Carmel’s gracious apology
February 15th, 2011 at 11:59 am by David FarrarCarmel has done a gracious apology for her blog post blaming the publication of two victims of sexual abuse on the National Government’s civil service cuts (it turned out to be an error by the Judge). Her gracious apology is:
Oh right wingers. The day I apologise to the National Government or any of its members, will be the day that the National Government publically apologise to us for falsely accusing the former Labour Governement of causing the first recession in this country, rising unemployment, rising debt and the second recession….ain’t gonna happen eh:)
I admire a politician who can apologise when they get something totally wrong.
February 15th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
my god.
When i read the headline i thought “fair enough, she got it wrong, admitted it and said sorry. everyones human. forgiven”.
she then goes on to prove what a piece of trash she is.
i hope when her parlimentry career is over, she is never allowed to teach again.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
This presumably is some new definition of ‘gracious’ I wasn’t previously aware of…
Is there anyway I can append a ‘gracious’ commentary to this without getting demerits?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Carmel Sepuloni is one of the more underwhelming of Labour’s 2008 intake. Her public contributions are always shrill, sophomoric, and transparently partisan. She seems to subscribe the Bomber Bradbury school of disingenuous simplification (National = private sector cuts = baaad … derp, derp, derp), dumbing her utterances down for the masses she has such little faith in. Will likely be a Labour Minister one day.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Thats the beauty of Red Alert. It gives so much material is priceless.
Fentons “its not me who’s disgusting – its National and all that support them”
Carmels – steeming pile of dog shit applogie
Raymonds pretending people arnt there when they are
and anything written by the oxygen starved mallard – including calling Jami-Lee Ross a “Nasty piece of work” and a “torie lump of lard”
Im sure he was pissed when he wrote that.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Who is surprised?
One thing I love about the Left is how almost without exception that the are completely unable to to accept any responsibility when they get it wrong.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
She was so much more pleasant, reasonable, gracious and honest before she gave up smoking.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
Only yesterday DPF you were attributing Russell Norman’s comments re Gillard addressing the house to some imaginary partizan motivations of his, that as far as I can tell exist only in your imagination.
If you’re going to point out the pettiness of cheap points-scoring, don’t be a part of it.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Getting rid of MMP will be the all-cleaning bleach NZ politics needs.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
East Welly –
Indeed! You can choose Jif or Handy Andy. Anything else you will have to ring up the manufacturers in China and order in yourself.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
“..including calling Jami-Lee Ross a “Nasty piece of work” and a “torie lump of lard”..”
that’s just accurate description..?..isn’t it..?
have you ever met/been close enough to observe…?
check out his eyes..
.and he appears to have a certain sheen…
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
What a 20 demerit point valued body part.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Charlie Uniform November Tango?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
but really…national could stand a farting-frog in botany…
and it wd be elected….
phil(whoar.co.nz)
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Confirmed.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Only yesterday DPF you were attributing Russell Norman’s comments re Gillard addressing the house to some imaginary partizan motivations of his, that as far as I can tell exist only in your imagination.
Did you eyes self censor the majority of what Wussel said?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Philu – “but really…national could stand a farting-frog in botany…and it wd be elected….”
Correct, but since Labour are doing this already, we’ll go for a point of difference.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
but really…national could stand a farting-frog in botany…
Nah, Labour already did that in Mana – and look what happened to their majority.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
The Labour party appears to have actually gone mad.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
@ Murray; Indeed… the 24 carat variety.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
What a dishonourable individual. The pettiness of some politicians is really disapointing.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Anyone else recall the cries of the pioneering sisterhood a few decades ago. They were then convincing the electorate that confrontational & abusive politics would be a thing of the past once a few more of the fair & gentle sex were installed in the House. All would be sweetness, light & fluffy kittens.
I feel there’s a Tui ad in the making somewhere.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Come on we all know Labour fiscal policies (aka: Tax, spend and tax some more to kill off all economic growth) didn’t cause the recession in NZ before the global crisis – it was National’s failed policies of the 90′s….
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
On occasion I go and have a look at Red Alert and it just amazes me how nasty and childish their MP’s are with the name calling etc. These people are paid very good money by the taxpayer and they just look stupid with this kind of reply. Seriously if you get it wrong just own up and people will forgive you, why don’t they understand this??
Is it the Union training? the echo chamber effect?? Can a lefty please explain it to me because I am sick and tried of my taxes going on these cretins.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Perhaps they could have at one stage, but I understand his car got stuck in a traffic jam and he missed the cutoff for registration. So no chance now
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
DPF were you at the last episode of Backbenchers last year when Damien was going into the crowd and asking MPs who their favourite MP from the other side was? Aaron Gilmore said he thought Shane Jones was a good guy, but when Carmel was asked she basically made clear her opinion that all National MPs are evil. It’s kind of a sad state of mind to be in when these are the people you work with day in day out on things like select committees.
No wonder shes one of the few Labour MPs left without a caucus ranking.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Right wingers???? National is not only keeping every substantive piece of legislation that Labour introduced except the EFA, and even Labour voted for its repeal, but is continuing to make the government even bigger. Apparently, anything short of full blown communism in this country is the radical right wing.
Labour is nothing if not obvious. Their strategy for this election year, as in every other election year, is to paint its opponents as radical far right nutters, no matter how alike they are to Labour, and to use words like “slash” to describe plans to slow the rate at which our comparatively enormous government gets bigger.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
she basically made clear her opinion that all National MPs are evil.
It’s particularly bad if an MP talks that way, but this sort of comment is commonly expressed on this and on other blogs about people from different political leanings. It’s as if many people want everyone else to be little clones of themselves and won’t tolerate any variation.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
I just read this post again. my god. im almost speachless. the immaturity is astounding.
she also ends with “eh” which creeps me out. Shes not actually phil is she?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
East Wellington Superhero points out:
We can thank MMP for delivering us this impulsive, self-regarding, arrogant fool. And for the man who saw nothing wrong in stealing the identity of a dead baby, let alone in condoning homosexual prison rape.
We can also lay blame at its feet for Kanwal Singh Bakshi, Raymond Huo, Shane Jones, Ashraf Choudhary, Pam Corkery, Su’a William Sio, and all of NZ First, to name but a few.
Unless it was intended to lower the already low bar for candidate selection and election, it’s failed us. We needn’t – indeed we shouldn’t – go back to FPP, but we do need to rid ourselves of this liability, the only notable facet of which has been to foist upon us even greater liabilities.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
There is a reason her nickname around parliament is “Septic Tank”
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Careful Rex.
Vote:It would also, by your logic, cast quite a swath through the National party.
There goes Stephen Joyce for a start, followed by about 15 of his colleagues.
All the Maori party MPs would stay of course.
February 15th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Unless it was intended to lower the already low bar for candidate selection and election, it’s failed us. We needn’t – indeed we shouldn’t – go back to FPP, but we do need to rid ourselves of this liability, the only notable facet of which has been to foist upon us even greater liabilities.
Completely agree – I wonder how much better it would be to reduce the total list seats and limit them to a ratio of a third of electorate seats.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Septic Tank! Not sur about this, but the woman is definately pus.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
***On occasion I go and have a look at Red Alert and it just amazes me how nasty and childish their MP’s are with the name calling etc. These people are paid very good money by the taxpayer and they just look stupid with this kind of reply.***
Yes, Mallard in particular has the mental age of an 8 yr old judging by some of his comments. This is a shame because I understand he’s a hard working & competent MP, but he let’s himself down on that site.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
As their representative she undoubtedly personifies the character and culture of her people. She seems to be ideal Labour Cabinet material.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 4:11 pm
alwyn points out:
It would and it should. Joyce I am sure is more than impressive enough to win a seat. Or, if the National Party doubted that, they have a choice of safe seats – many filled currently by people with hardly a pulse let alone a thought – in which to stand him.
It would, however, rid us of the upkeep of the likes of the aforementioned Mr Bakshi, presumably chosen by National purely on the basis that he makes the “Nat MPs gather for their first caucus” pics look “inclusive”, because he’s of f___ all other use.
And so they should, if that’s who the voters want to represent them, despite the fact we may have our own opinion on the wisdom of those voters (or, indeed, the wisdom of those seats).
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Come on people, what you’re talking about is tinkering around the edges. New Zealand doesn’t need more than 50 MPs in total (personally, I think the whole joint can run with 20). The fact is, the rest are all just piggies at the trough.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
she is never allowed to teach again.
Did she used to be a teacher. Wonder if she taught English. Probably….
The day I apologise to the National Government or any of its members, will be the day that the National Government publically apologise to us..
The word should be ‘apologises’ – and she doesn’t know how to punctuate.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Another lightweight (metaphorically speaking) lowlife from the Labour Party.
What else is new?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Jesus..can you image what a battle of half brains this election campaign is going to be out west.
One overweight, useless underachiever v another, overweight, useless underachiever (with a passion for the USA it seems.)
Not exactly an inspiring pair for the westies to choose from is it.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
six hours gone by and none of the usual lefty suspects prepared to stick their head up and defend this idiocy?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
HMM, i recall today a press release about teachers who were deemed unable to read and write properly but still got teaching jobs. Some several hundred had been referred to the teachers Council,( you know that defender of teachers rights to be useless), and that of the hundred only one had been dismissed from teaching.
Vote:Yep you guessed it Must have been her.
February 15th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Her apology was posted at 10.58am this morning; office hours. Is this a good use of taxpayer-funded MP salaries?
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I don’t think anybody was claiming that Labour directly caused the first recession?
But they certainly did:
a) Squander a lot of money on useless government programmes, rather than save for a rainy day.
b) Waste 1 billion on a trainset, purchased on the eve of the biggest financial meltdown since the 1930′s.
The mere fact that this politician seeks to make a childlike (nah-nah-nah) style argument over this debate speaks volumes as to the value the taxpayer is receiving from continuing to pay her salary.
Vote:February 15th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
She has the rationality of a small child… Her posts are some the most painful I’ve ever read…
When Churchill said, “Democracy is the worst form of government – apart from all the rest”, he was talking about the fact that one day it would allow Sepuloni to become one of the 120 most powerful people in NZ…
How anyone could vote for Labour after they allow people of that calibre into Parliament is beyond me…
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