How quick some people are to divest themselves of their last remaining shreds of dignity
Frank Portelli is on TVM’s TVHemm, defending the prime minister’s decision to allow one of his cabinet members to moonlight as an ophthalmologist.
Well, what can I say? He’s still got a hospital to sell to the government.
Maybe now he can do what he did before the government changed, and make himself a regular sarcastic presence on NET TV each time it looks like the government is getting cold feet about buying St Philip’s from him.
For the last couple of years he was a regular mejda tal-qubbajd on Super One TV.
I wish I could say that this is all so unbelievable, but it isn’t.
Perhaps they should now move on from debating whether Franco Mercieca should be permitted to work as an eye surgeon while he is a member of the cabinet of government, and start debating instead on whether he should be allowed to operate during his parliamentary secretary office hours.
When is he going to be doing all these operations – after 5pm from Monday to Friday and all day Saturday? Or is he going to nip out for a quick one in his lunch break?
Mhux ta’ b’xejn il-President deher ma’ Mickey Mouse dalghodu.
Compare and contrast to the neither-fear-nor-favour stance taken by Thomas Fenech (link below).
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I’ve just seen on TV that in 2023 people may get to live on Mars. Is there any way possible to send Franco Debono and company like Frank Portelli over there? I’m sure they’ll need a Constitution, and one who seems to know everything.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130422/local/Mercieca-risks-being-reported-to-Medical-Council.466569
Frank Portelli is insufferably sanctimonious and self-righteous. He has this perennial ‘here I am back from 40 days in the desert’ air about him. Ugh.
Can’t expect much better from someone who drives a “ta’ Nhar ta’ Hadd” shiny pick-up truck bearing the personalised number-plate “2 B FRANK”, can we?
After 5 pm Monday to Friday can be a bit of a problem, after all there is something of parliamentary attendance and it might be that there is no payment without turning up.
According to Joseph, if he doesn’t attend parliament he won’t get paid.
Some people got a nerve. Can’t understand this man.
Before the election he was saying that they (MLP) was treating him differently on the hospital issue because he was a Nationalist. I wonder if the hospital will remain there and rot or will the government give him his deal?
Kulhadd ixejjer kif jaqbillu.
But does the government really need to buy St. Philip’s?
Didn’t Labour suggest that it would be cheaper to refurbish St. Luke’s?
Arse licker.
Frank Portelli fallut u iddisprat.
Yes OK Frank, but truly do you think that British Prime Ministers write the code of ethics for people in public service to make things less transparent or do they build on past experience and make ministers answerable to the electorate?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61402/ministerial-code-may-2010.pdf
Joseph said that his standards will be higher not lower than Gonzi’s!
Of all people we now have one of the PBS members defending a “controversial political decission” by our prime minister.There are strict broadcasticing rules on such things.
How low can some people go?
As far as necessary to get that damned hospital of his back. Maybe his friend Paul Bonello can help him out, with his new friends and all.
Mercieca’s instructions to the booking clerk at St. James:
“Business as usual, carry on booking”.
Mhux cuc at a thousand euro a go. Scum of the earth.
I have come to the conclusion that icecream vendors in Malta must be making a fortune, daqs kemm hawn nies f’dan il-pajjiz li jhobbu jilaghqu.
He’ll probably get his iced bun soon too if he keeps up this sort of image
Perhaps Frank Portelli’s seriously troubled financial position has some bearing on his transition from Nationalist politician and party official to ass-kisser to the Labour Party.
I heard x ministers gave lectures AND got paid
And interestingly enough I read that he has been given some government appointment.
And he is still being referred to a the ex PN bla, bla, bla.
Is this meant to convince us that Malta taghna lkoll?
Frank’s new post is a safer bet for his patients.
Let’s hope he takes better care of PBS than he did of my late aunt at his hospital. He is standing on thin ice. To be frank, he’s got a long queue of hospital creditors who will not wait for ever, so what he plans to do about it is anyone’s guess.