Some may disagree with you, but if they do they are only blindly ignoring the truth os what Bahamian people have been doing ever since 2002. The facts are the facts! Sad, very sad, but true.
We know that the party system is stacked with persons in favour of the current leader and not average persons who will be needed to vote out a leader.
If Minnis believes in democracy and the Westminster System, he would do what the system calls for. If the Prime Minister loses the election, they resigned. Ingraham was the first to show that what you do. Not even Pindling or Christie followed the Westminster system thy so much propped up.
You make some signifcant points and I can resonate with all except the last. Davis has not learned anything. In fact, he will be worse than Minnis.
Sadly, we believe that putting a person in a position will all of a sudden cause them to act as should be. No successful business puts a person in a position of leadership who does not have track record to support they can perform.
It wasdone with Minnis, and the people blindly and without thinking did the same with Davis.
Not only that, every cycle sine 1997 we have been electing Prime Minister's older each time and the result is worst each time.
The low voter turnout clearly shows that the public was not interested in Minnis or Davis. An opposition party that can find a real leader similar to the young Hubert Ingram pre 1992, will electrify the populous.
The Bahamas needs leadership, not position holders.
Maybe you should stop being so beholden to a political party and become beholden to your country.
Hutchison held all the cards in the deal. They could have chosen not to sell and then just closed the airport down. This was clearly a no win situation for the government. No government, irrespective of the party in power, could have done better.
You don't believe it? Ask the operator of Memories what Hutchinson did to then to cause Memories to fold.
Let's stop being political and look at the fact that we as a country have not taken the lead to invest in our own nation, but always want someone else to do it. Then we blame the government when it does not work. Maybe it is time we start looking in the mirror ourselves.
I'm done posting. I'm about making a difference and doing something!
Let me be upfront first and note that debating in the Bahamas does not work. Leaders only push for debate when in opposition, but seem to forget about it if they assume power.
That said, some of the excuses given for turning down the debate are legit while others do not hold water. First, the issue of one media house is lame. In the US, every presidential debate is led by on media house.
Second, the issue of a commission to do debates it valid. We do need one just like the US has one which sets some of the basic ground rules. However, we are not mature in our country to have anything independent as we are too immature in taking political sides. I would not expect Minnis to take the lead to bring it about and for Davis it would only be politically pandering to say one should happen as in all his years in the PLP he never called for one.
Maybe Culmer can seek to become a statesman and suggest that this is the time to set in place proper groundwork for what will be the place of debates in our developing democracy, without regard to politics.
But then again what is the point of a debate? Anyone can promise to do something. I mean that is what the politicians do now.
What I don't get is that Gardner is only one person and Miller is only one person. Do the two of them run all the legs on a relay team? Are you telling me that the BAAA can not field a team without those two? Im sorry but the explanation by the BAAA president does not hold water. He needs to try again. Stop trying to blame Gardner and Miller.
moncurcool says...
It is amazing like you say how people still like to pull this UBP boogeyman garbage as if people under 50 really know anything about it or even care.
Talk to millennial about it and they would look at you with a blank stare.
Plan and simple when you loose touch with people, they loose touch with you and move you out.
It is about leadership that listens and our country has not had any since 2000.
On FNM trustee urges Minnis to step down as party leader
Posted 20 September 2021, 9:03 a.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
Some may disagree with you, but if they do they are only blindly ignoring the truth os what Bahamian people have been doing ever since 2002. The facts are the facts! Sad, very sad, but true.
On FNM trustee urges Minnis to step down as party leader
Posted 20 September 2021, 8:57 a.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
I disagree with you.
We know that the party system is stacked with persons in favour of the current leader and not average persons who will be needed to vote out a leader.
If Minnis believes in democracy and the Westminster System, he would do what the system calls for. If the Prime Minister loses the election, they resigned. Ingraham was the first to show that what you do. Not even Pindling or Christie followed the Westminster system thy so much propped up.
On FNM trustee urges Minnis to step down as party leader
Posted 20 September 2021, 8:53 a.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
You make some signifcant points and I can resonate with all except the last. Davis has not learned anything. In fact, he will be worse than Minnis.
Sadly, we believe that putting a person in a position will all of a sudden cause them to act as should be. No successful business puts a person in a position of leadership who does not have track record to support they can perform.
It wasdone with Minnis, and the people blindly and without thinking did the same with Davis.
Not only that, every cycle sine 1997 we have been electing Prime Minister's older each time and the result is worst each time.
The low voter turnout clearly shows that the public was not interested in Minnis or Davis. An opposition party that can find a real leader similar to the young Hubert Ingram pre 1992, will electrify the populous.
The Bahamas needs leadership, not position holders.
On FNM trustee urges Minnis to step down as party leader
Posted 20 September 2021, 8:49 a.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
Oh my goodness! There goes the country.
On Philip 'Brave' Davis sworn in as Prime Minister
Posted 17 September 2021, 5:43 p.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
Maybe you should stop being so beholden to a political party and become beholden to your country.
Hutchison held all the cards in the deal. They could have chosen not to sell and then just closed the airport down. This was clearly a no win situation for the government. No government, irrespective of the party in power, could have done better.
You don't believe it? Ask the operator of Memories what Hutchinson did to then to cause Memories to fold.
Let's stop being political and look at the fact that we as a country have not taken the lead to invest in our own nation, but always want someone else to do it. Then we blame the government when it does not work. Maybe it is time we start looking in the mirror ourselves.
I'm done posting. I'm about making a difference and doing something!
On Grand Bahama airport takeover expected ‘in weeks’
Posted 26 April 2021, 5:44 p.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
Let me be upfront first and note that debating in the Bahamas does not work. Leaders only push for debate when in opposition, but seem to forget about it if they assume power.
That said, some of the excuses given for turning down the debate are legit while others do not hold water. First, the issue of one media house is lame. In the US, every presidential debate is led by on media house.
Second, the issue of a commission to do debates it valid. We do need one just like the US has one which sets some of the basic ground rules. However, we are not mature in our country to have anything independent as we are too immature in taking political sides. I would not expect Minnis to take the lead to bring it about and for Davis it would only be politically pandering to say one should happen as in all his years in the PLP he never called for one.
Maybe Culmer can seek to become a statesman and suggest that this is the time to set in place proper groundwork for what will be the place of debates in our developing democracy, without regard to politics.
But then again what is the point of a debate? Anyone can promise to do something. I mean that is what the politicians do now.
On FNM declines university debate
Posted 26 April 2021, 5:37 p.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
It is so sad that you were not this vocal when Christie did the exact same thing and call him out
On FNM declines university debate
Posted 26 April 2021, 5:29 p.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
What I don't get is that Gardner is only one person and Miller is only one person. Do the two of them run all the legs on a relay team? Are you telling me that the BAAA can not field a team without those two? Im sorry but the explanation by the BAAA president does not hold water. He needs to try again. Stop trying to blame Gardner and Miller.
On Steven Gardiner: ‘Each time there are relays to run, my name, my image and my reputation gets dragged through the mud’
Posted 23 April 2021, 9:57 p.m. Suggest removal
moncurcool says...
Too creative.
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