Comments on: Well, that billboard was a brilliant idea

By: Mario P

Mario P — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:52:25 +0000

Daphne, stop distracting us with your sniper shots (the horse is dead after all and it’s no use stomping on him) and let’s focus on how we are going to deal with the next surcharge raise

By: Edward Clemmer

Edward Clemmer — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:27:41 +0000

@Malcolm
re: Sant admitting defeat

No: it was never. After the 1998 election defeat, Alfred Sant declared that the elected government was illegitimate, and informed many foreign embassies of this fictional “fact.”

By: Meerkat :)

Meerkat :) — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:59:26 +0000

This could have been a good MLP billboard…

It would have gone down a treat with their campaign song…

http://www.3rdmarines.net/united.jpg

By: Wistin Schembri

Wistin Schembri — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:07:12 +0000

Wasn’t there something called LABOUR UNITED?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:31:13 +0000

May the MLP win all the elections for the next five years with or without Dr Elfrid. May as many of them as possible go to that awful place Brussels (I prefer the sprouts). May they take over all the Kunsilli Lokali and paint white and yellow lines all over the place to their heart’s content. In this latter scenario the paraventu will have to double the size of his force to keep them off each other’s necks at meetings tal-kunsill. May they do what the hell they like as long as they leave the running of this country in the safe hands of Maltin Veri yet once again in 2013.

By: John Schembri

John Schembri — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:53:17 +0000

@ Joseph : you are a shrewd observer. He is even a personal friend of Guido , and John Attard Montalto.I cannot write more , probably for your same reason .May I shake your hand?

By: Avenger

Avenger — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:50:29 +0000

IM9

I agree that in the counting hall Michael Falzon and his colleagues showed character. But one swallow does not make a summer.

By: Mixx

Mixx — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:41:16 +0000

That incident in the counting hall – with Michael Falzon, Zrinzo Azzopardi and Alfred Grixti being gentlemen enough to admit defeat and shake hands over a photo finish result – will remain imprinted in my mind for a good number of years to come and has earned them my respect. MF might appear too good for the job of MLP capo, yet I believe honour is the first thing floaters look at when deciding how to vote. What qualities should the MLP delegates be seeking of their new leader after all? If so, Michael passes with flying colours…

… but it’s useless talking anyway. The writing’s on the wall, isn’t it? And BTW Joe, remember what happened when the Party read too much into Local Council and MEP results? The fall from their high horse left them crippled!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:11:49 +0000

The more the MLP gets to 05.06, the more we get to know the pity state in which the party is.

Yesterday we had press statements and counter press statements. MF on monday was furious because he alleged that 2 particular MLP employees had passed on the delegates’ list to MaltaToday and demanded an inquiry. Then yesterday we had the MLP declare that all five contenders had been given the full list of delegates and in a way defending the 2 “sriep”. But then we had JM request an inquiry as well. So we either have the MLP who is taking his followers for a ride or 2 of the contenders taking the micky….Or was JM trying to play/ follow what MF is doing and trying to make up for any gains made by MF on this one ?

Another point I would like to make is about the contenders for the party deputy leadership race. Dr. Mifsud is now in the race as well. Now that JM got his 56% rating on MaltaToday survey, it is like he was waiting for this and now threw in his hat. We all know that Dr. Mifsud is an AS follower as much as JM is. What worries me though about Dr. Mifsud is that the guy has a lot of contacts………..Years back he used to get to know of certain things before others

MLP delgates please note !

By: IM9

IM9 — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:41:27 +0000

@ Avenger
Even if MF is not my favourite Labour candidate I have a point to make regarding him being a strong leader.
He took the blows without finching, as we now know and as was public knowledge for some time before the election, and his performance at the counting hall was his finest punch. He did not crawl into a corner, and get police escort out of there (like AS and Jason), he had the balls to stay at the counting hall and bite the bullet.