Comments on: Little has personal concerns over Goff speech

By: Clint Heine

Clint Heine — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:01:39 +0000

Beat me to it Inventory2! I am confused. Are the EPMU concerned as well? Did Little discuss this with the members of the organisations that he is president of?

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:37:44 +0000

Are these really Andrew Little’s PERSONAL concerns, or are they his concerns as general secretary of the EPMU, or as president of the Labour Party? I guess that’s the difficulty you face when you wear as many hats as Andrew Little does

By: mike12

mike12 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:15:03 +0000

dead man walking

By: Richard Hurst

Richard Hurst — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:12 +0000

Questions over Labour leaders continued leadership of the party? Well it is BBQ season….

By: big bruv

big bruv — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:11 +0000

“But where Goff went wrong is bringing together those two separate issues, along with Hone Harawira’s comments, into one overall theme of those Maori are getting away with too much.”

I don’t see anything at all wrong with what Goff has to say, as with Dr Brash’s Orewa speach, he was telling the truth.

By: Rodders

Rodders — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:55:48 +0000

The sight of a Labour Party President making pronouncements about leadership and policy brings back memories of Jim Anderton. One must presume Andrew Little desires to use the presidency as a springboard to his leadership of the parliamentary party.

By: Pete George

Pete George — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:32:18 +0000

The North Korean hackers are far more effective than the Russian hackers, they have Phil Jones under their control and he doesn’t even know about it. Very clever – hackergate/climategate has exposed the desperate zealotry of the deniers which will backfire on them, and the masterstroke is the blame has been pointed at the Russians.

Goff has been planted with Little hope of ever getting into power to ensure the socialists disguised as National remain in control. What was Key really doing when he was working in New York? A financial career or a devious Korea?

By: Danyl Mclauchlan

Danyl Mclauchlan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:21:00 +0000

IF the climate change legislation does go through, (horrifying thought that it is), and the UN ultimately becomes the world ‘controller’, as the socialists want, will it (the UN) have the power to appoint and remove Heads of government?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong Il will have the power to appoint and remove heads of state for every country in the world but Al Gore, Sean Penn and Bono will have veto power over their decisions.

By: Brian Smaller

Brian Smaller — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:07:38 +0000

Couldn’t happen to a nicer hyprocrite.

By: Komata

Komata — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:01:37 +0000

A question FWIW, based on what is happening between Little and Goff:

This may seem an odd question, but since the socialist ‘old boys network’ is still very much alive, (DL transferred to New York etc) what is to stop this happening, what would happen to the ‘removed’ and what would happen when socialists fall out (as they inevitably do).

As I said, FWIW – any (polite) answers and opinions? (Without the ‘personal’ attacks thanks)

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:01:34 +0000

Agrre with your closing sentence GMM – in fact I reckon that Goff should be given the job of Opposition Leader in perpetuity!

By: Grant Michael McKenna

Grant Michael McKenna — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:45:35 +0000

Inventory2, I think that Little will try to push Goff to the left- and that Goff will resist- but the rug will not be pulled until after 2011. Personally I expect that Goff told everyone that he would go in 2011- that the loyalty that he has is because he will be going and essentially everyone is manoeuvring to replace him.
For the record- I fully support that nice Mr Goff as leader of the opposition and wish him many happy years in that role.

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:30:37 +0000

““The extent to which I’ve got concerns is an issue for me and Phil, and no doubt the party and Phil and I wouldn’t air those publicly.””

I see. Little is quite happy to “air publicly” the fact that he and others in the Labour Party have issues with what Goff said, but he’s cagey about how big those issues are. It seems to this observer that the president of the party has a firm grip on the rug on which the leader stands, and has made it clear that the president controls the leader’s destiny. Is Little about to lead Labour in a leftwards direction, and who will be the annointed one?