Super One TV diplomacy
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June 21, 2013 at 10:08am
The news website Newsbook has reported information it has that Super One chat-show host Norman Hamilton is to be appointed high commissioner in London and that the other ancient Super One stalwart, Ray Azzopardi, who has been the show host at every Labour mass meeting of the last 20 years, will be ambassador to Belgium.
Reported by Newsbook as the upcoming High Commissioner in London
Ray Azzopardi (left): reported by Newsbook as the upcoming ambassador to Belgium.
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Mulej, hudni.
Labour Party employees in London, Brussels and Washington. And all with very high credentials.
Daphne did you never hear the story of when Norman went to view his future new home in London? I’m talking pre elections here, it was promised to him ages ago.
Hawnhekk ghandna meritokrazija tassew. Norman pampalun biex jitkellem bl-Ingliz daqs l-Inglizi u ghal daqshekk ghandu jkun hu L-ambaxxatur ta’ Malta ghal-Ingilterra.
Meritokrazija kif jghidu BIL-FJOKKI.
Surely we have now hit rock-bottom.
Unbelieve it! Well, not really because you keep expecting these appointments. It is meritocracy after all.
Anyone knows who these people are? They’re up for diplomatic posts too:
Mannie Galea fil-Libja, Saviour Borg fi Vjenna, Victor Grech fi Strasburgu u Mario Buttigieg f’Ġinevra”.
Mela ahna noqghodu nistudjaw il-Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies fl-Universita – u biex nippruvaw nidhlu nahdmu fil-Ministeru ta’ l-Affarijiet Barranin ridna noqghodu naghmlu ezami written u interview u apparti l-Ingliz u l-Malti ridna nkunu nafu zewg lingwi ohra, u dawn, prezentaturi fuq is-Super One, u jinhatru Ambaxxaturi/Commissioners mill-ewwel.
I clearly was in the wrong course.
This is just getting sadder and sadder….
They’ve both got valid credentials for high office.
One is an ex DJ and the other is Punch in the Punch and Judy side show.
Insomma, the epitome of diplomacy and a far cry from their eloquent predecessors. I thought this was about what is best for the country and not what’s best for those who work for the Labour Party. I weep.
The line up of our ambassadors is becoming increasingly revolting, especially with the recent additions of Ray Azzopardi and Marisa Micallef.
Yet another iced bun.
In other unrelated news, guess who else agrees with Bondi’s recent appointment? http://www.francodebono.com/2013/06/16/il-hatra-ta-lou-bondi-hija-haga-tajba/
^What a hypocrite.
I suppose somebody has to support Lou.
Kif intqal x’imkien iehor: Franco Debono bhalissa qisu kelb tal-but bic-cinga f’idejn Joseph Muscat. Il-hatra tieghu hija ghal sena bil-possibilta’ li tiggedded.
Iktar milli jappoggja lil Lou il-kumment tieghu jilghaq lil Joseph. Kif nghidu bil-Malti, ikollu jbus l-id li jrid maqtugha.
As part of the process of nominating an ambassador, agreement is requested from the receiving government. With this formal request for agreement, Malta must append its nominee’s CV.
This gives the receiving government an idea of the background of the person being proposed. In theory, the request could be rejected.
It never is rejected in reality, but governments gauge the importance you give to their country by the seniority and rich background of the proposed candidate.
I just wonder what conclusions the British and Belgian governments come to on reading the CV of the persons you mention, if the appointments you suggest were to happen.
As the people these persons will be representing, do we have a right to view these CVs? One does wonder whether these CVs are ever verified, you know, to check for any embellishments.
Lord save us. We are most definitely back to the 80s — except that in the 80s there were lots of countries like ours (though admittedly they were behind the Iron Curtain).
It-tieni u t-tielet u raba u l-hames carnival gew varati.
King Carnival tal-V18, l-ohrajn bhal ambaxaturi tal prespju, kollha jitkaxkru u jilaghqu.
Jobs for the “boys” (and what an embarrassment to Malta).
Taghna ilkoll
Not bad for somebody who started out as an errand boy in the X ray department of St Luke’s Hospital. And then they say women sleep their way to the top.
‘started’ implies that he got somewhere outside the super one world, did he?
Kulhadd sabu postu! U hawn min tkaza fuq l-onorarja! Imisshom jisthu.
Joseph Muscat qed jiggennen, bilfors, jew inkella irrid iwaqqa wicca Malta ghan-n………
Irrid jakkomoda lill kull minn hadem u fahhru. Imma biex tlahhaq lill Norman lill Ray u lill Marisa (sa issa), ambaxxaturi ta’ pajjizi kbar trid tkun veru injorant u inkapacitat. Dan rrid jilhaq l-izghar Prim Ministru ta’ Malta u ser jitfa lill Malta mitt sena lura.
Ma rridx inkun xaghra f’ras dawk in-nazzjonalisti li ivvutawlu. Kunu afu li tort ta’ dan kollu huwa taghkom.
Adrian Meli, the failed Labour candidate has been appointed on the new GFLAC committee.
Bis-serjeta! Tuni kantuniera halli nhabbat rasi. Kill me now. Ray Azzopardi, record high jump from Dirghajn il-Maltin to H.E.
If not mistaken he used to be a carer at St Luke’s Hospital and then high-jumped to being private Sec or similar to Censu Moran. The shame of being a Maltese is returning.
http://zekzik.com/2013/06/21/ghaliex-joseph-muscat-ma-juzax-dejjem-l-karozza-li-taghha-qed-jithallas/
Where does Joseph Muscat go and he doesn’t want us to know about it? Interesting.
Typical Mussolini.
The lights on the piano nobile of the Palazzo Venezia were left on till the small hours of the morning. The nocturnal Romani commented “il Duce e’ ancora al lavoro”.
Instead of the lights (ineffective during the day) we have the Alfa parked outside.
Mussolini was never at the Palazzo Venezia at night.
He was invariably huddled up with Claretta Petacci (the besotted daughter of Pius XII’s personal physician) somewhere or other.
I have no idea where Joseph goes to when he is meant to be in his office.
Interesting stuff.
Joseph Muscat was born in January 1974. The number 174 on the number plate JBE 174 probably refers to January 74. So there is a possibility that he owns that car.
But what could JBE stand for? Joseph BEnito?
Issa x’se jkun hemm minn flok Bla Agenda.
Se nimmisjah lil John Dalli kull nhar ta’ Sibt.
X’kumbinazzjoni, Norman se jilhaq wara li tispicca din l-iskeda ta’ dan l-istagun.
Ghal Veronica Farrugia u Joey id-Dulli baqa’ xi haga?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZRtHftxEU
So what happens to Ray when his term is up, or when Labour are out again? Does he go back to announcing bus departure times from the kazini tal-labour, for coffee mornings and mass meetings?
X’imbarazz, Madonna !
Allura? B daqsekk, waqat id-dinja?
Does this mean that from now on Warda Kanta will be Made in Brussels?
And I imagine Prince Philippe will be among the special invitees too.
http://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/detail_frederic-deborsu-se-dit-sur-que-philippe-va-devenir-roi?id=7861627
Do not miss Marlene Farrugia’s interview – inews of today on the first 100 days of government. she continuously laments that there are not enough women in Cabinet and very few women appointed in top executive positions. The message is loud and clear.
But the content devoid of much else.
Hemm xi karamella ghalija jew? Hniezer, kielu kollox.
Dawk li forsi genwinament emmnu l-paroli li l-PN kien imexxi bil-hbieb tal-hbieb, u li issa mal-Labour kollox bil-meritokrazija hadu r-risposta. Li tkun f’Super One jaghtik aktar hila biex issir ambaxxatur milli xi bicca karta t’ l-incova mill-universita fid-diplomazija.
I Googled Ray Azzopardi, and look what I found: http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Muscat-u-n-Nisa.jpg
Little Joey continues his despicable affront on international institutions.
Any more posts left for PL-leaning persons? Commissions, boards, ambassadorships, etc. etc. and the list goes on.
It seems that money is no problem to the PL. Now we look forward to the PL first budget.
Edward Scicluna must be really worried at the extraordinary extra expenses and he has to figure out how he is going to work it all out.
Edward Scicluna is also worried because there is no end of it in sight.
Ray Azzopardi’s CV is probably what landed him the post. I believe he is qualified as a……….
Health Assistant
From health assistant to ambassador. And people crossed an ocean to go live the American dream.
Can we all keep in mind the fact that these ‘ ambassadors’ will, in all probability, still be representing Malta in 2017 ? Malta will hold the EU Presidency then – can you just imagine them doing this?
God help us all.
Why bother taking up a career at the MFA, when these personalities seem to make the grade without any academic qualifications, without any experience.
Without whatever it takes to develop the necessary diplomatic skills and exposure to represent Malta in a professional and effective manner?
Tal-Labour ma kienux qalu li riedu jaghmlu universita’ ohra?
Hemm huma l-gradwati tas-Super One kollha qed isibu posthom. Trid tilhaq mur ahdem mas-Super One imqar purtinar u tara kif tilhaq zgur.
Dejjem hekk kienu jezaltaw l-injoranza u l-injorant. Min kien dak li halla l-Economist “Bring in the clowns” fuq id-desk tal-prim qabel ma telqu? Kellu ragun kbir.
With Joe Muscat as prime minister, its very easy to be given an ambassadorial post. Moving to the embassy is quite easy – all expenses paid by the people – annual holiday included.
What is not guaranteed with the new style ambassadors is their delivery of better relations with the governments and the resulting bilateral agreements and other reciprocal benefits.
Perhaps they’ll be given an “ad hoc” mini course in “Diplomatic Studies”.
It’s absurd to have people like Norman Hamilton and Ray Azzopardi occupying such sensitive posts.
These people aren’t even acceptable in what they do at Super One.
This is far beyond appalling that certain people where considered for the job, but what do you expect from an amateurish government?
Everyone must understand that as leader Muscat needs to feel special and better and wiser so the people he selected for Ministers and so on need to be worse than the leader to make him look better.
Joseph knows well what he is doing … so he says.
But then, please just stop for a moment and try to realize and understand the kind of haemorrhage that is being involved. Can Malta really afford all this brain drain?
individuals with some or practically minimal level of secondary education – right now I have in mind an ex-budding crooner Clive Waters singing in the still of the night, at the top of his voice, at Ghar-id-Dud followed by the tumultuous appreciation (whether positive or negative is immaterial) of a group of friends.
My skin goes goose flesh, not due to the London weather, but due to the embarrassment which we will all have to experience from the repercussions of imaginable and unavoidable ‘amateurish’ performances and other ‘paprati’.
Ghalija, Malta Taghkom lkoll – ghozzuha.