Speeches by Christopher Famous, JP, MP

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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No. I am about to unpack.

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, it has been a long time since I had a motion to adjourn. Mr. Speaker, allow me to quote something from the Bible. “No one can serve two masters.”

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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“Either he will hate the one and [love] the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Let me repeat: “You cannot serve God and money.” Matthew 6:24. Mr. Speaker.

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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You would have to be mute . . . (It is not offensive to say mute, right?) One would have to be mute and blind to not have noticed over the last few weeks the OBA have been on this PR campaign almost every day, all these op- eds. I mean, it is pretty slick; I have to give it …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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I said that is what she said. So it is hearsay. [Inaudible interjections]

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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But anyway, let me digress. Let me digress. You see, the average Joe can say, Yes, the cost of living is high! I can’t afford milk. Rent is going up. Taxes are going up. So what they are doing, Mr. Speaker, is appealing to people’s sensitivities. No one is going to say, Nah, nah, cool, bro. I like to call …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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Did I say they were not leaving?

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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Well, well, well. Looks like it is going to be a spicy night tonight. Anyway, Mr. Speaker, appealing to people’s sensitivities. But the words ring hollow —hollow, H -OL-L-O-W—hollow. It means nothing there . You see, there is a thing called doublespeak. We are going to say this, but we’re going to do that. We’re going to do that, but …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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I am sticking to what I said. This p hantom Patients First Group, right, who will not reveal who they are, is making all these insi nuations about what we are planning. Here is the thing, Mr. Speaker, I have never once heard the OBA talk about how to lower hea lth care costs. The only thing I have heard …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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That is very good. But you know what, Mr. Speaker? On the website for this House of Parliament, there is a thing called the Register of Interest. Every Member is supposed to write down, declare, what they have interes t in. And lo and behold, I go on there and what do I find? MP Scott Pearman, major shareholder of …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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I mean, it was like, Whoa! Guilt was written all over you, man. Calm down. You see, here is the thing, Mr. Speaker. If you have a business interest over here, you want to maximise your profits. If the people who are saying, Oh, the costs are too high! The only way the costs are going [to go from being] …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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“Would it be possible for Michael Dunkley to let us know why the diet soft drinks that he imports cost almost the same as regular soft drinks?” Hmm. Very simple question. What did he do? He wrote a letter to the editor entitled, “Famous, get your info correct.” Let me . . . can I quote what he said, Mr. …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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He wrote . . . well, he quotes me saying, “W ould it be possible for Michael Dunkley to let us know why the diet soft drinks that he Bermuda House of Assembly imports cost almost the same as regular soft drinks?” Key words, almost the same. He wrote, “Wrong again! They do not; there is a large difference” (key …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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I went to Bermuda College. This is not Berkeley math; it is Bermuda College math. Get this, Mr. Speaker.

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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A case of regular Pepsi —

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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A case of regular Pepsi costs $16.38. [Inaudible interjections ]

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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Let me get to that. Hold on. A case of Diet Pepsi costs $14.00. That is a difference of $2.38 between regular Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. Key word, he said, “there is a large difference . . .” So first I was going to do some Berkeley math. Then I said, Nah, nah, nah. Let me do some Bermuda College …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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I mean, that is like . . . what do they call that there? Double- dipping? You are complaining that people are bringing in stuff online, but you are making your money off of the people bringing in stuff online. So how can you cry against retailers, but then make your money off the people who are not supporting the …

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I was waiting for that one. What the Member has not said is that at the same time, they gave those same grocery stores, supermarket chains, the Sunday morning liquor l icences.

14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly

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So places like social clubs, who are making money off the little six -pack here and there started losing money. Meanwhile, MarketPlace . . . Oops! I should not call their names. Big local chains, not Lindo’s, started making money off of li quor. So ask yourself. Pretend to give them a little 10 per cent here, and m ake …