National have selected Paul Foster-Bell as their candidate for Wellington Central, and as usual, they’ve just rubber stamped someone who they think will participate in the election using the same old strategies- enunciating a blunted and clouded message that makes it difficult for anyone listening to discern any difference in approach to that of the Labour party candidate (Grant Robertson).
For a start, Paul proudly announces himself as a Bluegreen, at the same time as he states he is “committed to National’s core principles”. Sorry Paul. You have to be one or the other. Nick Smith is the leader of the Bluegreens, and he runs around taking money from some enterprises and dolling it out to others. This is what Bluegreens do, when they’re not introducing crazy unscientific regulations or lunatic schemes like Smith’s carbon trading plan.
A core principle of National is that they are “to oppose interference by the State in business, and State control of industry”. Maybe Paul can tell how the objectives of the Bluegreens are compatible with this principle. They are not of course, which is why Nick Smith and his Bluegreens should not be part of National but a separate party.
National probably won’t win the seat, so why not nominate someone who will start preaching some home truths to Wellington Central, and articulating the traditional National Party viewpoints, rather than a wet liberal of no discernible worth to the cause and apparently ready to utter the same old same old empty political cliches about “what he stands for” at the drop of a hat.
Is there anyone like that left in the party? A traditional Conservative like Sid Holland? Short answer is no there is not. National has been hijacked by wet liberals. That’s why Paul Foster-Bell won the selection.
Paul’s CV is over the fold.
EDUCATION
2008 Diploma for Graduates (Tourism / Management)School of Business, University of Otago
2003 Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology / Archaeology Major withFrench; Politics; History; Classics), University of Otago
1994 ‘A’ Bursary (English, French, History, Classical Studies, Biology), Whangarei Boys’ High School
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand (MRSNZ)
Member of the NZ Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA)
Member of the Foreign Service Association
Member of the New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA)
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand (RNSNZ)
Member of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Member of the Friends of Te Papa
Member of the Wellington Museum of City and Sea
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23 responses to “Paul Foster-Bell, Nat’s Wellington Central Candidate “a comfortable fit””
So, never had a real job. Watermelon*. Declared member of the Cultural Elite.
Tell me again why this fool is standing for National and not Liarbore or the Greens? Oh that’s right. It deoesn’t matter what colour the rosette is, they’re all the same.
*(I couldn’t come up with anything in nature that is blue on the outside and green in the middle. Further evidence the ‘bluegreens’ are anathema to all things sensible).
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Just another lying, hypocritical opportunist. *spit* And this pampered little fat boy has the gall to pretend he would represent conservative Kiwis. What a lame joke the Nats have become.
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Never strayed from the taxpayer tit, has he?
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It’s Helen Clark in Conservative drag…
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Where’s the further info on this guy? From school to gummint, working in “protocol” what’s that for god’s sake? Also he looks (but looks can be deceiving) like a rather limp-handed, wet sort of a person. More details please.
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I think the Nats have taken Sarah Palin’s admonition to “fight like a girl” far too literally.
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Bez, here’s his info page-
http://www.scribd.com/doc/50587043/Foster-Bell-National-Selection-CV-f
Note how it has not a skerrick of information as to how he really thinks. Thereby giving him ample opportunity to go where the wind blows.
That’s apparently what they mean by a comfortable fit for Wellington Central. Full of like tit suckers and regulators cast firmly in the Progressive mould.
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I see a photograph of the guy with one of those Maori penchants on a leather string over his tie, not a good sign that. Been a political hack all his adult life, fits within liberal set of W’ton, solid appeal with the gum shoe and clipboard brigade, blue-greens. Not a peep about wife and children, girlfriends and such. Hobbies being a member of every organisation he can get into and collecting medals (note: not by bravery and such, but by purchasing and swapping no doubt, given the membership of the numismatic club). In short, a career politician, goes wherever the wind blows as long as he can get his arse on the parliamentary benches. Darren Hughes in blue drag in other words.
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Arghhh. I want to throw up after reading his CV!
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Notice how much interest he has in the affairs of the familiy-
What a poseur. Knows SFA about families and doesn’t care. Which makes him another comfortable fit with Wellington bureaucrats who have been busy attacking the family for decades. And David Farrar will be all giggly too.
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BA in ‘Anthropology’ and ‘Politics’. Give me a break!
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It is always the hole in the CV that is telling. BA – 3 years…so started 2000, but left school ’94. Hmmmm ……….. a 5 year hole!
The rest in MFAT….and never a management position, just a functionary!
The Gnats are scraping the bottom…
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Another National Party clone.
CV of someone that is NOT wanted in parliament.
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Before you spout off your right-wing version of the Standard line of (claimed) nation-saving rhetoric, you might actually want to take the time to learn a little more about a man who has, among other things, contributed to the removal of trade barriers worth hundreds of millions of dollar per annum to NZ businesses, who has personally accompanied a mission to repatriate a NZ citizen from some lawless remote region, and who has actually been fired at with real bullets in his role – as opposed to the virtual ones you ‘brave’ souls ‘face’ in the on-line world you campaign in.
I have no question, between Paul and you, who has in fact contributed more to the development of this country’s interests.
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Glad you’re here Brett, you seem to have an inside angle (not coincidently sharing an IP address I hope) . Perhaps you can actually answer a couple of questions that are raised here, rather than “spouting” sycophantic platitudes. Please start with (a) explain the gap in the CV (b) give some examples of these activities generating countless billions (c) some family background and lifestyle issues, is this candidate a member of the LGBT community (d) discuss the “bluegreen” angle and what that means on the topics oil exploration, mining, ETS
Thanks
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To my mind, all of those statements are nullified by his membership of the ‘bluegreens’. That alone proves the man is a useful idiot, a slavering acolyte of the watermelon religion. Certainly not someone I want in the Parliament.
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Bez,
I am not going to campaign for Paul on TrueBlue, however I will state the following:
The implication you try to raise with the shared IP address puts you in the same camp as Chris Carter with your style, smears and personality as far as I am concerned. I hope you enjoy the company.
(For what it’s worth, it’s also baseless and I am happy to hold you in complete contempt for as long as you think that is an acceptable way to question anyone.)
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Thought so, all fluff and no backbone. I wasn’t raising any implication, it just so appears that of lately politicians may have been engaging in, shall we say, “masturbatory blogging”. Nothing to do with Chris Carter, and I can’t see how that compares with his style. I can’t be too bothered about your “contempt”, I just observe that you fail to answer some pretty relevant questions. Can’t see how that amounts to campaigning either. For now I’ll conclude that your mate Paul has got things to hide.
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Oooh….I do like a good flounce.
Brett I do not count putting out place cards and greeting people as a real contribution. And, by the way, I have had ‘real’ bullets fired at me while getting people out of very bad places as have others who comment on this blog.
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Seems Brett Hudson is all bluster and wind….easier than answering the questions, I guess.
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“Oooh….I do like a good flounce.”
Now…that is funny! 🙂
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We need an emoticon that says “limp flapping wrist”, Von Lipwig.
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Brett, thanks for commenting.
As Bez suggests, it would have been good if you could have added something that confronts the reservations most commenters have concerning Paul’s commitment to National’s core principles.
Do you have anything to help there?
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