Comments on: OBA: “Disrespectful To Office Of The Speaker”

By: serengeti

serengeti — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:07:35 +0000

So you’re ok with the rules not being followed? That means you have nothing to complain about. Whether the rules were followed or not is irrelevant to you.

By: Barracuda

Barracuda — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:36:42 +0000

My goodness , we are in blogging overdrive aren’t we . You must be getting time and one half. You are one of those people who love to hear themselves speak , and think that what you say is wonderful . BWAHAHAHAHA

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:21:14 +0000

And make himself look like a bigger FOOL.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:19:25 +0000

The LAW, like Apartheid and Jim Crow was the Law but that didn’t make it right.
I’m glad strong men are standing up against botched decisions, if not we would still be in chains.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:13:05 +0000

You haven’t heard, the white mans ice is colder, always was and always will be in their eyes.
Nothing personal its world wide.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:09:46 +0000

U.B.P./oba are Pathetic and a Disgrace.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:07:42 +0000

That’s what the Racist Regime of the Oligarchy were saying, WAIT they’re still around just under a different name.

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:55:43 +0000

This issue is NOT about political views or loyalties!! The Speaker is like a Judge in a Court Case! Basics: Once he’s Ruled(rightly or wrongly)-the arguements must end or the Court Case can/will never end!-for eternity?? Burt’s entitled to disagree-but not to keep standing up argueing about a Ruling already made!!-+ effectively stop the House from EVER proceeding on with the peoples business—-for INFINITY??? It’s the Speaker’s job to stop THAT from happening-+remove ANY Member who prevents it!!

By: Alvin Williams

Alvin Williams — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:41:59 +0000

Well one thing a decision on the cricket field can be reviewed on camera as to if one is out or not; at least in the big leagues that is. No wonder the speaker was upset over the idea of cameras in parliament; maybe we should such a system in place in Bermuda’s parliament to monitor his decisions.

By: campervan

campervan — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:37:57 +0000

you may not agree with the referee
But on the pitch the refs word is the law
Otherwise its just anarchy and the shoutiest side wins.
If you feel the need, then have a chat with the referee about your concerns in the bar afterwards.
but DO NOT derail our method of democracy because you didn’t get what you want.

By: sebring

sebring — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:19:48 +0000

I could not agree with you more !That is why no one ever associated with the plp should ever be in any position of power!!!!!

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:03:03 +0000

Excuse me, but who’s this “wow” character? As far as what you think of me, personally don’t give a crap about for that is your choice, rights and opinion.

By: Never Never

Never Never — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:57:57 +0000

Why am I not surprised the OBA didn’t stand and say something they knew the speaker made a mistake but still didn’t say anything. It’s really sad that the government will do anything and everything to cheat Bermuda out of a fair process on immigration OBA vipers is true to your DNA you prove this daily SMDH

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:39:10 +0000

How is it that anything the PLP does or says today always has to point back to blaming them for the recession? “The sky is cloudy today. Oh it’s the PLP’ s fault because of the recession!” We’re discussing HOA rules here and the Speaker ended up being wrong. The Speaker is PLP as well and yes he’s in an impartial role now but the OBA hides behind any opportunity to trash the PLP even erroneous actions by the Speaker. They never once addressed the full clarity of the rules which is for the benefit of everyone but instead use this fiasco to stoke the fires and further their own agenda. Disgusting. MP Burt ended up being right after all. The OBA didn’t catch this error! What do the OBA and supporters say now?? I’m sure they will bring up the recession again as a counter argument. Disgusting. The debate still needs to take place to restablish House integrity and let democracy take its course.

By: jt

jt — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:38:51 +0000

‘This place is a den of vipers and I’m gonna take you all out.’

By: aceboy

aceboy — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:05:32 +0000

LOL The PLP do NOT want to work with the OBA….who are you trying to fool?

By: A Better Bermuda

A Better Bermuda — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:05:36 +0000

you mean someone like you of Mockingjay? SMH

By: watching

watching — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:53:06 +0000

Oh Please OBA.
If anyone is disrespectful to the position of Speaker, it is the Speaker himself. He constantly tries to bully MPs in the House. He needs to go.
MP Burt did nothing wrong in this circumstance.
Speaker Horton needs to acknowledge his deficiencies and act in accordance.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:50:24 +0000

and stood up again.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:49:43 +0000

Is Burt’s attack on the speaker outside the house within the rules?

By: Vote for Me

Vote for Me — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:33:57 +0000

For good or for bad, we need the likes of John Barritt to opine.

The public should be provided with more clarity, absent the emotive party political posts that we see thus far.

By: wow

wow — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:26:24 +0000

Raymond, you type of a lot of garbage on these forums. Every time I see posts from people like you. I dislike the OBA more and more. I can’t stand biased people especially those who write childish remarks like yourself.

By: wow

wow — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:20:57 +0000

Now the OBA are just plain wrong. Trying to stir the pot now? This is what bothers me about politics in Bermuda.

The PLP have cited lines from various sections of the House of Assembly Standing Orders. The OBA should lead with integrity and go by the same principles of the standing orders. No instead, they choose to show a lack of leadership and integrity and stir the pot. What a disgrace to politics.

By: MAKE MY DAY

MAKE MY DAY — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:15:28 +0000

I lost ALL respect for the PLP – about 50 yrs ago as have most clear-headed thinking onions!! They “proved” just what they were all about for that 14 yr period – when they just about bankrupted the Island!!

And still NO answers as to where ALL that $$$ went!! Why have there NOT been investigations from the “fraud squad” at new Scotland Yard?? What are they afraid of finding-out?? Two+ BILLION $$$ in-the-hole for a tiny Island and NO explanations!!

By: Onion

Onion — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:29:19 +0000

Or they are both wrong. The Speaker may have been wrong to tell Burt to leave and the PLP may have been wrong to walk out and follow up with this public fracas.

By: What went wrong

What went wrong — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:53:38 +0000

Exactly!

I think its interesting that the OBA haven’t said the speaker is right, they just want to trash the PLP. Endless back and forth. The OBA were in the chamber, if they were being fair they should have supported what was right.

What is most saddening is this all came from the PLP trying to work together with the OBA and this is how it all ends.

By: What went wrong

What went wrong — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:49:54 +0000

You should read the letter, Burt sat down.

By: Sky Pilot

Sky Pilot — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:46:48 +0000

anti Bermudian ways…have you taken a good look in the mirror

By: UmJustSaying

UmJustSaying — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:46:34 +0000

R E S P E C T the C H A I R

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:38:39 +0000

Well, here it is, Monday morning (3/16/2015) and we the people are anxious…We want to find out all the, “who’s, what’s, where and why’s”. If’s the Law, (which by the way it appears to me to be) then the Speaker Mr. Randy Horton had been in his rights to evict out of the “House” P.L.P. Minister David Burt for refusing to sit down when asked three times but failed to do so. In which case he / the Opposition Party / all who’d walked out of the “House” following the sulking Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, Mr. Marc Bean, who had by the way made some “extremely unprofessional remarks” as he’d walked out…Sad yes, but true

By: Kangoocar

Kangoocar — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:23:26 +0000

Everything the plp does is deplorable???

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:23:10 +0000

The Governor is part of the problems we have in Bermuda with his Anti-Bermudian attitude.

By: Sad

Sad — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:22:39 +0000

Completely disrespectful to issue the letter publicly before receiving a response from the Speaker.

If Burt did not receive what he believes to be an adequate response then he should have made the letter public.

This is simply an attack on the Speaker position.

But then again this is the same Party the believes they have the right to issue threats to those the don’t think like them.

By: navin johnson

navin johnson — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:12:36 +0000

When you listen to the exchange between Burt and the Speaker and then Bean jumping in you realize it was an orchestrated attempt to railroad the debate..Burt sounds childish in his letter..I rose and was told to sit,,I rose again and was told to sit…the PLP seems bent on delay and focus on procedures rather than getting Bermuda out of the DEPRESSION not recession brought about by their policies and lack of understanding of basic economic policy…

By: Coffee

Coffee — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:55:49 +0000

Put somebody who knows and understands the rules and who is worthy to be the Speaker of The House ….. End of ..

By: Sky Pilot

Sky Pilot — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:57:23 +0000

The Governor needs to step in and take Direct Charge.

By: smh

smh — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:23:37 +0000

So if it is rules to the house, what’s the argument? It’s Either the speaker did his job right or Burt is right and he is incompetent. Let’s get the facts str8 then we can past judgement.