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Post by Lux on May 13, 2009 20:54:38 GMT 12
Whats she gonna do? Get rid of families once and for all, propose a smacking children bill while living high off the hog of any funds she rips from the families commission to support her high values which include jet setting and fancy resorts! Bah humbug!
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Post by maire on May 14, 2009 6:20:34 GMT 12
A self-serving woman, totally wrong for that position.
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Post by kokonutwoman on May 14, 2009 6:34:58 GMT 12
Me thinks she be the hatchet witch. Can't stand anything about the woman.
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Post by herodotus on May 14, 2009 12:29:41 GMT 12
methinks she is just a manque with big ideas about herself to match all the men and hot pies she has eaten?
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Post by sparrow on May 14, 2009 18:42:08 GMT 12
Yes, I think she's a loon too. She seems to have a really weird perception of herself i.e. Her ignorance being characterised as courageous. Um, sure. I guess that's a new take on being a moron ...
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Post by herodotus on May 15, 2009 12:59:55 GMT 12
only thing is she's a big one and used to getting her way
bully rankin
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Post by misilon on May 15, 2009 17:33:31 GMT 12
I have no idea about the rights and wrong of politics, and please dont tell me off, but, Im thrilling to the melissa debacle going on at the mo.
I like her spunk even if for all the wrong reasons,.. she is the new chump on the block and being cut to ribbons for her efforts
I like the new ethnic look she brings to NZ politics,..her racy mouth, her ability to apologise open faced
her deadly mod look
Id love to see her and christine get in,......for whatever reasons ,..politics is already a showboat anyway why not dress it up a bit with G-ling-strings and leggy long blonde legs
sorry for the wicked misi ramblings on the out of control button,..but but but gooo rankin ,....gooo melissa
woooo hoooo!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by tradenanny on May 16, 2009 0:37:14 GMT 12
Mmmm - Ms Lee should have put a zip on her waha before spouting off - Then Apologises and Admits what she said was NOT TRUE - tsk tsk - Norty Norty Norty - shoulda put zip on it gurl - may well have lost her chances in Mt Albert but time will tell ...................... Now Mrs 4 times married Rankin aka Legs 11 - love the dressage and bling and thats about it really - could always use her Legs as Deadly weapons and wrap them around John Whats His Names neck and choke him to Death - ;D ;D - Politics me thinks not her game - Power / Money and Greed perhaps ??
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Post by maire on May 16, 2009 7:57:25 GMT 12
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Post by Lux on May 16, 2009 14:24:32 GMT 12
She is very articulate Misi and quite likable, but she has made a grave mistake I think by letting some of her truths be known (no wonder jokey is pissed) Its a shame the old sterotypical mind set is there, especially as she has been a front in promoting Asian culture in New Zealand and must have come up against more than her fair share of discrimination.
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Post by Lux on May 16, 2009 14:25:04 GMT 12
Gave me a good giggle tradenanny  |
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Post by tradenanny on May 17, 2009 0:15:12 GMT 12
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Post by tradenanny on May 17, 2009 0:24:30 GMT 12
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Post by Lux on May 17, 2009 20:59:33 GMT 12
Sunday...Oh dear the interviewer was so so uncomfortable it was hard to watch. Gawd shes pathetic! For some reason her sour little mouth reminds me of a puckered up cats bum..anyone else see the resemblance?   Although she says her private life should not be interfered with, her personal philosophies, ethics and morals are things which should be considered in relation to the position she has landed herself.  And just because the Social services Minister is an ex beneficiary and may have some insight into what empowers those in unfortunate circumstances to move forward doesn't mean to say the rank one - ex family x 3...has the same sort on insight in regard to families...what a blimmin' shananagans!  She's a fugly narcissistic witch with cats bum lips! |
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Post by maire on May 18, 2009 7:00:42 GMT 12
What a shocker, going on that program has really brought to the fore just how bad she really is.
I couldn't believe my ears or eyes. It's always someones elses fault with her, she needs to learn to take responsibility for her own actions and mistakes.
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Post by sparrow on May 18, 2009 10:54:32 GMT 12
Check this out: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0905/S00228.htmMedia Statement Monday, 18 May 2009, 9:29 am Press Release: Christine Rankin Over the past week there has been a media storm over my appointment as a families commissioner and most recently the awful circumstances relating to the death of Margo McAuley. It is a situation that is almost beyond dealing with. Margo was for a long time, a friend. A complex friend, at times a difficult friend, but a friend. Emotionally, her marriage to Kim was over a very long time ago, and last year Kim decided to leave Margo. Many think there was an affair. There was not. We did get married at the beginning of this year, and that may seem unusual to outside eyes. SEARCH NZ JOBS Comment & Win $1000 Free Power Powershop Pioneers - Join & Win! But sometimes when things happen that are almost impossible to deal with, in each other you find a strength and a way to live. Margo's choice to take her own life was awful. As the details of the last months of her life emerged, and in fact, continue to emerge, there was a pattern of decline that I suppose is often the case with people who are in a fragile state. I feel devastated by her death, but I cannot tell my side of the story because to do so would be to expose details that are private to Margo. Others have chosen to comment, but I would suggest that there are aspects even they do not know the full and complex facts of. I don't think it's right to even say this much, but the accusations, speculation, and rumour are so utterly destructive that to not respond somehow, would also be wrong. Having your private life brought into the public arena is an awful thing. The malicious glee with which some people have swooped upon this horrible situation is reprehensible. Life is not straightforward, it is seldom perfect. It is right that I respond to media enquiries over children and most other public aspects of life affecting New Zealanders. But somewhere in all of this, public figures need to maintain a private life, - because it is not possible to survive with every part of your life torn shred from shred. I have to draw a line at my private life, and ask you to respect this. In closing I want to say thank you to the many hundreds of kind messages of support that have flooded in over the past week. The flowers, the emails, the texts, the voicemails, the cards, the commentators who have brought a degree of common sense to this frenzy, the callers to talk back. In the bleakest moments, it is these small acts of kindness that remind me that there are still people of integrity, courage, and heart. ENDS |
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Post by sparrow on May 18, 2009 10:56:30 GMT 12
This is a situation where Ms Rankin should have remained tight lipped, but true to form, she couldn't help herself. Calling someone's suicide a "choice" is despicable and serves to absolve herself in what is, obviously, a tricky situation.
To me this is symptomatic why Christine Rankin should never hold a public office. She has no discretion, diplomacy and is utterly self-serving.
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Post by herodotus on May 18, 2009 11:52:48 GMT 12
send her some cream buns and pies and shut her up for five minutes
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Post by toerag on May 18, 2009 18:14:29 GMT 12
Lied about the affair. I have it very reliable sources. A rank lie ... what else is new and jokey gonna trust rank behaviour?  ? give me break. Just rack off rank |
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Post by sparrow on May 27, 2009 10:28:04 GMT 12
With thanks to bingbong for sending me this:
Minister questioned over Rankin appointment
Dancing with the Stars charity selection criticised
Last updated 21:44 26/05/2009
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CHRISTINE RANKIN: Prime Minister John Key says her personal life is not an issue.
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The Government was challenged in Parliament today to say whether it would remove Christine Rankin from the Families Commission if it turned out she had been lying about rumours swirling around her private life.
Labour leader Phil Goff and two of his MPs, Annette King and Ruth Dyson, raised questions about Ms Rankin's appointment to the commission.
The appointment was announced a fortnight ago by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
It was followed by reports in Sunday newspapers that Ms Rankin was involved in the break-up of the marriage between Wellington real estate agent Margo McAuley and Kim MacIntyre.
Ms McAuley was found dead in October last year. Ms Rankin and Mr MacIntyre were married in January.
Ms Rankin has publicly denied that she was having an affair with Mr MacIntyre at the time of Ms McAuley's death.
Ms Bennett has said she heard about the rumours before the appointment, checked them out with Ms Rankin and was told they were baseless.
Mr Goff asked Prime Minister John Key what he would do if assurances Ms Rankin had given proved to be untrue.
Mr Key replied: "I can only accept people at their word and I accept the assurances that Christine Rankin gave to the New Zealand public at her word."
Later, during a debate on the Families Commission, Ms Dyson put a question directly to Ms Bennett.
"I want to give her an opportunity to answer this - will she remove Christine Rankin if it turns out that she has been lying over the last few weeks about allegations that had been made of her?"
Ms Bennett did not respond.
Ms King said Ms Bennett had not adequately investigated the rumours about Ms Rankin.
"I know what due diligence is," Ms King said.
"It's not a matter of getting on the blower and giving Christine a call and saying 'what have you been up to, are any of the rumours circulating about you true?'," Ms King said.
"Due diligence is ensuring that when you're going to appoint someone to the Families Commission, you do the work.
"And you, minister, didn't do the work."
Ms Dyson went on to raise Ms Rankin's appearance on TV One's Dancing with the Stars programme.
She said Ms Rankin's chosen charity for donations from viewers was a trust called For the Sake of our Children.
"The people who texted `Christine' to Dancing with the Stars were donating to an organisation that employed two people and did no research, no service delivery, but only did advocacy," Ms Dyson said.
"And the two people employed by For the Sake of our Children were Christine Rankin and her son.
"That is a very unusual charitable organisation where you would go publicly on television and say `I am dancing for a good cause' - dancing for your own salary."
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Post by herodotus on May 27, 2009 11:19:59 GMT 12
she just another skitzo who doesn't believe in government per se but loves sucking of the public teat.
just greedy is all
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Post by hps on May 27, 2009 14:55:44 GMT 12
With thanks to bingbong for sending me this: Minister questioned over Rankin appointment Dancing with the Stars charity selection criticised Last updated 21:44 26/05/2009 Share Print Text Size The Dominion Post CHRISTINE RANKIN: Prime Minister John Key says her personal life is not an issue. Relevant offers The Government was challenged in Parliament today to say whether it would remove Christine Rankin from the Families Commission if it turned out she had been lying about rumours swirling around her private life. Labour leader Phil Goff and two of his MPs, Annette King and Ruth Dyson, raised questions about Ms Rankin's appointment to the commission. The appointment was announced a fortnight ago by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett. It was followed by reports in Sunday newspapers that Ms Rankin was involved in the break-up of the marriage between Wellington real estate agent Margo McAuley and Kim MacIntyre. Ms McAuley was found dead in October last year. Ms Rankin and Mr MacIntyre were married in January. Ms Rankin has publicly denied that she was having an affair with Mr MacIntyre at the time of Ms McAuley's death. Ms Bennett has said she heard about the rumours before the appointment, checked them out with Ms Rankin and was told they were baseless. Mr Goff asked Prime Minister John Key what he would do if assurances Ms Rankin had given proved to be untrue. Mr Key replied: "I can only accept people at their word and I accept the assurances that Christine Rankin gave to the New Zealand public at her word." Later, during a debate on the Families Commission, Ms Dyson put a question directly to Ms Bennett. "I want to give her an opportunity to answer this - will she remove Christine Rankin if it turns out that she has been lying over the last few weeks about allegations that had been made of her?" Ms Bennett did not respond. Ms King said Ms Bennett had not adequately investigated the rumours about Ms Rankin. "I know what due diligence is," Ms King said. "It's not a matter of getting on the blower and giving Christine a call and saying 'what have you been up to, are any of the rumours circulating about you true?'," Ms King said. "Due diligence is ensuring that when you're going to appoint someone to the Families Commission, you do the work. "And you, minister, didn't do the work." Ms Dyson went on to raise Ms Rankin's appearance on TV One's Dancing with the Stars programme. She said Ms Rankin's chosen charity for donations from viewers was a trust called For the Sake of our Children. "The people who texted `Christine' to Dancing with the Stars were donating to an organisation that employed two people and did no research, no service delivery, but only did advocacy," Ms Dyson said. "And the two people employed by For the Sake of our Children were Christine Rankin and her son. "That is a very unusual charitable organisation where you would go publicly on television and say `I am dancing for a good cause' - dancing for your own salary."  I'm Speechless! thats unblardybelievable! |
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Post by Lux on May 27, 2009 16:46:15 GMT 12
I'm waiting for that juicy titbit...Rankin feather lining selfish biatch...to hit the television news...waiting.....waiting...waiting...did i blink and miss it?
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Post by bottlecar on May 28, 2009 6:37:59 GMT 12
I agree with all the above. Christine Rankin getting the job at the Families Commission is a joke. The Dancing with the Stars story is just incredible Sparrow.
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Post by maire on May 28, 2009 8:36:47 GMT 12
I thought I saw someone commenting on the [Rankin & son]charity over at Opinions, but can't recall if it was picked up on by anyone. If I was into thread starting, I'd consider bringing it up, but the chances of the thread lasting more than 5 minutes, makes it a waste of time.
Disgusting though and like most of that sort of rightwing fraud[?], it will be buried by the "old boys".
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? give me break. Just rack off rank
I'm Speechless! thats unblardybelievable! 