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Facebook squabble sees Pullicino Orlando dub PN official ‘dork’ and ‘RCC lackey’
Internal rift within the Nationalist Party continues publicly as MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando calls PN’s administrative council president a ‘loser’ and ‘dork’ on Facebook.
23 June 2012, 12:00am
Miriam Dalli
Miriam Dalli
3 min read
Siggiewi mayor and PN administrative council president Karol Aquilina: 'a dork', says MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando.
The Nationalist Party's internal rift shows no sign of abating as MPs and party official take their squabble into the social media, some trading a couple of insults on Facebook.
Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando is making it even harder for the Nationalist Party to come to terms with his 'betrayal' by now publicly attacking the president of the PN's administrative council, Karol Aquilina.
Pullicino Orlando dubbed Aquilna, now mayor of Siggiewi, a "loser" and a "dork" in comments he posted on the Facebook wall of none other than the former Siggiewi mayor, Robert Musumeci.
"Karol Aquilina is the kind of loser who needed the support of Mr. Cachia Caruana's hitmen (and woman) to eliminate his competitor Robert Musumeci to get to play at being mayor of Siggiewi. What a dork! Is this what the Nationalist Party has been reduced to?" Pullicino Orlando wrote.
In comments to MaltaToday, the MP - who claims the PN has been "hijacked by a small clique" - said that Robert Musumeci had been "attacked by Cachia Caruana's clique" to push forward the people he [Cachia Caruana] wanted to see in strategic positions within the PN.
The attacks, Pullicino Orlando said, included those coming from Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia's personal blog.
"Cachia Caruana is known to have supported Aquilina's candidacy during the Siggiewi local council elections in a bid to oust Musumeci," Pullicino Orlando said, describing Aquilina as one of Cachia Caruana's "lackeys".
The MP, who during the resignation motion dissected the ousted ambassador's pivotal role within the PN, added that Cachia Caruana was more interested in pushing "his own people" rather than seeing "genuine Nationalists" appointed according to their capabilities.
Pullicino Orlando added that in 2008, Cachia Caruana had backed and promoted Aquilina for the post of executive committee president and backbencher Charlo Bonnici for the post of secretary-general.
After insisting that questions be sent to him by email, attempts by MaltaToday to get a reaction from Aquilina proved futile.
Aquilina and Musumeci's relationship has been strained by the party's internal tensions. In 2010, Aquilina spearheaded a move to oust Labour from its party headquarters in Siggiewi in a requisitioned building, while Musumeci attempted a mediating role to offer Labour an alternative party office within the Siggiewi village square.
Aquilina has described his relationship with Musumeci as a "normal one which exists between mayor and deputy mayor" but said Musumeci's mediating role had been 'flirtatious' with Labour'. "There are people who like flirting with Labour and have an interest to be on good terms with Labour always even if it is elected to government."
This week, the PN's executive council issued a condemnation of Pullicino Orlando for having voted in favour of the motion that resulted in the resignation of Richard Cachia Caruana, Malta's former permanent representative to the EU. Then, the PN further upped its ante when it challenged the MP to declare which MPs had wanted to vote in favour of the resignation of Cachia Caruana, as he claimed in his parliamentary speech.
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Dawn huma stejjer tal wahx.
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JPO's choice of words leaves much to be desired. He conveniently forgets that he is a mamber of the highest institution of the land which, he insists, is supreme, and fr which he says he has the greatest respect. He must therefore ensure that he upholds respect for Parliament at all times, even when he writes on his facebook wall. Does he think that vulgar words should be used on his FB? Does he think that when he uses vulgar words he appears cool? Isn't this behaviour indicative of lack of manners and lack of immaturity? Hope that this comment will be published, pleasantly surprised if it sees the light of day.
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has anyone seen mr DEMARTINO PLSSSSSSSSS??????
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What safe pair of hands! The "Eccellenza Cardinale" Lawrence Gonzi(as maliciously portrayed to naive Maltese voters by RCC in the last election)? Quoting and repeating that phrase is an insult to the intelligence and sound mind of Maltese citizens. Thus burdened as they are with so much monetary debt(CONTINUOUSLY ACCUMULATING AT AN ALARMING RATE), dead wood in the public service(sic) via bad Government policies (and you know what else) and soaring deficits with no respite in sight. Anything is better than this, even KMB!
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Is this the reason why this dork and RCC lackey hates the Siggiewi labourites so much when he with a lot of vindictiveness took their Kazin...and at the same time approves the PN kazin on Governments land at Santa Lucia. and the PN kazin at Ta Xbiex ?
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Yes how true !! Par idejn sodi..... View the economic results, jobs, eduction and total health improvements and yes phrase is still valid. These are quibbles that do nothing except please labour ONLY !!!! ps. JPO has always said that he is a true Nationalist and have been so for years. I have beein trying to find somewhere this term a word or two attcking the Labour party by him. Practically nowhere insight. the same gois for Franco Debono and Jesmond Mugliette !!! How is it that they critise their own party and practically never say a word on Labour's past shame and present non doing, non suggesting, non coming out with what they are supposed to do if (God forbid unfortunately for Malta since there is NO ALTERNATIVE !!!) they will be in power !!!! I doubt why this call it 'Lapsus' on their part !! ! Makes one think and think !!
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is not all quiet on the western front lol.ma tarax matrix mela ma tafx kemm ghad baqa zigarelli x'jinqataw.Jghidu li muscat ghandu kilba ghal poter u gonzipn qed isuq bi 3 flat tyres.kompli ghaffegg,xi darba tasal l-elezzjoni man u poplu ma jahfira lil hadt
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Well this guy had it coming. Karol - the way i see you, you have two options ... go to the gym and beef up or shave totally and come out in drag. No name change required!
P.S. Stay in PN either way. None of the above solutions are likely to improve your intellect and PN needs people like you!
Anette B Cassar •
Matrix, Don't you mean Gunfight at the OK Karol?
Igor P. Shuvalov •
What a mess!!!!! Somebody may be cursing the moment he did not take the bull by the horns and called early elections.
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Tistaw sinjuri tal Partit Nazzjonalista tghatu cans jitlesta it teatru bla saqaf, sabiex tibdew il teatrini li qeghedin taghmlu ? Ser jitlesta it teatru u ma jibqalkhomx kummiedji x`taghmlu..Sur PM...meta tahseb li ser terga tmur ghal xi vot ta fiducja iehor ? Issa drajthom Pero iz zmien ghaddej u l-akbar u l-ahjar vot ta fiducja dalwaqt jasal.
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The GonziPn saga continues ,as the sand runs through the hour glass so is the final days of this comedy.
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"...and have an interest to be on good terms with Labour always..."
Does this mean that to be a good Pee eNer one has to be always on bad terms with Labour?
Then again was this Hatred tyhe real motive behind ousting Labour club in Siggiewi out of their premises?
Zack Depasquale •
Gunfight at the OK Corral continues. It is never a dull day with the sitcom GonziPN. But it is business as usual for the safe pair of hands which have turned to jelly. If Dr Gonzi still has some decency and self-respect he should either resign or let someone else lead GonziPN or otherwise call an election. But then again this is wishful thinking on my part, as the seat of power is more comfortable than doing the right thing for the country.
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"Aquilina has described his relationship with Musumeci as a "normal one which exists between mayor and deputy mayor" but said Musumeci's mediating role had been 'flirtatious' with Labour'." ..... from this statement is one to understand that Aquilina would rather make total enemies of labour instead of political opponents? Interesting to what degree of low life one can get.
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So gonzipn officially has a Funky Wanker and now even a "Dork". Won't be long before gonzi would be called part of the feline species I guess, his par idejn sodi have long disappeared.
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SKOND LAWRENCE GONZI IL-KAPITLU ILU MAGHLUQ XI GIMGHATEJN JEKK MHUX AKTAR. MELA LI KTIBTU HAWN SUPPOST LI IVVINTAJTUH, HUX HEKK ????? JEW FORSI META KIEN QAL DAK ID-DISKORS, LAWRENCE GONZI KIEN RIEQED U HADULU R-RITRATT LI QIEGHED FUQ IL-BILLBOARD LI AUSTIN GATT PERMEZZ TA' TRANSPORT MALTA RIED INEHHI MIT-TOROQ TAGHNA ???
