Monday 18 September 2006

Lies, damned lies and a Prime Minister

Helen Clark is right to defend herself against the Wishart creep's latest egregious muck-raking, but I suspect there is about as much truth in Helen Clark's latest claims -- that National is behind the smear, and that private detectives were hired to follow her and her husband -- as much truth behind these claims as there was behind her similar-sounding claims last week that National is behind Bernard Darnton's court action against her and her colleagues.

She was lying then, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, I'd say the same of her claims this week -- on those points at least.

UPDATE: I loved this comment by Philip over at DPF's blog:

Ian Wishart is a grubby and unworthy fellow, masquerading as a journalist.

If he reported that the sun was shining, I would have to see proof outside my window - and even then I wouldn't be too certain that he hadn't hired a crerw to rig up a fake.

LINKS: Furious Clark defends husband - Dominion Post
Wishart "a creep" - Not PC (March, 2005)


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2 comments:

Libertyscott said...

Too bloody right. It is neither here not there as to the sexuality, sexual antics or otherwise of Clark and Davis, or Brash, as long as nobody is forced and kids aren't involved. Wishart is concerned because he has a problem with homosexuals (so telling the world about them should shame them from fantasising about his own arse - in his dreams), hates the Labour government and hasn't the intellectual nouse to research serious topics like welfare, public health care, trade and bureaucracy - he, like bigoted Christians, prefers to dig into people's personal lives.

Clark may be desperate to do the same now, but just because she does doesn't justify Wishart doing it.

Anonymous said...

Maybe time to change the diplomatic protection officers - if they can't spot a private dick tailing the PM but maybe they are also part of the vrwc. Black helicopters