sheeprunner12 - that is because most of the countries in the top 50 have freedom of information acts, so there is at least some way to approach an accurate reading of corruption over time. Here, we can hide everything and unless there is a whistleblower (hardly ever happens because those in the know are usually also implicated) the truth never comes out. In May 2012, we all know that the art of wrapping up $200 in a party t-shirt reached near perfection, yet the OAS observers said the election was clean. Without transparency, those rankings are meaningless.
sheeprunner12 - Yeah ok... The USA is the most corrupt country in the world, Save The Bays is really a plot to destabilize the government, the Dump Fire protesters are just a bunch of white foreigners with no work permits, etc, etc. Typical PLP shoot the messenger nonsense. Distraction and deflection – anything to duck the truth. The only relevant question here is whether this or not our government is corrupt, and according to Leslie Miller (who should know) it most certainly is. End of story, case closed.
Well, I will give Leslie this – he always tells it like it really is: *“You have to do what you have to do to retain those people’s confidence and retain their allegiance to you to make you win again - (there is) nothing wrong with it. It’s not fair but in the world in which we live it’s the norm and it’s going to continue. It will never ever stop and that is just the way it is.”*
John – nonsense and you know it. There was no 'plot'. Pure PLP spin to distract from those most embarrassing videos. No amount of shooting the messenger will work this time, the governing party will have to account for their relationship with one Peter Nygard.
Another PLP lawyer representing Nygard??? And a sitting Member of Parliament at that. To use Fitgerald's phrase, the governing party is certainly crease right up in this man. As Tarzan points out, the rest is just unsubstantiated nonsense, an obvious attempt at distraction. Why not just point blank say he will never get what he so clearly (from the recordings) thinks the PM owes him? Anything to avoid going there... let the circus continue.
Voltaire says...
sheeprunner12 - a petition for LBT and Bran ticket is an excellent idea. Who here ga put they name on it though?
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sheeprunner12 - that is because most of the countries in the top 50 have freedom of information acts, so there is at least some way to approach an accurate reading of corruption over time. Here, we can hide everything and unless there is a whistleblower (hardly ever happens because those in the know are usually also implicated) the truth never comes out. In May 2012, we all know that the art of wrapping up $200 in a party t-shirt reached near perfection, yet the OAS observers said the election was clean. Without transparency, those rankings are meaningless.
On Miller: We learned corruption from U.S.
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Voltaire says...
sheeprunner12 - Yeah ok... The USA is the most corrupt country in the world, Save The Bays is really a plot to destabilize the government, the Dump Fire protesters are just a bunch of white foreigners with no work permits, etc, etc. Typical PLP shoot the messenger nonsense. Distraction and deflection – anything to duck the truth. The only relevant question here is whether this or not our government is corrupt, and according to Leslie Miller (who should know) it most certainly is. End of story, case closed.
On Miller: We learned corruption from U.S.
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Voltaire says...
Well, I will give Leslie this – he always tells it like it really is:
*“You have to do what you have to do to retain those people’s confidence and retain their allegiance to you to make you win again - (there is) nothing wrong with it. It’s not fair but in the world in which we live it’s the norm and it’s going to continue. It will never ever stop and that is just the way it is.”*
On Miller: We learned corruption from U.S.
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And that is how a true statesperson responds to being caught out. Brave? Minnis? Christie? Do you have the balls to flow suit?
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Voltaire says...
Here here realfreethinker. No one is buying it.
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John – nonsense and you know it. There was no 'plot'. Pure PLP spin to distract from those most embarrassing videos. No amount of shooting the messenger will work this time, the governing party will have to account for their relationship with one Peter Nygard.
On Fitzgerald blasted for ‘pitiful’ attempt to link FNM to plot
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Another PLP lawyer representing Nygard??? And a sitting Member of Parliament at that. To use Fitgerald's phrase, the governing party is certainly crease right up in this man. As Tarzan points out, the rest is just unsubstantiated nonsense, an obvious attempt at distraction. Why not just point blank say he will never get what he so clearly (from the recordings) thinks the PM owes him? Anything to avoid going there... let the circus continue.
On Gomez will 'recuse' himself if Committee on Privileges investigates Nygard affidavits
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lol for real. cuz that is what Mitchell wants to do – give Fred Smith another podium from which to publicly box up the PLP.
On Fred Mitchell may file formal complaint against Fred Smith
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birdie - what you predict would be a very unusual outcome. Usually, people who carry on bad and run the house end up running the country.
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