Licks2 I have no issue engaging you, and I can do it without the little childish name calling. I will gently refer you to one of two empirical sources, Michael Cratons A History of The Bahamas, where he clearly establishes that the Magna Carta that you refer to was no obstacle on Sir Roland's quest to curtail, nay, eliminate the black vote. The other source by the way is a book written by Gail North Saunders, a protege of Micahel Craton, but admittedly the name of the book escapes me. Will be happy to revisit this conversation when you read Michaels book.
Btw, in your childish diatribe you fail to address Fweddys other two factual points. I would be happy to further the discussion.

Sir Roland's ghost..is that you?

Oh, Coon, don't be obtuse. You have sense, you should be intelligent enough to understand what Fweddy is saying. SMDH.

Ok, I will bite. According to Fweddy, which by the way can be easily discovered in history, Sir Roland:
a: Refused majority rule (How is Fweddy's comments playing the race card?);
b: Refused to allow women to vote (How is Fweddy playing the race card? Wouldn't this be playing the gender card? I am confused?);
c: Opposed independence (How is Fweddy playing the race card here?);
These are three distinct inarguable facts, that have noting to do with race. So, please stop spewing your propaganda, Brent Symonette, er, I mean gotouunume.

CaptainCoon, your name is quite appropriate.

DaGoobs, agree completely. I guess my only issue is, we don't know the amount of economic benefits that hosting the relays provided. I am all for government spending money if there is a return. The fact that we cant empirically state what the return is (if any) is baffling to me.

What's the alternative? (no "snarkiness" meant at all with this question).

Would either the Tribune or the writer of the article be so kind as to provide the names of the people involved? Or is that too much to ask for a news story? Calsey Johnson, Ed Bethel and Rusty Bethel must each be shaking their head in shame at the quality of this so-called news story.

John, no argument with your logic. But I blame the PLP...here's why. There should be no question, debate or "political" assertions about the economic value that the relays brought to The Bahamas. The PLP could have commissioned a simple cost/benefit study that empirically detailed what the benefits were of the relays. With the appropriate variables, any second year statistics/economics/math student could have run the regression analysis on STATA. That way, when D'Aguilar claims that the benefits were negligible (my words, not his), there would have been an objective, fact based study to refute (or support) his assertions, and we wouldn't have to be left guessing about what value, if any, was there in holding the relays.. But alas, The Bahamas...what can I say about us?

So, AlexCharles, while I do not agree with your, um, colourful language, I am more than inclined to agree with the point of your post. The Graduate needs to retire in the deep dark anonymous room where he writes his comments and refrain from speaking (or writing) any further.