Jagdeo, Ramotar and Granger: Which one will back-ball today?

Feb 23, 2015 Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon

Keith Rowley is in trouble. Or better put, in boiling water. There is a possibility that Rowley may be the next Prime Minister of Trinidad. I certainly would support Rowley over Kamla Bissessar for reasons of logical reasoning
In Guyana, I support the coalition between APNU and AFC. In Trinidad, the governing party, the UNC is close to the PPP. Why then should I endorse the re-election of a party in Trinidad that is the sister party of the PPP in Guyana? In fact, the Trinidad Government, through its Minister on the Caricom’s Council of Ministers, accepted the prorogation of the Guyana Parliament, saying it is constitutional.
The PR consultant to the Trinidadian Government, Mr. Ernie Ross, was in fact an advisor to the PPP’s 2011 campaign. Mr. Ross, it will be recalled, bought Bharrat Jagdeo’s Prado One house for $120 M Guyana dollars. Speculation took over Guyana as to where a Guyanese President whose salary is well below what a CEO in corporate Guyana earns, got that type of money to build a house to have it sold for $600, 000 US dollars
Not only realpolitik but commonsense should dictate to a Guyanese opposition fan that if the UNC in Trinidad is the sister party of the PPP in Guyana, then an opposition supporter in Guyana should root for Keith Rowley’s party, the PNM. I know I will. Let me close off this section on Mr. Ross by saying if there is a change of government in Guyana in the ensuing judicial inquiry into Mr. Jagdeo’s rule, I hope Mr. Ross is summoned to testify.
Back to Rowley. Mr. Rowley was photographed during carnival back-balling behind a young lady with beer can in hand. The image went viral in Trinidad. He was roasted in the ongoing exchange. The mainstream media got into the act. The consensus was that a man who could be the next PM of Trinidad should not be seen in public back-balling.
In Guyana, two serving Presidents were openly seen back-balling. Mr. Jagdeo was videoed twice doing his “behind” thing. The first occasion was the 2012 Old Year’s Night party of the army. The other occasion was in November 2011 during an election rally of the PPP in Annandale when his behind” partner was a Chronicle journalist. On both occasions, Mr. Jagdeo was the sitting President
With Mr. Ramotar, it occurred at a hotel in Brickdam that he frequents so often that a little rumour has now hit the fan. On Old Year’s Night, 2013, President Ramotar cut an absurd figure as he back-balled with one of the waitresses. As the image went viral in Guyana, Mrs. Ramotar gave an interview to Robert Persaud’s online news service that is best not quoted here. Readers who are interested could visit the archives of INEWS
Speaking for myself, I won’t engage in back-balling. In any case even if I wanted to I couldn’t; I cannot do any kind of dance. If people want to enjoy themselves by back-balling, then that is their right. In fact, back-balling is often seen at most of the carnival like festivities in the Caribbean and Brazil. As they say; “different strokes for different folks.”
In the context of a Prime Minister or President back-balling, there is bound to be adverse comments from the citizenry. I may be wrong, but I don’t think the peoples of the world find their leaders back-balling a pleasant sight. I may be wrong, but I think there is a divided opinion as to whether back-balling is legitimate dancing or a form of vulgarity.
I just saw a Jamaican movie named “Home Again” about Jamaicans being deported from North America where they grew up since they were two or three years old. There was a dance hall competition in that movie that has some back-balling movements that, for me, went too far. In my opinion, both Jagdeo and Ramotar look very pathetic in those positions. I couldn’t understand the comments of the President’s wife when she was asked for her reaction
Will we see Mr. David Granger back-balling today in the floats? I am not a betting man but I would bet any money today – not David Granger. They say we will never know who people really are but I am betting David Granger won’t back-ball today. I go so far to say that David Granger is not the type of politician that would back-ball period!
Given the way their supporters were cheering them on as they back-balled, there is every possibility that Jagdeo and Ramotar will hit the streets today and the nation is going to see some serious back-balling from these twins that would make Keith Rowley blush.

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