Will Labour expel Benson-Pope?
May 30th, 2008 at 10:26 am by David FarrarThe ODT notes that while David Benson-Pope has claimed there is no substance to the reports he is considering standing as an Independent candidate, he has refused to publicly rule it out. There will be a reason for that. Plus of course Benson-Pope lost his Cabinet post for his deceptive half truths, so even more reason to think he is planning something.
It would be very easy for David Benson-Pope to stop the speculation by simply saying “I can confirm that I will not be a candidate for the Dunedin South electorate in the 2008 election”.
Now Taito Philip Field was expelled from Labour for refusing to rule out the possibility he might stand for another party or as an Independent. Yes, that;s right – he wasn’t expelled for any of the reasons he is facing trial for corruption (in fact he was defended for his behaviour there) – it was the far more serious crime of potential disloyalty.
So will Benson-Pope get the same treatment for refusing to rule out an independent candidacy? Why on earth would he not rule it out, unless he wanted to keep the option open to him?
Related posts:
- Benson-Pope again refuses to rule out independent candidacy
- Will Benson-Pope go Independent?
- What if Benson-Pope wins?
- Benson-Pope looks set to stand
May 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am
If DBP is kicked out then he has no reason not to stand, so the standing committee of the Labour Party may be decide to not kick him out unless he does stand, in which case he will have no standing in the party, and will be stood down.
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Has DBP ever had an actual job other than politics? If he hasn’t then that would indicate more then anything what he will do. It would be hard for him to start an actual career that involve making his own money and I can’t see him being elected to a city council anytime soon. My money is on him running simply because that’s the only way he knows how to get paid.
Hell, he might even start a party with Taito…. stranger things have happened.
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
He was a teacher at Bayfield High, before entering parliament, but somehow i can’t see him going back to that.
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I heard BP speak in the budget debate this week and I would have say that what he spoke eeked of a person with no style and reminising of The Red Flag. All he did was lament the “tories” and class warfare.
Vote:He would seem to be the very worst of Labour with his imperious bullying nature. When on the Dunedin City Council he was equally bullying and unpopular with fellow councillors.
Has BP been in parliament long enough to get MP’s super ?. Age wise he is ok,58yrs, but I think you have to be there 12 years.Maybe he will challenge Peter Chin for the mayoralty of Dunedin.
He took over from Cullen but can’t remember whether 96 or 99
May 30th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Imagine the media feeding frenzy if he did go back to teaching…is there an NZQA-registered school for S&M?
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
IMHO the 9th floor weasels are probably currently running round trying to find a way through the quagmire of the EFA so that Benson-Pope can stand as an independent in Dunedin South, but still promote the party vote for Labour. That way, BP is still “loyal to Labour” . AND the bonus for Labour is they could then have two lefties in the next Parliament from Dunedin South – Curran and BP. Labour will do this in return for BPs vote in the next Parliament ……………
Oh what tangled webs we weave ……………………
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
As Whaleoil expressed it so aptly the other day: “Benson-Pope: The Gift That Keeps On Giving”.
Isn’t Helen a lucky fish?
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
David, panty slut boy DID NOT LOSE HIS CABINET SEAT BECAUSE OF HIS DECEPTIVE HALF TRUTHS.
Vote:If that were the grounds for losing cabinet posts under this regime we would have a very small cabinet. He lost his post and his safe seat because he GOT CAUGHT LYING. Lets not credit Clark with any moral righteousness, she has not earned it.
May 30th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
“My loyalty to the party is beyond question and I don’t intend to change that. I understand what loyalty means.’
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10513156
said David Benson=Pope.
It is rumoured that he may stand as an independent against the Labour candidate Clare Curren in Dunedin South at the next election.
so to precis – ‘A vote for me, is a vote for Labour, and although labour have washed their hands of me, I really need the MP salary, so the best way to get one is to encourage people to vote me in and I’ll just support labour policy and do sod-all for the next three years.’ (?)
Vote:May 30th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Even cheap dominatrixes cost a couple of hundred an hour, so Benson-the-sodomite could hardly maintain his current lifestyle if he returned to teaching.
What he needs is a job that doesn’t involve any work, has no responsibility or accountability, provides a good rate of pay, and taxpayer-funded flights to and from his Mistress (airport transfers included).
Now, who might offer conditions like those?
Vote:May 31st, 2008 at 6:24 am
It will make Election night interesting if David Benson-Pope stands. The best outcome would be both David Benson-Pope and Clare Curran failing to get into parliament this November. Just desserts for two distinctly despicable characters.
Vote:June 1st, 2008 at 12:58 am
Labour won’t expel him. Since when have Labour used the same standards for anybody. They create and then break rules as long as it keeps them in power. Taito was bleeding support, so he had to go. Panty Slut Boy is more unpopular inside his party but his current electorate is very wealthy…. what’s the point.
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