Alf must confess to some bemusement at accusations being levelled at the Greens’ co-leader, Russel Norman.
Some National and Act MPs are saying Norman was the aggressor in his bust-up with Chinese security guards accompanying Vice-President Xi Jinping to Parliament last week.
Alf has been observing this Norman bloke in Parliament ever since he came in on the Green list, and must say he does not look capable of aggression.
Come to think of it, he doesn’t look capable of much beyond carping and whinging, especially about matters that are vital to this country’s economic well-being, such as dairy farming.
He most certainly does not look capable of carrying, let alone waving, a Tibetan flag in protest, unless it was a very small flag.
But looks can deceive, and – a grudging acknowledement here – Norman does have a doctorate, which is something Alf does not have.
Moreover, Norman is giving more than a modicum of credence to the proposition that maybe he can build up an aggressive head of steam.
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