Watan Marhaen said...
Once you said the alternative media as irrelevant and rubbish but today you seem to have eaten the humble pie and today you have also befriended the alternative media like the MalaysiaToday. We still remember how you treat your opponents very well. We'll never forget that and finally God is great since you are no longer the PM!
May 1, 2008 5:29 PM
Just curious said...
Just a reply to your comment on TDM blog. I thought Tun was the only one from BN who have openly supported and used blogs prior to the election, though he was not a blogger himself. I admit my ignorant about politicians and what they have said or have not said. Can you give me a reason for you making claim that Tun rubbishing alternative media, with facts - time, date and place. So that we know that you are not just one of the typical PKR supporters/troopers who would condemn TDM at every opportunity.
May 2, 2008 1:58 PM
Just a reply to your comment on TDM blog. I thought Tun was the only one from BN who have openly supported and used blogs prior to the election, though he was not a blogger himself. I admit my ignorant about politicians and what they have said or have not said. Can you give me a reason for you making claim that Tun rubbishing alternative media, with facts - time, date and place. So that we know that you are not just one of the typical PKR supporters/troopers who would condemn TDM at every opportunity.
May 2, 2008 1:58 PM
The former was my post on chedet.com, a blog claimed to be owned and authored by Tun M and the latter was a reply to mine in my blog. Well, to answer his statement that Tun M was the only one from UMNO who supported the use of blogs prior to the election.....excuse me, although he 'might' be the first but again he was also among the first if not the first ever man who despise blogs and the once 'alternative media' like the Malaysiakini because according to him such medias were spreading lies, slanders, and hatred towards him. He even refused to talk to the 'alternative media' but soon after he saw himself being sidelined or to be exact his mega projects he resorted to the other media as he now feels that such is better than the main stream media. How ironic!
We have to concede the fact that he had brought tremendous change to Malaysia but only in terms of mega projects which sadly fail to improve the status of even his own race. What he's doing now is just a manifestation of his unhappiness over the acts of his successor, whom he thought has sidelined all his legacies. He should realised that by giving up his position his time is over and he should just act as tacit advisor through proper channels like what Tun Hussein has done. He just quit..thus maintained the people respect.
Who was responsible for the closure of Watan , once a famous political based daily? He has governed this country unlike his predecessors as well as his successor. As far as I care to remember, never during his tenure the government allowed itself to be criticised openly like what happen today. It was all well and cosy during his time added by the fact that alternative media was yet to emerge, thus he had his field day.
He should realised that he has past his heyday as the 'supremo' and has to learn the fact that he is now equal to almost everybody, a mere commoner. Now, perhaps is the best time for him to reflect whatever he has done to others. Why has he 'suffered' in such a way causing him to embrace the alternative media? I am pretty sure, if he's still in power he'll be no different from the powers of the day. For over twent years he governed this beloved country of ours in his own way especially after he founded UMNO Baru, he has sidelined the current Prime Minister although he got the highest vote for UMNO Vice Presidency. The once credible and respected Judiciary began its decline during his tenure. Dissent was not acceptable during his time, it is a fact that he had 4 different Deputy Prime Ministers with the second last being ousted like common criminal and had to suffer in prison!
If he said Pak Lah as a mistake therefore whose mistake was it? Who appointed Pak Lah to be his successor? Was it Najib? Mahyuddin? Or others .....the answer is and still is HIMSELF! If he really is what people said of him as be tolerant therefore why nobody dared to question his decision to teach Science and Math in English, which the present government is trying to defend although the desired result is yet to materialised. Students are still weak in Science and Maths while the standard of English too has suffered rather than becoming the driving force.
The evidences are abundant and many including those in his former cabinet admitted that he ruled alone rather than through collective efforts of his cabinet. ISA for instance is still there usually for politically motivated reasons rather than used to curb the illegals in Sabah for instance. Enough is enough and he should face the fact that he's no longer the Godfather and learn to behave like a commoner.
P/S - My comment was published in the Daily Express few days after I posted the above comment
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