| Friday, June 15, 2007 |
| My thoughts on...Lisa Hanna's entry into politics |
 Yes, it's election time here in Jamdown. There are political rallies every other week now, pollsters are stumbling over each other to see who is most accurate, and of course promises, name calling and back-biting galore. In the midst of all this, former beauty queen Lisa Hanna planned to make her debut in Jamaican politics. It caused quite a controversy indeed. She hoped to replace Aloun Assamba as PNP candidate for South East St. Ann. She'd be my last choice for a politician, because she has had absolutely no political experience, and before being wooed by the PNP, she wasn't even affiliated with any political party. So why would the PNP choose her? Simple. Because people like her. Most Jamaicans don't seem to vote with their heads, but rather with their hearts. Then again, the majority of die-hard political supporters are the poor and illiterate masses, who aren't intelligent enough to objectively analyse the issues.
Charisma is the name of the game, and Lisa's got that in spades. Plus she's got that winning smile. Oh that smile. And with the threat of a JLP victory looming over their heads, the PNP needs all the winners they can get. In addition to her, they wooed DB&G's Peter Bunting to be their candidate for Central Manchester. But it wasn't her appointment that caused the controversy. It was the overwhelming lack of support Assamba's supporters gave her. In their view, she was unfit because she didn't come from their area. Again, unable to view things objectively. What a trite and totally stupid reason! But they accepted her with open arms once Portia gave her the nod. Surrender your convictions because of the urging of your party leader, to whom you shouldn't have any concrete loyalty to? Dance puppets, dance. I hope Miss Hanna does well in her new post. one thing still bugs me though. Did she do this just to spite her ex-husband, ex-JLP senator David Panton?
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Posted by Leon
@ 4:46 PM
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