Dear Editor,
While it is true the PM did let herself and the country down with that idiotic and undiplomatic remark concerning the whipping of Andrew, I am just wondering if the Observer is on a campaign to embarrass the PM even further. It kept open the original article for comment longer than any other.
The article had over 200 comments, more than 90 per cent were negative, and rightly so. But was this done to rile up the people to pour out their negativity about the PM?
The Observer, as a national and leading newspaper in Jamaica, can't afford to be bias in its reporting. If the Observer can't fully endorse a party outright in the public, then it is better to report justly and fairly. I could easily say the Observer is a JLP-leaning newspaper. There is nothing wrong with that. The paper shouldn't give the impression, however, that it is in the middle when it is leaning to one side.
Let me make it absolutely clear that the Observer has done nothing wrong concerning the idiotic utterance from the PM, but I suspect the Observer left the article open longer than normal to further embarrass the PM.
We are thankful that the Observer gave us the opportunity to comment on the latest news back home, and we should comment wisely, fairly and leave party politics out of it.
When we see a spade we should be able to say that it is a spade without any contradiction. Anyway, our politicians should learn from the PM's mistake never to belittle your fellow Jamaicans abroad. Doing so only gives more armour to others to shoot us down.
Hero Scott
Brussels, Belgium
herocarlito@yahoo.com
cover shot
Open season on the PM
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While it is true the PM did let herself and the country down with that idiotic and undiplomatic remark concerning the whipping of Andrew, I am just wondering if the Observer is on a campaign to embarrass the PM even further. It kept open the original article for comment longer than any other.
The article had over 200 comments, more than 90 per cent were negative, and rightly so. But was this done to rile up the people to pour out their negativity about the PM?
The Observer, as a national and leading newspaper in Jamaica, can't afford to be bias in its reporting. If the Observer can't fully endorse a party outright in the public, then it is better to report justly and fairly. I could easily say the Observer is a JLP-leaning newspaper. There is nothing wrong with that. The paper shouldn't give the impression, however, that it is in the middle when it is leaning to one side.
Let me make it absolutely clear that the Observer has done nothing wrong concerning the idiotic utterance from the PM, but I suspect the Observer left the article open longer than normal to further embarrass the PM.
We are thankful that the Observer gave us the opportunity to comment on the latest news back home, and we should comment wisely, fairly and leave party politics out of it.
When we see a spade we should be able to say that it is a spade without any contradiction. Anyway, our politicians should learn from the PM's mistake never to belittle your fellow Jamaicans abroad. Doing so only gives more armour to others to shoot us down.
Hero Scott
Brussels, Belgium
herocarlito@yahoo.com
cover shot
Open season on the PM
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