We hear many negative comments about Hubert "Minimus" and we know that, as in all things, there are two sides to every story. So could we please hear the other side of the HAM debate? What exactly are his strong points? Will he listen to reason? Does he tolerate different points of view? Will his team loyally and willingly follow his directions? Can he inspire? Can he organise and manage? Is he a deep thinker? Can he generate creative thoughts? Does he have a vision for a better Bahamas? Does he " forgive and forget"?
I like the sound of "Team FNM", a re-vitalised party where the the best and the brightest have a real say in how the party is run and, when elected to office, our new FNM government limits the power of The Prime Minister, and where the Members of Cabinet collectively have the power in the major decision making process. i.e a democratic government.
Would HAM go along with this?...or is he the same, old same old, "Control Freak, Micromanaging Monster" that has been the pattern seen in our Prime Ministers over the last 45 years? ..........If so God help us all!!
It would be so much better for the FNM and the opposition forces in this country if Mr. Mc Cartney recognizes the undeniable fact that he and the DNA are seen by many to have become a "spent force". If the prime concern for all opposition parties is to unseat our corrupt PLP government, this is best done if the smaller parties, and the independent members of the HOA, swallow their pride and join the ranks of the FNM.
It would be much more patriotic, much more effective, much more satisfying and much less egotistical, to be a respected member of "team fnm", than to be, once again, an isolated, irrelevant, seatless wonder, leading a seatless party, spinning dreams of all the things he and they could do...if only they had the chance!
The usefulness of the DNA to the FMN is not Mc Cartney, or his small group of party officers, of whom we know little, and from whom we hear nothing!!
The value of the DNA to the FNM is the enthusiasm the DNA generated in 2012, and the voters who voted for the DNA during the last election and might vote for them again in 2017 (or 2016). The new ideas and the new beginning promised by the DNA, that excited so many young and disenchanted voters in 2012, should be adopted, refined and developed by "team fnm".
dna supporters must be shown that the FNM has really " shed its skin" and has become a new and more vibrant party, with a new, innovative, and forward looking agenda.
This new and improved "team fnm", incorporating all of its new members, would hold not only the promise of a new beginning for The Bahamas, but also the promise of an election victory for it's supporters, something no one believes the DNA can achieve.
In politics, as in many other areas of life, everyone loves a winner, and in politics, especially, everyone wants to be part of a winning team!
Mr. Mc Cartney has a responsibility to his dedicated and loyal supports in the DNA to lead them into the new "team fnm", and thereby allow them to taste the sweetness of victory in the next election!
Greedy politicians, when they get too comfortable in their positions of power, choke the lifeblood out of the economy. As they settle into their Ministries they become bedazzled by the sense of their own importance, and they become corrupted by the power they so jealously guard.
Even if they start with good intentions, and even if they once believed their own spin about what they plan to do for their country, inevitably their focus changes, they get "drunk with power" and succumb to the "all for me, baby" virus!!
Politicians are like weeds! Better to pull them up every five years before their political roots grow too deep into the economy, and before they get so addicted to the power that they wield, that they succumb to the fantasies of "Prime Minister For Life", and the dream of building a "Political Dynasty".
"We are going to talk about how we can reduce the power of the Prime Minister, who has way more power than he should have". Hope HAM goes along with that!
The sooner the slate of candidates is presented the better!
"team fnm" is a concept that many voters will embrace, as opposed to the "one maximum leader" concept that most voters are sick and tired of!
Sometimes I think that PLP politicians think they are back in the 50's when all a politician had to do was wear a suit and tie, or a lawyers wig and the funny out of date clothes that our lawyers wear, and then smile with a s--t eating grin and get instant respect!! ....No matter what B/S they spouted!!
Well hello plp politicians! ... it is 2015..we have moved on, we are educated, many of us as well or better than you!! We read the papers, watch TV on BOTH local stations, we listen to the radio and hear the multitudes of political pundits blowing holes in your hot air balloons of lies and spin!!
We have smart phones, and we follow your critics who point out your transgressions, and we see, hear and smell the cartloads of B/S you spew forth! We are on to you!! We know what you have been doing!
Please, please, call an early election, because we cannot wait to vote your rotten backsides out of the H.O.A.! and then we are going to mount the biggest campaign of Commissions of Enquiry that this little country has ever seen!
Do NOT rest easy, do NOT think you have us fooled! You cannot run, you cannot hide! Be rightfully uneasy, tremble in anticipation, because your corrupt days in power are numbered!
Brensil Rolle is absolutely justified in being outraged by Minister Fitzgerald's "biggety and evasive" response to his criticism of the over expenditure on the Rum Cay school!
Minister, you are spending our money in a way that looks suspicious to us!
So come clean!! Show us the Scope of Works, the Plans and Costings for the remodeling, and most of all, show us the money trail, just in case the Minister of Works is making friends and influencing voters in San Salvador!!!!!!!
Wideawake says...
Oh! S--t!! Then we REALLY do have a problem!
On FNM mandarins, shut up!
Posted 11 September 2015, 8:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
We hear many negative comments about Hubert "Minimus" and we know that, as in all things, there are two sides to every story. So could we please hear the other side of the HAM debate?
What exactly are his strong points? Will he listen to reason? Does he tolerate different points of view? Will his team loyally and willingly follow his directions? Can he inspire? Can he organise and manage? Is he a deep thinker? Can he generate creative thoughts? Does he have a vision for a better Bahamas? Does he " forgive and forget"?
I like the sound of "Team FNM", a re-vitalised party where the the best and the brightest have a real say in how the party is run and, when elected to office, our new FNM government limits the power of The Prime Minister, and where the Members of Cabinet collectively have the power in the major decision making process. i.e a democratic government.
Would HAM go along with this?...or is he the same, old same old, "Control Freak, Micromanaging Monster" that has been the pattern seen in our Prime Ministers over the last 45 years? ..........If so God help us all!!
On FNM mandarins, shut up!
Posted 11 September 2015, 6:30 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Check today's Punch, full page spread (ad)!!!!
On Gomez says constituency business has kept him from filing petitions against FNM duo
Posted 11 September 2015, 3:55 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
It would be so much better for the FNM and the opposition forces in this country if Mr. Mc Cartney recognizes the undeniable fact that he and the DNA are seen by many to have become a "spent force". If the prime concern for all opposition parties is to unseat our corrupt PLP government, this is best done if the smaller parties, and the independent members of the HOA, swallow their pride and join the ranks of the FNM.
It would be much more patriotic, much more effective, much more satisfying and much less egotistical, to be a respected member of "team fnm", than to be, once again, an isolated, irrelevant, seatless wonder, leading a seatless party, spinning dreams of all the things he and they could do...if only they had the chance!
The usefulness of the DNA to the FMN is not Mc Cartney, or his small group of party officers, of whom we know little, and from whom we hear nothing!!
The value of the DNA to the FNM is the enthusiasm the DNA generated in 2012, and the voters who voted for the DNA during the last election and might vote for them again in 2017 (or 2016). The new ideas and the new beginning promised by the DNA, that excited so many young and disenchanted voters in 2012, should be adopted, refined and developed by "team fnm".
dna supporters must be shown that the FNM has really " shed its skin" and has become a new and more vibrant party, with a new, innovative, and forward looking agenda.
This new and improved "team fnm", incorporating all of its new members, would hold not only the promise of a new beginning for The Bahamas, but also the promise of an election victory for it's supporters, something no one believes the DNA can achieve.
In politics, as in many other areas of life, everyone loves a winner, and in politics, especially, everyone wants to be part of a winning team!
Mr. Mc Cartney has a responsibility to his dedicated and loyal supports in the DNA to lead them into the new "team fnm", and thereby allow them to taste the sweetness of victory in the next election!
On Pintard does not dismiss FNM coalition
Posted 11 September 2015, 3:48 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Greedy politicians, when they get too comfortable in their positions of power, choke the lifeblood out of the economy. As they settle into their Ministries they become bedazzled by the sense of their own importance, and they become corrupted by the power they so jealously guard.
Even if they start with good intentions, and even if they once believed their own spin about what they plan to do for their country, inevitably their focus changes, they get "drunk with power" and succumb to the "all for me, baby" virus!!
Politicians are like weeds! Better to pull them up every five years before their
political roots grow too deep into the economy, and before they get so addicted to the power that they wield, that they succumb to the fantasies of "Prime Minister For Life", and the dream of building a "Political Dynasty".
On Bethel: Criticising govt is not an unpatriotic act
Posted 11 September 2015, 2:34 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
"We are going to talk about how we can reduce the power of the Prime Minister, who has way more power than he should have". Hope HAM goes along with that!
The sooner the slate of candidates is presented the better!
"team fnm" is a concept that many voters will embrace, as opposed to the "one maximum leader" concept that most voters are sick and tired of!
On Pintard: Making Ingraham focus of campaign a mistake
Posted 11 September 2015, 2:17 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Autumn coming! A lot of those green leaves on the DNA tree gonna be turning red or yellow!!
On Wayne Munroe: why I joined the PLP
Posted 10 September 2015, 9:48 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Sometimes I think that PLP politicians think they are back in the 50's when all a politician had to do was wear a suit and tie, or a lawyers wig and the funny out of date clothes that our lawyers wear, and then smile with a s--t eating grin and get instant respect!! ....No matter what B/S they spouted!!
Well hello plp politicians! ... it is 2015..we have moved on, we are educated, many of us as well or better than you!! We read the papers, watch TV on BOTH local stations, we listen to the radio and hear the multitudes of political pundits blowing holes in your hot air balloons of lies and spin!!
We have smart phones, and we follow your critics who point out your transgressions, and we see, hear and smell the cartloads of B/S you spew forth! We are on to you!! We know what you have been doing!
Please, please, call an early election, because we cannot wait to vote your rotten backsides out of the H.O.A.! and then we are going to mount the biggest campaign of Commissions of Enquiry that this little country has ever seen!
Do NOT rest easy, do NOT think you have us fooled! You cannot run, you cannot hide! Be rightfully uneasy, tremble in anticipation, because your corrupt days in power are numbered!
On Gomez says constituency business has kept him from filing petitions against FNM duo
Posted 10 September 2015, 8:33 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Autumn coming! A lot of those green leaves on the DNA tree gonna be turning red or yellow!!
On Mortimer: I’m not quitting DNA
Posted 10 September 2015, 7:58 p.m. Suggest removal
Wideawake says...
Brensil Rolle is absolutely justified in being outraged by Minister Fitzgerald's "biggety and evasive" response to his criticism of the over expenditure on the Rum Cay school!
Minister, you are spending our money in a way that looks suspicious to us!
So come clean!! Show us the Scope of Works, the Plans and Costings for the remodeling, and most of all, show us the money trail, just in case the Minister of Works is making friends and influencing voters in San Salvador!!!!!!!
On Fitzgerald accused of being evasive over Rum Cay school repairs
Posted 10 September 2015, 5:44 p.m. Suggest removal