Where is my certificate?
October 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am by David FarrarThe Dom Post reports:
A group of Otaki primary school pupils have been honoured by Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres for acting with dignity in dealing with criticism from Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws.
The pupils, aged 11 to 13, at Otaki School’s kura kaupapa unit, were upset with an angry reply from Mr Laws, whom they wrote to in August urging him to insert the letter “h” in Wanganui.
Mr de Bres presented the girls with certificates yesterday to honour their stance.
“Your message to stand up for yourself is clear. You acted with real dignity and calm and quietly stood up for what you thought when dealing with such rubbish from Wanganui’s mayor.
I didn’t know you can now get certificates for standing up to Michael Laws. In 1994 I announced his mock assassination, and I never got a certificate. All I got was to appear in court. So where the hell is my certificate???
October 24th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Your certificate will be coming by air mail – fast post delivery by flying pig.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I thought Laws response to the kids was a mistake and I think this is also a mistake. Calling what the mayor did “rubbish”, when you’re in an unelected senior position, is very unprofessional. I would’ve thought the Race Relations Commissioner would be the most appropriate person to help settle a dispute such as this but all he has done is inflame it. What is his mandate?
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:14 am
OMG!
I’ve never heard such a lot of politically correct tripe in my life!
I couldn’t believe this as I was reading it.
This is really preparing kids for real life and real jobs isn’t it? I have a message for those kids: if your boss tells you where to get off in the real world while you’re in your real job, don’t expect a certificate, a box of Roses and an apology card.
It wasn’t their stance anyway, it was their teacher’s.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:14 am
When is the clown de Bres going to go? He is not part of the solution on race, he is part of the problem
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Mr Laws also called for the sacking of Mr de Bres, calling him an “unelected, liberal stooge” and the award a joke.
He said he was justified by the fact that polls favour no ‘h’ in Wanganui.
He doesn’t seem to get it that the controversy is about him being rude and abusive to schoolchildren, not about the letter ‘h’.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Another Labour has been that needs to go.
The Race and Childrens Commissioners add no value to the social fabric of NZ, except to further the socialist propaganda.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:17 am
..” yo “..JK…add this to the list of must do’s before next election…close down the RRC and export de bres.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:21 am
“What is his mandate?”
No he is well within his mandate. Only non-whites can be commended by him as all honkies still have another ten generations of purgatory to suffer in atonement for inflicting civilisation on the indiginous folks.
Don’t hold your breath for your certificate David. Perhaps if you had carried out a real rather than mock assination on the antichrist L(H)aws Joris would have rubbed noses with you a long time ago.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Agreed starboard.
What a joke all these panty wetting commissions are that plague or lives, the race relations commission and human rights commission, as far as I can tell anyway, to the same job, and neither are necessary as it is.
Isn’t it maddening that in a deepening recession, people losing their jobs, and struggling with high taxes and bills, our (supposedly right wing) government still pisses money away on masses of useless pontificating wankfests like the RRC.
Everyday these useless quangos remain operating is a travesty, and than god we have people as brave as Michael Laws to stand up for the ordinary kiwi against the handwringing liberals that infest this country.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 11:52 am
In 1994 you were presumbly not a small child, upset by receiving a nasty letter from someone in authority who should have been more courteous. False equivalence much?
A newspaper cutting reporting some brothers kicking Laws’ arse to teach him a bit of respect would have been a much better gift for those kids…
[DPF: Pam Corkey labelled me a retarded adolescent on radio, which is a child of sorts, and I was pretty upset at being arrested!]
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
did you ‘do time’..in ‘the yard’..?
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Charming. The kids send a rude letter to the Mayor, get a rude letter back and immediately play the victim and get a reward from an equally rude RRC.
The connecting points for all three are ignorance, intemperance, poor judgment and impoliteness.
And there’s a reward for the group that showed the most victimhood.
JC
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I often think about what I would do if I was PM for a day.
I would immediately shut down:
As well as making Michael Laws the new Minster of Maori Affairs
The Human Rights Commission
The Race RelationsCommission
The Families Commission
The Childrens Commission
The Minstry of Women’s Affairs
The Minstry of Maori Affairs
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
Ministry of Ethinc Affairs
Ministry of Youth Affairs
Ministry of Economic development
And thousands more. One can but dream! haha
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
RRM, they appear to be getting very excited about the Ballance statue.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
they appear to be getting very excited about the Ballance statue.
..something else they can vandalise and assault..as if their own children are’nt getting enough already. I saw one piece of filty/racist/benificiary on tv walk past the statue and stub its ciggie out on the head of Ballance..oh but its ok..the statues a whitey…if I went into a marae and dropped a turd on the floor …what would happen ??
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
“if I went into a marae and dropped a turd on the floor …what would happen ??”
If his mates spotted you they would beat the shit out of you (as long as they outnumbered you). I’d fuck off quick I think before anyone spotted him lying there.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I believe we should take the correct spelling from those who were here first, live in the area and practice their language and culture in the area.
Check the photo for undoubtedly the correct spelling and I believe its up to the rest of us to respect that:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2838209/What-the-gang-patch-means
JC
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Ha what a laugh. I guess winz will pay for the new patches so they will get the alst laugh.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Why oh why do we tolerate this waste of space. This idiot does more damage to cultural relationships in this country, he and his commission are a fucking joke. The blame for this wasting two bob and his bullshit commission still existing lies at the feet of the equally bent National party and the political correct tossers infesting the party. Enough is enough, you want to cut costs Shonkey, show this sham commission the door.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
“So where the hell is my certificate???”
You only get recognition in NZ for doing SFA if you wear a whale bone
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Its pretty obvious to anyone with half an ounce of intelligence that these school children were aided and abetted by thier teacher. What does that say for the RRC.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Memo to John, show some balls and sack this useless c**t.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I agree with most comments. The Government’s goal of reducing expenditure remains a farce while they persist with these unnecessary left wing Commissioners and their empires.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Budget rounds all the go in Wgtn so time for Jonkey and Blenglish to unleash the forces of evil upon these quangos.
Vote:Budget cuts of 15% this coming year? We wish. Cut out the travel allowances for the bullshit artists like de Bris.
October 24th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Why doesnt John Key just wipe these useless quangos off the face of the earth?
Apart from the people employed by them, who the fuck would give a shit? Apart from maybe a few assorted wets like Sue Bradford, and a few handwringers in the media.
I would say it would get Key more votes than it would lose. But alas, lets not scare the horses…
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
bloody hell .. just caught up with this .. you people are being too generous to this total wanker. As McEnroe once said “you can’t be serious”?
Vote:Michael was a bit soft on them actually .. He should have sent a bus down and had the kids and toss pot De Bro (sorry about that, toooooo easy) taken to the Big Harbour for a alternative view on the cities history .. no racist teachers/parents allowed on the bus.
October 24th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Yes, well, Pam Corkery….
Vote:No surprises there then…
October 24th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
de Bres is a fool. Always has been. Time for a change.
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I tried to burst into print through the Letter to the Editor route (Herald/Dom Post) but i need my freaking 25 something code on my office thingy BUT there is an issue with it .. shit. That tos pot needs to go (I’m talking about the unelected De Bro) and ASAP
Vote:October 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Seriously, we spent tax money on what?
Vote:October 25th, 2009 at 1:41 am
ps, I don’t think crying to the media could be characterized as “quietly” standing up for what you believe in, either.
Vote:When the media gets involved, all ‘dignity’ and ‘calm’ immediately go out the window.
October 25th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Ahh, the paper-based society. These children will now have a future where they can put another worthless people of paper on their wall and talk about the ‘education’ they’ve received. Are you sure you really want to join this group, DPF?
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