{"id":14750,"date":"2010-08-06T17:18:34","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T21:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=14750"},"modified":"2010-08-06T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T21:20:02","slug":"dishonest-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/dishonest-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Dishonest politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/commentary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14752\" title=\"commentary\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/commentary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>Most politicians of today are\u00a0dishonest; they lie, steal,cheat, etc, to\u00a0get elected and do nothing until the next election.<\/p>\n<p>There are only a few politicians in Dominica I \u00a0think are \u00a0honest and one is \u00a0Prime Minister Skerrit, unless one can show me or give me proof that he is not; I like the guy. Let every politician show you their bank book before they are elected, and five years after they are in office.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them stay in office for years, and groom their kids to take their place after they decide to leave office; those idiots make a career out of suckers like us. It\u2019s time a law be implemented for term limit.<\/p>\n<p>What is so sad is that there are people who have become enemies\u00a0for\u00a0these idiots. Some of us are only being used. When last did any of these jokers invited you or your kids to dinner with their families or to their kid\u2019s\u00a0birthday\u00a0party?<\/p>\n<p>A doctor once warned me that I was\u00a0a servant for Christ; these clowns are servants elected by\u00a0the people who voted them in office. I have one advice to the Prime Minister to be a great\u00a0leader; Jesus Christ must be your Master, Lord and Saviour. Every great\u00a0man needs one to make him great. Muhammad Ali needed Joe\u00a0Frazier, Viv Richards needed\u00a0Lillie, Jordan needed Magic, and you need a good opposition to make you a great leader. Important people are those who makes a different in others\u00a0lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>DISCLAIMER: The views in this commentary do not necessarily   reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica News Online  and its parent  company.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most politicians of today are\u00a0dishonest; they lie, steal,cheat, etc, to\u00a0get elected and do nothing until the next election. 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