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“Flipping” Falls On Sword
posted (June 25, 2015)
The man called "Flipping" - has flipped himself right out of candidacy for the UDP. Last night in Stann Creek, Melvin Hulse told his committee that he was resigning - and today he made it official with this release from the UDP.

In it, Hulse doesn't just fall on his sword, he jumps on it! In his statement, he says, quote, "What I said about my Party leader in connection with the resignations from the House of Joseph Mahmud and Ivan Ramos, is utterly untrue." He adds, quote, "I freely retract it because I knew it could not be true even when I said it. I was upset and disgruntled at the time, but that should never have caused me to say what I said with no basis at all. So I apologize and move on now to re-establish my personal and party relationship with Dean Barrow and the UDP."

End of story for Hulse's political career, but not his end with the UDP. In a signed, handwritten letter of resignation, he names the man who will more than likely be his successor.

In that letter, he said, quote, "…I ask(ed) the executive to meet and select a good person to carry the torch for the upcoming elections. The Executive selected Nathan Young, the Chairman of the Stann Creek West executive." End Quote.

Hulse also goes on to explain why the party should considering formally endorsing Young as the new standard bearer of the constituency. It is now up to the leadership of the party to formally accept the decision of the Stann Creek West Committee.

It's a remarkable whirlwind week for Hulse and the UDP - who put this one to bed with blitzkrieg efficiency. First, the Prime Minister firewalled the most damning statements by declaring them a quote, "very serious piece of falsehood, a very serious lie that grossly libels me." And then Hulse was marched out to make a public and groveling mea culpa - and just when you might have thought he was doing that to save his own political as a UDP candidate - in the final act, he falls very publicly on his own sword - putting an end to what ends as a four day fever, and little more.

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