Monday, June 10, 2013

Rodney is 'still in the building'

Just reflecting......

He may have left Parliament but Rodney Hide has not left politics. Not when you consider the amount of writing he produces for the Herald on Sunday and National Business Review; not when you think about the number of times he turns up on Radio Live either as a host or panel member, often the sole espouser of sanity; not when he turns up at the annual conference of the party that abandoned him but whose ideas he still believes in above any others.

He's still driven by a belief in individual freedom and responsibility. It's not something he can just turn off. Rodney was and is the 'real deal'.

On the other hand, whatever happened to Heather Roy? Acquired a chairmanship (note the only member with a photo) which probably affords the two things that she seemed to have developed a taste for; expensive clothes and coiffure, and power over other people.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its a pity he got infatuated with a woman to a degree that his judgement went awol. He's a ratbag for doing that and I remain annoyed he lost control. He was a lone voice really.

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Lindsay Mitchell said...

It angered me at the time and I said so on this blog but everyone makes mistakes. I have.

Anonymous said...

Rodney was never infatuated with Heather Roy.

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Paranormal said...

Rodney is the only one to blame for destroying his brand and consequently damaging the Act Party. (He didn't destroy the party - that had been happening for some time). When he is good he is very good. Unfortunately he wasn't at his best mired in the politics of a party.

You do Heather a disservice with your petty comments and it reflects badly on you. Heather's role in Rodney's downfall seems to be overegged, whereas Sir Roger's doesn't seem to be mentioned at all.

Lindsay Mitchell said...

Yes, it was uncharacteristically bitchy of me but I call it as I see it.

Manolo said...

Is Heather an empty-headed bimbo? What a surprise!