The day people like Tony Zahra can say they’re comfortable in one of these meetings is the day they can say with conviction that they’re not just an opportunist
Oh, and another thing. Mr Zahra is being truly dishonest and disingenuous in failing to mention that Edward Scicluna – billed as Labour’s finance minister – has been his business consultant and one of his closest business allies for years, and that he sits on the board of his hotel company.
There’s a lot to be said for having a hotline to the finance minister.
This is the sort of information which should come out in the press. And this is why Joseph Muscat is so very wrong to push forward people like Tony Zahra as ‘new supporters’ of the Labour Party, who are there with their testimonials because they are so amazing.
He is in the process of creating a real clique while shamelessly presenting it to The People as signs of his amazing political prowess.
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Chris Said was brilliant yesterday. He hijacked the programme but that was to be expected given that Franco Mercieca had nothing to say apart from the fact that both he and his wife were in favour of Malta joining the EU and voted accordingly, and that all the Nationalists have done for Gozo is good because development is a natural progression, with comments like “Alla hares le, mhux bil fors imxejna l-quddiem, mela nibqghu lura? Taf fl’liema zmien qed nghixu?”
His intervention therefore begs the question “Why vote Labour?”
When Said said he had to make sure to use his time well on the programme as he would certainly not be allowed to speak to the masses at the PL mass meeting in Gozo, Mercieca replied “Anka jien, mhux jien ukoll, Chris.”
Never mind that he owned up to the fact that he could not discuss PL policies on Gozo since these would be divulged “meta iz-zmien ikun opportun.” Tal-biki jew?
Third paragraph, what’s going on?
Chris Said, a suggestion for niche tourism.
Centaurs in the isle of Calypso, they’ll come in droves in winter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxHzwWndtvk
What about that prat next to him tal-AD. He seemed to be a good buddy of Franco Mercieca
That prat tal-AD cannot be 100% there, he actually said he meets young Gozitans in New York working without a permit on National TV and no one questions him.
“Iz-zaghzagh irridu nzommuhom go Ghawdex”, what is he planning? Chaining young Gozitans or else?
L-aqwa il-green jacket.
Er, sorry, fadal tmien gimghat ghall-elezzjoni. Jekk dan mhux iz-zmien opportun, mela ma nafx meta gej.
Iz-zmien opportun jiddependi ta’ min ikun l-opportunita’
Din ma hix kwistjoni ta’ zmien opportun. Dan huwa zmien ta’ opportunizmu.
A cynic might wonder if Zahra is eyeing the seemingly unlimited budget that the PL are flashing, and wondering how he can channel a part his way. But I am sure that a gentleman of Zahra’s standing won’t be bought.
Watching this video, I can’t believe how PN managed to pull a winner in 2008, and a good legislature which was unfortunately so badly hijacked by Franco Debono and JPO’s antics.
Kabinett tat-Terza Eta’
One fundamental reason not to vote Labour is that many if not most of its ministers will be old by the end of the legislature. Many, if not most, of them will not seek re-eleaction.
They are already oldish now:
Scicluna = 65 years old
Mallia = 65 years old
Grech = 65 years
K Vella = 62 or 63 years old
L Brincat = 60+ years old
etc etc
These people will therefore not be afraid of being held accountable. The mechanism will itself make accountability redundant.
This explains why Muscat is so ready to leave.
Half his Cabinet will be tat-terza eta’: they will have no incentive to behave properly, because come next election they will not submit themselves to the verdict of the electorate.
He therefore knows that he will be leading a Cabinet which will naturally not want to behave properly.
This should worry us all.
Why is it that EVERYBODY seems to ALWAYS forget to mention EVARIST BARTOLO ?
He is most certainly well over sixty and runs the propaganda machinery of Muscat’s skip.
He is also, according to some Labourite acquaintances of mine, the Mazarin/ Richelieu. behind the throne.
Good point, Min Weber.
Even Joseph Muscat should consider those candidates as a risk, since, if he is elected to government, they are likely to let his government down.
Furthermore, those who will be young will be the proud owners of low levels either of IQ or of ethical behaviour:
Jose Herrera
Luciano Busuttil
Silvio Parnis
Gino Cauchi
Marlene Farrugia
So it will be a Kabinett tat-Terz’ Eta’ u tal-Kabocci u Haxix iehor.
[Daphne – The only one of those who can, by any stretch of the imagination, be described as ‘young’ is Luciano Busuttil. The others are all in their late 40s and Herrera in his 50s.]
Where was the debate between Said and Mercieca? Thanks. Can I find it online?
TVAM Thursday evening …
Go to Friday’s programmes at around 12:42 (on TV HEMM).
http://tvm.com.mt/live/
It was on TVHemm early yesterday evening.
http://tvm.com.mt/live/
You wouldn’t expect Mr Zahra to follow a money trail…would you?
And yet they’ve got the money, the endorsements are coming in and what’s even more shocking is that now I’ve been told that a number of our yuppies consider the PL energy plan to be credible.
And the PL campaign to be more credible than the PN campaign.
What do you mean ‘and yet they’ve got the money’?
It’s because they have the money and a done deal – despite their protestations to the contrary – that they’re attracting endorsements.
It doesn’t take much to endorse the Labour Party if you’re already a staunch supporter, but a little leg-up helps.
Zahra may get lower utility bills one way or another but empty hotels (and most probably hotels without electricity due to PL’s messing up of energy sector) if PL do not guarantee that they will continue subsidising low cost airlines.
I will not be surprised if Labour say that they will protect Air Malta at all costs and stop subsidies to low cost airlines due to problems in the kaxxa ta’ Malta, and we will end up with another downturn in tourist arrivals.
Subsidising low cost airlines filled Zahra’s hotels and created employment.
This is therefore a type of investment and therefore not a subsidy.
Subsidy is paying for somebody else’s inefficiencies, protecting Air Malta by stopping low cost airlines support will kill Zahra’s industry and the supporting services it requires.
This is the only policy the labour party elves know, that is why PL always fail in the most important result that counts: EMPLOYMENT.
They can promise low cost energy by indirect subsidy of the promised private supplier, but unless the Maltese worker has his salary coming in, he will not afford anything except “Hobz biz-zejt”.