Wednesday, 5th November 2008 - 18:26CET
Prime Minister congratulates Obama
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has written to Barack Obama congratulating him on his historic victory in the US presidential elections.
Dr Gonzi said he was confident that under Mr Obama's leadership "the traditionally excellent relations between our two countries will be further strengthened and that the warm ties of friendship will be further enhabced to the mutual benefit of our two peoples".
Dr Gonzi also hoped for the furtherance of our common values and aspirations.
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And the president of the United States of America is white, not black.
Its called creating a smoke screen
@Corinne Vella
The PM, being the leader of a MINORITY government is right in congratulating the President of the United States (being of a MINORITY ethnic). JM also has a right since the Labour Party and the Democrats are both left leaning parties!
Ghalkemm fil prezent nemmen li l prim jirraprezenta l minoranza xorta naqbel ma parti mill comment tieghek , biss zomm go mohhok li l kap tal oppozizzjoni jirraprezenta nofs il pajjiz ukoll u ironikament huwa tal istess partit . Dejjem zomm go mohhok li meta kien hemm bzonn dejjem sabu apogg mill partit demokratiku amerikan u nqraw ittri ufficjali pubblikament jekk forsi issegwi inti u laffarijiet huma reciproki. Insomma dat tip ta comments juru kemm huwa difficli biex tikkritikaw lil Joseph fil mument ghax kull haga li jaghmel qed tippruvaw tispinjawa . I do not blame you la m hemmx fuq xiex
There's a comment below, where the author seems to be implying that Gonzi congratulated Obama because Muscat did so...
Now let's make this clear once and for all. Whatever Muscat does, be it a meeting with Gaddafi, congratulating Obama, organising protests or whatever he comes up with, he is not and for a couple of years will not be the prime minister or the president of this country. Full stop.
He did NOT need to congratulate Obama. The Prime Minister is our spokesperson and that's that. Rather, when Gonzi congratulated Obama, he did so also in Muscat's name.
What Muscat is doing here is drawing a line which divides the country in two. The duality between MLP and PN ceases the day election results are published.
In our case, A Prime minister represents half the Maltese voters plus some 1500 votes, whereas the leader of the opposition represents the others. Well, that is the situation, I guess you've got to lump it hun!
ufff what a boring group of people ...
I didn't know you need to be a PM in order to congratulate someone. Tikber u titghallem!!
Well at least they are worried about the Leader of the Opposition congratulating the first Afro-American President of the United States. Most people are thinking about other matters... how they are going to cope with the cost of living, electricity and water tariffs, increased car licences and the other 'green' measures.
Costa
Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't! what do you expect him to do? its obvious he's going to congratulate the newly appointed president.
Get over yourselves.
He got jealous of JM writing to Obama earlier, and so rushed to write to him as well....not knowing that his apologists, who defend him so gallantly, have attacked Joseph Muscat for doing the same precise thing.....
poor old Lawrence
they don't even dare because they are shameful of themselves!