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	Comments on: &#8220;Darling, I&#8217;ve arrived&#8221;: Deborah Schembri requests VIP treatment at Schiphol airport	</title>
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	<description>Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta.</description>
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		By: Daphne Caruana Galizia		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089331</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daphne Caruana Galizia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2016 12:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089322&quot;&gt;M&#039;Ghadux Kburi li Hu Malti&lt;/a&gt;.

Joseph Muscat makes a meal of his image, to the point of taking the video cameras in with him to the gym, therefore it is legitimate to comment on his physique.

He also disappeared for a couple of months in the summer before the general election and then re-emerged with the circular scar-line of a scalp-lift (failed) clearly visible under certain stage lighting. So yes, it is legitimate to comment on his scalp issues, because he made them an issue himself (like Sant and his wig).

It is not legitimate to comment about Deborah Schembri&#039;s weight because she has not made it an issue herself. She has not talked about her diet and she has not invited us into the gym to see her work out. Her weight is therefore not an issue.

All these comments about her weight are from men. Not one is from a woman.  Men, however, never comment about the appearance of other men.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089322">M&#8217;Ghadux Kburi li Hu Malti</a>.</p>
<p>Joseph Muscat makes a meal of his image, to the point of taking the video cameras in with him to the gym, therefore it is legitimate to comment on his physique.</p>
<p>He also disappeared for a couple of months in the summer before the general election and then re-emerged with the circular scar-line of a scalp-lift (failed) clearly visible under certain stage lighting. So yes, it is legitimate to comment on his scalp issues, because he made them an issue himself (like Sant and his wig).</p>
<p>It is not legitimate to comment about Deborah Schembri&#8217;s weight because she has not made it an issue herself. She has not talked about her diet and she has not invited us into the gym to see her work out. Her weight is therefore not an issue.</p>
<p>All these comments about her weight are from men. Not one is from a woman.  Men, however, never comment about the appearance of other men.</p>
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		By: M'Ghadux Kburi li Hu Malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M'Ghadux Kburi li Hu Malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2016 08:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114&quot;&gt;Daphne Caruana Galizia&lt;/a&gt;.

Not to stick up for men but I hate inconsistencies. In your posts you have targeted Joseph Muscat&#039;s weight fluctuations and hair situation a number of times rather than sticking to the point, his poor performance. Not too mention manuel mallia&#039;s spending habits and exterior form. So your sensitivity in this case seems to be biased.

I think the point men are trying to make is seeking VIP treatment to walk less may be a symptom of crass laziness which will not be helping her to remain fit. If one is unwilling to walk a few metres to run daily chores obesity will naturally follow oneself!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114">Daphne Caruana Galizia</a>.</p>
<p>Not to stick up for men but I hate inconsistencies. In your posts you have targeted Joseph Muscat&#8217;s weight fluctuations and hair situation a number of times rather than sticking to the point, his poor performance. Not too mention manuel mallia&#8217;s spending habits and exterior form. So your sensitivity in this case seems to be biased.</p>
<p>I think the point men are trying to make is seeking VIP treatment to walk less may be a symptom of crass laziness which will not be helping her to remain fit. If one is unwilling to walk a few metres to run daily chores obesity will naturally follow oneself!</p>
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		By: Steve		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089121&quot;&gt;Ramon Garcia&lt;/a&gt;.

I stand to be corrected, however the divorce debate started at the opposition benches. Daphne wrote a series of posts where she explained that anyone could put up the proposal for discussion by presenting a private member’s bill. 

Knowing that Dr Gonzi was not comfortable with such a bill, JPO took the lead out of spite as he wanted to inflict as much harm to that administration as possible. 

The moment he realised he had another tool as his disposal he did not hesitate to use it. It could have been any other legislation for all that matters. It just happened to be that.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089121">Ramon Garcia</a>.</p>
<p>I stand to be corrected, however the divorce debate started at the opposition benches. Daphne wrote a series of posts where she explained that anyone could put up the proposal for discussion by presenting a private member’s bill. </p>
<p>Knowing that Dr Gonzi was not comfortable with such a bill, JPO took the lead out of spite as he wanted to inflict as much harm to that administration as possible. </p>
<p>The moment he realised he had another tool as his disposal he did not hesitate to use it. It could have been any other legislation for all that matters. It just happened to be that.</p>
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		By: Osservatore		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 09:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Perhaps she wore red for the occasion to be even more visible. 

Oh, didn&#039;t she?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps she wore red for the occasion to be even more visible. </p>
<p>Oh, didn&#8217;t she?</p>
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		By: Tabatha_White		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tabatha_White]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114&quot;&gt;Daphne Caruana Galizia&lt;/a&gt;.

Her very presence in Government is being paid for from our taxes and poor (political) choices in any department are joined at the hip to bad dietary choices. They are not independent one from the other.

I&#039;m a woman and yet the first thing I thought was: it&#039;s not yet a wheelchair, which would have required a different service, and not as costly - but serving the same objective. The thing about wheelchairs in airports is that there&#039;s a fair amount of waiting involved as these are used on a priority basis.

I would say she is being encouraged to lap it up, not that she needs much of it. Complicity is served first and extracted later.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114">Daphne Caruana Galizia</a>.</p>
<p>Her very presence in Government is being paid for from our taxes and poor (political) choices in any department are joined at the hip to bad dietary choices. They are not independent one from the other.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a woman and yet the first thing I thought was: it&#8217;s not yet a wheelchair, which would have required a different service, and not as costly &#8211; but serving the same objective. The thing about wheelchairs in airports is that there&#8217;s a fair amount of waiting involved as these are used on a priority basis.</p>
<p>I would say she is being encouraged to lap it up, not that she needs much of it. Complicity is served first and extracted later.</p>
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		By: Daphne Caruana Galizia		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089130</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daphne Caruana Galizia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089122&quot;&gt;Pepe`&lt;/a&gt;.

Feel free. But I have a lifetime&#039;s experience of skilled observation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089122">Pepe`</a>.</p>
<p>Feel free. But I have a lifetime&#8217;s experience of skilled observation.</p>
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		By: pingente		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pingente]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 23:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089109&quot;&gt;Pigging out&lt;/a&gt;.

Money buys more stroopwafels than do principles.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089109">Pigging out</a>.</p>
<p>Money buys more stroopwafels than do principles.</p>
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		By: pingente		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pingente]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 23:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it&#039;s the for the same reason that other morbidly obese tourism envoy gets wheelchair treatment.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s the for the same reason that other morbidly obese tourism envoy gets wheelchair treatment.</p>
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		By: Blackarrow		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackarrow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089109&quot;&gt;Pigging out&lt;/a&gt;.

Deborah Schembri - principles? You must be joking.  She is as amoral as they come.  All she is interested in is political advancement and therefore power.  

She recognised it in promoting  the divorce movement, then the LGBTXYZ lobby, and rest assured she would promote abortion if she was not afraid of the backlash.  

She is one of the worst to come out of the depths of the Labour underworld.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089109">Pigging out</a>.</p>
<p>Deborah Schembri &#8211; principles? You must be joking.  She is as amoral as they come.  All she is interested in is political advancement and therefore power.  </p>
<p>She recognised it in promoting  the divorce movement, then the LGBTXYZ lobby, and rest assured she would promote abortion if she was not afraid of the backlash.  </p>
<p>She is one of the worst to come out of the depths of the Labour underworld.  </p>
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		By: Pepe`		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pepe`]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2016 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114&quot;&gt;Daphne Caruana Galizia&lt;/a&gt;.

I don&#039;t agree with you one bit. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2016/05/darling-ive-arrived-deborah-schembri-requests-vip-treatment-amsterdam/#comment-3089114">Daphne Caruana Galizia</a>.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t agree with you one bit. </p>
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