What was said on the air
What was said on air
Trinidad Express
Saturday, November 8th 2008
The following is the transcript of the portion of the 94.1 FM news cast which Prime Minister Patrick Manning said aggrieved him.
Newscaster: The Prime Minister added that the engines of vehicles today are so computerised that they will automatically adjust to the engine timing so that you would not be able to feel the difference. He added that when the price of premium gasoline went up it was for those who could afford it. He said the price of gasoline in Trinidad is the lowest in the world.
Presenter comments: So wait nah, the price of gasoline went up for only those who could only afford it, right?
Newscaster comments: That is the boss.
Presenter comments: But what going on in this place boy.
(Both laugh: Ha, ha, ha.)
Newscaster continues with the newscast: The Prime Minister assured that incentives would be given to motorists to make the change to CNG.
Newscaster comments: Yes, so he paying for you to go and change your whole kit.
Presenter comments: You know who much it cost to, to?
Newscaster comments: Yes about $5,000.
Presenter comments: About $5,000, is about $10,000.
Newscaster comments: Yes between $5 and $10, one mechanic said.
Presenter comments: Jesus Christ. Why would you raise gas for the minority which is the people who can't afford it. That is the minority eh.
Newscaster comments: It doesn't make much sense to, but we need to sustain the increase spending of the Government at this time. So think about it.
Presenter comments: Think about what? There is nothing to think about and Diesel may soon go up.
Newscaster comments: Yep and he is also going to be encouraging people, persons are now going to be encouraged to change their, to convert their cars from Diesel to CNG.
Presenter: Which if a man hit you from behind it could be very dangerous because the tank is in the trunk.
Newscaster: That's our Prime Minister.
So my Trinination people - Was the Honourable Prime Minister justified to rush down to the Radio station like a bat out of hell and complain??
Personally I have a theory about his actions which I will share with you all soon.
Raven
A Naughty But Lovable Creation
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The Honourable Prime
The Honourable Prime Minister in my honest opinion take that too seriously, they didn't actually ridicule him, in fact, it seems he look like he feel extra schupid that people were wiser... maybe he get frantic because the truth made him look bad.
My Theory is that the PM was
My Theory is that the PM was worried that the comments of the presentors would reach the younger listeners and that the PNM and himself would now start to face the critisims of the younger generation.
Raven
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that could be true, but by
that could be true, but by sensoring or intimidating the media, is like shutting up the truth... it must be that he was afraid that people in this country would actually think logically...
Yes, but people thinking
Yes, but people thinking logically may not really amount to anything.....
People TALKING....
Now that is where he worried.
And think about it any one who would have been listining to those commentators on that day would have had at first a good laugh on how it was said, then, (espically if you were liming with a few people), a "debate" on how STUPID the statements about how Preimum Gas is only for Benz and BMW users would have come up and the eventual agreement that "the PM is an idiot" would have been concluded.
That my dear Trini nation friends is what Manning and his people are truly afraid off.
Raven
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