Video debate: Gonzi, Muscat

Christian Vassallo

Jun 4th 2009, 01:47

Dibatittu misthoqq. Hasra li ftit li xejn ikunu nistghu nsegwu fuq it-televizzjoni, iktar u iktar fuq l-istazzjoni "nazzjonali".

Jekk hemm kelma wahda li bhalissa tista tiddeskrivi li partit nazzjonalista, jew ghalmenu lir-rappresentanti tieghu, hija l-kelma INKONSISTENZA, u din qed tigi innotata anke fuq temp ta' ftit jiem. U issa wasal iz-zmien li ssibu frazi ohra ghax din tal-ballun politiku qdiemet, kull kwart tisma l-istess frazi.

Spunt tajjeb li ssemmha kien, hekk hemmx lok li l-opposizzjoni tahdem u tiddjaloga bl-ghan li jintlahaq ftehim, mal-gvern fuq issues partikolari. Biex dan jista jsehh irid ikun hemm bibien miftuha l-ewwel ghax inkella inutli.

Li hadd ma semma minnhom it-tlieta u li tajjeb li kull cittadin ikun jaf hi, li ga la darba jkun hemm direttivi u decizzjonijiet fil-Parlament Ewropew li jaffettwaw kemm direttament jew indirettament lil pajjizna, kull Malti u Ghawdxi jkollu jgorr certu obbligu u responsabbilta', peress li l-Parlament Ewropew huwa parti mil-legislazzjoni Maltija. B'hekk huwa d-dmir ta' kull votant li jaqdmi dmiru fuq dak li jhoss u li qed jara madwaru.

Fis-6 ta' Gunju, thalli lil hadd jimmanipulak. Aqdi dmirek u d-dritt tieghek.

B Agius

Jun 3rd 2009, 08:58

Politically speaking I thought highly of the debate and given the Maltese penchant for screaming and yelling and abuse this was excellent by two political leaders that stuck generally to the subjects at hand. I thought it was a good example to others. The other thing I also thought was that in an effort to be seen to be "nice" they were both falling for the other extreme to abuse i.e a lot of vacuous, sleazey smiling that was more appropriate to a couple of teenagers than two grown men.

Saviour Sam Agius

Jun 2nd 2009, 22:45

Għalfejn ma jitkellmux b'dan il-mod fuq il-mezzi kollha tal-midja l-Prim Ministru u l-Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni? Għalfejn it-tnejn li huma mingħalihom li se jiġbru ġieħhom hawn wara li jkunu qattgħu s-snin jitqatlu qishom tfal żgħar fuq it-televiżjoni tal-massa u laqgħat politiċi?

Din li politiku jitkellem b'mod mal-partiġġjani, b'mod ieħor fuq it-tv, u b'mod differenti ieħor fuq l-internet biex mingħalihom jogħġbu 'l alla u lix-xitan hemm bżonn tinqata'. Hemm bżonn ikunu ċari f'dak li jgħidu u jgħidulna għalfejn għandna nivvutaw lilhom u mhux għalfejn m'għandniex nivvutaw lill-oħrajn.

R Gatt

Jun 2nd 2009, 21:46

Its so amusing seeing all these PL 'hip hip hoorays'. Does noone realise that this is an EP election not a General election? Putting General election feelings aside, I find it hard to hand my vote to a party that doesn't believe in the cause ... talk about grabing for power :/

Serah Howard

Jun 2nd 2009, 17:46

@ Joe Galea and Frans Borg
Guys... don't you realise.... Henry Borg wishes that one of their children turns out 'this way' because THEY (not him) think it's a disgrace or a disease to be gay. Henry is gay himself and believe me he does not think there is anything wrong with it...as in fact there is not. BUT the prime minister seems to think so... and believe me I know what GUST means in Maltese ...it means just... right in Maltese is 'sewwa' or 'tajjeb'. But that's not the point...even if he meant 'right' and not 'just', there's no right or wrong in these matters.... gay people just ARE!

Frans Borg

Jun 2nd 2009, 14:09

@ Joe Galea,

Your answer to Henry Borg, could not have been better and I agree and support your argument.

But to reply to Edward Cachia and saying YES vote PL, your memory must have fallen short of the Tarznari burining the EU flag, Partnership Rebah, Makku, Jekk ma jigdimx ilsienu Verheugen - nigdmuhulu ahna, Tal-EU talibani.....

There was only one party, with a consistency about the EU, The PN. and that is who I will vote for in the next election.

Joe Galea

Jun 2nd 2009, 12:33

@Henry Borg: The extent of ignorance in this country is unbelievable. You speak of a gay person as a disgrace, disaster or a punishment from God. This is ignorance at its best. If someone has a gay relative what difference does it make for that person? What difference does a gay person do in anyone's life actually. LGBT people are human beings just like you and me. If i had a child who turns out to be gay, i would accept it without any problem as I am a well-educated person. The government should do its best to give this section of society the rights they deserve.
@Edward Cachia: yes the answer is vote PL.
@Lisa Mizzi & Mari Scerri: Are you serious? if yes, you need serious help!!
Well done Joe Muscat.

dusty williams

Jun 2nd 2009, 12:30

Tajba din mela n-nazzjonalisti qed jippruvaw ideffsu f'ras il-poplu li tal-labour marru out of subject ghax qeghdin jiffukaw wisq fuq problemi tal pajjiz milli x'xe jaghmlu l-ewroparlamentari taghhom. U minn nahha l-ohra tal -pn stess tant ma ghandomx ma xiex jaqbdu li iridu n-nies tivvotalom ghax huma biss riedu l-ewropa u tal-labour le. Dak mhux out of subject ukoll??? Jekk se noqoghdu sejrin hekk allura tal-labour ma johorgu xejn kandidati u nibaghtu 5 tal-PN. Meta ser jindunaw lil-poplu issa dahhala f'rasu li l-partit laburista accetta r-rieda tal poplu? (forsi ghalekk Vince Farrugia qal li ser itellaw 5 tal-PN, nesa li hemm tal LP)

Frans Borg

Jun 2nd 2009, 11:39

Dear Henry Borg,

The meaning of the term "GUST" in Maltese is not translated to JUSTICE, but to RIGHT.

It has nothing to do with justice...

Secondly, the way you make it sound, "I hope that one of their children or grand children turns out this way....maybe then we'll get a proper answer" sounds like you see something wrong in these people and would like that something bad happens to Dr Gonzi and Dr Muscat. We can disagree on politics, yes, but not to this extent.

Henry Borg

Jun 2nd 2009, 10:30

Wow!! did you see how both their faces dropped when Bezzina asked what would they say if one of their children told them that they were going to live with their gay partner (part 6)..... my gosh...the primeminister actually ended with the words 'jaraw huma x'hinu gust'.....what's justice got to do with it AT ALL? and then for the first time in history....Joe Muscat has nothing more to add except that he agrees with the prime minister.....for peace's sake. Just for this I hope that one of their children or grand children turns out this way....maybe then we'll get a proper answer.

Edward Cachia

Jun 2nd 2009, 09:14

Qabel ma mmorru nivvutaw nhar is-sibt ghal min ser jirraprezentana fl-Ewropa ta min niftakru f'min verament emmen fl-Ewropa u f'min irid inessina x'kien jahseb dwar l-Ewropa

Hildbrand Bianco

Jun 2nd 2009, 00:47

This interview was very interesting. I have to say that the discussion was well balanced. Here we saw that both Dr. Gonzi and Dr. Joseph Muscat are not demons and they love their respective family. I think that the best argument in the interview was that said by Joseph. "Mela ghax ahna ewropej, ..... nghidu iva ghal kollox. Fejn ma naqblux iva niqfulhom lil ewropej, ghax l ewwel jigi l poplu Malti u l interessi tieghu". Proset times. Ikolli nghid ma kinietx biased id diskussjoni. Thanks again.

Edward Mizzi

Jun 1st 2009, 18:43

@ Adrian Grech Cumbo:

It is not an objective at the moment but thanks for the offer.

anthony fenech

Jun 1st 2009, 18:29

You should thank God for having a bright person like Dr Gonzi .You people have a look around the world and see what is going on,

Edward Mizzi

Jun 1st 2009, 18:00

@ Anthony Galea: You understood it all wrong. I'm not accusing those citizens who voted in favor or not. Its the shameful way how a party reacts, like the PL after all those accusations done before the referendum and still some of them acknowledging that we’ve done the wrong step in entering the EU. That is why I agree with the PN in this statement “SKOND IZ-ZOKK IL-FERGHA” and one can prove it. Sharon Ellul Bonnici was one of these when stated that we embarked a boat from which we can’t escape or else if we try we can sink. Joseph Cuschieri also said that he voted in favor of the Partnership because he was a true Labour Party supporter instead of putting Malta’s needs in front. I sympathize with those PL supporters who voted in favor of the EU because they recognized which was the essential priority at that time and now every can see clearly why.

D Agius

Jun 1st 2009, 17:53

"Inti qlajtli l-inkwiet ma' l-Italja"; "Inti ma tafx tafas il-buttuni"; "lanqas ilhaqt spiccajt is-sentenza li ma ghamiltiex ballun politiku"- dan ghax sempliciment Joseph Muscat qallu kelma. These are few of the most infantile, puerile and childish statement ever uttered by a politician. He then has the courage to call for substance and maturity! According to Gonzi, whoever disagrees with him and criticise his actions is either immature, partisan or wants to disrupt economic or social stability and growth. But what sort of democratic values are these!?

Jonathan Cini

Jun 1st 2009, 17:26

An excellent debate. In the right steps for political maturity. Herman Grech and Lou Bondi aren't of the same type, for sure.

Adrian Grech Cumbo

Jun 1st 2009, 17:15

If Ms Lisa Mizzi and Mr Edward Mizzi decide to contest our next general election I will cast my no 1 vote. Maybe we will have a better Govenment that truly delivers.

Sarah Mifsud

Jun 1st 2009, 14:24

Joseph Muscat is a breath of fresh air 4 Labour Party and the country!! Lawrence Gonzi is out of touch with needs of the people. I am really in doubt on his intention of charging for health. As much as u wish u just cannot trust the prime minister

kenneth abela

Jun 1st 2009, 14:10

Everyone agrees that Malta is going through bad times, has high inflation, has a Government that is taking tough decisions on reforms that hurt us all, no hunting in Spring and has high electricity bills. But we are not the only ones. All over Europe has a recession together with China, Japan and United States. We dont have a perfect Government but if it werent for Dr Gonzi, Malta (like the rest of major developed countries) would be suffering: 1) massive job losses 2) massive foreclosures 3) massive loss of investment in property prices God forbids, we were not full members of the EU. And we thank the PN. We are ready to weather away the world's worst recession for the way Dr Gonzi led this country and our membership in the EU. As for Joe Muscat, he wants us all to forget this recession. Let the majority of the Maltese vote for him now and see what he is worth. For me he had 4 years at the European Parliament and did not manage to convince anyone then, and he is not now..

Anthony Galea

Jun 1st 2009, 13:22

It seems that many have forgot that many labour supporters voted in favour at the Eu REFERENDUM. There were many Nationalista supports who voted against. So when the PN argues that PL does not deserve to elec tMEP we may argu ethat the Nationalist supportrs who voted against now should not vote. The referenbdum was won with the support of labour supporters and these same supporters now deserve to elect their MEP. Those of us who voted against the EU also deserves to elect who we think is fit for the job. Now we are members of the EU and there is no turning back wheter we are better or worse. In may position I am far worse than when we were not members. So PN leave the past and lets talk of current affairs and the future.

Mari Scerri

Jun 1st 2009, 11:47

When Joseph Muscat speaks you hear the PL fanatics rave about their new messiah who cannot call a spade a spade and which sadly enough doesn’t know what really is important for the Maltese population. The arrogance of this charlatan leaves me perplexed that people can honestly conceive that he can actually pull it off as a leader. If this is the case, than we are a sad race who don’t know how to appreciate it when times are good, we are a group of masochists.

Lisa Mizzi

Jun 1st 2009, 11:46

Reading a few of the comments below it goes to show that some people cannot appreciate when times are good whilst in the rest of the world there is a complete recession. For this we can only thank Gonzi for having prepared the foundations that left us on solid ground.

Edward Mizzi

Jun 1st 2009, 10:52

You can't speak of a change in government when there is no competition in place. No Matter what the arrogance of some key people in PL there was no change and no earthquakes. We are still dealing with the same group of people who lost the referendum and the past general elections thanks to their mud sluding technique and the lack of consensus.

It is an easy job siiting in the opposition seat and constantly attacking and bringing forword unnecessary concerns within the Maltese citizens. Still they are not doing the right job and obviously they are not up to a governance task of Malta.

David Meilak

Jun 1st 2009, 10:29

Its not a debate that makes a politician a winner, but a politician's actions when the going gets tough; a political party's continuation of principles; and good decision makers when hard decisions are required to be made. In Joseph Muscat I see a Deja vu of Alfred Sant in 1995, a big smile, a know it all expression on his face, and a history of somersaults where the grand finale was his party's grand U-turn on the EU. I would have loved to see us at this moment in time, Svizzera fil-Mediterran, with our Maltese currency, etc. Maybe the illegal immigration would not have been from africa to Malta, but us Maltese leaving Malta to Europe in droves. Prove yourself PL, its not talk we want but commitment to policies and ideologies.

D Abdilla

Jun 1st 2009, 10:09

If I was Dr Gonzi I would hide from appearing in public as every time he appeard Pl are gaining more and more milage.

Finally Maltese people have come to thr realizing that all those promises were only a big fat lie

Anthony Galea

Jun 1st 2009, 08:30

John Neli. It seems you forgot how many times Gonzi and his General Secretary have denied the Mistra issue saying that it is all invented by Alfred Sant and later we all new that it was the truth and nothing but the truth!. Joe Sa;liba later admitted that his role wa to win the election at all costs!!! even of denying us the truth. If it were not for Alfred Sant Malta would have lost Mistra Though it seems that they are trying again!

B.Glanville

Jun 1st 2009, 08:14

@J.Camilleri. Yet again your argument sounds so simplisitic. I m no economist but I do know the 'real' strength or weakness of a currency is not related to what a politician or political movement would like it to be. Thus whether I (or anyone else for that matter) was in favour or against the devaluation of the lira is completely irrelevant. Factors which influence demand for a currency (i.e.which increase or decrease its strength) include a country’s inflation rate, economic outlook, its interest rates, monetary policies, and the activities of currency speculators. Thus our lira had a 'real' currency value. Now I m not stating this is the case, but if the government chose to artificially boost its 'real' value prior to the conversion to the euro this could have detrimental effects down the line (some of which we may already be experiencing today).

Alexander Azzopardi

Jun 1st 2009, 04:50

@ Gerald Xuereb

The Pm really needs the best of luck after what he have done to our Island....

i would call the saints too as God might not be enough this time !!!

Edric Micallef Figallo

Jun 1st 2009, 02:34

Ok, I'm just surprised and trying to understand something here, and I'm wildly speculating. Yet, Gonzi's assertions on immigration, Italy and Muscat actually lead me think that the Italian government was informed about Muscat's proposed policies and the whole question arose because the Italians would not want some of Muscat's policies applied (remember, suspending international obligations and other niceties would have meant that all illegal immigrants would have to go to Italy, even those that lacking suspension would be Malta's responsibility). I doubt the Prime Minister could have made certain assertions without something else backing his notion, otherwise Prime Minister's assertion on this one is not safely grounded, quite the contrary.

We do have an Italian ambassador in Malta you know, and one of the duties of ambassadors is to inform their State on political developments that could affect that State. I guess I have to keep wondering!

RUDOLF DEGIORGIO

May 31st 2009, 23:10

JOSEPH MUSCAT 2 vs Lawrence Gonzi 0

WELL DONE DR.JOSEPH MUSCAT

Gerald Xuereb

May 31st 2009, 22:30

We are all after you dear Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi... you a great person and we wish you our best of luck for the good of our island! God Bless you.

Joseph Camilleri

May 31st 2009, 22:26

@Glanville: Sure Gonzi is a politician.. but then so are both Alfred Sant (who had initially suggested the devaluation) as well as Edward Scicluna.. so what is your point?

Devaluing the lira would have reduced it's purchasing power and thus the entry point with the Euro when introduced would have made things more expensive. So a 10% devaluation would have made oil 10% more expensive relative to the original Lira.

What about you.. why do you feel that it would have been wise to devalue it?

Anthony Camilleri

May 31st 2009, 19:04

Well done Joseph. Your contribution is giving political debates life again. You have brought an aura of freshness into the party you are leading and the country you will eventually govern.
Gonzi tries to impress with his body language. Y ou convince with facts.

Tony Abela

May 31st 2009, 18:39

Winning the debate by Joe Muscat will not guarantee us the MLP MEPs will win their debates in Brussels... We need professional people there and not Eurosceptics, who see just the negatives things the EU does...

Robert Gatt

May 31st 2009, 18:35

I am in perfect agreement with Mr Martin Attard. Listening to such a political debate where arguments and counter-arguments were expressed by both Leaders in a calm, civilized and respectful manner augurs well for the present and future. Sensitive issues such as irregular migration, divorce, and safeguarding the places of work of those people whose job is or will be at risk should best be discussed in a mature environment as was prevalent during this debate. I think we should strive for choosing the candidates that best represent the values that we, as Maltese citizens, endorse as a whole.

D Ellul

May 31st 2009, 18:00

Well done to The Times for this debate. Enjoyed watching it.

John Neli

May 31st 2009, 17:53

Anthony Galea: In your statement you said "Dr Gonzi is an expert in winning arguments because he does not say the truth but says what makes him win the argument" But I think you are wrong, when you quoted that Dr. L. Gonzi was telling lies so as to win arguments!! You must be seeing the opposite of the argument to say so. For first of all things let me remind you or recall you that when the matter of Dr. Perici Calascione was raised, those of us who had the chance to hear the whole edition of the tape, then realiazed that in fact Dr. L. Gonzi was just saying the whole truth and nothing but the truth. While Dr. J. Muscat was saying the opposite or half truth, because he in fact had stopped the tape at a point when the conversation of Dr. Perici Calascione continued and was not as yet finished, but Dr. J. Muscat was in duty bound to continuation it fully as otherwise it gave the opposite meaning. So who is saying the truth from the argument? The argument are won by saying the truth and by not twisting any truth to gain....votes

B.Glanville

May 31st 2009, 17:49

@Joseph Camilleri, Could you explain how it would be disastrous for the maltese economy had the lira been devaluated prior to conversion the the euro? Or are you simply doing what most Maltese tend to do... i.e. regurgitate what they ve heard their party leaders or representatives say in the media ? I m sure as an economist Scicluna's opinion is based on some level of experience or facts, whilst yours seems to be just a repeat of what Gonzi stated. I mean come on, you can't actually believe whatever comes out of Gonzi s mouth to be the unwavering truth, I mean the man is a politician after all :).

Charlot Vassallo

May 31st 2009, 17:43

Very good approach from Dr Muscat he won the debate hands down, a proggresive direction and a fresh look for the Labour Party in Malta!! I like the Labour Party new direction so i am going to choose Labour!

John Bugeja

May 31st 2009, 17:24

Dr. Musat is a fresh breath in the local political scene. He is open-minded, realistic and definetely not a hyporite! He is our way forward to a true demoracy in which everyone has a say, whether you are a heterosexual or a homosexual, whether you are married, cohabitating or divorced. I truly believe he is the key towards a more socially-just society.

Joseph Camilleri

May 31st 2009, 17:17

"the ever two devaluations of the Maltese Lira were carried by the PN"
@Anthony Galea: and your point is? The MLP said that the lira should have been devalued prior to the Euro.. Edward Scicluna said that too... The two pervious devaluations had no ill effects on the economy.. Had the lira been devalued when the MLP suggested the results would be disastrous.
Dr Gonzi is an expert in winning arguments because he uses logic. I'm glad that you agree that he is winning arguments.

Anthony Galea

May 31st 2009, 15:54

Roderick Abdilla maybe you do not recall that the ever two devaluations of the Maltese Lira were carried by the PN.... and not by anyone else!!!! So as Dr Gonzi said several times judge the PN by wat h they do or did and not by what they say. Dr Gonzi is an expert in winning arguments becasue he does not say the truth but says what makes him win the argument. A Point in case when he told Dr Muscat that they already agreed with the Constituted Bodies that the increase in electricity bills will nt be backdated from Octover and that Dr Muscat should have kn own this. Later it transpired that this was not true. We are now fed up and we will vote for labou candidates if not for anything else to show PN that they cannot fool everbpody all the time.

carmel zammit

May 31st 2009, 15:51

YESn WE CAN naqilbu l folja dr efa used to say that "gvern izjed minn ghaxar snien jimmoffa u mhux healthy ghad demmokrazija ikollu bzonn immur fl oppozizjoni biex jiggeded " u eddie tal esperjenza ghallavorja xi hadd tah timbru li ma jixraqlux.il pn dan jafu izzjed u izzjed meta jaf li kellu 49% u xi ftit iktar biss tal elletorat warajh flahhar elezzjoni.only in undemmocratic countries one tries to rule forever because they think that without them the sun wont shine in the moorow dawk il bozzoz gejjin jew ghax f kull settur hawn dlam taqtu b sikkina

James Muscat

May 31st 2009, 14:28

Will a voice be give to the other parties participating in the EP elections ?
Let's look further than the duopoly this time.

Martin Attard

May 31st 2009, 14:15

Without expressing my personal opinion on certain issues, I must say this was the most mature political debate I have ever listend to in Malta.

Well Done for the times for the initiative and to Mr. Herman Grech for the un-biased participation.
Goodluck to both Party Leaders I am sure they are saying and doing the best for our country

May the best team win !

Roberto VellA

May 31st 2009, 13:48

Some time ago Dr Gonzi's spin doctors went ballistic trying to avoid the PN being described as conservative. Now, Dr Gonzi's stand on divorce is proving the opposite...the PN is a conservative party, and a very staunch one at that. And this also shows in the leadership being adopted by Dr Gonzi himself...what a contrast with the progrerssive approach being adopted by the PL under Dr Muscat!

@RSpiteri...stop looking at the past in the hope of justifying the PN. In order to move forward you have to look forward, not back.

M. Pace

May 31st 2009, 13:42

@ R. Spiteri

I'd bet the little I have that you did not even watch the whole debate before you 'commented' or rather, threw a tonne of mud.

joyce aquilina

May 31st 2009, 13:30

sorry dr gonzi but we do not belive a word you say.
good luck pl

dusty williams

May 31st 2009, 12:57

U SE NGHID OHRA MHUX BILL IQEGHDIN TMAQDRU LIL MEP'S TAGHNA.

GHAX META KIEN HEMM JOSEPH MUSCAT HU KIEN IN-NUMBER ONE MEP!

INTOM GHAZLU LIL BUSUTTIL GHAX EJJA NGHIDUWA KIF INI, MA TANTX GHANDKOM FIEX TITFIXKLU.

dusty williams

May 31st 2009, 12:55

INTKOM TAL-PN QED TGHIDU HEKK GHAX TAFU LI SIBTU L-IEBES MA JOSEPH MUSCAT.
INTKOM DEJJEM HEKK HLIEF TFIXKLU, TMAQDRU, THAWWDU U TIBDBU MA TAFUX, LANQAS KIEKU NAGHMLU BNIEDEM PERFETT GHAX XORTA ISSIBULU XI HAGA. DRAJNIKOM TA.

IVA JOSEPH MUSCAT BIDDEL IL-PARTIT GHALL-AHJAR TRIDU U MA TRIDUX, BIDDEL L-IMAGE BIDDEL IL -MENTALITA, TAFU X JINQOS IBIDDEL? LILKOM LI JITFAKOM FL'OPPOZIZZJONI GHAX MA JIXRAQILKOMX AHJAR. DEJJAQTU L-POPLU KOLLU U NISPERA LI DIN L'ELEZZJONI LI GEJJA TAGHTI RAGUN LILI U L-PARTIT LI DEJJEM HABBEJT.

KOMPLU

K Grech

May 31st 2009, 12:43

A great performance by Dr. Joseph Muscat. Fresh ideas, moderate and progressive.

The country is waiting for your governance ..... a person who can bring change and new ideas in this country ...... this is a need ....... we need to show this need next saturday.

R Spiteri

May 31st 2009, 11:38

We could have been discussing the following should the Maltese have listened to Muscat : partnership, switzerland in the mediterranean, maltese lira devaluation.

I honestly thought that after Alfred Sant, Labour would act and preach differently. We really are in a mess. There is no alternative to this Government. Labour simply does not want to change.

P. Schembri

May 31st 2009, 10:54

@R. Abdilla. Reading your comments here, makes me realize what it really means "Skont iz-zokk, il-fergha". You're so politically blind, that you're believing your own spinning and weaving. No wonder the Maltese are fed up with the PN in Government, and are looking for ways and means to show their disapproval!

Keep up the good work. People like you and your ilk make me and others like me to turn our backs on the PN.

Mari Farrugia

May 31st 2009, 10:38

Joseph Muscat is superb, fresh and with new style of politics.

He won this debate hands down. On immigration, divorce and the issue that matters.

Lawrence Gonzi is relaxed here (unlike in Bondi+) but his answers are weak in reality and full of rhetoric with not much substance.

The questions by the bloggers and opinionists are also refreshing.

Well done to The Times for this excellent initiative.

Joseph Muscat won the first ever online debate in Malta.

Rodrick Abdilla

May 31st 2009, 10:04

Skond iz zokk il-fergha....

He is so right. When Dr Joe Muscat was one of the MLP MEPs, Dr Alfred Sant was the Leader of Opposition. We all know how good a leader Dr Sant was, We all know the reccomendations he gave to the Government (devaluation of the Lira etc etc). o i am not surprised that the 3 MLP MEPs have the worst track record in their work in Brussels in the last 5 years.

Following this worst track record, Dr Muscat would like us to vote for them again. Forget it.......