Il-Kap tas-Sawt: why did the prime minister take him to New York?
The prime minister took Silvio Parnis with him to the UN meeting in New York. I’m sure Parnis understood everything and made a major contribution to justify the expense of taking him there off the taxpayer’s back.
In some of the Department of Information photographs, the Chief of the Sawt is listening to a speech over the interpretation system. Into what language? Does the UN now have interpreters for the Maltese equivalent of Manchester slum ‘English’?
When he got back to Malta, he put up a post on Facebook: gurnata xoghol wara gimgha barra minn Malta. So what was his gimgha barra minn Malta if not xoghol as well? Typical backwoods mentality: any freebie trip – even if it’s a taxpayer-funded, government-sponsored, supposed working trip to a UN meeting is a safra rather than work.
And right away, he switched to advertising his next coffee morning.
If any journalist bothers to ask Joseph Muscat what in heaven’s name Silvio Parnis was doing there, I predict his tu quoque response: when Lawrence Gonzi was prime minister, he took backbencher Franco Debono with him to New York (that’s right, he did – in 2009).
But that wouldn’t be the smartest of responses, because Gonzi had taken Franco Debono with him on that trip in yet another attempt at mollifying him.
So the obvious question to ask now is: why is the current prime minister trying to mollify Silvio Parnis? What sort of tantrums is Parnis throwing behind the scenes?
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Silvio Parnis wants his followers from the fourth district to smell the coffee.
Not on topic Daphne, but interesting read: http://hearings.digital-diplomacy.eu/29-9-1430-karmenu-vella-enviroment-fisheries/. Welcome back, you were sorely missed!
Good, sensible questions.
He towed his twin daughters with him to New York.
Are his adorable daughters being considered as VVIPs?
Did Mrs Muscat take the nanny with her on the plane also?
I wonder if his PA seen here in a family park ready to shoot anyone’s ass was on that same trip also to protect his boss from any terrorists.
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The speech seems to be in a language that only Joey was understanding. Chinese maybe?
Re the first photo; what on earth is that ?
Just in case he dropped his tablets in the loo pan.
You never know.
Silvio Parnis was entrusted with the job of bringing authentic Maltese pastizzi to New York.
Sorry Malta, but this is your, ‘BIDLA’
Love his tie. Great sartorial choice from the 70s.
There are many civil servants and staff working with government agencies who view meetings abroad as a ‘perk’ and grasp at them with all their might. “Jien ‘importanti’ ghax insiefer hafna!”. Backwoods mentality at its best.
He is not ageing well…..He will hate that
Spit roast?
Silvo Parnis… dejjem qrib tieghek. is he referring to the PM?
Jew forsi kien qed jghid lil-pirmli fil-lokijiet?
He took Silvio Parnis and actually left behind the minister responsible fro climate change.. Leo Brincat
First of all – welcome back, Daphne, we have missed you so much; don’t ever leave us for such a long time please.
Silvio Parnis still thinks that he means something to his leader, when he is only a backbencher.
Muscat is keeping him ‘quiet’ for not giving him that “ministeru” for those “anzjani” whose blood pressure he tests in his office.
He didn’t get his ‘ministeru’ even after the re-shuffle…so maybe he should conclude that he is just not worth it baby.
Nahseb aqta kemm kont qieghed tifhem x’kien qed jintqal gol-konferenza, Silvio.