18 December 2013
Ok, he's not Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto. Not quite.
On the other hand, I don't know that Rob Ford's multifarious crimes include stealing money from the pockets of ratepayers - which is exactly what Len Clown has done. As far as I'm aware, Rob Ford paid for his crack, while Auckland's ratepayers paid for Len Brown's.
Clown has been shown to be a crook, and now he's even failing to pay back a part of an investigation his selfish actions spawned!
Possibly the final insult Clown has perpetrated is to align himself with Queen Elizabeth, borrowing her "annus horribilis" phrase.
Much as I am no monarchist (see below!) the Queen's annus horribilis was not self-caused, had nothing to do with being caught with her panties down, and everything to do with circumstances beyond her control. Brown chose to inflict pain on his family - the Queen's family inflicted pain on her.
Nice to see Brown's remorse only extends as far as being caught. Anyone genuinely remorseful would at least try to make recompense, but this little shit is too arrogant even for that.
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