Carter AWOL
October 14th, 2010 at 6:13 pm by David FarrarNZPA reports:
Expelled Labour MP Chris Carter is to have his pay docked for not showing up to Parliament.
But the punishment is more in name than reality as he can only be stung for $10 a day missed. As an MP Mr Carter earns about $145,000 a year.
Mr Carter flew home to Auckland after being expelled from his party during a marathon six-hour meeting in Wellington on Monday night.
Mr Carter took six weeks off after being ousted from the parliamentary wing of his party.
Speaker Lockwood Smith said Mr Carter had now been absent for more than 14 sitting days and he could not certify his absence this week was because of illness or another good reason so deductions would start.
“I am making this public statement because it is important that members attend the House and be seen to do so,” Dr Smith said.
Carter has been seen at a gym in Auckland, rather than at Parliament.
If he refuses to turn up, then perhaps the House could instruct him to appear before it. Refusing to do so under those circumstances would be a contempt of Parliament.
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October 14th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
…we are only talkin about him cos he’s gay…
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
I’m happy for him to stay in Auckland and go to the gym instead of spending ~$1000 taxpayer money getting cabs and planes to parliament and back.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Nope, the gay one should go to Wellington and face the music – he can stay at Danyl’s place yes?
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
I saw a Crown limosine + minder vehicle parked on cuba street today. Maybe he was having a quiet latte.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Haven’t we had enough, heard enough about this ageing homosexual MP? Please stop speaking about him.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
No Manolo, we need to drag his name through the mud until he fronts up to Parliament and The People and gets kicked out of the trough.
Why? We are effectively paying him to sit on his arse, doing nothing (apart from working out at the gym, supposedly).
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
He was on Radiolive this afternoon. In the Auckland Studio and not a phone link from Wellington.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Why the gym work? Please tell me he is planing to confront Phil of it with his manbag.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Absolute maximum cut-back would be $3650 leaving a salary of roughly $ 141,350 to do absolutely nothing. Is ANYONE changing any rules to prevent such an absurdity?
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Chris Carter was on the Willie and JT show from 2-3pm. Afterwards, Matt McCarten and Matthew Hooten were less than impressed with what he had said (Matthew using the epithet “dickhead”.)
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
The little-old-lady-long-time-labour-supporter-from-Te-Atatu who told him to man up & sod off was priceless.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
leave poor wee kwiss alone
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
but, but…. HE started it!
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Next thing you know the precious little queer will go off on ACC. 80% of his salary would be a hell of a lot more than the average kiwi earns. Shit have I just given the little prick another idea for bumming (pun intended) the kiwi tax payer.
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
What in gods name took 6 hours to discuss? Nothing productive that much is for sure!
Vote:October 14th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
“…we are only talkin about him cos he’s gay…”
And for being a petulant poof. But enough already, this wanker deserves no more coverage unless he does something even more outrageous.
“Nope, the gay one should go to Wellington”
No we don’t want him back, please you keep him, he’s all yours.
“I’m happy for him to stay in Auckland and go to the gym”
Tell us which gym to avoid please.
“I saw a Crown limosine + minder vehicle parked on cuba street today. Maybe he was having a quiet latte.”
More likely picking up porn and/or toys from Peaches & Cream.
“Haven’t we had enough, heard enough about this ageing homosexual MP?”
Its called homo fatiuge, they go limp after a bit apparently, but that aside, I’ve certainly lost interest in this one.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 7:52 am
Leave him alone. What he has gone through has left him bummed out.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Maybe he could just piss the hell off and stop stealing our tax dollars because this bastard has gone beyond even being amusing and he’s just snuflling in the trough without even a pretence of representing the people who elected him.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 8:41 am
Chris Carter repeatedly claims he isn’t malingering
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20101015-0752-Chris_Carter_denies_shirking_his_parliamentary_duties-048.mp3
Now he is taking potshots at The Speaker, as well.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 8:45 am
No one said hes malingering, hes just NOT working.
Get the GG on the phone someone. This dog needs to be sent to the farm.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 9:46 am
He’s given his vote to Labour in his absence so it’s not like they are complaining.
Vote:October 15th, 2010 at 10:01 am
I think the fact that hes trying to destroy the party single handed because he didn’t win the prom queen tiara might be annoying them a bit OTGO
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