That’s the difference between a show-off brat and a grown-up
Joseph Muscat suffered the very temporary affects of UV burns to his eyes, caused by the negligence of his government’s favourite lighting company, Nexos Do You Know Who I Am.
He spends a couple of days at home and the entire country gets to know about it. He also gives a big interview about the subject to a fawning (sorry, Ariade, but you really were) Ariadne Massa of The Sunday Times.
Two years ago, in the thick of the Muscat/Mugliett/Debono/Pullicino Orlando induced crisis, Lawrence Gonzi lost the sight in one eye, the direct result of extreme stress and tension, and said nothing about it in public. We did not find out until more than a year later, via an interview in that same newspaper, as it happens:
Dr Gonzi also speaks openly for the first time about the fact he was losing sight in his right eye.
“It’s a condition which hasn’t improved in the past 12 to 15 months notwithstanding treatment and injections in the eye. It’s a terrible experience,” he says about the problem which was first diagnosed in January 2012 in the midst of the PN Government’s crisis.
Compare the dramatic fuss Muscat made about a problem which lasted two days after which he was completely back to normal (“I was crying in pain, it felt as though razor blades were cutting my eyes”, blah blah blah, oh do grow up) and Gonzi enduring real blindness while having to contend with Muscat’s conspiracy with Debono, Mugliett and Pullicino Orlando, and having to run the country too.
Give me a grown-up any day.
Is there anybody out there who knows whether Joseph Muscat burst into tears and went howling for succour any time he skidded in the school playground and grazed his knee?
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Might I also add that Muscat’s injuries are also something that are easily inflicted upon anyone working with welding equipment with the slightest glance. And as you point out, Jo was fine two days later. There is basically no comparison with Dr. Gonzi’s condition except for the body part affected.
I couldn’t agree more with your “Give me a grown-up any day.”
You’re being too kind here: it’s not just ‘negligence’ but also ‘incompetence’. Questions needs to be answered as to the real reasons behind the fact that this company has become the “government’s company of choice”.
It is called “meritocracy” a la Muscat.
Din hija wahda mill-iktar blogs bla sens u irrelevanti li qatt ippublikajt.
Maria, I couldn’t disagree more. It is exactly what many people thought when they read the article in The Sunday Times.
Ghaziza Sinjura Borg,
Kemm ninfurmak li blog huwa s-sit li fuqu jigu ppublikati artikli, opinjonijiet, etc. Dawn tal-ahhar huma rreferuti bhala posts mhux blogs.
Rigward jekk hux stupidu l-post jew le, sinjal li laqtek fil-laham il-haj, ghax apparentament anke minn semplici okkazjoni bhal din, il-Prim Ministru Muscat irid jaghmel kapital.
Anzi, it is one with great relevance. I used to work in the ophthalmic ward and at 2am dockyard workers or any other welders would come to the ward suffering from burning eye sensation, and blindness. It would be the result of either welding without the use of goggles or even staring at the welding.
The pain as explained by these people was excruciating, yet never were these reported to newspapers. The treatment used to be local anaesthetic eye drops and loads and loads of eye ointment. In the extreme cases, we would also apply dilator eye drops, because when the pupil is dilated, the eye is at rest.
Grow up, PM and don’t ask to be pitied for nothing.
Such symptoms are daily occurrences at the Ophthalmic Department when patients present with bad infections etc. What the Hack!
In that same interview Prime Minister Muscat meets the journalist in “a dimly lit room in Girgenti Palace. He says that Girgenti is his make shift office during his convalescent period. He complains that light still hurts his eyes.”
Meanwhile, the photograph shows him looking directly at the camera, with bright sunlight streaming in through the window behind him.
If this is true why didn’t he stay at home and work there, rather than being driven all the way to Girgenti from Burmarrad in the broad day light and exposed to the bright sun.
I’m glad you brought this up as I had thought of it as soon as I read that interview.
How I miss Dr Gonzi, with all the shortcomings of his government. And every day we get proof of how right he was.
At least I had nothing to do with bringing about the present circumstances.
A time will come when the people will wish Lawrence Gonzi is still running this rock of ours.
That time is already here.
This is already happening. Although none of the ones I know who have changed sides last election are admitting it.
You forgot ‘spoilt’ in the title to this article.
Well apparently that’s what he did when he missed the step on the (stationary) school bus and landed on his fat ass.
Muscat/Pullicino Orlando – crying buddies: It’s called empathy.
I said the same thing when I read that stupid front-page story. I’m surprised it took you so long to echo my thoughts.
After convalescing from his close encounter with divine UV radiation on the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus re emerged a better man.
The same can’t be said of Malta’s prime minister.
We are not politicians and we also have to suffer in silence while robbers and charlatans steal our quality of life.
This is not a question of whether one is grown-up or not.
This is a matter of manhood or the lack of it.
In my day there was only one word to describe such so-called men.
It is now politically incorrect to use this word. If you dare use it you may get run over, with impunity, especially if you hang around the North of the island.
Anyhow, everyone knows what word I am referring to.
This reminded me of a post on this site around 4 years ago commenting on a TV interview with the then goateed Joseph Muscat on the subject of his wife’s difficult pregnancy and delivery.
A stark difference between a true statesman and a gentleman and a popularist Tweeting Twat. Dr. Gonzi can outdo Muscat any day.
If one cares to notice , all the other “important” people who were affected by the UV exposure were up and running on Monday morning wearing sunglasses.
Iżjed it-Times marru għamlu storja dwarha! Sometimes they are very good at sensationalization.
In wanting to appease and bring in more readers, they blatantly gave all that exposure to PL and its futile antics.
The same happened with Arriva and so many other issues.
I partly blame them too if today we have a PL government. The sad thing is that they keep making the same mistake. And seriously, was that interview really front page material for THE SUNDAY TIMES?
What happened to the police and magisterial enquiries regarding the incident ? Told you already that with NEXOS being involved everything will be forgotten .
Aktar ma jgħaddi ż-żmien aktar nifhmu l-kobor ta’ Dr. Gonzi u x-xejn ta’ Dr. Muscat.
‘Give me a grown-up anytime’ … But the ‘intelligent’ apes of this island prefer a spoiled and silly creep.
When Gonzi quit politics, Malta was the loser. A real pity!