Twitterings: Richard Ford on David Cunliffe: A Lack of Self-Awareness. Also #Euthanasia Via Lecretia Seale on Sunday Tonight.

Protagonist Frank Bascombe, from Richard Ford’s novel Independence Day, is correct in this wry observation (of him) made by girlfriend, Sally:

“She sees me, she says, in an odd priestly mode, which is in fact the worst thing I can imagine, since priests are the least self-aware, most unenlightened, irresolute, isolated and frustrated people on earth (politicians are second).”

Given Labour MP – and ex Leader – David Cunliffe’s business qualifications, it’s hard to think of a less self-aware, unenlightened politician – well, other than all of them:

Last two days visited @Google, @Facebook, startups, incubators, lawyers, scientists and tech entrepreneurs #thinking pic.twitter.com/ixR1am65eQ

— David Cunliffe (@DavidCunliffeMP) May 13, 2015

@DavidCunliffeMP #Thinking junket ;) Coz what are you gonna do? Have Labour startup a Google? #HeavenForbid

— Mark Hubbard (@MarkHubbard33) May 13, 2015

@MarkHubbard33 ah the great Kiwi knocking machine alive and well I see. #thinksmall

— David Cunliffe (@DavidCunliffeMP) May 13, 2015

@DavidCunliffeMP No. You know as well as I do why no free, prosperous country can afford politicians picking business winners.

— Mark Hubbard (@MarkHubbard33) May 13, 2015

@MarkHubbard33 how about improving the business startup environment to foster growth and jobs?

— David Cunliffe (@DavidCunliffeMP) May 13, 2015

@DavidCunliffeMP Yep. Remove govt regulation & taxation - ie, government. Start with Chch as an Enterprise Zone http://t.co/KnnGmhv6cj Done

— Mark Hubbard (@MarkHubbard33) May 13, 2015

Junkets are as this junket is. A junket is a junket is this junket.

It’s a junket.

The net result of David's junket will be, I can guarantee, to put even more government in the way of business start-ups, then tax the hell out of those that survive it - because he's a paid up member of the party that believes in the big state and the cult of redistribution.

But much worse than this; for making Maryan Street pull her euthanasia bill while you were leader, David, go to hell. I’ve had a gutsful of the cowardly conservative men of New Zealand Labour, who have now forced the dying Lecretia Seale’s to take her own case to die with dignity to the High Court. (She’s got better things to do with the time she has left you callous bastards.)

No, wait a minute, the cowards of every party, including, outrageously, the leader of New Zealand’s only [supposed] classical liberal party, David Seymour.

I challenge every politician in the New Zealand Fortress of Legislation to watch Sunday’s – TV 1, Sunday 7.00pm - piece tonight on Lecretia Seale’s fight in the High Court for her right to die with dignity, and then I challenge them to get off their fat arses and legislate for Lecretia and for us this basic individual right. Or even talk about it.

Reminding of why it’s so urgent this right is granted now.

Regarding (Free) Enterprise Zones, I recommend the above link to NotPC as a worthy read.