Comments on: Saviour stands up to be counted https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: e. muscat https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69551 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:05:28 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69551 The wind of change seems to be blowing strong. Now we have this Mr Mario Farrugia Borg who converted to Islam. He also changed flag from PN to LP. Curious, he is too young to blame it on a midlife crisis. Very good the wind is blowing to the direction of Maghtab, where all rubbish and rejects are accepted.

]]> By: Herbie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69550 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:57:43 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69550 One can’t expect better from Saviour Balzan but Roger Degiorgio ought to know better.

]]> By: Jo Camille https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69549 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:04:34 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69549 If not mistaken Karmenu was called a ‘playboy;, although I do not know by whom.

[Daphne – Well, I can tell you for sure that it wasn’t Jacqueline Susann.]

]]> By: Carmel Scicluna https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69548 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:13:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69548 Prosit James!

Int u Karl Schembri jixirqilkom tiktbu f’gazzetta ta’ veru!

]]> By: Lomax https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69547 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:27:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69547 In reply to TROY.

Why, is there any press today which scrutinises Labour politicians?

Had it not been for this blog, we would only either get the “grudge and hatred” press (Malta Today and Mlatasatr and the One propaganda machine) or the Net/101 press which, frankly, leaves much to be desired.

This is the only blog where one can get some information – and it’s good that Daphne is giving information on Karmenu Vella and the rest. Even though I lived through those horrible years, I was too young to know all its protagonists.

I remember Lorry Sant and Mintoff and what used to happen at PN meetings and so on. However, I did not know, I have to admit, that Karmenu Vella was so much “one of them”, as it were.

Daphne, thank you for giving us all this information. I hope that the “geddumhom fix-xghir” clan regain their sight.

]]> By: mark https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69546 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:03:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69546 “Joseph and the Dream Machine”

I lol’ed

]]> By: ciccio2011 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69545 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:56:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69545 In reply to Observer.

Saviour Balzan’s Karmenu Vella quiz:

http://archive.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/12/07/sbalzan.html

]]> By: TROY https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69544 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:58:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69544 He was the minister for works and he had a luxury yacht. His looks didn’t pull the birds but his status did.

His habiba was a married woman and she had her husband’s consent.

Ministers in those days were like little Caesars, with powers to do almost anything that they wanted to and no press or internet to scrutinise their behaviour, and maybe that’s why they would like to go back to those days.

]]> By: maryanne https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69543 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:32:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69543 In reply to Observer.

Talking of uneasiness, did anyone notice the look on Toni Abela’s face? Qisu kellu xi zrara fiz-zarbun.

]]> By: Observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/02/saviour-stands-up-to-be-counted/#comment-69542 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:30:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=9395#comment-69542 In reply to Observer.

Well everything is relative. I grew up at the time he was Minister for Industry and the rest of the bunch was not that attractive either and compared to him they were worse. That’s all.

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