Mintoff 'remarkably' better

Tommy cUNINGHAM

Jul 26th 2012, 21:58

yes and you know who was the last head of state that kissed and hugged gaddaffi for the last time?>?? That's right.. Lawrence Gonzi

Joseph Brincat

Jul 26th 2012, 22:03

Mary Ann Borg
you should bow you head for he was the one that gave you the
right to vote not the PN !!!

Robert Henry Bugeja

Jul 26th 2012, 22:05

... Pretty much like the Maltese will do in next election with GonziPN and Klikka!

David Buttigieg

Jul 26th 2012, 22:18

It was Sir Paul Boffa, the last decent leader the labour party ever had who introduced the right for women to vote!

"Tal-glieda ghal skejjel b xejn ghal kulhadd"
Really? Mintoff didn't allow me to go to school, he locked me out and I had to study in hiding!
It was the British who introduced compulsory and free education in state schools!

"Sptar u servizzi medici b xejn ghal kulhadd"
By kicking out the doctors to leave us with a crap service at best! Blue Sisters anyone?

"Tad decizjonijiet ghaqlija tieghek biex issahhah l industrija Maltija"
Hah! Good one!

"kburi li jien wiehed mis suldati tal azzar."
I would hang my head in shame if I were you!

A.f Ellul

Jul 27th 2012, 20:04

Lis-sptar la qat kien bxejn u lanqas issa mu b'xejn,li naf hu li nhallas 1/3 tal bolla ghall-isptar u bolla 2/3 niehu.fejn hu lis-sptar bxejn,meta ser tifthu ghajnejkhom.hemm aktar xi tghid,

Ronnie Callus

Jul 26th 2012, 19:16

@ John Spiteri Jones:
All the words said, merits them all- Architect Dom Mintoff. During his governance there were a lot from the other side who created inconveniences to Mintoff's work, both inside and outside our shores. If it was not him a lot would have not got a Pension. 40 hour week , social benefits, children allowances etc;etc; the list never ends. He is truly the 'Saviour of Malta' and God is giving him more time to stay with his family and us. Keep it UP DOM and may we see you out again. We all remember you saying in your speeches ' MALTA L-EWWEL U QABEL KOLLOX' and not our pockets. You never sent a Minister or an MP abroad without returning with useful benefits to Malta.

A.f Ellul

Jul 27th 2012, 20:42

u spiccaw tallaghba il-politici

A Tonna

Jul 26th 2012, 18:41

Ezatt li kont se nikteb ! Awguri Perit

M Attard

Jul 26th 2012, 16:48

Instead of licking buttocks he kicked them......... and hard too...

Kevin Spiteri

Jul 26th 2012, 17:08

It is thanks to this "man" that I was born 1000's of miles away from this island. It is thanks to this man that my father had to leave his family and loved ones behind in search of safety... It is thanks to this man that so many people ended up in hiding and scared to leave their houses... how can you praise someone like this in such a way... the best prime minister ever... give me a break... how sad... how very very sad...

Andre Grech

Jul 26th 2012, 17:16

U Mhux hekk! Better than EFA? EFA was not only best prime minister in Malta but also the world's best states man. He gave Malta the best thing anyone can give you democracy. Something no other prime minister in Malta knew the meaning of it.

L Zammit

Jul 26th 2012, 17:58

@Kevin Spiteri: Unfortunately some people try to make others forget such horrible things.

Eddy Privitera

Jul 26th 2012, 18:07

Andre grech: EFA " best statesman" ? You must be joking !! He was the only prime minister who was found by the courts to have breached the human rights of a Maltese citizen !

And he is the only President Emeritus who kept dabbling in partisan politics when he had retired ! AND IS THE ONLY FORMER PRIME MINISTER WHO APPOINTED HIMSELF ( USING LAWRENCE GONZI) AS PRSIDENT, IN ALL DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD !

A Tonna

Jul 26th 2012, 19:12

Mr Spiteri, your father was one of the few people that was forced to leave the country in those times and I'm sorry for that. Unfortunately with all the good that one does, many people only remember the bad times. What I would like to ask you is; Do you know how many people were forced to leave the country before Dom Mintoff? Do you know how many people were forced to get married in the sacristy? Do you know how many people were buried in the quarries? Was this done when Dom Mintoff was Prime Minister?

Dom Mintoff had his dark side as many do, but it is incomparable to the good he did to the country. Most people who despised him (and still do ) were well off so they could not appreciate this.

David Bezzina

Jul 26th 2012, 19:17

With all due respect....EFA does not even compare to what Mintoff has achieved.If EFA saved democracy,Mintoff made Malta a republic and a democracy.

The one and only true statesman of Malta is Mintoff.He always put Malta and the Maltese before anything else.

Kleaven Maniscalco

Jul 26th 2012, 19:20

@ Eddy Privitera

EFA was the one who gave you the right to say all the stuff you are saying in his regards without getting arrested and beaten up

Joseph Grech Attard

Jul 26th 2012, 20:13

@ those who speak of "freedom of speech"
Does history for you begin in 1971. Mine begins in 1960. Go and look for yourselves what used to happen in those days to MLP supporters and their newspapers.

@ those who had to leave Malta
Go and see for yourselves how many Maltese had to leave Malta in the 60's, when the ministers of emigration (yes there was one those days) sent brass bands and made merry to all those who had to leave or else die of hunger. And all this when the world was passing through a golden era in economics!!

Dom Mintoff, who many PN supporters wanted crucified, is still here! Alla jtik aktar ghomor Dumink!

Andrew Cumbo

Jul 26th 2012, 20:34

@Kenneth Spiteri
It is thanks to this man that we had from nothing free education, free health, social housing, children’s allowance, MiD-Med Bank, Sea Malta, Air Malta, The very first Industrial estates with some of the companies still operating successfully in Malta (Toly Products, Thomas De La Rue, Brandstatter, Baxter, Pharmamed today Actavis , SGS today ST and much more) Grazzi Perit nixtieqlek fejqan ta malajr jekk xejn int ha tibqa tghix ghall dawn affarijiet kollha tajba.

Joe Portelli

Jul 26th 2012, 21:54

@ Kevin Spiteri

Thanks for expressing many thousands of peoples sentiments........ Cost us two generations and a brain drain...........

Joe Portelli

Jul 26th 2012, 21:52

Mintoff would have expected you to use a Maltese word not foreign. Sahha , hopefully this would mean both dimensions.........

H. Meilak

Jul 26th 2012, 17:32

Life expectancy in Norway, Sweden, Iceland & Britain are better than Malta. X'qed thawwad.......u dan x'ghandu x'jaqsam ma Mintoff?