I must say that the Labour Party has scoured the barrel-bottom for testimonials from a very impressive class of switcher
When is the Labour Party going to bring in the Big Guns – you know, the sort of people whose opinion we actually respect?
Norwegian Wood sent this in as a comment. I’m putting it up as a post.
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The Labour Party’s colour supplement accompanying yesterday’s The Times featured William Mangion, the ‘musician from Salina’. In a few paragraphs, Mangion tries to justify his switch from a ‘front-line’ supporter of the PN for many years to a position where he now has ‘total trust in the PL’. Reminds me of Pawlu ta’ Tarsus.
The conversion seems to stem from a lunch at home organised by Mangion for Joseph Muscat following a chance meeting during some charity programme on TV.
The effect on Mangion of Muscat’s claim that he had been following the musician’s career since the opening of Radio 101, is simply amazing.
Mangion stated that under the PN government, he ‘has been brought on his knees’ because of a downturn in tourism. He further claims that his income was reduced and he was unable to find other work. The situation has been so bad that he was forced to
look for work in the US (and the UK).
Mangion does not seem to be very conversant with the PN’s record in tourism. This is borne out by the fact that other musicians on the local scene, (all of them, in fact, as far as I can remember) have stuck it out and have presumably continued to work. None of them left, and, as far as I know, none has joined Arriva to drive bendy buses!
Mangion’s memory seems to be playing tricks on him and he thinks that people likewise have a short memory. William seems to have forgotten that when in September 2011, he went to Missouri for a placement with Dr Larry Ollison’s Walk on the Water Faith Church, he was merely following his dream to ‘use the talent God gave him to spread His word’.
How prudent of him not to mention, at the time, Lawrence Gonzi’s failure to create a sufficiently attractive job for our musician. The Divine Call saved the day.
It is not clear why Mangion decided to give up his evangelical mission to return to Malta where it is presumably still ‘impossible to find work’. Possibly it could be the prime minister-in-waiting’s ‘very good taste in music’.
William Mangion has switched to JosephMuscatDotCom because no hotels want to use his services anymore, but JosephMuscatDotCom thinks he’s fantastic. So let’s all rush like headless chickens and follow suit.
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It is becoming abundantly clear that the Gonzi administration refused to surrender to the arm-twisting of contractors, investment managers, singers, MEPA officers, broadcasters, politicians from its fold and a number of other disgruntled opportunists who think that they can jump on some gravy train, and they deserved more than they merited.
Gonzi’s administration employed people who were fit for the job without looking into political backgrounds.
George Abela was made president. Louis Galea was fit for purpose and Franco and JPO would have been more than content.
The president’s son would not have been the Mepa legal advisor, Franco Tabone would have been more than happy to fill the post.
William Mangion could have been made arts director of Saint James Cavallier.
John Bundy would have been given some discussion programme (Affari Taghna) on TVM instead of Brian Hansford.
The list is endless.
No more debates on the high cost of electricity bills on the island?
Speaking of small islands, I gather that all politicians promise the world to get elected like this fellow here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_Xk9ZSFdw
An exclusive busking act at Castille steps with ta’ l-isnobby belly dancing
Oh is that why he lives in a luxury apartment in Salina? Because he was brought to his knees? What a bunch of opportunists and hangers on. Hallina William, you might fool your mates at Medasia but not us.
Next up, William Mangion lip synching the PL Innu tar-Rebha on the steps of the Auberge de Castille, heralding the new Age of Chavism and Mediocrity for our nation.
A heavily pregnant Audrey Harrison posing in a sexy black negligee on Face Book does not inspire much confidence, if you ask me. This must be the shape of the most feminist government.
Konrad Mizzi can always rely on her to oversee the progress of the gas tanks since she lives in Marsaxlokk.
If William Mangion has truly found Christ in his life and became a born-again Christian, he should have never involved himself in politics. Identifying oneself with any political party so promenently goes totally against Scripture.
For the time being we are still living in a democracy where 1 person= 1 vote. Why should we give a toss as to how a few pseudo-celebs intend to vote?
It’s not like their vote is worth any more than yours or mine. Are people really fickle enough to vote for Labour just because William Mangion is?
He was probably promised the Ministry of Sound…
I felt very strongly when I saw the ‘advert’ of William Mangion. My initial reaction was ‘chi ti conosce’.
When it later dawned on me this is the same guy who was sent to that crappy-waste-of-money show, was never heard of again, and sings at cheap, crappy hotels, I then figured that if tourism in Malta increased against the odds, and this guy isn’t being hired, then Mangion…you are way crappier as a musician than I ever thought.
And if you fault your own incompetence on a political party as an excuse to vote for another, and people believe you – heaven help us!
Frankly, who cares how highly creatures the likes of William Mangion think of il-ginger? They may be very brilliant in the petty entertainment world. But that’s all!
My friend’s reaction to this post: x’tort ghandu l-gvern li t-turisti m’ghandhomx interess ragel mahnuq u qarghaj ikanta ikrah?
Laghqi
Doesn’t Mr. Mangion recognise the fact that if it were not for a Nationalist government he wouldn’t have had the chance to sing in the European Song Festival?