Comments on: Ken Graham gives the Greens a thumb up http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/ hopping along the corridors of power Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:06:50 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: treesoftomorrow http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43195 treesoftomorrow Wed, 14 May 2008 09:13:44 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43195 how is it that you already know how he will be without knowing hardly anything about him? any more facts you want to spout? how is it that you already know how he will be without knowing hardly anything about him?

any more facts you want to spout?

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]]> By: Kevyn http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43103 Kevyn Tue, 13 May 2008 13:49:20 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43103 Why is it that successful business people make hopeless politicians? Too used to making the right decision right now? Too used to business plans to make any sense of government policy making? Too used to putting the customer first? Why is it that successful business people make hopeless politicians? Too used to making the right decision right now? Too used to business plans to make any sense of government policy making? Too used to putting the customer first?

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]]> By: toad http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43092 toad Tue, 13 May 2008 08:07:47 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43092 Yep. I would say Lisa will have a good chance at the top 15 next time around. She has all the credentials as a businesswoman, and a Green one at that, but I think she herself would accept that she still has a lot to learn about the intricacies of politics. Other parties have had some high flyer new entrants with serious business credentials who struggled in parliament - Bob Clarkson spring to mind. Extremely successful businessman, but never mentored by the Nats into being an effective MP, so was a hopeless one and has now resigned after one term. I think the general Green perception is that Lisa has been brilliant as a businesswoman, but as someone new to politics, maybe needs a bit more time and experience of politics to be a high profile MP (as all Green MPs have to be, unless by some miracle the Greens get 20% of the vote, in which case some can be on a political learning curve). Yep. I would say Lisa will have a good chance at the top 15 next time around.

She has all the credentials as a businesswoman, and a Green one at that, but I think she herself would accept that she still has a lot to learn about the intricacies of politics.

Other parties have had some high flyer new entrants with serious business credentials who struggled in parliament – Bob Clarkson spring to mind. Extremely successful businessman, but never mentored by the Nats into being an effective MP, so was a hopeless one and has now resigned after one term.

I think the general Green perception is that Lisa has been brilliant as a businesswoman, but as someone new to politics, maybe needs a bit more time and experience of politics to be a high profile MP (as all Green MPs have to be, unless by some miracle the Greens get 20% of the vote, in which case some can be on a political learning curve).

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]]> By: kahikatea http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43086 kahikatea Tue, 13 May 2008 07:43:20 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43086 I voted Lisa a higher place than she got, for that reason. Stefan Browning (no 12) also started his own business and grew it quite big without compromising his environmental credentials. His business was in organic fruit and vegetables. I voted Lisa a higher place than she got, for that reason.

Stefan Browning (no 12) also started his own business and grew it quite big without compromising his environmental credentials. His business was in organic fruit and vegetables.

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]]> By: Ari http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43075 Ari Tue, 13 May 2008 06:22:56 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43075 Kiore- there are just so many excellent candidates that sadly some people will have to miss out. Obviously not enough members knew or agreed with how well Lisa did. It sounds like she'd definitely be a great candidate to me, though. Kiore- there are just so many excellent candidates that sadly some people will have to miss out. Obviously not enough members knew or agreed with how well Lisa did. It sounds like she’d definitely be a great candidate to me, though.

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]]> By: kiore1 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43069 kiore1 Tue, 13 May 2008 05:08:56 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43069 I am rather dismayed that Lisa Er is so far down the party list. Lisa started her business out of her kitchen and grew it to a multi million dollar business, and did so while keeping her green credentials nad not selling out. If the Greens want to be credible with business, and demonstrate that there are other ways of doing business than plundering the planet then people lilke Lisa would be a major asset. I am rather dismayed that Lisa Er is so far down the party list. Lisa started her business out of her kitchen and grew it to a multi million dollar business, and did so while keeping her green credentials nad not selling out. If the Greens want to be credible with business, and demonstrate that there are other ways of doing business than plundering the planet then people lilke Lisa would be a major asset.

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]]> By: kahikatea http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43064 kahikatea Tue, 13 May 2008 03:03:09 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php/2008/05/13/ken-graham-gives-the-greens-a-thumb-up/#comment-43064 Ken Graham gives the Greens a thumb up Tuesday May 13th, 2008. 2:06 pm by frog > Ken Graham wears a subdued grey suit, loves opera, is a Fulbright scholar and prominent international lawyer, and speaks in a cultured accent courtesy of a career as a diplomat in Europe. If Ken Graham got his accent on the European diplomatic circuit, he must have brought a spare one back for his brother, as his brother Doug has exactly the same accent. ;-) Ken Graham gives the Greens a thumb up
Tuesday May 13th, 2008. 2:06 pm by frog

> Ken Graham wears a subdued grey suit, loves opera, is a Fulbright scholar and prominent international lawyer, and speaks in a cultured accent courtesy of a career as a diplomat in Europe.

If Ken Graham got his accent on the European diplomatic circuit, he must have brought a spare one back for his brother, as his brother Doug has exactly the same accent. ;-)

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