GOFF GOTTA BE OFFED?

That venerable publication Trans Tasman is well known for having the best insiders knowledge on the weird workings of politics. Its annual scorecard is always smack on. The politician who must be the most worried is Goff. He scored lower than King. Now in this annual summary much intel is gathered from within the ranks of the politicians. So its pretty clear that to get such a crap rating that many of Goffs colleagues must have a very dim view of him.

So where will the 17 meet in the next few weeks?

WILL THE 17 HAVE A BUSY WEEK?

Chris Carter reckoned that there were 17 Labour MPs who were keen to replace Goff .

And after Labours woeful showing in Mana we wonder how long it will be before the knives are out and Goff is removed from office. ?

LESSONS FOR LABOUR

Simple PR lesson for Labour. Ignore Carter. Keep talking about him and you give him something to talk about. And the media are in ecstasy over every hissy spitty comment from either faction. Goff engaging in some puerile swipe at Carter does him no favours - its not the sort of behaviour you would expect to get from a leader.

Obviously he is being very badly advised. He seriously needs a new PR team.

Being ignored would be Carters greatest punishment.

However, we do like Shane Jones comment when asked if he was one of the MP's who was plotting against Goff as Carter had suggested.

Mr Jones expressed disbelief, saying, "I fear that Chris Carter's illness is worse than we expected."

Jones has never lacked for a good turn of phrase.

ET TU BRUTE?

There is an interesting story circulating Wellington today in the wake of the Chris Carter scandal.

It is that more than one journalist has seen the list of Labour MP's that Carter has " interesting" information about. There are reportedly quite a few names.

The second story is that there really was a coup afoot to unseat Goff. They had met and sorted out their strategy. They were ready to pounce and that coup was reportedly led by none other than David Cunliffe and most importantly they had the numbers. And then Carter decided to indulge in some idiotic black ops - which fast turned into black slops when the anonymous letter to the Gallery led straight back to him.

The fact that there was a coup and that it was ready to go may have been the reason that Carter was so bloody ballsy after the event.

He knows the numbers are there to roll Goff. He knows there is a will for it to happen.

We think that the only thing that has really changed is the when.

Goff can do little else but watch his back and get his spies to check out for the charcoal smoke rising from the BBQ in David Cunliffe's backyard.

WINDOWS ON THE SOUL

So Heather Roy thinks that her mandate lies in the fact that 86 thousand people voted for ACT and she was high on the list so that means they voted for her.. That is a leap over the bridge of wild fancy. She is high on the list because the party put her there and the caucus and the party took away her deputy leadership.So the 86,000 people who voted for ACT did not vote for her. They voted for a party the believes in personal freedom and economic strength.

All this overt posturing that she and Rodney have put all the mucky crap behind them is disingenuous at best and a lie at worst.

She is only coming back to challenge Rodney again, her continued reinforcement of the contents of the 82 page dossier for caucus is a clear sign that there is still "trouble at mill."

Roy and Chris Carter share the same erroneous self belief. That they are really really good and that people really really want them and that they other guy ( Goff, Hide) are the really really bad guys. To the both of them loyalty counts for nothing. They both put themselves above the the parties they are part of. They are the worst type of politician - venal, narcissistic, holier than thou, and with a bent radar for public opinion.

They will also dine on the plates of adoration served up by waiting sycophants. That will continue to feed their bloated egos..

And if you want to see portals to inner madness that is fuelled by narcissism... look at the eyes of both...

We just wish that both would go away. Their time is done.

FOR CHRIS CARTER

CARTERS GOT MONDAYITIS

Well we hope that like all good employees that Chris Carter gets a Doctors note if he is going to be away from his job ( can you here the hyenas laughing in the distance??)

Its what real people have to do.

Poor Phil. Like really. Politics aside - he has had a shit run of luck. And now the pile of treasonous crap is gonna hang around for another few months...

CARTER - DARK ARTS FAIL

First rule of the Dark Arts - never in your own hand...... Shouldnt be a hard rule for a dick head to remember....

TAU HENARE IN HOSPITAL

Oh dear...

Just as we were prompting Tau Henare  to start thinking about running for Te Atatu if Goff decides to sack Carter, he has a medical emergency
From his facebook.....

Well at 2ish this morning I had a wee heart attack. Yip that's right. freakiest thing in the whole world. anyway, all is good they put a stent into my artery and hey presto all good on the pumping blood score. Rest and Recuperation. Don't Panic whanau and don't Jump for Joy either.

We wish the big bugger all the best. We talked to him the other day and he was committed to losing weight and giving up the fags. Te Atatu needs him. 

TAU FOR TE ATATU?

Bet Phil Goff had a serious case of indigestion after reading the Sunday Star Times this morning.

He is now in an untenable position after the Sunday Star Times has revealed that Chris Carter sought the advice from ex PM Helen Clark on returning to parliament. So he has decided on the strength of a wee korero with her to head back to work in Wellington.

ERRANT WEST AUCKLAND MP Chris Carter last night broke his silence, saying he was returning to parliament, having taken advice from the party's former head, Helen Clark.

Last week Labour leader Phil Goff told Carter to head home to think about his future, after his refusal to front to media and apologise for using his ministerial credit card to buy flowers and massages.

Goff said Carter, MP for Te Atatu, had failed to express contrition and forced him to apologise unreservedly.

Yip, so now he tells us all that he has sough the advice of Aunty Helen about the situation he had got himself in due to his arrogance and overblown sense of entitlement.

And by association she has now shown that she sees no wrong doing among any of her former troughing Ministers.

It is clear that Carter has respect for Clark but none for Goff. Carter also indicates that he is not sorry. He shows no contrition. He displays all the characteristics of a narcissist..

So Goff now has no choice. He will have to cut him loose.

When the Sunday Star-Times asked Carter if he felt pressured into apologising, he replied: "I think that, ah, ah, we had discussions around it, of course. I think I needed time to reflect on it. When you are shoved into a corridor with a whole lot of journalists who have been waiting three-and-a-half hours to interview you... it wasn't very conducive to clear thinking."

Carter said: "We could argue the rights and wrongs of whether I've done anything wrong. The only personal items were two bunches of flowers that a staff member sent on their card, and all ministerial travel was signed off."

He said the apology was given "because you have to think about what is good for the Labour Party".

And at the end of the day the country's sickliest political fruit cake is a stranger to the truth. And he has no political antennae if he agrees to be questioned at length by the Sunday Star Times on such tricky issues.

Carter was embarrassed again last week when it was revealed he promised exclusive interviews to both TV3 and TV One. "I guess I just wanted to be nice. It's called PR, that's what politicians do."

So Goff, to ensure any semblance of respect, will have to cut him lose and do it quickly.So there will have to be a by election in Te Atatu. That means Nationals Tau Henare will have to step up to the plate. Thats good - Tau looks to us to be as ready as he ever would be to take back Te Atatu.

THE FUNNIEST TROUGHING

Cop this wee gem among commenters at Kiwiblog who are trawling through the ministerial receipts.....

krazykiwi (5588) Says:
June 15th, 2010 at 11:46 am

Judith Tizard takes 3 staff to The Thistle Inn for a ‘Performance Assessment’

No wonder Goff is willing to deep throat dead rats Carter and Jones if Tizard is the result of either of them departing the round house....

Boootiful!

FRIDAY ROUND UP.

Questions of the day.

How often does Sue Kedgley visit her twinnie sister and does she use her snapper card?

Does Women's Affairs have the biggest taxi bill of any government department per capita?

When are the rich and famous in Auckland going to start owning the P problem and do something about it?

Who paid for Chris Carters trip to Samoa and how much did he achieve?

Isn't Trevor Mallard a great blogger?

Isn't it fabulous to have Jock Anderson back in the saddle at NBR?

Anyone sick of Whitebait yet?

GOOD ONYA GRANT

We have been particularly unimpressed with Chris Carters little disaster tourism stint in Tsunami ravaged Samoa.

However we are impressed by his collegue and Foreign Affairs expert Grant Robertson. He has blogged on Samoa, in a sensitive and personal way and he has linked to the NZAID site so people can find information or a an organisation they want to support.. Sensible stuff, unlike the glory seeking Carter.

Grant will make an excellent Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister, if of course Labour ever gets to warm the Government benches again....

DISASTER TOURISM SHOULD BE BANNED

Over at red alert twerp Chris Carter is tweeting for his life about the devastation in Samoa. Him, and Winnie Laban ( we understand why she would go) jumped on the first available plane and headed to Samoa. Now Carter, the premium disaster tourist is tweeting for all he is worth. He is nothing but a bloody ghoul. And I really hope he didn't take a plane seat that should have gone to some despairing Samoan or medic.

Can he do anything? No. he is an opposition MP. No power to make decisions that matter. It is the worst type of venal cynical politics. Making capital out of the misery of others..