He can’t even speak off a prepared sheet – imagine him being grilled by the European Parliament
“This sector presents a ‘mirade’ of economic and social opportunities”.
MIRADE?
Oh, I suppose he’s never come across the word ‘myriad’ before.
Marelli, what rubbish. It’s bad enough that everyone thinks the Maltese are pocket-dollies because those we sent forth to conquer are invariably 5’3″ or thereabouts, but at least if they’re personable, articulate and smart, that doesn’t matter.
Now it seems we are determined to dispatch out there a set of representatives who, while being truly representative of Malta in the real sense of the word, at the same time embarrass and compromise Malta.
A dwarf is fine. But a stupid, cunning dwarf who can’t speak English and who sounds severely challenged, who can’t make proper conversation and who comes across like a hick on an outing from the sticks?
Please, enough of that. It’s too much. This is now getting really awkward.
And what exactly is the point of selling Malta hard as a TEFL destination when our representatives sound as though they themselves should be in TEFL classes for the next 10 years?
A mirade…marelli.
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The journalist isn’t much better at articulation. What a country.
Before the election we were told to stop being negative and stop referring back to the fascist Mintoffian regimes of 1970-80s, yet Jo loves playing with his dinosaurs and thrusting those who epitomise this dark period into our faces: Karmenu Vella, Joe Grima, Sceberras Trigona, Colerio Preca et al.
Silvio tal-Mqaret Zammit should sign up the above list for his future circus acts – they will show the audience what real animals look like.
If this is the best that our opponents have to offer then surely the PN hierarchy should be having a field day.
Dim-witted journalists + dim-witted politicians = field day for totalitarian government
To think that the Nationalist Party bankrupted itself so it could keep these journalists in its pay.
Karmenu Vella would be our Frattini in the EU commission.
The EU rejected Rocco Buttiglione for being an honest and upright person and accepted Frattini’s lie that he was not a Freemason.
Malta can be used to have Azerbaijan host the Eurovision Song Contest , eliminate Holland in a soccer league so that Spain can enter instead and now it will be used so that the white collar secret society can control the EU by stealth.
Good thing that the PN would not support Karmenu Vella’s EU commissioner’s nomination.Simon &Co should stop pretending that they don’t know about all this; people expect them to oppose it.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140330/local/pm-should-not-expect-oppositions-backing-for-karmenu-vellas-nomination.512822
Karmenu Vella says Malta’s membership of the EU can be revised:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/128166205/Karmenu-Vella-says-Malta-s-membership-of-the-EU-can-be-revised-l-Orizzont-23AUG2012
Meanwhile, in Kiev:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/30/exclusive-photographs-expose-russian-trained-killers-in-kiev.html
You are misguided, La Redoute.
This was written by someone who up till some time ago shared a similar view to yours concerning the ‘Russian bear’ and events in Ukraine. As usual, you weren’t paying attention to the details that the West and their parroting puppet media have been hiding from you. Instead, you swallowed their brazen lies and twisted logic.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/03/28/Nigel-Farage-is-right-It-Was-The-EU-Not-Russia-Which-Provoked-The-Ukraine-Crisis
It’s never a good idea to quote Farage if you wish to be taken seriously.
Is that all you have to say? No wonder you’re so lean on the reality take. You should actually read the article, understand it, and then try and figure out how you’ve managed allow yourself to be hoodwinked in such a way for so long.
Ok. Let’s spell it out properly, shall we?
It’s never a good idea to quote a reporter quoting Nigel Farage if you wish to be taken seriously.
The details are quite easily summed up in the writer’s phrase, “Russian pride”. It’s not Putin’s fault, the EU made him do it.
Now where did we hear that before?
Ah, yes. “I didn’t rape her. She tempted me.” Or to put it in terms you must have heard many times in your previous incarnation as a progressive liberal “Tort taghha ghax ipprovokatni. Gejja tisfidadni tmurli ma iehor u tistenna li ma naghmel xejn?”
Karmenu Vella’s only hope is that, since his examination by MEPs will be carried out at the same time as that of all other prospective commissioners, it will be less intense than Tonio Borg’s was..
Could it be that Muscat knows exactly how bad Vella actually is, but is doing this as another spiteful jibe to the EU?
Maybe to stir up everyone into objecting?
Another distraction manoeuvre to try to confuse the electorate and avoid the real issues?.
We are all out to impress on the European front.
With the Maltese ambassador in Brussels and Commissioner Guy we have a fine winning duo.
L-aqwa fl-Ewropa.
For his own sake Karmenu Vella should not accept the nomination as EU Commissioner.
I wouldn’t bet my last penny, but I have a feeling this is not going to happen.
YOUR last penny? (sic)
Jaqbillu għax se joħroġ ta’ mazetta.
Blimey. He chose a perfect setting for his press conference. Isn’t that the heritage from about the age of the dinosours?
Daphne you are just going to spoil our expectations. The first thing that came to mind yesterday was what fun it is going to be watching the grilling in the Eu parliament with popcorn on one side and a drink on the other in front of our TVs. Xi cuc hija Gensna.
There is still hope! According to the Lisbon Treaty, the number of Commissioners this time round shall be equal to two-thirds the number of Member States, ie 18. I am not yet aware what the rules behind the rotation are, but it will be based on a decision of the European Council. With some luck, we will be spared the enormous embarassment that Karmenu Vella represents.
Retraction! The Euopean Council decided last year that the system of same number of Commissioners as there are Member States continues to apply until 2019. So, no hope after all.
Then they ridicule everyone who can actually speak English. What idiots.
‘The island, strategically placed in the centre of the Mediterranean ‘has been’ a British colony since 1814′ Doesn’t this mean that Malta is still a British colony?’
Final observation before I start banging my head against the wall. Does the Hon Minister know the difference between BUT and BUTT? (at 2:44).
[Daphne – PLACED at the centre of the Med? Who placed the island there – God, with his big hands?]
Would to God that we were still a British colony. The peasant Karmenu Vella would be hoeing the furrows in the back of beyond instead of lording it over us in government.
God, what a boring speech. At least half way through, he gets a bit more animated. Maybe he noticed his audience nodding off.
And his pronunciation is horrendous:
Akkademja
Mejtinans
19 billion worth, 10 billion worth (what, euros, dollars, yuan?)
Could it be that Jo wants to remove Karmenu Vella from his close circle and has found the perfect way in nominating him for EU Commissioner, knowing that he will fail the grilling?
Do not underestimate Jo’s scheming; look carefully at the Cabinet reshuffle closely and you will agree.
Oh. My. God.
Conference attendees must have been scratching their heads. A minister who can barely read a prepared speech.
Ekselllens? Potenxjil? The lame joke. How sad.
Jo could barely read the speech written for him. Why are you surprised that his minion couldn’t do better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNSqH4VPMFA
Fast-forward to 6:00. Someone has dozed off.
He meant “mirage”.
[Daphne – No, that was meant to be ‘a myriad’.]
Could it be he had a space + a typo – that is – it was written ‘my raid’.