The Wanganui local body election campaign took a turn for the worse last night. It seems that a local "identity" stumbled upon some photographs of a council candidate, and linked to them on Facebook.
Now this "identity" is neither naive, nor is she a stranger to dirty deeds on Facebook. In fact, she has previously boasted about having hacked into Michael Laws' Facebook account, around about the time that a former mayoral candidate was trying to peddle personal information about Laws to the media.
We reckon that this is nasty, vindictive stuff, and reckon that it should stop forthwith. The "identity" is closely associated with three candidates for the Wanganui District Council; her husband, her daughter and an interloper from Wellington who has been nothing but trouble since he arrived in Wanganui a couple of months ago. There is no way that we could bring ourselves to vote for any of these candidates, even if they were to disassociate themselves from last night's attempted bullying.
A number of candidates for office in Wanganui have appealed for a campaign free of this cowardly kind of behaviour, and we add our voices to the chorus. Sure, there are some strong and polarising personalities seeking office, but that does not justify the kinds of slurs and innuendo which were perpetrated last night.
11 comments:
The entire lot of them are a prime example of why the integration of people who should be mental health patients, into our communities, was a bad idea.
nasty? vindictive? No one goes lower than Laws - he sets the standard for politics in that town. That man can shoevel shit faster than anyone.
Oh you spelt Whanganui wrong. Or perhaps you're trying to make a point: that you're racist.
x G-sus
@ G-sus - my voting papers are sitting on the desk in front of me. The election is for the WANGANUI District Council. Racism is an easy allegation to make.
Voting papers? Huh. The wheels of justice grind slow in that district. It might take a generation into the grave before the spelling changes 'officially' but your excuse is weak and my point stands - you're racist.
x G-sus
Still on your desk IV2???
Come on, it's real easy.
One tick for Mayor. Laws. Any other is a wasted vote.
Post.
@ PM - if Laws was standing for mayor, that would be an option. He isn't, so it isn't!
Oops! So you do have a problem.
A problem; no, there are four good candidates for the mayoralty. There was also a joke candidate, but he has pulled out. I know who I'm voting for, and will make a declaration of that later in the week.
congratulations Tony looks like you got your first troll!
No, I've had a few lately; there's one who's worried about my soul which is kinda sweet, but misguided, cos God and me are TIGHT!
I saw the photos months ago on her friends Facebook before she, the friend, purged all possible threats, I guess I was a potential threat so was dropped. They showed a group of young mates having a great time. How they could be considered proof that she was not a worthy candidate for goodness sake. BO should BO (bugger off).
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