Comments on: Column: Second Cabinet Shuffle In 16 Months

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:39:13 +0000

Failure

By: STRAIGHTFORWARD

STRAIGHTFORWARD — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:20:31 +0000

Oooooo…blah…blah…AGAIN!!
BERMUDA’s worst Premier in all time..
Insensitive, could-care-less-about Born Bermudians…blah…blah…blah!!
Retirement, soon on the horizon!!Bermudians want this!!

By: Grateful

Grateful — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:28:32 +0000

Mr Dunkley I am curious why you brought Craig back in Cabinet when as Premier you shuffled your Cabinet. Riddle me that, Sir!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:03:31 +0000

The OBA won the 2012 election because PLP voters chose to stay home instead of vote. In 2017 they came out in force because of the racist narrative painted by the PLP. Yes, race played a huge role!!

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:58:56 +0000

*Black voters flip flop back and forth to both parties. *

Can we at least be a little less ‘general’ ?

Far from ‘all’ , more like 10-15%

By: PBanks

PBanks — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:43:35 +0000

How *did* Richards lose to Famous? consider Richards had been a long-time sitting MP, his seat was hardly considered a marginal at the time.

Did all those constituents who happily supported Richards all those years change their vote because of ‘race’, all of a sudden?

Certainly it has to be something else?

By: question

question — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:42:19 +0000

I agree. He should have been fired or should resign.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:08:39 +0000

Nobody stopping you from voting PLP just like nobody stopping me from stating the truth!!

By: question

question — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:06:29 +0000

Interesting how you throw around the phrase ‘little white boys’ freely. I can recall not long ago an MP having to apologize for use of the word ‘boy’. The double standard at work.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:05:09 +0000

Wayne Caines should resign.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:02:12 +0000

It’s not about race to me, it’s about competence. In the last 20 years, we’ve only had 4 years of competence. When do you think that was? huh? Come on?

The rest has been abject failure.

But keep banging that race card.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:10:16 +0000

Not sure what you’re referring to? Is it the white boys’ fault for:

Port Royal
Court Building
TCD
Heritage Wharf
Playboy Mansion
Beyoncé
Black Mayors Conference
$800m unaccounted for
Global Hue
Berkley
Faith Based Tourism
Grand Atlantic

Chris Famous, Blockchain Caines and Crypto Burt will lead you to the promised land! Keep drinking de titty milk!! ha ha ha!!

By: Answer

Answer — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:53:53 +0000

As stated in his book “those little white boys don’t mind you being in charge as long as they can tell you what to do – “The House That Jack Built” by the Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge.

By: Answer

Answer — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:53:31 +0000

Here is your ANSWER!

As stated in his book “those little white boys don’t mind you being in charge as long as they can tell you what to do – “The House That Jack Built” by the Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge.

By: question

question — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:47:21 +0000

I wish you would stop with this constant talk of titty milk. We all know Caines videotaped himself harassing shop girls. It was a disgusting display. But your constant reference to it is in bad taste and you’re devaluing the valid arguments against the government’s actions.

By: JAWS

JAWS — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:42:50 +0000

Mr. Smith correct you are. Also his bloggers above with their vile chats do more harm to the OBA. Their so enraged with anger from the lost at the last election that they don’t even realize it.

Mr. Craig Cannonier is working so hard to bring the OBA off it’s knees approaching people of color, but the OBA’s writers/supporters continue to hinder everything he is working hard for.

As a black voter my family supported the UBP & OBA in their day and so did so many other black families. That’s the only reason the both parties win.

Black voters flip flop back and forth to both parties. However when you read their supporters and messages why would we ever want to return if that’s how they feel about black voters.

By: question

question — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:41:07 +0000

It isn’t about ‘winning an election’. It’s about pointing out cover-ups of child abuse in Child and Family Services. Weeks wanted to investigate it properly, and he got fired.
And all you talk about is the quality of Dunkley’s prose.
It’s asinine, frankly.

By: watching

watching — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:43:55 +0000

I wonder if Jeanne Atherden and Craig cannonier appreciate(d) his constant chirping from the sidelines.

By: question

question — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:35:08 +0000

So you support the cover-up of abuse of children at Child and Family Services.

The whole thing is a shameful scandal.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:31:17 +0000

15 years out of the last 20. 15 year. And nothing but failure.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:27:08 +0000

Nobody cares about your swing vote. Politics = race in Bermuda so lets call it for what it is. The day you can explain why Chris Famous beats Bob Richards then I’ll start to believe politics isn’t centered on race in Bermuda!!

I just say no to the titty milk!! Ha ha ha!!

By: rodney smith

rodney smith — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:09:08 +0000

Michael, Michael, Michael , Have you not learnt yet ? When you’re Premier you’re able to make these types of changes to your Cabinet .So let’s not knock Mr. Burt for that .Had you listen , you might still be Premier. The OBA is off course attacking the PLP . Share with Bermuda our vision . Or don’t we have one . Put forward plans and ideas that the people of Bermuda can believe in . People need hope . People need to see a way going forward . People need to know that the OBA understands their concerns and situations . You must press the flesh and touch people . Something that we are not very good at . NEED I SAY MORE ?

By: Sid

Sid — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 12:01:55 +0000

Why would the PLP be unhappy about Dunkley continuing to stick around? He is their biggest ally. He made it possible for them to win in 2007 and again in 2017.

By: Stephen Thomson

Stephen Thomson — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:27:31 +0000

Could not disagree more.
Michael Dunkley has a huge amount to offer Bermuda and I, like Kim, appreciate his insight and views.
Answering your question….former Premier’s weigh in like Sir John Swan and former Presidents weigh in like Obama. They too have much to offer.
Finally, Michael Dunkley is a sitting elected MP.
He absolutely must weigh in and have his views heard.
Your comment is simply out of touch and out of line.

By: J Austen

J Austen — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:48:06 +0000

You are joking, right?

A milk monopoly is exactly that, a monopoly in a basic, necessary commodity. If we imported the stuff as the MarketPlace has applied several t Ike’s to do, it would be cheaper and better. And don’t feed me that blather about a few poor cow farmers needing to get by… those lands could be put to much better and less damaging uses.

By: J Austen

J Austen — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:42:52 +0000

He is never going to win a General Election, his electoral track record is a waste land, he needs to remove himself so that somebody who can will…

By the way, he is about as empathetic and genuinely caring as say Ewart. The thing never to forget about both characters is that it will always be all about them.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 07:46:05 +0000

When the budget does NOt get balanced as they assured us they would Burt will blame his rookie bean counter sounds right sheild yoursellf then run

By: Swing Vote no more

Swing Vote no more — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 04:45:37 +0000

With your comment about black people still struggling now you understand it’s people like you who give the OBA a bad name. Mr. Dunkely these are the times when you need to speak up and comment about bloggers like this that are in your party giving it a bad name.

Now you understand sir why the party will continue to lose. Clean your organisation up before you make comments about the PLP.

By: Next

Next — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 04:05:26 +0000

If I was you I would stop changing the name and leaders in the oba aka UBP and focus on why so many Black Bermudians have departed over the years. You might just win again in 25 years

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:30:24 +0000

Lots of titty milk drinkers out there!! Wayne Caines has de new monopoly in Bermy!! Ha ha ha!!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:28:52 +0000

Economy is tanking and Burt hands over de reigns to this new guy – a political rookie. Just because he works at a bank don’t mean jack! Ya boi is being thrown to de lions by Burt. Maybe he can pay our debt in Burtcoin!! Maybe start selling de titty milk like we are going to produce and sell cannabis!! Ha ha ha!!

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:20:10 +0000

Keep drinking de titty milk. Still waiting to see PLP make a difference in black people’s lives. Been waiting since 1998. $2.5bn in debt and black people are still struggling. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm… Ha ha ha!!!

By: Trump supporter

Trump supporter — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:33:33 +0000

I agree 100%, and in one of my previous post I did say I don’t know him so i couldn’t say. But do you think it’s funny we never heard anything about out debt the whole time the premier was finance minister. Now its getting close to budget time he hands over the reins.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:09:16 +0000

Sorry , but you can not re-write history no matter how much you’d like to.

~Looking back in history the UBP did worst scandal to black Bermudians ~

The UBP was actually responsible for creating the most prosperous black middle class , probably anywhere.

By: Our money

Our money — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:19:36 +0000

Michael is a guy who cannot take any criticism and he cannot accept how badly his leadership failed in the election! That’s it! I have known him all his life and went to college with him and one thing is clear – Michael was never good at creating something and making it work! Got a great golf swing which tells you where he really spent most of his time!

By: dunn juice

dunn juice — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:47:14 +0000

you mean Kim, jahmal and waynes x party.
Theyll come running back, Jahmals already on his way out:)

By: question

question — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:28:34 +0000

Really? He is bringing up questions about whether or not children are being treated properly, and you think the main issue is the quality of his prose? FFS.

By: question

question — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:27:08 +0000

“What other former Premier do you see doing things like this?”

Well if you read the article you might find out. If you need a clue, the one that just got $1.2m for absolutely nothing.

As Dunkley says, the PLP appears to be bending over backwards to protect civil servants rather than to investigate the things that went wrong at Child Services. I wonder why?

You idiots have absolutely no answer to the points he brings up. The only answer you have is “25-11″. Bunch of frikkin airheads.

By: Okay...

Okay... — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:15:14 +0000

I agree. Mr. Dunkley can ask intelligent questions that are open intelligent discussion. I may not agree with all of his politics, but I’m more open to listen and consider his remarks as opposed the current opposition leader.

By: Okay...

Okay... — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:10:46 +0000

Well if you knew anything about the new minister of finance I’d suggest you seek direction from your nearest lactation consultant as he’s nobody’s fall guy and is actually a better fit for the position than the Premier. The Premier takes on the Ministry of Finance… folks complain that it’s a conflict of interest (and I agree that it’s not the best move). So the Premier finds a better fit for the job… folks still complain because now they think he’s looking for a fall guy! If a minister was sent straight from Heaven some people would still complain. Did you even consider the qualifications of the new minister? Your comment imply that he’s not qualified or as some would put, “a cog in the wheel”. Listen, I’m not the biggest Bob Richards fan… far from it, but I’d be the first to tell you that he is far from stupid, was qualified for his role, and knew what he was doing. Let’s put your big boy pants on and start talking like an adult.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:07:03 +0000

The only thing in ya head is that all my people departed from oba/UBP??!! ha ha ha LMAO!!! Looking back in history the UBP did worst scandal to black Bermudians. Craig Trump is your leader now that’s a real LMAO???!!

By: RIP oba/UBP

RIP oba/UBP — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:00:35 +0000

Last I checked their party was still in POWER PLP all de way!

Dunkely lost so bad with the 25 to 11 beat down that even OBA NICK Kemp wants to remove him and his UBP boys LOLOLOL.

The UBP has lost all my soul brothers and sister and they wonder why!! Dunkely you are the reason the OBA lost the last election now suck it up and leave politics neither party wants you in the group and that’s a fact.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:33:39 +0000

How come ya not telling Ewart Brown de same thing?! Instead ya giving him $1.2m!! Titty milk got you just sayin’ anything!! Ha ha ha!!

By: Wahoo

Wahoo — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:32:06 +0000

Any comment about his column? No?

By: watching

watching — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:27:29 +0000

Seasoned but also expired.
He at one time made a valuable contribution but instead he is relegated to being a sideshow.
What other former Premier do you see doing things like this? Not one!

By: trump supporter

trump supporter — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:26:42 +0000

Handing over the finance after the payout yu mean:)
Watch the gramer police focus on the spelling instead of topic at hand..

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:10:41 +0000

LOL, I expected more of the PLP to venture out to gnash their teeth and wail…perhaps Dunkley Derangement Syndrome isn’t a terminal condition after all! There is hope!

By: J Austen

J Austen — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:45:51 +0000

His prose is dreadful too… bland, like that vanilla ice cream his firm at one time produced. Politically speaking, he needs to go the same way as that product. It really is time to stick to the golf, mate.

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:07:22 +0000

To the haters… Mr. Dunkley is a seasoned Bermudian businessman and politician and he has given a lot to this country and I am grateful for his contributions. He has always conducted himself in a thoughtful and balanced manner in his comments and his actions. Just because he is asking questions that you don’t like, doesn’t justify your rude comments. Please tell us of your own personal contributions to this country so we can know the heart of your jabs.

By: watching

watching — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:55:47 +0000

Some people really need to know when to exit stage left.