As far as EAU is concerned not only should his apology be flatly rejected, he ought to be THANKED for revealing the full spectrum of racial policies he and his people have been trying to hide. — Ed.
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The email controversy started when he responded to party supporterBuddy Mikaere, who asked him about the trip to Paris the couple tookwhile Mr Harawira was on a parliamentary visit to Brussels.
Mr Harawira asked Mr Mikaere if he was buying into “that whiteman bullshit” and added that “white motherf***ers have been raping ourlands and ripping us off for centuries”.
Labour leader Phil Goff said the MP’s actions could not be easily dismissed.
“I think if he was a member of the Labour Party, for making such anoffensive comment with racist overtones, he wouldn’t still be in ourcaucus.”
He said the comments were “purely racist”.
“He was excusing his conduct by blaming it on white people. Hecould apologise for it, but would it have any meaning if that’s what hereally believes? And I think it is what he really believes, that everyproblem he has is caused by white people. Well, it is not about that -it’s owning up to the fact that he stuffed up, that he took time offwhen he was paid by the taxpayer to be at a meeting he was leading.”
Mr Goff said it was up to the Maori Party to decide MrHarawira’s fate. “But if somebody was using vile racist abuse in theLabour Party to excuse their own actions, that wouldn’t be acceptableand that person would not be in the Labour caucus.”
Prime Minister John Key told TVNZ’s Breakfast programme hedefinitely thought “a bit of an apology” was owed. “It’s for the MaoriParty leadership to sort that out, and I have got to say they are doingtheir best to try and deal with that situation.”