STRANGE BEDFELLOWS – Commentary on Trinidad and St. Vincent Politics
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 | BY KNEWS | FEATURES / COLUMNISTS, TONY DEYAL COLUMN
American journalist, Charles Dudley Warner (1829 – 1900), coined the expression, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” Helen Thomas, a columnist, disagreed and insisted, “War makes strange bedfellows.” The German General and strategist, Carl von Clauzewitz, combined the two, “We see, therefore, that war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse carried on with other means.”
Comedian Groucho Marx took the intercourse part seriously and quipped, “Politics doesn’t make strange bedfellows, marriage does.” Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, who often used the war and politics quote, was asked by a journalist about the coalition which Panday had formed with ANR Robinson, Lloyd Best and others, “Mr. Panday, isn’t that a marriage of convenience?” Panday, with his usual insouciant smile, replied, “Aren’t all marriages?” Continue reading →
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS – Commentary on Trinidad and St. Vincent Politics – Tony Deyal
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS – Commentary on Trinidad and St. Vincent Politics
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 | BY KNEWS | FEATURES / COLUMNISTS, TONY DEYAL COLUMN
American journalist, Charles Dudley Warner (1829 – 1900), coined the expression, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” Helen Thomas, a columnist, disagreed and insisted, “War makes strange bedfellows.” The German General and strategist, Carl von Clauzewitz, combined the two, “We see, therefore, that war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse carried on with other means.”
Comedian Groucho Marx took the intercourse part seriously and quipped, “Politics doesn’t make strange bedfellows, marriage does.” Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, who often used the war and politics quote, was asked by a journalist about the coalition which Panday had formed with ANR Robinson, Lloyd Best and others, “Mr. Panday, isn’t that a marriage of convenience?” Panday, with his usual insouciant smile, replied, “Aren’t all marriages?” Continue reading →
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