Comments on: The headless chickens have done it again

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:44:13 +0000

Tony, you’re right.

By: tony borg

tony borg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:22:53 +0000

@ Daphne. Although ‘kniving’ has become acceptable ; the correct term is ‘knifing’, coming from the verb to knife and not to knive.

By: my name is Leonard but my son calls me Joey

my name is Leonard but my son calls me Joey — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:00:35 +0000

in which case it really is one step forward, two steps back (apologies Mr. Lenin). It will be interesting to see how the role of deputy leader for party affairs will develop. The report analyzing the mlp’s defeat comments on the negative effect due to the absence of a clear demarcation between the roles of deputy leader for party affairs and the secretary general & that “Hafna urew ix-xewqa li ssir diskussjoni dwar il-futir tal-kariga ta’ Deputat Mexxej (Affarijiet tal-Partit)”. (p.5 of report).

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:47:34 +0000

ESSO: Here’s a comment heard today “Joseph Muscat’s only achievement is to make Alfred Sant look good.” Any reactions?

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:08:01 +0000

@My name’s Leonard: the deputy leader of the Nationalist Party not much more than a figurehead, who is largely invisible (thank heavens, in Borg’s case).

But as we have seen in the last 13-odd years, the leadership of the Labour Party is made up of three people joined at the hip in public and kniving each other in private. In this last election campaign, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that the MLP had a three-headed hydra for a leader.

By: Galea

Galea — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:32:15 +0000

And another thing – we might be missing out the possible positive aspect. I don’t know any of the potential deputies personally but my impression is that they not similar to JM in character, and dissimilarity breeds richness of ideas…

Also, the MLP doesn’t have 3 leaders. It still only has one leader.

[Moderator – Yes, one leader – with two bookends called Toni ‘tello and Anglu l-iljunfant.]

By: Galea

Galea — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:20:23 +0000

I agree Caphenni. I’m almost wishing for a miracle… maybe the holy ghost descends on the delegates and they vote this afternoon with “ilsna tan-nar” on their heads… lol, duh.

By: my name is Leonard but my son calls me Joey

my name is Leonard but my son calls me Joey — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:59:10 +0000

Don’t think party delegates or voters in general give much importance to deputy leadership posts. Tonio Borg wouldn’t get away with it otherwise.

By: Xaghra

Xaghra — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:55:01 +0000

I sense a cunning plan to fend off the conniving Nats. This results from many months of meticulous planning and research into the minds of disgruntled PN & MLP voters, floaters and first time voters.

MLP delegates had a very difficult choice to make and whilst looks may be deceiving we all know that beneath the farcical facade is a plan.

There is isn’t there?

By: Sybil

Sybil — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:31:59 +0000

Did not Toni-“Otello” also present a weekly Super One Tv production called “Min Hu Ganni Borg”?

[Moderator – Maybe that’s where Ganni Borg, one of the Labour elves who inhabits this blog, got his identity.]