In December, 2004 Tony Blair personally rewarded South Korean’s president Roh Moo-Hyun, one of his strongest allies on Iraq, a lavish visit to Britain. The two day official state visit was to be one that few have been able to experience. The president and his wife were honored with exceptional ‘five-star’ preferential treatment during their visit as they were guests of the Queen at Buckingham Palace. This trip is perceived by many as another one of the Blair rewards that Tony has become infamous for. It’s no wonder that many people started to feel somewhat let down by Tony and a local headline read, ‘Blair rewards complaints from Iraq to Korea; the backlash of Tony and easy saver rewards complaints’.
When it comes to controversy Tony Blair has seen his share. In fact, it is believed by many people that he is the root cause of most of his own dilemmas. The truth is that Tony Blair seems to have a hand in many aspects of worldwide politics and in so doing, he often does things that offend a small, or in some cases, a large group of people. One of the major issues that Blair opponents have with him is the so-called Blair rewards program.
Some say Blair rewards complaints from opponents are usually based on the fact that these opponents do not have the power to bestow such rewards. This means that because Tony can, he has a sort of edge. In essence, some political leaders could choose to please Tony in order that they may benefit from such rewards. In all likelihood this has happened to some degree throughout the years and this has resulted in the label, Blair rewards scam.
Apparently Tony Blair is so powerful that he no longer needs to be discreet in rewarding those that please him. Blair even confidently provides assistance to fallen political leaders or those that could use a boost to their careers. This has been seen time and again over the years. The fact is that with Tony’s endorsement almost anyone is guaranteed at least some success. This is why he is sometimes called the Blair easy saver. The reality is that Tony has the magic touch in many ways. If one is a recipient of his reward and/or approval in some way, they are likely to be soon on their way to a blissful future.
However, there have been some situations in which the long term success of the recipients of Tony’s rewards did not pan out so well; for instance, former South Korean president, Roh Moo-Hyun. After his political career took a turn for the worse he ended his life in May, 2009, by jumping off a cliff near his home. So while a reward from Blair can easily provide a boost or even a small shove in the right direction, it cannot guarantee lifelong triumphs, or even short term accomplishments.
As an advocate of political forces doing right over wrong, I, Marley Masters feel it is very important to point out the disparities that have been witnessed by countless people in politics and by the general public when it comes to the Blair rewards program that many political figures have benefited from. For way too many years, the actions of how blair rewards those that seem undeserving have gone on without recourse to Tony Blair himself. It is time to start taking the blair rewards complaints seriously and find a way to keep this from happening again in the future.
