Hypocrisy to the nth degree!

 When I heard the hullabaloo coming out of the Peoples National Party (PNP), private sector and a few other hypocritical mouths, because MP Warmington declared that opposition Leader Mark Golding’s color should disqualify him from becoming prime minister of Jamaica, I had a good laugh.

For wasn’t this the same party that was able to remain in power for eighteen years, not because they had good policies, but because they were able to convince most Jamaicans that Seaga, a white man could not lead Jamaica because of his color?

How the world turns!

P.J. Patterson, who led probably the most corrupt regime in the history of my poor beleaguered country, could never have stayed in power for 14 years, were it not for the race card that the PNP played consistently.

Where were all those people who are now protesting about Warmingiton’s comments, during that period?

Jamaica’s motto is “Out of many one people” is strictly aspirational in my view, as race baiting is an integral part of our culture.

I am not saying I support racism now, any more than I supported it when Seaga was head of the Jamaican Opposition JLP. 

Of course not.

What is double amusing too, is to hear some well-known apologists even trying to promote Mark Golding on the basis of what his late father did for the country.

The late Professor Sir John Golding, was an orthopedic surgeon who was key to helping to contain the polio epidemic that hit Jamaica in the 1950's. When he saw the level of disability that it caused especially among the poor, he established the Hope Institute to make and supply prosthetics for those affected.

In addition, he opened the Hope Valley Experimental School which was the first and only school in the Caribbean to integrate disabled and normally able children. Other initiatives included a company to employ the disabled, a farm for the handicapped, a Cheshire village a fairground to employ the handicapped and to raise money for a rehabilitation center, a prosthetics and orthotics center, a physiotherapy school and a hospice.

So yes, the late Professor John Golding was a great man.

However, the last time we Jamaicans elected a prime minister on the basis of what his father had done, it proved to be a great disaster and even thrust us in a civil war.

Yes, I am referring to the late Michael Manley, who sailed to leadership of the PNP on the coattail of his father, National Hero Norman Manley.

Oh, how we lived to regret it!

Let’s not do the same crap again, as that damage was too devastating and long lasting.

Out of many one people is a great aspiration yes.

But judge Mark Golding on his ability and policies and stop the hypocritical nonsense about not bringing people's color into political discussions.

The PNP started the trend, now they and their apologists need to cut out the hilarious side show about color and demonstrate to the country what they are capable of doing.

West Portland By-election

The west Portland by-election called on March 23rd, 2009, because Abe Dabdoud successfully convinced the courts that Daryl Vaz was in breach of the constitution because he had sworn allegiance to the United States of America is now over, thank God for Vaz renounced his US citizenship then went on to give the PNP’s Kenneth Rowe a thorough whopping! 

However, the issues should not be allowed to die. For we as a people need to decide if we will continue the ridiculous situation whereby persons who hold dual citizenship with some foreign countries should not be able to make laws affecting all of us, while others who also have one foot in and one foot out of Jamaica should be allowed, by virtue of this commonwealth nonsense. 

 This is the loophole that the Peoples National Party sought to crawl through when they arrogantly disrespected the voters in west Portland. For by pretending to be super patriots fighting to have only representatives loyal to Jamaica in the parliament, they sneaked thorough the loophole in the Constitution allowing commonwealth citizens to run, and tried to impose Kenneth Rowe, a Canadian citizen, who unlike Vaz was not prepared to give up his dual citizenship and put Jamaica first, on the people. They were severely rejected, partly for that act of immorality.

 As far as I am concerned, if persons are not 100 percent committed to Jamaica, Then give them, any job their little hearts could desire except governor general or as members in the upper or lower house.

 For why should persons who are not totally committed to Jamaica and who are not prepared to live with the consequences of their legislative decisions be allowed to pass laws to affect the rest of us? For too long these double standards have been allowed to prevail and while many of us did not pay much attention to the constitution, now that we have learnt of this anomaly via a very expensive lesson, (the by-election cost in the region of $30 million) we need to correct it. In my book, anyone who holds a Green card or citizenship papers to any other country apart from this fair isle, should never be allowed to pass legislation affecting us period. If they truly believe in what they are doing, then let them do like Vaz and remove all doubt about what they are up to.