Intelligence not required for the Foolish Majority

[bigzack]

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/comme...114769299.html

Rajiv Gopie, go to the head of the class

The following are necessary to gain a public service appointment: *Up-to-date party card. *Intelligence or common sense not necessary.

*Ability to turn a blind eye to
corruption and mismanagement.
* Power and money-hungry.
* Be related to a high ranking official (pumpkin vine family are encouraged to apply).
* Be prepared to lie.
* Trained to give the appearance of
actually doing work.
NB: Degrees and other qualifications may not exclude you from consideration but may lessen your chances. If you demonstrate any capacity to question or challenge your superiors, these positions are not for you.
The recent SIA debacle has provided political and journalistic fodder to last months, but with Carnival just around the corner more bacchanalia is sure to ensue to keep our cups running over. While many may see this as an opportunity to lampoon and lambaste the current administration, I see it as a perfect example of just how inefficient, lackadaisical, ad-hoc, corrupt and downright ridiculous our public sector really is.

And say "hello" to Kelvin Baldeosingh..

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/comme...138615584.html

Intelligence may be defined as the ability to grasp facts, apply logic, and not scratch in public. So it may appear as though our politicians fail by all these criteria, especially the scratching: which is why Ish's, Steve's, Calder's, Julia's, Reshmi's, and Sasha's backs are still out in public. Admittedly, there are some politicians who scratch their side instead, while some — like Errol McLeod, Prakash Ramadhar, Anil Roberts, Nizam Baksh and Collin Partap — scratch their back and side. Or have you seen anything accomplished in their Ministerial portfolios?


But it may not be that this country's politicians are actually dotish: maybe they just play dotish or, as former National Security Minister Martin Joseph once described himself, look dotish. The present National Security Minister, John Sandy, doesn't look dotish, just clueless, but that may be because he depends on the clues given to him by Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs, who had enough clues to hold 17 men for an assassination plot but not enough to prove it. So Mr Sandy may not have known that certain units from his Ministry had been given to a non-elected non-appointed advisor; or that the Police Service was acquiring an aeroplane to fly by crimes; or that the State of Emergency wouldn't reduce murders: but he has never been seen scratching in public.


It is also not a given that Sandy's colleague, Justice Minister Herbert Volney, who acted in Sandy's stead for a few days last month, is mentally challenged. Mr Volney used his security stint to spent many thousands of taxpayers' dollars on double-page newspaper ads of a statement written by himself about the veracity of the SoE. Why, you may wonder, did Volney need two full pages? Because his ad had phrases like "the police are obliged to be possessed of evidence"; "the detention orders served on those detained were well considered and deliberated upon prior to issuance"; and "Mrs Persad-Bissessar will continue to provide you with the wear it all statutory and otherwise". He could just have said, "Ipsy dipsy do, babbly wabbly woo", though.

Trinidad and Tobago is so lucky to still have young, fearless columnists who not in the "eat ah food business", but in the "nation building" business.

So while "light" get "heavy" from over eating, thank you Kelvin and Rajiv, for putting country before "eat ah food".

Allyuh used tuh pong the PNM too, so nobody cyar come here and talk no foolishness about allyuh against the PP.

[Angie]

BZ .... Intelligent people do not become Politicians ... only con-men and con-women!

[Falcon]

Eh Eh
allyuh ent getting away that easy

How come con man after con man get elected in trinidad?
How come if the politicians foolish, the population ent foolishER?

Look, today papers. More money for Canaval. People happy. Last year it was money for chutney.

Who is the best minister? The one who paving road and sending backhoe after flood.

The foolish 'smartmen' do simple things to satisfy and silence a simple people. Simple as that.

[snowbird]

I will hold my tongue on the style of writing ^^^....for journalist who want to be taken ...... seriously

[miktay]

Eh Eh
allyuh ent getting away that easy

How come con man after con man get elected in trinidad?
How come if the politicians foolish, the population ent foolishER?

Look, today papers. More money for Canaval. People happy. Last year it was money for chutney.

Who is the best minister? The one who paving road and sending backhoe after flood.

The foolish 'smartmen' do simple things to satisfy and silence a simple people. Simple as that.

How come con man after con man getting elected in Britian, Europe and America?

Iz not only Trini that suffers fm thiz malady eh...

[Angie]

Eh Eh
allyuh ent getting away that easy

How come con man after con man get elected in trinidad?
How come if the politicians foolish, the population ent foolishER?

Look, today papers. More money for Canaval. People happy. Last year it was money for chutney.

Another great con job ...

Who is the best minister? The one who paving road and sending backhoe after flood.

One of the better con jobs. If you eh wukking, make it look like you are.

The foolish 'smartmen' do simple things to satisfy and silence a simple people. Simple as that.

simply con-ing ​

Falx, dais because the people foolish enough to let themselves be conned over and over and over ...

[bigzack]

How come con man after con man getting elected in Britian, Europe and America?

And if Falcon and Sacky ent getting elected, yuh know them places have bigger con than them.

[Falcon]

Angie, them will have the balls to say, this govt support the canaval more than any other, a boon for culture.

By the way, Kelvin B'ldsngh is a backside

[Angie]

Angie, them will have the balls to say, this govt support the canaval more than any other, a boon for culture.

This is what make Politicians such great conmen/women. Do what you must but just enough to sheeple silent..

By the way, Kelvin B'ldsngh is a backside

Yes he is a baxide ... Very seriously and skillfully so too, but he is almost always on target eh!

[Falcon]

Europe has its share of foolish aspiring politicians too

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ka-bikini.html

[miktay]

And if Falcon and Sacky ent getting elected, yuh know them places have bigger con than them.

Lo

[Angie]

Europe has its share of foolish aspiring politicians too

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ka-bikini.html

A complete lack of intelligence ... May the forces help generation Y and Z when they come along.