It’s hard to know whether it was a genuine mistake or someone at the national broadcaster has a subversive sense of humour. But FBC News has had a very unfortunate juxtaposition in its coverage of a parliamentary speech by the Minister for Bonking and Weed.
Gone are the glamorous shots of Lynda Tabuya that once made her a national fashion icon and FBC chooses a generic shot of women as the main illustration for their latest story. But then further down are the Great Temptress’s comments juxtaposed with a photo of a toilet.
How apt for someone who might continue to have the confidence of her patron, the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, but who is no longer truly welcome in the media – let alone polite society – after her drug-fulled sexual encounter with Aseri Radrodro that cost her the deputy leadership of the People’s Alliance.
Yes, Lynda Tabuya’s career is in the “shitter”, the “can”, the “john”, the vale lailai and there are no two ways about it. She limps along as Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection but is an empty shell – bereft of public mana and authority and no longer able to get anyone of stature to be photographed with her.
But it isn’t just her career that is down the toilet. As the nation is forced to wait until after her lover boy, Aseri, is confirmed as SODELPA leader at the weekend before we find out whether he is going to pull the chain on the Coalition, the entire government is in the “shitter”.
There are so many rumours flying around about what might happen that it’s impossible to tell which is true. Some sources have it that Aseri will join forces with FijiFirst in a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister on Friday. (He doesn’t have to wait to be leader to do this.) Others have it that Aseri will join forces with Lynda to cement their sexual tryst into a political alliance whenever a fresh election is held.
The problem with lines in the sand is that they preclude sensible outcomes like compromise or backing down. But as far as many Fijians are concerned right now, the whole lot of them can go down the toilet. Politics has become a sick farce and the sooner these jokers are forced to face the electorate and are flushed into obscurity the better off the rest of us will be.
Fiji is not known for govts changing. Where will the money come from to get coalition politicians to switch to FijiFirst? Don’t think FijiFirst wants Aseri and co.
Say what?
“ that Aseri will join forces with Lynda to cement their sexual tryst into a political alliance” ?
Pray tell GD, will it be the The Brutal Coalition or will it be The Coalition of Brutals Party ? Membership free to those offering some weed and a bottle of Jack ?
Ms flappy fish market .. peddling her wares around the political arena…so tired of the circus and sideshows