[DPF: Jones said he got a staffer to write the cheque and do the details with NZ First. Did you not listen to the interview?]

The irony here is that NZF’s knowledge of the law is so poor that they don’t appear to realise that donations of $10,000 are not even required to be disclosed. What is required to be disclosed is donations in excess of $10,000.

If NZF knew the law properly they would have disclosed only two of those six donations i.e. Gold Times Sports and Charles Sturt.

the Commission must have TORs that allow for them to sub poena any witness who must answer question on oath and not be allowed to remain silent.

It must also have unlimited power of discovery to ensure it has all the documents that realte to the matter.

Those who truly beliveve in democracy and good governance will put aside their party affiliations as being subordinate to the bigger picture.

IMHO we are facing a governance crisis like no otehr this country has ever faced. It is a culmination of two decades of worsening governance and no party can claim to be innocent until that have been proved to be so.

What we have had is the glib deceiving the trusting citizens and now the party must be deemed to be over for them.

LOL freethinker – but I think you meant “annus” – or was it a freudian slip?

Nah, more likely that they are working out the spin to turn this into an attack on the Nats. Just wait a few hours and I’m sure it will be rolled out. The labour lapblogs are already starting to froth!

Lee – MWT

One is to show that conflicts of interest do not have to be restricted to financial matters, although matters financial and homosexual lobbying are related. The NZ AIDS Foundation is a homosexual lobby group. They successfully lobbied Labour to stop testing immigrants for HIV. This queer friendly government funds this lobby group very generously. In return the homosexual community largely votes Labour and also donates a lot of time if not money to help Labour stay in power.

Another reason is to confirm what most already know about the way Winston fights in politics. I have discussed the matter of the number of closet homosexual in Labour with a number of MPs. No National MP has even done like Helen alleges and spread rumours about her likely sexual preference at least not to me.

Maybe Helen would like to consider how loyal Winston would be if he somehow manages to survive this and goes into coalition with National.

• Chuck Bird (228) +17 Says:
July 21st, 2008 at 11:59 am

I wonder if Helen would be so keen to stick up for Winston if she knew while I was a member of NZF some years ago I raised the issue of Helen’s marriage and related matters and Winston volunteered to me the rumour that Peter Davis edited a gay magazine while at university.

I have heard this before. Even if this was true it would not necessarily prove that Davis was a homosexual. However, that is not my point. My point is to further demonstrate that he has no scruples. Morons like Philu will no doubt say the same about me. However, there is a difference.

The difference is that when I dish dirt on someone I do it up front. I would not anonymously dish dirt on someone one day and have a drink with them the next.

I have known Winston since before he went into politics. It is very sad to see how he has turned out. Like a lot of people I thought he had a lot of principle. Sadly for him he has lot the respect of many thousands of people who once voted him.
Winston with all due respect I suggest you take your own advice and resign.

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/07/the_correct_way_to_do_it.html#comments

As one who probably knows, which industry, or industry leader will be next to speak up. Go on you can tell us, it won’t go any further !!!!

The problem with Bob Jones and his comments is the media is too scared of him, I hope he doesn’t get too bored too quickly.

Either way, as Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet: “For tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his owne petar”. Indeed, it is great sport.