seems to be a clear divergence to what his accuser his saying and what Clarkson is saying.
-Dinkas
Perhaps, they were spending all their time writing about the "possible corruption" of Labour MP, Taito Philip Field.
Oh wait, the media have almost completely ignored that story as well. The only article is this Herald article where good old Helen describes Field as being "helpful".
Field is the Associate Minister of Justice and he doesn't know what a conflict of interest is.
Anyway, the costings for the student loan policy have now come out and will likely be front page news tomorrow.
On Clarkson, typical of Winston to pull the rabbit out of the bag at the last moment. There seems to be a clear divergence to what his accuser his saying and what Clarkson is saying.
-Dinkas
# posted by 
: 14 September 2005 at 16:03
: 14 September 2005 at 16:03
Even Brash has come out and said if there is any more serious dirt with truth to it on Clarkson, the National party will be forced to cut him free.
On the Taito Philip Field "corruption", I seem to recall seeing it in a rather prominent spot on the tellie. ie leading it.
It seems to have done its dash though. It's a pretty boring sort of story and if anything he has only tried to be a good person. Perhaps something Tony Ryall or anybody from the right can't relate to.
"Mr Field said Mr Siriwan and an Auckland builder, Keith Williams, approached him in March because Mr Siriwan's wife had been deported to Thailand and he faced deportation because his application for refugee status had been refused.
Mr Field said he suggested that Mr Siriwan go to Samoa, from where he could apply for a New Zealand work visa. He agreed to ask Associate Immigration Minister Damien O'Connor whether it would be feasible to consider such an application.
After talking with Mr O'Connor, he met Mr Siriwan and Mr Williams again and told them that it "looked favourable". He agreed to pay for Mr Williams' fare to Samoa because Mr Siriwan could not speak Samoan or much English, but said he did not pay for Mr Siriwan's fare.
Mr Field said Mr Siriwan did "preparatory work" on the floors of the house to get it ready for tiling. Mrs Field was in charge of the project. "Maxine said, 'You are doing good work, let me give you some money,' so she gives him initially 170 or 200 tala a week," Mr Field said.
"He was getting a free bed, free food, was being taken on trips, and we were arranging to bring his wife. We paid for his wife's air fare from Thailand to Samoa. We are still paying for him because we feel for him."
Mr O'Connor said this week that he was "unaware of Mr Siriwan's employment or activity in Samoa". He said he would review the application in the light of "the new information".
On the Taito Philip Field "corruption", I seem to recall seeing it in a rather prominent spot on the tellie. ie leading it.
It seems to have done its dash though. It's a pretty boring sort of story and if anything he has only tried to be a good person. Perhaps something Tony Ryall or anybody from the right can't relate to.
"Mr Field said Mr Siriwan and an Auckland builder, Keith Williams, approached him in March because Mr Siriwan's wife had been deported to Thailand and he faced deportation because his application for refugee status had been refused.
Mr Field said he suggested that Mr Siriwan go to Samoa, from where he could apply for a New Zealand work visa. He agreed to ask Associate Immigration Minister Damien O'Connor whether it would be feasible to consider such an application.
After talking with Mr O'Connor, he met Mr Siriwan and Mr Williams again and told them that it "looked favourable". He agreed to pay for Mr Williams' fare to Samoa because Mr Siriwan could not speak Samoan or much English, but said he did not pay for Mr Siriwan's fare.
Mr Field said Mr Siriwan did "preparatory work" on the floors of the house to get it ready for tiling. Mrs Field was in charge of the project. "Maxine said, 'You are doing good work, let me give you some money,' so she gives him initially 170 or 200 tala a week," Mr Field said.
"He was getting a free bed, free food, was being taken on trips, and we were arranging to bring his wife. We paid for his wife's air fare from Thailand to Samoa. We are still paying for him because we feel for him."
Mr O'Connor said this week that he was "unaware of Mr Siriwan's employment or activity in Samoa". He said he would review the application in the light of "the new information".
Yamis: Are you still holding to your line that it is a boring story.
Um... What do we have. We have the Associate Justice Minister Taito Field stating that there was no "employment arrangement", but now there is evidence that that Mr Siriwan was granted a Samoan work permit on the condition that there was "continued employment with Field".
Perhaps, someone should tell the Associate Justice Minister what a conflict of interest is.
-Dinkas
Um... What do we have. We have the Associate Justice Minister Taito Field stating that there was no "employment arrangement", but now there is evidence that that Mr Siriwan was granted a Samoan work permit on the condition that there was "continued employment with Field".
Perhaps, someone should tell the Associate Justice Minister what a conflict of interest is.
-Dinkas
# posted by : 16 September 2005 at 07:42
: 16 September 2005 at 07:42
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