Mintoff's prize money

Victor Zammit

Aug 28th 2008, 18:48

At 90 + and still controversial!
This fact alone makes Mintoff a leader.

With all critics to Mintoff, we should always remember that, almost out of nothing, Mintoff manage to build Malta. Obviously, young peoples don’t recall this. While the Media in Malta is systematically demonizing both Mintoff’s era and Libya.

Only to those who read history correctly, aren’t both leaders holding the right views regarding the thuggers (USA governments) of the other side of the Atlantic? Hasn’t history proving them right?

We should never let our disliking or disagreement with both leaders ignores facts on the ground.

Had any of our leaders received a prize from our European fellows? I don’t recall!

Weren’t Fenech Adami Licking Gadaffi’s shoes few weeks ago?

@ joyce aquiline

Many comments are just obsessed about illegal immigrants. They would use the immigrant as a scapegoat to hang all our evils on them, and when we see EU is not helping MALTA we find it easier to blame Libya.
EU gives Malta adequate money for the illegal immigrants.

Mark Aloisio

Aug 28th 2008, 17:53

I doubt there any place in Dom Mintoff's heart for anyone other than Dom Mintoff

R.Genovese

Aug 28th 2008, 16:36

What a useless hate letter you write Mr Rizzo.

joyce aquilina

Aug 28th 2008, 15:57

alfred cassar, yes i know it was a reward for human rights and again he deserverd it and he deserves much more,i hope he will get one from malta aswell.
and T Borg i do not belive that the taxpayer is paying for his maid gardner etc etc,
where did you get that from?but i am sure that we are paying for evrything else.including
the holidays of ministers,ps and shadow ministers.

t. borg

Aug 28th 2008, 14:55

of course it is our business what he does with the money he was rewarded! can the times ask the government the cost he is costing to us taxpayers for the advantages for being a prim minister. does he have security, cars, maids, gardeners etc.? who is paying for these?

Alfred Cassar

Aug 28th 2008, 13:55

@ Joyce Aquilina
Do you know that this was an award for human rights? Are you sure he really deserved it?

I think that deep down he knows that he doesn't deserve it and he will consider donating it after all. It's up to him but if would be nice of him to do it.

A Farrugia

Aug 28th 2008, 12:32

With all due respect, but who are we to suggest how someone should spend HIS/HER money, whether won, earned or inherited?

And one more thing, even if Mintoff did donate the money, I see no reason why he should go public about. Donations should not be made public as that is simply trying to get publicity over what should be a noble gesture driven not by the desire of being acknowledged, but by compassion and tolerance for others. For all we know, he might have had already done so without all the fanfare some seem to expect out of it. Just leave him be, and think about what kind of charity you can do. No need to donate $250,000 to help out. If you're so concerned about charity, just act on it, do not 'strongly urge' another one to do so in your stead.

joyce aquilina

Aug 28th 2008, 12:21

what right have you to tell mintoff what he should do with his money.malta is the goverments problem now.and dom its your money so do what you want with it,you very well deserved it.
joyce

Joe Cordina

Aug 28th 2008, 11:49

Dear Stephen Rizzo thank you for all those donations you have made regularly to the needy. can you give us an account of your donations so that we all can do likewise.

Franco Farrugia

Aug 28th 2008, 10:52

What pettiness! Are people still thinking about this issue?
Leave the old man alone with his money!
And anyway, with what right do you write suggesting what he should do with his money?

Charles Micallef

Aug 28th 2008, 09:19

What an excellent idea, if it wasnt for the fact that it would be easier to get blood out of the proverbial stone!