PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s obscene hand gesture that rocked the country last month has resurfaced in a viral video featuring instantly regrettable actions.
It was published to video sharing platform YouTube, by user channel TheRichest, on April 7. The user boasts 7.3 million subscribers, and the video had more than 270,000 views up to press time.
With the section entitled “Flip the Bird”, the video’s voiceover said: “Using the middle finger is something that we have all one in our lives at some point. But if we get caught using it in public by colleagues or family, we might regret our timing of it all.”
It continues: “When you’re a 73-year-old politician, however, the standards are held higher. Unfortunately, for Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie, he was caught flipping the bird at a public event as a response to unsubstantiated accusations. He later (expressed regret) saying that he caused not only an embarrassment to his nation, but also his family.”
The 30-second spot featured a slideshow of news photos of Mr Christie flipping the bird, and his subsequent statement of regret days later in the House of Assembly.
Mr Christie was subject of much ridicule and criticism after he ‘flipped the bird’ during a PLP event on February 27. Mr Christie made the gesture during an explanation of his response to allegations that he owned condominiums appropriated from his position of power.
In the House of Assembly two days later, he expressed “regret” for sticking up his middle finger, and stated in hindsight he would not have made the offensive gesture.
For its video description, TheRichest wrote: “In this video, you will meet ten people who made a regretful decision. From foolish mistakes while drinking to carelessness from being in a crowd, these ten people probably wish they could take back their decision. But hopefully, they learned a lot from the experience and won’t do it again in the future.”
Comments
Well_mudda_take_sic 7 years, 1 month ago
The timing of article is so typical of The Tribune and clearly shows why 99% of all Bahamians consider it a very politically biased tabloid.
moncurcool 7 years, 1 month ago
The timing of the article has nothing to do with the Tribune. The video was just recently released on youtube. What is most disappointing is that the leader of our country make an embracing list like this.
Cobalt 7 years, 1 month ago
I already told y'all that well mudda take sic is a staunch PLP.
Read his comments carefully. He tries to disguise it but its blatantly obvious. His comments are laced with sympathy for the PLP.
Well_mudda_take_sic 7 years, 1 month ago
I must be one of those individuals whose name appears on the register of voters in at least three places for three different constituencies because some of you say I'm a diehard PLP, others of you say I'm firmly in the DNA camp, and some of you claim I'm working in a coy and hideous way to get out the FNM vote. I guess this means I need to wear my T-shirt with the yellow front, red back and green sleeves on election day!
sealice 7 years, 1 month ago
and that's an example of how the PLP pays for votes? Other then the Gov't job?
Reality_Check 7 years, 1 month ago
You are so right about the glaringly shameless political bias of The Tribune. On page 9 of the April 11 edition of The Tribune, the editorially staff selectively printed only part of one your comments recently posted to this web site in which you identified the valuing of loyalty above all else as being Christie's single greatest weakness. The Tribune very deliberately omitted printing the part of your comments where you pointed out that Minnis suffers from the same weakness. Small wonder so many now regard The Tribune as a ragtime tabloid devoid of professional journalism....nothing but a media outlet for the views of its owners and the suppressing of differing views expressed by others.
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