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Once again, that dufus of a former PM, Perry Christie, has the audacity to open his mouth in criticism of the FNM, after his five years of appalling governmental abuse.

Christie brands FNM a 'failure'.

Really, could the pot calling the kettle black, be any blacker?

Christie was the biggest joke in the history of Bahamian politics, and that says a lot.

If he had even a small brain, he'd shut the fork up and crawl quietly into a cave and disappear.

I guess he doesn't even have a small brain.

I am sure the author just thought he was cute, trying to sound like an authentic "Bahamian" (which he is), but still... there is no room in the modern Bahamas for junglist talk.

I mean, this fool teaches English at COB. No wonder none of the students can read or write when they graduate.

EAST STREET BLUES - Back in Dodge City

I saw this little article in the local newspaper and it made me wonder if Neil Ellis' fan club was headed back to The Bahamas.

Quote:

Fifteen Monkeys Escape From Florida Facility LAKELAND, Fla. WILDLIFE officials say a pack of 15 monkeys are on the loose after escaping a facility in Polk County, according to Associated Press. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Gary Morse says the monkeys apparently escaped their island home by swimming across a pond - something they're not supposed to be able to do. Morse says several teams are out looking for the social but docile Patas monkeys, and that they are "absolutely no threat to people." The 11 adults and four juveniles are the personal pets of Lex Salisbury, the CEO of Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa.

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It's not often you'll see the Chief Justice of The Bahamas cleaning a toilet. But cleaning the toilet we call home may be exactly what the clever imp had in mind when he appointed a piece of work like Rubie Nottage to the Bahamas Supreme Court.

At first, one might think that only an incompetent or corrupt fool would appoint a drug-smeared, money-laundering-accused hypocrite like Rubie Nottage to a position as esteemed as the Supreme Court of The Bahamas.

But, realizing the immense social decay due to the glorification of greedy, corrupt, criminally-minded scum that comprises our society's elite, Sir Burton knew he had to straighten people out. He figured that if he appointed a person with a reputation as a scallywag, like Rubie Nottage, to the Supreme Court of The Bahamas, people might finally start to realize the damage that is done to a nation that puts the worst of society on a pedestal for the masses to worship like Gods.

What Sir Burton has started, perhaps by design, could turn into a war between good and evil in The Bahamas.

I mean come on... can anyone seriously support Rubie Nottage as a Supreme Court justice? One might have to be corrupt, stupid or associated with organized crime to do so.

Sir Burton has made it easy for the rest of us to separate the wheat from the chafe. He is helping us distinguish between the good people in our nation and the corrupt pirates who are the "pillars" of our society.

Bravo Sir Burton! May all the Rubie Nottages throughout the islands be deposed and may more Bahamians, especially the young ones, see the long term dangers to our society in glorifying the greedy, unethical, immoral or criminally-minded.

Dame Joan Sawyer's comments may amount to pre-determining the case before hearing all arguments, while Wayne Munroe's submissions are 'disingenius'.

Cordell Farrington was convicted to death for the 2002 murder of his homosexual lover Jamal Robbins. In August, Justice Anita Allen sentenced him to death. On Wednesday, Farrington appeared in the Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn his death sentence.

He is also scheduled to stand trial for the murders of four boys who went missing in Grand Bahama in 2003.

Many people believe the government made a deal with Farrington. He will get off for the murder of his lover - which he really did commit - in exchange for his taking the rap for the murder of the little boys, which he didn't commit. That case will either never come to trial or will be mired in legal arguments indefinitely.

The murders of the little boys in Grand Bahama in 2003 made international headlines. The scandal was set to destroy Grand Bahama tourism and the government needed closure in the case to get it out of the headlines. While investigating the deaths of the little boys, police uncovered the murder of Jamal Robbins which Farrington readily confessed to. It took only a minute for the legal manipulators in the Attorney General's office to figure out how to use Cordell Farrington to clear up the marketing problem in Grand Bahama.

It wouldn't have mattered, the beginning of the end of Grand Bahama tourism came a little later, after two hurricanes ravaged the island, forcing the closure of the Royal Oasis Hotel which started a chain reaction resulting in Grand Bahama becoming a tourist ghost town.

Some will dismiss these observations as some kind of conspiracy theory, but how else can one explain a broke loser like Cordell Farrington being represented by a high-priced shyster like Wayne Munroe. Mr Munroe is said to be so greedy he wouldn't give the time to his mother, clearly there are some big dollars involved, even if under the table. Why? Why would the government want some indigent killer represented by a lawyer with a reputation for "fixing" cases?

On Wednesday, Wayne Munroe, argued that the Supreme Court justice erred in sentencing Farrington to death for the murder of Jamal Robbins.

According to Mr. Munroe, the trial judge did not take into consideration the fact that his client turned himself in, confessed to the crime and led police to certain evidence, which he submitted was a sign he was remorseful.

What kind of convoluted logic is that? Was confessing a sign of remorse, or was it just resignation that he had gotten caught. Can our judges really be stupid enough to accept such lame arguments?

Mr. Munroe also argued that Justice Allen did not take into account that his client suffered from a personality disorder and the fact that the killing took place as a result of a of a "domestic altercation." Farrington, Munroe said, did not want his lover to leave him.

Again, how would that affect whether the man was guilty or not?

Mr. Munroe argued that these facts along with Farrington's history of sexual abuse by a relative were all mitigating factors which the judge "did not give sufficient weight to" in handing down the sentence.

More rubbish, which was quickly rebutted by Director of Public Prosecutions Bernard Turner, who told the court that Farrington has above average intelligence and admitted that he knew right from wrong at the time he committed the murder.

Turner, who many in the legal community believe is as crooked as Munroe, and may be part of this legal charade, submitted that there was no error made in sentencing.

The three Court of Appeal justices wasted hours mulling over the testimonies given by two psychiatrists, Dr. Michael Neville and Dr. Timothy Barrett, during Farrington's murder trial.

Dr. Neville found that Farrington had an abnormality of the mind, but was not insane.

The justices pressed Mr. Turner on what amounts to an abnormality of the mind and went on to scrutinize the testimony of Dr. Barrett.

Mr. Turner argued that Dr. Barrett testified that Farrington did not have an abnormality of the mind, but had "maladaptive" behaviour.

However, President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer questioned Dr. Barrett’s testimony that the general population suffered from some form of a maladaptive behaviour. She asked for the factual basis on which he made the claim, which suggested that being maladaptive is "normal."

Dame Sawyer, who has clearly 'pre-decided' the case, showed her abject ignorance and unsuitability for the bench when she said that using a big word like "maladaptive" without a clear explanation of the term may have confused the jurors.

Not sure about the jurors, but the use of a big word clearly confused Dame Sawyer. Perhaps lawyers should only use two syllable words when appearing in front of the semi-illiterate jurist.

"The Oxford dictionary defines maladaptive as faulty or imperfectly adapted... it certainly sounds to me like that person's elevator does not go all the way to the top," Dame Joan said.

And that certainly sounds to me like Dame Sawyer has pre-determined the case, and at the same time displays a level of incompetence that is appalling.

No wonder we have recorded a new high for murders in one year, and no wonder we have 144 murderers out on bail, when we have ignorant fools like Joan Sawyer on the bench.

The other pompous fool occupying space on the bench is Milton Ganpatsigh, who added, "Dr. Neville said he (Farrington) suffered from abnormality of the mind; Mr. Barrett said he did not. Clearly, the jury accepted Dr. Barrett's evidence and rejected Dr. Neville's evidence."

"But what Dr. Barrett said, maladaptive, is exactly what abnormal is," Ganpatsigh added.

Obviously, Ganpatsigh is just too stupid to understand that abnormal is not insane. And that calling someone "abnormal" does not mean the person doesn't know right from wrong, or that they should not be held responsible for their actions.

Meanwhile, Mr. Turner told the court that if it decides not to rule in favour of his argument then what it ought to do is quash the conviction of murder and impose a conviction for manslaughter, then an appropriate sentence – rather than order a mistrial.

What? Manslaughter... for a pre-meditated murder? That suggestion is as outrageous as a mistrial and should easily convince anyone that there is something amiss in this case.

During the first two hours of the case, Farrington listened to the arguments being made by his attorney, Mr. Munroe.

At 11:40am, Farrington let out a yawn, then, a little later he broke down sobbing.

His outburst came immediately after Mr. Turner rose to begin his submissions on why Farrington's death sentence should not be overturned.

How convenient.

People in the court remained quiet as Farrington, with his face covered, cried and took deep breaths.

How dramatic. Did Mr Munroe tell him to make a stink on cue?

This case highlights the stupidity of our judges and the scheming corrupt nature of one of the top lawyers in The Bahamas, Wayne Munroe, who is also the President of the Bahamas Bar Association.

No wonder this country is so screwed up.