WHAT do you do when no one wants you around?
That is the predicament of a certain politico cum administrator today.
When his contract expired a couple of months ago, the word from on high was that it would not be renewed as someone else had to get a slice of the fatted calf.
The one who made this declaration said that this person could always return to his old job as it was held for him.
But that is where the problem lies.
It seems those whom this person worked with no longer want him around because of his actions when he was a boss man with the Government. So now this diehard, who is very close to a big shot, finds himself in a catch-22 situation – he can’t stay and he is not wanted where he should go.
Email fury
A WIDELY CIRCULATED EMAIL with the seemingly placid subject, “Asking For A Contribution”, has riled up certain big boys, and they are claiming that it is part of a propaganda war to destroy them.
The email says: “A driver is stuck in a morning traffic jam going into Bridgetown. Nothing is moving north or south, east or west.
Suddenly a man knocks on his window. The driver rolls down his window and asks, “What happened? What’s the hold-up?”
“Terrorists have kidnapped F . . ., C . . ., R . . ., L . . ., M. . . ., D . . . . and G. . . . . They are asking for a $10 million ransom . . . otherwise, they are going to douse them with gasoline and set them on fire. We are going from car to car taking up a collection.”
The driver asks, “On average, how much is everyone giving?”
“Generally, about four litres!”
Cou Cou was told that one of the named big shots who got hold of the email has shrugged it off as a desperate attempt to make people laugh, and says he will ignore it.
However, some of his colleagues don’t think that it is funny at all. One reportedly said that if their enemies want to fight like this that they will respond in kind. And he advised that when people start something they should be prepared to bear the consequences of their actions.
Cou Cou is not sure what he means, but it certainly seems that as the date for the biggest popularity contest nears, Bajans should be seeing funny and not-so-funny emails on the main actors in that event.
Political sport
PEOPLE in a certain camp want to know if politics or sports is now the main thrust of their business.
They are saying that in a few weeks a big decision has to be made, yet the combatants involved seem to be “mekking mock sport” more so than saying anything of substance about what they are going to do if they get the nod.
These worried people are saying that one of the people in the ling is already claiming victory and is already being billed as the winner.
Another one in the do is these days literally talking sports and is not being seen or heard in political circles.
One of these very concerned people told Cou Cou that the way all the combatants are approaching this battle, it seems they are each confident of victory. But as there can be only one winner, there will be a lot of disappointment.
