Comments on: Scott Smith Speaks to Joint Select Committee

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:07:39 +0000

Can’t say that ‘Hail to Bermuda’ is anything special either. It sounds like so many other National songs. Insert placename ‘here’.

The reason why ‘Bermuda is another world’ did not become the national song is not pretty. If I were a composer I would have been honored to have a piece of my work used as a National song. I would have given it to my home free. No strings attatched.

By: The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:51:45 +0000

The opportunity is out there for all young black men to start somewhere. We have thousands of jobs being done by foreigners, why are our young men and women to proud to start somewhere?! Who cares if it means you have to bus tables, clean rooms or rake grass. Before we start blaming school, families and looking towards church (all of which are still important), we must tell our youngsters to get a grip, stop being lazy and get off your a&$@s. We keep blaming 400 years of slavery and oppression by the “white man”, yes I said it, “the white man”. Everyone else chooses to use other similar colonial terms to describe “”the white man”, but it should be said. The more that people like Rolph continue to perpetuate this notion of the race card on our young men and women, the more they will soak it up and use it as an excuse to do nothing. I have nothing against guest workers, i think they are the backbone of most of our industries, but why cant Joe Blow from the wall on Court Street be serving hamburgers rather than a foreigner who has to jump through hurdles on live on eggshells just tot make a minimum wage. Our young black men are so frightened of looking inferior to their ace boys that they refuse to make the leap to the real world. At the end of the day, who gives a damn what your drug selling good for nothing “mates” think. Bottom line – be proud, make the leap, even if it’s minimum wage for now. The amount of respect you will gain from your family and community will far outweigh the crap you will get from you alleged “ace boys”. Get a grip young men. Man up and stop playing games.

By: itwasn'tme

itwasn'tme — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:16:31 +0000

so which one are you refering to as crap….

Hail to Bermuda or Bermuda is another world.

By: smileing

smileing — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:58:11 +0000

O dear looking for perks

By: chris

chris — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:22:28 +0000

maybe its time to make his grandads song our official island song
i dont think anyone of us know that crap written by the irish person 30 yrs ago

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:02:49 +0000

I knew Hubert and George very well. It take many things for Grandsons and Sons to speak like this.

I commend him for letting others know that where there is a will, at some point there is a way.

May his journey in helping others continue. I am sure his rewards are helping him heal also.

Keep up the great work Scott.

By: itwasn't me

itwasn't me — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:35:54 +0000

this guy is speaking from first had knowledge. you gotta lovit