So in the latest episode of T&T’s political soap opera, Basdeo Panday accuses the authorities of victimizing one of the UNC Alliance’s candidates on what he calls “trumped up charges of domestic violence”. He then welcomes said candidate to speak at one of the party’s political meetings, jovially introducing him as “a jailbird like myself”.
As if to underscore the point, co-leader Jack Warner tells the crowd not to worry, as a political party, the UNC-A “has money put aside for bail”.
I’m so stunned I can’t think of a single witty thing to say.
[...] “Trinidad and Tobago politics is a lot like dentistry – the politicians constantly pull on our teeth,” says KnowProSE.com, while Francomenz is “so stunned” at the latest political ramblings, she “can’t think of a single witty thing to say”. Share This [...]
[...] Meanwhile, Taran Rampersad, who emphasises that he has no political affiliation, worries that “people are simply following the pointing fingers from one side to another with what appears to be almost no critical thinking involved”, and offers two recent conversations as evidence. Jonathan Ali argues that the party leaders should engage in a televised debate: “Imagine what that could mean for our politics.” And after seeing what she describes as “the latest episode of T&T’s political soap opera”, in which the UNC appeared to trivialise a domestic violence accusation to score a political point, Francomenz is left speechless: “I’m so stunned I can’t think of a single witty thing to say.” [...]