pharoah
03-30-07, - 06:43 AM
The Truth About Sir Lynden's Retirement
''I clearly need to straighten out Mr. Christie on some other wishful thinking.
Before I go on to other matters permit me to dispose of a persistent lie the PLP continues to tell about me. They say I cruelly forced Sir Lynden Pindling out of the House of Assembly.
The truth is that the early retirement of Sir Lynden from politics was good for The Bahamas.
It was good for our parliament. And it was good for Perry Christie and the PLP. And we talked about it at the time: Sir Lynden, Mr. Christie and I.
Let me tell you what Perry Christie said when he was more familiar with the truth. This was in the House in June 1997. This is what he said:
“I think it important, Madam Speaker, for me to say and say it now, since it has arisen, that it was my decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather later to his retirement because I felt – and this is important to the process – that it would clear the way for the kind of leadership that I would wish to exercise in the Progressive Liberal Party.”
I know that with all the lies they are telling now this is hard to take in, so let me read that again.
“I think it important, Madam Speaker, for me to say and say it now, since it has arisen, that it was my decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather later to his retirement because I felt – and this is important to the process – that it would clear the way for the kind of leadership that I would wish to exercise in the Progressive Liberal Party.”
It was Perry Christie’s decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather than later to his retirement. That is what he said. Those are words out of Perry Christie’s own mouth.
And, why? Because it was important to the process. Because it would clear the way for the kind of leadership he wished to exercise in the PLP. Those, too, are words out of his own mouth, spoken in parliament.
Ain’t that the damndest thing!''
Quotes from The RT Honorable Hubert Ingraham at the introduction of the candidates at radisson hotel, cable beach.
March 29th 2007
''I clearly need to straighten out Mr. Christie on some other wishful thinking.
Before I go on to other matters permit me to dispose of a persistent lie the PLP continues to tell about me. They say I cruelly forced Sir Lynden Pindling out of the House of Assembly.
The truth is that the early retirement of Sir Lynden from politics was good for The Bahamas.
It was good for our parliament. And it was good for Perry Christie and the PLP. And we talked about it at the time: Sir Lynden, Mr. Christie and I.
Let me tell you what Perry Christie said when he was more familiar with the truth. This was in the House in June 1997. This is what he said:
“I think it important, Madam Speaker, for me to say and say it now, since it has arisen, that it was my decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather later to his retirement because I felt – and this is important to the process – that it would clear the way for the kind of leadership that I would wish to exercise in the Progressive Liberal Party.”
I know that with all the lies they are telling now this is hard to take in, so let me read that again.
“I think it important, Madam Speaker, for me to say and say it now, since it has arisen, that it was my decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather later to his retirement because I felt – and this is important to the process – that it would clear the way for the kind of leadership that I would wish to exercise in the Progressive Liberal Party.”
It was Perry Christie’s decision to recommend to Sir Lynden that he move sooner rather than later to his retirement. That is what he said. Those are words out of Perry Christie’s own mouth.
And, why? Because it was important to the process. Because it would clear the way for the kind of leadership he wished to exercise in the PLP. Those, too, are words out of his own mouth, spoken in parliament.
Ain’t that the damndest thing!''
Quotes from The RT Honorable Hubert Ingraham at the introduction of the candidates at radisson hotel, cable beach.
March 29th 2007