Comments on: You won't believe this, but….

By: Leonard

Leonard — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:24:42 +0000

In reply to Michael A. Vella. True. The “Gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” approach is not as effective over the phone.

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:50 +0000

In reply to Philip. Philip, well said. This chickie is a toughie.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:28:11 +0000

In reply to john. My mistake. Apologies for that.

By: Lo Chiamavano Trinita'

Lo Chiamavano Trinita' — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:25:53 +0000

In reply to Hmmm.

Cara ‘l ghala. Iridu bilfors jitilghu fil- gvern, u m’huma se jhallu XEJN (wisq inqas xi haqa fugaci u negozzjabbli daqs il- ‘verita’) tinsabbjalhom il- pjanijiet.

Silta minn – 1984 ta’ George Orwell:

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness: only power, pure power… We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.”

Recitate e decifrate, kif kien jghid Vittorio Gassman.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:14:45 +0000

In reply to Luigi. I just love your comment.

By: john

john — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:09:55 +0000

In reply to Andre. Dr. Scerri, for his sins, married Consuelo. He had the good sense, though, not to wed her sibling as well.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:41:02 +0000

I’ve known Ed for a couple of months now. He is a perfectly decent guy and doesn’t deserve to have his privacy destroyed in such a manner. He may well be comfortable having his sexuality exposed before the entire country. It is very unfair, however, that a semi-official Labour blog did it in such an indiscreet and sensationalistic manner.

Coming out is a very delicate and trying period in a gay man’s life. I believe he was fortunate enough to have told some members of his family before any of this opprobrium on TYOM about him was exposed.

Irrespective of this, it is very unfair that the life of a private citizen was used to target Daphne or to make a political point.

TYOM has every right to employ cynical tit-for-tat tactics. It’s for their readers to decide whether this is acceptable to them or not. What is not their right is to use lies about members of her family or even facts about others who happen to share the same surname to counter the exposing of details on the conduct of public figures.

Consuelo Scerri Herrera, Jose Scerri Herrera, Robert Musumeci, and all the others mentioned on this blog are public figures. They are magistrates, politicians, trade union activists, or media personalities.

Daphne’s husband and children are not public figures. Edward is even less so as he’s not even related to her.

I wonder what LGBT Labour’s beliefs on discrimination and hate crimes on sexual orientation are, and whether bullying a private individual (or anyone else for that matter) on his sexual orientation should be made a criminal offence as in all developed countries.

By: Tim Ripard

Tim Ripard — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:02:16 +0000

Looks like the PL is using ‘1984’ as their handbook.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:29:14 +0000

In reply to The Bus Conductor. Tajba kienet dik, u Muscat mohhu biex idawwar lil Bondi ha jivvota lil Labour,miskin u jahasra dal bniedem. Allahares ikollu jiehu l-pajjiz f'idejh.

By: Cannot Resist Anymore!

Cannot Resist Anymore! — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:53:55 +0000

Simple, straightforward, elementary English illustrating the worldview (no that is too difficult to begin to imagine), rather than the Maltaview through which these dunces perceive reality. But do you think they are going to get it? St. Jude, patron of all impossibilities, improbabilities and unlikelihood start doing something, please.