10-09-2023, 03:29 PM
Only discovered who he is accidentally when he featured in this article. The chap often seen in the backgrpund of photos with Luxon is Simeon Brown.
A Baptist, & in view of his backward looking views perhaps not surprsing that he's remained in the background.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...luding-evs
This article is about a challenge he faced last year & which he apparently survived. Can't say I like the sound of his particular set of beliefs; very right wing American & anti women.
I'm really starrting to believe that perhaps anyone with such beliefs should be discouraged - or prohibited - from becoming a politician.
https://www.politik.co.nz/taliban-nation...challenge/
"Right-wing National MP Simon O’Connor is now facing a challenge to his re-election.
National Party officials will not reveal the names of the contenders, but one is believed to be Claire Ward, the sister of former Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater. O’Connor — who is married to Simon Bridges’ sister — is regarded as one of the National caucus’ so-called Taliban of evangelical Christians.
A former Catholic seminarian, he is an outspoken opponent of abortion and proudly wears the label of being one of the party’s leading conservatives. ”] represent a, a core conservative constituency of the National Party,” he told POLITIK yesterday“It doesn’t matter if it’s abortion, euthanasia, my strong stance on communist China, free speech, support for Israel; I don’t know which of these or other things that the challengers might be upset about.
But because of Luxon’s own battle with public opinion over his evangelical Christianity, being seen to back O’Connor runs the risk of reviving that debate. It would also run the risk of alienating deputy leader Nicolas Willis, who is widely regarded as a liberal feminist.
But O’Connor is not on his own in the “Taliban” grouping. Other supporters include Pakuranga MP, Simeon Brown; Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP, Chris Penk and list MPs Melissa Lee and Harete Hipango. However, O’Connor is generally seen as the flag bearer.
He startled many of his colleagues with a hardline speech opposing the March 2020 Bill to decriminalise abortion. ”This is a bill which the Prime Minister herself is behind,” he said. “I say that once again for the public: this is a bill that the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is behind.”
A Baptist, & in view of his backward looking views perhaps not surprsing that he's remained in the background.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...luding-evs
This article is about a challenge he faced last year & which he apparently survived. Can't say I like the sound of his particular set of beliefs; very right wing American & anti women.
I'm really starrting to believe that perhaps anyone with such beliefs should be discouraged - or prohibited - from becoming a politician.
https://www.politik.co.nz/taliban-nation...challenge/
"Right-wing National MP Simon O’Connor is now facing a challenge to his re-election.
National Party officials will not reveal the names of the contenders, but one is believed to be Claire Ward, the sister of former Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater. O’Connor — who is married to Simon Bridges’ sister — is regarded as one of the National caucus’ so-called Taliban of evangelical Christians.
A former Catholic seminarian, he is an outspoken opponent of abortion and proudly wears the label of being one of the party’s leading conservatives. ”] represent a, a core conservative constituency of the National Party,” he told POLITIK yesterday“It doesn’t matter if it’s abortion, euthanasia, my strong stance on communist China, free speech, support for Israel; I don’t know which of these or other things that the challengers might be upset about.
But because of Luxon’s own battle with public opinion over his evangelical Christianity, being seen to back O’Connor runs the risk of reviving that debate. It would also run the risk of alienating deputy leader Nicolas Willis, who is widely regarded as a liberal feminist.
But O’Connor is not on his own in the “Taliban” grouping. Other supporters include Pakuranga MP, Simeon Brown; Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP, Chris Penk and list MPs Melissa Lee and Harete Hipango. However, O’Connor is generally seen as the flag bearer.
He startled many of his colleagues with a hardline speech opposing the March 2020 Bill to decriminalise abortion. ”This is a bill which the Prime Minister herself is behind,” he said. “I say that once again for the public: this is a bill that the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is behind.”
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)