From a Bob Wakeham perspective

Bob Wakeham translates from the Dannese:

The premier’s denunciation of any proposal to introduce online games of chance to Newfoundland is interesting from, well, from a couple of “perspectives,” to utilize that word the premier manages to include in every second sentence, a subliminal way of downplaying his authoritarian personality. (“From my perspective, he’s a blah, blah, blah” — in other words, it’s just his opinion, nothing more, nothing less. Sure it is.)

And the thumbs-down to on-line gambling is a palpable example of what happens when one person is running the affairs of our “happy province” — the premier, who rules with an iron fist despite his denials, is offering anything but his “perspective” or opinion when he speaks publicly about any issue under the sun.

Dantionary (I)

spin (n.) [OE spinnan] — Any statement which Our Dear Premier disagrees with.

spin (v.i. and t.) — To utter or issue spin.

Premier Dismissing Comments About Deal Signed With Quebec
April 5, 2009

The premier is dismissing assertions from the Quebec government and critics that the deal signed last week on recall power is recognition that our government must deal with Quebec for transmission of hydro power. Last week government announced that it had signed a deal with Emera Energy of Nova Scotia to wheel recall power from the Upper Churchill through Quebec. Premier Danny Williams says the Quebec government needs to keep a monopoly on transmission of power, and he calls their response nothing more than spin.

Of course, Our Dear Premier's own pronouncments on Our Dear Deal are certainly not spin, at least not in the pre-Revolutionary sense of the term.

Nothing could be further from the truth.