Today we heard
that Shane Jones has been sent back to the front benches of New Zealand’s Parliament.
No doubt some will throw up their hands in horror--- or is it fear?
Quite
simply, the Labour Party needs this ‘real man of the people,’ back where he belongs,
at the forefront of this struggling party. New Zealand needs him, because he represents
that which many of us hold to be true. He speaks for many of us; he links us as
a people: Maori, Pakeha (NZ Europeans) and the many new arrival ethnic groups.
He is human
with weaknesses that he is not afraid to acknowledge. He does not hide them.
Shane has the common touch but he is also highly educated; not in a manner that
separates him from the rest of us, but in a way that will bring real gains for
New Zealand.
Now watch as
his opponents try to bring him down with fresh allegations. Hey Shane---take a
page out of Georgina Byers’s book and ‘stick it all out there in a book.’ Then no
one can be surprised or have ammunition with which to bring you down. You will
just gain more support and help Labour to a victory and be part of a Government
that cares. Mind you, we shall be watching you closely. Go and support David
Shearer and stay (for a time) away from the infighting. Your time will come!
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