Helen Zille tries to destroy confidence in a Zuma led South Africa
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Richard Catto 4,253 views
Helen Zille is a desperate politician.
Desperate for power, yet with the chance of that happening during her reign as leader of the Democratic Alliance practically zero, she has made some last ditch desperate attempts to increase her chances. Recently the aging politician has had her image professionally made over. She now looks like she’s 60 going on 30. This rather plain woman has never looked this good in her life. At the age of 58, she has finally discovered how to use make up to look fresh and vibrant, and even attractive.
The DA has also finally decided to appeal to the New Internet Age voter and recently scurried to roll out a BuddyPress (a derivative of the popular WordPress blogging platform) powered web site where supporters can volunteer online to the re-election cause of the DA.
The DA has also invited local Cape Town bloggers to hear their drivel and hopefully blog positively about how the DA is going to herald in a new better South Africa, IF ONLY they win the election.
Well we all know that is not going to happen. Even Helen Zille knows that. She knows it with such a certainty that she is willing to use as much of her political influence as possible to attempt to destroy foreign confidence in a South Africa led by Jacob Zuma. This is completely counter-productive.
This is truly revealing. It shows how little patriotism she truly possesses. She is willing to sabotage South Africa if she doesn’t get in.
In an interview she gave to The Telegraph, a British newspaper, she had the following to say:
“This election is about whether South Africa is going to be a successful democracy or a failed state.”
Baloney, Helen. This election is about the very survival of the Democratic Alliance and your personal political career. The last election saw the demise of the New National Party when it became clear that it had lost the support of its electorate. The Democratic Alliance could follow suit this April 22 when South Africa votes in the next general election, although I doubt that will happen. Either way, whether the DA gains or loses ground, they won’t win.
South Africa has weathered the storms of many administrations that were less than perfect. Jacob Zuma is not going to trash South Africa’s economy, but Zille’s bitter statement could hurt us.
A politician that wishes to become known as a statesman strives to work for the good of all, not just for their own petty ambitions. It doesn’t look like Zille will be counted among these great men and women.
Tags: ANC, COPE, DA, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, South African politics
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Dieser ist einer ANC Abwehr Kanon!
Posted on December 13th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,828 views
Dieser ist einer ANC Abwehr Kanon / This is an ANC defence canon
The ANC has been routed in the Western Cape by the DA and COPE!
In the aftermath of the recent by elections, the DA has now accumulated 94 seats out of 210 in Cape Town, a clear majority, reducing the ANC’s hold to 73 seats.
If you want to lead the Western Cape, ANC, you need to do a whole lot better, but thanks for playing anyway.
Now onwards to total victory in the 2009 elections, DA! Vorwärts! Weiter, weiter!
Tags: ANC, COPE, DA, Helen Zille
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The party least likely to win the next election
Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,293 views
The new South African Democratic Congress, a breakaway party from the ruling ANC.
“there was no attempt by any ANC supporters to disrupt the meeting.”
Uh huh, they’re entirely unphased by your enthusiastic conceit. Didn’t you get the memo? The ANC is gonna rule until Jesus returns. That is a very long time, because I believe he took a right at Albuquerque when he shoulda taken a left. Anyway, enjoy your pleasant delusions of ruling South Africa while they last. I’ll be surprised if you poll 1%.
Tags: ANC, Lekota, SADC
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Zuma sacks Rasool in order to win the Western Cape for the ANC in 2009
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,232 views
“The decision to remove Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool was partly to enable the ANC to win the province next year” – Jacob Zuma
Due to divisions in the ANC party over Ebrahim Rasool’s premiership of the Western Cape, Zuma (president of the ANC party) has decided to remove Rasool and replace him with Lynne Brown.
“That is why we have taken these measures to ensure that the ANC in the Western Cape is properly geared to deal with the challenges of elections. It is that part that would have informed the decision that has been taken.”
Zuma has denied that Rasool’s axing as well as that of Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela are part of a purge of political opponents although both of them opposed Zuma in last year’s Polokwane election that saw Thabo Mbeki ousted as party president.
What is your reaction to this? Do you feel that Zuma is shoring up the ANC’s chances of winning the Western Cape in next year’s election? Leave your comment below.
Tags: ANC, Ebrahim Rasool, Jacob Zuma, Lynne Brown, Western Cape
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