Cullen on SFO and Peters
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:03 pm by David FarrarTwo fascinating comments from Cullen, according to NZPA:
Attorney-General Michael Cullen says the Serious Fraud Office’s judgment over releasing information to a parliamentary inquiry is questionable.
Not really, but Michael isn’t a lawyer so doesn’t understand the concept of law over politics.
But let us think more about this. The SFO has revealed the then Foreign Affairs Minister lied to the Privileges Committee. Also that he had an undisclosed $40,000 donation. And is our Chief Law Officer concerned about the content? No – not at all. He is just concerned that the SFO revealed the truth.
He also raised concerns over the SFO decision to investigate New Zealand First donations at a time when its future was being decided by politicians.
And here we have partisan hypocrisy. The SFO invstigated the National Party just prior to the 2002 election. Was he concerned about that? of course not.
Cullen also says:
This morning Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen said Mr Peters would not be reinstated to his ministerial portfolios before the election which is to be held on November 8.
Now this is significant. The suspension from portfolios was due to the SFO inquiry only. Cullen is now sayign even if the SFO clears him, they will not reinstate his protfolios – yet they will keep him on as a Minister without portfolio and all his baubles.
Isn’t that ridicolous?
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September 23rd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Makes perfect sense actually!
But there again we have seen fairies in the Garden!
Lovely. Ahhhhh.
Cosmic twinky wonderland!
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:18 pm
“And here we have partisan hypocrisy. The SFO invstigated the National Party just prior to the 2002 election. Was he concerned about that? of course not.”
Oh, really, “Partisan Hypocrisy”? If YOU were contesting an election, would you REALLY object if the SFO investigated your opponent?
[DPF: No, but I wouldn't then complain if they investigated an ally]
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Of course Mikeys got to be seen to be propping up Luigi to keep him from blowing the whistle.
Mikey also knows that the SFO still have the really big fish to land on top of Luigi so he needs to keep white anting them to undermine their findings on this issue that puts whats gone on up to know in the shade big time.
I hear big metal doors clanging shut!!!!!
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
gd, sorry I gave you a thumbs down by mistake… I hereby give you 10 thumbs up and a hail mary by way of penance
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I hear the metal scraping on the floor for Luigi!
BANG!
Night Luigi! friends abandoned you? Why are you surprised?
Nice crisp sheets.
Lovely.
Only a few hours till the exercise yard!
You are also so very good looking for that place!
have fun!
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Why was it Cullen that was making the announcement that Peters wouldn’t be reinstated?
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
This is the sort of thing that goes on in China and every other one party state… The ruling party decides what the outcome of every trial is to be and the “law” is just there to back them up, regardless of the merits of the particular case.
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 pm
The non-reinstatement also indicates that Winston will keep bleating on about conspiracies and the unfairness of it all right up until Nov 8. This will also run interference for Labour and dovetail nicely with the “you can’t trust them” paranoia of Labour. All in all, not giving Winston his job back right now, but backing his long standing bluster and bollocks actually suits the Government this week. What they don’t want of course is the SFO making them look stupid; hence the attempts to undermine them ahead of any finding.
Vote:Cullen possesses rat-cunning but little else. This episode with the SFO will further confirm it.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Cullen is an incompetent twat. Only a third rate tabloid would give him column space.
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
DPF: “Isn’t that ridicolous?”
Seems a cheap way to prevent Winston from going Postal.
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
gg, perzackerly! Explains perfectly why the NZ MSM continue to air his particular brand of vitriol and fiddle faddle.
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Labour is ridicolous.
Hard to believe people vote for them.
Vote:September 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
What’s Cullen going to do with all his spare time when he retires shortly after Labour lose the upcoming election?
Vote:September 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Is this the same Michael Cullen that thought it ws fine to release the disputed “gone by lunchtime” private and confidential conversations of Don Brash as mis heard by a non – partisan public servant, and leaked to the press ? Then claiming that SFO, an entity who is tasked with investigating corruption, should not share evidence… If you were pitching this to a publisher as a novel they would say it’s not a credible possibility in a democracy… Imagine if this was Pailin trying to do this, it would be front page news in USA and the MSM in NZ..
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