Here we are again with your sixth edition of humourous Jubilee and a few serious Oily Campaign Commentary. Provocative remarks on some election issues and levity with laughs on others.
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The Warrior’s “Strong Men”, Rohee’s misplaced humour
You just have to find – then appreciate the humour in the campaign. There is the adage which advises: “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry”. Sometimes the humour, caused by “slips of the tongue” is dark humour hiding stark objectionable messages. Take Warrior Chairperson Volda of the People’s National Congress (PNC).
In Burnham’s Birthplace Kitty she sounded a preference for the PNC’s “nice and strong men” to ensure the security of “her” ballot boxes after polling. Nice? Strong? So these male Comrades of Congress Place embody both the attributes of being handsome and of significant physical ability. Go girl Volda! But don’t encourage your nice strong fellas to break any election laws.
I gather another older “Warrior”, Clement Rohee – a real PPP protégé of Comrade Cheddi – just delivered some really off-colour, gender-related, even smutty “jokes” at a public meeting. Really unnecessary, harmful; if you’re not adept at clean humour. (Check this column)
Whilst campaigning by “the Well” candidate Desmond Hoyte once told his audience that a PPP (dullard) wanting to stay in the young people’s style, “tried to buy a cap with the Peak at the Back!”
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Polling-place cheaters, the Captain wants to know
Should we just say: “Bless Captain Gerry Gouveia”? Or smile, chuckle knowingly at his “challenge” to GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander? The good Business Representative aircraft Captain seemed to ensure that he was prominent in a “public” photograph with the GECOM Chairperson Justice Claudette. Naturally after all that, the Private Sector Champion declared the confidence gained that GECOM was/is capable of planning, conducting/managing efficiently, competently, the imminent, General/Regional Elections.
Against the background assurances of GECOM and supposedly President and Presidential Candidate D.A. Granger himself, Captain Gouveia has “challenged” Government-friendly, Burhamite GECOM Commissioner to explain just how ineligible imposters could ever fake their way past GECOM’s Polling Day officials and systems to cast illegal votes. How on earth could that occur in front of trained, eagle-eyed officials and Party Agent- Scrutineers? Captain is asking commissioner.
Ha-ha! Ho-ho! Captain wants to put Commissioner on the spot! How and why would the knowledgeable commissioner reveal that? (Even if he – Alexander-the- Great- actually knows how. Ho-ho.)
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What!? False-pretence M.P.’s? Ministers?
See? Understand why our Guyana is a real place? Sweet, funny and different? A High Court has just found and ruled that Coalition “Technocrat” Ministers Felix and Scott should never have been occupying the Parliament’s House! At least not in the capacity and status they assumed.
In passing we must note that Speaker Scotland is himself eminent counsel. But as with the “other issues” he left it to the Courts. So in a manner of speaking, the two Coalition Comrades were participating, eating in the Lounge, earning salaries and allowances, under false pretence!
Again, as when Justice Claudette vitiated a whole election, this ruling came when the government neared the end of its tenure. For months the assembly had no sittings, but all MP’s are being paid. Poor taxpayers?
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Queries, impressions…
Will the political parties like NIP, PRP, CG, TCI, TNM, LJP, ANUG, URP etc etc field party polling agents and scrutineers on Polling Day?
In “certain” constituencies?
You have to be impressed with the thousands of green shirts and flags distributed by APNU an overflowing war chest!
Single “political women” have arrived! Many female ministers and candidates are unmarried!
Eusi Kwayana wrote the party battle songs for the PPP, the PNC and the WPA. How come?
A visitor from Pakistan concluded that the APNU-PNC would win handsomely in one area of Eastern Berbice. Why? He heard it described as Black Bush Polder! Until…
