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	<description>Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta.</description>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392&quot;&gt;Victor&lt;/a&gt;.

It seems I&#039;m the wrong end of the stick with everyone except Gerald Strickland. I wish I could lobotomise myself, Jozef. It&#039;d be far less painful than this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392">Victor</a>.</p>
<p>It seems I&#8217;m the wrong end of the stick with everyone except Gerald Strickland. I wish I could lobotomise myself, Jozef. It&#8217;d be far less painful than this.</p>
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		By: Dent		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dent]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512&quot;&gt;Edward&lt;/a&gt;.

Of course it was a joke. Our Eddy P swallowed it hook, line and sinker, and got all excited at the prospect of &#039;Larriva&#039; being unceremoniously dumped by his beloved, new government.

Once some charitable soul informed the old duffer that it was a prank (imagine his massive disappointment!), he spent the rest of the day ridiculing those who, just like him, thought it was for real.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512">Edward</a>.</p>
<p>Of course it was a joke. Our Eddy P swallowed it hook, line and sinker, and got all excited at the prospect of &#8216;Larriva&#8217; being unceremoniously dumped by his beloved, new government.</p>
<p>Once some charitable soul informed the old duffer that it was a prank (imagine his massive disappointment!), he spent the rest of the day ridiculing those who, just like him, thought it was for real.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than a Leader of the Opposition, he sounds more like the Super One hack which he is and will remain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More than a Leader of the Opposition, he sounds more like the Super One hack which he is and will remain.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392&quot;&gt;Victor&lt;/a&gt;.

At the moment, we&#039;re the wrong end of the stick. 

But yes, they do look like a vanload of nerds, short sleeves, hair parted neatly to the side and this diligent way of attending every festa, ma jmurx jiehu ghalih xi hadd.  

I do think it beats every report though. 

And yes, Simon Busuttil needs to stop treating Muscat like some respectable colleague and retract any previous impression. 

Things are taking a sinister twist, this time with a cold smile.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392">Victor</a>.</p>
<p>At the moment, we&#8217;re the wrong end of the stick. </p>
<p>But yes, they do look like a vanload of nerds, short sleeves, hair parted neatly to the side and this diligent way of attending every festa, ma jmurx jiehu ghalih xi hadd.  </p>
<p>I do think it beats every report though. </p>
<p>And yes, Simon Busuttil needs to stop treating Muscat like some respectable colleague and retract any previous impression. </p>
<p>Things are taking a sinister twist, this time with a cold smile.</p>
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		By: J. Borg		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[J. Borg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Utterly pathetic...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Utterly pathetic&#8230;</p>
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		By: just me		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[just me]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512&quot;&gt;Edward&lt;/a&gt;.

Edward, look at the date. I think it was an April fool&#039;s joke...  I hope so anyway.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512">Edward</a>.</p>
<p>Edward, look at the date. I think it was an April fool&#8217;s joke&#8230;  I hope so anyway.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392&quot;&gt;Victor&lt;/a&gt;.

So you and I and Daphne are not grassroots? Because the message I&#039;ve been getting from the PN for the past ten years is &quot;Fuck you, Baxxter, we don&#039;t need your vote&quot;.

It doesn&#039;t take much to be the sharp-brained man of steel in the morning and the ragel minn taghna in the evening. 24 hours in a day is plenty of time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392">Victor</a>.</p>
<p>So you and I and Daphne are not grassroots? Because the message I&#8217;ve been getting from the PN for the past ten years is &#8220;Fuck you, Baxxter, we don&#8217;t need your vote&#8221;.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t take much to be the sharp-brained man of steel in the morning and the ragel minn taghna in the evening. 24 hours in a day is plenty of time.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512&quot;&gt;Edward&lt;/a&gt;.

April 1st.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224512">Edward</a>.</p>
<p>April 1st.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392&quot;&gt;Victor&lt;/a&gt;.

Grassroots Baxxter. It&#039;s where every victory starts. Just pray Xarabank&#039;s on this winter. And Simon finds his earnest tone for facts. 

Muscat will present his budget, &#039;lowering&#039; energy tarriffs, meantime however, his absence will have made itself particularly irritating.

&#039;Please reply to my email, Dr.Muscat&#039;. How long does one have to plea before Muscat&#039;s sadistic streak is sated? 

If the PN can do something, it&#039;s formalising Labour&#039;s hushed exercise at clientelism. In fact, I think it&#039;s an essential part of the PN&#039;s rehabilitation. Only the PN can abstract humdrum Malta. 

Muscat wrote a book, which he didn&#039;t. 

A firm of lawyers can outline the principles and criteria to follow. May sound perverse but could be a viable alternative to Muscat&#039;s cynical abuse of our inherent vice. 

Even because Muscat&#039;s isn&#039;t workable, lapped vanity in his appointments the only certainty. 

Exhibitionists, attention seekers, arty fartists and poseurs all have one thing in common, they&#039;ll walk into unendurable situations and take everyone down, even if it kills them. 

Joe Public meantime, is watching.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/should-the-prime-minister-still-be-talking-and-campaigning-as-though-hes-the-opposition-leader/#comment-1224392">Victor</a>.</p>
<p>Grassroots Baxxter. It&#8217;s where every victory starts. Just pray Xarabank&#8217;s on this winter. And Simon finds his earnest tone for facts. </p>
<p>Muscat will present his budget, &#8216;lowering&#8217; energy tarriffs, meantime however, his absence will have made itself particularly irritating.</p>
<p>&#8216;Please reply to my email, Dr.Muscat&#8217;. How long does one have to plea before Muscat&#8217;s sadistic streak is sated? </p>
<p>If the PN can do something, it&#8217;s formalising Labour&#8217;s hushed exercise at clientelism. In fact, I think it&#8217;s an essential part of the PN&#8217;s rehabilitation. Only the PN can abstract humdrum Malta. </p>
<p>Muscat wrote a book, which he didn&#8217;t. </p>
<p>A firm of lawyers can outline the principles and criteria to follow. May sound perverse but could be a viable alternative to Muscat&#8217;s cynical abuse of our inherent vice. </p>
<p>Even because Muscat&#8217;s isn&#8217;t workable, lapped vanity in his appointments the only certainty. </p>
<p>Exhibitionists, attention seekers, arty fartists and poseurs all have one thing in common, they&#8217;ll walk into unendurable situations and take everyone down, even if it kills them. </p>
<p>Joe Public meantime, is watching.</p>
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		By: Edward		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;The Government is reportedly in contact with Chinese antique transport company Zin Jowk to fit the old buses with engines, although ministry sources did not rule out issuing an expression of interest should the deal fall through.&quot;

I wasn&#039;t sure which blog entry to post this on but I thought this one was probably best.

When I was in Malta over the past few years, I had no problem with any of the buses. I never waited more than ten minutes for a bus, and would often roll my eyes at anyone who started to complain about waiting when I had been waiting longer than they had. 

I liked that they were a bit more comfortable, less polluting and smoother. And I also liked that there were night bus routes that actually ran all around the island late into the night. 

But now Muscat is not only bringing back the old route, but the old buses too. Lord, if change ever comes about in Malta it is rejected and rejected until it&#039;s stopped dead in its tracks. Oh, and China is involved again.

 http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130401/local/old-buses-drivers-to-return.463644#.Uhy4qqg3kFA.facebook]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The Government is reportedly in contact with Chinese antique transport company Zin Jowk to fit the old buses with engines, although ministry sources did not rule out issuing an expression of interest should the deal fall through.&#8221;</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure which blog entry to post this on but I thought this one was probably best.</p>
<p>When I was in Malta over the past few years, I had no problem with any of the buses. I never waited more than ten minutes for a bus, and would often roll my eyes at anyone who started to complain about waiting when I had been waiting longer than they had. </p>
<p>I liked that they were a bit more comfortable, less polluting and smoother. And I also liked that there were night bus routes that actually ran all around the island late into the night. </p>
<p>But now Muscat is not only bringing back the old route, but the old buses too. Lord, if change ever comes about in Malta it is rejected and rejected until it&#8217;s stopped dead in its tracks. Oh, and China is involved again.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130401/local/old-buses-drivers-to-return.463644#.Uhy4qqg3kFA.facebook" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130401/local/old-buses-drivers-to-return.463644#.Uhy4qqg3kFA.facebook</a></p>
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