AND THE WINNER IS...
I don't watch the Great Debate. To start with, Xarabank is not amongst my favourite shows, the baying masses not exercising any form of attraction on me, and to be going on with, I was in Sicily and in this fair land, and on the mainland too, for that matter, wifi is a concept rather than a working option.
In fact, I'm writing this in the hope that when I connect to the 'Net, the link will last long enough for the email to be sent.
There are other areas where our Northern cousins are not up to scratch. Keeping the place litter-free, for instance, is completely beyond them, quite obviously, and skips overflow everywhere.
Cross-channel ferries, at least the one we caught, are rust-buckets of the Mintoffian era back home, and the trip costs way more than it does in Malta, too, although there seems to be competition.
The food and wine remain divine and the roads are great, so swings and roundabouts, I suppose.
Back to the Great Debate: from what I read in the papers, Gonzi walked it. I say this not because of the comments made that favoured him, but from the ones that didn't. None of Gonzi's usual detractors, not the Claire Bonellos, not the Lino Spiteris, not any of the usual gang, managed to say that Gonzi was bad, but none of them managed to say Muscat was any good.
The best they could muster in defence of the Boy Wonder was to tell us that both were unimpressive. So, to my mind, if you put all this into the mix, you can only come to the conclusion that Gonzi severely whipped Boy Wonder's bottom, which is hardly a surprise, given that it is well known that Muscat can't hold a candle to him in a real debate.
All on his tod, with just his smug smile to keep him company, Muscat is fine, but give him someone with whom to spar and that's the end of that.
What I'd really like to see is a debate between one of Labour's heroes, say Franco Debono or Pullicino Orlando and someone like Beppe Fenech Adami, who is guaranteed to take either of them to the cleaners, provided that they don't storm off in a sulk, as spoilt brats are prone to do.
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W Cassar
Nov 7th 2012, 09:50
Now you can't deny that this is a mega gaffe !! Yeah he won the debate and fat lawyers fly as they say.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121107/local/Brazilian-firm-is-a-four-man-operation-that-s-closing-down.444288
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 7th 2012, 11:18
This was no gaffe - this was deliberate misleading. Gonzi wil now become the lawyer and pinoint his exact wrods that he said nothing of the sort to indicate investment of millions, employment of hundres, etc.
Pav Elliot
Nov 6th 2012, 19:20
I have a riddle that needs solving......
One is away from home, out of reach of TV and daily newspapers, and a really bad i'net connection that hardly an email can pass.
So how indeed was this story researched on e- papers if there's no proper i'net? And no hard copies or
TV?
Any one out there able to figure this one out?
A Attard
Nov 20th 2012, 07:55
Simple. At the time of writing his piece ABC was back in Malta and had a hard copy of the newspapers reporting the event.
Ivan Grech Mintoff
Nov 6th 2012, 18:36
"I don't watch the Great Debate."
....
"from what I read in the papers, Gonzi walked it."
hehehehe....
Eddy Privitera
Nov 5th 2012, 20:21
ABC. Perhaps it will be YOU who will answer the many questions being fired at Dr. Gonzi re the Brazilian company ! Dr. Gonzi will regret having tried to fool televiewers on the presence of this still mysterious company, which way back in February, Dr. Gonzi gave the impression that this big company was coming to Malta. Now he is scared to answer questions of the PL and The Times about it !
C Muscat
Nov 5th 2012, 16:59
Since you did not see the programme; just note that JM grabbed it all the way he talked about Dalligate; he showed that national issues are not to be mixed with local politics; LG and JM were in full agreement on TV.
J Martinelli
Nov 5th 2012, 14:12
With Coleiro's and Bartolo's records, it's hardly conceivable that they'll make much headway debating Dolores Cristina and Joe Cassar.
Of course, their forte would be interrupting and shrieking hysterically once they find themselves without answers or worse, their previous records exposed.
Maybe they'll go for 'pay for Health services or no stipends', since Scicluna declared both unsustainable?
J Busuttil
Nov 5th 2012, 16:43
@ J Martinelli
You forgot the phrases like: Now give me a chance to talk or First you invite me than you don't give me time to express myself, you hear these in every programme that PL invites are invited on PBS or Net but you do not hear on One as the moderator is also the one that makes sure that PN invites do not have their say.
Andre` Vella
Nov 5th 2012, 13:14
How can you comment on a debate you haven't watched?
Actually the true winner as the one who used his minutes most wisely was Briguglio!
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 5th 2012, 12:24
Nobody has commented on the strange question which Peppi stammered through to JM regarding Dalli. What was he trying to achieve? JM's answer was good but not sharp - he should have pointed out that Gonzi's three rotweiler's have been on a rampaging campaign, doing their best to dirty Dalli's name. Does Peppi not know what his chum Lou is up to?
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Nov 5th 2012, 12:22
The best speaker was Michael Brigulio. Although Where's Everbody did their best to belittle him, in the few minustes they gave him he made some very sharp points about realistic issues which the two 'big' boys avaoided. No spin from him - just puire facts. He even made it clear (once again) that AD are against hunting - maybe ABC would consider giving them No. 1 when next voting?
Mario Scicluna
Nov 5th 2012, 12:01
What?? Yeah right , how mistaken you are dear ABC ! Either Onor. Franco Debono or Jefferey Pullicino Orlando will simply create mince out of Beppe anytime, anywhere and on any subject. And then we will see Beppe without big daddy's help, or Lou Bondi's ! How about Marie Louise Coleiro Preca vs Joe Cassar eh? or Evarist Bartolo vs Dolores Cristina? Any more PN heroes ?
Chris Farrugia
Nov 5th 2012, 10:57
The "logic" you followed to assume Muscat got spanked, makes me wonder how you ever got past Form II (no pun intended)
J Farrugia
Nov 5th 2012, 10:47
Beppe!! take who to the cleaners, pfffff who are you trying to kid the guy couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag, without the daddy factor the guy is a has been. As for you jumping to conclusions well were used to it by now. same old jibberish hog wash. BOOORINGGGGG
J Martinelli
Nov 5th 2012, 14:30
If you find the 'same old jibberish hog wash' boring, why can't you stay with the most edifying pages of MaltaToday, Illum, l-orizzont? You will learn all the 'truth' you need to know, there. Maybe the gibberish hogwash bothers you because it is the true picture of Joseph and his MLP?
Yes Muscat was 'spanked' and badly and his patented smirk turned into a silly frown but still had no answers.
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