Comments on: Bidu Gdid

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:14:11 +0000

Tony Pace: Benoit, but I know that you’re just trying to get an answer out of her :)

By: Tony Pace

Tony Pace — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:02:14 +0000

The cherry on the cake was the ludicrous article by Harry Vassallo on today’s “Times.
So how about Harry for leader !?!?!?

The guy will NEVER learn. and by the way whatever happened to Maxine B. or was it Marie B ??

By: Adrian Borg

Adrian Borg — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:34:17 +0000

I have heard that George Abela would be interested in the post but it has to be offered to him as he would not be willing to contest for it. Anyone heard anything similar?

By: Nostradamus

Nostradamus — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:27:42 +0000

That goes to show Jack, Labour will never be elected again unless they change their confrontational image. The Labour part of the population does have a moderate element, and now those that have the welfare of Malta at heart and sincerely believe in a serene Malta are beginning to speak out loud and clear. You may wish to have a look:

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=66357

By: Victor Ross

Victor Ross — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:12:39 +0000

“By Saturday night you could feel the tension ‘Alla hares jitla’ Sant'”. Unquote. This is the reality. Alfred (another one) Mifsud on TVM in an interview yestertday with Reno Bugeja was quite categorical about it. Yes he said the Labour Party was electable but Alfred Sant was not.

What Labour intends to do after this fourth electoral defeat is their problem but for everyone’s sake they’d better make a clean sweep of the Leadership and Administration and ,even it might sound absurd for a Party that has garnered nearly 49% of the votes, it needs to be re-founded.

They have no credibility, no direction, and what is even worse no identity.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:25:07 +0000

Forget it – labour devotees will never change and neither will the party. I wonder if they even understand the politics and objectives of their party – socialism. I dont understand much about politics but i do believe in and support democracy. The people who support the labour party seem to support it fervently without even understanding what politics the party believes in.

I was shocked last night when i watched “straight to d point” or something like that on super one where young people were giving their views about the elections, the future of the country and the future of the labour party. At some point an intelligent young girl spoke about how Dr. Gonzi wants to unite the maltese despite their political differences, and about how he wants us to succeed together……etc. Suddenly the tv went black and the sound disappeared for a good 3 minutes. I checked other stations and all was normal. By the time the sound and vision came back, the topic of discussion had changed and the participants of the programme had no clue that that conversation had not been aired. I dont know if the programme is broadcastlive, but if it is, (and i have never believed in coincidences), it just shows how the people who run the show on the labour side do not want us to work together and how they want to keep up the barriers and stigmas that exist between supporters of the two parties. They want their people to hate the nationalist party and they are not ready for change and the next leader will not be either.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:40:39 +0000

It is in their best interest to elect the best possible leader. A pataqqu will get elected once to premiership, as people would want to try him out but then, if s/he is as bad as his predecessor, that would be his last chance. We doesn’t want amateurs fooling around with our lives.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:12:41 +0000

Wondering what is going to happen next at the red glasshouse? Well, one may perhaps get a hint from what happened about 16 years ago, when the leader was about to be chosen. We have all heard or read about the stories that emerged from that fateful day; about the tactics which are said to have been used against one Qormi man, to ensure that he was not chosen. That too was supposed to be a Bidu Gdid. Was it done fairly, in the best interest of the party? Or was it the mother of back-stabbing?

The mentality in that building has not really changed. New faces appeared in there, only to get the hell out of there some time later as they could not fit the mentality of some people lurking in there, masters of the pure unadulterated Lejber mentality.

Will they get together to plot out a new strategy to get the party back on its feet? More likely, many are already shoving and elbowing their way to sell themselves (figuratively) and strut around, well…. like a peacock, to try to get the post.

People of this ilk never really change and we shall get more of the same in no time at all. Unless of course they find someone really new, who is capable of grabbing them by their horns and leading them towards the right way and to real change. That would be the real Bidu Gdid (for the better, we hope).

By: marija

marija — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:11:16 +0000

great column, I read it today on the newspaper, I looked it up on purpose since I’ve been reading your blog these past few days: must say that it kept me really entertained. One small thing though:it’s written żgħażagħ not zaghzagh.

hope you keep this blog going!

By: Mario Debono

Mario Debono — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:16:56 +0000

The Night of the Long Knives is approaching! I would believe that this lull in activity is a lull where the movers and shakers in the MLP are gathering forces around them to make a leadership bid. I would believe the whole Sant team would rally round a new leader, no doubt a Joseph Muscat. But if the MLP has any sense, it would get rid of the whole Sant acolyte team. Joe, Charlon, Manwel, and the Hulk should all make their way out. And yes, maybe the Hulk can start working at his real job instead of using the time to write “educational” propoganda, articles and prepare programmes instead. It is a known fact that thats all he does in his day jobb. Shirking from work should NOT be tolerated. We dont pay good tax money for nothing. But please keep Ms Dalli a while longer, at least there is something to look at. Jaysinn should also take a bow. He has been found seriously waning. Thge MLP does not ned his perfect teeth, his killer svelte figure and his proclivities.These people should learn that one does not throw mudpie after mudpie, hurt people with half lies and innuendos, and expect to get nothing in return. As for the people in that famous video, welll, why has the MLP not investigated it? What it contains is That video was made by someone who is clearly part of the Super 1 team. Its obvious. BTW i did hear Super 1 news today and there was our Charlatan, spewing vitrol and venom all over again. These people NEVER learn. I have heard that there are 4 factions competing for power in the MLP………