Nobody asked me, but... why the hell can't Helen Clark just shut up, butt out and stay away?
The wicked witch of Mt Albert recently flew back into NZ - on her UN-supplied broomstick no doubt - from her cushy number in New York. She then preceded to immediately hit the airwaves and newspapers to give us all her thoughts on everything from Radio New Zealand to mining on public land.
It appears Helen has still not come to terms with the fact that New Zealanders voted her out of office 18 months ago. In fact, not long after the election that little dweeb Peter Davis - euphemistically described as Clark's husband - whose only use appeared to be carrying her handbag around while she was PM and who (surprise, surprise 0 not!)stayed back in Auckland after she went to New York to run the world - admitted that Helen was upset and astounded that voters had rejected her. And going by her recent form, it appears the arrogant she devil is still suffering from a bad case of PERDS - Post Election Rejection Disbelief Syndrome.
Helen Clark broke with convention on her latest visit back to New Zealand by criticising two aspects of Government policy, the prospect of mining on conservation land and Radio New Zealand being forced to live within its budget.
Clark really put the boot into the prospect of mining DOC land. Saying that "some things are more important than money."
It is a long held convention that retired former PMs - and former deputies and finance ministers for that matter - refuse to get involved in political debates of the day.
Can anyone remember Jim Bolger or Jenny Shipley commenting on politics or the way New Zealand was being run while Clark was in charge? No. I guess this is proof why Shipley is now known as Dame Jenny and Clark is plain old Helen - a lack of class on the latter's part.
Defenders of Clark will claim she always had strong opinions. True. But could they imagine her tolerating criticism of her Government's policies by say Jim Bolger who she had allowed to stay on as US Ambassador? Yet, she relied on the grace and support of John key and the National-led Government to secure her job at the UN and pays them back by dishing out her post-politics view of how NZ should be run.
Sorry Helen, but you are just a very poor and sore loser. You should take on board the mantra of your former deputy Michael Cullen. Another former Labourite who has also benefitted from the support of National to secure post retirement income via his role at NZ Post, but has had the grace to remain silent on domestic political matters since. 'They won, you lost - eat that!'
Perhaps the next time Clark jets into NZ and starts offering her views on the world it would be appropriate for John Key and his Cabinet to start humming Elton John's famous tune - The Bitch is Back!
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