Comments on: Muscat drops out without having the good manners to inform his hosts, and sends his wife instead

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:48:30 +0000

In reply to Harry Purdie. That's what people should be looking at, Harry. The thinking is stinking. Go to source.

By: Carlos Bonavia

Carlos Bonavia — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:23:15 +0000

In reply to caflanga. Dr. Calvagna should have sent his wife to receive the guests then ...

By: caflanga

caflanga — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:09:09 +0000

In reply to Reggie Borg. His absence should have been covered by one of the Deputy Leaders, not by the wifey. Get it?

By: ciccio

ciccio — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:07:22 +0000

My take on this episode is that:
1. Either Joseph Muscat 2013 wanted to make a public act of disrespect towards Dr. Calvagna for his recent clarification on the subject of cancer – so Muscat decided not to turn up.
2. Or Muscat 2013 was just afraid to have to turn up and have to either make an apology to Dr. Calvagna for misquoting his studies or face questions by the media on the subject in the presence of Dr. Calvagna. How embarassing could that be?

Malta Taghna Lkoll. Really.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:01:55 +0000

In reply to Jozef.

According to Chris Cardona – a candidate of the Malta Labour Party Muvument and a product of the Super One news room – Lou Bondi is not allowed to make any comments during his programs. Unbelievable.

By: N. Mifsud

N. Mifsud — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:47:22 +0000

After being greeted by Dr Calvagna and he idiotic ‘hello orrajt’ she actually asked him ‘Ghadek tissielet?’

Tissielet? Ma’ xiex?

By: Conservative

Conservative — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:23:10 +0000

I have first hand information, that:

(a) Rainbow ward is for (mostly) terminally ill children with very hard working staff who give their lives on a vocational basis (and attitude);

(b) there are medical and educational staff at that ward to provide children with continuing education in the hope that when (if) they leave hospital, they can easily carry on with their studies at school;

(c) this is a parent’s worst nightmare – watching your own child die slowly, the staff were not very happy (mildly put) to have the media, cameras, scrum and politicians parade through with big smiles, and flashing cameras, splashing the families’ and patients’ misery to the world for the benefit of “Joseph for Prime Minister”;

(d) they accepted to be unduly disrupted (lost day of lessons, health issues (microbes etc. brought in by visitors at high risk to patients and undue publicity) at the request of the leader of the opposition;

(e) staff were greeted with “hello, alright? okay?” as were the patients.

How can you be all right and okay when your child is dying?

All for votes. Absolutely revolting.

By: Grezz

Grezz — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:31:41 +0000

In reply to Tinnat. Yes, as does that of Stefan Zrinzo in the background, picking his nose.

By: Antoine Vella

Antoine Vella — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:00:18 +0000

Somehow I don’t think Dr Calvagna will have much of a career in josephmuscatdotcom’s looming regime.

Perhaps I’m misreading the situation but this rather reminds me of the Jesse Owens incident in the 1936 Olympics.

My guess is that the visit was booked some time ago as the Rainbow Ward was considered an excellent setting for some more rants against GonziPN and his evil click who built a cancer factory to make little children sick.

Unfortunately, before this could happen, Dr Calvagna spoke out and effectively annulled any political mileage the visit could have offered, so a thwarted furious Muscat refused to go and shake the doctor’s hand and perhaps have to say something nice about him.

By: Ghoxrin Punt

Ghoxrin Punt — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:51:02 +0000

In reply to mc. Don't know what you're scared of. It's not like the press is saying anything anyway. They've all already become Labour's spokesman, starting from The Times.