Vexed Bermoothes

I am always suspicious of the breathless press releases from Dr. Brown that claim some diplomatic triumph on his world travels.  They smell like spin.
Good Government is about outcomes, not “grip and grin” photo ops.
Witness this report (only covered by the Bermuda Sun, so much for media parity) on the Premier’s meeting with the FCO [...]

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There’s a glowing piece of puffery floating around the Internet, positioning Dr. Brown as a great humanitarian and “natural born leader”.
Mr. Bookman seems to know a lot about Bermuda’s Premier.
The oddity is that no-one in Bermuda seems to know much about Mr. Bookman.
Indeed, the piece sounds like paid PR.  What’s the connection?
The grand irony is [...]

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There is some vocal support for Dr. Brown’s Great Uighur Misadventure from his adopted countrymen.
However, most Bermudians don’t concur.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is in Bermuda again and said the following words in support of the Premier:
“If you come out of the ghetto, like I did, you worry afterwards whose mess it was and how it [...]

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You’ve got to wonder if Cabinet Office spin doctor Glenn Jones is being groomed for bigger things.
First he goes on the offensive on talk radio, making overtly political statements, which is a big no-no for civil servants. Then he is chosen to throw out the first ball during Bermuda’s big $500,000 sponsorship of the Boston [...]

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