Fart and Look at the Other Guy

You learn it in Primary school.
Any time your lay a fart you immediately
look at the guy next to you.

The other kids, hearing or smelling it,
will turn around, see you looking at Mervin
and be sure he was the one who farted.

Depending on how mendacious you are you'll
use the ploy in later life.

And you'll be alert to when it is used by
others.

When the JLP came to power, the focus on
PNP 'scandals' was designed to take eyes
off what was happening in about every
rip off realm.

Danville Walker's rule at Customs, for example
where Gov. connected people could import and
export without paying tariffs, being checked
or having to go through process was one of
those farts.

The public only became aware of one strange
action which was covered up easily; that
is the importation of motor vehicles which
were supposed to be auctioned but were
instead sold to a 'government' agency....
so stated, but not in truth.

The kickbacks received by JDIF are enormous
and the resignation of Mike Henry (along with
others)is supposed to truncate investigation.

Hibbert, who had long been on the kickback
line for this kind of project had been
caught out, so stepped down and passed his
links to Henry.

Holness can pretend he wasn't involved,
he didn't know. There is not a straight
line between him and the money.

As an astute politician Holness knows how
to get media attention. He's gotten his
meetings gaining more coverage than they
should, but unfortunately for the JLP,
the media is giving equal time to the PNP.

He didn't call elections at the JLP rally
to set up another mass media coverage.

Although he had high ratings shortly
after taking over, his popularity is
slipping badly.

If Bruce would have resigned in
August, and the election held in
October, he'd have won.

Now, interfering in Xmas is not going
to make him popular.

And there's no one he can look at to
blame for his farts.

The Election That Wasn't Called

They flocked the Arena, expecting Andrew Holness
to call the election.

The cameras filmed what looked like 300k
people swarming the National Arena.

Bruce Golding was on stage resigning again.

Unlike his first resignation in Tivoli in
which the Constituents booed, not aware
he was making his goodbyes, everyone knew
this was the last time they'd have to see
their Party President.

Golding must have rhinoceros skin.

It was clear, both at Tivoli and the JLP
Conference that Holness needed the dramatic
stepping on the back of his predecessor to
prove he was in control, and get the
psychological message across.

The humiliation of Golding is complete.
He may now leave the stage.

Holness is not used to attention.
But he loves it.
He loves being on the platform, the
Leader, with his minions at his feet.

He is having an Obama moment.

His speech bounced many topics, as the
crowd waited for him to call elections.

Of course he wasn't going to set the date.

Had there not been the excitement of elections
half or more of the Labourites would not
have been in attendance.

By making it seem that the day would be
announced, sending buses, dropping money
the crowd was swelled.

The next meeting Holness calls will be
as well attended since that will be
where the date is set.

The electorate, which is split 50/50 between
the JLP and PNP will see the huge turnout
and assume Holness is the favourite.

And Jamaicans like to back winners.

It takes one to know...

When Golding started his 'reign' harping
on 'Corruption' and digging up old and
questionable actions done by various PNP
members; one knew that he would be presiding
over one of the most remarkably corrupt
governments.

As any magician one misdirects the focus
of the audience so that we all look at
the left hand while the right hand perform
the trick.

Golding appointed people on the standard
of Dorothy Lightbourne, a puppet who would
do what he asked, and take the fall if his
machinations were uncovered.

How much Holness knew before he took the oath
of office will be uncovered in time.

His getting rid of Vaz and now Henry seem to
suggest he might not have been as much in
the loop as he thought.

We know, for a fact, that MP Hibbert took
bribes. Some of us know that MP Henry is
so filthy that not even a bath in Dettol
will clean him.

The bridge at Harbour View, built by JDIF
is a minor example of corruption.

Firstly, it was begun just before Hurricane
season. That all work was destroyed and
had to be redone added to the cost.

The cost Jamaica will have to pay over the
next decades.

That there was no tender will prove that
bribes were paid. Just as Gabay was able
to get all contracts because they paid Hibbert
the particular Chinese company was accepted
because it paid Henry.

Holness, getting his first taste of power
might very well hand every single one of
Golding's lackeys our to dry; (some in GP)
so as to gain the vote.

If he does get the mandate, if he does
realise how much money can be stolen,
he too will become as fat as Henry.