HEAR HEAR
Sitting on a Salzburg square of a Sunday lunchtime lends a certain perspective to things.
Pipsqueak politicians who don't have the class to rise above laddish polo-shirts and chunky watches, who use their personal clout like a club simply because they can, like the cheap bullies they are, and opportunistic Labourites who smugly go about spewing the party line with scant regard to truth or relevance, are just gnats, like the squeals of irritating infants, worth only a glance of irritation and a sigh of pity.
Which is why Christian Peregin's interview with Prof Fenech came as something of a breath of fresh air. The man stands on his own merits and answers questions rather than spins them.
No doubt Labour's Lil'Elves will find something negative about him, or let the cheap and nasty PN politicians on whose coat-tails they tag do it for them, but it's reassuring that they won't be able to.
When Labour attracts people like Prof Fenech and Dr Therese Commodini Cachia, they might be worth trusting. In the meantime, while they make do with their Star Candidates and Bland Mintoff, they'll forgive me for not considering them worth a vote.
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Eddy Privitera
Aug 15th 2012, 10:19
aNTOINE vELLA: yoU HAVE NOT REPLIED TO MY QUESTION, WHETHER YOU WOULD STILL HAVE VOTED YES IN THE REFERENDUM IF YOU KNEW THAT MALTA WOULD HAVE TO PAY AND GUARANTEE, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF EUROS, ALREADY CALCULATED AT AROUND €1,200 MILLION TO BAILOUT FOREIGN BANKS, DUE TO MALTA'S MEMBERSHIP OF EUROZONE !!!!!!!!!11
Antoine Vella
Aug 14th 2012, 10:31
@Eddy Privitera
Your ranting gainst the EU does nothing but prove the PN's point that Labour is still essentially anti-European (and pro-North Korean?).
At any rate my point was that Chris Fearne, a shining star in the galaxy of PL candidates, does not wish to tell the Maltese electorate whether he was in favour or against EU membership.
Ashamed, perhaps?
Mark Scicluna
Aug 13th 2012, 13:26
Sitting on a Salzburg square and thinking about politics in Malta? You completely lost it man! you're one sad old man.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Aug 13th 2012, 17:06
Sad? No, just terrified of a change in government. The gravy train might dry up.
Eddy Privitera
Aug 12th 2012, 17:52
The poor soul can't have a brief holiday without the thought of Dr. Joseph Muscat and his PL movement, also including former nationalists, invading his mind !
Leo Said
Aug 12th 2012, 17:27
Andrew,
Christian Peregrin also interviewed Mr. Chris Fearne.
Similar questions, which result in both medical specialists emphasising that, if elected, they will respectively, and primarily, remain medical providers rather than members of parliament.
Is it not expedient that Malta has full-time members of parliament, who could master Malta's evident problems in a better way?
Antoine Vella
Aug 12th 2012, 21:00
The most notable feature of Fearne's interview was that he refused to say whether he was in favour or against Malta's entry in the EU.
When you consider that EU membership was the most important political event since Independence, it's incredible that a political candidate should refuse to express himself about it.
Eddy Privitera
Aug 13th 2012, 07:43
Antoine Vella: Is it possible that you are not following foreign news about the euro and the EU ? Don't you know that TODAY the majority of the German people are AGAINST the euro, and wish to have the deutschmark back ?? Don't you know what the British people think about the EU ?
Did it ever cross your mind that we would end up paying and guaranteeing many hundreds of millions of euros to bailout foreign banks, just because we have the euro ???? Had you known that BEFORE the EU referendum, would you have been in favour or against ? Don't you think that if the Maltese people could have foreseen this, they would have voted NO ????
Franco Farrugia
Aug 13th 2012, 10:04
@ Eddie Privitera: If you had to ask ALL Europeans about the EU, you would probably get a somewhat of a negative answer, and there's a reason for that, which you don't mention: at the moment, there is a depression in Europe - and a breakdown in Malta, thanks to some Cassandras - and the fault, obviously goes to the political top - the EU.
But I find it absolutely condemnable that a person such as you, continue to spit out venom against the EU, oblivous of the great advantages that people, especially youngsters (but what would you know about it, I ask!) are having, thanks to EU membership. Your feelings about the EU are well-noted, you know.
Eddy Privitera
Aug 13th 2012, 16:34
Franco Farrugia: You admit that the majority of citizens throughout the EU are not at all happy at the way the EU has developed. You mention " youngsters". How many of Maltese and Gozitan youths have gone to work or study ( not for just 3 months, mind you !) in other EU states , compared to all our young people ?
Are you saying that young people in so many other non-EU countries are under-privileged compared to their EU counterparts ??
As far as I am concerned , I have always believed that a country which gives away its right to control its own currency, economy and fiscal policies, would be surrendering control of its destiny ! Unfortunately, this is what is happening !
Mr Joe Micallef
Aug 14th 2012, 07:48
Eddy Privitera as you said in another post "Empty Vessels Make More Sound" and you are deafening - stick to what you know best, that is, clientalism and making appointments!
Please choose the reason of your report below: