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	Comments on: Now we know why Muscat didn&#8217;t deliver his speech &#8211; and it was NOT nationalism	</title>
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		By: Joe Borg		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Borg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854756&quot;&gt;M. Cassar&lt;/a&gt;.

English is an official language of Malta, not a national one. Maltese is the only national language of Malta and therefore he had the right to insist on speaking it just like an MEP from any other country would have most likely done.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Not an MEP from any other country, Joe, but an MEP from his social and political background. Chippy chippy.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854756">M. Cassar</a>.</p>
<p>English is an official language of Malta, not a national one. Maltese is the only national language of Malta and therefore he had the right to insist on speaking it just like an MEP from any other country would have most likely done.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Not an MEP from any other country, Joe, but an MEP from his social and political background. Chippy chippy.]</strong></p>
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		By: Gakku		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gakku]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-853677&quot;&gt;Stephen Borg Fiteni&lt;/a&gt;.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsYZMs8JDU]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-853677">Stephen Borg Fiteni</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsYZMs8JDU" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsYZMs8JDU</a></p>
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		By: Andrea Pace		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Pace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If this is his reasoning surely he would have fathered &#039;Xemx&#039; u &#039;Stilla&#039; not Soleil and Etoile.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If this is his reasoning surely he would have fathered &#8216;Xemx&#8217; u &#8216;Stilla&#8217; not Soleil and Etoile.</p>
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		By: Tabatha White		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tabatha White]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854281&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

Cult mentality.  Besides the stock phrases of mantra their only defence is attack. They have no clue what else the man they worship blindly has said last, silently acknowledging that the lies are hard to keep up with.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854281">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>Cult mentality.  Besides the stock phrases of mantra their only defence is attack. They have no clue what else the man they worship blindly has said last, silently acknowledging that the lies are hard to keep up with.</p>
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		By: Duncan Scerri		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan Scerri]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854297&quot;&gt;Futur Imcajpar&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;It probably wouldn’t have bothered you if he had mooned his audience.&quot;

Like your statement, that would have been unbecoming.

&quot;Bla standards ta’ xejn. But then you wouldn’t be voting Labour if you had any.&quot;

Who says I&#039;m giving any of my voting preferences to Labour? Perhaps your crystal ball needs a polish.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854297">Futur Imcajpar</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;It probably wouldn’t have bothered you if he had mooned his audience.&#8221;</p>
<p>Like your statement, that would have been unbecoming.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bla standards ta’ xejn. But then you wouldn’t be voting Labour if you had any.&#8221;</p>
<p>Who says I&#8217;m giving any of my voting preferences to Labour? Perhaps your crystal ball needs a polish.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-853575&quot;&gt;Carmel Said&lt;/a&gt;.

Eh, kemm hu manly. Grrrr. Dak l-inner tiger.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-853575">Carmel Said</a>.</p>
<p>Eh, kemm hu manly. Grrrr. Dak l-inner tiger.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854721&quot;&gt;il-korla&lt;/a&gt;.

Ezatt. Il-flagell etern ta&#039; Malta: li l-barranin jahsbuna kollha bhal dal-iblah.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/now-we-know-why-muscat-didnt-deliver-his-speech-and-it-was-nationalism/#comment-854721">il-korla</a>.</p>
<p>Ezatt. Il-flagell etern ta&#8217; Malta: li l-barranin jahsbuna kollha bhal dal-iblah.</p>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What a zipper head !

And half the population wants this child to run the nation ?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a zipper head !</p>
<p>And half the population wants this child to run the nation ?</p>
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		By: Iced		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iced]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shame on him! Who does he think he is?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shame on him! Who does he think he is?</p>
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		By: pm		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michelle Muscat told an interviewer recently that she and Joseph decided to speak to their children in English because they go to lots of embassy parties and meet important people. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle Muscat told an interviewer recently that she and Joseph decided to speak to their children in English because they go to lots of embassy parties and meet important people. </p>
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