11 Jul 2007

Taking a joke too far

We all heard stories of the kid who sat on a pencil - a classic case of a joke going too far.

Now we have politicians taking jokes too far. When this happens, they cease to be funny, instead making the maker a fool of the first order.

First we had Pa-trick, wearing the pants he had the election date (in the back pocket) over and over. Here's a tip to Pa-trick. Hazel not really up handling that education Ministry... better keep her home to wash your pants, or maybe shop for some more clothes.

Then we have Panday and the ridiculous red beret. Striking fear into your enemies may be one thing, but here we have a real danger from kicking the bucket through unstoppable laughter.


By the way, that looks like Jack having a laugh at you up there in that pic... and if I'm not mistaken by the embrace around Oma, he have your wife.... on his side I mean. You actually look like the odd man out in the pic. But then again, that is unity, papa. Maybe you should spend less time dressing in berets and more on undressing Oma.

Next comes this unity deal - UNC, NAR, YEStt, DPTT, NDP join forces. Desperation really is an embarrassing thing, yes oui. I mean, Panday's track record for breaking up coalitions is as long as the amount of years he's been in politics. And yes, the dunceys in these smaller parties chose the certainty of being shafted in the hind end rather than risk uncertainty of a chance at the polls. I guess at this point I ought not to be surprised at how stupid, or how shameless some people can get, but sometimes I hope, you see, so the disappointment is still acute.

Dookeran may not have a chance at the polls according to some, but I have to say, by hanging on to his independence, he has my admiration. Win, lose or draw, it's still better to go it alone that saddle yourself with corbeaux feed.

Then Choc'late Allen and her team (obviously not yet mature enough to make any intelligent decisions but I excuse them for the sake of this) have given Danah Alleyne an award. Another trip to 'Africa'?
However, the decision sparked an angry response from Alleyne's brother, Ian.

"Why should Danah receive an award? What she did was an embarrassment to her family, to the church," he said when contacted by the Express yesterday.

"In fact, Danah doesn't want an award. We are trying to move on and she is concentrating on her academic studies. Choc'late should give awards to the top ten achievers in the SEA exam."

At least he's showing more sense now that during the 'Africa' fiasco. By the way, what the hell kind of name is Choc'late? It's almost as bad as Shi'Te.