More rorts from the Nats

[slofox]

I wonder how long that has been happening... more than nine years?

Read the FAQ's. Posting in R&R does not add to your total.

More than nine years? My earliest political memories involve MP's families buying up land because they knew it was to be used for a government project...and those memories are fifty odd years old...

I'd say this sort of thing has always gone on.

Wonder how ya get a gummint credit card..?

[Oscar]

More than nine years? My earliest political memories involve MP's families buying up land because they knew it was to be used for a government project...and those memories are fifty odd years old...

I'd say this sort of thing has always gone on.

Wonder how ya get a gummint credit card..?

The Marginal Lands Board scandal..

[Oscar]

When is it going to stop?

http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/heat...penses-3378486

Oh please. Not another 'tearjerker' apology.

It's bad enough getting caught ripping us off but the crybaby stuff and tearfull act might fool ya boss and his acolytes but even Rodders never tried that one.

What a disgrace of a Government this one is.


Skyryder

Disgrace?

These guys are learners compared to the last lot.
Have any Ministers so far:

• Pissed in a Hotel hallway?
• Been caught DIC?
• Signed a painting that wasn't theirs?
• Allowed their drivers to take the rap for speeding motorcades?

Glass houses 'n all

[MSTRS:Me]

You would have to be amazingly naive to assume that this particular rort was only just invented....

Exactly. And even more naive if you thought that MPs are there to serve their communities.

[Tank]

Disgrace?

These guys are learners compared to the last lot.
Have any Ministers so far:

• Pissed in a Hotel hallway?
• Been caught DIC?
• Signed a painting that wasn't theirs?
• Allowed their drivers to take the rap for speeding motorcades?

Glass houses 'n all

and thats not even starting on all the lies / cover ups to keep Winston happy.

[SPman]

Never mind - this current lot are making up for lost time, with REAL corrupt practices....not just crap like getting out of a speeding ticket, which pollies have done for as long as there have been speeding tickets!
I say, shoot the f**king lot of them and start again....

[Skyryder]

Ok, I see you are calling for the lynch mob when a National MP spent what, less than $2000? Out of random impertinent curiosity, what was your reaction when the Labour government stole $800,000 of public funding for electioneering purposes despite receiving and acknowledging advice from the Electoral Commission that it was going to be counted?

The only party that did not rort the funding of what you speak of were the Progressives. The were all at it. The only differance were the amounts. Still if it helps you just keep bringing up all the old stuff. I don't mind if ya wanna look look like ya don't know what ya on about.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

Disgrace?

These guys are learners compared to the last lot.
Have any Ministers so far:

• Pissed in a Hotel hallway?
• Been caught DIC?
• Signed a painting that wasn't theirs?
• Allowed their drivers to take the rap for speeding motorcades?

Glass houses 'n all

Don' tknow about the hallway so can't comment but if true.......................grubby behavour.

I've posted on the DIC with Dyson and have not defened this. In fact if I recall she should hve been dumped.

The painting in question was for charity a convewniat truth that those that raise this issue seemto forget.

My posts on the speeding motorcade are again well documented on here. My only defense of Clarke in this issue is that many believed that she as a passanger was responsable. That's about as silly as blaming pillion for speeding and I have said as much.

Trying to defend the Nats on this rort by bringiup these old issues....................................thought at least you could come up with something better than than your post but then again how do you defend deliberatly ripping off the taxpayer. Bottomline ya can't.


Skyryder

[Mully]

I notice the Opposition (all of them) don't seem to have kicked up much of a fuss about this.

Does it seem like they all want the issue to just go away quietly?

[mashman]

I notice the Opposition (all of them) don't seem to have kicked up much of a fuss about this.

Does it seem like they all want the issue to just go away quietly?

Perhaps they're fed up with the bad press that Politicians get and realise that "they're next" into power... and have decided to let the media take care of removing the Nats from power on their behalf... then maybe, just maybe, they'll focus on policies that mean something to the people? and if not, pffff, round we go again

[Mully]

Perhaps they're fed up with the bad press that Politicians get and realise that "they're next" into power... and have decided to let the media take care of removing the Nats from power on their behalf... then maybe, just maybe, they'll focus on policies that mean something to the people? and if not, pffff, round we go again

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not.

Thud

[slofox]

I notice the Opposition (all of them) don't seem to have kicked up much of a fuss about this.

Does it seem like they all want the issue to just go away quietly?

Of course. They ALL do it, no matter what colour shirt they wear. And they always have and always will.

Frankly I think all this "your party is worse than mine" stuff is a crock...all parties are tarred with the same brush IMO...but then I'm a cynical old bastard anyway I suppose...

[MSTRS:Me]

The painting in question was for charity a convewniat truth that those that raise this issue seemto forget.

My posts on the speeding motorcade are again well documented on here. My only defense of Clarke in this issue is that many believed that she as a passanger was responsable. That's about as silly as blaming pillion for speeding and I have said as much.

Defending that witch on that basis holds as much water as a collander.
She signed someone else's painting. Doesn't matter what the cause was. If her signature was/is so valuable, she should have signed a blank piece of paper and auctioned that.
And no-one can use the 'she was just a passenger' argument. The CEO is NEVER just a passenger.

[Skyryder]

Its my bet that Labour and the Greens won't be bashing the table demanding an investigation of credit card usage by M.Ps, and their electorate staff.

You would have to be amazingly naive to assume that this particular rort was only just invented....

The Nats blocked question time in the House today?


Skyryder

[Robert Taylor]

TV 1 link. Stil a rorts a rort story or not. But then that's what this Govt does best.

Not the Clarke thing again. Jeeeez I think you Nats are in love with her.


Skyryder

You mean the nasty calculating piece of work that callously got rid of our first line of defence ( A4s ) and all of the support infrastructure. She ( it ) deserves nothing less than the most horrible death imaginable, and I REALLY MEAN THAT.

This Government isnt perfect but at least it has people in it with business experience and sense, and is not full of gays and lesbians like the Labour party. I hope those bastards are never in power again.