{"id":128631,"date":"2021-05-08T13:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=128631"},"modified":"2021-05-08T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:12:14","slug":"letter-dear-harry-lovell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-dear-harry-lovell\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Dear Harry Lovell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019re still here.<\/p>

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I got you, and I have to admit that you\u2019re not as easy to find fault with as the two my associates got. I think they forgot to mention that we are ready to change up things in Antigua.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t give you a name like the other two because you have never chosen an animal to describe yourself. But then and therefore, as Analyst would say, maybe that is the problem with you. Not enough loud belching, scratching body parts, drink-and-drunkness in you.<\/p>

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You are an intelligent, learned man. That would be good for when you get in. But for right now, to beat that Creature from the Black Lagoon, you have to get some \u2018me Tarzan\u2019 and howl while you beat up your chest. You have to step up to the plate with a bat that is bigger than his. Right now, you are having tea with the ladies of Petticoat Junction. The reason might be on account of the amount of time you spend trying to please some of them and making their opinion dominate yours. Everybody telling you how to win the election, but nobody telling you that you have to win your seat first.<\/p>

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You are the leader of the UPP, but sometimes we have to look hard to see if this is really so. You are leading candidates who seem to be leading you at times. You have difficulty reining them in and some go on the radio and say what they like. One of your former candidates said that you and the skirt element in the party used to tear him apart if he even went on the radio. What happen now? You fraid this set? One new one even said that nobody could get him to change how he is. Didn\u2019t you hear him say that?<\/p>\n

You seem to surround yourself with persons who only remember the glory days of the ten years and are not too keen to come out and fight for another ten. Labour fought the UPP every day of those ten years and still fighting even though they are in power. You are a wordsmith and you have a clique of wordsmiths, and that is what we hear from them every minute of the day. Words, words, words. Talk, talk, talk. You have one who just talk big words all the time. Not one ounce of political IQ. You have a radio station that you do not promote but spend time on the stations that belong to two of your boys. Now stop and think what kind of optics that is.<\/p>

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You have some coat tails and frock tails that you need to come out from under. The frock tails killing you and seem to be sapping all your manly political power. You cannot beat a pit bull if you go out to fight him surrounded by miaows. Where is that fighter who showed us in the days of the ACLM how to take on the system and claw his way through? Where is that fighter who rallied the teachers and students and took all that rough up from the police for his belief in justice and good governance? I thought he was meant for greatness. We need him badly now. Wake up, brother. Your time is now.<\/p>\n

Most of the criticisms we hear about you are not justified, especially those about you being the worst tourism minister and the worst finance minister. But you have to understand that Labour has a job to do and they will nasty you up to get the job done. You have to put some of the people around you in the background. Forget all the sentimental nonsense and cut out the soft stuff. Reach out to us and we will help you fight. Just say OK and we will contact you and meet with you. You alone.<\/p>

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We want change. We want a champion fighter, a brawler. Get out of those fancy clothes you\u2019re wearing and join us to get rid of the Dog and his kennel mates. It\u2019s not too late to shed some of those losers you have. You made some lousy choices for your team, but it is not too late to solve that problem. And stop trying to be a good egg and bigging up the Top Dog for things he\u2019s doing that you think are right. Remember CCJ? And some others?<\/p>

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That is not the politics we have here in Antigua. If you can\u2019t shake that approach, then you have no right being the leader of a party that should be fighting to kick out a man who never met a rule, ethical or moral, that he did not break in politics. You\u2019re still letting him get away with all kinds of hanky-panky because when neither you nor your courtiers nor handmaidens say anything, that makes him get bolder and bolder.<\/p>\n

You have made too many mistakes choosing candidates and some of the people you have around you. You turned off some because they say you bad play them and we believe that to be so.\u00a0 We know for sure you are not a saint, but you\u2019re much better than the Mouthstache One. We just have to get you to think and believe that. There are too many people who are finding it hard to give your party a vote even though the other one is so bad.<\/p>\n

So wake up, man. Stop the dolly house, fooly fooly stupidness and grow an iron pair. You have to show the country and your party that you run things and are prepared to sideline all who don\u2019t want to accept that leader is next to your name, and your name only.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now. We will re-visit you later to see if you have made any progress in changing your laid-back attitude as leader.<\/p>\n

WE VEX WITH YOU TOO<\/p>\n

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