Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the self-declared New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), is truly a political oddity. Not because he’s new ,he’s anything but, nor because he represents some bold departure from politics as usual—but because he has seemingly perfected the rare and curious art of speaking fluently from both his mouth and his backside. Simultaneously. Truly, a marvel of modern political evolution.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Fred Mitchell is the full embodiment of the PLP’s “New Day” branding: new in slogan, old in behavior, and perpetually stuck in the twilight zone of irony.

Take, for example, his latest performance—er, press release—wherein he lambasts his political opponent in Fox Hill, Dr. Nicholas Fox, for suggesting that a break-in at his office might have been politically motivated. Mitchell, clutching his pearls and thundering with righteous indignation, declared Fox’s suspicions to be “irresponsible” and “reckless” due to a lack of evidence.

“Where is the evidence?” Mitchell demanded, possibly while looking in a mirror.

Now, let’s pause here. Dr. Fox, to his credit, didn’t point fingers. He merely said the timing was suspicious—his office ransacked, campaign materials disturbed, equipment stolen shortly after his ratification as the FNM candidate. You know, just enough to raise an eyebrow. Maybe even two.

But Fred? Oh no, Fred heard a whisper and responded with a bullhorn, turning “I’m not directly accusing anyone” into “He’s accusing all of Fox Hill!” And possibly your auntie.

Yet here’s where it really become amusing—the moment where irony packs its bags and leaves town in disgust.

Because this is the same Fred Mitchell who, just a few days ago, in his ever-loyal service to political theatre, boldly declared:
“I blame Michael Pintard and the FNM—no question. Or what I call the Coalition of Idiots, the COI, because they have to make up political lies in order to convince people that they can get support.”

Ah yes. No evidence. No restraint. Full names. Bonus insult acronym. That’s not just irresponsible; that’s deluxe irresponsibility, with a side of hypocrisy and extra sauce.

So, following Fred’s own logic: Shouldn’t he retract his statement? After all, that sort of wild, baseless accusation is—by his own mouth or…you know, the other one—completely unacceptable, right?

But don’t expect any retraction. Because in the PLP’s New Day, consistency is optional and self-awareness is apparently in the opposition’s portfolio.

And where is the rest of the PLP in all this? Silent. Mute. Not even a cough from the backbench. No rebuke, no call for civility, not even a polite “maybe tone it down, Chairman.” Which suggests that this kind of double-talk isn’t just tolerated—it’s endorsed. Maybe even expected.

And that’s the real tragedy here. The Bahamas doesn’t just deserve better—it needs better. But until the PLP starts holding its own accountable, and until Chairman Fred Mitchell stops playing both the victim and the arsonist in the same breath, the New Day will continue to look an awful lot like yesterday’s nonsense with a fresh coat of spin.

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

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