The tale of two Prime Ministers

I read a very interesting post today. Pasquale had really pointed out the most important aspect in the differences between Tun Dr Mahathir and Pak Lah. Let me put this into perspective; of all the insults and jeers being thrown at TDM all these years, be it MahaFiraun, Tun Mamak etc, nobody and I do mean nobody, has ever called him Stupid.

Why? Although he has his perceived weaknesses (due to his strong character and larger than life persona), he is not known to be clueless and indecisive. The same can’t be said to his successor though. Pak Lah has been called by so many unflattering names and embarrassing monickers we should by now be ashamed to have him as a PM. So when all things remain equal, which leader would you rather have?

This one;    

  Or this one?;

Sore losers in Umno

I listened to a Penang UMNO assemblyman on the news last night and read it in The Star today:

“Call to scrap mega projects”

PENANG: The state Umno will “persuade” the Federal Government to scrap all the mega projects in the state in view of the people’s clear rejection of Barisan Nasional.Since Penangites do not want development, the Federal Government should not force it on them, said state Umno liaison committee secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim. He said that this was not Penang Umno taking revenge “but we are actually giving the people what they want”.

“They voted for change, so let us see what the DAP can do,” he said after the party’s emergency meeting at Menara Umno yesterday.

Azhar, who is Penaga assemblyman, was appointed the state Opposition Leader at the meeting.Meanwhile, Umno liaison committee deputy chief Datuk Abdul Rashid Abdullah hit out at the new administration for its decision not to practise the New Economic Policy (NEP).

My dear Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, should the Penangites exclude themselves from paying income tax, road tax or any other form of taxes to the Federal Government as well? I think they are more than happy to contribute to the state government than the corrupted
Federal Government.

When you say things without thinking, do not blame other people for calling you an idiot. He even had the audacity to say that it was not a revenge on his part. If that wasn’t the case of an ultimate sore loser then I don’t know what that was.

For your information Datuk, the majority of Penangites do not reject development. They reject corrupt governments. Why is it you people in UMNO can’t see until now that
rejecting BN doesn’t mean rejecting development? Rejecting BN crucially means rejecting the corruption rampantly exist within the system. Get it?

Because of this damaging statement on your part, there will be 2 outcomes:

1) You are depriving all people in Penang from getting aid from the Federal Government (be it pro BN or anti BN)

2) You are projecting UMNO as owningthe Federal Government. When will UMNO
leaders learn that they do not own the Federal Government? UMNO needs to wash
away this notion that they can do anything they want. Federal government should be the government to every citizen of Malaysia regardless of race, sex, political affiliation and
religion. Who gave you the damn right to dictate what is good or not good for the people? This notion was the main reason BN fell in the recent election. Assemblymen from the BN
forgot that the reason they got elected was to serve the people. Not the opportunity to amass wealth and became arrogant.

Furthermore, Penangites, would heave a sigh of relief if all mega projects are scrapped anyway as the projects ultimately benefit a few cronies of the PM for instance, the second bridge (UEM), PGCC (Patrick Lim Badawi), Penang monorail (SCOMI), RapidPenang
(UMNO owned). So who are you trying to kid? All what Penang need is an effective, clean, efficient and honest government leaders. Obviously, you’re not one of them.

This galactically stupid assemblyman from UMNO really does not know how to keep his mouth shut. Really. UMNO leaders should learn not to say stupid things or else they will lose more supporters. As of now, my perception that UMNO leaders are idiots with no common sense is greatly enhanced.

New cabinet ministers

There were many reasons for the disastrous PRU12 for the arrogant BN. But the one that takes the cake was when Najib Tun Razak gave a simplistic and ignorant reply to complaints by Malaysian public on the rise of prices in Malaysia eg. petrol, toll, food etc.

The people did feel the pinch. But what did the government’s initial reply to this?

“UBAH GAYA HIDUP”

Focking moronic response I tell you. No wonder the rakyat got fed up and voted the other coalition.

Hello tuan! You pandai lah cakap. You punya kereta minyak tak payah bayar. You claim aje dari Kementerian Pertahanan. Gaji pun berpuluh ribu sebulan. Your younger brother is the head of one of the biggest bank in Malaysia. Senangnya cakap suruh ubah gaya hidup.

This sense of apathy towards the people’s plight dwells deeply in other leaders within the BN as well. If you can’t manage the economy and can’t think of ways to alleviate the
people’s purchasing powers and increase the wealth of the rakyat, then by all means, please get your small brains out from the government.

Here is something which had greatly insinuate the discontent of the people in general, albeit in a more satirical way :-

I therefore implore the up and coming new cabinet ministers to be more knowledgeable, intelligent, empathetic, wise and above all, be humble in the approach of wooing the people’s confidence back to BN. You must be able to read the people’s view and the
underlying messages.

The rakyat can’t do anything anymore about the thick skinned Pak Lah. Just let him snore throughout meetings. Jeanne can wipe his drool with baby bib.

It’s the ministers who must change their mindsets.