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		By: victorio		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[victorio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And the wicked flourish.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And the wicked flourish.</p>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/malta-the-island-that-rational-thinking-forgot/#comment-1353917</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You got to love the excuses the mayor&#039;s mother and sister make up for  him.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/toronto-mayor-rob-fords-mom-and-sister-open-up/article15321385/

This whole well- to-do family are a bunch of &quot;enablers&quot; which proves that  family wealth and riches does not buy common sense.


A second video has surfaced where Mayor Rob Ford does a perfect unintended  imitation  of the late Chris Farley.

The guy is high on something but it is not booze.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/07/mayor_rob_ford_caught_in_video_rant.html]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You got to love the excuses the mayor&#8217;s mother and sister make up for  him.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/toronto-mayor-rob-fords-mom-and-sister-open-up/article15321385/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/toronto-mayor-rob-fords-mom-and-sister-open-up/article15321385/</a></p>
<p>This whole well- to-do family are a bunch of &#8220;enablers&#8221; which proves that  family wealth and riches does not buy common sense.</p>
<p>A second video has surfaced where Mayor Rob Ford does a perfect unintended  imitation  of the late Chris Farley.</p>
<p>The guy is high on something but it is not booze.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/07/mayor_rob_ford_caught_in_video_rant.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/07/mayor_rob_ford_caught_in_video_rant.html</a></p>
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		By: Natalie		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who&#039;s in charge of reforming our constitution again?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who&#8217;s in charge of reforming our constitution again?</p>
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		By: nadia		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/malta-the-island-that-rational-thinking-forgot/#comment-1353381</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nadia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And yet, funnily enough, living through this constant comedy of Mayor Ford, I liken it to the situation with Joey and his merry men. 

Mayor Ford has admitted to smoking crack (after months of denial) when he was in a &quot;drunken stupor&quot; (so nothing wrong with that then). Yet he refuses to resign, doesn&#039;t see what the big deal is and after the police said they have the crack video his approval rating went up. 

And we think there&#039;s only people in Malta who are blinded by ignorant following of their leaders. 

And that is exactly why he is hounded by reporters....because the sane people cannot believe that he thinks his behaviour is excusable. He and his supporters believe that it is a witch hunt against him by the media. 

As I read all this  I really think he would be in very good company if ever he visited the Maltese government.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And yet, funnily enough, living through this constant comedy of Mayor Ford, I liken it to the situation with Joey and his merry men. </p>
<p>Mayor Ford has admitted to smoking crack (after months of denial) when he was in a &#8220;drunken stupor&#8221; (so nothing wrong with that then). Yet he refuses to resign, doesn&#8217;t see what the big deal is and after the police said they have the crack video his approval rating went up. </p>
<p>And we think there&#8217;s only people in Malta who are blinded by ignorant following of their leaders. </p>
<p>And that is exactly why he is hounded by reporters&#8230;.because the sane people cannot believe that he thinks his behaviour is excusable. He and his supporters believe that it is a witch hunt against him by the media. </p>
<p>As I read all this  I really think he would be in very good company if ever he visited the Maltese government.</p>
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		By: A. Charles		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[A. Charles]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/07/mayor_rob_ford_caught_in_video_rant.html]]></description>
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		By: Butterfly		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/malta-the-island-that-rational-thinking-forgot/#comment-1353109</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Butterfly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have what is called a backbone here in Toronto.

Politicians here work for us not us for them.

They screw up, they pay.

Politicians in Malta, on both sides, besides having no balls have no backbone.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have what is called a backbone here in Toronto.</p>
<p>Politicians here work for us not us for them.</p>
<p>They screw up, they pay.</p>
<p>Politicians in Malta, on both sides, besides having no balls have no backbone.</p>
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		By: Sparky		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sparky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The latest campaign on Facebook is about opposing a proposed private beach in Sliema.  And yet not a single campaign against the despicable and callous sale of citizenship scheme.

I&#039;m pretty sure if this scheme was put forward by the PN, the GWU and hell knows who else would have organised mass meetings, petitions, Facebook campaigns to force a re-think. And where&#039;s Franco Debono, what&#039;s he up to?

This country is being raped and we won&#039;t or can&#039;t bat an eyelid. I despair.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The latest campaign on Facebook is about opposing a proposed private beach in Sliema.  And yet not a single campaign against the despicable and callous sale of citizenship scheme.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure if this scheme was put forward by the PN, the GWU and hell knows who else would have organised mass meetings, petitions, Facebook campaigns to force a re-think. And where&#8217;s Franco Debono, what&#8217;s he up to?</p>
<p>This country is being raped and we won&#8217;t or can&#8217;t bat an eyelid. I despair.</p>
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		By: Den		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Den]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[That should be:

Manuel Mallia, who made his fortune off the back of big-time drug traffickers, murders and assorted menaces to society, and who has 500.000 unexplained euros under his pillow.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That should be:</p>
<p>Manuel Mallia, who made his fortune off the back of big-time drug traffickers, murders and assorted menaces to society, and who has 500.000 unexplained euros under his pillow.</p>
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		By: Manuel		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes. I read this article this week about Ford.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8915261/congratulations-rob-ford-youve-finally-made-me-despise-you/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes. I read this article this week about Ford.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8915261/congratulations-rob-ford-youve-finally-made-me-despise-you/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8915261/congratulations-rob-ford-youve-finally-made-me-despise-you/</a></p>
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