Wednesday, May 16, 2012



Isn't there a name for this?

So, it turns out that John Banks asked Kim Dotcom for another donation when he was running for Epsom, and promised to be a "very good friend" to Dotcom if elected.

Isn't there a name for this?

Its one thing to ask for a political donation. But this goes well beyond that. If Tempero is to be believed, Banks explicitly offered to provide (undisclosed) political favours as an MP in exchange for cash. And that is simply criminal.