Labour standing in Tai Tokerau
Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin in Press Releases“Flip-flop Phil is back” said Mana leader and Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira. “Phil Goff said on numerous occasions that Labour would not stand in the upcoming by-election because of the cost, and now he’s saying that he has given ‘permission to Kelvin Davis to stand’.”
“That comes on top of his insulting Tai Tokerau Maori by saying that we don’t have the same rights to a by-election as the voters in Botany, Mana or Mt Albert who’ve all had by-elections this term.
“In fact, the Mt Albert and Mana by-elections were caused by Labour MPs dumping their voters for a better job, but you don’t hear Goff saying boo about the cost of the by-elections caused by Helen Clark or Winnie Laban.
“And then at the other extreme, he seems happy for Chris Carter to not have a by-election.
“Hard to tell what the man is saying sometimes …
“I intend to resign and give the people of Te Tai Tokerau the opportunity to give me a mandate to represent their interests under MANA.
“Goff made smarmy comments about my having doubts about the by-election ‘cause my pay check might get stopped, but the fact is that I’m happy to do this – for no money. Money is no big deal in the north because people don’t have much anyway, and you don’t need a lot of money when you’re on the kaupapa anyway.
“Tai Tokerau have made it clear that they don’t want to go back to a party that doesn’t listen. They want an MP who will listen, will stand up for their rights, and speak the truth.
“I look forward to putting my record on the line against Labour in the by-election.”
Brian John Evans says:
Post Author May 29, 2011 at 10:10 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl2JQfxnnHU&feature=player_embedded#at=52
What is our foreign policy in the Man Party?
George W Bush hit on these ‘ere master plans,
He’d get all them pesky ayrabs and such,
On Mcdonald’s and other depleted mucks;
They’d fall right into his oil and blood stained hands.
So the super-clean teams, zealots and preachers,
Of the American media engines of rule, our teachers,
Arrived in them there ayrab badlands
But ohmigosh them towel and burka heads were so healthy! –
How to turn ayrabs into fast-food fat compliant fools – be stealthy?
It had worked in Beijing and Sydney (mirrors and smoke);
New Zealand was a pushover already hooked on Coke,
Battered greasy fish and fat soaked chips,
That ends up on hearts, cheeks, tummies and hips,
Kiwis suspect our muesli, beads and sandals folk-
Who just plot to keep us well is all – some hope!
But them pesky arabs had no westies and such denizens
Or talkback radio – unless you count them muezzins
And praying six times a day; all holy public prayer drill;
No poor-white trailer-trash or Oprah or Doctor Phil,
And people being made mad by their unholy splits
In the extended family, like us poor stupid gits;
Lord, unlike us they only shot their guns to the heavens,
In praise of the continual joinings and happy weddin’s
And ceremonies and song and dance –
You could see that here, real men, still rule-
Not some jumped up, mixed up, poof fool-
Broadcasting his or her slimy family-splitting drool.
Ayrab religion is a total mix of God and Politics,
Which are lead by men – not secret-agenda drips;
Unlike us who individualise which weakens the common-good
And lets the advertising ayatollas of Madison Ave and Hollywood,
Have us hooked on their ‘happy meals for families’,
Who’re gonna hyper-split-up their family trees.
Well before old George W could have it all,
There came this poet both lean and tall:
“Make my day you mummy’s boy!
Junk like yours means we’ll be passing hard ‘sinkers’,
Not the soft ‘floaters’ that make porridge munchers pinker;
Your weapons of mass digestion will give folk pain
And pollute more than your spent-uranium, insane
new bugs will be outa control,
Killer-food tsunamis like no other toll!”
George W now parks your car at Fallujah Mall,
And that muesli eatin’ poet is president is all.
Brian Evans
http://alternativereel.com/includes/poets-corner/display_review.php?id=00102
Kia kaha
Graham Foster says:
Post Author May 31, 2011 at 1:47 amYeah, interesting isn’t it. Labour has many other inconsistencies in its policies though. Look at the way they are banging on about Nationals asset sales programme. In an attempt to garner electoral support Labour claim they won’t sell of national assets but what they don’t say is if they will buy them back if elected which is the real issue. Also no mention of reducing social inequality througha re jigging of the tax regime eg: while no GST on food and vegetables is proposed there is mention of eliminating GST in favour of a transaction tax that would spread the tax burden more equitably.
There is truth in what the late Bruce Jesson said. Labour is the party of [ unbridled ] capitalism. National the party of capitalists. Both are into discipline and bondage.