He might be smarting though over Phil Goff's "policy on the hoof" last week (as it was described by John Armstrong on Saturday), suggesting a moratorium on deep sea oil drilling. Taranaki is not known as the Energy Province without good reason. And many of Andrew Little's EPMU members in Taranaki, and especially in New Plymouth owe their jobs to successful on-shore and off-shore energy projects.
But we digress. Andrew Little has ventured into social media, and has immediately got himself into a pickle. George Wood, an Auckland councillor and a mate of Keeping Stock from many, many haircuts ago registered his concern at the continued illegal occupation of Aotea Square by protesters. He linked to an article on Stuff quoting fellow councillor Christine Fletcher, expressing concern at the continued occupation which although it contravenes council bylaws, is receiving support from some councillors. And guess who was the second respondant to George's Facebook post; check this out:
Now Andrew Little may indeed be upset that Phil Goff pulled the rug out from underneath him last week, even though Goff is now frantically back-pedalling and suggesting that he didn't actually mean moratotium when he said "moratorium". But that doesn't excuse a public bout of petulance from the candiate for New Plymouth, and for the leadership of the Labour Party.
So it's definitely an own goal from Andrew Little, and because he scored it on Facebook, that makes it a SMOG - a Social Media Own Goal. Before getting onto the realm of personal attacks, Andrew Little needs to reflect on one thing; George Wood has an electoral mandate. Andrew Little does not, and if this is an example of how he endeavours to win friends and influence people, he will at best be a List MP after 26th November.
17 comments:
goodness .. I can't believe Andrew (so many jobs I can't keep count) Little has dropped his guard like this. To be the next leader of his mottly lot, he needs to keep a profile worthy of a future PM not to join Mallard, Fenton and Curran in silly facebook/tweet fights
Presume council doesn't want any bad PR prior to final. They have to be given the boot after that. They must be stinking up the place and are interfering with legitimate use of public property.
Well said. I never thought of the triangular connection of Phil Goff's oil drilling policy "on the hoof" - Taranaki electorate - Andrew Little Labour Candidate for Taranaki = unemployment in Taranaki. George Wood has been a good Mayor and Councillor here on the North Shore. He is not afraid to stand up and speak the truth and ask questions when they need to be asked. George doesn't have a nasty bone in his body - he does not speak nastily of people and get personal.
Quite so Lesley; he is aone of nature's gentlemen, going right back to when we first encountered him on the rugby field in the late 1970's. He does not deserve the petulant personal attack that Andrew Little has launched.
"Tena koe Rob G; did you notice how Robert Winter and I were able to have a reasoned argument where we were able to take up opposing positions, whilst respecting the other's viewpoint?"
All a bit pointless unless you come up with the solution you planned to think about, INV2. RW wins that reasoned argument, which is to be expected as you are not a man of reason. (Are you even a man? Or are you a spirit, or a keystroke app?) One day you'll put your name to your fruitless posts and earn the respect of those who swing by to get their fill of smarmy nudging and winking. The two Roberts have the only credibility that struggles to surface here. INV2, you're letting the right-wing down with your lack of positive solutions to all your negative attacks. And FFS your attacks are childish!
What about Key/English/Tolley and co and their poor overall performance AS GOVERNMENT? Is that not more important than your pathetic obsession with opposition members? Jesus Christ on a bicycle!
Actually, I can see why you don't want to put your name to this dross. If my employees found out I was as churlish, insecure, fawning and lightweight they'd resign too... minimum wage or not...
sally-anne, back to the Std with you .. you don't know IMV2 by any chance .. IMV2 is a friend of BobbyG and also comes to this blog to fire insults at KS. It's the old saying about if you don't like it, go away?
Inv2 will be composing his response at this very moment, Sally-Ann and I suggest you don't push him or their will be toys.
So long as well remain polite, Inv2 will come up with the material he promised.
there we
how is your blog going bOOby .. maybe you can get sally-anne to pop over and the two of you can discuss your shared politics without fear of being questioned.
I note ALL of your comments are snide attempts at humour with NO alternative policy/ideas
As a matter of fact Inv2 has done just that Robert, despite your scepticism.
"I note ALL of your comments are snide attempts at humour with NO alternative policy/ideas"
. . no different to when he was at Kiwiblog commenting there under the Greenfly and Village Idiot handles.
(shouldn't make comments about Farrar's portly frame Robert, that'll getcha banned (twice))
Now let's not get side-tracked, because of course, that's Robert's aim. Let's talk about Andrew Little's imtemperance...
jabba - neither Sally-Ann nor I mind being questioned - therin lies the difference...
Inv2 - good man, I'll have a read when I've mopped the floor (about to start).
Anonymous - not once did I refer to the Frame of Farrar, portly or otherwise. I merely enquired about the health of his knees.
"As a matter of fact Inv2 has done just that Robert,"
Errrr... no solution there... just negative reinforcement of the idea you dislike with no alternative plan. It seems there is no point looking for answers to the trivia raised here... just un-thought-through statements from an anonymous blogger.
Perhaps the focus could be on how good this govt. is. Except it's not. And there's your catch 22.
Unfortunately as an anonymous attack dog who purports to be christian, you have all the integrity of a labradoodle crossed with a bichon frise i.e. almost none.
Actually, none.
Actually despite Andrew Little making a dork of himself the solution to the Aotea Square occupation was announced on tonights One News.
On Sunday the Square will be reclaimed by Aucklanders as it has been designated a RWC Fan Zone.
Think 3-5,000 rugby loving Aucklanders mingling with 25 smelly protestors (well they will be by then).
Tents will be trampled, protestors will be jostled, and if they retaliate they will be red carded by the police.
If they are stupid enough to try an interrupt the rugby watching then I guess they will probably wish they hadn't.
Poor little muppets.
Great solution though :-)
Do you reckon they have enough brains to think their way out of it, or will they just pack up and go
Ross
That's a very interesting development Ross; thanks for the heads-up.
Disrupt the RWC final?
The referee of the Wales/France game has already done that!
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