@ an Observer
Point taken, however I think the word was.”ushered in the period..
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Observer
The point being made is that the process of governance is a continuum which successive persons who ascend the leadership steps may build on .
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While being a continuum, I think you may agree that to do the right things at the right times and not the opposite such as to use OSA analogy…”the take off or an aeroplane with four open parachutes”…does carry decisive weights (no pun intended) to whether something will materialize or not…good times or bad.
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Throwing fodder…..Hamlet (for Carson) ..Rather than think of my crime, I prefer to be completely unconscious.

Old Onion Bags

You wrote, “Wonderfully put and crux of the post. Excluded is Owen Arthur’s ushering in the unprecedented rise of the middle class and infrastructures to new and welcomed heights.”

There is a reason why Owen Arthur is excluded. Barrow, Grantley Adams and Tom Adams were revolutionary leaders. All three of them did things that have left significant impacts on the lives of all Barbadians. On the other hand, the same cannot be said about Arthur. Can you point to Arthur’s enduring legacy: it is non existent. He came and found policies and programmes and built on them. At best, he can be described as a good technician. He is like my mechanic who keeps my 19 year old car running in good order, but he did not make or design the car. I am not saying that he did nothing, far from, he did a lot to keep the country running. All I am saying is that he carried on: he kept it working. It pains me to say it, but that might be what the country needs in these trying times. Arthur was brilliant: he understood the economy. The same cannot be said for the current Minister of Finance. I was trying very hard to find one word that would describe him and only buffoon seems to fit.

@ Old onion Bags .
I can assure you that you will reap no success with CCC. You must let him be . Fighting with CCC will ” dim the senses ” . I am sure there is an over abundance of those from your side ( LOL . tek dat ; how yuh like it ) who are willing to take him on at that level . You should appreciate by now that I avoid certain exchanges ..Peace my brother.

@ole oniions

Actually you could read it in todays jamaican gleaner under commentary.in reference to Potia!

@ ac | March 25, 2012 at 9:50 AM |
“i agree that present does not define the greatness of a leader . but the future does !in a historical perspective if one look at leaders of the Past most of them were not well received by the majority.”

Sorry if it appears I am putting you down intellectually but what kind of “tautological nonsense” (pardon the expression) is wrapped up in that statement? A person can only become great especially in a pluralistic democracy if he or she is accepted by the overwhelmingly majority of the people. In the Barbadian context, you name just one ‘good’ leader who was not accepted by the majority of the people? Grantley Adams the Moses to Bajans of an earlier generation, EWB? Sir Erskine?
Your man Stuart seems to foot your bill or fit your theory. Let him prove his mettle and win the next general elections with the eleven and growing eager beavers ready to carry out a Cassius & Brutus plot on him.

Onions i don.t have to intellectually spare with you.however i will take the high road and let history be the deciding factor. however in reference to the column wether one agrees or not FACTS always trumps Perception and that is what history is doing in the case of Sandiford. and what you perceived does not matter only FACTS are written in History

@ac
See what I mean..CCC is a most infamous and scandalous character who make it a point to dream up regularly nasties..thinking they would be to his party’s benefit but all to no avail.He is indulges in gutter politics which comes with no facts.One wonders why he chooses this audience.

@onions!

Now are you going to let CCC submission stand as fact or are you going to give him a lethal dose of PERCEPTION ! Look whay CCC gone and done to one yuh wunna dearly and most beloved !

To whom the cap fits…

And since the quarrel
Will bear no color for the thing he is,
Fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented,
Would run to these and these extremities;
And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg,
Which, hatch’d, would as his kind grow mischievous,
And kill him in the shell

Brutus…..lol

Ask Fernandes about tom.

You still have not told me where in my post I am wrong.

I am not like DAVID I have a very good memory.

I dont reinvent history surrounding insidious people.

@CCC

What you and your ilk don’t realise is that Barbadians have become sick of your kind of politics.

DAVID

I guess that you would prefer the White Washing which is taking place on this thread.
The selective reporting of information.

@ The Miller..
Foes in plenty we shall meet ;
hearts courageous ,scorn defeat .
So we press with eager feet
Up and on , up and on .
Ever upward to the light
Ever upward to the fight ;
Ever true to God and right
Up and on , up and on .

You take that ! you rascal you ! You never thought I had a secret weapon and an ace up the sleeve….LOL; LOL .I have been waiting on you ever since
Peace my brother .

Miller -the annuaki, an Observer…two friends twisted from D same chord ….no holds barred…what is this ?….two demons..looka mah crosses !!

I have been saving this for both of you…snipsters
Othello:
O monstrous, monstrous!
Iago:
Nay, this was but his dream.
Othello:
But this denoted a foregone conclusion.
Iago:
‘Tis a shrewd doubt, though it be but a dream,
And this may help to thicken other proofs,
That do demonstrate thinly.
Merrily merrily we go on..

All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

TO : Old Onions .and The Miller
I am sure that this exchange will do more for you than resorting to senseless invective with CCC WHATEVER HIS PHILOSOPHICAL LEANING . We have had some enlightening exchanges today on the matter of leaders and leadership . As a final comment ( I hope ) I shall merely restate the view to which I lend unrepentent support . Judgment of leaders and leadership must be done retrospectively , not intrspectively ; by looking back and not looking across ; and like President Castro said ” history will absolve me ” . Have a good evening my friends . Peace and love .

@ The Miller and Old Onions .
I have gone on record on this blog to urge that our present Prime Minister , Mr Freundel Stuart MUST NOT be underestimated . That man is a Philosopher . You MUST NOT take a philosopher lightly . Stuart acceded to the office under less than favourable circumstances and to this day , for one reason or another , has not been able to take time to get on with the job of leadership . In spite of all this however , he has demonstrated a remarkable ability to keep his head when all around are losing theirs . This is without doubt a major qualification for leadership . He , being the philosopher , MUST HAVE A VISION . And he demonstrates that fact whenever he addresses an audience be it at a school prize- giving or at a gathering of business leaders . Unfortunately for him , he succeeded a man who had greatness thrusted upon him and has had to cope with the fallout which naturally followed his tragic and sudden demise . That Mr Stuart has been able to cope with that event speaks volumes of his own capability . As a great communicator yourself who eschews every attempt to give sanction to the mediocre , I am sure that you and our cohort Onions do carry great admiration for Stuart’s ability to communicate . And you must admit , he is not the kind of person who speaks condescendingly but is a man who believes that ordinary persons must and can be able to appreciate the finer usage of language. In short , I am firmly of the view that this Prime Minister will do this country proud . That my friends is my sincere assessment of the man . Peace and love .

Caswell Franklyn | March 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM |
“Grantley Adams et al that you mentioned in this post were intellectually superior to any of those who presently lead this country…. ”

How you know dat … You din even walkin’ den! Norman Manley, Forbes Burnham and Eric Williams would have had a far different opinion I could tell yah. He din no real maguffy hear … and I will not forget about the old women who had to beg for money from poor people to pay him to represent Clement Payne (now a National Hero). He ain’ the same man that defend a White man for shooting a Black man that he claimed he mistook for a monkey …

I was alive and kicking to hear Forbes Burnham mek mince meat of Tom Adams at a Caricom heads meeting … Tom and his pro-American stance. Burnham mek he look like a’ idiot!

Yo people attach more significance to these old guys than is really merited.

Ok..BAFBFB
Going by your recollect…..there were no GREAT leaders….as long as anyone of that then era was criticized or had an issue with any one (and there were many)…..going by your methodology….you are therefore NO great leader.Things just happened …not to mention ..the Grace of God…the Almighty Creator…( which by now you are at a boil)…Barbados just had a group of Darwin ordinary men….given charge by Ying or Yang…and you know what somehow…by some strange unique phenomena… Barbados just turn out to be the most politically and economically stable, been able to avoid nuff pending devaluations, of the highest (GDP .pp) standards of living in the hemisphere, the sustained envy of others,and STILL the BEST COUNTRY, (I repeat best country ) to live in the WORLD….Right BAFBFB, correct me if I am wrong…..

PS- aside: always wanted to know what your initials stands for by the way.

OFF TOPIC

Former minister describes tainted Turks and Caicos regime

By Caribbean News Now contributor

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — Following the mysterious leak of witness statements claimed to be from the files of the special investigation and prosecution team (SIPT) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, in circumstances reminiscent of the infamous Watergate break-in of the 1970s in Washington, “Statementgate” continues to be a source of much local interest, with the witness statement of Karen Delancy being dissected both for the information it contains and for the historical scenario the former Progressive National Party (PNP) minister of health describes

Delancy’s 26-page statement dated June 27, 2011, lays out a story of a regime wherein Misick himself became increasingly dictatorial and was openly critical of Delancy as then health minister for her plans to build two hospitals: one in Grand Turk with 15 beds and one in Providenciales with 40 beds. During the previous PDM administration, Taylor wanted to build one hospital on his home island of Grand Turk.

http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Former-minister-describes-tainted-Turks-and-Caicos-regime-10309.html

Rather than have to think about my crime, I’d prefer to be completely unconscious – MACBETH

Banned Again From Barbados Free Press…BAFBFP…man you like you did bare trouble man ! Cannot support you on your stance however, everyone (incl.BAFBFP) know the importance of a good (if not great) LEADER…why look at our present predicament ? SURELY, you can see what has gone on and presently going on in Barbados now…..