Sack Benson-Pope

[carver]

I'm getting pissed of with this arshole. And for me to get pissed of with Labour Minister has got to say something for those that know me on here. This tosser should be kicked out of Parliment for not only for lying to the public, but for actually believing that we the public will believe him.

As for Helen Clarke I generaly have some time for her political nouse but backing this loser I'm relay begining to think that she has lost the plot.

So what's KB opinion on this sorry saga of having a government emplee sacked just becasue she is in a relationship with a National Party employee.

Skyryder

i will never get why people get sacked for past offences..like the tennis ball thing.
none of us are saints eh....

[oldrider]

i will never get why people get sacked for past offences..like the tennis ball thing.
none of us are saints eh....

How I see it:

He didn't get sacked for the original "offence" he got sacked because he kept on lying about it.

IE: If he had originally said yes, I did do the tennis ball thing, that's the way it was back then!

I would not have held him in contempt nor would have the electorate or parliament.

It would have all just passed over him but he lied in parliament and got caught out, that was the "crime" every time.

The last time he not only broke the rules of parliament but he also tried to lie his way out of that too.

Old habits die hard and he just kept proving himself unworthy of being a politician let alone a minister of the crown!

He just continued to lie, over and over until Clark had absolutely no option but to force him to stand down.

IMHO, it's also a case of the pot calling the kettle black but she holds the biggest stick, so "he" got the red card! Cheers, John.

[spudchucka]

i will never get why people get sacked for past offences..like the tennis ball thing.
none of us are saints eh....

Its not so much the past incidents as much as the fact that he's been found out telling lies about them.

[MisterD]

Read the latest comment too from the State Services Commission (www.ssc.govt.nz). Most interesting, especially for those used to the subtleties of public service "code". Note the author of that as well...

Fascinating. We have yet to hear the end of this sad and sorry simmering sordid sleazy salacious saga.

No, sorry, not following. I'm totally incapable of following this kind of stuff unless you can translate it in "Yes Minister-ese"

[Zuki Bandit]

Hell yea sack im!! Make him eat tennis balls.