Comments on: Bully Bennett

By: ross

ross — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:57:22 +0000

> Bennett’s bold revelation is surely morally better than the alternative: slipping the information quietly to a journalist.

How is it better? If a journalist provided us with the same information, don’t you think we’d know where it came from?

By: ross

ross — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:53:11 +0000

This appeared in a recent Listener article:

Viliami Haloholo, 23, was jailed in 2007 for four years for attacking a party-goer with a fence paling, leaving the victim with a broken jaw and a 10cm gash to his head. Haloholo was reportedly a member of the Thugs of Canal street gang. Bennett has worked hard to help Haloholo redeem himself, inviting him to live with Ana and his child at her house for six months before sentencing. In 2007 she wrote in support of him at sentencing, offering continuing accommodation and seeking to avoid a prison term. And in 2008 she wrote to the Parole Board offering to let Haloholo be paroled to her house again.

“He has put his mistakes of the past behind him and I believe that with the support of his partner (my daughter), his family and myself, he will lead a good life and not ever be before the courts again,’ said Bennett in the 2008 letter The Parole Board did not share Bennett’s faith in Haloholo, turning down his parole bid. It said he was “an identified drug user’ in prison and had “numerous incident reports’ on his prison file, one just a month before the parole hearing. Bennett has always refused to talk publicly about Haloholo, apart from releasing a statement saying it was an error of judgment not to inform Key about the matter. Haloholo is due for release in 2011. Does she plan to renew her offer of a home for him next time he comes up for parole? She initially hedges. “At the moment all you know is what you’ve read in the papers. I actually think that I deserve you know, it’s not so much I deserve a level of privacy, I believe my family do. So I’m going to respect their privacy.’

Hmmm, she has no respect for others’ privacy, but she is keen to protect that of her family. Why the double standard?

By: Can you SMELL what the Minister IS SMOKING? « Ideologically Impure

Can you SMELL what the Minister IS SMOKING? « Ideologically Impure — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:31:16 +0000

[...] Bennett responds by releasing confidential information about these women’s [...]

By: graham

graham — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:19:28 +0000

are you guys moderating this ? i thought abuse wasnt aloud acording to the policy of the blog or are we aloud to abuse torys

By: graham

graham — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:13:12 +0000

so toad were you out of the country when madeline satchel was attacked by mallard or not in new zealand when the sexual abused reffo was attacked by dailaze or again when helen attacked the timberlands staff member complained about stopping native loging do you want me to go on toad

By: Privacy Commission guidelines at The Standard

Privacy Commission guidelines at The Standard — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:32:34 +0000

[...] of her hole by arguing that the Privacy Commissioner’s website said the solo mums she’s bullied had given “implied consent” for their personal financial details to be released in the [...]

By: Luke H

Luke H — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:02:09 +0000

Bennett’s bold revelation is surely morally better than the alternative: slipping the information quietly to a journalist.

I’m just flabbergasted that you can describe the publication of factual information as “digging dirt” and “do[ing] whatever it takes to drag you through the mud”.

Ha!

By: Rawleighsman

Rawleighsman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:06:31 +0000

Bennett is a bully John Key is even worse for allowing her to bully and The Nz herald is complicit by publishing the information. Typical facist type response. Never mind defending the policy on its merits just attack the critics. Bully Bennett et al

By: randal

randal — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:45:37 +0000

yes the nats know how to bully allright.
between hooton and slater and their nasty blogs like the opinions site on a popular auction site and the other creepy one in christchurch they try and get people all round.
now they are in power their ability to snoop and pry is almost unlimited and they use the blogs to excite animosity in the community against individuals they have singled out.
the only comparison is nazism now updated for instant persecution.
its pathological and not nice and looks set to continue until they are voted out which hwill be at the next election.when the world sees what a dark force has been unleashed by this gathering of evil then they will begin to shun us with the same repugnance that is being generated now.

By: Craig Glen Eden

Craig Glen Eden — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:16:58 +0000

Well done IB its not that these people are comfortable with it ( A Individuals private State collected information being used without their permission to make a political argument) they simply are to thick to see that one, it is a breach of NZ Law and two, it is immoral. Bennett is a bully and a disgrace! No excuses for this she should resign.

By: Bennett must resign at The Standard

Bennett must resign at The Standard — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:07:21 +0000

[...] Paula “bully” Bennett appears to have put herself in breach of the cabinet manual by disclosing private information about her critics’ personal finances for her own political [...]

By: Craig Glen Eden

Craig Glen Eden — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:59:06 +0000

Really Tim, so the fact that someone is a beneficiary gives the minister the right to make all their financial details public! Why Tim? Just because they point out the problem with a Government policy. So no right to privacy then if you speak out about the health systems? The health Minister can just blurt out your health details to what, pressure you or belittle you. Put your bloody brain in gear Tim, we have seen you cant be objective, but shit now you are trying to justify Minister Bullying? How much do the Nat’s pay you TIM

By: Swimmer

Swimmer — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:53:45 +0000

Bully Bennet – that fits. I think what she did is disgusting.

By: Tigger

Tigger — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:41:10 +0000

The Right love kicking the boot into anyone getting any sort of assistance from the government so no surprise re the lack of compassion there. And the entire National line is one of bullying (ie. know your place you poor losers) so this is part for the course.

Couple of questions:

Key did make capital about his charity donating so can IRD please release his tax records from last year? Clearly it’s okay for them not to get his permission or even tell him since it’s all in the aid of getting the full story…

If National are so keen on the ‘truth’ why still no explanation of why Worth was run out of town?

By: [Inappropriate Username]

[Inappropriate Username] — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:20:03 +0000

well bennet is not fit for the job as all can see .
perhaps bennent should tell us all how much in $s she got when she was on the DPB at 17 years old, when she was living at home with mumy and dady.also This so called minister has in fact broken the law,and needs to be sacked no pc crap needed she has to go and take key with her. who said they can sell the roads jails schools and auckland to there greeded mates,the last thing we need is this lot to gut nz, its not think big this time its called think small.such a greeded lot that pays there fat cash boys $2000 a day but would give those under$39,000 a year a hard time. 6 WEEKS WAIT.well done mr key.lol