Ririnui on Goff
September 29th, 2011 at 9:12 am by David FarrarNeither Phil Goff nor Annette King turned up the valedictory address of retiring Labour MP Mita Ririnui yesterday. It is very rare for the party leadership to not turn up for an MPs valedictory, but the reason in this case may be what Mita Ririnui said on Te Karere on Tuesday.
I’ve observed that MPs often say things on the Maori press, which they don’t say elsewhere. And what Mita said is a pearler. The translation of the item:
Labour MP Mita Ririnui has come out against Goff saying that he doesn’t relate to Maori and that his time as leader is up.
There are seven Maori caucus members and Ririnui says they all want Goff out.
“Of all the names put forward, Shane Jones is our choice.”
“I don’t know of anyone who disagrees.”
Ririnui is adamant Goff does not relate to Maori and Labour needs the Maori vote to govern again.
“The Maori caucus is concerned as we will be the casualties.
“If Shane Jones won’t be leader we’re in trouble.”
Hard to convince voters to vote for Labour when a retiring Labour MPs talks of the total lack of support for the person being put up as the alternate Prime Minister.
Just seven days left to roll Phil Goff, as Whale points out.
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- Carter, Jones and Ririnui
- Ririnui endorses Jones for Leader
- Ririnui retires
- Maori MPs on Shane Jones
September 29th, 2011 at 9:43 am
Nothing will happen until next year.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 9:52 am
What a surprise. All the Maori Liarbore MP’s want a Maori leader. Well I never!
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Phil Goff was busy playing darts at the pub in what it seems was quite a competitive game. Not sure about Annie – maybe at the hairdressers or something equally important.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 10:11 am
I have no problem with Shane Jones being Labour leader. I think I would prefer him to the smug Davids.
The trouble is, the media and bloggers will then go on about the porn on the ministerial card.
They can’t get past the fact that the guy owned up, front-footed, was frank about it, was self-deprecatory, and didn’t make excuses or seek to justify himself, unlike Christopher Joseph Carter.
When it comes up in Tv interviews (and I’ve seen two, at least) he has not tried to be evasive or self-justificatory – he has footed it. That earned him my respect.
The guy has character, and it might be that he has more balls and backbone than some who point their own semen-stained fingers at him.
He might make a good Labour Party leader.
By the way, I’m not a Labour Party supporter or member, so I have no barrow to push there. Everybody deserves redemption and a second chance without old ‘sins’ being always rehashed.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 10:13 am
From Labour’s point of view Shane Jones’ fall from grace was the worst thing that could have happened. He was probably the only potential leader who had sufficient charisma to hold the party together & still have appeal to the general electorate.
I can’t see anyone else who could come close to having these qualities.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
nasska
I suspect that the majority voters would find Jones a turn-off. He trys to project that tough guy know it all and confrontational style that seems to have gone out of fashion. A bit of the old piggy / Jo Bjelke I’m right and that’s an end of the matter. That’s not to say that he wouldn’t do better than the fuckwit Goff.
What’s more, he’s also never actually done anything particularly useful before getting to parliament. It goes without saying that he hasn’t done anything particularly useful since he got there either. Would pale in comparison with the luverly JK .. coo … coo …
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
thedavincimode
Agreed, faults he has a plenty & he has accomplished bugger all considering that he was touted as the new messiah when he entered parliament. It’s a measure of how unbelievably shallow Labour’s talent pool is when even Shane Jones stands head & shoulders above the rest of the swamp dwellers.
Fortunately it seems that NZ voters have accepted the situation & are sorrowfully moving on with their lives without the guidance offered by those who know best what is good for us.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
thedavincimode:
“he’s also never actually done anything particularly useful before getting to parliament.”
“he hasn’t done anything particularly useful since he got there either”
Neither had Key, I don’t think that matters anymore. People either see you as someone who has the potential to be a leader or they don’t. The fact Key was affable and hadn’t done much in politics was one of his major plus-points. Same could be said for Jones.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Shane Jones is not charismatic. He is a pompous git.
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
He reminds me of Lange. Stands like him, poses like him, drones on like him, even sounds a bit like him.
Probably thinks he is as charismatic as Lange thought he was. He is really just a pompous git like Lange was.
You hit it in one smttc!
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
With Shane Jones as leader could they avoid third party status?
cheers
David Prosser
Vote:September 29th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Shane Jones did not ‘own up’ to his rorting of his ministerial credit card until after he was found out.
And if he hadn’t been sprung ?????????????????
If the qualities required of the next leader of the Labour Party include being a consumate tosser and lazy to boot then the ‘Jones’ boy has those in spades.
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