Submitted by HAMILTON HILL
Listening to today’s (6/07/2012) edition of Fireworks on VOB, my thoughts ran wild once Mia Mottley again spoke of her dream to see the building of nationhood in Barbados. Though tangentially, she touched an area that finds resonance with those who refuse to permit patriotism to be stunted or seconded by party loyalty.
Not for one minute have I missed the very crafty attempt by the unofficial co-leader to rebuild, to revamp an image that fell victim to a group of misogynists led by “King Conniver” to whom she still reports. Be that as it may there are any number of questions that readily come to mind.
Lets for just a moment put the questions about her dream aside. Perhaps this one is not for her but it has to be asked. What has changed over the passage of time? She has the same credentials that qualified her to be “King Conniver’s”deputy, the same ones that were not fit for ascension to the leadership once the Bajan version of Mitt Romney came aboard.
What has changed?
The surety of the female vote…that’s what, so back in good graces she falls, even if conveniently so. Had ta get dat outta ma craw. Lets get back to her dream of building this nation where party affiliation takes a back seat to the task of selling the idea that everyone works towards the betterment of the country.Secession of leadership is where that begins for the antecedence of “King Conniver” make bold the claim that such is not in his DNA. Perhaps she dreams of down the road and not next year.
If the most recent poll as conducted by the Peter Wickham group is used as an indicator then Bajans want this man. Mia and her dream will have to wait. Bajans are thirsty for more of the same. More expropriated land wending its way back into the market but with clear and distinct ties to a minister of government.
More of the unbridled arrogance of the likes of one Noel Lynch, inflicting telephone torture on a daily basis all across Barbados. Not to mention the journalists—and they know who they are. Remember when the story about the check came out “King Conniver” went on a four month break, then showed up in Fontabelle one morning ranting and raving and not one of these so called journalists at that place had the balls to asked the question to which all Barbados wanted an answer.
NOT ONE ASKED!
This same bunch today makes the complaint that Prime Minister Stuart does not speak to them.That his communicative style leaves much to be desired cannot be questioned but the bunch at Nation News has no moral authority to do so. We know quite well why no one ever sought to question the self imposed gag order of a certain MP that lasted longer than five years. What he brings now pales in comparison to his contributions of yester year. As if we didn’t know, he showed us that silence is golden.
From outside the walls of parliament a woman served the people of St.Andrew better than he who sat inside parliament. Lest we forget that same woman as a private citizen had her personal business exposed to the public – an event that to this day still gives me the chills. When from so high an office one can stoop so low all in the name of party politics, all that is left for one to conclude is that while Bajans substitute character for charisma, the notion of building this nationhood remains just that, so from the great Stalin I borrow this line.
Wait Mia, wait Mia wait.
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