My thoughts on…the PNP’s 68th annual conference
Late yesterday morning, while doing chores, my mother alerted my attention to the main road out back. I looked, and saw several automobiles with orange flags sticking out of them. “Conference,” I thought. I spent nearly half hour staring at the seemingly neverending stream of cars and buses heading towards the conference. Then I got tired of seeing them and went back to my chores. The PNP’s 68th annual conference was the largest in 30 years, no doubt thanks to the popularity of the party’s new leader. It was the first conference for her as leader of the party.
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson showed up to give his support to his successor. The conference was obviously meant as a public show of party unity, and to gear up for the coming general elections. I saw the conference on TV. I’m not affliated with any political party. It’s too much of a messy business out here. Plus if I was part of the PNP, I’ve got better things to do with my time than stuff myself in a crowd of marginalized masses. Ever realise that the poor are always the ones that go the extra mile to show their support for their parties, even travelling half way across the island, yet get little or nothing from their elected officials?
It was the usual conference. Politicians making empty promises in the language of the common man, trying to seem as if they can relate to them, the crowd gobbling up every single one, party colours everywhere and dancehall music blaring in an attempt to please the masses. Yet one thing caught my ear though. Portia spoke of a $635 million dollar project to employ 12,000 of the nation’s poor. A cleanup and beautification programme for Cricket World Cup 2007. Portia, that project was scheduled to be done with or without your declaration of an attack on poverty. Plus, it’s temporary work. The CWC is supposed to kick off in March, so that’s about six months work. What happens after? Seriously, who are you fooling? Apparently those cheering crowds.
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So I see that politics in Jamaica is not much different from politics in the States. Except we don’t get any dancehall music.
635 million? She a look vote! Simple! And, at whatever cost.
She must’ve spent a pretty penny on that conference — she seems full o’ surprises. MayB Bruce’s a better surprise.
It is so sad. Those “marginalized masses” are not even on the voters list for the most part and yet do the unthinkable for their Party of choice. I’m not impressed with either one. The JLP has a good chance of coming out victorious. One thing for sure, Jamaica has had enough of the Bull shit aka the PNP.
same ting mi seh, $635 is one rass expensive vote.
$635 million fi patch road fi worlcup! Wha happen to the hospitals? Di police stations? Di fire stations? Di schools? Public servants pay?
One thing is for sure:
Politicians = Thieves