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		By: Antoine		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Antoine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The one point that these legislators need to keep in mind is that it is all well and good having a conscience (and principles) but one should never let a conscience prevent you from doing what is right.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The one point that these legislators need to keep in mind is that it is all well and good having a conscience (and principles) but one should never let a conscience prevent you from doing what is right.</p>
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		By: M.J.Camilleri		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.J.Camilleri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84793&quot;&gt;el bandido guapo&lt;/a&gt;.

No no, Deidun is no clueless marine biologist with green ideologies. He is actually quite right-wing.

He may be young but he certainly knows his hardcore &quot;Christian values&quot; and anti-immigration policies.

That will be the downfall of PN. The sheer contradiction of them all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84793">el bandido guapo</a>.</p>
<p>No no, Deidun is no clueless marine biologist with green ideologies. He is actually quite right-wing.</p>
<p>He may be young but he certainly knows his hardcore &#8220;Christian values&#8221; and anti-immigration policies.</p>
<p>That will be the downfall of PN. The sheer contradiction of them all.</p>
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		By: John H		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John H]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark Anthony Falzon basically reiterated what most liberal people in Malta feel, and what has been said ad nauseum both in your blogs and in the comments.

Sure, it&#039;s an interesting read. He&#039;s very eloquent in his manner of speaking and he&#039;s the only column I actively look for in The Sunday Times (while I read others whimsically), but now even this is becoming worn out.

Come next election, where I&#039;d usually opt for supporting the PN, I&#039;m not sure what I will do, especially since my electoral district carries loonies from both ends of the spectrum.

Mark Anthony Falzon, this blog and my own thinking is only causing a negative crisis in my head as all that lies ahead is a choice of damnations.

I honestly doubt I have viable choices.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark Anthony Falzon basically reiterated what most liberal people in Malta feel, and what has been said ad nauseum both in your blogs and in the comments.</p>
<p>Sure, it&#8217;s an interesting read. He&#8217;s very eloquent in his manner of speaking and he&#8217;s the only column I actively look for in The Sunday Times (while I read others whimsically), but now even this is becoming worn out.</p>
<p>Come next election, where I&#8217;d usually opt for supporting the PN, I&#8217;m not sure what I will do, especially since my electoral district carries loonies from both ends of the spectrum.</p>
<p>Mark Anthony Falzon, this blog and my own thinking is only causing a negative crisis in my head as all that lies ahead is a choice of damnations.</p>
<p>I honestly doubt I have viable choices.</p>
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		By: ciccio2011		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio2011]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84793&quot;&gt;el bandido guapo&lt;/a&gt;.

Unfortunately, you can&#039;t blame Alan for being naive in the company of &quot;those sharks.&quot;  I understand he is a marine biologist.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84793">el bandido guapo</a>.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you can&#8217;t blame Alan for being naive in the company of &#8220;those sharks.&#8221;  I understand he is a marine biologist.</p>
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		By: Joe Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84786&quot;&gt;Not Tonight&lt;/a&gt;.

Jean sorry to tell you, but you have a distorted view of reality. Whilst certainly conservative bank policies have contributed to save the day, it was a host of micro adjustmens that made sure we had a soft landing - Italy and France are still badly bruised. Italy cannot regain momentum and France are bracing themselves for a damning Tax Reform which will be voted in next month.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84786">Not Tonight</a>.</p>
<p>Jean sorry to tell you, but you have a distorted view of reality. Whilst certainly conservative bank policies have contributed to save the day, it was a host of micro adjustmens that made sure we had a soft landing &#8211; Italy and France are still badly bruised. Italy cannot regain momentum and France are bracing themselves for a damning Tax Reform which will be voted in next month.</p>
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		By: Drew		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84779&quot;&gt;Mobi&lt;/a&gt;.

Agreed, Mobi. Brilliant lecturer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84779">Mobi</a>.</p>
<p>Agreed, Mobi. Brilliant lecturer.</p>
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		By: el bandido guapo		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[el bandido guapo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84783&quot;&gt;P Shaw&lt;/a&gt;.

Miskin Deidun,

Used and abused as a token &quot;ambjentalist&quot; by the PN, i.e. rope him in to shut him up, and he still has not got it.

Alan, wise up, gbin, you&#039;re a good guy but spectacularly naive in the company of those sharks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84783">P Shaw</a>.</p>
<p>Miskin Deidun,</p>
<p>Used and abused as a token &#8220;ambjentalist&#8221; by the PN, i.e. rope him in to shut him up, and he still has not got it.</p>
<p>Alan, wise up, gbin, you&#8217;re a good guy but spectacularly naive in the company of those sharks.</p>
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		By: john		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[john]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84790&quot;&gt;jean&lt;/a&gt;.

I can think of no more eloquent argument in favour of divorce than an observation of Edwin Vassallo and Joyce Cassar at work.

I mean - holy shit - can you imagine being compelled to be married to either one of them for a whole lifetime. It&#039;s against Human Rights and all known Geneva Conventions.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84790">jean</a>.</p>
<p>I can think of no more eloquent argument in favour of divorce than an observation of Edwin Vassallo and Joyce Cassar at work.</p>
<p>I mean &#8211; holy shit &#8211; can you imagine being compelled to be married to either one of them for a whole lifetime. It&#8217;s against Human Rights and all known Geneva Conventions.</p>
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		By: Bajd u Laham		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bajd u Laham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84786&quot;&gt;Not Tonight&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;A few years in opposition might do a world of good to the PN but it will do no such thing to Malta. With all its faults the PN is still, by far, the better option.&quot;

There is no way on earth that a few years of Labour can be worse than the last few years of PN, which were - objectively speaking - utter pants.

The relevant choices Gonzi has made from the get- go, all of them, vary from plainly wrong to borderline dishonest. The sooner many hardcore Nationalists lose this &#039;We are God’s gift to humanity&#039; attitude, the better for everyone, including, if not especially, the PN itself.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84786">Not Tonight</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;A few years in opposition might do a world of good to the PN but it will do no such thing to Malta. With all its faults the PN is still, by far, the better option.&#8221;</p>
<p>There is no way on earth that a few years of Labour can be worse than the last few years of PN, which were &#8211; objectively speaking &#8211; utter pants.</p>
<p>The relevant choices Gonzi has made from the get- go, all of them, vary from plainly wrong to borderline dishonest. The sooner many hardcore Nationalists lose this &#8216;We are God’s gift to humanity&#8217; attitude, the better for everyone, including, if not especially, the PN itself.</p>
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		By: jean		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84785&quot;&gt;john&lt;/a&gt;.

Hilarious! I was also wondering who this Kevin was! I was sure it wasn&#039;t Dr Gulia&#039;s name but I just couldn&#039;t remember.

As regards Edwin Vassallo, honestly, what a complete disaster. He should stick to selling jeans and carrying Our Lady&#039;s statue in Mosta.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - He wasn&#039;t saying &#039;Kevin&#039; but &#039;Gevin.&#039;]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/06/the-loony-fringe-has-made-its-way-to-the-centre/#comment-84785">john</a>.</p>
<p>Hilarious! I was also wondering who this Kevin was! I was sure it wasn&#8217;t Dr Gulia&#8217;s name but I just couldn&#8217;t remember.</p>
<p>As regards Edwin Vassallo, honestly, what a complete disaster. He should stick to selling jeans and carrying Our Lady&#8217;s statue in Mosta.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; He wasn&#8217;t saying &#8216;Kevin&#8217; but &#8216;Gevin.&#8217;]</strong></p>
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