Winston Peters was asked about the leadership of Todd Muller on The Country radio show yesterday, and he quite rightly refused to talk about him:
Winston Peters did not want to talk about Opposition Leader Todd Muller on The Country today.
The Deputy Prime Minister told Jamie Mackay he was tired of discussing National Party leaders when he should be talking about regional issues, rural people – and NZ First.
“Why on Earth am I talking about the 10th National Party Leader since I’ve been in politics?“
Peters’ ire was raised further after Mackay suggested Muller could be his “only option” to form a coalition government in this year’s election.
“With respect, I’m going to ask you again. I’m on your show to talk about a party called New Zealand First and the great things we’re doing for regional/provincial New Zealand and standing up for people who listen to this radio station.”
He has a point; National has ruled out dealing with Winston Peters, and Todd Muller has only given a weaselly answer on the issue, instead saying it was up to caucus.
So there is no point wasting air time talking about a nobody.
“So I come on your show and you want to waste my valuable time, and yours, and your listeners’ time talking about the latest National Party Leader. How many have I seen? A procession of people. Last time I was on your show it was Simon Bridges. Now it’s Todd Muller.
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“We’ve made sure, unlike other political parties that would come along and hammer the farmer – we’ve said the farmer is the backbone of this economy, we’ve always said that long before Covid-19 and we’re going to make sure that farmers get a fair go.
“When was the last time somebody in the National Party stood up for the ordinary farmer in this country?”
And that is a very good point, because the supposedly rural and business friendly Todd Muller is actually a teal-coloured green type wanting to harm the economy by insisting we follow the green fraud of climate change. He’s a true believer in that regard too.
Sadly, the Muller experiment seems to be faltering, with yet another hapless display in the House yesterday.
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