THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF JOHN R. MALLOT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Ambassador John R. Mallot served in Kuala Lumpur for three years in the 90’s when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed was Prime Minister. I believe, because of Dr Mahathir’s strong stand against hypocrite western governments, Mallot took umbrage and began his gradual attacks on the Malaysian Government. Here are some of my responses (numbered and in white letters) to his article in the Wall Street Journal of 8 February 2011. I must bring to the attention of the readers that these are my personal opinion whether right or wrong which may not represent the official views or stand of UMNO nor the good Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mallot’s original article is in yellow.

Mallot (extreme left), Former US Ambassador Or Current Ambassador For Pakatan?

Malaysia's national tourism agency promotes the country as "a bubbling, bustling melting pot of races and religions where Malays, Indians, Chinese and many other ethnic groups live together in peace and harmony." Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak echoed this view when he announced his government's theme, One Malaysia. "What makes Malaysia unique," Mr. Najib said, "is the diversity of our peoples. One Malaysia's goal is to preserve and enhance this unity in diversity, which has always been our strength and remains our best hope for the future."
If Mr. Najib is serious about achieving that goal, a long look in the mirror might be in order first. Despite the government's new catchphrase, racial and religious tensions are higher today than when Mr. Najib took office in 2009. Indeed, they are worse than at any time since 1969, when at least 200 people died in racial clashes between the majority Malay and minority Chinese communities. The recent deterioration is due to the troubling fact that the country's leadership is tolerating, and in some cases provoking, ethnic factionalism through words and actions.

WRONG!

1. Ambassador Mallot needs to be educated in the history behind the event in 1969 which led to several deaths, some of which though regretful, were nonetheless necessary in keeping with the original intentions and self-respect of a young, multi-racial country. In the 1969 elections, the DAP and another predominantly Chinese party made huge gains, but not quite the majority to govern. They obtained a permit to hold celebrations. Thousands of Chinese marched through the streets of Kuala Lumpur but diverted from their actual route into Malay dominated areas ridiculing and hurling vulgar insults at them. In another area, it was said that a Malay motorist was forced to help re-board pigs (an animal that’s taboo to Muslims and local Malays) that were overthrown from a truck for allegedly being the cause of an accident by the Chinese folks in the area. In another state, a Malay couple were slaughtered by the Chinese coming out of a cinema. Seeing the true and arrogant character of these Orientals when they seemed to be at an advantage over the rest, the Malay leaders had to take affirmative action to ensure that they know their place in this country showing mutual respect unlike in America where Caucasions like Mr Mallot cowardly force themselves to stand down when they are being insulted and called “white boy” by the Negros and in turn, don’t even dare to inversely call the latter by a name that reflects the colour of their skin.

2. For certain, the current situation in this blessed country reflects nothing of the kind that Mr Mallot tries to present to the Wall Street Journal reading world.

RIGHT

3. There is some truth is his contention that the leadership under Najib Razak is tolerating racial overtures, but only in the beginning. This is because there was some damage control that needed to be administered within the coalition after the disastrous and incompetent handling of the government by the Prime Minister before him who was unable to control the Indian and Chinese allies within the BN. They were being too comfortable shooting their mouths off to the extent of condemning their senior partner UMNO and the Malay agenda in public.

RIGHT

4. Indeed, the government failed before Najib’s tenure as Prime Minister because of the substandard leadership of the various parties within the Barisan Nasional Coalition (BN) representing their own communities, and of course the “ No-standard” leadership qualities of his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Chinese and Indian leaders within the Coalition were given too much freedom in leading their own people that they forgot how to serve while becoming megalomaniacs behaving like they themselves were on equal standing wielding the same powers as the Prime Minister.

5. These leaders used BN to gain more power for themselves in their respective parties instead of using their parties to improve BN’s standing among the people. Then they extorted BN under the UMNO leadership and slept with the opposition in public statements as well as actions which proved politically fatal for the Presidents of MCA and MIC. Even the GERAKAN President and his party are put in their place by Najib after they barked across racial lines for attention while irresponsibly losing the whole State of Penang. Seriously speaking, at the rate things are going for DAP there, it will take another two elections at least before Penangites can forget GERAKAN’s lousy administration.

6. The problems never lied on the ethnic Chinese nor Indian people of Malaysia. They rested on the heads of their leaders who betrayed their own people for personal power, wealth, fame and glory which cost the BN Government dearly. The Malays are not their enemy. Their own leaders are.

REMEDY

7. Under Najib Razak’s 1 Malaysia, the ethnic political leaders and their positions will be of little significance to Barisan Nasional because Najib and UMNO will be serving all races directly without having to tolerate the monkey business and antics of other party leaders as shown in the numerous by-elections recently. Under this system which serves all, they will be compelled to swim with Najib because without him, it will be with definite certainty that they will sink to the depths of oblivion. This establishment is rising fast in popularity based on its good work and fine people skills; mooted, advocated and practiced by the Prime Minister himself, as well as his equally productive Deputy, Muhyiddin Yassin, whom before this had a more serious demeanor.

For instance, when the Catholic archbishop of Kuala Lumpur invited the prime minister for a Christmas Day open house last December, Hardev Kaur, an aide to Mr. Najib, said Christian crosses would have to be removed. There could be no carols or prayers, so as not to offend the prime minister, who is Muslim. Ms. Kaur later insisted that she "had made it clear that it was a request and not an instruction," as if any Malaysian could say no to a request from the prime minister's office.

RIGHT

8. The Prime Minister graciously accepted the invitation by the Archbishop on Christmas Day out of respect for the people celebrating the occasion. As was stated by Mallot, Najib’s aide made certain requests and they were satisfied by the Archbishop’s office, indicating that the said requests were not entirely outrageous in a country where Islam is the official religion, headed by a Muslim. So if it was graciously accepted by the latter’s office, they should forever hold their peace and so should stubborn former diplomats whom after three years in Malaysia, learnt nothing of its culture and strength.

WRONG

9. The Archbishop's office could have said no to the request from the Prime Minister's office if it was "unChristian" or religiously inappropriate. It would have been understood and respected. People have said no the Prime Minister' s request before. Refer to the losses of the states of Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Perak in 2008. Was that a "YES" to the request by the Prime Minister for a further five year mandate?

10. Malaysia allows freedom of religion, perhaps with more conviction than any other country in the world. It is said to have more Hindu and Buddhist Temples per square kilometre in this country than even in India and China. I am writing this article at 0100 hours amid more than an hour of loud explosive sounds of the high calibred firecrackers imported from China with much tolerance, because it is the Chinese culture that we all share in Malaysia. Would this even be allowed in the residential areas of Washington DC, or even Jonesboro, Arkansas?

11. Religious and cultural tolerance are our strength for as long as we ignore foreign instigators who are non-practicing Preachers of their own doctrine.

Similar examples of insensitivity abound. In September 2009, Minister of Home Affairs Hishammuddin Onn met with protesters who had carried the decapitated head of a cow, a sacred animal in the Hindu religion, to an Indian temple. Mr. Hishammuddin then held a press conference defending their actions. Two months later, Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told Parliament that one reason Malaysia's armed forces are overwhelmingly Malay is that other ethnic groups have a "low spirit of patriotism." Under public pressure, he later apologized.

WRONG

12. It was reported in the Star online on 3 September 2009, that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein ordered the police to proceed with investigations and act sternly on those responsible in regard to the cow heads. He was not defending the actions of those guilty of the act, but the main protestors that were not associated with this small group. Hisham was merely controlling the situation from being blown out of context and proportion to maintain law, peace and order in a Nation with a host of sensitivities. If anything, Hisham is well known for kowtowing to Chinese pressure thinking less of the sensitivities of his own people. So this accusation shouldn’t even get past the starting block at all.

13. Mallot conveniently forgot to include how the Muslim Malays forgave a Chinese group of boys who smashed alcoholic beverages into the walls of a Mosque, when under extreme circumstances such as the one described by him regarding the racial situation here, those boys would have been easily slaughtered by even the most neutral of Muslims witnessing them in action.

RIGHT

14. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s blunder on the lack of Patriotism among non Malays may be beyond defense, though he was not entirely wrong with his statement. He looked even sillier apologizing after standing up in Parliament in arrogance looking cock-sure with his statement. One doesn’t act that way only to apologize under pressure. It doesn’t take a seasoned politician to tell the truth, which is, that positions were opened for applicants of all races. Unfortunately, the number of non-Malays applying for them were significantly insignificant.


The leading Malay language newspaper, Utusan Melayu, prints what opposition leader Lim Kit Siang calls a daily staple of falsehoods that stoke racial hatred. Utusan, which is owned by Mr. Najib's political party, has claimed that the opposition would make Malaysia a colony of China and abolish the Malay monarchy. It regularly attacks Chinese Malaysian politicians, and even suggested that one of them, parliamentarian Teresa Kok, should be killed.

15. I gather from reading the article, either Lim Kit Siang reads Utusan Malaysia more than he does the Chinese Dailies or he understood Malay better than Chinese or whatever dialects their papers are written in. This is because he accuses Utusan of stoking racial hatred when it is full of the same in the Chinese dailies. Perhaps, on this score, Mallot prefers the Malays not to step up to the plate and compete on merit and stand down like the timid Malay servant in the colonial days, serving the Chinese today like they served the “white boys” then.

These Indians Were Worshiping HM Queen Elizabeth For Devine Help In Seeking Justice From Their Indian Leader Within The Barisan Nasional Coalition!

This steady erosion of tolerance is more than a political challenge. It's an economic problem as well.

Once one of the developing world's stars, Malaysia's economy has underperformed for the past decade. To meet its much-vaunted goal of becoming a developed nation by 2020, Malaysia needs to grow by 8% per year during this decade. That level of growth will require major private investment from both domestic and foreign sources, upgraded human skills, and significant economic reform. Worsening racial and religious tensions stand in the way.

RIGHT

16. Malaysia was one of the World's rising developing stars because it was under the dynamic leadership of Dr Mahathir Mohamed whom despite having great economic foresight, was a terrible judge of character (according to a leading journalist, which I agree) when he picked a lame duck to succeed him, whom in just five (5) years, almost completely dismantled twenty two (22) years of Mahathir’s great work setting us back by at least ten (10) years in development having to clean the mess.

WRONG

17. Incompetence was the primary reason for the underperformance, not manageable racial and religious tensions. Under the auspices of Najib’s leadership, foreign investors are streaming in once again, thinking that with a leader with a stable economic acumen, and one who finally has the reigns, it is wise to invest here. They find that even though it’s a little more expensive than building a plant in China, it is still cheaper comparatively with better quality here in Malaysia than in the United States. In short, while we are gaining jobs here, America is losing theirs rather rapidly to China. Perhaps Mallot needs to look into how to address that within his shores.

18. Had Dr Mahathir followed the wisdom of the members of his UMNO party and chosen Najib accordingly to succeed him, Malaysia would have developed faster, perhaps even achieving that status way before Dr Mahathir's dateline of 2020.


Almost 500,000 Malaysians left the country between 2007 and 2009, more than doubling the number of Malaysian professionals who live overseas. It appears that most were skilled ethnic Chinese and Indian Malaysians, tired of being treated as second-class citizens in their own country and denied the opportunity to compete on a level playing field, whether in education, business, or government. Many of these emigrants, as well as the many Malaysian students who study overseas and never return (again, most of whom are ethnic Chinese and Indian), have the business, engineering, and scientific skills that Malaysia needs for its future. They also have the cultural and linguistic savvy to enhance Malaysia's economic ties with Asia's two biggest growing markets, China and India.

WRONG

19. Though Mallot’s statistic is rather suspect, but we wish these Malaysians the very best of luck in their endeavours abroad and like a good number who’ve preferred to return when they brutally discovered that they were treated like third-class citizens ( a class below the alleged level here), they will be welcomed to rejoin the local workforce and their families where they belong. They are not treated second-class citizens here. If they were, they wouldn’t be allowed to attend vernacular schools conducting classes in the language of their forefathers and practice their cultures, no matter how irritating they can be for some. Do they have Hispanic schools in Mallot’s country? Which class of the society do they belong to?

Of course, one could argue that discrimination isn't new for these Chinese and Indians. Malaysia's affirmative action policies for its Malay majority—which give them preference in everything from stock allocation to housing discounts—have been in place for decades. So what is driving the ethnic minorities away now?

First, these minorities increasingly feel that they have lost a voice in their own government. The Chinese and Indian political parties in the ruling coalition are supposed to protect the interests of their communities, but over the past few years, they have been neutered. They stand largely silent in the face of the growing racial insults hurled by their Malay political partners. Today over 90% of the civil service, police, military, university lecturers, and overseas diplomatic staff are Malay. Even TalentCorp, the government agency created in 2010 that is supposed to encourage overseas Malaysians to return home, is headed by a Malay, with an all-Malay Board of Trustees.

WRONG

20. The minorities were never denied their voice. They are just denied a higher tone than appropriate. When it comes to the minority who’re generally material based, the ability to speak is not primary to their being. The continued search for higher net worth is their priority, and we cannot fault them for that. Their exodus is for that cause alone. We wish them well and always open our arms when they return for as long as they don’t give up their citizenship. That is the beauty of freedom, proof of our love for them and that democracy is in full bloom in this country.

21. Naturally, in any country, the majority race will have the important positions while the others either prosper in business or are left to their own disposal. This is evident in our good neighbors Singapore, Indonesia, and even China. Even America produced a number not even worth mentioning of black Generals in its Armed Forces. The welcomed yet accidental victory of Barrack Obama as President was because the Republicans and the Clinton team failed to see the importance of the new media and the internet population. And he is not even a full red blooded African American having a Caucasion mother.

Second, economic reform and adjustments to the government's affirmative action policies are on hold. Although Mr. Najib held out the hope of change a year ago with his New Economic Model, which promised an "inclusive" affirmative action policy that would be, in Mr. Najib's words, "market friendly, merit-based, transparent and needs-based," he has failed to follow through. This is because of opposition from right-wing militant Malay groups such as Perkasa, which believe that a move towards meritocracy and transparency threatens what they call "Malay rights."

WRONG

22. The economic reform is not on hold. Prime Minister Najib has relaxed some of the sectors in the economy whereby the rigid 30 percent Bumiputera equity no longer became mandatory and several other inclusive economic packages. Further pressure from ungrateful minority leaders will not help in expediting the process and opening new horizons. They take time to adopt. Nothing changes overnight! It took America 233 years to see a half-black -half-white President and Commander-in-Chief (222 years if ones dates it after the adoption of the Constitution).

But stalling reform will mean a further loss in competitiveness and slower growth. It also means that the cronyism and no-bid contracts that favor the well-connected will continue. All this sends a discouraging signal to many young Malaysians that no matter how hard they study or work, they will have a hard time getting ahead.

WRONG

23. Young Malaysians have no problem getting jobs in this country unless they want to take the shortcut by dreaming of getting contracts that they know absolutely nothing about. Being well connected shouldn’t be a curse and while it is celebrated and encouraged, today’s leadership emphasizes on one’s ability to perform and not one’s close proximity with the powers that be. The Civil Service many of whom also support the opposition has been given much power where Cabinet ministers prefer to rely on their advocate before making a decision.

24. Could the cronyism and no-bid contracts that Mallot was referring to, be like the Halliburton Company that got contracts in Iraq by the former US administration due to their excellent connections?

Mr. Najib may not actually believe much of the rhetoric emanating from his party and his government's officers, but he tolerates it because he needs to shore up his Malay base. It's politically convenient at a time when his party faces its most serious opposition challenge in recent memory—and especially when the opposition is challenging the government on ethnic policy and its economic consequences. One young opposition leader, parliamentarian Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, has proposed a national debate on what she called the alternative visions of Malaysia's future—whether it should be a Malay nation or a Malaysian nation. For that, she earned the wrath of Perkasa; the government suggested her remark was "seditious."

WRONG

25. If indeed Najib Razak tolerates the rhetoric, it is not for the need to shore up Malay support because the good majority of them already know that his ability to lead with his loyal and able Deputy at hand to support him is Malaysia’s final hope. The tolerance mentioned is to fend off equally aggressive pressure from the minority leaders breaching our trust and camaraderie, taking advantage of the short spell of weakness in leadership of Dr Mahathir’s successor Abdullah Badawi.

26. Mallot needs to redeem his credentials and withdraw his advertisement for Nurul Izzah MP’s proposed national debate on whether Malaysia should be a Malay or Malaysian nation. In their recently soiled party elections, her father-and-mother’s party of Keadilan couldn’t even afford a space to non-Malays to contest the top posts other than minor positions acting as servants to their family cause. If I have a compliment to present at all to Anwar Ibrahim and his family, it is their ability to turn this “white boy” Mallot into one of their associate servants serving in a foreign “mansion”.

Malaysia's government might find it politically expedient to stir the racial and religious pot, but its opportunism comes with an economic price tag. Its citizens will continue to vote with their feet and take their money and talents with them. And foreign investors, concerned about racial instability and the absence of meaningful economic reform, will continue to look elsewhere to do business.

WRONG

27. This is a price that we can afford to pay because the “rich” minority will soon discover that it is to their benefit not to antagonize the majority Malays, and decide to maintain their wealth and roots here, coming to their senses. They have more to lose than the Malays because the opportunity to prosper in Malaysia for them is like no other in the world, and that’s a bankable fact!

28. Foreign investors take into consideration the valid safety of their long term investments in any country. They will send feelers and forensic economic investigators and advisors to the nations of their choice and not rely on one article by a washed-up diplomat just because it’s written in the Wall Street Journal.

29. Malaysia is still the most conducive country to invest in this region. It is rich with natural resources; still fairly cheap in labour; free from terrorism; with political stability; no catastrophic weather and extreme geographical conditions; and under Najib Razak, an intelligent leader who knows his worth, consistent in its sound policies.

30. Though Ambassador Mallot May Have Wasted His Tour Of Duty Here, Not Learning Anything About The Country He Was Commissioned To Serve In, Perhaps These 30 Points May Be Used As Cliffsnotes For Him And His Like As A Quick Study Guide To Better Understand The Political And Social Culture Of This Blessed Nation.

Mr. Malott was the U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, 1995-1998.
The Respondent is the Vice Chief of the Pulai UMNO Division in Johor.

NEED WE SAY MORE ON THE CITIZENS OF JOHOR?

Allah Berkati Johor

1. True loyalty and responsiblity was exhibited by the Johor Citizens in Labis when neither heavy rain nor high water could stop them from exercising their right to vote; Patriotism at its best.

2. 71% of the registered voters came out to perform thier responsibilities to the Nation under close to extreme conditions to the extent that they had to be transported via boats and other water vessels to and from their voting stations.

3. Naturally, Barisan Nasional won with 6699 votes against PAS' 2992, re-emphasizing the fact that Johor remains the bastion of the Malaysian Government of the day.

4. The 3,707 majority represented a 1,215 vote increase from the previous election under the failed Malay leadership of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Charlie Chan, My Favourite Chinese Character

5. Though there was a slight increase in the Chinese votes for BN compared to the last election, there are still claims that the majority of them still voted the other way. If there is any merit to this claim then the MCA President didn't quite conquer his backyard, still very dependant on the Malay votes to carry even his son through, if his name is renominated for the 13th General Election.

6. Next on the scorecard will Be Merlimau.

7. While Tenang's Win Is Attributed To The Tradition In Johor To Back UMNO/ BN And Not On Anything Else, The Expected Win For BN In Merlimau Will Be Attributed To The Fine, Tireless And Superb Work Of Malaccs's Chief Minister, Mohd Ali Rustam.

SHOW LEADERSHIP AND REVOKE SHAHIDAN’S APPOINTMENT!

Two Big Fish In A Tiny Pond

UMNO President Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Razak would be wise to revoke Shahidan Kassim’s appointment as the Deputy Liaison Committee Chairman in Perlis if he can’t command the loyalty and respect of an arrogant “has been” who fails to recognize the chain of command in the Party.

Shahidan was quoted to say in The Star, “I will talk to the party president before deciding whether or not to accept the appointment. I want to know the KPI (key performance index) results of the state first,” while openly criticizing Menteri Besar Dr Md Isa, calling him a weak leader who failed to strengthen the state Umno.

This is a State which is not much bigger than my UMNO Division of Pulai with leaders who can’t even hold the fort together creating a headache for the leadership. There are only three UMNO divisions in this State, so small it could be run by a sick Mayor with more success!

I’m saddened by the fact that we Malays, especially our unpolished leaders have a tendency to shoot our mouths off whenever the press shoves either a microphone or a tape-recorder in their faces trying to gain political mileage, without realizing that they are locked on the reverse gear! Why can’t we learn from our close neighbours and show more class in keeping our cards to our chest and reveal nothing especially when our backs are against the wall instead of snitching on one another like a political whore with not much legs left to show?

Even if Shahidan had a valid grievance to air, he should do it privately with the President instead of declaring it openly through a Chinese led English newspaper which would gladly print it with much pleasure looking for cracks within UMNO.

Dato’ Sri Najib is a gracious and fair leader in bringing back past leaders whom he thinks can still contribute in their respective capacities but for this blatant insubordination, Najib should make an example out of Shahidan as a warning shot to UMNO divisional leaders that the party under his watch will not tolerate being held at ransom and is willing to lose a few if it means cleansing the party of this filth!

Twenty years ago when I was in high school, I remember there was news of a strike by the Singapore Airline pilots. My memory was refreshed by my company Chairman Dato’ Nik Kamaruddin Ismail at our meeting this morning. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew gave the pilots an ultimatum and said that if they did not come to work, they will be out of jobs as he was willing to rebuild the Airline from scratch without even flinching, with other pilots who are willing and able to be recruited. They caved in and behaved themselves relatively well afterwards.

UMNO President Najib Razak is in a stronger position in the party as the majority of us are banking our lives and the future of our children on his extraordinary leadership. His position is also strengthened by a capable Deputy in Muhyiddin Yassin. We can afford to lose several loose heads in UMNO without suffering any damage as long as Najib exerts his power either explicitly or otherwise. This he should have learned well from our fourth Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed who mastered this skill exquisitely.

Make No Mistake! We Have Faith In Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Razak. The Question Now Is; Has Najib Razak Got Faith In Himself To Lead The Party With A Stronger Hand?

SOI LEK SHOULD NOW PUT HIS WORTH WHERE HIS MOUTH IS!

Soi Lek Using Up First Of His Nine Lives At This Press Conference Witnessed By The Late Sulaiman Taha.

1. We begin by reciting Al-Fatiha for the soul of my comrade Datuk Sulaiman Taha, the State Assemblyman for the seat of Tenang who passed away recently. May he rest in peace and his family be granted the courage to manage their great loss by the Almighty. We also thank his family for their sacrifice and the great service that he rendered on behalf of Barisan Nasional.

2. Straight up with the statistics, this was the result for the state seat of Tenang in 2008. YB Dato Sulaiman Taha (BN): 6,367; Hj Mohd Saim b Siran (PAS): 3,875; Majority for BN: 2,492. Total number of voters: 14,592

3. Ethnic breakdown: Malays: 7,042; Chinese: 5,635; Indian: 1,754; Sabahans : 6; Sarawakians: 5; Orang Asli: 139; Others: 11 (as at 30th June 2010).

4. Party branches in the State seat of Tenang;

UMNO: 20 branches with 4,768 members of whom only 4,072 are registered voters; MCA: 6 branches with 3,800 members of whom 1,700 are eligible voters; MIC: 11 branches with 1,450 members of whom 1,170 can vote; Gerakan: 4 branches with 432 members of whom 241 are voters and PPP: 7 branches with 975 members of whom only 690 can vote.

5. The total number of BN branches in Tenang are 48 with 11,428 members strong but only 7,873 are registered voters.

6. State seat of Tenang is under the Parliamentary constituency of Labis where Dr Chua Soi Lek comes from which his son YB Chua Tee Yong is serving replacing him.

7. Over the past year Soi Lek has been very vocal questioning the position of the Malays and UMNO in the leadership hierarchy of this Nation forgetting the fact that the Malays were the ones who put his son into Parliament in Labis while the Chinese looked the other way.

8. Far before the Barisan Nasional Convention was held early this month at the MCA Headquarters, I had a premonition that Soi Lek would abuse Prime Minister Najib and UMNO’s graciousness by show-boating, taking jabs and potshots at the coalition’s Managing Partner UMNO, trying to act like his party was the saviour of Barisan Nasional when they weren’t even worth the shirt on their backs ever since 2008!

9. If BN’s Chairman Najib Razak started the Convention with a perfect upswing and most inspiring speech that just needed a basic follow-through by component members to complete the beautiful stroke, it was Chua Soi Lek from MCA who just had to break the momentum shanking the message that should have shown unity, cooperation and renewed vigour heading towards the general election that is already in clear sight!

10. As it is God’s Will, The Passing Of Sulaiman Taha Forcing A By-Election Of A State Seat In Labis Will Be An Acid Test For Soi Lek Because If He Can’t Even Bring Back The Chinese Numbers In His Own Back Yard Being The President Of The Largest Chinese Party In The Nation, He Would Yet Again Be A Disgrace To The Malaysian Chinese Association And Should Just Return To Being A General Practitioner In A Small Village Clinic Taking Blood Pressures And Pushing Panadols And Medical Chits.

*Statistics were provided by Abib from UMNO Johor.

WHEN PKR SELF DESTRUCTS…..

Right Bruise, Wrong Face?

Barisan Nasional namely UMNO leaders should:

1. Remain calm and collected.

2. Do not criticize them further trying to do more damage.

3. Minimize comments as best possible as they are not at all media savvy and the more said

the less intelligent they will appear undermining UMNO and the Prime Minister’s

immaculate credentials as a leader with an impeccable mind .

4. Kill the “Holier than thou” attitude trying to give a running commentary as though the

voters are blind and can’t tell the difference.

5. Keep airing PKR members’ grievances on national and cable television without our

leaders’ participating remarks.

6. Leave the arrogant face at home while commenting on the faults of our enemies.

7. Be humble and leave it to the Rakyat to observe and make their choice.

8. Focus on our strength from now on.

If A Demolition Of A Building Is Under Way, Why Stand Near And Throw Firecrackers At It Thinking It Will Accelerate The Process? We Are The Best Party To Govern The Country. Let’s Also Act The Part!

* The picture above is just an exhibition of a cheeky example that we can do without when referring to the opposition.

A DOUBLE TRIUMPH FOR BARISAN!!

In The Name Of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. We Seek Your Mercy In Prayer For The Quick Recovery Of Our Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Mohd Najib Abdul Razak. Amin.

Perfectly Balanced Scale

As I had quietly prayed for and expected, Barisan Nasional won a Double in the seats of Galas and Batu Sapi. As the latter is one that was held by BN until the death of its representative, I opted to go to Galas, where the seat was held by PAS which has led the State government for the last 20 years. This seat was also left vacant after the death of its representative.

OBSERVATION ON GALAS

The BN campaign in Galas was under the stewardship of Statesman Mentor and a 9 term MP for Gua Musang, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (TRH).

Bearing witness to BN winning back the State seat from the “government” under his direction taught me a lot about the method and approach we should adopt in reaching and getting the attention of the people. There is not a “one size fits all” method in campaigning. We have to study the culture of the target voters and assimilate. Only then can they identify with us. More importantly as shown by TRH, exercise humility. It doesn’t cost much. In addition, if we all do our homework well and really know the area in which we serve, the campaign cost could be kept to a bare minimum, like in Galas.

They Come To Him

The UMNO Division chiefs who are usually election directors in their respective areas should keep TRH’s approach which is having many small cell meetings with the rakyat at coffee shops with the occasional big speaking functions, as one of the options in their campaign strategies. When the smaller crowd has direct and personal interaction with the candidate or leader of the pack, they would in turn become our agents to spread the word to their community, relatives and friends about our goal and aspirations. But if we can’t even sell our “product” to the small group, don’t even dream about winning over the mass using the short-cut method holding big “ceramahs”.

Yes, in Galas, Gua Musang, it was not about the candidate. It was about the salesmen in the form of Tengku Razaleigh who has kept his word and served the people of Gua Musang exquisitely for 50 years that made them bank on BN’s promise just on his word alone.

I was privileged to be with TRH on nomination day and on the eve of the election. He seemed calm and cool compared to the other leaders who came to check on the developments. One senior leader, who was asked, said that he only smoked cigarettes under heavy stress, and he looked exactly that after coming out of the briefing room puffing away. Perhaps that’s the difference between someone who knows his worth and another who is unsure of his work. TRH delegated his work meticulously and trusted his judgment.

The Calm and Collected Statesman On The Eve Of The Election

He even had time to relax and have tea with us for a couple of hours while reading printed copies from the new media on his campaign, realizing how important they are in this new age.

The majority of voters in Gua Musang voted Tengku Razaleigh’s way and Barisan leaders should appreciate that fact instead of taking the glory solely attributing it to national policies with only the opposition giving him some credit. Make no mistake, our newly formulated national policies are stellar, but the voters of Galas believed in it more because TRH was the one pitching it to them.

TRH had made my prediction good by winning the day with more votes than we had lost in the 2008 election, in The Patriot’s October 8 article on him at http://tpj-one-thepatriot.blogspot.com/2010/10/ku-li-or-not-to-be.html. There was a spread of almost 1800 votes since the last election in Galas.

We’ll take this win however it came, as honestly speaking, it was Barisan’s great strategy of allowing TRH to hold the reins, and the will of God, that allowed us to achieve the desired result. The handsome majority of more than 6,000 votes in the Batu Sapi win also boosted BN’s spirits as it is evident that with the return of the “estranged” voters to the fold, fundamentals and common sense are beginning to prevail.

Now Let Us Accept This Win With All Humility, Thank God And The Voters For Their Trust In Us, And Work Even Harder To Fulfill Our Promises. The Rest Will Fall In Place Nicely. If It Is Ordained, It Will Be Our Destiny To Regain Our Former Glory And Bring This Country Back To Greater Heights Achieving Developed Status In Time For The Year 2020 As Envisioned By The Great Mahathir Mohamed.

UMNO TRULY THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE

BERSATU KITA BERSATU

New Straits Times, 29th October 2010

THE just-concluded Umno general assembly is one of the most memorable assemblies for me.

The closed-door presidential briefing to delegates, the speech by party deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the opening of the three Umno wings’ meetings and party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s maiden and winding-up speeches set the path of the party moving forward. This year’s debates may be void of the witty speakers but maturity prevailed.

I initially thought Najib overreached in his approach but he presented himself to me as Umno president first before being the prime minister. I had great satisfaction listening to his winding-up speech before the end of the assembly.

He convinced me and other delegates that, while it is important to take care of the nation and the rest, the Malay agenda will never be forsaken as long as the party is in power.

Only Umno can interpret the spirit that rests within the Constitution vis à-vis the position of the Malays.

At the start of the assembly, most delegates agreed that the Malay agenda should be the main topic of discussion. Other matters meant nothing if we couldn’t even settle this most crucial part of the Malaysian story. They insisted that when racial harmony and the security of the nation were being threatened, no development plan in the world could be successfully implemented.
Najib responded positively but also sent a clear message to everyone, friends as well as foes.

It is time to bury the racial debate for good as nothing can be done to alter the position of Islam and the Malays unless consent is given by the nine Malay rulers.The open racial debate should cease after this, especially by those within the Barisan Nasional coalition, because it will be a huge stumbling block for all parties concerned with the general election in clear sight.

Najib had, in his speech, outlined seven points for members to adopt: place party interests above self, work as a team, win over the people, blend with the new media, capture the confidence of new voters, work towards zero problems in the party and live up to the “people first, performance now” rule of conduct.

He also touched on transformation in the party, which Umno has done recently, keeping to its word.

To recapitulate, it began immediately after Najib’s election to the presidency when Umno decided to amend its constitution, making it more democratic and easier for candidates to contest the top leadership position.

It also provided for more participation from the grassroots in deciding who they want to lead them.

In contrast to his predecessors, Najib actually made it easier for members to challenge him.

In the same spirit as their president, the Umno delegates too sacrificed their personal political strength for the sake of the party’s survival by transferring their power to elect to the masses.

With just one raise of the hand, they simultaneously relinquished their right to vote, while drastically minimising political corruption at their level, an accusation so frequently thrown at them in the past, sometimes by the very hands that spoiled them. But for their faith in the new president, this amendment would have never seen the light of day.

At the Federal Government level, transformation was seen in the steps taken to liberalise 27 services subsectors in our economy whereby the 30 per cent Bumiputera equity no longer became mandatory.

Component parties within BN should have embraced this with much contentment. Seeing the sincerity in Umno’s transformation should spur them to work even harder and tighter in explaining these moves to their respective communities; using it to win them over instead of demanding for more from their senior partner in the coalition.

It cannot be denied that Umno is truly the party that best represents not only the Malays but also the people of 1Malaysia.

I, myself, am much inspired and look forward to working closely with component partners in the coalition to ensure that we move forward as 1Barisan Nasional in the service of the rakyat who deserve good leadership.

The writer is vice-chief of the Pulai Umno division

LOOKING FORWARD TO A CLEAR MESSAGE AT THE ASSEMBLY

New Straits Times, 20th October, 2010

I have been a delegate to the Umno general assembly for the past 15 years. I’ve witnessed many changes – from three Presidents to as many deputy presidents, the sacking for one deputy president, no less than nine vice-presidents including two suspended ones and the changes in the Constitution.

I’ve witnessed shocking announcements by two presidents; one as a politically minded student when the late Tun Hussein Onn announced his retirement during his winding up speech, aired lived on television, at the 1981 Umno General Assembly and the other as a delegate from within the august hall of Dewan Merdeka when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad rocked the nation also with his retirement plans.

I remember clearly to this day that my mobile phone did not stop ringing as acquaintances, stuck in the paralyzed streets of Kuala Lumpur, wanted confirmation on what they heard on the radio. It was traumatic for many.

During Dr Mahathir’s reign, the mantra for the day was Bersih, Cekap, Amanah. Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi brought with him Islam Hadhari while the current Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak propagates 1Malaysia.

While I wasn’t around to witness the early stages of Cekap, Bersih, Amanah, which was really self-explanatory, I watched and listened to how Islam Hadhari was explained at several General Assemblies under Abdullah. A lot of time was spent to educate everyone including the ready Muslims on what it meant, many of whom were still unclear, well after his departure from office.

As for 1Malaysia, there are currently many different interpretations although there is only one, which promotes unity without distorting the Constitution.

I look forward to a crisp and crystal clear explanation of what 1Malaysia is from Najib so that everyone can understand, without the slightest ambiguity, once and for all in this General Assembly.

But in my many years of involvement in the General Assembly, none of the arguments were better prepared than the years that were accompanied by state conventions.

They make arguments and motions more serious and productive, in the form of presentation as well as action to be followed through by the leaders.

At these conventions, the Umno grassroots in each state usually deliberate thoroughly over two days to come with a collective resolution on what motion to table at the General Assembly.

This works well because even if the debates were considered guided ones, it would still be garnered by ideas and opinions from the mass as opposed to just a handful of members that meet on the eve of the assembly, flipping over the details for a decent presentation the next day.
This makes for a boring and unproductive three-day event that won’t really serve our purpose except to send out flashes of rhetorics.

Off late, we have not had these state conventions barring a few liaison committee meetings like that in the Federal Territory and Terengganu. I hope to see them revived especially when our political situation is left wanting in the face of a future General Election.

I also look forward to the New Political Model that the Prime Minister intends to introduce to Umno, perhaps in his maiden speech on October 21. In politics, serious measures need to be taken in time, well before a desperate situation arises to avoid irreparable damage.

I pray that by the end of the Assembly on Saturday, we can all proceed to believe with full conviction that Umno is still the party that best represents the Malays in a plural society while protecting the interest of all Malaysians at the same time.

The writer is the Vice Chief of the Pulai UMNO Division

IS UMNO EVEN SERIOUS ABOUT MALAY UNITY?

Defender of The Faith, Race And Nation

With only less than a week left before the UMNO General Assembly, I’m told that most of the State Liaison Committees are not having State Conventions to collect direct feedback from the grassroots and be tabled in the debate during the Assembly. Uncharacteristically, UMNO Johor is not holding one either. This is at a time when Malay unity is at its lowest ebb. What baffles me is that these Conventions were very popular during the times when we were at our strongest point. Unconventional wouldn’t you think? No pun intended.

I would think at this crucial time, when Malay unity is at its worst, UMNO Liaison Committees would hold brainstorming sessions and collect important feedback from the mass before the States’ best Malay brains can gather and consolidate them into one strong case for the debate at the Assembly to be held between 20-23 October. Alas, it is not to be. Despite the leadership’s call, it looks like it is still business as usual in UMNO where a small group in each State will sit down with their Liaison chief, probably the night before the Assembly to hash out the points they want to promote and try to turn it into a decent guided debate the next day.

Some states would appoint serious speakers to read a prepared text which they only receive on the morning of the deliverance, while others might appoint the funniest character that can hold court with inappropriate sexual innuendos in between, or a “ loose cannon “ that will just shoot his mouth off and cross all sensitive borders going off tangent. There are however the rare occasions where a delegate comes prepared with the important facts, and can hold the audience down, but it doesn’t happen often enough.

On the current, it looks like the party is afraid to hear from the ground, matters that touch to the core of our problems. What UMNO stands for is to defend Islam, Malay rights as enshrined in the Constitution and the security of our Nation. However, we seem to be leaving it to the Monarchy Institution and Utusan Malaysia together with a robust Malay NGO with a President who is beginning to get out of control to do the job for us.

“Keturunan Pendatang” Seeking The Review of The Malay Quota

The MCA had just finished their Annual General Assembly and while Prime Minister Najib Razak assured that the Chinese are no longer to be termed as “Pendatang”, which we will comply out of respect, the MCA still insists on harping on the 30% Bumiputera quota to be reviewed raising fury from the UMNO grassroots and Malays in general with no outlet to express their dissatisfaction prior to the UMNO General Assembly. Rightly so, “Pendatang” should no longer be used because the current generation was born here. However, “Keturunan Pendatang” would be a more appropriate and permanent term for them especially when they forget their place and demand for the abolishment of a Malay privilege.

Until They Cease To Step Beyond Their Place Of Propriety While Living The Dream Here Like No Other In This World, They Should Live With That Term. And If Any Of The Speaking Delegates Is Worth The Pint Of His Malay Blood, This Issue Will Seriously Be Taken Up. That Is What The Rest Are Thinking Of While Hoping That Telepathy Is Strong In The Merdeka Hall, In The Absence Of State Conventions Coming Into The General Assembly.

NAJIB TELLS OFF MCA, TO THEIR FACES!

Shakespearean Politician

Finally, Prime Minister Najib Razak tells the MCA at their 57th Annual General Assembly, just like it is, ie. Stop bitching and start working! Well actually those were my words, but it sure sounds better doesn’t it?

His words were: "Every time election comes, you ask for big allocations. Don’t expect the federal government to solve all your problems when in fact you have not been working. You think if you bring in big projects, the people will support you because you give them money?"

The Barisan Nasional Chairman continued, "Leaders have to work for the party, be loyal and committed. If they are not loyal, please leave the party. Make way for others who believe in our cause."

This Message Is Short And Sweet (Too Spicy For Some Whose Agenda Has Slowly Been Uncovered) Coming From The Bona Fide Prime Minister. It sounds like a Shakespeare recital with Bach in the background to my ears! I Should Leave It There In all Its Serenity And Say No More!

KU LI? OR NOT TO BE?

Man of The Hour

YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (TRH) the gentleman statesman returns from abroad early Saturday morning to what will be a warm welcome from his supporters and curious onlookers who’ve been invited to receive him. For the next few weeks, the politician Prince will be the flavor of the month considering there will be a by-election in his constituency of Gua Musang, namely for the State seat for Galas after the passing of the Assemblyman, whose name if you noticed have not been mentioned ever since TRH was said to have accepted the position of Operations Director for the by-election which is by tradition a post usually held by the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Patriot would like to pause and offer our deepest condolences to the family of Al-Marhum Che Hashim Sulaima and thank them for their unselfish sacrifice in allowing him to serve and spend time with the Rakyat as State Assemblyman for Galas. May his soul be placed amongst the righteous. Al-Fatihah.

It is rather refreshing to see that UMNO leaders have finally learnt some manners since the first day of Aidilfitri. Showing respect especially to an elder statesman, who presented his own piece of land to the party, where we now make our fiery speeches, meet and dine for one another at the yearly UMNO General Assembly, shows that we are a cultured lot. Allowing TRH to take the reign and decide for a seat in the Constituency that he has served as Member of Parliament for nine terms is an unorthodox yet brilliant move by the top brass. Now all they have to do is give him the necessary tools and get out of his way to ensure a comfortable victory. Flooding Gua Musang with “foreigners” may backfire since speakers and politicians from outside of Kelantan may adopt the wrong approach and style and are not usually welcomed. Even State UMNO leaders should stay away and let TRH and his machinery work in peace. It’s an open secret that Kelantan leaders don’t see eye to eye with each other which gave birth to the local term “Cah Keting” meaning self-sabotaging the team out of spite for one or two personalities. By taking that approach, TRH’s team will be working harder and possibly smoother at it to ensure a victory as the total onus will be on them to deliver without the others taking the glory for a win nor having to take the blame for a loss. I strongly believe that BN will win as I was told that previously, disrespect was shown to the elder statesman by the federal government led by Abdullah Badawi by nominating an unfavorable candidate without even consulting with him. With the will of Allah we will prevail this time.

Despite what has been said and done about TRH, it was personalities like him and Tun Dr Mahathir from outside while Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim and Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed (during the Johor State UMNO meeting with the then PM) from inside who shook the incompetence out of former Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi’s chair resulting in his early retirement, and for that we owe them our gratitude.

I would place a wager against Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah recommending himself as candidate to run for the Galas seat as unlike in the case of Tan Sri Isa Samad, he would have more to lose than to gain. I would bank all my chips on him giving his full weight of support to his nominee whomever it may be to ensure that BN wins with a bigger margin than the last won by PAS.

Finally, If Anyone Were To Think That TRH Will Fall Back In Line After That And Not Press On With The Oil Royalty For The Kelantan People, Then They Should Have Their Heads Examined. Tengku Razaleigh Is His Own Man. Let Us Just Capitalize On What He Can Deliver For Us For Now And Let The Chips Fall Where They May Until We Cross That Next Bridge.

BIG MISTAKE TO CHASTISE PERKASA!

They Will Either Unite Or DivideThe Malays For Us

When it comes to making stupid, ridiculous statements and at the least appropriate time, we can always bank on the second liners in UMNO!

These were the headlines of a few of the dailies; ‘Umno rejects Perkasa ‘ – The Star; ‘Umno does not support Perkasa’ - The New Straits Times, and the mother of all classics considered as an Aidilfitri present to Perkasa members of 200,000 Malays; ‘Perkasa made up of “rejects”’ – The New Straits Times on Raya day.

The UMNO Secretary General, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor had to pick the eve of Aidilfitri, a period when forgiveness and restraint is expected from us, to hurt the feelings of fellow Muslim Malays after a meeting with non-Malay leaders, just a couple of days before Muslims celebrated after a month of fasting. If ever there was a bird-brain in Malay politics, it would be the current Secretary General of UMNO for not using wisdom and tact in handling the feelings of the Malays. His sense of timing was perfect too, for an imbecile.

Nazri Aziz, the play-safe, free-passed, non-elected UMNO Supreme Council member was also reported to have lambasted the Perkasa by saying that they were made up of Umno rejects. This was on page 6 of The New Straits Times on Aidilfitri. One who is always out to make headlines, even juicier for him if it is controversial, he forgets that he often contradicts himself in the very same interview. He says that there was nothing to announce on Perkasa but does a 180 degree turn by taking a swipe at the members who were predominantly UMNO/ BN supporters.

If we notice the trend among the leaders, it is always the filthy rich among them with nothing much to lose, perhaps with properties abroad who tend to make damaging remarks to show their political manhood only to be the first to flee the country when all hell breaks loose because of their recklessness.

Perkasa is not only made up of past leaders or those who have either retired or lost in their last divisional elections, they are also made up of current UMNO members from the grassroots whose continued contribution to the party and nation should be embraced and welcomed, not mocked. They see UMNO as having lost their gust for defending Malay rights when attacked by aliens. Hence, while maintaining their membership and total support for the party, they have no second thoughts of joining the Perkasa establishment when they see a platform that protects their interests as provided for in the Constitution with much vigour and valid aggression in the same form that is applied by the aliens while questioning Malay rights.

What the Malays on the ground are worried about today is why the Malay leaders are mute when Chinese leaders themselves, not having to hide behind Chinese organizations anymore like before, question Malay rights and privileges? Where were Tengku Adnan and Nazri then?
I have seen UMNO grassroots leaders vote the other way because of their loss of confidence in leaders with traits like the two jokers mentioned above. Perkasa is in a position to break the very little solid support UMNO has left into bits, and be the deciding factor in the coming elections. I’m sure they wouldn’t be granted the privilege of forming a party, but UMNO leaders must remember that they can either support the opposing Malay candidate, or sponsor an Malay independent candidate swinging their Malay votes his way allowing the minority Chinese candidate in DAP to waltz in. We may say that’s impossible considering they are a Malay rights group, but if they see UMNO as being a hard-core Chinese lover who is not getting much love back at the expense of the Malays, they might as well give in just to punish us for our wrong strategies.

Those Perkasa members who’ve lost by a whisker in the past elections still have substantial influence in their respective divisions. Many have come out tops in the past divisional delegates meeting (G7) to represent their divisions in the UMNO Convention in October marking their relevance still. They can sway no less than 30% of the UMNO votes if they wish. Was it wise to ridicule them considering they are from our own family?

I have in my past postings stressed upon the fact that we need to maintain, nurture and secure the Malay votes that are already safely in our hands, instead of overreaching and bending backwards to win the hearts of the ungrateful Chinese community judging from the last few by-elections, while neglecting the former. I emphasize on this community because the Indians according to the statistics have return albeit not in the reverse-exodus fashion to Barisan Nasional. If coaxing, persuading and pre-rewarding them have all failed, then we should force upon the Chinese, the positive reinforcement model of only delivering when they come through for us. I think the Chinese call it the “merit system”. Start by punishing their political leaders by not giving them positions in the Cabinet until they work their oriental butts off to carry their weight in the coalition.

There are certain outrageous demands made by Perkasa but we needn’t have to entertain them at all, least of all comment in this damaging fashion. In fact, we can choose to snub them altogether and they will understand. That is what a pressure group does. I think we can all agree that Ibrahim Ali is a character that leaves much to be desired politically but the fact remains that perhaps out of 10 demands and stands he has put up under Perkasa in defense of Malay rights under attacks by Chinese leaders, a fair majority of it makes a lot of sense and are not entirely ridiculous.

Damage control MUST be made by Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Deputy Muhyiddin Yassin before the Perkasa movement drifts too far away from us. Technically speaking, Tengku Adnan and Nazri Aziz would themselves be termed as political has been if not for their appointments by the Prime Minister. I’m afraid that if nothing is done, these two un-elected yet arrogant officials might well be the cause of UMNO’s downfall in the coming general elections.

It May Be Aidilfitri For Us, But These Two UMNO Buggers Might Have Just Made It Feel Like Gong Xi Fa Chai For The Chinese Community By Smacking Down Our Own NGO, Something That The Chinese Political Parties Would Never Do To Their Own, No Matter How Chauvinistic They May Be. I Can Just Feel Them Celebrating Now From Our Deliberately Scored Own Goal! In The History of Football, I’m Sure You Have Never Seen Players Being Proud Scoring Own Goals. Well In Malaysian Politics, Look No Further Than Tengku Adnan And Nazri Aziz!

Salam Aidilfitri To The Muslim/ Malays And Yam Seng To The Rest!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

MERDEKA!

Defend Our Sovereignty And Protect Our Independence!

To All My Fellow Malaysians, Regardless Of Race, Colour Or Creed,

Happy Independence Day! Never Take Our Freedom For Granted And Always Be Grateful Being Citizens Of This Great Nation. While We May Pursue Our Individual Dreams, We Must Come Together As One Malaysian Family To Ensure That The Next Generation Can Pursue Their Dreams As Well. Ultimately, We Are Responsible For Ourselves But We Also Will Rise Or Fall As One Nation, 1Malaysia.

THANK YOU UTUSAN MALAYSIA!

Happy Merdeka Month. Keep The Flag Flying!

Better Late Than Never

After four days of posting the disgust I felt for the MCA President and his cheap stunt of trying to stir up racial disharmony to distract people from MCA’s serious inability to serve and win the Chinese over, Utusan Malaysia finally took the matter up by interviewing Malay leaders on the matters of the same. Below is the excerpt from today’s front page which proves my article right that the Chinese regardless of their political affiliations will unite for the sake of their own race while the Malays would rather quarrel with one another benefiting the aliens just to spite their own people. My own prediction is that MCA will sacrifice itself and deliberately lose the BN ticket in the next election so that DAP can have more seats and strengthen the Chinese hold on national politics to push their Communistic attributes on the National Policy. Let this be a humble “ heads up ” for our good Prime Minister to ponder over. Best we expel them and start to serve the Chinese community ourselves. To those who think this is a racist’s view, think again. Our quarrel is not with the Chinese people at large, but their blasted leaders who use race based arguments to threaten the harmony of this multiracial country for personal glory. EXPEL MCA FROM BN AND PUT CHUA SOI LEK IN ISA! After all, only 7% of the Chinese public like him. Perhaps we might even win more Chinese votes if we detain him with as good a cause as this.

Perbuatan 'ala DAP' bangkitkan rasa sakit hati

KUALA LUMPUR 17 Ogos - Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek diminta menghentikan perbuatannya yang 'ala DAP' kerana ia hanya akan membangkitkan rasa sakit hati kaum Melayu di negara ini.

Ahli Majlis Tertinggi (MT) UMNO, Dr. Mohd. Puad Zakashi berkata, antaranya adalah tindakan Soi Lek menyentuh hak serta keistimewaan orang Melayu seperti mana termaktub dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

Beliau turut menyelar Soi Lek kerana menjadikan Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) sebagai kambing hitam tetapi tidak menegur pertubuhan Cina seperti Dong Zong yang sering membangkitkan isu-isu sensitif.

"Begitu juga dengan permintaannya memperbanyakkan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC). Kerajaan tidak pernah mengabaikan usaha membina SJKC yang baru tetapi isunya ialah tanah dan kos. Soi Lek tahu mengenai perkara ini.

"Walau apa pun, di peringkat kerajaan sudah tentu keutamaan diberi kepada pembinaan sekolah kebangsaan kerana ia merupakan aliran utama dalam memenuhi hasrat Dasar Pelajaran Kebangsaan," katanya dalam blog puadzarkashii.blogspot.com.

Tulisannya itu sebagai mengulas kenyataan-kenyataan kontroversi Soi Lek yang disiarkan di akhbar-akhbar tempatan baru-baru ini.

Terbaru Soi Lek berkata, MCA tidak takut berkongsi pandangan dengan DAP dalam hal yang memberi keuntungan kepada masyarakat Cina.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ketika mengulas tindak-tanduk Soi Lek itu mengingatkan MCA supaya jangan terlalu ghairah menjuarai kepentingan dan tuntutan kaum sendiri sehingga menjejaskan kestabilan serta keharmonian antara kaum di negara ini.
Mohd. Puad menjelaskan, tidak seperti sekolah jenis kebangsaan, sekolah kebangsaan bukan untuk pelajar Melayu sahaja sebaliknya ia adalah sekolah bagi semua kaum.

"Untuk pengetahuan Soi Lek, banyak lagi sekolah kebangsaan khususnya di pedalaman dan luar bandar yang daif. Sekolah ini dipenuhi oleh pelajar daripada pelbagai keturunan seperti Iban, Kadazan, Penan, Murut dan Kayan.

"Apakah sekolah mereka yang daif itu mesti diabaikan hanya untuk memenuhi desakan Soi Lek," katanya.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Mohd. Puad berkata, tidak dinafikan kini timbul kebimbangan bahawa Soi Lek terikut-ikut dengan rentak dan cara DAP bagi meraih semula sokongan masyarakat Cina.

"Sokongan orang Cina kepada MCA ternyata merosot. Pilihan raya kecil di Hulu Selangor dan Sibu membuktikan segalanya-galanya," katanya.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata, Soi Lek tidak pula boleh mengambil jalan mudah dengan menuding jari kepada UMNO kononnya sikap beberapa pemimpin memperjuangkan isu orang Melayu menyebabkan orang Cina lari daripada menyokong BN.

"Peliknya ada antara mereka termasuk Soi Lek bebas sesuka hati membangkitkan isu-isu sensitif yang akhirnya menyakitkan hati orang Melayu," katanya.

Happy Merdeka Month. Fly The Flag!

MCA WILL END UP WITH NOTHING!

Recap: UMNO Providing Substance While MCA Provides Nuisance

Like an empty tin can that makes a loud noise, Dr Chua Soi Lek and his MCA is a loud canister with neither the substance nor the intelligence to know what is good for them. It is a known fact that the vast majority of the Chinese voters will not support the MCA anytime soon no matter how Gung Ho toward the establishment or generous they become towards their own. They now have to rely on the Malay votes in many areas where UMNO still has influence to persuade the Malays to vote for them. Yet, they persist in hurting the feelings of the Muslims and Malays at large by making unnecessary comments pertaining to their rights and faith.

In three previous postings, I had remarked that the term “ Sombong bodoh “, or “ Arrogantly stupid “, is a term reserved primarily for the Malays as it is a well known trait among this race. Evidently, in line with the Prime Minister’s 1Malaysia theme, the MCA led by its loudmouthed President has adopted this Malay trait and turned it into an art of its own. In Johor alone, there are three parliamentary and around six State Malay majority seats contested by Chinese BN candidates mainly from MCA and one or two from GERAKAN. Following the verbal diarrhea by Soi Lek, there is much talk on the ground amongst the Malays including the UMNO grassroots to decide not to vote for them in the coming elections. To them, if they have to vote for Communist sounding Chinamen bashing their own partners within the BN, they might as well vote for the known Devil in DAP, just like how GERAKAN got sandbagged by the UMNO/ Malay voters in Penang.

Prime Minister Najib Razak should have taken under advisement the suggestion to either appoint these parasites as Ministers without portfolio or a Malay to be in charge of Chinese affairs forcing them to behave and earn their way back by winning over the hearts of the Chinese voters instead of talking aloud and losing the sure Malay votes that have been loyally supporting them. Now, the most important thing for the BN Chief Executive to do is to rein everyone in and censor their mouths while whipping them into labour to win in the next General Elections instead of self-sabotaging themselves.

While it is true that Dato’ Sri Najib Razak enjoys approximately 78% in approval ratings in the Merdeka Centre polls, unfortunately, he is not contesting in the 220 odd seats in Parliament. This sort of rating would do well in a Presidential two party system like in America, but in a Parliamentary system like in Malaysia, the whole Barisan Nasional needs to enjoy that kind of ratings as opposed to just its Chairman.

The Prime Minister needs to whip the BN leaders and Ministers into shape and make sure they don’t speak against each other from now until the next General Elections. One way to do that is to limit blatant press conferences by individual leaders/ Ministers and have a Central Command Centre to issue statements after proper vetting, like the Prime Minister’s Department. Time is running out for us and we need to exercise major damage control. BN has everything to lose while the opposition has little to lose but everything to gain. We can’t afford the luxury.

I’m Beginning To Suspect That The MCA Is Deliberately Practicing Self-Sacrifice Forcing BN To Lose In Order For The Aliens To Increase Their Holdings In Malaysian Politics And Press On To More Demands For The Benefit Of Their People, Eventually Taking Control Of Putrajaya Either Directly Or By Proxy Like In Selangor. Once Again It Needs To Be Reminded That The Chinese Regardless Of Their Political Affiliations Stick Together While The Malays Break One Another. If That Is Their Master-Plan, Then MCA Needs To Be Dealt With Decisively Bringing In Alternative Measures. Failure To Realize This Will See The Malays Being Colonized Once Again, Only This Time By Orientals In The Land Once Known As Semenanjung Tanah Melayu.

Happy Merdeka Month. Fly The Flag!

SELAMAT BERPUASA DAN BERIBADAH

The Entrance of the Masjidil Haram, Makatul Mukaramah.

The Patriot Would Like To Wish His Muslim Readers "Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan Dan Beribadah." May The Angels And Lailatul Qadr Visit Our Homes While We Prostrate In Submission To The Al-Mighty Elevating Our Prayers And Wishes For His Blessings And Consideration.