The PKR situation in Sabah from another perspective
http://steadyaku-steadyaku-husseinhamid.blogspot.com (October 26, 2009)
On PKR Sabah
by Hussein Hamid
Re: People Parliment article “The End Days of PKR in Sabah”.
Quote : “My source who was at the meeting at Merchant Square today said Anwar made it clear at the meeting that he was not going to have any of this. “No way in hell will I have Jeffrey as chief”, Anwar is reported to have blasted. Anwar, it seems, is determined to see a Muslim lead PKR in Sabah because, it is said, he insists that Muslims make up the majority in Sabah.”
Steadyaku47 comments: I do not as a rule read other blogs. Just MT2Day , The Malaysian Insider and maybe some Local Media – just to keep myself current. This morning one of my friends, KS, sent me Harris posting ‘The End Days of PKR in Sabah” and asked for my comments. So comment I will – and I do so with the intention of putting the record right – as I know it -with apologies to Harris.
With all due respect to Harris I have known Anwar for over 50 years. I have yet to hear him use that “HELL” word even once. Not even when he speaks of Mahathir or UMNO! I am sure his close associates will vouch for this claim of mine. So I can say with conviction that he did not say, “No way in hell will I have Jeffrey as chief”,
Now as to whether he will have Jeffrey as ‘Chief’ – is this the same Jeffrey as below:
He is known to be a controversial politician, having been detained under the infamous Internal Security Act on suspicion of plotting to secede Sabah from the federation of Malaysia. He is also known to have switched political parties a number of times, being a former member of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (AKAR Bersatu), and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO). In 2003, he applied to join the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) but his application was rejected. He is currently the Vice President of Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
In the Malaysian General Election 2008, he challenged his brother Joseph Pairin from Barisan Nasional-Parti Bersatu Sabah at the Keningau Parliamentary Constituency, but lost.
Wilkipedia
If he is then it is not only in Peninsular Malaysia that we are burden with one katak call “Ibrahim Ali’ but there is also one in Sabah. Now if my common sense dictates that I will not want this Ibrahim Ali to be on my team when I am going against another team call UMNO – why would anybody want Jeffery to lead any team against UMNO? You would need to be a moron to trust this guy with anything, much less the future of Pakatan Rakyat! And I know Anwar is not one! You need Jeffery like you would need a hole in your head.
Another quote from Harris article:
“In a fax message addressed to PKR president Wan Azizah, 14 Sabah PKR division chiefs put their signatures to this message, naming just one man as their choice to lead PKR Sabah. Keningau division chief, Datuk Dr. Jeffery Kitingan, is the choice of the strongest PKR divisions in Sabah”.
Again I beg to differ. My credible sources indicated that more divisional heads support Ahmad Thamrin Hj Zaini (letters duly signed) compared to Jeffery (letters by Fax). All these letters (duly signed for Thamrin and faxed for Jeffery) were tabled at the meeting. Thamrin is aligned to Jeffery’s camp and was the Secretary to the KeADILan State Committee.
Another quote from Harris article:
“Azmin’s out. The PKR division chiefs have made it clear that he’s not wanted”. There really is no need to malign Azmin. His mandate by Biro Politik Keadilan ends in October. Ditto for Mustafa Kamil in Sarawak!
Another quote:
“Anwar, it seems, is determined to see a Muslim lead PKR in Sabah because, it is said, he insists that Muslims make up the majority in Sabah”. This is a most pathetic assumption to say that no Muslim is eligible. That all Muslims are deemed to be racists. I see this as a trend among those pseudo intellectuals, clearly with no roots in their own culture and tradition. Do they have any idea what impression the Sabah Muslims has of Jeffery?…and well deserved too if I may add!
Enough said for now. What I have said above are based on facts that will be borne out in the time to come. As to what transpired when Anwar was in UMNO and with Mahathir I will leave it to Anwar himself to tell us. Time will reveal all that we need to know. After all we must leave Anwar with some things to tell when he does get to writing his memoirs!
too many ” if “, “butts” , ” credible sources ” etc . when you have too many of these words or words of similar meaning , the article’ substance is in question and so is the authors .
as for me , what i know is two very good individuals have ” left “. both are people of substance , not just from the speeches they make but also from the ideas they articulate through their speeches and articles . one is none other then zaid ibrahim and the other – jeffery kitingan .
i will bank in my money with them . these are the 2 who have principles and hence can share their ” light “. the others are peripheral and just mere politicians. if politics is a dirty game , then politicians must be even worse.
samsiah hassan - October 31, 2009 at 7:54 pm
if jeffery kitingan has the majority support to become the chief of PKR sabah, why don’t let him be? if anwar never said the alleged statement, why did he choose other people to be the chief and not jeffery? isn’t PKR is the people party and should democratically select their chief from bottom to top post. with anwar hand pick who to be the chief of PKR at any places and state is giving an impression to the people that he not doing the walk and at the same time contradicting himself.
PKR is not yet proven their trust and support from the sabahan, i don’t think this party will influence the outcome of the next general and state election. even if jeffery become the chief of PKR, it don’t mean he will be the next CM of sabah because BN still has large influence among the people of sabah with PBS with them. PKR should not assume that they have full support from the sabahan when PBS still strong among the local and UMNO get the main majority of the sabahan muslim votes.
PKR should not repeating the same mistake that MCA did last time when they choose outsider to be the chief and with that lost the trust among the majority of sabahan chinese. no matter opposition and ruling side, malaya based party often choose to play the racial and religious card to get the support from the people. it sure a short way to gain support in short term but not in long term.
any party that want to repersent the people should abandon the racial and religion card. they should not take consider of majority in race and religion as a benchmark to be a leader or CM of a state when now, we see the minority become the president in america. we are so proud to let other people know that our racial community is the most successful in the world, but the truth is not when some of prominent politician is still playing the race and religion card to gain support from the people.
jefferi78 - October 31, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Re: People Parliment article “The End Days of PKR in Sabah”.
Quote : “My source who was at the meeting at Merchant Square today said Anwar made it clear at the meeting that he was not going to have any of this. “No way in hell will I have Jeffrey as chief”, Anwar is reported to have blasted. Anwar, it seems, is determined to see a Muslim lead PKR in Sabah because, it is said, he insists that Muslims make up the majority in Sabah.”
REALLY, DID ANWAR REALLY SAID SO.
PROOF IT, GET ANWAR TO OPENLY SAY to the general public.
” No way in hell will I have Jeffrey as chief and Anwar want to see a Muslim lead PKR in Sabah”
OTHERWISE, TO ME THIS IS AN ATTEMP TO GET THE MALAYS MEMBER’S OF PKR AND PR TO RALLY BEHIND ANWAR IBRAHIM DURING THIS TESTING TIME AS A FACE SAVING FOR ANWAR AND AN ATTEMPT TO DIVERT THE PEOPLE ATTENTION FROM SODMY CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST ANWAR BY SAIFUL.
THE PEOPLE ARE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO READ YOUR GAMES ANWAR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR LIES AND TRICK.
ANYWAY ANWAR, THE DEMISE OF PKR AND PR IS IMMINENT.
ilham - October 31, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Saturday October 31, 2009
Kick hubby out of PKR, Ezam tells Wan Azizah
By SIRA HABIBU
KUALA LUMPUR: Former PKR Youth chief Ezam Mohd Nor has challenged party president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to kick her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim out of the party.
He also called on Anwar to stop hiding behind Wan Azizah’s skirt.
Ezam said it was high time Wan Azizah made a choice, as she should not serve the interest of her husband at the expense of the party as Anwar is facing sodomy charges.
“Azizah should resign as president if she does not have the heart to sack her husband from the party,’’ he said yesterday.
Ezam was commenting on Port Klang assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah’s decision to quit PKR on moral grounds.
Ezam said Wan Azizah should support Badrul’s decision to quit if she is consistent in upholding the principle of morality.
“As a wife, Wan Azizah has a responsibility to her husband, and she cannot possibly tell all to the public.
“But Wan Azizah should remember that she also has a responsibility to the party and its members,
“If there is conflict of interest, Wan Azizah should just resign,’’ he said.
Badrul, when announcing his decision to quit PKR on Thursday, said Wan Azizah knew what was happening in the party and asked why she had been evasive.
He also said Wan Azizah was willing to cover up her husband’s weaknesses for the sake of her family but at the expense of the party and the rakyat.
He said as a PKR member and an elected representative, he had a right to ask for the party president’s explanation on the matter.
Wan Azizah’s failure in fulfilling her duties and in addressing the serious moral problems affecting the party, was the main reason he quit, Badrul claimed.
ilham - October 31, 2009 at 11:29 pm
“The PKR situation in Sabah from another perspective”
IN WHATEVER PERSPECTIVE YOU LOOK AT IT, THE TRUTH IS THE DEMISE OF PKR IS IMMINENT.
For Dr. Wan Azizah to ponder
“GOOD HUSBAND AND FATHER WILL NEVER BURDEN THE FAMILY WITH PROBELMS.”
” MY HOUSE IS MY HEAVEN AND NOT HELL ”
I symphatise with you Dr. Wan Azizah for going thru all the hell
created by your husband.
May Allah give the the strength and courage to face this testing time.
ilham - November 1, 2009 at 1:18 am
“I symphatise with you Dr. Wan Azizah for going thru all the hell
created by your husband.”- Ilham
What a crock!!!!
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 3:28 am
Salmiah Hassan
How could you bank your trust in a person (ie Jeffrey Kittingan)who keeps frogging from one party to the next and the next and the next???
Jeffrey Kittingan is either an opportunist of the lowest kind or a man without core principles or a man trying to hoodwink his constituency. He gets away with the kind of attitude I have mentioned earlier about those elitist East Malaysians whose hubris is exploited beautifully by UMNO-BN.
I say, let Jeffrey Kittingan go… he is a liability than an asset now that he had shown his hands or his legs, so to speak.
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 3:34 am
Uh Frank, this one is samsiah hassan, not salmiah hussein. May be an alternate nick. Will the real salmiah stand up. please?
Ilham are you still playing marbles with that infantile Ezam and reptilian Nalla? Explains a lot on you being stuck in the ‘oral phase’ in psychoanalytical terms. Maybe you are enamored with those nonentities, and who knows – you might have been trained by the Chandran Mustika flur.
Menyalak-er - November 1, 2009 at 4:19 am
Uh Frank, this one is samsiah hassan, not salmiah hussein. May be an alternate nick. Will the real salmiah stand up. please?” Menyalak-er
Naah! Will the real Salmiah Hussein squat down please?! Itu ‘stand up’ is orang puteh punya expression la.
Mr Bean - November 1, 2009 at 5:32 am
Please forgive me if I am wrong but I am beginning to wonder if Ilham is a closet queer,with all his homophobic rantings ,not that it is any body’s business if he is or isn’t.
ocho-onda - November 1, 2009 at 8:19 am
frank,
thanks for your comment.
jeffery kitingan may have jumped parties many times , but he has not ” jumped ” principles . he has been consistent all along in his political career. jumping parties is not big deal . it is like you changing your car every five years or so. afterall, if the vehicle gives you problems then you change your vehicle. but the principles are not affected. so better you change the vehicle rather then change your principles , lest you come into conflict with your principles and then yourself !!!
but changing your ” political skin ” is a big deal. chameleon’s are those who change their skin and colour given the colour of the enviroment that they are in . and these are dangerous people, if i may say so – a danger to not only the people who support them but in other ways too. they are dangerous because you dont know what they stand for .
the ouster of zaid and jeffery introduces new meaning to our political enviroment . it means what zaid and jeffery stand for, holds no meaning to PKR anymore and they are scarificed .
sacrificed in favour of what ? from what i can glean from what i read , i dont think it is tenable or will be tenable for some of us here . but we will see in due course .
if u have any other questions frank , please pose them . my money is still with zaid and jeffery- no other.
thanks .
samsiah hassan - November 1, 2009 at 10:48 am
and frank , 3 other people who stand out today are dr. bakri musa , raja petra kamaruddin and nik aziz the menteri besar of kelantan. they are not only strong on the grounds that they stand on but their fundamentals is very good .
samsiah hassan - November 1, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Who is Jeffery Kitingan?
He is first a Sabahan who only wants his state to have the kind of autonomy it deserves. His Harvard and Tufts education has prepared him for the path he seeks. Still he does not appear to be elitist in his approach to politics and government. His views seem to have lasting grassroots support and that is what sustains a politician in the long run. He is a politician who has witnessed the economic exploitation of his state by a corrupt government supported by federal power based in far away Kuala Lumpur. He sees the resources of his state being frittered away and with it so goes the fate of the Kadazans who are Christians in a country whose official religion is Islam and in a state in which Christianity has a strong foothold.
That in a nutshell is the problem for Kuala Lumpur. It is not new.
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New Yorker Bean, have you examined his record as Chairman, Yayasan Sabah?…he was one of those self serving individuals who sought power to govern for personal gain. –Din Merican
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He has been criticized for party hopping and of being an opportunist. Aren’t politicians all opportunists? They do that to survive when they couldn’t find a lasting political platform for them to stand on, so they could go on being useful to the cause they have committed themselves to. That does not of course mean that there are none who would not do it for more personal reasons sacrificing their ideals and principles in the process. We have seen several cases of that lately which have succeeded in changing the political fortunes of the parties and the states they swore allegiance to.
Mr Bean - November 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Sorry you guys out there. I can understand of you guys feeling very inferior reading the truth in my comments. I don’t think telling the truth is an offence under the penal code or code of ethics unless you guys think otherwise.
It hurts to hear the truth. Truth is like a bitter pill but it cured ailment faster.
I’m open for any attack. A soldier never retreat in war. I will win this war. PKR will loose this war against ILHAM.
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People will win, not Ilham and PKR-PR can win if it does not lose touch with the people. PKR’s demise is thus grossly exaggerated. You don’t get it, friend. We all think you are real joker. I am having a lot of fun seeing how you make a fool of yourself.–Din Merican
ilham - November 1, 2009 at 1:08 pm
“He is a politician who has witnessed the economic exploitation of his state by a corrupt government supported by federal power based in far away Kuala Lumpur. “- Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean and Samsiah Hassan.
If Jeffrey cannot see how KL exploited his state,he is a fool and does not deserve even one vote.
A politician who keeps on frogging over and over again to different political parties would indicate one thing: His judgement. His judgement of the kind of party he should be in to fight his battles. He goes into each new party, not as an unknown person, but someone with enough clout and standing to influence the direction of that party, right?
The analogy to a car is a bit misplaced. When you buy a car, you must have studied the car well enough beforehand before putting your money forward.
You can be excused for being wrong for the first time, but if you keep on getting it wrong over and over again, it cannot be the car, it has to be your judgment or that you simply don’t have the required brain to do proper homework first. We call it due diligence in the case of a political party.
I don’t intend to question Jeffrey’s principles and what-have-you, every politician has his principles, the only difference between politicians is the price offered which he is willing to sell his principles.
East Malaysians have a reputation for frogging, and Anwar has much experience in that field when he was made the hatchet man by UMNO to bring down the government there. It akes a thief to catch a thief, and in politics, experience counts alot and that much, I give credit to Anwar . I would still listen to him on this issue and his opinion about Sarawakians and Sabahans, since he is no novice in this and had done it and been there before in this game.
Sabahans and Sarawakians should learn one thing: When you live with a problem or when you are part of the problem, you cannot see the problem. Thus you will never solve the problem and can never be the solution. That is why experts and consultants from outside are sent in to fix problems, not because they know better, but because they do not live in the problem and is not part of the problem.
For all we care, Jeffrey is part of the problem and not a solution.
When start frogging around once too often, his judgment must be questioned. And you cannot have leaders whose judgment is seen as faulty. Which is the case for Jeffrey Kitingan.
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Samsiah Hassan
Yes, I would put my money on Zaid and the Tok Guru.
RPK and Bakri Musa are not politicians, so I would not put my money on them, but I would listen to what they say. So far, they have been very consistent with their principles.
What made RPK and Bakri Musa standout from the rest is that they as, Malays, by definition anyway, are willing to call a spade a spade, and to say it out publicly.
The Malay culture trains the young ones to hold one’s tongue unless it is a life and death issue. That is how Malay sultanate feudalism survives to this day and why the Hang Tuah legend made Hang Jebat to pay with his life.
When you fastforward today this feudal state of mind being imposed on the Malay mind from young, that is how UMNO got away with all the crimes and sins for 50 years and why the Malays have allowed the same UMNO-led coalition to rule Malaysia since independence. You only get that in communist countries like North Korea and Cuba, socialist countries like China and semi-socialist countries like Singapore.
The fact that corruption and nepotism is so rampant in UMNO, with the compliments of the Malay votes and East Malaysian votes, it is not too far wrong to make similar comparisons between the one-party run Malaysia and the communist countries like North Korea.
In North Korea you have the son who took over from the father. Same in Malaysia (include the PM’s cousin as a Home Minister) and same in Singapore. Only China doesn’t allow father and son succession regime. Indonesia and Thailand are way far off better than Malaysia in this regard.
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 3:08 pm
See, how weak and vulnerable you guys are.
A little tickle from Ilham have open up a lot of weaknes in you guy’s.
How to win a war when mentally and immotionally you guy’s are weak especially Din Merican, ocho-onda, frank and other’s anti-Ilham.
Thanks Din for thinking that i’m a real joker and i’m having a lot of fun seeing how i make you guys looke like a fool yourself.
Anyway Din, thanks for giving this fool so much attention in you blog and it will not discourage me from commenting in your blog irregardless what you guy’s think or said about me.
One more thing Din, the demise of PKR is true and it’s not grossly exagerrated and surely i can agree with you that the people will win
but not the people who took to the street and sembahyang hajat on the street in Perak.
A GENTLE REMINDER FROM ME TO DIN MERICAN, NOV.03.2009 IS FEW DAYS AWAY AND THE DEMISE OF PKR IS IMMINENT.
HIDUP MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA MAJU JAYA SEERTA AMAN DAMAI DAN MAKMUR TANPA ANWAR IBRAHIM DAN PKR.
ilham - November 1, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Ilham
What TRUTH?? You keep harping that you have the truth? Nobody, repeat nobody, holds a monopoly to truth, least of all someone like you. For you to come here and say you are telling the truth, that’s infantile mentality. You appear to wanting to engage in a serious discuss but somehow I sense a lack of intellectual input.
Characters like you are a dime a dozen. So don’t come here and plead freaking innocence!
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Ilham
What TRUTH?? You keep harping that you have the truth? Nobody, repeat nobody, holds a monopoly to truth, least of all someone like you. For you to come here and say you are telling the truth, that’s infantile mentality. You appear to wanting to engage in a serious discuss but somehow I sense a lack of intellectual input.
Characters like you are a dime a dozen on the internet. This is my last take on you.
Frank - November 1, 2009 at 9:03 pm
http://dinmerican.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/the-lingam-charade/
“You appear to be wanting to engage in a serious discussion but somehow I sense a lack of intellectual input.” Frank
Yes, let’s hear what he has to say on the Lingam issue.
Mr Bean - November 1, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Well, Ilham
Let me engage with you for the first and probably the last time in a rational discourse in a civil manner – and only on that single issue i.e. whether any law has been broken when a judge and his family were seen holidaying in a foreign country with a lawyer and his family. Never mind about who paid for the expenses and why etc.
Was there any law broken? No.
Finally. the truth from you Mr. Bean.
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Mr Bean – November 1, 2009 at 2:53 am
“You appear to be wanting to engage in a serious discussion but somehow I sense a lack of intellectual input.” Frank
Yes, let’s hear what he has to say on the Lingam issue.
Mr Bean – November 1, 2009 at 10:06 pm
You have answered your question for me. Thanks Mr. Bean.
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ilham - November 1, 2009 at 10:30 pm
That’s the point. Nobody disagrees. There is no law broken as far as holidaying together is concerned even if expenses were paid by the lawyer. It looks like you’re having an argument with yourself and I helped end it.
But I also said that was not the issue.
So your response to the real issue, please. The issue is one of circumstancial evidence. The allegation is that both had conspired to subvert the course of justice in one or more cases.
Mr Bean - November 2, 2009 at 2:19 am
Mr. Bean
You are way up above his head. The intelligence differential is too big. Don’t waste your time.Its like explaining to a 6 month old baby on the 10 reasons why he should stop crying.
I don’t know about you, but after reading all his postings to find something substantive to reflect upon, either to agree or to embark on a path of discourse, instead I have reached a point of ad nauseum. My intelligence gets insulted.
Frank - November 2, 2009 at 4:00 am
Cik Ilham,
Like the blog host who has so rightly put it, no one can make a fool of you but yourself.
Stop flattering yourself. I suppose in your mentally deranged and deluded self, you think that those who do not agree with you are “anti-Ilham”. This blog welcomes dissenting views and INTELLIGENT discourse but the trouble is, most of the visitors are not “intelligent” enough to make out of your incoherent rantings because most of the time you sounded like a piece of broken gramophone record ,repeating yourself over and over again.
You will do yourself a kind favour if you go massage your ego some place else.
ocho-onda - November 2, 2009 at 9:48 am
Frank,
When someone insists on making a fool of himself, the decent thing to do would be to let him do so. Give him all the tools he needs so he could complete the job. The rest of us can sit back, watch and enjoy the show.
But shutting him out ( by blocking his IP address etc) and denying him of his constitutional right to free speech would make a mockery of Pakatan’s own agenda. His use of abusive language, scandalous and defamatory though it may be is nevertheless an exercise of free speech.
Mr Bean - November 2, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Give him all the tools he needs so he could complete the job.-Mr Bean
Cybertrooper’s job is to get the airing as much and as long as possible, however stupid they appear to be. That’s the objective.
He was given the airing quite generously by the host. Sometimes you have to cut off the noise that make no sense at some point when it goes on and on irritatingly.
I am for free speech, even if it is irresponsible free speech in which you can make some sense out of it and debate on it, but nonsensical speech that does not move the discussion forward ??? Well I guess, that’s the prerogative of the blog host.
Frank - November 2, 2009 at 1:09 pm
When you see something on TV that is disagreeable to you, what you do is you switch to another channel. It is wrong to deny those who want to view it by banning it. If you do that then you’re no better than the party you’re working hard to dislodge and replace.
That is what free speech means – and in a democracy, free speech is protected by the Constitution.
I am a Democrat but I listen to FOX News (which leans heavily to the right) to know what the other side is saying. It is no fun listening to the echoes of one’s own thoughts by listening to MSNBC or NBC which lean to the left. But I have my limits. When Hannity or Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter or worse Glenn Beck appears, I would go immediately for the switch.
Mr Bean - November 2, 2009 at 2:55 pm
“But I have my limits. When Hannity or Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter or worse Glenn Beck appears, I would go immediately for the switch.” -Mr. Bean
That is what I mean. The blog host has the switch
Frank - November 2, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Mr. Bean
Analogy to TV not too accurate.
As a listener you have the switch. In reading blogs, the only way to turn of the switch is not to come to Din’s blog at all.
It is like Hannity or Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter or worse Glenn Beck coming into CNN/MSNBC ranting away in between the news you are watching. What do you do? You can’t remove them because they into CNN/MSNBC invited or uninvited.
So based on your analogy, I should just don’t come to Din’s blog at all because I can’t stand the nonsensical rants of the fella, ie switch off, to have a discourse. No? Fair deal for Din? That is why the prerogative is the blog host and that is why blog hosts do cut off these cybertroopers,because of the annoyance of their rants. They don’t comment, they just rant.
Frank - November 2, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Then there’s the problem of where to draw the line. It is a lot easier to stuff ears with cotton. Why throw yout TV?
Principles cannot be compromised or seen to be compromised. Credibility suffers and integrity takes a back seat. No can do.
Mr Bean - November 2, 2009 at 8:48 pm
“Then there’s the problem of where to draw the line.”-Mr Bean
It is between realpolitik and idealism. In Malaysia, realpolitik rules the roost.
Even in the land of Uncle Sam, mainstream media owned by or funded through advertisements by lobbyists and interest groups (read: the amen corner for Israel) despite subvert the ideals of free speech. Take for example, after a few days of hoo-haa, the US MSM black out all news about Stewart Nozette, the scientist who was caught spying for Israel. All news about the mischief of AIPAC and spy sting on AIPAC were totally blackout now.
The line, Mr. Bean, is drawn when it comes to reapolitik and idealism. Tge lobbyists in US and the so-called self-appointed stewards of the principle of free speech know that fully well.
Idealism is good, in fact very good, but up to a point. Especially in Malaysia.
Frank - November 3, 2009 at 1:36 am