Bondi writes to Barroso over John Dalli

Joe Xuereb

Nov 9th 2011, 12:40

I see that Lou Bondi is not very popular. I wonder why?
I may be mistaken but is this the John Dalli who, some weeks ago, was spouting nonsense about Gaddafi and his regime because he, Dalli, has/had investments in Libya? To be fair, he was not alone. Only a few days ago, 'a-man-of-the-cloth', in an interview, also eulogised the Colonel. Only in Malta!

Paul cassar

Nov 9th 2011, 12:15

I never was a big fan of John Dalli,but now I adore him as someone needs to put a stop to all the crap coming from Lou & Peppi.

Saviour M Garzia

Nov 9th 2011, 10:40

D. Scerri

Yesterday, 08:36

Dear Austin's cousin endorsed his candidacy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=erD2LxLMKmg

The above was taken from yesterdays 'Times of Malta' . All are to form your own opinion.

George Azzopardi

Nov 9th 2011, 09:52

Prosit Lou .. issa qed thameg lil Malta b'mod aktar effettiv!!

Alex Tanti

Nov 8th 2011, 10:09

Where's everybody

should consider challanging the three political parties

to discuss proactively

towards a better Malta

- for once leaving party politics aside -


so much energy is currently being wasted...

Lawrence Cardona

Nov 8th 2011, 03:24

a simple suggestion to lou Bondi instead of going to E U why don't you make a programm and invite John Dalli and talk face to face i bet you won't take this oportunity but it would be a nice Drama or better say a love story ended with a betrial.

N. Bill Camilleri

Nov 8th 2011, 03:03

WHO CARES !!?? ...and more importantly, I'm quite sure Mr Barroso doesn't care, or better yet his secretary doesn't care and Lou's letter suffered the same fate as all of my letters - they go in the trash. However writing the letters makes me feel better, and I hope Lou feels a bit better too!!

Seriously, doesn't the Times have anything more newsworthy than this to cover?

Mario Grima

Nov 7th 2011, 23:17

Ha, ha, ha Lou Bondi thinks he is a journalistic guru who has been sent by the God Almighty to spread news, which most of it is a load of rubbish . I would be honouring you if I tell you 'mur saqqi il-hass tal-Marsa.

charlie cauchi

Nov 7th 2011, 21:30

irnexxilek taqad lil poplu malti kollu sur bondi prosit, irnexilek taqad l opinjoni publika kollha kemm hi fdaqqa fi front wiehed kontra tieghek . keep it up sur bondi,

John J Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 21:20

from the photo , looks like barroso already received the letter..........................and its a headache.....he remembers someone bond but cant figure out who the heck is bondi..................and why his message is of UNIVERSAL IMPORTANCE

Peppi Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 20:15

Is anyone still convinced that gonzipn is not utterly cracked?

mark borg

Nov 7th 2011, 19:55

I am writing to Barosso to get us rid of Lou Bondi, anyone wants to sign this petition please ?

M. Avellino

Nov 7th 2011, 19:17

I was never fond of KMB but this time I have to admit that at least I feel compelled to quote him old the old saying.....Mr Dalli and Mr Bondi....tonxrux il-hwejjeg mahmugin barra.....ghax kull ma tkunu qed taghmlu hu li tpaxxu lill avversarji...FULL STOP!!!!!!!! unless both of you have something at the back of your mind...another FULL STOP!!!

J Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 19:05

Who would have thought.......Lou Bondi doing a Joseph Cuschieri! What goes around.....

m. borg

Nov 7th 2011, 18:59

What is Loo Bondin trying to prove?
Does he really think Baroso is going to waste time on him, as if he not enough on his hands with Greece's financial problems.
I bet he'll only get an acknowledgement.

cesco di luigi

Nov 7th 2011, 18:41

I guess Barroso is going to resign his post. first all these Euro crises and now a letter from none other than L Bondi!! My God what's he going to do? Maybe he'll offer Bondi another slot on TCM as compensation? or perhaps on Euronews?

Ms D. Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 18:23

I do not always agree with John Dalli's statements, but to cast doubts on a fellow Maltese person who happens to occupy a high position in the EU is rather unethical. As you say Bondi, In Malta there's freedom of speech so Dalli has a right to say what he thinks just as you do.

Ramon Casha

Nov 7th 2011, 18:14

I'm going to write to Barroso to fix a pothole in my street.

Victor Calleja

Nov 7th 2011, 17:35

Min qal li il buzullotti spiccaw? Ara ;li news tal PBS u tkun taf.

Albert Critien

Nov 7th 2011, 17:33

Throughout my adulthood I have never considered myself as subject to mistakes and covered this aspect by asking to be corrected if I am wrong but wonder of wonders one can never stop learning in life, something new for me from Mr Bondi is, relax, be calm, there is no way I can be wrong and if I am challenged waste precious time of high authorities.
IS THERE NO GROWING UP

Eve Axiaq

Nov 7th 2011, 17:23

Mr. Bondi why you are always in trouble??

Dominic Fenech

Nov 7th 2011, 17:17

Either Dalli is very popular, or Bondi is not at all.

V. Cauchi

Nov 7th 2011, 17:12

I can remember former European Commissioner Gunter Verheugen state way back in the early 2000s, " I hope you are not going to get this sort of bickering into the European institutions!"

How right he was.

Joe Vella

Nov 7th 2011, 17:11

What I find astonishing about John Dalli is that he commented on an issue that falls under a colleague of his. What I am talking about is Air Malta. Certainly the Air Malta files falls under the jurisdiction of another Commissioner and that it is not John Dalli. Protocol and etiquette dictates that a Commissioner should refrain from commenting on files that do not fall under their direct jurisdiction.

j brincat

Nov 7th 2011, 17:06

Didn't his cousin say 'Iz-zmien tal-buzzullotti spicca'?


(jb)

Jonathan Caruana

Nov 7th 2011, 16:25

Has Lou Bondi(n) got any shame? What has he written to Barroso? The amount of euros that the taxpayers are paying him to have his famousnot balanced BONDI+? You should be ashamed of yourself. Only the stupid watch your programme. You should go on Net and not NET2 (TVM). LOU BONDI IS JUST A POLITICAL OPPORTUNIST.
PBS=PEPPI BONDI STATION.

Maria Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 16:24

"The European Union is synonymous with free speech and the zealous protection of journalists' rights. Commissioner Dalli's illegitimate attempt to shackle me in the exercise of my profession clearly violates these fundamental principles"

If Bondi believes in free speech then why object to dalli's speech?

A Dimech

Nov 7th 2011, 16:13

I don't mind Bondi showing his opinions and having his rights respected.

But please don't use PBS (funded by taxpayer's money) to do this!! Just go to NET and do it over there! hsould be easy and simple for you to do so....

Carmel Zammit

Nov 7th 2011, 16:09

I am not a keen follower or supporter of Mr. Dalli but having watched the programme I do think that this time round Mr. Dalli is right. The way the question was made left no doubt as to what it was implying. Hiding behind journalism practices is hardly manly.

Henry S. Pace

Nov 7th 2011, 15:55

'Mr Bondi told Mr Barroso that all he had done was ask a question (to PN General Secretary Paul Borg Olivier) regarding a possible political contact between Mr Dalli and Franco Debono '

It does not appear from this write-up that Lou explained to Barroso who is Franco Debono. Who knows perhaps the name of Franco Debono has become well renowned by now through the internet.

David Farrugia

Nov 7th 2011, 15:50

I feel tempted to write to Barroso myself and point out that Bondi is not a journalist but a political opportunist whose company has hijacked state TV .
Hold your head high Mr. Dalli.

Louis Craus

Nov 7th 2011, 15:49

Kemm qedin sew f'dal-pajjiz. U x'kull wahda nisma. Ara vera ghamilna qabza fil- kwalita. Titpaxxa tisma dawn l-istejjer.

Adrian Bonett

Nov 7th 2011, 15:48

We should be so proud to have a Maltese national in such a high ranking position with the European Commission whatever his political color - red, blue, green or purple. Let us not wash dirty linen in public and shame our fellow Maltese who ultimately carry the flag of our small but great nation. Bondi take a relaxing weekend break in hometown Gozo and invite Dalli for a fenkata to iron out any differences.

joseph spiteri

Nov 7th 2011, 15:39

Int ghand Borrosio mort, biex tatti ix-xemx bl'arbil.
Ghax ma ftahtlux kawza hawn Malta ?.
Ghandek x'tahbi? jew ghax taf li iz-zejt litla fwicc l'ilma
B'minn trid tipprova tidhak?
Wiccek qieghed bizzejjed, u ahna ghalek ma nibzghux nikkonfrontawk.
Meta trid ohrog stedina ghac-cittadin u nitkelmu.
Int minn tahseb li int, xi alla li temmen fih int...
L'alla tieghek huwa il but u mhux ir-rispett lejn ic-cittadin.
Int lanqas baqalek kuxjenza.
Meta trid niltaqghu.

Victor Laiviera

Nov 7th 2011, 15:34

Actually,Bondi has the right idea. I think I will take his suggestion and write to Barroso and draw the Commission's attention to the obscene state of Public Broadcasting In Malta, which is anything but fair and balanced.

Anyone who wants to do this same thing can do so through his website, here:

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/index_en.htm

Mario Spiteri

Nov 7th 2011, 15:34

A very clear and simple example of when personal ego gets the better hand....what a debacle! Unfortunately nowadays, one has to look through a very powerful microscope to try to find "irgulija".

J.C. Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 15:10

I wonder if Mr Borrosio will enter into Maltese local politics.

Is Mr Bondi' acting like a child reporting Mr Dalli to papa' (Borrosio)??

Mr mario aquilina

Nov 7th 2011, 15:06

Bondi could be voting Labour come next election!

A. Borg

Nov 7th 2011, 15:03

Dejjem tghallimt li "l-huta z-zghira QATT ma belghet lil kbira" u li "Kappell ma jmejillx lil iehor".

jesmond zammit

Nov 7th 2011, 14:54

qisu ma jkollux x jaghmel barroso hey.

PAUL BUSUTTIL

Nov 7th 2011, 14:50

DReam on Mr. Bondi, I should hope the President of the EU has better things to do than heed your winging!

Mr Stephen Caruana

Nov 7th 2011, 14:49

Mr. Barroso, stop worrying about the problems of the Euro and Greece and take notice of our so called journalist Mr. Bondi!
This is of a more urgent matter.

a. xuereb

Nov 7th 2011, 14:48

BET MR DALLI DIDNT GET ANY SLEEP OVER THIS LETTER........HALLUNA BONDI...

Aristide Galea

Nov 7th 2011, 14:47

If Mr. Bondi feels that Commissioner Mr.John Dalli had made a number of slanderous ,false and unjust statements abuot him as a jurnalist , what kept Mr.Bondi to file a Libel Case against Commissioner Dalli to defend himself from these allegations ?
If I feel that someone is making false allegations against me , I take him to court and not the other way around .

Ronald Cauchi

Nov 7th 2011, 14:46

Mr Bondi and his stablemate Peppi Azzopardi think that they are Gods gift to Maltese Independent journalism. They are entitled to hold this misguided opinion. What theyre not entitled to do is use Public Television to propagate their own personal agenda. If they want to do that they should get a licence and open their own TV station. At least Net Tv and One TV wear their agenda on their sleeve and no one expects them to be either fair or balanced. The least we expect for our TV licence is transperancy on State TV

Joseph Calleja

Nov 7th 2011, 14:45

And another Saga begins?

Darren Vassallo

Nov 7th 2011, 14:40

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE MR LOU BONDI??

I THINK YOUR BEHAVIOUR IS COMPLETELY UTTERLY AND UNACCEPTABLE AND NOT OUR

COMMISSIONER JOHN DALLI.

THANKS.

Carmelo Mamo

Nov 7th 2011, 14:39

"The European Union is synonymous with free speech and the zealous protection of journalists' rights.

Maybe you should have re worded as follows .. it would have made more effect

"The European Union is synonymous with free speech and the zealous protection of journalists' rights to use the national public broadcasting services to support a partisian and hidden political agenda ! " .

D Farrugia

Nov 7th 2011, 14:39

Don't be ridiculous Lou.

People can see through you and know what you wanted to imply.

Shoot anyone as long as he / she is in the Gonzi clan.

Lawrence Attard

Nov 7th 2011, 14:38

Baby!

Joe Fenech

Nov 7th 2011, 14:38

Bondi, shut up! Franco Debono did the right thing in that he tried hard to re-establish some democracy on the island.

Fenech MD

Nov 7th 2011, 14:37

But why did Mr Bondi mention Mr Dalli of all people? If he has proof of anything wrong between the two, why ask Dr Borg Olivier? Why not write to Mr Barroso straight away?

A Dimech

Nov 7th 2011, 14:36

Poor Bondi!! - he was shackled!! and he couldn't express himself!! He has my sympathy and hopefully teh schackles will be removed soon! poor Bondi!

Charles Micallef

Nov 7th 2011, 14:35

..........perhaps it is Bondi's superiority complex and arrogance that the EU has to examine!

Maria Camilleri

Nov 7th 2011, 14:34

Lou, maybe I am being short sighted, but don't you think.. you know, with that thing called the Euro being in crisis that Jose has better things to think about.

I dunno, just a thought.

W Cassar

Nov 7th 2011, 14:34

Quote: Barroso

Bondi who?

Abigail Bugeja

Nov 7th 2011, 14:30

How pathetic!!!

R. Cilia

Nov 7th 2011, 14:29

Mr,Bondi, those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!

Lawrence Fenech

Nov 7th 2011, 14:27

Bondi issa ser tispicca fuq Sky News ukoll. Issa kullhadd jaf x'pezza int u mintix ser titnejjek b'hadd.