“Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt” – Juvnenal

Just last week the Hon. Hubert Ingraham made the following statement; “Although it is enjoying positive reviews by Bahamians so far, the Davis administration has mainly been focused on good public relations since coming to office last September.” This statement was proven absolutely true today as the Davis administration continued on their public relations campaign.

“PM score high” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “In a recent survey conducted by Public Domain Research and Domain, 70 percent of people polled said they approved of the job being done by Prime Minister Philip Davis.

Also, 64 percent of respondents approved of the job being done by the current administration.

Twenty percent of respondents disapproved of the job the government is doing

Public Domain said the survey was conducted by telephone August 22 – 23, with the main objective being to ‘gauge the general feelings of Bahamians regarding the approval of the current government.’

Public Domain said 828 people age 18 and older were surveyed though landline and mobile numbers based on random selection.”

So to sum it up, 828 persons were called during a 24 – 48 hour period and asked to speak for the entire population of The Bahamas, which stands at about 350,000 plus at this time.

0.23657 percent; less than one percent of the population – is this even considered scientific?

I am reminded of Philip Davis, in opposition, constantly asking the “science” behind the decisions that former Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis during the pandemic but now he would try some grand public relations stunt like this?!

Is he; Prime Minister Davis, really serious or just that desperate because former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said; “Aside from reducing value-added tax (VAT) from 12 percent to 10 percent, the [New Day] administration has not done anything of major and has been reluctant to make any decisions it sees as controversial….”

So, it would appear that the New Day Davis administration mandate is clear.  Do not make any harsh decisions, even if they were/are in the best interest of the country and its people, attempt to remain popular and continue to run a massive public relations’ campaign based on nothing of substance – even if it has to be created as was attempted today.

And do this all to give the people “bread and circuses”

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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My Morning Paper – August 22, 2022 – Rise Above The Lies

“PLP a govt. of PR, former PM says – Ingraham say govt. avoiding touch decisions” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Although it is enjoying positive reviews by Bahamians so far, the Davis administration has been mainly focused on good public relations since coming to office last September, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said.

Aside from reducing value-added tax (VAT) from 12 percent to 10 percent, the administration has not done anything major and has been reluctant to make any decisions it sees as controversial, including whether to raise the National Insurance Board (NIB) contribution rate he said.

‘They have, since they have been in office, put on a first-class show on public relations,’ said Ingraham who a guest on the Guardian Talk Radio Show ‘Z Live: Off the record with Zhivago Laing on Friday.

‘I envy them.  I could never produce such a show when I was in office. The public is very happy that the FNM government is gone because they really wanted the FNM out.’

‘So the public is willing to excuse many things that the present government is doing because they are happy to say, ‘Well, at least ain’t there now.”

But as time goes on, they will be judged by the public as we all have been up to now.”

This was the former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham addressing the performance of the New day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) amongst other things last Friday but being a person that must have the last say; even if it makes NO sense, as it usually does, Fred Mitchell, as Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) made his contribution.

“Mitchell: Hard decisions taken in PLP’s first year in” – The Nassau Guardian

“Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday defended the Davis administration after former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham accused the government of mainly being focused on good public relations since coming to office.

He thanked the former prime minister for “his general support” of the PLP’s first year in office. “His praise for our work accords with the generally good reviews that the administration is getting across the country,” Mitchell said when reached for comment.

“Good public relations is another way of saying that the PLP is doing a good job letting the public know what we are doing. We are of course tackling some complex issues and in time we will tick all the boxes.

“Good Public relations is NOT another way of saying “that the PLP is doing a good job”.

The statement above by the Hon. Hubert Ingraham and the subsequent, weak and pitiful attempt at a reply proves two things that I had predicted going onto the last election, given that the Progressive Liberal Party led by Philip ‘Brave’ Davis had won, which they did.  These two things were one; that Mr. Davis was too weak to be prime minister and two; that Frederick A. Mitchell is far past his political prime and can only now manage to ramble on with utter nonsense which makes sense to him, the voices in his head that tells him that he can still be prime minister and the fervently loyal PLP supporters that still believe that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as a government has never, ever done anything wrong and should therefore not be accountable to anyone one for anything – this in itself is nonsensical but there are persons out there that actually do still think this way.

At no time did the former prime minister suggest “that the PLP is doing a good job”, but in the mind of the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party that seeks to cling onto any and everything to save this sinking ‘ship’ that has been overturned by its very own ‘wave’, there is a desperate attempt to mislead that public – the PLP way.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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