Angela Merkel snubs Joseph Muscat
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October 27, 2014 at 7:01pm
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Kissritu?
She told him, ‘Keep you nose out of this’.
She is not stupid and while he needs to be seen with Merkel to feel important, Merkel does not need to be seen with him. Insomma social climber tal-marelli.
hahahaha!
Grande!
Milling around meeting and greeting is all very well but it should be done with a purpose. Doesn’t he have an agenda to see to other than hanging around famous leaders like some love struck groupie?
No.
He has a road map. Just look at Msida.
No surprise there. She is my favourite politician at the moment and is a no-nonsense person. Consequently, she typically snubs clowns, like she did with Berlusconi years ago.
In this footage, one can notice that Angela Merkel was going for a quick discussion on substance. She means business and obviously she had no time for fools. Joseph Muscat is alien and completely lost where crucial topics are discussed. These discussions are beyond his competency level, and Angela Merkel is rightly well aware of this.
That pompous idiot got what he deserves. I can picture Muscat saying.”Mama! Angela Merkel is ignoring me! Wah,wah!”.
…stamping of the feet…more wah wah…stamping of the feet…
Now I know who they must have been thinking of when they made that ‘ha noqghod quddiem, ha noqghod quddiem, wawawa’ clip on TV, our emperor of no clothes fame.
He deserved it. Did you notice that he turned as red as his cheeks in his new photoshopped photo?
A man among children and a child among men.
Did you note the defensive gesture of fiddling with his cuff links? If you listen very closely you hear as his ego is shattered to smithereens by Mrs Merkel. Pure gold.
The “cuff-and-sleeve fix” as well as the sudden rush of blood to the whole face say it all. The spoilt brat deserved all of the cold shoulder granted him.
Always poking around for the next photo op! I bet you all that if had managed to stay around Merkel for another 5 seconds, One Media would have fabricated another “successful meeting” story out of it.
Bhal meta Joseph Muscat kien iltaqa’ ma Hollande meta kien hiereg mil-loki.
Veru stmat fl-Ewropa bhala l-ahjar fl-Ewropa, il-Joey Taghna Lkoll. Hadha r-risposta dan is-salesman tal-passaporti tal-EU.
that was great hahhhahaha look at his expression
Did TVM air this footage?
Of course not
Just seen the full snub…..
And it was only the sandwich order.
In the past we would have said “qisu l-iblah t’Alla” !
X’jaqa’ ghan-nejk!!
Naa got that wrong. Muscat snubs Merkel.
Two is company – three is a crowd.
Some people know an upstart pest when they see one – others don’t.
Berlusconi’s reaction for the snub he had received was to indulge in vulgar jokes about Merkel’s derriere.
I would not be surprised were something of the sort – in Burmarrad lingo – to come from Joey, too.
Seeing that, I actually feel sorry for the guy! That can’t be right, surely?
I’ll get me coat…
She didn’t ignore him; she actually told him to buzz off. “I want to speak to this man… Move on, please, Joseph.”
Bulls’ eye, John.
Seems the cuffs were rather tight and he had to leave to be relieved.
There was a surge in his blood pressure, hence the cuffs gesture. You can see it in his face – it turns red.
Wrong. She greeted him politely as she could not escape him, then curtly said “excuse me” and turned to the other person.
At the end Muscat uttered the Maltese version of “wot de heck.”
hack
MAAAA!!!
KKU!
Jekk il-Labour kien jgħid li aħna MAKKU fl-Ewropa, kif tistennali jittrataw lil tal-Labour?
Marelli! Merkel meket lil Muscat.
He had no intention to discuss whatever she was discussing on that document.
He just wanted a photo opportunity with Angela Merkel. As soon as he was sure that someone did get that photo he walked away for another photo opportunity.
You can actually see the flash . But yes, Angela did snub Joseph.
I think I can hear Merkel tell the boy “Coffee, thanks but no thank you.”
*slowly slips away while trying to look as cool as possible”
Dan Joey ukoll.
You reap what you sow fits perfectly in this case.
She was like the headmistress at school meeting a troublesome first grader.
Seems she is pointing at the other man as indicating that she wants to speak to him and not JOEY
Precisely, that move by Merkel is priceless. I love that woman, the PN need one now.
It is quick, deliberate positioning in action. Merkel’s absolutely there to do business.
That type of departing move by Joseph Muscat is what people wearing the occasional suit, in Malta, do at weddings.
How can he be taken seriously.
The contrast with the person Merkel is speaking with is also fitting. There he is, not as flash, not as pompous, but with a great deal more to say, and more importantly Merkel distinguishes between the two.
Had she not gone for the snub there would have been a tiny minute of chit chat before proceeding with the discussion.
Very deliberate.
Merkel is my type of woman.
Doesn’t socialise with scum.
Pathetic fool
Someone should tell Jo to stop acting like a star struck buffoon, on camera or off camera.
Superb.
“Qed nitkellem mal-kbar…”
Nahseb nista nimmagina x qaltlu f’qalba……verpiss dich!
Angela Merkel – Iron Lady tal-Azzar. X’ċuċ hu Panzer
Priceless!
Marelli! Imagine if Muscat’s and Mallia’s was the size of Germany, world war three?
You’ve seen the movie. Now get the soundtrack.
Sod politics, techno wins.
http://youtu.be/eegZEb1F328
Merkeled
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/23823/merkel-meets-gonzi-in-berlin-calls-for-quick-decision-on-eu-budget-20130109#.VE7AQdm9LCQ
Sadly no comparison
It’s not a big deal for him I suppose. She’s a woman not a man.
I get the feeling that Merkel did not even recognise Muscat.
She probably mixed him up with Silvio Berlusconi: same stature, same face size, same hair problems…
And they also almost look the same age now.
That’s what I call Iron People. I guess he went crying in the corner. Worse then a kid.
I am seriously concerned about our national security.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/27/uk-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-plan
Just imagine for a moment that the leader of the opposition is a woman.
Ann Fenech would have the same effect Merkel has on Joey!
Just imagine if it was Helga Ellul.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman. It’s the steeliness he can’t deal with.
From my school days at St. Aloysius, I clearly remember Joseph having a dominant mum and an ultra dominant grandmother.
It’s the woman that he can’t deal with, H.P.Baxxter.
If Joseph Muscat had a dominant mom and a weak/ submissive father, that would explain his repressed sexual orientation. Very typical.
In case such as that, since we are in Malta and Joseph Muscat has been raised to refer to women as “dik”, he would continue just as he is.
It’s the power rush thing again.
As long as he thinks he’s Malta’s PM, he’ll think he’s invincible on the local scene.
That’s with reference to Ann Fenech. The case with Helga Ellul would be different.
Helga Ellul is still classed as foreign in his brain and therefore the logic of local invincible doesn’t quite extend it’s imagined net.
Yes. Helga would unnerve him.
It’s not a question of steeliness.
It’s a question of what he has full control over, if necessary.
That’s how his petty mind works.
Exactly. I’ve seen this before, so it’s not just Joseph Muscat. So many of our demigods are worshipped because they find it easy to bullshit the Maltese. Take them out of Malta and they lose their audience.
David Cameron would do himself a great favour going by Merkel’s example.
Eat your heart out, Joe.
http://www.tvm.com.mt/news/busuttil-jattendi-l-laqgha-tal-mexxejja-tal-ppe/
How history repeats itself. However denied by Maltese government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8747121.stm
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-10-27/local-news/Gift-of-Life-concerned-by-PN-s-mixed-signals-at-Convention-6736124516
Which part of the concluding statement did this idiot not understand?
The proposals put forward by the different workshops were NOT anything the PN is obliged to follow or put on its permanent agenda.
The proposal in question was simply a suggestion to the party to thrash the two subjects thoroughly before it erupts elsewhere leaving the PN in the same situation it was at the time of the divorce debate.
There was no discussion, no consultation with other parties and no speech given from any podium to anyone in particular.
It was just a suggestion to prepare for any future comprehensive and exhaustive the party may be required to take.
I hate this place Daphne.
Kulhadd iboss kemm jiflah, (kev please note) u hadd ma jindenja ruhu jaqra d-dokumenti sew.
Mbasta jiddeffsu (kev, again please note).
[Daphne – Paul Vincenti is on this website, currently commenting under the ‘headmaster’ post. He might wish to answer that here directly.]
Jozef, if Paul Vincenti didn’t understand the logic on the Headmaster post, don’t expect miracles.
Weigh reactions within a context of value and actually give it an appreciation score there and then.
The NP could have a veracity scale buzzer type mechanism marking its truth reaction, and could sound it.
Times of Malta have that ridiculous poll with fixed rigid lump input. Where both the nature of the question and the fixed answers are part of the ToM swing to dumb.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-10-28/local-news/Nationalist-Party-s-position-on-abortion-and-euthanasia-remains-the-same-6736124519
Induna li kien zejjed malli Merkel qaghlbet Il-lingwa ghal Gernaniz. Hemm kien jibqa .
I can’t help thinking, but the more I see of Joseph Muscat and his wife, the more I see a desperate attempt – gone wrong – to imitate Dr. Gonzi and Mrs. Gonzi.
To think that the electorate gave in to such an unsubstantiated marketing strategy, makes me despair.
Wink, Muscat might be trying to imitate Dr. Gonzi but Mrs. Gonzi was never pushy and her dress sense was impeccable so Michelle cannot be imitating her .
Michelle is really showing her “alter ego”, the one that needs to be in limelight at whatever cost.
How to cut someone down to size.
Our Prime Minister is a politician that is only admired by local ‘marmalja’, he was and never will be fit to represent us abroad.
In simple words, Spiru Sant in a suit.
….u minghajr it-trumbetta.
Sodoffen idioten.
On your bike, son.
Verpiss dich idiot
Some one, please, teach this guy some manners. Kull fejn ikun irid jizzattat !
Joseph, smell the coffee while we talk important business.
He overlooks the fact that they all know that he fought against joining them.
The walk of shame: “You are the weakest link. Goodbye.”
Getting a little taste of what he’s been dishing out.
Joseph Muscat didn’t even bother to excuse himself before leaving them. Should we tell him every time what he should do and what he shouldn’t.
What really irritates me is that we are represented by a man who stupidly believes that these working events are an opportunity to network and flirt. So 1990s. So not today.
We need a leader who rolls up those cuff-linked sleeves and works hard. And not huffing around when ignored as if saying ‘fil-komma din Merkel’ or smiling like a pet Dino at Cameron.
What do you expect? He has gone on record saying that he wants to usurp Germany’s place as the best in Europe. She’s envious and feeling intimidated. Her loss.
He will be smiling on the other side of his face when in 4 years he has to go to Brussels and Berlin begging for a bailout after 6 years of profligate spending.
Joseph Muscat is the ONE. Our National Embarrassment
Brilliant Merkel! I love the look on Joseph’s face!
It could not be any clearer that what Joseph Muscat wanted was to have HIS photo taken with Mrs Merkel.
Watch as he walks to the side, makes sure the photographer is ready, turns around, waits for the flash and THE SATISFIED SMILE on his face as he walks away.
One more for the family album. Michelle will be so proud!
His blood pressure must have gone sky-high.
May be its because under a Labour Government Malta slipped to the 99th place on the Gender Gap Index. It slipped an impressive 18 points. It slips 8 points on Economic Participation and Opportunity; 33 on Health and Survival; and 23 on Political Empowerment. (http://reports.weforum.org/_…/global-gender-gap-2014/MLT.pdf)
Chris Fearne is more interested in infants then in their mothers obviously.
It will continue to slip until both parties address the abortion “taboo”.. Malta was given quite a telling off in relation to abortion during the HR Committee Hearing on International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in October of this year. Obviously not reported.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jrUE00PGbU&list=PLUXCk8tfix4TJML-3Tb6K2MxwqicbgGg2
Dear Joseph, don’t look back in anger !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXPG13TcXeQ&feature=youtu.be
Our country is being brought into ridicule and irrelevance by this idiot.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-10-28/local-news/PN-s-IdeaMalta-Convention-deemed-a-positive-idea-but-a-copy-of-Labour-s-formula-6736124525
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Grima did not address the audience, he was sat with Oliver Friggieri and was booed. A message from the party, if there ever was one. Yes, one needs to realise how the audience is becoming ever more the party, and can we please subscribe to it?
Yes, Carmen Sammut, the PN’s doing an exercise which may be, in some aspects, similar to what Labour supposedly did, except that this one, the first of a long series if I may, isn’t there to camouflage the rot.
And no, those topics weren’t deemed non-political. And do I note a hint of panic?
As for Tarcisio Mifsud’s slick brother,
“Godfrey Grima was never a permanent part of any political camp. He gave the opinion he saw fit to give at the time.”
Ticcajta, jghid li jaqbillu, kif jaqbillu u meta jaqbillu.
Nhar il-Gimgha qal li l-politici iridu jkun korrotti. X’ma jaqlax tisfir.
Baxxter et al. do you not realise that this is the shape of things to come, that it’s all yours for the taking?
Intellectuals, journalists, economists, permanently stapled ID photographs on every newspaper scrambling over each other in a post-convention convention.
Calm down everyone, this wasn’t the only one.
Next time, be there.
Surely you don’t expect to be booed off the stage.
Thought sub-titles –
Merkel: Oops here comes that passport seller of Europe, smile;
Joey: OMG its Merkel, shall I call her Angela? Shake hands, smile back;
Merkel: Say hi and hope the twerp leaves us alone, I want to speak privately to my other colleague;
Joey: Let me get into position for the cameras, quick change to the left, that’s right, now it looks like I’m part of this real important conversation;
Merkel: What is this pest doing now?
Joey: Better edge off.
Makes you cringe, or not, depends on what you think of Muscat. However, as the PM (unfortunately) of our country, it makes you cringe.
She dealt with Muscat in a typically headmistress fashion, politely telling him (by pointing to the person she was interested in) to move on.
I must hand it to Muscat, at least he understood that, and didn’t hang about for too long.
Ah well he has to wait another time to get a pic with Merkel for the family album. Failing that he can always have a pic with a cardboard cut out of her. Does that count?
Three cheers for Merkel. Muscat seemed so pissed off with her attitude that he turned his back on her pulled his sleeves and moved away.
LOVELY, kid jghidu l-hamalli.
FENOMENALI – kif jghid il-Kon-man.
If Joseph Muscat just said before leaving “Entschuldigen Sie bitte”, Angela Merkel would have smiled back and acknowledged him. But Muscat is only good for British humour.
What a difference
http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20110110&t=2&i=301590320&w=580&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=img-2011-01-10T222453Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-540551-1
Isthi Muscat
Merkel literally cut his ego down to size.
The boy from nowhere bows his head in defeat and walks away bruised and beaten.
“Let me see if David is in the yard and bully him instead. Actually, I think he likes me.”
That clip is a keeper!
At least he knows when he is not wanted.
Behind the false smirk as he swivels away whilst fiddling with his cufflinks lies an utterly broken, embarrassed and humiliated buffoon.
thanks J Agius for reminding us of the glorious times for Malta