politics: greg fires a salvo...
and people wonder why singapore has virtually no competition politics wise. as pissed as i am with regards to this whole nkf debacle(i will resist the temptation to lambast gerard ee and the "*new*" nkf board... lest i draw a lawsuit upon myself since apparently there's no such thing as 1) innocence until proven guilty, 2) gratitude to predecessors, who actually built up the foundation they're happily plonking their fat bottoms on with the millions of dollars in reserve and 3) total anonymity on the interenet. soooo...), i think the opposition parties in singapore aren't exactly the brightest bulbs in the box.
kudos to the workers' party for just laying down criticism at the pap in a subtle, but poignant manner. i believe credit must be given where credit is due, and i think the remarks made by their secretary general were tactful, yet sharp enough to draw a response from the MM. sure, the comment was rebutted, but still, it was a good try.
however, contrast this to a jackass like chee soon juan. sometimes, it really makes me wonder if this guy is actually paid to pull off his antics. i mean come on, can't the guy take a hint? his accusation of pap going all out to destroy his party, is, ironically, giving the pap reason and just cause to smack him. the fact that a law was just passed to ban podcasts and he goes on and releases one is pretty much as analogical to covering oneself in fish guts, jumping into a shark-infested ocean and slitting one's wrist for good measure. the sharks WILL come...
it baffles the mind really. it's people like this that keep the pap in power. simply because there's no one else better to withstand the scrutiny. ok, it must be tiring waiting election after election. and surely patience wears thin, leading to outbursts. but if you're giving your opponent the opportunity to fault you, you're basically shooting yourself in the foot and destroying all the hard work you've done in the past. i may not agree with everything pap, but i sure as hell wouldn't wanna put the reins of my country in the hands of jokers like chee soon juan. imagine him going up to malaysia and pulling off these stunts. or better still, going up to the states and accusing dubya of covering up the whole WMD issue in iraq like he is with the pap and nkf now.
change might be good, but if a system is functioning(even with the hiccups inherent in every system), why go out to reinvent the wheel? please do wake up your idea, dr chee. you're not exactly a fitting and prime example of someone who can lead a nation. and your antics simply aren't gonna get us through. not as a people. not as a nation. maybe in a jim carrey movie, but not here in functional, if boring, singapore.
and you dare to say out loud that you hold a phd. pffft.
kudos to the workers' party for just laying down criticism at the pap in a subtle, but poignant manner. i believe credit must be given where credit is due, and i think the remarks made by their secretary general were tactful, yet sharp enough to draw a response from the MM. sure, the comment was rebutted, but still, it was a good try.
however, contrast this to a jackass like chee soon juan. sometimes, it really makes me wonder if this guy is actually paid to pull off his antics. i mean come on, can't the guy take a hint? his accusation of pap going all out to destroy his party, is, ironically, giving the pap reason and just cause to smack him. the fact that a law was just passed to ban podcasts and he goes on and releases one is pretty much as analogical to covering oneself in fish guts, jumping into a shark-infested ocean and slitting one's wrist for good measure. the sharks WILL come...
it baffles the mind really. it's people like this that keep the pap in power. simply because there's no one else better to withstand the scrutiny. ok, it must be tiring waiting election after election. and surely patience wears thin, leading to outbursts. but if you're giving your opponent the opportunity to fault you, you're basically shooting yourself in the foot and destroying all the hard work you've done in the past. i may not agree with everything pap, but i sure as hell wouldn't wanna put the reins of my country in the hands of jokers like chee soon juan. imagine him going up to malaysia and pulling off these stunts. or better still, going up to the states and accusing dubya of covering up the whole WMD issue in iraq like he is with the pap and nkf now.
change might be good, but if a system is functioning(even with the hiccups inherent in every system), why go out to reinvent the wheel? please do wake up your idea, dr chee. you're not exactly a fitting and prime example of someone who can lead a nation. and your antics simply aren't gonna get us through. not as a people. not as a nation. maybe in a jim carrey movie, but not here in functional, if boring, singapore.
and you dare to say out loud that you hold a phd. pffft.
greg last trudged in on 4/25/2006 02:51:00 pm
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