I think you’ve got the little bearded wonder. Had some dealings with him a few years ago. All he could do was grin. A PhD? Don’t think so, unless his is called ‘piled high and deep’.

He obviously has no clue about anything in the financial sector, and in these circles Muscat is regarded as a tragic joke.

Back to the topic of this thread. Actually, it’s quite amusing trying to understand the mindset of this coordinated lot. Omerta’ is popping up all over the place, even in articles where it doesn’t really belong.

It seems that Joseph is trying to emulate Alfred Sant in using buzzwords but, whatever other faults he might have had, Sant was a cultured person not a bumpkin; he certainly knew the meaning of the words he used.

[Daphne – Talking of bumpkins, I noticed when listening to a parliamentary debate some days ago – the one in which Muscat decided that a boatload of 278 immigrants is a national crisis – that when he loses it and gets excited, he forgets to control his accent and sounds just like…..a bumpkin. Incidentally, word has reached me that Mario Vella might have written Muscat’s doctoral thesis. I’m not one for rumour and gossip, but given that I once worked across the corridor from Mario Vella, and Joseph Muscat visited his room regularly, this is something I want to be looking at. Bristol is a good university and Muscat is neither educated nor linguistically able, but then again, his research and writing skills may have evolved to a considerable degree since the days he wrote kotba tas-skandli for Sensiela Kotba Socjalisti and bad articles for L-orizzont and maltastar.com]

In fact it is what YOU are implying, which suggests that there should be law for most people – and another one for those who happen to be related to politicians!

In my opinion that’s the problem….the hefty deposit! Ghax kieku jiena ppruvajt indahhal is-sapun hawn Malta – real soap, that is – I wouldn’t have that much money to pay the deposit…imma bil-flus taghmel triq fil bahar!

And please note, this is not the first time this particular chap has done something of this nature. Allura hekk sew? You don’t need to answer.

Or have I completely misunderstood what you are trying to say?

did we miss something?

[Daphne – No. Why?]