Manuel! Manuel!
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February 14, 2012 at 12:12pm
After decades of straining himself to imitate the Italianate way that Guido de Marco spoke, Manuel Mallia has changed his accent along with his political ‘convictions’.
It must be such a relief to him to fall back on the accent with which he was brought up after all these long, long years of acting.
So false.
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sour grapes Dafni
Sour grapes? Are you serious? More like, thankful that Joeseph is taking all the scum to his skip. I know the PL wants to be us but it’s not going to happen, you are only getting the rejects. Besides, the people that matter will never forget nor forgive your horrendous past, to say nothing of the pie in the sky future you want people to blindly follow.
@ reuters
Good riddance ridt tghid.
Enjoy his presence around you.
I`m so glad he went over to The Others. I never liked the man At ALL. So pompous and se la pretende.
And how is it the PL is attracting all those eggheads? I don`t wish to be too nasty, but I do mean it literally – Deo the super candidayt, Manuel the super candidayt, Edward Scicluna, another super candidayt.
One simply has to see Muscat’s Cheshire-cat expression to deduce that he is proud as Punch to have Manwel Mallia in his fold. Maybe he thinks he’s acquired someone “high kless” – Taf int, wiehed li kien ta’ gewwa ma’ ta’ Guido.
When meeting prospective voters, he keeps repeating ”Li Joseph laqatni hafna”.As a true lawyer he does not elaborate what exactly he is impressed with.
Ejja Daphne, you’re a big fan of the de Marcos, jew? Am reading ‘The Politics of Persuasion’, it makes for an interesting read. I do suggest you pick a copy if you haven’t yet read it.
[Daphne – Slow on the uptake, aren’t you? That book has been out for years, and that’s how long I’ve had a copy. And yes, I’m a big fan of Mario De Marco, if you must use that terminology. He’s actually a friend of some 30 years’ standing.]
Who would have thought that Manuel would one day praise Mintoff. He’s so fake.
He’s forgotten how many times he said Mintoff was rotten. Oh, but, yes, I must remember… he’s done the same thing Sandro Schembri Adami did, that other sublime creature.
Funny thing this psychological intuition of yours. How come such facts dawned on you only now? I mean, Manuel Mallia has been around for so many years.
[Daphne – Yes, but he wasn’t in politics, was he.]
The “Italianate way that Guido de Marco spoke” has now been adopted by the second year law student from Siggiewi during his several appearances on Smash and One TV programs.
Ghandu l-accent ta’ Bumurrut.
X’telqa ghandhom dawk it-tnejn!
@ reuters
Sour grapes? Ghal min ghandu accent artificjali u juzah biss biex jimpressjona xi hadd bhalek?
Partit ta kummidjanti, imhuh vojta, rikkieba ta iljunfanti, nies skaduti, bla principji u opportunisti.
‘Sour grapes’ ghandkom inthom u bir-ragun ghax ma tistghux tilhqu l-gheneb ta Kastilja u ilkom tippruvaw ghal 23 sena mill-ahhar 25. Majtezwel tibqghu tistennew, ma tafx kif, fl-ahhar iggibuha zewg!
Sounds more like Joe Debono Grech to me; but then again he needs to ‘fit in’ voice and all.
So pompous…. Just imagine if he is elected and in government! Big fish small pond syndrome.
My goodness, the PL is rife with technicolour coats.
Emmanuel Mallia says that he has something to give to the country that gave him so much.
Will he now a Bill Gates or Warren Buffett, and begin giving his money away?
@reuters – titabbew bl-imbarazz qieghdin! Pupazz patetiku li ma jisthix jfahhar lill-PL fir-rigward tad-demokrazzija. Isthi Manwel jekk taf kif.
A perfect example of assertiveness : Every sentence from J. Muscat starts with “Nahseb li…”
Li taqbel ma’ Muscat ghax Gonzi m’ accettakx kandidat mal-PN nifhima, Dr. Mallia, izda li tilghaq lil Mintoff wara dawk is-snin kollha tiggilidlu spalla ma’ spalla ma’ Guido de Marco hi tal-misthija.
Jitla l-Labour u int tibqa l-art ghax anke l-Laburisti jafu jxommu opportunist, imma jerga jkollna Arrigo iehor imexxi l-qrati.
Common as muck!
Dan nahseb li jekk jitla il-PL isir Imhallef. Pero zgur li ma’ jixraqlux jithallat ma’ dawk il-kandidati u deputati medjokri tal-Labour.
What’s with the wrong aspect ratio of the second video? Does Dr Mallia think he’s too slim when he looks in the mirror?
I am sure that Daohne is more than able to answer the stupid remark by reuters; but where do sour grapes feature in this? Daphne, in my opinion can defend her brief much much better than any lawyer can.
Well said, old-timer.
Does he actually believe the crap he says about Mintoff in the second video?
What’s in a nickname, Manuel?
Must ALL Maltese lawyers be pompous f**ks? I welcome any counterexamples.
Ian Refalo?
Who’s he?
C’mon Baxxter. I thought you knew all things Maltese. Google him. No pomposity here. Nice guy,
Ahem. He was Mintoff’s lawyer during the infamous Case of the Unpaid Utility Bills.
In any case, those of my generation all fit the bill.
@HP Baxter – I for one can be called many things but definitely not pompous.
I agree about the phoney Italian accent which was unbearable. I think I actually posted something to this effect recently on your blog. In his Demarco days he used to call everyone “Carissssssima” .
Then perhaps you chose the wrong profession, L. Gatt. Get out before it’s too late.
You see them everywhere, with their Italianate ways and their Maltese platters, their tight but boxy suits, their overdressed girlfriends, their nasal baritone accents, and now their iPads with the little hinging cover. Not many of them wear three-piece nowadays, but when they do, the lower button on the weskit is always fastened.
De Marco’s most famous quote is the one you won’t find in any of his books. “Il-giurisprudenza tesor”, he once said. Yeah right. Tezor ghal dan in-nazzjon tal-imhuh illamtati.
I thought his most famous quote was ‘Ahna Maltin fino all’ultimo sangue.’
Omiodio.
De Marco is the perfect illustration of how the legal profession can put a stain on an otherwise fine record. He was a good man at heart. But his work as a criminal lawyer meant the inevitable hobnobbing with the police force. Hence his mentorship of Tuks and letting bygones be bygones post-87.
The question of whether it was all worth it I will leave to historians.
But the question of whether a lawyer can or should dabble in politics I can answer myself: preferably not for any sort of lawyer. Absolutely not for a criminal lawyer.
Now I expect Franco Debono to reply.
“Jiena konvint ukoll li l-Partit Laburista dejjem emmen illi kulħadd għandu il-kontribut, kulħadd għandu l-importanza tiegħu.” – Manuel.
Jien naf li qed tħarref. Int taf aktar minni li qed tħarref. Lil min qed tipprova tinganna, Sur Manwel?
“Manwel jagħti s-serħan il-moħħ lil dawk illi ħa jkunu qed jippruvaw għall-ewwel darba il-Partit Laburista illi jgħidu “Mela veru li l-Partit Laburista inbidel”. – Joseph
Tgħidli xejn, Ġuż! Nista’ naħseb fi ftit raġunijiet għaliex ser tirbaħ l-elezzjoni, imma l-ħsibijiet fil-moħħ li jqanqlu opportunisti bħas-Sur Manwel żgur mhumiex ta’ serħan, u żgur mhumiex dawk ir-raġunijiet!
Għandu riħ! Tgħid dan tal-bidla?
Manuel ! Manuel !
Mur gib lil Guido De Marco jew lil habib tal-qalb tieghek Pinu Bartolo (Pinu Ta’ Bona iz-Zebbugi) li int kellek fiducja ghamja fih, jisimghek tfahhar lil Mintoff jew lil tal-Labour, minn jaf kemm kont tghid u hdimt kontrihom.
Imma diskrazzjatament it-tnejn mietu. Hawn hafna nies li ghal poter jaghmlu kollox.
Lil tal-Labour tista’ timpressjonhom, specjalment lil Joseph ghax ghadu zghir, ghalkemm ghandi dubju, imma zgur mhux se timpressjona lin-Nazzjonalisti ghax dawk jafuk sew ghax int trabbejt fil-familja Nazzjonalista.
See Brigadier Maurice Calleja embrace Manuel at 8.50 in the second clip.