David Shearer quits

[carbonhed]

Comedy hour is over and mumblefuck is done. Who's next?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...-Labour-leader

[mashman]

Meh..........

[carbonhed]

Oh fuck! Apparently his surname was Shearer... sorry about that. Shearer.

[Swoop]

The liarbour party will probably go up in the polls now. He can't ever be described as a "leader" since he was no such person.

The interesting part will be who takes over the helm of the Mary Celeste.

[Banditbandit]

Oh fuck! Apparently his surname was Shearer... sorry about that. Shearer.

Who cares - he was a waste of space liberal and he is gone ..

[unstuck]

Now all we need is the rest of the muppet show to follow him. Guy Fawkes had the right idea.

[awa355]

The liarbour party will probably go up in the polls now. He can't ever be described as a "leader" since he was no such person.

The interesting part will be who takes over the helm of the Mary Celeste.

Christ, I hope its not that dumb tart Annette King

She complained years ago, that all the male politicians only assessed the women MP's on their sex appeal.

This, in a party led by Helen Clarke, FFS!!

[Swoop]

Christ, I hope its not that dumb tart Annette King

Knowing the stupid and power-crazy individuals among that lot, it will be entertaining. Almost as entertaining as seeing which company John Key goes and works for when he leaves politics...

[Ulsterkiwi]

Met Cunliffe very briefly when he was minister for health. Prize prick. He is the likely leader, has the ruthless streak poor old Shearer lacked.
Its a pity, but when someone says "Labour party" all I can envisage is something between the keystone cops, the muppet show and the teletubbies. Democracy works best when there is a viable alternative that can provide solutions and call out government on its BS. All we have at the minute is cheap shot grandstanding.........ah well......

[HenryDorsetCase]

the interesting thing is the way that the useless pricks pick their leader: votes are 40% caucus, 40% party and 20% affiliates, i.e. unions.

The thing is that Helen Clarke ruled them with a rod of iron, then left, creating a vacuum. there was no Plan B. She had a Plan B, Cullen had enough and there was no succession planning.

Same here.

It depends which faction gains ascendancy. Even though Grant Robertson is depiddy leader I doubt he can muster the numbers. Plus he would be anathema to wider NZuld. (except for the SMOKEU party, what with him being teh gayzzor and all). Annette KIng? maybe.

my pick is cuntlips. then a purge. watch the smug Nazional bullyboys coast into win the next election by default, the only actual opposition is Rusty Russ Normal and my favourite pollie of all, Gimme a W Gimme an I Gimme, ah fuck it just gimme the baubles the one the only Wunstun petersii.

Keep the red flag flying comrades.

[awa355]

Honi's lot are looking even more promising, And this from a honky

What a line up for next year, A pack of wolves in one corner, and a bunch of headless chooks in the other,

[Maha]

They should advertise the vacancy on TM, I would apply, can't be that hard to deny and disagree with everything

[Oblivion]

They should advertise the vacancy on TM, I would apply, can't be that hard to deny and disagree with everything

Akzle for Labour Leader 2013.

[oldrider]

Knowing the stupid and power-crazy individuals among that lot, it will be entertaining. Almost as entertaining as seeing which company John Key goes and works for when he leaves politics...

John Key will not be going anywhere until he is guaranteed a Knighthood that is his main goal and driving ambition ... it was his first significant move when elected!

What else is there for the man who has everything else ... arise Sir Jonathan Key ... mission accomplished ... Sir John! Forever! Yeah right.

[Maha]

Akzle for Labour Leader 2013.

Agree, he lives in fictitious world so he has head a start on most.