From T&T Expresshttp://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/Jack-should-forget-politics-and-save-his-legacy-215756671.htmlJack should forget politics ...and save his legacy
Story Created: Jul 16, 2013 at 8:16 PM ECT
Story Updated: Jul 16, 2013 at 10:01 PM ECT
Two things about charisma:
• it could be manufactured—ask Hollywood;
• it makes you loved or hated; there’s no in between.
For 40 years, Jack Warner has been in the limelight as a FIFA heavyweight. A generation has grown up with no idea of life without him. Undoubtedly, Jack’s charismatic. But, does the love outweigh the hate? Let his history tell.
Over the years, Jack:
• became a top honcho of FIFA—Positive One—consequently,
• acquired great influence and wealth—Positive Two.
• he used most of that fortune to make family and close friends very comfortable—Positive Three—and
• some to help a number of people escape financial difficulty—Positive Four.
However, recent damning FIFA disclosures strongly suggest Jack Warner committed a string of fouls in accumulating his possessions—Negatives One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve.
To date, he has not cleared his name—Negative Thirteen.
Four positives; 13 negatives. People aren’t upset with Jack sinning—they’re vexed because his faults greatly outweigh his positives. If Jack were in the cinema watching a movie of his life, he and all would be appalled at the main character’s conduct!
Sensible Jackos would’ve checked themselves after reports like Sir David Simmons’s. Wise people operate so after discovering they have cancer. Initially, Jack seemed to be stocktaking; it turned out he doesn’t care a fig—the man’s trying to return to Parliament, without discarding his backpack of negatives.
Intense media focus on Chaguanas West has unearthed the true condition of “the best represented” constituency in T&T—walking through the area is like stepping backward in time—under Jack, Chaguanas West has lagged. The Prime Minister rightly cannot believe it. The revelation has hit Jack’s re-election campaign like a ton of bricks.
Despite everything, I still like Jack and don’t wish to see him die sullied. Please, Jack, forget politics and focus on saving your legacy from being totally shredded on July 29.
Judy Francis
Chaguanas