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	Comments on: Mario Mallia of AD is on TV now, telling people to vote for them (and elect Joseph Muscat)	</title>
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		By: El Pibe		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[El Pibe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-839687&quot;&gt;El Pibe&lt;/a&gt;.

Really? Louis Grech was elected in 2004 along with Joseph Muscat and John Attard Montalto. Get your facts right.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - I meant that Louis Grech was NOT A CONTENDER WITH THE PARTICULAR SOCIAL PROFILE WE&#039;RE DISCUSSING, because in 2004 they voted for AD and not for him. But in 2009, they switched from AD to Louis Grech.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-839687">El Pibe</a>.</p>
<p>Really? Louis Grech was elected in 2004 along with Joseph Muscat and John Attard Montalto. Get your facts right.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; I meant that Louis Grech was NOT A CONTENDER WITH THE PARTICULAR SOCIAL PROFILE WE&#8217;RE DISCUSSING, because in 2004 they voted for AD and not for him. But in 2009, they switched from AD to Louis Grech.]</strong></p>
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		By: El Pibe		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[El Pibe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Actually if people were not fearful of cross-voting and a few PN voters gave Arnold Cassola their no. 8 or no.9 vote in 2004 we would not have had Louis Grech as an MEP.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - People are not fearful of cross-voting at all. Thousands of people gave Simon Busuttil their number 1 vote and then carried on with Labour. Louis Grech was not a contender in 2004. You&#039;re confused.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually if people were not fearful of cross-voting and a few PN voters gave Arnold Cassola their no. 8 or no.9 vote in 2004 we would not have had Louis Grech as an MEP.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; People are not fearful of cross-voting at all. Thousands of people gave Simon Busuttil their number 1 vote and then carried on with Labour. Louis Grech was not a contender in 2004. You&#8217;re confused.]</strong></p>
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		By: Neil Dent		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Dent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838233&quot;&gt;D. Borg&lt;/a&gt;.

D. Borg - how so? You can&#039;t just make such a statement and not qualify it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838233">D. Borg</a>.</p>
<p>D. Borg &#8211; how so? You can&#8217;t just make such a statement and not qualify it.</p>
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		By: Claude Sciberras		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claude Sciberras]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labour actually got 4 seats to the Nationalist 2 seats when Malta was eventually given its 6th seat.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Labour actually got 4 seats to the Nationalist 2 seats when Malta was eventually given its 6th seat.</p>
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		By: Manuel		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The PL will not only receive a helping hand from frustrated PN voters who will vote AD instead, but also from The Times. 

It is so obvious with its articles that it wants the PL to win, whatever the arcane reason for that might be. 

It is presenting itself as the newspaper of the &#039;floating voters&#039; while it knows very well that floaters are nothing of the sort. 

Reading between the lines of what its two most famous journalists write (are their articles actually read by the Editor before they go for print?), one would expect The Times to print a huge headline on its front page: 


Change is good for you: vote PL.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The PL will not only receive a helping hand from frustrated PN voters who will vote AD instead, but also from The Times. </p>
<p>It is so obvious with its articles that it wants the PL to win, whatever the arcane reason for that might be. </p>
<p>It is presenting itself as the newspaper of the &#8216;floating voters&#8217; while it knows very well that floaters are nothing of the sort. </p>
<p>Reading between the lines of what its two most famous journalists write (are their articles actually read by the Editor before they go for print?), one would expect The Times to print a huge headline on its front page: </p>
<p>Change is good for you: vote PL.</p>
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		By: George Orwell		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[George Orwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838411&quot;&gt;silvio Farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

Sure it was a mistake. It was a mistake to trust Labour. It wasn&#039;t quite a secret. They agreed a deal with Labour, Labour strung them along and then reneged on the deal once it happened. That&#039;s the mistake Gonzi is referring to.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838411">silvio Farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>Sure it was a mistake. It was a mistake to trust Labour. It wasn&#8217;t quite a secret. They agreed a deal with Labour, Labour strung them along and then reneged on the deal once it happened. That&#8217;s the mistake Gonzi is referring to.</p>
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		By: silvio Farrugia		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[silvio Farrugia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, Daphne I agree that ministers should get much more then they do, as that way we can attract a wider and more intelligent politicians. But not getting the money secretly and deciding themselves how much.

Even Dr Gonzi admited that it was a &#039;mistake&#039;. Recently I was hearing on the BBC about an African backward country whose president and politicians decided to increase their own salaries. I was reminded of here so much.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, Daphne I agree that ministers should get much more then they do, as that way we can attract a wider and more intelligent politicians. But not getting the money secretly and deciding themselves how much.</p>
<p>Even Dr Gonzi admited that it was a &#8216;mistake&#8217;. Recently I was hearing on the BBC about an African backward country whose president and politicians decided to increase their own salaries. I was reminded of here so much.</p>
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		By: Futur Imcajpar		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Futur Imcajpar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838259&quot;&gt;silvio Farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

The two parties are both corrupt?  How?  Proof is in what they SAY to each other?  

So far, the only known culprits hauled before the courts have been all from the Labour side.  Not to mention the amateurish frame-up concocted against Austin Gatt which was disproved almost immediately.   

And not to mention the scandal of Joseph Muscat and Toni Abela not reporting the drug trafficking being carried out in their own back yard.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838259">silvio Farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>The two parties are both corrupt?  How?  Proof is in what they SAY to each other?  </p>
<p>So far, the only known culprits hauled before the courts have been all from the Labour side.  Not to mention the amateurish frame-up concocted against Austin Gatt which was disproved almost immediately.   </p>
<p>And not to mention the scandal of Joseph Muscat and Toni Abela not reporting the drug trafficking being carried out in their own back yard.</p>
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		By: Sandra		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838269&quot;&gt;TGTBT&lt;/a&gt;.

Exactly. Repercussions will be great so the PL just cannot afford to lose out, not this time. They are well supported financially by what we call the richest families on this tiny island and some nouveau riche ones too. God knows what business these people run ! But we should keep all this in mind for the future, whenever that may be.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838269">TGTBT</a>.</p>
<p>Exactly. Repercussions will be great so the PL just cannot afford to lose out, not this time. They are well supported financially by what we call the richest families on this tiny island and some nouveau riche ones too. God knows what business these people run ! But we should keep all this in mind for the future, whenever that may be.</p>
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		By: xejnsew.com		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[xejnsew.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838234&quot;&gt;P Shaw&lt;/a&gt;.

how nice!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/mario-mallia-of-ad-is-on-tv-now-telling-people-to-vote-for-them-and-elect-joseph-muscat/#comment-838234">P Shaw</a>.</p>
<p>how nice!</p>
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