July 2011
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“The conservative elements of Maltese society are the most Marxist of all and...”
Jul 28th
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Party Principles
What Dr Muscat is creating “is a movement not a party because a party has its principles… Everyone is being allowed in like sheep and goats as long as we win. I am sorry to see my party (going down this road). You cannot accept everyone, without any vetting. Those who are being pushed most are the turncoats. Others, like me, are sidelined and the turncoats are raised sky-high. Turncoats do...
Jul 28th
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Il Padrino
On a personal level, I am Cyrus’s Confirmation Godfather and care a lot for Cyrus and his family. I am deeply upset by the way certain elements in the media are manipulating two unfortunate incidents of people I deeply care for with the sole aim of defaming the Prime Minister and the people around him. - Edgar Galea Curmi The godfather? the private lives of saints unfold in public…....
Jul 27th
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“Mrs C Zammit Today, 09:39 No wonder Sliema did so bad last year. This year...”
Jul 26th
Blows
“The vote was a blow to the ruling Nationalist Party, which had opposed divorce ahead of the referendum.” - reporting in the UK Indy
Jul 25th
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““Instead, some seem to prefer to while away their time peering incessantly...”
Jul 24th
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““1989: The newly set up party Alternattiva Demokratika makes divorce a...”
Jul 24th
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Starry Night
“A piece of meat so blue that Vincent Van Gogh would have put yellow dots on it and called it Starry Night.” - Giles Coren (The Times) reviewing an excessively rare piece of viande or why we will never have this kind of food crit in Malta.
Jul 23rd
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We are all notaries now....
“Describing them as “the most-far reaching since the Notary Law’s inception in 1927,” parliamentary secretary for Lands Jason Azzopardi said the amendments aimed to introduce more regulation into a sector composed of around 290,000 professionals.” - MaltaToday 290,000 notaries? In Malta?
Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
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“On the death of Eritrean hero Ashih Haile, a smart MaltaToday reader writes...”
– http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/tributes-pour-in-for-a-hero
Jul 21st
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Jul 21st
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Jul 21st
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WatchWatch
bettembourg july’11 tightropewalker la nuit des merveilles
Jul 20th
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Austin & the two Emmanuels
Minister Gatt has taken note of the hunger strike announced by Emmanuel Cini. He has asked Arriva to speak to the hunger striker and try to ensure that his ends are met. We know this from a report in the Times in which Gatt’s actions were transmitted to the Times by a spokesman for Dr Gatt. Minister Gatt did not speak directly to the press. He did not speak to Emmanuel Cini either. If the...
Jul 20th
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Gemgem?
“Just three days after filing a judicial protest objecting to “unreasonable” bus routes, lawyer Joe Brincat has received more than 60 e-mails from disgruntled commuters complaining about unnecessarily lengthy journeys.” 20 e-mails per day and 1 hunger strike? I’m sure I’d collect more complaints about Bondiplus, Xarabank and Affari Taghna if I took the same initiative...
Jul 19th
Farsopoli
FEDERAZIONE INTERISTA GIOCO CALCIO “Mi sarei augurato la rinuncia alla prescrizione da parte dell’Inter - ha dichiarato al termine del Consiglio federale il presidente della Federcalcio, Giancarlo Abete - l’etica non è mai andata in presrizione.” come augurarsiche Bin Laden diventi Papa…
Jul 19th
cheeky joey
“He pointed to the PL’s position on divorce, saying that neither he nor the party had “moved a millimetre” throughout the unfolding of the referendum and its aftermath.” - DOES HE BELIEVE WHAT HE SAYS? WHAT EFFING POSITION?.
Jul 17th
liberalissimo (figli di mamma)
“He explained that in terms of the Divorce Bill, the children of divorced parents had a guarantee of adequate maintenance until they turned 23 if they wished to continue to study beyond secondary school.” … stipend was calculated to AVOID parents having yo cough up extra money… independent from parents
Jul 17th
T.G.I.T.T.C.B (racism)
“i think that the maltese goverment PN,and LP,should work togther and send all these so called migrants back where they came from because in twenty years time these people gone take over our country and tell us what to do because they BREED LIKE RABBITS - send them home!!!” - the idiots in this country never cease to amaze me.
Jul 14th
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how they voted
HOW THEY VOTED In favour PN: David Agius, Robert Arrigo, Joseph Cassar, Franco Debono, Mario de Marco, Joseph Falzon, Censu Galea, Michael Gonzi, Karl Gouder, Jesmond Mugliett, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Chris Said. PL - Carmelo Abela, Chris Agius, Anthony Agius Decelis, Evarist Bartolo, Owen Bonnici, Leo Brincat, Stefan Buontempo, Charles Buhagiar, Luciano Busuttil, Chris Cardona,...
Jul 13th
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Arriva - the PL bluff
“Addressing a news conference this morning, PL spokesmen Joe M. Sammut and Stefan Buontempo did not say how they expected the government to shoulder its responsibility. However, asked whether they were calling for resignations, they said they would make their requests clearer eventually.” - sometimes just saying “Sorry” might turn out to be enough. “We’re...
Jul 12th
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Bastjan Up in Smoke
“Qormi Local Council threatens to call off San Bastjan fireworks show as Arriva refuses to cede a yard for a total of eight hours for the setting off of fireworks.” - there’s something about this Arriva that I definitely like.
Jul 12th
Anonymous asked: Erratum: Horse's mouth
Jul 12th
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The Horse's Mouth
“He said the routes were planned by Halcrow and Transport Malta and passed following direct consultation with local councils and the public, with all routes on maps published several months before the tender for the services – which Arriva eventually won – was even issued.” - The Times quoting Ministry Man Emmanuel Delia. There you have it… Emmanuel Delay from the...
Jul 12th
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“Courts ‘favour women’ over children’s custody (TIMES OF MALTA)”
– … the battle of women vs children’s custody was doomed to be a non-starter
Jul 12th
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Vox Pop Austin
“Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt said today that it would be better if candidates standing for the forthcoming general elections were asked by the people what their views were on same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia. Speaking in Parliament during the Divorce debate, Dr Gatt said one would have to be short-sighted if he did not see that the next steps after divorce, would be efforts...
Jul 11th
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LuxPulp
Over the past few years Luxembourg has developed its own version of Malta’s Paceville (a smaller, more sanitised and controlled version in fact). Basically the land occupied by a former brewery in the picturesque Clausen district has been converted into a series of trendy clubs and bars collectively known as “Les Rives de Clausen”. From today’s news: A security guard at...
Jul 11th
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And on the 8th day...
Arriva worked. “Malta said this morning that most bus services are expected to operate with only minor delays this morning.”
Jul 11th
Jul 8th
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Define Rural
It’s the rural affairs business again. It must be the most ill-defined ministerial portfolio of all time. Here goes our hapless Rural Affairs Minister again - this time it’s not Sliema but Malta’s capital CITY that has fallen under his scrutiny. Rural Valletta? Now that’s a first… Rural affairs minister George Pullicino has promised a horse shelter at St Elmo’s...
Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
dear photo →
bridging time through imagery
Jul 7th
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“The electorate, will, this time round, be facing two major political parties...”
– Sure. A defining moment indeed. Will the electorate once again fall for the PLPN bluff?
Jul 6th
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Herrera's Exception
From The Times: “This new attitude led to the prioritising of minority rights, thereby making the party far more inclusive and more European. Soon, it became all too evident that what the Leader of the Opposition had declared earlier on during his tenure was not mere rhetoric but hard facts. Senior Labour exponents have not shied away from taking the lead in affirming this political...
Jul 6th
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“We do not propose to abolish the car. But our Jungian obsession with its...”
Jul 5th
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T.G.I.T.T.C.B (shorts)
Mr Saviour falzon Today, 12:35 I personally tried to go to valletta. on the bus stop i waited for 35 minutes ,when usually with the old service took 15 minutes. - I personally? As against I had an out of body experience and tried to transport myself to Valletta? And what did the old service do in 15 minutes? Wait next to “I personally” Saviour?
Jul 5th
Dulcis in Fundo
Fcuketti… “Giacinto Facchetti, presidente dell’Inter all’epoca dei fatti e scomparso a settembre 2006, ”aveva una fitta rete di rapporti, stabili e protratti nel tempo, con entrambi i designatori arbitrali, Paolo Bergamo e Pierluigi Pairetto, fra i cui scopi emerge tra l’altro il fine di condizionare il settore arbitrale”. Lo scrive il procuratore...
Jul 4th
The Guilty as Fcuk
Ovvero, prescritto si ma sempre tanto perdente e stronzo: PATETINTERISTI “Questo Ufficio ritiene che le condotte in parola siano tali da integrare la violazione, oltre che dei principi di cui all’art. 1, comma 1, CGS (codice di giustizia sportiva, ndr), anche dell’oggetto protetto dalla norma di cui all’art. 6, comma 1, CGS, in quanto certamente dirette ad assicurare...
Jul 4th
Intermezzo
“Un attacco grave e assolutamente inaccettabile”: questo il commento del presidente dell’Inter Massimo Moratti sulla relazione con cui il procuratore federale Stefano Palazzi ha rilevato elementi di illeciti sportivi attribuibili all’Inter nel dossier di Calciopoli. “Palazzi si sbaglia” ha aggiunto Moratti.” Ma vuoi vedere che c’ai la squadra puttana?
Jul 4th
Intermezzo Secondo
“Clamorose, anzi clamorosissime le rivelazioni che provengono dalla relazione del procuratore Palazzi. Prime indiscrezioni riportare da Sky, riferiscono che L’Inter ha violato l’articolo relativo all’illecito sportivo. E’ quanto riportato dal procuratore Palazzi nelle sue motivazioni. Le condotte, ritiene Palazzi, sono state portate avanti per avere un vantaggio in...
Jul 4th
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Jul 3rd
“It explained that split shifts do not mean a longer shift than the nine hours...”
– Arriva. Can I say “thought so from the start”?
Jul 2nd
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“MaltaToday Headline: Star-studded wedding for Prince Albert”
– Studded? Prince Albert? Surely they saw it coming.
Jul 2nd
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“NOEL DARMANIN Today, 08:23 First question?? Where is the law.?/ Concerts are...”
–  “where is the love” … more BEP magic on the Times Comments Boards
Jul 1st
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“Mr R ferriggi Today, 08:15 i do not want to play the prophet but all this new...”
–  “read my lips” - the ultimate non sequitur on the Times Comment Boards
Jul 1st
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