Salvu Felice Pace, Għasri
Labour's aggressive approach still evident
I have never seen promises reneged upon so quickly. Marlene Mizzi, a PL candidate in the European elections, promised in her article (When Petty Is Pretty Serious, March 3) that she always addressed issues not persons and that she hates being patronised. A few lines away, and there she was accusing Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas, a PN candidate for the same elections, of lacking in social graces. There could have been a myriad of reasons why Ms Metsola Tedesco Triccas failed to acknowledge her at the meeting in question. But Ms Mizzi patronised her by reaching her own conclusion. Aggression seems to be endemic in the Labour Party.
Ms Mizzi, in Joseph Muscat's style, mentioned the case of a 50-year-old "who lost his job and has no idea how he'll support his family". Could she please tell us whether the chances of this man getting help from the ETC and different forms of help through EU funds are better now that we are in the EU rather than if we stayed out as Labour wanted us to do? Ms Mizzi seems to be advocating more EU powers of local governance, otherwise she wouldn't have mentioned the utility bills which are a matter for our government to sort out. And what about the fear of being mugged? Ms Mizzi needs to be serious. At least we are now no longer afraid of being officially "mugged" by a police force supported by a Labour government run by some of the same people who are still militating in the PL today and with whom Ms Mizzi obviously feels comfortable working as a colleague.
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Joe Xuereb
Mar 11th 2009, 22:33
A couple of days back I inadvertedly clicked on Mrs.Mizzi picture that appeared at the top of the Times of Malta's Homepage. This took me Marlene Mizzi's website. On the contents bar, on the right was the word Facebook. I pressed this and got ontoMrs.Mizzi's profile. Of course I had heard of Facebook but never gave much thought. But this time round her profile prompted me to set up a profile. I have been having a whale of a time ever since. Thank you Mrs.Mizzi. But for you................
Kurt Mifsud
Mar 11th 2009, 21:45
@J Martinelli
Your PN did keep his promise to opt for VAT again, but at 18%. Not much difference eh from the previous 15%?!
Kurt Mifsud
Mar 11th 2009, 21:42
@J Martinelli
Mr Pace's letter started with promises. And about cameras...? The only place left to be installed is in our homes!
SIMON AMATO
Mar 11th 2009, 19:32
I DONT WANT TO WASTE TIME WITH THESE KIND OF PEOPLE WITH ALL RESPECT. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS TO SUGGEST MR FELICE PACE TO HAVE A SERIOUS LOOK ON PN MP'S AND COLUMNISTS... NO NEED FOR MORE COMMENTS!!! MRS MIZZI SHOW EVERYONE WHAT KIND OF STRONG PERSON SHE IS. WISH HER GOOD LUCK FOR 6TH JUNE.
Enzo Caruana
Mar 11th 2009, 19:28
No Mr Felice Pace we are not being mugged. We are being fleeced of our hard earned taxes going to finance the honoraria of Stamperija blue eyed girls like Ms Berta Sullivan who was appointed on the board of the Malta Communications Authority and other PN cronies who found themselves in similar positions. Her name came to my mind after reading your piece. You are both buried in the past and blind to the serious shortcomings and blunders that we are seeing to-day.
Muscat.Pat
Mar 11th 2009, 17:06
Marlene Mizzi aggressive! Now this is what I call a blatant lie. You sound like a preacher who has lost his stole, is angry, and wants to blame everyone but himself because the brethren stay away.
A GRECH
Mar 11th 2009, 16:35
Dear Salvu Felice Pace.
Who is to talk about promises!!!! I have it in black and white and signed by the prime minister that I can still go out hunting during the spring season and trapping and that ALL will stay the same etc etc........Who can you trust..So pls dont talk about promises...I think that the hunters and trappers are the once that got MUGGED.
J Martinelli
Mar 11th 2009, 16:04
@ Kurt Mifsud
What have aggressive attitudes to do with perceived broken promises?
The MLP did keep the mother of all promises of removing VAT and replaced it with chaos!
Why, have any robotic cameras been chasing you, lately?
c.camilleri
Mar 11th 2009, 15:44
Sur Pace has it ever crossed your mind that these people will ever change.?
Kurt Mifsud
Mar 11th 2009, 14:33
What about the numerous promises the PN hasn't kept after the election. Income tax rate, car registration, less speed cameras... too much to mention.
And please don't speak about employment and the EU. I studied a degree in order to find a suitable job in Malta and still be close to my family. But your PN was promoting the EU as an opportunity for students to leave Malta. Yes that's a good investment!
And I'd rather send an agressive person and fight for my rights in the EU.
Speaking of mugging. We're mugged by speed cameras now!
laurence schembri
Mar 11th 2009, 14:16
Salvu Felice Pace, the help that this 50 year old is getting now is called Social Security,
if it wasn`t for a Labour Government he wouldn`t be getting that either, when will you lot wake up to reality, mugged by police... really...another one living in a vacuum.
L..Galea
Mar 11th 2009, 14:03
Mrs Mizzi has got what it takes and has proven herself many times over.
Do you expect her to say yes to every eu diktat or allow Malta's rights to be ignored or even trampled upon by the eu petty dictators and the Gonezipn's incompetence?
You have to be aggressive with the eu to get what you want for although they were and are roaring lions where Maltese citizens are concerned, EFApn and Gonezipn were and are spineless where foreigners are concerned.
Jeremy J Camilleri
Mar 11th 2009, 13:14
I admire Ms. Mizzi for standing up for her rights after another personal attack made by a Pn hopeful.
I just hope that she will show the same fighting spirit when she represents us in Brussels.
It is strange how spinners like Mr Felice Pace had failed to make any reference from Ms. Metseola etc etc's first letter.
Well, not that strange actually!
As for being mugged by the police force, I just hope that the person's responsible for these alleged muggings where not promoted after 1987....
Edgar Azzopardi
Mar 11th 2009, 12:26
What a pity that people like Salvu Felice Pace is locked in the past. If he thinks that 'being mugged' and losing one's job is not serious as he is accusing Mizzi,he is living in the moon.
This attitude of i am alright jack,- making mock of people who are losing jobs and getting mugged and thinking that being in the EU is going to give them their daily bread and paying thier loans, is the big problem of this country and this government.
Mr Felice Pace wake up. Apparently you are as comfortably off as the PN woman with the funny name who wrote the shameful article . I do not doubt that Mizzi is comfortably off as well but he difference between you an your ilk is that Marlen Mizzi cares about her country and the problems others are facing, while you and your ilk don't give a damn.
Put your head in the sand Mr Felice Pace ,and enjoy!
Anthony Mizzi
Mar 11th 2009, 10:06
Aggression? Is fighting for one's rights 'aggression'?
Why are we not getting the full benefits of being an E.U. Member state? Ms. Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas etc. had better express herself on consumer rights and their infringements, as is the case for the refunds of VAT on car registrations.
There silence and lack of comments by P.N. spokesmen and women , MEP Candidates, Parliamentary Group, on the refunding of illegal Vat on car registration is just too obvious and it is only the Dr. Joseph Muscat and the LP that are pronouncing themselves and fighting for consumer rights to be observed.
Is that aggression?
Ms. Mizzi is showing all that she can truly be of service without being servile and that is the spirit we want for our MEP representatives. patronising will just get us nowhere .
Well done Ms. Mizzi