duh! this does not deserve a headline. Ray Charles could have seen this coming.

Agreed. "Breaking News". Ha!

The FNM is nothing but history now.....I will not be voting in the next general election unless an independent candidate of good reputation and standing in the community is running in my constituency. I suspect such individuals who run as independents stand a good chance of being elected no matter which constituency they may choose to run in. Most Bahamian voters are now simply too fed up with all the corruption and nonsense in both the PLP and FNM parties. These two political parties are dysfunctional beyond redemption or repair and, if allowed by Bahamian voters, will cause untold and irreparable harm to our country and the way of life for all Bahamians for many generations to come.

Can't disagree with you there.

**................ PLP and FNM damage to date is all but irreparable already! ............**

Given the state of our country and decimated condition of our people after 43 years of PLP and FNM leadership, in the name of Jehovah God I can not think of any sound reason why any halfway intelligible thinking individual would entertain the thought of voting for either party at this juncture!

Absolute and complete annihilation of Bahamians and the Bahamas as we know it, is a foregone surety if we are stupid enough to return them to power.

selfish

Surely there must be 40 honest and dedicated Bahamian Patriots who would sacrifice 5 years of their lives by running for the HOA in a bid to remove the stranglehold the corruption riddled PLP/FNM/DNA Political Bandwagon have on our Bahamian economy and our future!! Please step up whoever you are .....you have my vote and my financial contribution!!

So much for the FNM .... maybe the last person leaving Headquarters on Mackey Street would be so kind as to turn the lights off!

Rodney Moncur may not have won the chairmanship and he may not have been ratafied as a candidate for the general election but he has singlehandedly spurred more interest and garnished more support, especially amongst the grassroots than the FNM has done as a party probably since Hubert In graham left. He also got 30% of the vote. He definitely caught the attention of Bradley Roberts and the PLP. He can work in the trenches and draw the black belt vote. Can Minnis and his faction of the FNM (Minnis Dem) come down of their high horses and work with this foot soldier?

SMT

Another OLD MAN with OLD IDEAS. DNA here we come!

The FNM is quite the embarrassment!

Dear Lord, PLEASE give me someone to vote for. If not, I may have to put my name forward, and if people thought Rollins was belligerent in the house...

The fact that only Sidney Collie and Rodney Moncur were in the running for the chairmanship of the FNM party, and that the party's central council members would even consider accepting either one of these two losers for that position, speaks volumes about the shambles that pig headed Hubiggity left the party in when the voters forced him to go "cut bait". Like Poodling and Vomit, Hubiggity was so fearful of political competition within his own party and the likelihood of his many weaknesses and shenanigans being exposed that he simply refused to identify and nurture a competent successor to himself; one who would serve the interests of all of the Bahamian people well, not just party supporters. The true test of any political leader is their willingness and ability to plan for their succession by someone who possesses all of the core competencies to win elections, run a government well and serve the best interests of the people. On this front Poodling failed, Christie is clearly failing, and Hubbigity failed miserably. Yes, the FNM party is indeed now history and the last person leaving the party's headquarters after the next general election will need to turn the lights off for good. Such is the legacy of Hubbigity and such will be the legacy of Christie with respect to the PLP party if he does not soon identify and nurture a competent successor to himself - someone not presently in his cabinet of corrupt morons and looney tunes.

Political parties in free societies are not supposed to be run like dynasties. There is not supposed to be one handpicked successor that the leader decides should be the only person to lead after him or her. A mature, functioning party in an emerging democracy should be able to generate numerous men and women who are competent enough to take up the mantle. Choosing a single successor is exactly the problem that other Parliamentary democracies around the world are having - the leader picks family, friend, etc to succeed him and the Party marches to that tune while the nation suffers.

> “Once that convention is over, we are going to hit the ground running

Can somebody say moron? You don't know when the election will be called, it does not have to be called as far out as May but can be called at any time. Even if it were going to be called in May, you only plan to hit the ground running in January of 2017 (since December is not a heavy campaign month and your convention wont be until November 30). These people are sick. How else can you describe a main Opposition Party functioning this way in light of the kind of government we have? FNMs are not primarily concerned with winning elections, their primary concern is with getting the little positions they want within their party regardless of where and how the party stands nationally. Sick.

To be fair to Sidney he said " when the convention is over" not when election is called.

Okay, and that differs from what I quoted and commented on, how? I am responding to his saying they will hit the ground running when the convention is over. My clear point is that it is far too late to be just hitting the ground running with an election campaign when their November 30 convention is over, whether elections are held in May or not. If a convention is needed for a clear campaign path, then it ought to be held far earlier than November.

They are too old to run, let alone think.

Someone asked where are the young people. Those who know that party know that it is tuned to destroy its best and brightest. The others simply get in where they fit in as quickly as possible and hope that enough kissing up and kissing down can get them somewhere in time. Sad state of affairs and I dont imagine it being any different in the PLP.

Comrades laugh all you wants now that the votes have been counted for red party chairman.
Now, the last laugh goes to Rodney, when you match his having garnered a greater percentage of delegates votes than did Loretta capture - when she contested for the red party's leadership against Minnis.
The red party better prepare for dealing with two Chairman's- The official chairman Sidney "and the unofficial not going to disappear off the scene" Rodney.
This might be too much for many reds focus on, but how could you not enjoy a man's like Rodney, when he's not the least shy when it comes painting a picture for all imagine about how he likes sleeps in only his birthday suit.
I does love you Comrade Rodney, stick it to then reds - all dressed, or all naked.

Honor and integrity? how many wives did he have, I do beleive a persons personal life speaks for his integrity , But then again maybe she was the bad Guy.

Do you **really** want to go there?

Hope Collie is a good strategist because he lacks charisma ........ all we can say now

Please. . .pray tell. . .what is charisma?