Ginny Andersen always struck me as being stupid and thick. Yesterday morning she proved she is also thoroughly nasty. Have a listen to this audio from Mike Hosking’s show:
Labour’s police spokeswoman, Ginny Andersen, claims Police Minister Mark Mitchell was “paid to kill people” and has asked him whether he kept a “tally of how many you shot” while providing private military services in Iraq.
Mitchell says Andersen’s comments are “outrageous” and she should apologise. Andersen refused.
The pair appeared on Newstalk ZB this morning for their usual politics slot and they began discussing how some police stations contained mould and how it was an issue ignored by successive governments.
They then discussed Grant Robertson’s retirement before host Mike Hosking asked both Andersen and Mitchell what they had done before entering politics.
Mitchell referenced his time working in hospitality, as a police officer and working overseas.
Andersen then made a remark about the nature of work Mitchell had done overseas that led to her claim Mitchell had been “paid to kill people”.
After leaving the police, Mitchell worked as a security contractor in Iraq, eventually setting up a private security company for the military and private interests, of which he was chief executive.
Mitchell said his work included tasks commissioned by the United Nations such as freeing up supplies at ports controlled by criminal gangs so they could reach communities.
He said he was proud of his efforts delivering aid in countries like Pakistan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mitchell also noted how politicians on the left had repeatedly attacked him for his past.
“In my view, [the left] try to do these character assassinations, and that’s what they’re about.”
Andersen continued, asking Mitchell: “Did you keep a tally on how many [people] you shot.”
She alleged Mitchell’s company had earned $4 million a year through its work overseas.
Mitchell said the comments were outrageous and she should return and apologise.
“If that’s alright with you, Mark, morally, and if that sits well with you, that’s your choice.”
She claimed Mitchell had profited from shooting people, saying: “Free speech Mark, I’m allowed to have a view.”
NewstalkZB
Ginny Andersen has proved that the Nasty Party is still there, lurking just under the covers of the Labour Party. She’s also shown just how thoroughly nasty and vindictive she really is.
Her allegations are as outrageous as they are defamatory. It shows that she thinks the best chance to get a hit on Mark Mitchell is to smear and slander him. It shows that Labour have learned nothing and that if you scratch the surface you will find the nasty really quickly.
I’ll bet that Hipkins put her up to it to see how it goes with the public. My prediction is that he will throw her under the bus even quicker.
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