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作者: 匿名 时间: 2013-10-16 12:44:04 标题: 新西兰的政治评论家不认为Len Brown 应该辞职

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Len Brown affair 'shouldn't affect job'

Political commentators believe Auckland's mayor has done the right thing in admitting his two year affair with a woman who served on a council advisory board and stood in this year's election.
Bryce Edwards says Len Brown has dealt with the fall-out very well in front-footing an interview in which he was "humble and apologetic".
And former National Party president and PR expert Michelle Boag said Mr Brown did the right thing yesterday in doing a "major mea culpa".
Mr Edwards told Breakfast this morning that he didn't believe Mr Brown should step down and he thinks news of the affair is "quite irrelevant".
New Zealanders tend to regard the private lives of politicians as their own issue unless it has some bearing on their ability to carry out public office, Mr Edwards said.
"I don't think it will affect his ability to be mayor."
There has been an "informal agreement" that the media don't report on the private lives of politicians in New Zealand, Mr Edwards said.
"For years there have been prime ministers who have had affairs that haven't been reported."
If New Zealand goes the way of Britain and America in using everything a person does as "fair game", Mr Edwards believes that would erode or be very corrosive for politics.
But he said Mr Brown has a core support in Auckland of conservative Christians and by campaigning for office on his personality and trust he has opened himself up to criticism.
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"There is an issue of trust there, absolutely."
And Mr Edwards said while he believes the mayor will survive it is an unfolding story and there might still be more to come out.
Michelle Boag agrees, saying Mr Brown can survive politically but there may be more material to come.
"If this woman does intend revealing a whole lot of other stuff there could be a backlash against her because I think there could be an element of attention seeking," Ms Boag told Breakfast.
"New Zealanders love a mea culpa and the New Zealand electorate is very forgiving," she said.
Ms Boag says Len Brown has been "a little bit naive and foolish" and he obviously recognises that.
"He will have to accept being the butt of a bit of ridicule, a few jokes."
Everyone will put their own perspective on the issue and bring their own personal bias, Ms Boag said.
"I think it is a political agenda.
"Having an affair with a woman 25 years his junior who has got nothing to lose is not a smart thing to do," Ms Boag said.
"That's been a lapse of judgment."
'A political motive'
Freelance journalist Stephen Cook reported on the Whaleoil website that the newly re-elected Mayor had been involved in the affair.
Simon Wilson told Seven Sharp he thinks the timing of the revelation was deliberate.
He said the woman in question was a political opponent of Mr Brown, as she was a local board candidate for the Communities and Residents ticket, which means the National Party in Auckland.
"I understand she was also a member of John Palino's campaign team. And she doesn't get elected.
"It's hard to imagine that she would have acted completely alone on this."
Mr Wilson also pointed out that John Slater, who is the father of the blogger who released the information, was John Palino's "manager or adviser".
"Clearly this has been released with a political motive."
The "maximum damage" is done to Len Brown by releasing the information after the election, Mr Wilson said.
'Harm, shame and humiliation'
Mayor Brown, meanwhile, said in a TV interview he has caused his family "harm, shame and humiliation" by having an affair.
Mr Brown said he hoped the media and community will respect the privacy of his wife, Shan Inglis, and their three daughters.
He had won the support of the majority of Aucklanders and had no intention of standing down, the Mayor said.

作者: NewLynnHse 时间: 2013-10-16 12:45:57

反正对我来说没啥分别

作者: 鬼武魂 时间: 2013-10-16 12:48:18

看来砖家是没有国界之分的啊，无论是天朝还是这边的

作者: Scofield 时间: 2013-10-16 12:52:06

因为他们人人都有AFFAIR，今天拉LEN一把，为的是明天的自己

作者: 匿名 时间: 2013-10-16 13:00:55

庄小姐做了党派争斗的工具，自己还不知情？

被人在媒体上玩儿了，还恬不知耻地继续斗料儿，傻到家了，没准儿就是有病。。。。

作者: oplwy 时间: 2013-10-16 13:30:53

政治是我愚尔诈

作者: AUGUSTUS 时间: 2013-10-16 13:51:55

oplwy 发表于 2013-10-16 14:30
政治是我愚尔诈

是爾虞我詐吧？？？

作者: oplwy 时间: 2013-10-16 13:52:39

AUGUSTUS 发表于 2013-10-16 14:51
是爾虞我詐吧？？？

哦对多谢哈哈哈这个词好久没用了想不起来了

作者: 蓝山小野猫商铺 时间: 2013-10-16 14:08:43

匿名者发表于 2013-10-16 13:00
庄小姐做了党派争斗的工具，自己还不知情？

被人在媒体上玩儿了，还恬不知耻地继续斗料儿，傻到家了，没 ...

她不是自己爆料有病了么？？？

当然你上升到的是精神方面的话显然她的爆料不包含那方面。。。

但是如果你说的有病是那啥病的话她自己真真切切的告诉大众答案是positive的。。。

但是烂布朗有木有病暂时木有证据支持。。。

作者: 蓝山小野猫商铺 时间: 2013-10-16 14:16:54

LZ。。。

我能说谁当市长都那样么？？？

其实下一个是谁真心不重要。。。

因为不爆丑闻不代表没有丑闻。。。

而且谁上了一样房价高企纽币坚挺。。。

你说烂布朗退还是不退有差么？？？

如果说今天烂布朗退了女猪脚上台。。。

估摸还能有点创新。。。

作者: liweike888 时间: 2013-10-16 14:56:51

个人觉得，一个政客和市长来说，brown做的还是不错的，他的私生活和他对于奥克兰的管理的成就没有直接关系，只是现在社会普遍认为，一个公众下的管理者就该有圣人一样的品质，泉水一般清澈的思想，比白纸还干净的私生活，其实就是过分了。

人非圣贤孰能无过，毛泽东当初几个媳妇啊，不还是主席么。
人的功绩和人的错误总是不能平等对待，一个人出了问题就要他的生涯彻底消亡，这简直就是谋杀啊= =
更何况新西兰允许嫖妓，就当是brown大叔嫖了几次不就完了，可偏偏就是普通人可以嫖，政客就不能嫖。这是什么道理，愚蠢。

作者: coldblood 时间: 2013-10-16 17:18:53

英文媒体呼吁Brown下台的声音不大
辞不辞职，似乎忘关紧要了

作者: andylosay 时间: 2013-10-16 17:35:42

私生活为什么会和工作能力有联系呢，有挂钩么？私生活又不影响工作，为什么要辞职？呵呵。求真正的“砖家”解释一下

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