This is pretty puerile stuff from the MP for Hutt South, and the Twitterverse rightly called him out on it. But it raises a more serious point.
Trevor Mallard is one of the most senior MP's in the current Parliament. Apart from a brief hiatus between 1990 and 1993 when the tide turned against him, Mallard has been an MP since 1984, and he has enjoyed a life of privilege courtesy of the long-suffering taxpayer. Labour purports to represent the working man or woman, but the low-paid can only dream of the taxpayer-funded lifestyle and perks that Mr Mallard and his fellow MP's enjoy.
So here's our question; as taxpayers, ought we not expect a better standard of behaviour from our leaders, especially in their public utterances? Or have standards fallen so far that a politician here calling someone from another country with a different ideology to yours a "fuckwit" in the public domain is no longer newsworthy?
David Shearer is reported to be considering a reshuffle of the Labour caucus. Perhaps this is the time for him to have a quiet word with the MP for Hutt South, and convince Mr Mallard that his future lies outside Parliament; perhaps in the field of public relations.
5 comments:
NZ elections just became much more important. @Mallard a fuckwit who wants just another term in power
Shearer could make Mallard the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the next Labour led government. Then he could go to Washington and call Romney a fuckwit to his face. That should sort out the Middle East.
Perhaps it's time for duck boy to follow the leader of the last Labour Troika into a cushy international posting. Perhaps he could help another fuckwit close Guantanamo - then he could move on to cutting the US$16 trillion debt by reducing out of control public spending......oh, wait......sorry the back benches beckon.
he will leave in a box .. why would he deny himself a huge salary and all the perks simply because he is bored .. the fact that he is still there shows yet more weakness from Shearer. Goodness, even the Gweens are kicking labours arse
Mallard speaks what people want to say. Perhaps the writer of this blog should get off his high horse.
As for Mallard luxuring in tax payers' money, so what? So do other MPs? Mallard cycles from his home suburb to Wellington everyday - are you highlighting that he DOESN'T use tax payer money on petrol? Biased blog, mate. Keep up the writing, but clearly jumping and reacting over nothing. And Shearer is not weak, haha! Mallard is a consistant MP voted in by his electrate. If he was to behave any better, why would he keep getting voted in?
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