He took the prime minister’s seat
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January 28, 2013 at 8:29am
Last Tuesday, during a UHM/MCESD event, the Leader of the Opposition sat in the seat that was clearly marked ‘Prime Minister’, at the right hand of the MCESD Chair, even though his deputy leader was on the other side and Simon Busuttil ended up on his.
What would you call that – a Freudian seat, Mintoffian belittling tactics, or just plain ignorance and appalling manners?
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The man is just bloody awful – ill-bred, ill-mannered, cocky, arrogant, and with no savoir-faire whatsoever.
No wonder he has such strong appeal for the ‘mittil-kless’. He is the epitome of all that pushy, want-it-all-now arrogance.
It was the chairman’ s duty to ask Joseph Muscat to vacate the seat reserved for the Prime Minister.
If Muscat had any clue about protocol, he would have automatically gone for a seat to the left side of the chairman.
The incident highlights the difference between Lawrence Gonzi and Joseph Muscat. The former displayed the humility that is inherent to a great man; the latter demonstrated his total ignorance in such matters.
Joseph Muscat is an embarrassment to himself and to the nation that he seeks to govern and to represent.
And no wonder, either, that ‘the non-entity that was’ from Ghaxaq Form II classmate was so jealous of him, even at that time. What would he not have given to do that himself.
He is the archetypal peasant.
Arrogance on Muscat’s part and bad manners on on the organiser’s.
Big headed like Franco Who?
Some people today believe that ‘if you believe in something/ have a dream and act like you own it, it will become reality.’
There are books about this skill. It is mainly used in mega corporations for executives who wish to climb up the corporate ladder.
These tactics are also used in sales and in NLP (neuro linguistic programming), so that the market believes in you. He totally reminds me of that kind of corporate pushiness.
My question is what is the PN party doing to combat this? Politeness is not the right solution. Creating a fuss and saying no would be the right answer.
I shudder to think how this bumbling idiot from the dregs of village Malta is going to embarrass us when he gets to strut his stuff on the international stage. “Hey, Barroso! Orrajt jew ?”
Hanzir taqtaghlu denbu, hanzir jibqa. No matter how many blue ties he puts on, he is still the same Laburist Mintoffjan.
When I saw this pic in the newspaper, I wondered why the PM was off centre, but put it down as the photographer being enamoured with Joseph.
That the fella is an uncouth hillbilly goes without saying. But why is he always allowed to get away with it?
Case in point, why didn’t anybody ask him to move his fat carcass out of that chair?
You know, first the polite hint, and when that fails (and it will fail, as sure as night follows day), asked firmly to respect the seating arrangements. And if the organizers are too chicken to do it, then the PM’s aides should have ejected the ignoramus.
There is always two sides to a coin.
Could have been that it was the P.N who took the seat reserved for the opposition leader.
Maybe it had something to do with the old Maltese saying,
” Il-qalb thabbar”
[Daphne – Silvio, you don’t exactly come from a chav background, so do you really need me to spell it out? Protocol dictates that the most important guest sits at the right hand of the host (chairman). A well-brought-up Opposition leader would have been able to find his place at the table even without a sign telling him where to sit.]
“The most important guest”
That could be subject to interpretation.
Just keep in mind that at the moment, Gonzi is just doing the job of a caretaker,be it of a block of flats etc.he is a caretaker.
I’m sure that there is no need of bringing up any body’s background to accept this fact.
[Daphne – The most important guest is NOT subject to interpret. It relates not to the person but to the constitutional role that person fills (in this case). Don’t be such a Labour peasant.]
Time for the Nationalist Party to stop being accommodating and lenient.
The slick, ill-mannered smart alecs are on the move.
Dear Queen of Chav (a particular type of chav but a chav nonetheless), just look at them and observe their faces. Dr. Muscat is the face of optimism, freshness and statesmanship personified. Dr. Gonzi on the other hand is the face of pessimism, fear and exhaustion. Who would you rather have as your Prime Minister? My choice: not PN for sure.
[Daphne – Joseph Muscat is a very spoiled 39-year-old who has never felt responsible for anything or anyone, probably not even his children as he strikes me as the sort of man who thinks of children as their mother’s, hence the ‘fresh’ face. Lawrence Gonzi is a seasoned politician who is 20 years his senior and who has held positions of great responsibility for many years, including that of prime minister for the last nine, quite apart from his having raised a family with all the cares and concerns that brings. When I look at Muscat what I see is a a middle-aged man entirely unmarked by care, work or worry – a very, very bad sign. That’s why women’s internal alarm bells go off at the sight of him (smart ones, that is). You are an exceedingly silly man if you base your vote on a contender’s complexion. I can assure you that this is most certainly not how women choose a husband, and with good reason.]
Ghalhekk mhux kulhadd jaqa fifty shades of grey including Michelle.
All right then, D Gatt, who would you rather have as your leader?
Him? (optimism, freshness)
http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/586/69Benny_Hill.jpg
Or him? (pessimism, fear and exhaustion)
http://celebrityfitnesstraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Sylvester-Stallone-380×720-34kb-media-508-media-0049.jpg
obvious – the eye of the tiger
I look at it this way.
Right now Malta has a great leader. It is doing well in every sector even though most of the rest of the world is in great crisis.
All this is happening thanks to Lawrence Gonzi’s leadrership. He has been praised by many other great foreign leaders: Hilary Clinton, Barroso, Merkel and others.
Muscat on the other hand is like a spoiled brat. All he cares about is himself and his ambition to gain power. He is inexperienced and stupid.
The results will be a complete disaster.
Statesmanship? Joseph Muscat? This is the man who said he couldn’t be fagged to attend a formal dinner in honour of an outgoing president because he prefers hamburgers.
I’d go with Mintoffian belittling tactics, just plain ignorance and appalling manners.
And no one told him to move? I mean, it’s a question of organisation…or are they to scared to even tell a person to sit where designated?
Just shows where his ambitions really are: all he wants is to become prime minister without really understanding what the role entails. He just think that being the PM = only dues, little does he know what duties he has to carry.
For heaven’s sake, please, please, pretty please, vote PN.
What a disgraceb – he is so pathetic.
It is also very freightening seeing him in that position. I hope it sends a chill down everyone’s spine – especially the voters who think they are so clever to be voting for Muscat.
Do you not realise that the most dangerous thing about this man is his stupidity.
Remember that we will all go down together, and you will be no different even though you may have voted Labour.
Why are you surprised? Tuba kien, tuba ghadu, u il quddiem ikun super tuba.
Jahasra u miskin. It’snot how fast you get into that position but how long you manage to stay in it. Muscat should know that. He was Sant’s righthand man.
Rinkarnazjoni ta’ Napuljun – jasal biex ipoggi il-kuruna fuq rasu hu stess, statura, karattru, u se jispicca bhalu. History is repeating itself.
I’m truly appalled at the crass uncouthness of the man.
I only derive some vengeful comfort from the virtual certainty that Gonzi will be able to pay Joseph in the same coin as from the 11th March.
It’s actually a blend of Mintoffian belittling tactics which implies plain ignorance.
I wouldn’t say it’s a Freudian slip – although he’s hoping that whoever’s seeing the image does have one and not realise what the self-proclaimed PM has done.
OR, maybe since it’s a blue background he thought he’s on ONE TV.
He used to address the prime minister by his first name (Lawrence) before. He has been calling prime minister lately, I suspect someone pointed this out to him.
This man is a cocky me-me-me little clue-less dwarf.
Jaqq, kemm hu defsa.
Arroganti u pastaz – aghar minn Mintoff – ghax Malta tieghu dalwaqt.
Kemm hu pruzuntuz. He probably saw the blue background and thought it was another Labour gimmicks show.
One perfect word in Maltese to describe this man – ‘zatat’.
power obsession
He’ll reach the top of the hill in March but after that it all downhill for him – trouble is we”ll all be pulled down with him.
Ara veru wiccek qieghed trid tkun ta’ zatat, defsa, melha u fuq kollox poxt. Se jkollna prim biex niftahru bih ukoll.
Again in the centre:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130201/elections-news/health-minister-joins-labour-leader-on-campaign-trail.455777
and
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/elections2013/Muscat-quizzes-blood-bank-consultant-on-donation-ban-for-gays-20130201