Interview with Pansy
September 29th, 2007 at 11:57 am by David FarrarMichelle Hewitson interviews Pansy Wong in the Herald. I found it quite a charming interview as Pansy’s quirkiness comes through nicely in it.
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September 29th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Any one who bungies off the skytower is worthy of a vote. Just for starts. I have a small list in my back pocket of some politicians I would like to put forward for the same treatment. Some would have to put in a written request for a rope…
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Way to show how much you suck up to the Nats Lee.
Pansy Wong says, “Michele! Why do you want to see me now? I’ve been an MP for 11 years.”
Perhaps because prior to the Qian Xue case, which you seemed to only happen to have a speaking role in of because of your race, no-one even knew what the heck you actually do?
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
oh for goodness sake Jesus, it was jsut a flippant remark. Haven’t you got anything better to do than come on here ahd pretend you are hip?
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
why aren’t you using her Chinese name David?
If Pumpkin is demeaning how much more so Pansy?
[DPF: You're being pathethic. Pansy has chosen to go by the name Pansy and has gone by it for decades. Qian Xun Xue on the other hand has never ever been referred to as Pumpkin before she was assigned that as a nickname.]
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Gosh this little topic seems to be a magnet for misplaced hipness.
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
“If Pumpkin is demeaning how much more so Pansy?”
Perhaps, Yu Fong Wong isn’t the only person with the alternative name “Pansy”? Shades of bitterness coming through from Andrei. School nickname perhaps?
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Pansy is little more than a fund-raising machine for the Nats. Of course, this allows her to wield disproportionate power relative to her political skill, and should guarantee her a Cabinet post under a Tory administration.
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Wonderful (apocryphal?) story that before last election she was at a GABA (Gay Auckland Business Association) function and said “Vote for me, I’m a Pansy too!”
Every time I’ve met her she’s been been focussed and pleasant and smart.
Vote:September 29th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Pansy would run rings round most of the National MPs. She does her homework.
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