The Chairman of the New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Fred Mitchell, has once again climbed his favourite pulpit and delivered what can only be described as another “Sermon from the Mount Fredmore.” This time, his voice note attempts to suggest—without a shred of evidence, logic, or factual grounding—that Opposition Leader Michael Pintard is somehow willing to bow to foreign pressure for political gain.

Yes, apparently the man who can’t explain his own government’s foreign policy now claims divine insight into the foreign policy intentions of the Opposition Leader. A spiritual gift, perhaps.

Mitchell’s commentary floats somewhere between poetic rambling and political projection, warning about “whispers in the king’s ear” and “foreign loyalty,” while subtly trying to paint Pintard as some kind of geopolitical sellout-in-waiting. It’s reckless, ridiculous, and deeply disingenuous. But then again, recklessness wrapped in rhetorical fluff has become something of a PLP brand identity.

Let’s be clear: there is absolutely no factual basis—none—for the insinuation that Michael Pintard is acting, plotting, positioning, or posturing in any way that would be detrimental to The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. None. Zero. Zilch. This isn’t analysis; it’s imagination dressed up as authority.

What makes this even more comical is the irony:
The PLP Chairman is accusing the Opposition of foreign policy recklessness while his own government cannot clearly articulate what its foreign policy actually is.

Not a doctrine.
Not a framework.
Not a strategy.
Not a coherent direction.

Just vibes, voice notes, and verbosity.

And while Mitchell is busy psychoanalysing Pintard, the country is still waiting to hear what the PLP’s foreign policy vision is in these trying geopolitical times. Are we strategic? Neutral? Aligned? Independent? Regional-first? Global-first? Principle-driven? Economy-driven? Silence-driven?

Because at the moment, the only consistent policy seems to be:
Talk a lot. Say little. Imply much. Explain nothing.

Fred Mitchell’s attempt to pass opinion off as fact is not just misleading—it’s dangerous. It poisons public discourse, lowers the standard of political debate, and feeds a culture where accusations replace evidence and theatrics replace leadership.

But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. This is the same political culture that thrives on insinuation, thrives on narrative control, and thrives on never answering the actual questions put before it.

And that brings us to the two certainties the Bahamian people have learned under this New Day PLP government:

1. They will not answer the hard questions.
2. They do not believe they are required to.

Because somewhere along the way, accountability became optional, transparency became ceremonial, and public service became performance art.

If foreign policy is now just another campaign prop—another fear tactic—another narrative tool—then the country isn’t being governed, it’s being managed for optics.

And if this is what passes for leadership, then perhaps the real “whisper in the king’s ear” is the sound of reality trying to get through the noise.

But unfortunately for the PLP, satire writes itself when governance fails, and comedy becomes easy when credibility is optional.

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

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