[WATCH] Presenter's careless talk gets PN's dander up
One TV presenter dubs PN ‘Gestapo-KGB’ for wanting to know too much
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The Nationalist Party's communication office has taken exception to throwaway comments by One TV presenter Jackie Mercieca, which likened the PN to a secret police for wanting to know just a little bit too much about Labour's energy plan.
It was one of those typical moments where a little bit of knowledge becomes a dangerous thing for those who don't exercise economy with words: at a point where former Orizzont editor Frans Ghirxi was questioning the PN's insistence on demanding more details on Labour's plan to cut energy bills by some 25%, Mercieca chipped in: "They want to know the dates, who they met... are they the Gestapo or KGB or what?"
The box-watchers down at the Pietà headquarters were quick to pounce on Mercieca: "All this mockery for just one question shows just one thing: that Labour are hiding its reports and when it's asked for an explanation, it's 'cheerio Malta tagħna' as everybody starts attacking and cursing each other."