What is truly astonishing is how Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the so-called New Day Progressive Liberal Party, member of parliament for Fox Hill, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, expects Bahamians to swallow his latest sales pitch—that he is somehow running a “campaign of love.”

Yes, you read that right. Love. According to Mitchell, his toxic mudslinging against the Free National Movement and Dr. Nicholis Fox is apparently wrapped up in rainbows and roses. In fact, Mitchell claims that his nasty exchanges with Dr. Fox have him in a “happy vortex.” Because nothing says happiness like venom, bitterness, and personal insults.

Let’s review his version of “love.” In his own words, Mitchell tells us:

“There’s no policy, just nastiness and filth like the candidate and their candidates across the country. Bitter bile of people who are useless failures.”

Ah yes, the sweet poetry of affection. Mitchell wants us to believe he’s Cupid, when in fact he’s slinging arrows tipped with political poison.

He continues with even more “loving” words:

“…accuse people of stealing, giving out beef hot dogs to unsuspecting, unsupervised children…”

Apparently, feeding children is now part of the great evil plot of the FNM. Who knew that a packet of hot dogs and a Capri Sun could destabilize democracy itself? Only in Mitchell’s campaign of love can the simple act of giving snacks to school kids be dressed up as a crime against the state.

And of course, he can’t resist dragging up every insult and smear in his arsenal:

“…a treacherous reprobate… hopelessly fractured… bitter bile… useless failures…”

But don’t worry, folks. Mitchell insists that all of this bile, all of this venom, all of this petty playground name-calling—it’s all part of his version of “fun.” He says he’s in a “happy place.”

So maybe that’s the real revelation here: Fred Mitchell doesn’t see the contradiction. Maybe his happiness is found in tearing people down and passing it off as virtue. Maybe, for him, hatred wrapped in a pretty bow really does feel like love.

The bottom line is; if this is what Fred Mitchell and the PLP calls a “campaign of love,” then one shudders to imagine what a campaign of hate might look like.

The PLP fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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