One of Parliament's more controversial characters bids the place farewell today.
Chris Carter will deliver his valedictory speech.
Labour leader, Phil Goff, is side-stepping questions on whether his former colleague will take the chance for more pot shots at him and the party.
"It's up to Chris Carter what he puts in his valedictory address. I wish him well for his future career. I'm not attempting to influence what he might or might not say, that's up to him," he says.
Mr Carter is off to Afghanistan to take up a United Nations role fighting corruption.
It will indeed be interesting to see and hear what Carter has to say this afternoon. This is his opportunity for a parting shot, to be written into the record of the New Zealand Parliament for time immemorial. It will also be interesting to see whether there is a full bench of his Labour colleagues present for his valedictory, or whether the number of Labour MP's present will be closer to seventeen.
In any event, we take this opportunity to wish Chris Carter well for his new role in Kabul. We haven't always agreed with his politics or his rather cavalier attitude towards spending money, but he deserves a compliment for taking the honourable course on his leaving, and resigning from Parliament at the earliest possible opportunity. We will watch his valedictory with some degree of interest.
23 comments:
I see National MP Patsy Wong's husband got busted for dishonesty.
Where does that leave Patsy I wonder? Oh! promoted! Of course. National.
Just because you repeat the lies of the left doesn't give them credibiliuty Robert.
I thought more of you than that.
Heard CC with Marcus Lush on the way in to the office...seemed to be trailing a pretty standard speech thanking people and blowing his own "acheivement" trumpet.
He was really getting the excuses for a very low turn out, in early though.
I don't think there will be many Labour people in the House Inv2. I got threatened with a ban on Red Alert for commenting that the Labour Party had been very silent on the issue of Koru Clubs resignation
Robert, you think Patsy Wong should be punished for her husband's actions? Or perhaps we should look at promoting MPs for hard work and talent at the job. Hmmm at least thats how National does it. If Labour doesn't then it would explain how Goff is in power.
Inv2 - lies?
It was reported in today's paper,
"The husband of disgraced former minister Pansy Wong twice abused her travel perk - and recorded private spending as business expenses, an investigation has found.
Auditor general Lyn Provost yesterday released her findings ...etc"
Lies?
Arran - no, don't punish people for their partners dishonesty, but I'm very suspicious of Patsy (Pansy,I always get her name wong) - believing that she was unaware of Sammy's actions is a huuuuuuuuuge stretch!
As for promoting the woman, let me repeat a little somehing from the newspaper report,
"The husband of disgraced former minister Pansy Wong..." I'll not go on Arran.
"Btw Inv2, do you know the intimate details of this case, beyond that which has been reported by the media, in which case you would be in a good position to challenge the judge's finding, or are you making your decisions based on sketchy information?"
Robert, you may recognise the above as part of your vigorous defence on behalf of the self-confessed child-sex abuser, in a previous thread.
It may well apply to your comments on this thread, don't you think?
We're getting off-topic folks, which is so often Robert's intention.
If you want to comment about Pansy Wong, go to
www.robertguyton.blogspot.com
where Robert is bound to have a post seeing as this is an issue he feels strongly about. But it's Chris Carter's day today.
Moist - I'm not challenging the judge's findings in the Wong case, I'm supporting them.
Secondly, I haven't made a "vigorous defence on behalf of the self-confessed child-sex abuser" - I've simply commented that Tinman is taking the most reasonable approach to the issue.
You seem to have trouble comprehending even the simplest comments. perhaps you're rushing things? Slow down Moist, seek to understand before tapping out a fevered reply.
Inv2 - I don't feel strongly about the Sammy Wong case at all. It's the kind of minor scandal that's typical of the National Party under John Key (remember Richard Worth?) I'll not post on it but I sure am finding the hype over the Carter valedictory fascinating.
I will predict that Carter won't slag off the Labour leadership (Goff/King). He will praise the time NZ was run by Clark and add all the great things he managed to do as his time as a minister.
Funny how he has the greens to do his voting. Similar ideas I guess
jabba predicts ... the country holds its breath ....
Comment deleted Robert; you had your warning, and ignored it.
I love it when you bring out the ol' cat 'o' nine-tails Inv2!
"Kinky of Riverton" eh?
Has she been texting you as well Inv2?
Her 'Spring Surprise' offer is a doozy. eh!
I remember reading that Farrar owns a pair of pink, fur-covered handcuffs. Would you send her contact on to 'Flappy Feet'?
He's crossed me off his contacts list and I know Madam Lash and he would get on well.
Robert thinks his humour
reflects his clever streak
but mostly it is banal,
offensive, or just weak
maybe that sums up Robert
a self-opiniated twit
as Gravedodger is wont to say
Riverton's shining whit
but still he keeps on keeping on
day after boring day
twisting every post around
so he can have his say
just not about the topic
that's not Robert's style
but mostly to attack our host
and smother him in bile
it's "play the man" for Robert
with his greenie black and white
where the other ninety five per cent
are wrong, and he is right.
Bravo!
Bravo Anonymous @2:24!
Two questions though, about your rhyming comment, in which you charge me with 'playing the man' - are you not ... playing the man?
Either way, I care not one whit. I like good banter and yours a step up from the usual pabulum. I can't for the life of me find other poetry written by you on a subject other than myself. I have to conclude that I'm your muse? And yet you claim I'm un-amusing!
Curious!
I consider Booby to a hypocrite.. He admitted it recently. What REALLY got me is his transferring of the Gareth Hughes photo to his bog and giving I2 a hat tip, as bloggers do. The thing is, it was from the Keeping Stock blog and there was no link BUT there was a link to Hughes and the Greens .. Poor form Booby, don't want your 2 followers to see what sort of person you really are aye?
jabba - focus lad.
One
word
at
a
time.
Then, voila a meaningful sentence emerges.
A child could do it.
hear we goooooo
'hear'?
I've a lot of work ahead of me with this one, I can see!
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