Confusing signals from Disaster Tourists

On one post we have Winnie Luimachuwumbama Laban saying;

Phil Goff and Annette King, the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, encouraged Chris Carter (Foreign Affairs Spokesperson) and I to go to Samoa. We did not want to make any fuss or attract any media interviews, we just went as soon as we could.

Then we have Chris Carter saying;

I am so glad she agreed to go with me to Samoa. She was not only a wonderful travelling companion, but her understanding of the appropriate cultural approach and her Samoan language skills meant we could engage with those affected by this terrible natural disaster in the most sensitive ways

So what is the truth?

Or are they both lying and why is Chris Carter’s shirt sooooooooo white? These two are nothing short of vampirish disaster tourists. They took seats that real aid workers could have had.

  • gravedodger

    Truth and Carter would be unlikely bedfellows (who the hell is truth), I would favour Labans version if one of the statements is true.

  • mediafart

    Cam, did Chris take Peter? Or doesn't Chris have to make reparations to Peter this month [to atone for yet another outside "liason"]

  • JackFrost

    I imagine that a disaster torn third world country didn't really seem that attractive for Peter and so he decided he'd leave this one out and tag along for the next trip

  • MurrayA

    But later in his post Carter says that Winnie invited him!

  • Colonel Masters

    "Phil Goff and Annette King … encouraged … I to go to Samoa."

    What terrible English!