THEY CAN’T ALL WIN OFF THE RACE-CARD – Harawira
Posted on July 30, 2014 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“They can’t all play the race card and expect to win off it”, said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira, following comments by ACT Leader Jamie Whyte, Conservative Leader Colin Craig, and NZ First Leader Winston Peters, that they wouldn’t work with “race- based” parties such as MANA and the Maori Party.
“It’s the oldest trick in the book – bash Maori at election time to boost your voter appeal”, says Harawira.
“But the fact is that MANA has more non-Maori candidates than Maori ones, and in Internet MANA the difference is even more pronounced, so the race-based argument has no relevance at all” said Harawira. “We are actually the living embodiment of what strong but supportive political parties should be all about.”
“Parties trying to minimise MANA’s effectiveness by playing the race card, are simply showing how desperate they are getting.”
“Or perhaps they’re trying to obscure another reality” said Harawira “which is that Internet MANA is playing to full houses at public meetings all over the country while ACT, NZ First and the Conservatives can’t even fill a hall for their annual conferences.”
“The momentum is clearly with Internet MANA … best I simply leave it at that.”
Heidi says:
Post Author July 30, 2014 at 9:32 pmBet none of your candidates are Jewish though because there is at least one race you really enjoy being racist against Hone.
Ruth says:
Post Author July 31, 2014 at 4:29 amI think Hone was speaking against the assault on Gaza and innocent people being killed , rather than religion and race.
Heidi says:
Post Author July 31, 2014 at 7:14 amWell Ruth he’s hooked up with the guy with the original copy of mein kampf and he’s championed the burning of the Israeli flag – you know Israel – the land persecuted Jews fled to?
Ruth says:
Post Author July 31, 2014 at 3:49 pmSo Kims got a book as an investment …. Big Deal.
I know plenty about Israel and the crimes they continue to inflict on Palestine.
http://www.realjewnews.com
Alec Morgan says:
Post Author July 31, 2014 at 10:21 amGaza is about land not religion so much when you look at the land grabs by Israel since 1947.
Māori can relate to land grabs thanks to colonisation here. Jewish people too are attending the solidarity marches to stop the asymmetrical war on Gaza and get good responses.