Sarge,

I too wondered about why the police were called in. There was no threat of physical violence and a threat to expose the truth about someone is not a criminal offence!

Here is a question for Roxanne Gibbs who should be fired over yet another unprofessional handling of a matter. HH is not a Minister in government, he is a paid consultant, in her position would it not have made sense to seek an audience with the Prime Minister? Our advice to the government is to yank all government advertising from the Nation for 60 days.

David, doing as you suggest would give this issue more prominence than it deserves.

If people were not going to buy the paper, just to read the poll, which did not contain anything not already known to the average Bajan, they would on seeing the front page.
After reading many will say, what the?

The Nation has to sell papers and now depend on advertising more than ever, to shore up revenue on slow news days, which are becoming more frequent.

I say let it slide.

@Themis

That word ‘hypnotising’ should have been ‘hypothesizing’, since corrected.

David

What good would seeking an audience with the PM do? We the public need to know what is going on. The nation was correct in what it did. All praise to them.

I stopped buying the Advocate over a year ago when it became the dlp propaganda machine that it is.

PM speak to us on the matter.

David

Our advice to the government is to yank all government advertising from the Nation for 60 days
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You’re speaking like a DLP partisan. I don’t want the Gov’t to use its economic might against the media or any organisation. If the DLP wants to pull its advertising that’s fine but I don’t want this Gov’t or any other Gov’t in B’dos to be interfering with the media in this manner.

It’s a slippery slope when this kind of mentality starts to develop if the ‘pulling of the ads “ don’t work what then?

@David/MUBB
It is now nearly 4 hours since MUBB made a certain allegation. I have yet to see substantiation. I ask, therefore, that the allegation be removed forthwith, as I know it to be untrue.

If someone does not understand something or somebody, then I suggest that it is much better to say nothing than to spread a falsehood. (As Mrs. Palin said, “Stop making things up”).

Each person has his tolerance for provocation.

I will check back shortly ahead of my leaving to watch track.

If there is substantiation, I would be grateful if I could see it and whatever source is purported be confirmed. I for one do not like surprises, least of all if I am supposed to be doing something for someone, and am hearing it for the first time.

I am waiting for BU to expose those bunch of peverts and hypocrites down there at the Nation.

Other than the one BLP yardfowl posting as Donald duck and Johhny too bad etc – the Nation will find that the barbadian public and many right-thinking persons on this site have no sympathy for them.

Enquiring minds want to know – if carol martindale had a ‘special’ relationship with Mia?

Would this be an attempt by the Nation newspaper to not highlight the poll findings that Owen is preferred by the BLP supporters over Mia?

Also is Roxanne gibbs a ‘close friend’ of Mia?

Could someone tell us about the stories that are perceived as negative about the blp that are ‘supressed – shut down by roxanne gibbs and others in the Nation hierachy?

The poop is about to hit the fan and I hope those in the know,start posting their information on this blog and to David in private.

Expose those at the Nation.

@David/MUBB
2nd time of calling.

I do not know if either of you play bridge and what it means to play a finesse. If not, maybe get someone to interpret the following. I play ACOL, with no extensions.

I am looking at my cards and there is a picture card that I know is out there and I may need to see if it will come out. I did not want to try the finesse so early but maybe better to get it done and then play the other cards to secure my contract. As it’s a no trumps contract, I am not looking for my natural cards to be overtaken by trump cards.

@ LIB…..

You just cant help yourself huh?

After that spat with ROK…Here you are getting into it now with MUBB.
You must understand that this is a blog, what proof what?

This place is filled with opinions and all kinds of name calling, get over it!!
Have you read any of the comments from Americans about the Jamaican athletes on other blogs?…where is their proof?
Even BFP accused me of making threats to Adrian Loveridge and his wife and of being a DLP hack….funny thing is I have never voted in my life!!
AL could have cleared that up as he knows me personally but he didn’t…..you think I let that bother me…stop being so thin skinned and roll with the punches….time to get rid of the stiff upper lip man and just live and enjoy…or forget BU altogether (easier said than done).

For all those who don’t understand the point David is making about withrawing advertising.

Ask yourself which is worse,government withdrawing advertising as a sign of protest for the tagetted hostile attitude and attack on government or censorship and the supression of evidence depending on what it reveals.

Note we are not talking about constructive criticism,but about taking a side on behalf of one party in an attempt to bring down the other party;this in a country where this company, One Caribbean Media, owns the largest newspaper and a number of radio stations.

There is a high degree of censorship exercised where letters to the Editor are not published depending on the slant of the letter,where columnists who write negative things about Barbados are allowed to print their negative bashing of barbados without a counter perspective being allowed by the newspaper.

This organisation is not coming with clean hands,and the maxim states he who comes for justice must come with clean hands.

David // August 23, 2009 at 11:29 AM

@LIB

We don’t play bridge, we play hearts which is a game of the masses, please explain in terms lay people can understand?

I rest my case!!

It is not about defamation but about exposure, perhaps. Anonymity has clear limits. But as you wish. I will not continue it here. I have other places to go. Need to deal with my own blog and some athletics. The cards wont change.

Track coverage is delayed till 2pm so that gives all a bit more time for reflection. I never threaten.

Anonymous

One Caribbean Media, owns the largest newspaper and a number of radio stations.
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That is an excellent point; the concentration of media ownership tends to stifle the expression of opinion when that opinion is against the interests of that ownership. I have wondered why the dissenting voices seemed to be muzzled against the Immigration issue and wondered whether One Caribbean Media was concerned about the effect of adverse criticism in Barbados on the Guyana portion of their portfolio.

Think of what can happen if they also get a TV license

@Sargeant, I have read several mixed messages from David about wanting truth. He has teased with a story to come. I am not teasing. I do not rely on Internet search to corroborate. I double check and ask real people. Anyway, looks like we are at 3rd call. Is it strike out or curtain up? No more track. Off to lunch. Looking forward to seeing whether men who say they are principled really are.

@LIB

If BU is not a credible place to be based on your above, you are welcome to leave.

What a bunch of sore losers. When de polls had we ‘skinnin cuffins’, dese yard fowls and frogs in had na problem wid de polls.
Look tek wunna leada advice and;
‘Learn ta tek a horn’ nah. Sus Croisssss.

Mash up & buy back , Technician,
Good as usual.
I in read de Nation yet but from what I gather here, it’ merely nothing more than a storm in a teacup.

Donald Esq.
I know how disappointed you must feel, but don’t despair, mummy dearest, it is what it is.

President,
Wha happen? Ya very quiet today. De cat got ya tongue? Come, I ready fa ya ass today. No expletives though, I don’t use dem on dis Holy day. But come test me tamorr and you gun kno’ who God ya serving.
And yes, i had a baff.
smoochhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The Nation gave the BLP government absolute hell. Stories about the Airport, QEH, there was the whole “song and dance” about Harold Hoyte not singing in the Choir, there was the issue of the opinion poll that was conducted on the grounds of the George Street DLP headquarters.

Now this paper is a BLP stooge?

It is scary to hear many of the same “champions of press freedom” who prior to the elections were most vocal, now saying that they think the government should pull all advertising from the Nation. This is DISGUSTING.

While I’m a supporter of the ruling DLP government, I think the poll was just a waste of time. How much credibility can one attach to a poll organised by a ruling party by a creature of that same party as the pollster? Peter Wickham came back to promentence at CBC because of the change of government, he has been used to champion the DLP cause on the ” people’s business” programme on Sunday night. I see nothing wrong with that but now to put him to tell me what Barbados think about the DLP regime is going a little too far. Everyone knows that had he not produce a favorable report, like the other party did, he would need a job. However, I am still happy by the work done by this party so far, i just hope P.M Thompson starts shaking off some of the parasites off his coat-tail before if begind to rip apart.

I just heard that Hartley Henry is in some trouble with the law with some threats he made to somebody. Can some-one throw some light on the matter? I think he’s one of those that the P.M will have to divorce himself from in preparation for the next elections. He has done his job, now he is becoming an embarrassment, he must be cut off, this is the harsh reality of politics

@LIB

Understand this, the BU household don’t have the time for this, do what you have to, we are done.

David

I can’t believe you are telling me to go against my conscience and tell LIB he is correct.

Remember the point I made was that I felt after reading LIB numerous posts,that LIB was pro BLP and he was anti -gov’t.

What rubbish I am hearing about retracting my view?

Is MUBB the pawn in some bigger game?

You mean I can’t come to a conclusion based on his blogging?

Who the hell Living in Barbados is that he thinks he can come here and threaten us?

I don’t know what all that code language is about finesse and cards etc,or what your relationship to LIB is,but I believe this man is playing off the deferential treatment given to him by this blog admionistrator.

Big Steupse.

@mash up

BU has no relationship to what you implied, none!

@ LIB
Can’t you take a HINT!?? Bug off!!!

@ Donald Duck Esq
Why don’t you tell us what the DLP should have done for the economy since Jan 16 2008?
Obviously you have the answer and no one else seems to know..
– Also tell us which Government anywhere has done well in the current global environment.

@ Bonny Peppa
…yah too sweet fuh tru’

Bush tea

No no, I asked you first to tell us all what the government has done for the economy? It is the government’s record we are commenting on. Don’t change the question.