Bring On Mother’s Day

Written by Pio Sioa
Sunday, 04 May 2008
If every week were as eventful as the one we just came through, the barons of the local media industry would probably be waddling about in Apia like Samoan Rupert Murdochs, smoking expensive cigars. They would be like the Pied Pipers of the local media with JAWS members following blindly behind with their ‘Freedom of the Media” placards pretending they were RHD protesters. There was actually a lot of that last week – freedom of the local media. The news hounds were baying sweet as they descended enforce on anyone and everyone with links to the students town riot on Friday before last. People like the Catholic Archbishop, Alapati Mataeliga and the Prime Minister Tuilaepa, had no other choices but to exploit the services of the media to the hilt, to calm the worrying emotions of the violence. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Tautapilimai Levaopolo Esera event went religious on national television. But he was not very popular with the Commissioner of Police, Papali’i Laurenese who was with him at the same time. The poor Commissioner may have been caught out when he was seen to be mumbling incoherently, the words of the popular hymn he was supposed to sing along with his educational counterpart. Maybe he did know the words but could not adjust his voice to the pitch set by the CEO. The whole point anyway was to inject a divinely inspired calm to reassure the skeptical attention of an unsettled public. Even the Assistant Police Commissioner, Papali’i Masepa’u, was all smiles as he tried to woo the media with press conferences, after neglecting to hold one for months. He was a cool customer though and carried himself well over the sensitive period. He poured out so much charm he would have probably eloped with our Miss Samoa with all that sweet talk to the media. Schools are now shut out of any more sporting activities for the remainder of the year, while 22 Don Bosco students including one teacher are on bail to await court appearances. A badly scalded 17-year-old Francella Tuala is supposedly in New Zealand now for plastic surgery, and a special Mass was conducted last Friday by Archbishop Mataeliga, to bring God’s peace back into the classrooms. So that is where we are on that issue right now. With the students riot grapping all of the country’s attention, the fate of former SDUP political party leader, MP Asiata Saleimoa went off like a whimper. Interim Chairman, MP Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi and his nameless band of opposition MP’s decided to ‘release’ the ‘rebellious one’ to do as he pleases, so they can breath better without being stabbed on the side by a reckless thorn. The move was not surprising and based on the all around reaction by those who follow the intrigues of politics in Samoa, it was the best move for the new political group. Even the SDUP members themselves are secretly pleased. Least we forget these people are so politically tuned in, they can smell the turn of public opinion, before the public even realizes they have one. Poor old MP Le Mamea Ropati is probably so disillusioned by everything that happened since the outcome of the 2006 general elections, he is ready to bow out and be put to pasture. If it is indeed true that he is being considered for induction into the Council of Deputies, it is a fitting place for him to be. He is a political warhorse who has served his Master well, over the many years he was in the frontline. He was a horse for the course during his prime, so he has been there done it. Time to step out and let the new incoming stampede of feisty new fighting horses, take the frontline battles. The Prime Minister himself has gone long on the tooth too. He probably has one more term to run, before he too should be pastured out. RHD protesters will most certainly want him out sooner but that will all depend on 2011 and whether Chairman Lealailepule and his hungry band of men and one woman, are up to the challenge. But this is an issue to be continued. Time we look forward to the start of this new week, where the attention now shifts to our mothers, the most beloved member of the family. What can anyone say? We can say fathers are equally beloved too, but most are so into the macho stuff, they do not want to be involved in anything mushy like getting flowers or a nice smelling cologne. Give them a bottle of Vailima and they will roar from the throne the mother of the family put him on - more like that roaring, drunken mouse who wanted to fight the cat after a Vailima or two, three, four…….. Comments (1) Subscribe to this comment's feed Current Events written by ddavis, May 05, 2008 Pio....almost choked on my coffee at work when I read this.....I'm still laughing! Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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