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The worst public service appointment since Christine (Spankin’) Rankin (Mar. 21, 2013)

21 March 2013 at 6:17 am
The worst public service appointment since Christine (Spankin’) Rankin
Justice Minister praises Dame Susan’s “mature judgement”
Thursday 21 March 2013
Four years ago, Dame Susan Devoy was one of several prominent suckers to be played for a fool by Tony “Boot Boy” Veitch. Along with several other gulls, including the notoriously malleable All Black coach Graham Henry, she wrote Veitch a testimonial for “a passport application”; Veitch used their testimonials as evidence for the mitigation of his sentence for attacking and crippling a young woman.
For sensible people, such a gross lack of common-sense, such lamentably poor judgement, such absence of nous, would mean Dame Susan Devoy would be unsuitable for any position demanding a high degree of intelligence, astuteness and moral rectitude. Most people would suspect the competence of anyone who could be so easily conned into writing a character testimonial for a violent thug.
No problems for this government, however. Far from disqualifying herself from being taken seriously, Dame Susan has sleepwalked herself into a highly paid public position for which she admits she has no qualification whatsoever: Race Relations Conciliator. Devoy admits she knows nothing about race relations, but reckons that there’s nothing complicated about it.
Yesterday’s public announcement by the Minister of Justice was beyond satire. I’ve put the especially absurd bits in bold….
“Dame Susan is a proud New Zealander who is highly motivated to contribute positively to New Zealand society,” Justice Minister Judith Collins said today. “Her communication andrelationship management skills, coupled with experience working with diverse groups, are key areas of strength. Dame Susan has sound governance experience and mature judgement. I am confident she will be a sensible and intelligent voice for race relations issues,” Collins said.
Click on the following link for an example of Dame Susan Devoy’s “mature judgement”….
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10567112
  • Descendant Of Sssmith1.1
    21 March 2013 at 7:27 am
    Makes perfect sense to appoint her.
    Apparently most of our current immigrants are English.
    Who better than a dame to make sure they do not suffer the pains of discrimination?
  • Socialist Paddy1.2
    21 March 2013 at 8:24 am
    And she thinks that Waitangi Day is full of too many protesters and everyone should settle down and be happy.
    Arn’t you meant to have the slightest smidgeon of knowledge of history so that you can be appointed to important race relations positions?
    Maybe the cunning plan is to appoint the most inappropriate candidate so that the mana of the office is trashed.
    • Alanz1.2.1
      21 March 2013 at 11:35 pm
      “Maybe the cunning plan is to appoint the most inappropriate candidate so that the mana of the office is trashed.”
      Oh. Like the recent appointment to the Speaker of the House?
      • Morrissey1.2.1.1
        22 March 2013 at 7:51 pm
        Like the recent appointment to the Speaker of the House?
        Exactly, Alanz. Well spotted.
  • Anne1.3
    21 March 2013 at 9:48 am
    “Dame Susan is a proud New Zealander who is highly motivated to contribute positively to New Zealand society,”
    Methinks Dame Susan is going to be way out of her depth and sooner or later there will be a stoush between her and some citizens who went to her for help and she did nothing. She’s a good girl though who votes National and is a whizz squash player. What more could you want for a Race Relations Conciliator.
    • Colonial Viper1.3.1
      21 March 2013 at 9:59 am
      Stupid to accept a position like this and then think you can just wing it. She’ll be seriously tested within the year.
      • Draco T Bastard1.3.1.1
        21 March 2013 at 10:44 am
        I watched the TVNZ News item – she’s already out of her depth. She hasn’t got a freaken clue what she’s talking about.
        • Colonial Viper1.3.1.1.1
          21 March 2013 at 11:03 am
          So she’s making it up as she goes along. The ego behind this must be massive.
        • marty mars1.3.1.1.2
          21 March 2013 at 4:31 pm
          Her appointment begins 1 April – this a very poor taste early April Fools joke and I’m not laughing
        • marty mars1.3.1.1.3
          21 March 2013 at 6:23 pm
          Bomber at The Daily Blog has really hit it out the park with this post – awesome and so, so true
          Very brief quote but I recommend reading the whole post
          “Pakeha can celebrate Waitangi Day without all the shame and division the day Maori aren’t the worst health stats.”
          The Daily Blog is starting to get real traction – good effort to all concerned.
          • The Al1en1.3.1.1.3.1
            22 March 2013 at 8:08 pm
            “Pakeha can celebrate Waitangi Day without all the shame and division the day Maori aren’t the worst health stats.”
            He should quit the guilt trip and just donate his wages to a local tribe until he’s comfortable with himself, or just keep paying his taxes and hope the dollar spend on improving outcomes will be better spent and/or matched by a concerted effort by whanau to change habits and assist end trending poor health.
        • marty mars1.3.1.1.4
          21 March 2013 at 8:10 pm
          Annette Sykes – “demanded that she stand down because she was not fit for the role.
          In a statement, she said: “It’s so disturbing that someone with a clearly expressed, racist viewpoint can be appointed to a job that’s about providing independent leadership and advice on race relations, including public education on the Treaty of Waitangi,” Ms Sykes said.
          She argued that Dame Susan failed to meet criteria for the job which included knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi and understanding of the issues which affected indigenous people.”
          judith collins – “The Far Left does not have a monopoly on caring about race relations and Dame Susan Devoy is a very sensible and balanced person.
          “We’re allowed in this country to have views that have not been politically sanitised and what’s wrong with that?”
          Notice the difference? Annette Sykes is factual and makes an argument. Collins just spins and distracts with bullshit.
          Has labour said anything about this appointment for or against?
          • Alanz1.3.1.1.4.1
            21 March 2013 at 11:40 pm
            Lovely. Ol’ Jude should be defending the appointment of this lemon of a choice a lot more. Incompetence by association.
          • Colonial Viper1.3.1.1.4.2
            22 March 2013 at 8:57 am
            Has labour said anything about this appointment for or against?
            Give them a couple of days to come up with some wording which doesn’t offend Devoy squash fans.
          • The Al1en1.3.1.1.4.3
            22 March 2013 at 8:22 pm
            “Annette Sykes – “demanded that she stand down because she was not fit for the role.”
            Is that the same Annette Sykes who was defending the owner of a devil dog in Rotorua, that mauled youngsters?
  • Murray Olsen1.4
    21 March 2013 at 7:29 pm
    This is just NAct showing how much they hold the country and all peoples of goodwill in contempt. Hopefully there aren’t quite as many redneck bigots among us as they seem to be counting on, and this will become another nail in their coffin.
    • Morrissey1.4.1
      22 March 2013 at 7:14 am
      Murray, please don’t insult working people by associating them with bigotry. Most of the vilest racists wear white collars, and do no hard or useful work. Leighton Smith, Larry “Lackwit” Williams, Murray Deaker, ACT party members, Sensible Sentencing Trusters and Family Firsters and, yes, the new Race Relations Commissioner are all established bigots, but they are NOT rednecks.

      Please don’t use this sniffy term of eastern elite contempt for working people.

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