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Patrick Manning - Page 5

Oh I guess I did not, I must be suffering from Third World Country syndrome where we are too dumb to know the difference between a news report and a talk show.

If a news reporter is reading the news and inputs his opinion on an article, he is putting an unfair bias to the public. You screamed of being professional and having a lack of self control? I think you have it backwards. Journalists should do the same and face the consequences of their actions. Did Mr Manning say that he wanted X or Y dismissed? No he did not, he wanted Mr X to know that he disapproved of what he was saying as it was baseless and counter productive. If Mr Manning has taken the approach you suggested and took Mr Journalist and all superiors above him to court for defamation, and caused the entire radio station to shut down. That would have made a nice statement about Manning's view about freedom of the media, don't you think? You know what people would have said? Why didn't he just go and ask the man to stop making those slanderous statements. Mr Manning also didn't wanted to be updated on the development of the investigation.

As I said Manning had his opinion, it was called intimidation, journalist say their opinion, it is called freedom of speech and the media.

As I always say, darned if you do and darned if you don't.

P.S. the monkey heard, the monkey talked and all monkeys saw what happened. This is Trinidad, we have different monkeys here

Manning Patrick

lordryoko is a PNM or Manning supporter or what? I think Manning was wait out of his place to do this but wait, let's look at this from another angle. Suppose it was Bush or soon to be Obama pulling in a radio station to do that, how would the US media have handled that? I think Bush would have been made a real joke out of himself if he did that. Is only in Trinidad where you get the PM going to a radio station to say something.

Patrick Manning Caribbean / Tobago & Trinidad

If you say so...

I guess you believe your folks must be suffering from the same syndrome you said you have (Third World Country Syndrome).

No, I said what he did was unprofessional and demonstrated a lack of self control.

Taking them to court was only ONE of the many options he had, I mentioned others in my last post but it seems you forgot to mention those.

Yes, different monkeys but the same tail.

Page 5 Manning Patrick

I just like it when you quote part of what I say and use to justify what you are saying. Oh IndianChick yeah I am, isn't it obvious? Yeah he could have used the other methods you mentioned LDS how dare Manning take the human approach.

Oh and thank you for correcting me, I didn't know that your opinion could be said in a newscast. How silly of me, I always thought that the news was a place for facts not opinion. I guess we here in Trinidad have a lot of catching up to do, if we are to do like those big shot developed countries.

I wonder how effective sarcasm comes across when you read it instead of hearing it?

Oh dang it must be suffering from TWCS

Manning Patrick

Anyone have the actual words of what was said about Patrick Manning, like a transcript?

Patrick Manning

When you hold one of the highest offices in the land there is no such thing as "the human approach" to dealing with a situation specially with the media.

Patrick Manning - Page 5

Lordryoko, seems to have beta testing contacts, maybe also has contacts with the radio station or someone to get you some quotes.

Rather off topic, but... By the way, Lordryoko, any particular reason you are represented by a female avatar?

Patrick Manning Trinidad & Tobago / Caribbean - Page 5

Watch out because he said he will not hesitate to visit media houses to complain if he disapproves of the content they produce but of course if "The Spirit moves him"

Ok, I found the transcript for Liming and others interested:

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