Dirty politics: NDP’s Hon Penn refers to VIP political opponents as pigs
Hon Penn, who has served three terms as the Eighth District Representative, was at the time speaking at the launch of the NDP’s Ninth District candidate Coy W. Levons on Virgin Gorda on Friday, March 24, 2023.
‘You could put on lipstick on that pig…” Hon Penn
While boasting that he had on expensive cologne, Hon Penn criticised the VIP of dirty politics but began to engage in the same thing he was accusing it of.
“You could dress up a pig in a suit, you could put on lipstick on that pig, you could put on a Jimmy Choo perfume, and I have on my Jimmy Choo Blue and I smell really nice tonight, but that pig is only going to do what a pig does, root in the mud.
“And we have seen since Friday night, in their launch in Virgin Gorda, all they have done is go in the mud and that was culminated in the activities of last night,” Hon Penn stated, while claiming that his party is focused on solutions to the issues that plague the Virgin Islands.
In his same speech, Hon Penn also referred to ex-premier Andrew A. Fahie as “Hurricane Andrew”, which he said “created significant destruction to the Virgin Islands.
Hon Penn’s behaviour unacceptable- L. Allen Wheatley
Meanwhile, Hon Penn was called out by his Eighth District opponent Mr L. Allen Wheatley, who said it was unacceptable for someone aspiring to be a premier to describe his countrymen and women as pigs.
“Because, if that is what he is doing, there is nowhere in the world he should be considered to be a premier of any place, including the BVI,” Mr Wheatley stated during the campaign launch of the VIP’s Ninth District candidate and incumbent representative Hon Vincent O. Wheatley on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
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67 Responses to “Dirty politics: NDP’s Hon Penn refers to VIP political opponents as pigs”
What about the girl M****n was cheating on his wife with?
the one who works at the P*** park ba***r shop for Mich brother from Jamdown who he use to give assistant grants too and fly her to stay in his wife house in Fl***
Put candidates in the debate seat.
Slogans CANNOT manage a country.
State your case and sit down.
There SHOULD BE A LAW in place that the ELECTION date is a SET DATE and campaigning must be no less than 90 days after dissolution of the HOA.
Currently this is FOOLISHNESS. The people won’t be tricked into KEEPING THE SAME PEOPLE IN BECAUSE THE TIME WAS SHORT FOR OTHERS TO CAMPAIGN:
“Section 86 of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 states, “a general election shall be held at such time within two months, but not earlier than twenty-one days, of the dissolution of the House of Assembly as the Governor shall appoint by proclamation published in the Gazette”. The House of Assembly was dissolved on March 10, 2023.”
Stop all that mudslinging and focus on what you will do to better the country.
Don’t mind the noise on the animal farm. It’s all just a distraction, to get us as voters to become riled up with the hee-hawing and oink-oinking that is occurring.
This election is too pivotal in our territory’s history, to entrust ourselves into the hands of unscrupulous men and women, who are unable to manage themselves much less manage this country.
STOP BLAMING OTHERS FOR YOUR IDIOCY!
We are calling for an independent candidates to represent the 8th district, someone with moral authority. Someone like AC Frett is a beacon in this day.
The house of Assembly should be a sacred place that only the pure heart and clean hands people go. We must not defile the house of the lord and law.
If all we have to offer is criminals, convicts, and those being investigated then by virtue you have forfeited the house, and the British will be bound to fill the gap.
That brand of politics which pits groups against one another is a contributor to deep polarization and division among the Multicultural US population, causing erosion in its socioeconomic standing at home and abroad, along with its sociopolitical, geopolitical standing. It has sullied the US image of American Exceptionalism abroad and at home. It has weakened the US influence and standing across the globe. That brand of politics should not be emulated and normalize in the BVI. Can that import. Comparing political combatants to pigs seemed like desperation. Moreover, since beating the former District Rep in 2011, the current D-8 Rep has not had any strong challengers in subsequent elections in 2015, and 2019, winning those contests with healthy margins. And Now that he has seemly serious challenge, panic seems to be seeping in,, descending into the gutter. A campaign should be about policy(s) debate and trying to convince voters to side with you. There is no shortage of issues to debate in the 8th District. There is much work to do in the district. As the 3-term rep, the current D-8 Rep has the inherent advantage. Is it puzzling why a supposedly popular 3-term rep would descend to such bottomless depth in the gutter?
Less man! But good to see you trying a ting.
Marlon is a "@&^%$ idiot for this. Between him and that young wannabe boy for NDP in the 3rd I dont know who is more disrespectful.
Hmmm. I wonder if the ruse they use is deliberate. We all know that a politician's promise is a comfort to a fool, and they certainly appear to be taking us for fools.
Greed to the max in gear.
When it comes to the love of money.
What a shame! Shame! Shame! shame on us.
Smuf u&ly r@$$ looks like a pig let
Yall need to address the issues and stick to how we will move forward and stop the childish schoolyard he say she say antics. I don't care who had affairs. I just want my country out of the tyranny that is the evil UKKK
Sharie has done little to nothing during her term especially at the beginning since she was busy throwing a tantrum because she was not given minister of education and even as the minister she has done nothing but repeat the phrase full steam ahead or give more to get back change.
We won’t even waste much time to talk about Sheep, Carvin ,or Shereen.
The VIP as a whole are mute about their ex leader Andrew. Who also called for a COI over and over for the NDP but ended up getting his wish while he was premier. Which showed us the dirty hands of him and many in his government. The VIP squandered 60million dollars in just four years with little to no territorial improvements other than those that were already in the making before they were elected however, they are trying to take credit for. Don’t forget that during this VIP term 10 million dollars in grants were given by the Premier’s office while our local schools lack basic necessities. My people loyalty should never equal stupidity!