Joseph Muscat conducts a healing service and makes the cripples walk
X'cuc hu dak tal-Maranatha?
As part of his strategy of building a new and inclusive movement of progressives, moderates, il-mitilkless and people who have never voted Labour, Joseph Muscat has begun to conduct healing services on the first Thursday of every month in St Paul’s Square, Mdina.
This is being seen by the Maranatha Movement as a direct challenge to the power and influence of their leader, John Bonnici Mallia, so far the uncrowned king of local faith-healers.
Interviewed by Charlon Gouder, who had momentarily detached himself from Magistrate Herrera’s hip for the occasion, Muscat said that he would not be using “crucifixes or other symbols of any particular religion” during his healing services, because he doesn’t want to exclude those of other faiths, gejSS, separated people who have paRRRRtneRRRSSSS, and those with Buddha statues in their front room.
He will, however, exclude all those who believe in abortion, unless they change their minds in five minutes and give a press conference about it.
Muscat was attired for his first service in a pale tie and paler shirt, with trousers cut to stick to his family jewels (see picture) prompting those worshippers invited personally by Marisa Micallef to remark that the Opposition leader should change his tailor.
Marisa Micallef replied that emphasising one’s family jewels is part of the mystique of sexual power that is intrinsic in spiritual services of this sort.
Quizzed about his faith-healing sartorial choices by Miriam Dalli on TX – a probing current affairs show on Super One television – Joseph Muscat said he does not wish to adopt the full-white-suit approach taken by Bonnici Mallia, as “there is space for everyone in our new movement, even for Dr Bonnici Mallia, and I don’t wish my faith-healing to be seen as a direct challenge to his admirable efforts.”
The crush to get into Mdina’s cathedral square was considerable, but on struggling to the front using their press passes, our reporters found that this was in some part due to Manuel Mallia – wearing a red sweatshirt with a motif – standing on the cathedral parvis promising worshippers VAT back on their car registration tax, while Marlene Mizzi of Labour’s Business Forum recruited members by dancing the lambada and offering discounts at the Early Learning Centre in Rabat and Valletta.
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Daphne … vera m’ghandekx x’taghmel!!! Miskina!
Ahseb u ara int, la darba qieghed hawnhekk biex tmaqdar.
You wicked woman, you made me spill my coffee all over my keyboard and it seems to have gone on the blink. Will have to rush to the nearest computer shop to get replacement.
The guy is so fake, so superficial and is simply thrilled by the idea that he can be prime minister in three years time. His wife Michelle, superficjali aktar minnu – can’t wait for picnics at Girgenti! What a fake couple, my god.
Daphne … vera m’ghandekx x’taghmel!!! Miskina!
Mela bhalek, ghax nofs siegha wara li maqdart, ghadek hawnhekk, hanini.
Dan huwa sigriet maghruf li Joseph Muscat qed juza l-unika strategija li tista twasslu ghal rebh ta’ elezzjoni, cioe dik li jaccetta kemm jista jkun nies li ghal xi raguni jew ohra jkunu id-dejqu mil-gvern nazzjonalista.
Togbok jew ma togbokx din l-istrategija 99% ha twassal il-partit laburista fil-gvern. Ma tridx tkun avukat, politikant jew professur biex tinduna dan, pero ta’ qabblu zammew il-pride taghhom ta’ laburisti u ma wasluhom imkien.
Sfotunatament is-sitwazzjoni f’Malta mhux xi wahda pjacevoli ghalekk jekk dan il-gvern ma jaghmilx mirakli min issa il-quddiem, il-futur tieghu diga hu maghruf. L-istrategija tal-partit nazzjonalista tal-ahhar elezzjoni kienet li fl-ahhar mumenti ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni jaqdu kemm jista jkun nies u filfatt rebhithom bi ftit, pero niddubita kemm din id-darba ser tirnexxi.
Il-Lejber (cioe Labour jew Laburisti) jistghu joqghodu b’idejhom fuq zaqqhom, ma jaghmlu xejn u xorta jirbhu l-gvern. Madankollu Joseph Muscat tant qed jitkessah li ironikament dal-ksuhat tieghu jistghu itellfuh l-elezzjoni.
Have you ever considered writing a satirical book about Maltese politics, Daphne? Everything written in metaphors obviously, so that no one is offended.
ok
Mela domt izjed minn nofs siegha hawnhekk? Donnu ghogbok ix-xoghol.
I wonder what the first mass meeting of the Movement of Progressives and liberals would look like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoeYZwM-wdo
They’ll need do some careful planning there or there will be fights breaking out all over the place – those who are still rabidly anti-EU and the neo-Europhiles, gejSS u striktly strejts, mitilkless and riffraffs … could be a bloodbath.
This is what I mean; wrong place wrong time for the mitilkless couple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiDmMBIyfsU&feature=related
Nationalist candidates Robert Musumeci and Peter Micallef this morning submitted their nomination to contest the casual election to fill John Dalli’s old seat in parliament.
The casual election will be held on Thursday.
Speaker Louis Galea’s nomination to the European Court of Auditors has left Mr Musumeci and Dr Micallef as the only ones with a chance to take the seat, from the sixth electoral division.
Mr Musumeci is the Mayor of Siggiewi while Dr Micallef is a member of Zebbug local council.
Family jewels! I’ve been twisting my laptop this way and that just to catch a glimpse in that minuscule photo, but all I’m catching is the afternoon sun’s rays reflecting off the screen. Drat!
I’ve just seen Savoiur’s show on tx transmitted last Thursday. You should slow it down on him as he really looks in a mess. I’ve never seen him so mad.
[Daphne – That’s odd. He should be in transports of bliss, as he’s about to get married.]
It’s known across the globe that Salv has had enough of Daph – I heard he’s decreed a fatwa.
And his witness is none other than Edgar Galea Curmi.
@ Wilhelmina Sammut
When will you give up? Can’t you realize that your comments will not elicit any reply from Daphne? To make it simple for you – you are being ignored, as it should be. Miskina int u l-partit tieghek!
She’s Nationalist.
Nice photo of Joseph. He has surrounded himself with many people enjoying grand titles – all executives of sorts. Joe, perhaps it’s time to employ a Labour fashion executive. Yellow tie on a white shirt – don’t think so. How about that Mallia bloke – he can teach you a thing or two.
@ jomar
The second message was sent in error … definitely not to expect a reply. Believe me, my ‘partit’, if any, does not come into it. Miskin, you are very wrong! Don’t bother to reply – YOU will be ignored!
[Daphne – I guess some of the imported parrots haven’t yet learned how to post comments on blogs.]
@ jomar
Daphne replied … thanks to you! You granted my wish.
@ Daphne
You must be joking …
Wilhelmina
You’re a sad case sweetie. I suggest you try and get a life.
Mind you, it’ll be difficult.
Help please
Almost nine hours later and this twit is still stuck here!
Forsi kien daqxejn eccitat il-menn.
Doesn’t Joseph know that he needs a white sjut to do the healing business?
Data: Hadd il-Karnival, Jum San Valentinu, u l-ewwel jum tas-Sena Asjatika tat-Tigra
Ghaziz Mexxej,
Jien qed niktiblek dawn l-erbgha kellmiet biex nuri it-thassib tieghi fuq il-partit, moviment jew sejjahhlu li trid Laburista. Mela smajt li lil-Isqof ghaziz taghna inti ghidtlu f’wiccu quddiem xebgha nies fi-Fenixja li ghandu jkun hemm firda bejn il-Knisja u l-istat u biex nirrangaw il-familja irridu ndahhlu id-divorzju.
Int mid-dehra jew qed titlef jew qed thawwad, dan kif qed taghmel il-firda bejn l-Istat u l-knisja u fl-istess hin fuq is-Super One kull fil-ghodu jkollna ir-Ruzarju, u mbaghad fit-Tmienja nghidu tat-tmienja u f’nofsinhar nghidu l-Angelus u qabel nghid tal-mejtin u nghidulhom regematerna.
Kif tista tkun progressiv u l-istazzjon taghna jxandar dan it-talb kollhu qisu Radju Marija u l-RTK flimkien?
Ghaf li hawwadtni bl-ikrah.
Ghoddni DEJJEM mal-Moviment tal-Haddiema Progressivi Moderati u Liberali.
Inselii ghalik u ghal-martek Kelina
Suldat (retired) ta’ L-AZZAR
Hilarious! Blog on!