And while we are on the subject - what about those meetings that the leader of the opposition had on Dean and George Street with the community after the mass murder?
Those meeting were held in the Mesopotamia division, Finnegan's turf. And that's probably why Finnegan went-off today when we asked him to discuss how Francis Fonseca seemed to be edging in on him:
Hon. Michael Finnegan
"Mr. Vasquez, when the Opposition Leader first gave you that interview, he said that he met with 30 people in a yard on Dean Street. When he had an interview last week on Open Your Eyes, that 30 was moved up to 40 people. So - I want you to put this on, the numbers too - let me tell you something, Mr. Vasquez, the Leader of the Opposition - we are not in parliament now, we are out here - is a congenital liar because no yard on Dean Street can hold 30 people, absolutely no yard in my division on Dean Street can hold that amount of people. Then, he went on to say that there are 4 and 5 houses in 1 yard. That is a lie; no yard in the Mesopotamia Division can ever hold 4 or 5 house. And he said on West Street, that's a lie."
Jules Vasquez
"Sir, are you sure of that? That's strong language."
Hon. Michael Finnegan
"I am very sure. Then, he went on to say that these people are without electricity on West Street. That is not true; that is a total lie again. Apparently, the Leader of Opposition does not know what the meaning of the word 'veracity' is. You as the media should try to spell out the word, and to let him know the meaning. Everybody in my division has electricity. There are no 4 or 5 houses in one yard. The yards are so small, they houses can't fit. Then, he cannot go in the hood, come out, and try to disgrace the people. In my view, what he did, he tried to belittle the voters of the Mesopotamia Division by saying that they live in 4 or 5 houses in one yard, they are all jammed up, and they don't have electricity. Those things are not true."
Jules Vasquez
"So, you don't feel threatened, long story short?"
Hon. Michael Finnegan
"Threatened, I am being threatened? I am the best area representative in this country, and the best area representative that it has ever seen."
Finnegan's boast is backed up by the 81% margin he won by in the last general election - the largest for any candidate.
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