DON'T YOU DARE APOLOGIZE!

Rhetorics are no longer marketable in UMNO

I can safely represent the majority of the 3.4 Million UMNO members by sending this message to the President-in-waiting and the Vice President “wannabe” and outgoing Youth Chief, Hishammuddin Hussein who have in the past been known to apologize unnecessarily for the conduct of some of the members who acted on their own cognizance while responding to a valid cause.

We demand that our leaders take us out of this apologetic syndrome that has plagued us badly ever since Hishammuddin FAILED to live up to our expectation as a true Malay leader when he was unable to defend Malay heritage and the tradition of hoisting the Malay Keris. Since then every single act by UMNO members defending our party and its ideals have been followed by calls for us to apologize.

In the most recent case, when true red blooded Malays who have neither been poisoned by non Malay philosophies nor influenced by their kind financial gestures, demanded for the retraction of an unproven allegation in Parliament by a crippled and senile member of the House in the lobby, they were physically set upon by opposition members before retaliating. For this they were labeled as “gangsters” on top of being cursed and falsely accused of sending live bullets, which is unlawful, to a person who some would describe as a deserving recipient.

The file based on 97 (NINETY SEVEN) reports on Karpal Singh has been on the table of the Attorney General for the past one week according to reports on the web. Some are wondering if the AG’s office is waiting for Karpal to expire of old age before charging him for Sedition. Being an invalid and an old geaser, doesn’t position him above the Law. The longer he is allowed to “wheel” the streets, the more damage he can do with his loud and irresponsible mouth.

If the UMNO members who visited Parliament House have violated the law, let them be responsible for it. I stand and applaud their political chivalry which is a trait rapidly dying in UMNO in the past 8 years under the youth leadership of Hishammuddin Hussein.

Tun Dr Mahathir’s words of wisdom is very true,“ Not every son can be like his father ”…nor his grandfather, I might add. Our leaders should NOT apologize for the actions of the members when it is not the stand of the Party, although it may be the sentiment of the majority. At the very least Megat Zulkarnain, Ungku Mat Salleh, the Gombak and Serdang UMNO Youth Chiefs respectively have more guts than the old cripple who only dare to utter offensive words in Parliament knowing he has full immunity without having to be responsible for it.

Equal rights should be accorded to the handicapped. If they step out of line, they too should suffer the consequences according to the Law no matter how pathetic they may look in defense.

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THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT - THE REAL DEAL

“Subversion is a threat against the security of the country and against constituted authority. It should therefore, be the responsibility of the government to deal with that threat.”

“The object of detention is to safeguard the security of the country and not to punish persons for crime. A person is detained for what it is considered he may reasonably be expected to do but not for what he is proved beyond doubt to have done. He is detained because he represents a risk to the security of the country.” – TUN ABDUL RAZAK HUSSEIN, second Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The Internal Security Act, 1960, allows for the detention of persons who “promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or other classes of the population likely to cause violence.”

The insensitivities toward race and religion can give rise to violence and terrorism if it is not nipped in the bud. We have seen in recent years acts of terrorism on The Mariott Hotel in Jakarta, a nightclub in Bali, the Australian Embassy all in the region close to us. Further away, we’ve seen incidents in Madrid, London and most recently in Mumbai, India.

After 9/11, several western countries who are well known champions of Democracy have adopted Acts similar to the I.S.A. of Malaysia. They are The Patriot’s Act, 2001 in the U.S., The Anti Terrorism, Crime and Security Act, 2001 in the U.K., Anti Terrorism Act 2001 in Canada and the Australian Anti Terrorism Act, 2005, while the European Union introduced the Anti-Terrorism Measures 2002. In Indonesia there is an act called “Undang-undang Kasus Tindak Pidana Terrorisme 2002, but it has no powers to detain on the basis of prevention like the rest mentioned above.

While the I.S.A. of Malaysia is aimed at rehabilitation as attested by former I.S.A. detainees Dr Zabidi and Lokman Noor Adam, the others like in the U.S. don’t quite reflect the same objectives, as we have witnessed in Gantanamo Bay.

Contrary to minority consensus, The I.S.A. is not being politically abused by the government. There is no member of the opposition party who is being indiscriminately detained and of the 40 odd detainees currently serving time in “rehab” the majority are members of the Jemaah Islamiah and other terrorist suspects including a counterfeit coin specialist.

40 people detained in exchange for the Peace and Security of 26 million people in Malaysia, I’d say is a bargain I’m sure.

THE I.S.A. BECKONS

If ever there was a need for the Internal Security Act to be enforced post 1969 in relation to racial tension, this would be the time.

Multiracial tolerance and National unity is currently at its lowest ebb from my experience. I was too young and was living abroad during the 1969 clashes and was only told of the history much later in life, and in spite of the constant reminders of it during my traditional martial arts lessons, some of my best friends growing up were mainly Chinese and Indians.

Today it pains me to read what is written in the cyber-world about the Malays by those whose forefathers were given a blanket citizenship in exchange for their vows to uphold the Constitution and respect the position of those originating naturally in this land formerly known as Malaya. What aches me even more is that there are hypocritical descendents of the natives who openly question the privileges that come with their birthright, who pretend like they never relied on it at all while excelling in their respective arenas achieving success. This gives rise to the non Malays in justifying their action to press for more equal rights in all avenues that will eventually widen the disparity among us and create social instability in this country.

The Malays are being tested today like they have never been before. I say this because in comparison to the past, the Malays are being stacked against each other and even the presumably more pious of them are willing to be servants of the chauvinists amongst the non Malays, making it easier for us to be brought down if we are not careful.

Worst still, our non Malay allies within the Barisan Nasional are no longer loyal to the Coalition and have on several occasions openly supported the opposition on issues relating to race taking advantage of what they perceive as the weak condition of the Malays who are disunited. Some within the coalition have also taken the responsibility of championing the rights of known crooks just based on the color of their skin, while they remain quiet when others suffer the same fate.

These, coupled with the open challenges aimed at the Institution of the Monarchy, namely in Perak from several non Malays and their loyal Malay servants on top of the vile language used against the former in the blogosphere are making the situation very critical indeed.

The traditional attitude of the Malays in general is to remain calm and patient, at times overbearingly even under extreme circumstances. One will not see their patience run thin. They will just snap and when that occurs, all hell will break loose. That is how the Malay word “amok” arose and is recognized today in the Oxford Dictionary

The Internal Security Act, to my understanding is a preventive law that is to be employed on instigators who threaten National peace, security and social order. My instinct says that if something drastic doesn’t happen in the near future to ease this rising pressure from all sides, we will have a huge problem in our hands that will subsequently lead to serious repercussions. When peace and stability cease to exist, our economy will suffer, and all the good work put in through fine albeit hard leadership in the 22 years before the last 5, will be flushed into the drains of hell.

The government needs to act swiftly and decisively. If they find themselves directionless, they should seek the advice of the former Prime Minister or learn from our neighbor in the South.

WHAT’S THIS CRAP ABOUT “OFFERING” TO RESIGN?

LATEST UPDATE:

It is reported in one of the news portals that the police are "now monitoring websites which posted the pictures" and that "stern action will be taken against those found distributing the pictures."

It seems monitoring websites and taking stern action against those which posted nude photos of a spinster is more important than monitoring and taking stern action against websites that run down the Royal Institution and inciting social dissorder.

Where lies the allegience of the Royal Malaysian Police? I am beginning to wonder.

ORIGINAL POSTING:

A CLASSIC SPIN TO FOOL THE RAKYAT

Elizabeth Wong, the much violated lady politician who is not ashamed of her sexuality as a woman and as a single person, implies that the government is to blame when we are all very sure indeed, that she was the one who erred in judgment and that it was someone closely acquainted to her that actually took those revolting pictures and had them disseminated.

What does “not being ashamed of my sexuality as a woman and as a single person” mean? Does it mean that fornication before marriage is permissible? Well I guess she’s right that no law has been broken but as a POLITICIAN, does she really have the luxury of celebrating her sexuality in such a manner and being single like the ordinary person on the street?

Is it perhaps alright for PAKATAN representatives to remain in office like the previous two who later turned independents while it is a definite “no chance in hell” when it comes to BN office bearers to do the same under similar circumstances?

Where is the transparency? Where is the responsibility? We’ve seen a good number of UMNO and MCA officials resigning without question when a matter of this fashion arose in the past. Today, we read that Elizabeth Wong is only “offering” to resign. This could very well be a way of PAKATAN to fool the Rakyat into thinking that she is a responsible elected official only for her leaders to later reject her offer and then turn the blame onto the government, as though it is the Government that planted the man or woman (she’s entitled to her sexuality) to fall in love with her vise-versa only to take nude pictures of her while she was supposedly sleeping, and then spreading it thin in public. Yeah RIGHT!! If you believe that, it's time you cut down on viewing the 007 re-runs.

HOW IN THE WORLD CAN SOMEONE BLAME UMNO WHEN SHE TAKES THE WRONG PERSON TO BED? BLOODY LUDICROUS!!

Miss Elli, don’t bother pretending to take responsibility by “offering” to resign.

JUST RESIGN WITHOUT RESERVATIONS!

BUKIT GANTANG: BN RIGHTFULLY GOES WITH LOCAL FLAVOUR

Coming fresh out of a by-election that saw BN losing because of an allegedly snobbish candidate, BN will opt for a down to earth, familiar candidate who doesn’t perceive himself as Allah’s gift to Bukit Gantang from Kuala Lumpur. The next thing BN should remember is to hold back on giving out lavish handouts in a form of development there until the people vote us in. It is time we changed our approach and make them earn the development as opposed to giving out freebees only to allow the opposition to walk into a “fully furnished mansion”, so to speak.

BUKIT SELAMBAU: JUST GO WITH A MALAY CANDIDATE!

UMNO should discard this fear, fakely manufactured and imposed upon us by “ our enemies from within “ that the non Malay voters in a Malay majority constituency, worth about 2,000 to 2,500 will make the difference between win or lose for BN. Here’s a NEWSFLASH !! THEY DIDN’T VOTE FOR US THEN AND THEY WILL NOT VOTE FOR US STILL BECAUSE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WITHIN OUR COALITION HAVE FAILED THEM MISERABLY. SO LET’S NOT BUY THEIR " FRIENDLY " HUSTLE!

MIC wants their man to contest as the BN candidate. I hope Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak will pause and realize that MIC has off late disappointed not only the Indians whom they have not served well, but also the BN coalition spearheaded by UMNO. There is no logical reason for their candidate to win the Indian votes if the opposition too fields an Indian candidate. Just stick with a Malay candidate and let the chips fall where they may in a Malay majority area. let's leave this fake fear factor stuck in the imagination of the spin doctors of The Malaysian Insider and it’s likes. Let MIC prove themselves first before we start giving them seats in a Malay majority area again. Right now, they should learn to be good followers and study the mechanics on how to serve instead of insisting on seats.

ENOUGH WITH THE UNNECESSARY ACCOMODATIONS!

A CRIPPLE’S ATTEMPT AT HUMILIATING THE SULTAN!

Courtesy of Rocky's bru

Yes I said it. He’s an invalid hiding behind his handicap for sympathy hoping not to be hit back after trying to be a hero ridiculing a Malay Sultan and stoking anger amongst the Malays who are NOT DAP servants. Will his action of turning the Sultan of Perak as a defendant in Ipoh on Tuesday fly at all? At the very least he will get the satisfaction of humiliating the Sultan. That is perhaps the general idea.

Well, a few responsible young citizens from Johor Bahru have made a police report on him. Although they may not have a standing considering it is not done in the State of Perak, but this serious objection must be recorded nonetheless by someone if not the UMNO Youth Chief and his battalion who are contented with just watching with their hands in their pockets, or busy campaigning for party positions instead of practicing what they preach on Religion, Race and Country. These UMNO traitors should be SACKED under the I.S.A. along with the cripple who committed what could be described as sedition.

Below is the report.

Congratulations to En Jamaluddin Rustam, En Jasri Hj Jamil, En Rais Jaafar and En Shaoufiq Izwan for taking action instead of just talking about their contempt at the coffeeshops and warongs like a large section of the general public.

DAULAT TUANKU! DAULAT TUANKU!! DAULAT TUANKU!!!

NAJIB TEACHES ANWAR ON HOW TO DO IT.

After telling the biggest lie to the whole Nation on the September 16th change of Government and making excuses like having the numbers but was refused a meeting with the Prime Minister bla bla bla, Dato’ Sri Najib finally showed Anwar Ibrahim on how to take over a Government. Najib finally walked Anwar’s talk.

Below are some titles and snippets I thought of while reflecting on the situation in Perak.

WHAT’S LOSING A COUPLE OF BY-ELECTIONS WHEN NAJIB WINS BN A WHOLE STATE?

Indeed many may have blamed Dato' Sri Najib Razak for losing the last two by-elections, though they were in places where we didn’t even have a snowball’s chance in hell. One was because it’s a stronghold of an illusive icon, and the other was because our candidate thought and behaved like he was God’s gift to Kuala Terengganu. Najib can be excused and forgiven for the two when he cleaned his entire slate by winning BN the whole of Perak.

PAK LAH LOST US FIVE STATES, NAJIB WINS US ONE BACK!

The outgoing Prime Minister who was almost indifferent when BN lost 5 states in the 2008 elections has made the people more angry with UMNO with his reckless attempt at allowing indiscriminate transparency apparently targeting only UMNO members alone. Fortunately for UMNO which is almost at its lowest ebb, the incoming Prime Minister almost single-handedly won us back the northern Silver State of Perak. This is indeed a good omen for UMNO as it will continue to rise to greater heights in the hands of the new Prime Minister come March 2009. This is just a taste of things to come. Be ready.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ACCEPTING THE TWO PKR REJECTS INTO THE BN FOLD TUN?

BN shouldn’t be worried about losing the confidence of the people in the 13th General Elections just because we accept these two fellows into the fold because the Rakyat never sought their resignations after they were charged for corruption as is the standard procedure in UMNO whenever any of our leaders are charged. They continued to hold their positions in the State Government without having to go on leave and without any complaints from the people who voted them in. In fact, they were defended by their former leaders in Pakatan by saying that they were "innocent until proven guilty". That means they were accepted by the people who voted them in. Why should it be any different just because they have switched sides? We are just giving the Rakyat what they want. End of story.

YANG DIKEJAR TAK DAPAT, YANG DIKENDUNG BERCICIRAN.

Inilah perkara yang terjadi jika kita tidak tahu bagaimana hendak bersyukur kepada Allah akan nikmat yang dikurniakanNya, iaitu kemenangan di 5 negeri di Semenanjung. Malah dikejar pula takhta Kerajaan Pusat dengan usaha-usaha untuk mempengaruhi ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat di dalam BN untuk menderhaka kepada parti mereka dan melompat ke parti pembangkang membolehkan mereka merampas kuasa.

Sepatutnya mereka menumpukan segala perhatian terhadap menepati janji kepada pengundi-pengundi mereka dan bukan menjadi gila kuasa dengan menumpukan perhatian mereka terhadap memenangi Sri Perdana. Akhirnya tujuan mereka itu tidak tercapai sebaliknya Anwar telah mencelikkan mata Najib akan kemampuan BN untuk memenangi Perak kerana perbezaan kerusi yang amat sedikit di dalam Dewan Undangan Negeri. Akhirnya juga, Kerajaan Pusat mereka tak dapat, Kerajaan Perak pula terlepas dari pegangan.

THANKS FOR THE CAMRY!

I wonder if Najib actually waited for the Camrys to be delivered safely complete with the added accessories before making this move so that the people cannot put any blame on the BN office bearers when they cruise downtown in it in Ipoh. They sure look flashy! The new MB should hold a press conference and a special function just to accept the keys on behalf of his new State Cabinet.

HOME MINISTER LAUNCHES “THE PATRIOT”

Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar

The Honourable Minister Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar graciously officiated this blog "The Patriot" on the evening of 24 January 2009 corresponding 27 Muharram 1430H at the Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat Complex, Skudai, Johor Bahru after holding a forum on the Internal Security Act co-organised by The Patriot and The Ministry of Home Affairs.

May the Blessings of Allah be showered upon the events of the evening and those in attendance.

FORUM ON THE I.S.A. AND LAUNCH OF THE PATRIOT

To those who were officially invited but don't have a real excuse for not attending, BE THERE OR BE SQUARE ;-)

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH

UPDATED: 18TH JANUARY 2009

PAS WINS HANDSOMELY!

Congratualations to PAS/Pakatan. Commiserations to UMNO/BN.

The Kuala Teranggunites have spoken. They want an affable, humble and a low profile representative. In a span of just over 2 months, Kuala Terengganu has lost two Deputy Ministers. Under normal circumstances, this would be unbearable for the electorate in any other constituency but KT is brave enough to risk the consequences.

UMNO should change its ways by not offering too much development to those who don't want it. They should identify the needs of the respective electorates. We should stop offering Bentleys to those who are contented with Volkswagens. If they prefer a friendly representative to rapid development, we should give them a friend and just offer them the bare minimum in terms of development, enough to get their votes while not forsaking them. We should save the big developments for the places where the voters demand it in return for their support.

Kuala Terengganu deserves YB Wahid as their Member of Parliament from PAS. Overall, it was a clean election and generally a friendly contest between two parties who simply want to serve the people.

UMNO and BN should change their sales pitch and learn not to oversell their product. When supply overwhelmes the demand, it'll make the product cheap. Seek equilibrium for each constituency. We will then see the return of support to UMNO/BN at a much reduced cost and dear promises.

Well done PAS. It's back to the drawing board for UMNO. Perhaps this is the time to reflect and heal. The best time and place to do so is at the State and Federal Conventions leading to the change of guards in March. Let's start a new leaf and begin with the right foot.

PREVIOUSLY.

Today, we will see how Kuala Terengganu will decide. Will they choose a candidate who will deliver Barisan Nasional’s promise to bring development or a candidate who is indeed friendly and humble but can deliver not much more than a smile and a handshake? Ultimately, they will deserve whom they choose. May the people of Kuala Terengganu be given the wisdom to make the right choice.

THE FIRST TIME

No Sime Darby takeover here!

I’m taking time out from the heavy duty politics to cool off for a bit. This continued strain and tense on the back of our necks over who is better at leading the Nation or winning a by-election surely couldn’t be good for the heart. It used to be a once in a 5 year affair, not a daily burden like it is today.

So I’ll throw you a question that’s totally out of the blue.

Do you remember the first time you ever laid eyes on the one you truly love? If you can, would you agree that it was the most magical moment of your life?

It happened to me 19 years ago today on the flight back to school via Los Angeles after the Christmas break. What a sight! It’s one that made me want to be a better man.

A wise man once said that “Some things are better left to your imagination. Once a gentleman gets to know the lady of his dreams better, he’ll discover that she’s not exactly what he expected or dreamed of.” Actually he was wrong on this account. She was and is still everything I ever dreamed of and I am eternally grateful that she chose me to share her life with.

If we can remember the root of a memorable moment, we would learn to appreciate it much better. For instance, if we remember the struggle for Merdeka in 1957 whether by actually being there or by watching and reading the archives, we would treasure our Independence today. If we remember what was told to us in the holy books of how Muhammad, the Messenger of God (PBUH), with much resistence, under the worst circumstances, started the religion from a speck, which spread to a whole Nation and then the entire world, we would observe the Muslim code more carefully and not take it for granted.

Likewise, if you can remember the first time the sight of your life partner burst through you like an arrow, like mine did 19 years ago. Insha’Allah, you will treasure what you have today, not having to realize how priceless she is only after she’s gone.

Always remember your first, your last, your everything!

Now it's back to Kuala Terengganu for the last stretch!

Happy Anniversary Sunshine!

WAS IT REALLY NECESSARY TUN?

Wan Ahmad Farid

CHOICES, CHOICES.....

Within 24 hours before Nomination Day in Kuala Terengganu, Tun Dr Mahathir dropped a bombshell by stating that Wan Ahmad Farid was “a very bad choice” to stand as the BN candidate. I’d like to state that the perception that Wan Farid is a proxy and is “someone to be used later if Najib becomes Prime Minister", as was stated in, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/95821, is weak as Najib will be in a strong position to neutralize Wan Farid when the time comes.

Tun Dr Mahathir had 80% of his men in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s Cabinet as well as the UMNO Supreme Council. As brilliant as he is, was he successful in using any of them from the outside when he needed them?

Wan Farid may not have a likeable face and his smile may seem like a fake but he is the choice of the Kuala Terengganu Division which is 103 branches strong.

One of the major mistakes the federal leadership made during the last General Elections was to pick outsiders and little known personalities who were Putrajaya’s stooges in the divisions instead of picking proven and more deserving leaders in the same. We even saw wishful thinking UMNO Supreme Councilors who were aliens and didn’t hold any of the top three positions in their divisions standing as candidates there. Naturally most of the branches in these respective divisions preferred not to open their operation centers and even decided to sabotage the campaign.

Now let me take you back to Kuala Terengganu. It needs to be said how strong Wan Farid is in this division. He won easily as the Division Chief and his elder brother beat the late Dato’ Razali Ismail for Division Vice-Chief. The latter was the Member of Parliament for Kuala Terengganu and Deputy Minister for Education at the time. It is very rare if not unimaginable for someone with such a position to fail in his bid for only the third highest position in the Division. But it happened as Wan Farid and his brother were the flavour of the day for the Kuala Terengganu UMNO Division. As regards to how they managed that, can be debated at another time.

The late Dato Razali on the other hand was generally popular in his own right with the mass (which included non UMNO members and teachers) in KT but in his absence today, we cannot afford to antagonize the 103 UMNO branches in the division by appointing someone who isn’t their choice. Only the homeboys know how to tackle the locals and although there are many outsiders manning their own operation centers evenly spread across Kuala Terengganu, they are still considered outsiders and at best are only able to compliment the effort made by the local campaigners. In other words, we need the 103 branches and operation centers to seal the deal. I was there for several days recently until the day of nomination. I witnessed how hard the UMNO machinery from the whole nation including Sabah were labouring for a much needed win. They are evidently not there for a holiday in the East Coast. Dato’ Sri Najib too is working double-time. They are there to win it for UMNO and Barisan.Nasional. As a past leader and until now at least, a revered Statesman, Tun Dr Mahathir should give UMNO and BN his full support and not undermine their efforts just because of his lapse in judgment 5 years ago. Whether bad choice or good, wrong or right, Wan Ahmad Farid is our best possible candidate to win at this time.

Under the leadership of the new Menteri Besar of Terengganu, with the oil royalty firmly back in the hands of the Rakyat, with the careful and watchful eyes of the much respected and loved Sultan, Terengganu should see rapid development under Barisan Nasional in the future. Being the Capital of Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu would naturally be enjoying the lion’s share. Barisan Nasional’s win in this by-election should smoothen and accelerate this process. I’m sure the voters are bright enough to do the right thing.

After pondering over Tun Dr Mahathir’s statement these last few days, I wonder if this “very bad choice” in Kuala Terengganu is as damaging as the one he made 5 years ago to succeed him as Prime Minister. He may be right in his comments on the economy and the development of the country, but he is definitely out of his league to comment on political candidates. History has shown that he made three wrong choices for Deputy Prime Minister and one for Prime Minister. Tun should capitalize on his strength and not dabble with this weakness lest people will soon pay less attention to his comments.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2009

The Patriot would like to wish all readers a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! May we all strive to be the best that we can be and try to shoot straighter than in 2008. Make it work! Make it real! Make every minute worth its Sixty seconds!

TUANKU JAAFAR DIES

ALFATIHAH.

The Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, HRH Tuanku Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman has died. HRH took his last breath at 11:45 am today at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital aged 86.

HRH was a State Officer in Negeri Sembilan and Perak before becoming a career Diplomat who served in New York, Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana. HRH was to be posted to Japan as Ambassador of Malaysia when he was recalled by the State Government to become the 10th Ruler of Negeri Sembilan upon the demise of his elder brother Tuanku Munawir in 1967 bypassing the latter’s son, Tunku Muhriz. HRH was also on the throne as the 10th Yang DiPertuan Agong between 1994-1999.

HRH’s remains will be taken to the Istana Besar Seri Menanti for the lying-in-State ceremony and will be laid to rest on Monday upon the return of his children from abroad.

HRH served the country well both as a Civil Servant and a Ruler. The State will observe a 40 day mourning period. May Allah’s forgiveness be upon him and may his soul rest in peace amongst the righteous.

The Patriot would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family, the Government and the People of Negeri Sembilan.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AWAL MUHARAM 1430

Asalamualaikum WBT.

Saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Menyambut Awal Muharam 1430.

Izinkan saya mengingatkan Saudara/Saudari untuk membaca Doa Akhir Tahun Hijrah, dibaca 3 kali pada akhir waktu Asar atau SEBELUM masuk waktu Maghrib (Ahad 28 Disember 2008) pada akhir bulan Zulhijjah.

" Dengan Nama Allah, Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Semoga Allah mencucuri Rahmat dan Sejahtera keatas junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan sahabat-sahabat Baginda sekelian.

Ya Allah, apa yang telah kami lakukan dalam tahun ini daripada perkara-perkara yang Engkau larang daripada kami melakukannya dan kami belum bertaubat daripadanya, sedangkan Engkau tidak redha dan tidak melupakannya, dan kami telah melakukannya di dalam keadaan di mana Engkau berupaya untuk menghukum kami, tetapi Engkau memberi peluang untuk kami bertaubat selepas kami melakukan dosa-dosa itu semuanya, maka kami memohon keampunanMu. Ya Allah ampunilah kami. Terimalah Taubat kami ini dan mana-mana perbuatan yang kami lakukan sepanjang tahun ini yang Engkau redhainya dan Engkau menjanjikan kami dengan pahala, maka kami memohon akan diperkenankan perbuatan (amal bakti) yang kami lakukan itu dan Engkau tidak menghampakan harapan kami. Ya Allah, Tuhan yang Maha Pemurah. "

Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata, "Kesusahan bagiku dan sia-sia lah pekerjaanku menggoda anak Adam pada setahun ini dan Allah binasakan aku satu saat jua. Dengan sebab membaca doa ini, Allah ampunkan dosanya setahun".

Kemudiannya bacalah Doa Awal Tahun dibaca 3 kali SELEPAS Maghrib (Ahad 28 Disember 2008) pada malam satu Muharram.

" Dengan Nama Allah ,, Maha Pengasih Lagi Maha Penyayang. Selawat dan Salam kepada Junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad SAW, ahli keluarga dan para Sahabat Baginda sekelian.

Ya Allah, Engkaulah Tuhan yang kekal selama-lamanya. KelebihanMu sangat besar dan Kemurahan Mu sangat-sangat diharapkan. Tibalah sudah tahun baru, Kami mohon kepadaMu agar terpelihara kami sekelian didalam tahun baru ini daripada tipu daya syaitan-syaitan yang terlaknat, juga daripada kuncu-kuncu syaitan dan bala tenteranya. Dan kami mohon daripadaMu akan pertolongan mengalahkan runtunan nafsu amarah (nafsu yang mendorong kepada kejahatan). Kami memohon juga kepadaMu Ya Allah akan rasa sedia ingin membuat kerja-kerja kebajikan yang boleh mendampingkan diri kami kepadaMu. Ya Allah Tuhan yang Maha Agung lagi Mulia, yang sebaik-baik mengurniakaN Rahmat. “

Sesiapa yang membaca doa ini, Syaitan berkata "Telah amanlah anak Adam ini daripada godaan pada tahun ini kerana Allah telah mewakilkan dua Malaikat memeliharanya daripada fitnah Syaitan".

Kepada Allah Berserah.
Wasallam WBT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, & A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I'd like to wish all Malaysians MERRY CHRISTMAS & A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the New Year bring Peace, Happiness, Prosperity and Good Health to us all!

9 CANDIDATES QUALIFY TO CONTEST FROM JOHOR, BUT ARE THEY ALL DESERVING?

PART ONE

DO WE PICK THEM FOR WHERE THEY ARE FROM OR FOR THEIR CALIBER? LET US DO SOME LIGHT VETTING TO ASSIST US IN OUR FINAL JUDGMENT.

First of all, I must justify the positioning of the two flags above. In my book, the Johor State flag flies higher then any other but is on equal level only with the Malaysian flag on Johor soil, quite like the Texan flag in the U.S.

Having said that, I don’t believe that allegiance to the State means we have to support all the running candidates from Johor vying for the various posts in the UMNO Supreme Council. Political candidates should be voted in based on their service to the Party and the people at large, depending if the election is at the Party or General level. For instance, if all of them from the State have served the Party well and better than the rest, then they all deserve to win. However we must be weary of some who were undeservingly appointed at the government level and are trying to use their positions and the strength of UMNO Johor’s reputation to power their way in. Let us hope the buck stops here for these people. For UMNO to survive and remain relevant, we must choose only the best.

In Part One, we will briefly introduce candidates from Johor for the positions of UMNO Deputy President and Vice Presidents.

FOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Hj Muhyiddin b Hj Mohd Yassin

He is the former Menteri Besar of Johor and served through the Constitutional crisis. Born in 1947 in Muar, he is currently the Pagoh UMNO Division Chief , UMNO Vice President and Minister of International Trade and Industries. He has served with full colours in several other ministries including the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture. He was elected to the Supreme Council for the first time in 1985 and Vice President in 1993.

He is a rare breed in UMNO, one who dares go against the grain in order to do the right thing. While holding the post of Menteri Besar, he stood his ground against the much feared Johor Royal Palace during the Constitutional crisis and recently conveyed to the UMNO President repeatedly of what the general sentiments were of him on the ground with respect to the grassroots while the others kept on providing the President with false confidence. Having exhausted almost all resources, the latter finally succumbed and decided not to run for office and withdraw as Prime Minister in March 2009.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin is a very deserving candidate and should win if he can improve on his public relation skills. He has proven his worth, but it wouldn’t hurt to smile a bit more. At the very least the grassroots should remember his sacrifice for being their voice in the Supreme Council at the high risk of losing his lucrative Government job. If Malay culture is upheld amongst the UMNO delegates, then they should be grateful enough to elect him as Deputy President in March. His action has also accelerated Dato’ Sri Najib’s advancement as President of UMNO.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT

DATO’ SERI MOHAMED KHALED NORDIN

Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled is currently the Minister of Higher Education. Like Muhyiddin and many other great leaders from Johor, he too was born in Muar. He is the UMNO head for Pasir Gudang and was political Secretary to Dato’ Shahrir when he was the Minister for Wilayah Persekutuan in the 80s. He started off as a Legal Officer in Petronas before entering politics. He could’ve risen much quicker having been in the party youth mainstream since his early 20s if not for an unfair advantage given to an outsider who was an untested political novice by the former Prime Minister. He is now the Deputy Chairman of the Johor UMNO Liaison Committee.

Previous to this, he was also Minister of Entrepreneurial Development & Corporatives. He is a stand up gentleman and a cool politician who rose through the ranks. He is not greedy neither is he impatient, and is one who says very little but performs well not having to backtrack and cover any damage like the person he was put on hold to give way to when he was younger.

Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled is experience enough and is a deserving candidate for the post of UMNO Vice President. His service to the Malays in particular is well known. He is an exceptional Minister and a splendid UMNO leader. Like Shahrir, his name is synonymous with Johor UMNO.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT

DATO' SERI SYED HAMID ALBAR

Datuk Seri Syed Hamid was born in 1944 to a much feared senior politician, Tan Sri Syed Jaafar Albar. He is currently the head of the Kota Tinggi UMNO Division and is holding the third most powerful position in the Cabinet after the Prime Minister and his Deputy, as Minister of Home Affairs (in charge of Internal Security and Immigration). The last time a non PM or Deputy PM held this powerful position could be as far back as the seventies when Tun Ghazali Shafie was the Minister.

He has been a minister for more than 20 years holding positions in various Ministries from Defense to Law to Foreign Affairs, the latter being the longest for 9 years. He is very easy to speak to and listens to opinions both pro and contra but is very much firm in making his own decisions.

He was having slight problems in his Division because of his hectic schedule during his tenure as Foreign Minister and the lack of united support from his close allies in his absence. Now that his feet are firmly on national soil, he visits his constituency and division on a weekly basis. He garnered one of the highest winning majority votes in BN in the last General Elections refuting claims that he is unpopular in his constituency.

Civil disobedience which has been a crying nuisance for the general public has reduced remarkably ever since he took the office of Home Minister and his deft handling of Domestic affairs, including the reintroduction of active use of the ISA has appeased the silent majority. Many outlaws too have been either arrested or terminated in action indicating future reduction in crime, translating into savings for taxpayers having to feed and house these criminals, enriching only the lawyers defending them.

Datuk Seri Syed Hamid, with his vast experience and very powerful position in the government should be a definite yes for Vice President. At 64, he would be able to guide the relatively young field vying for the same position. The rest are all in their late forties and early fifties.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT

DATO' SRI HISHAMMUDDIN HUSSEIN

Dato’ Sri Hishammuddin was born into a very prominent family in 1961. His grandfather was Dato Onn Jaafar, the founder and first President of UMNO, and father was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia and forth President of UMNO. His cousin is currently the President Elect of UMNO. He is the head of the Semberong UMNO Division, the National Youth Chief and Minister of Education. He was previously Minister for Youth and Sports. He has been a Minister for 9 years beginning at a relatively young age of 38. Before that he rapidly rose through the ranks from parliamentary secretary to Deputy Minister then Minister thanks to the former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed.

He was Member of Parliament since 1995 and has been Acting or Actual Chairman of the UMNO Youth Wing for more than 8 years. He did a very good job of uniting a divided youth wing during the sacking of the then Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Then when he became powerful within the wing, the struggle became downhill when we started witnessing efforts made to help and defend faraway causes such as Palestine when domestically, very little was done when our national and ethnic honour was at stake.

His worse mistake was how he handled the Keris issue. After giving out extra allocations to Chinese schools thinking that the MCA entourage led by its Youth Chief Datuk Liow Tiong Lai would let bygones be bygones, Hishammuddin still received continuous pressure to apologize until after the recent elections were over. He finally succumbed at a time when it didn’t matter or even mean a thing, which was after the general elections. With his action, he disappointed millions of Malays who thought then that being a person who couldn’t defend his own heritage and the symbol of his people, he has no business being an UMNO leader. This article from BigDogDotCom says it all at http://malaysianpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/umno-hishammuddins-keris-apology-is-sign-of-weakness/

Furthermore, many people think his lack of action in defense of Datuk Ahmad Ismail from Penang and his lack of strong action in offence to the GERAKAN Wanita Chief, MCA Deputy President and Wanita Chief’s statements on the Malays as UMNO Youth Chief shows that he is no longer serious to work for the benefit or defense of the Malays.

He may be an exceptional orator and an outstanding Minister, but as the UMNO Youth Chief, members can no longer ignore the gap between reality and the promise. He left far too much to be desired. Contesting for Vice President of a Malay Party, he may need to fall back on his bloodline if that is of any use in addition to his Ministerial skills to win, because he won’t be voted in for his Malay struggle for sure. If he doesn’t make it, we hope he will be retained as Minister. We may not miss him in UMNO but we might miss him as a very capable Cabinet member.

Part Two will see a run down on Supreme Council Candidates from Johor.

What is written is not meant to be deemed as gospel but merely a matter of opinion in the hope that we can discuss the merits of each candidate nationwide before finally making the best decision in March based on the information gathered from our discussions in this forum.

Please do participate. I thank you.

BN IS CALLING YOUR BLUFF OLD CHAP!

LET’S SEE IF KAYVEAS IS FULL OF MOUTH, OR IF HE HAS THE STOMACH.

Last week PPP Chairman Mr M Kayveas attempted to hold the Barisan Nasional at ransom by threatening to pull his party out of BN if it doesn’t amend the ISA. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/94034. This reminds me of an article ( A King’s Ransom for a Concubine ) which I wrote of Zaid Ibrahim threatening to resign from the Cabinet for almost the same reason. http://tpj-one-thepatriot.blogspot.com/2008/09/kings-ransom-for-concubine.html. Well I guess that concubine at least went through with it. Let’s see if this less important one is as principled or is just “ full of mouth but no stomach ”, as they say at the school backyard to the loudmouthed jock.

Yesterday, the BN Chairman explained without choking that there will be no amendments made to the ISA and if PPP wants to leave because of it, “what can we do?” In other words, Adios Kimosamy!!!

“I don't know what to say, I'm speechless and surprised by it. But I don't think Pak Lah meant what he said that we can leave because he's a nice man... but sometimes, what to do," said T. Murugiah, who is the PPP Youth Chief and also a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/94590.

Yes indeed Pak Lah is a very nice man. In fact the component parties in BN are also generous. Let’s see the breakdown of the BN parties in Parliament once again.

BN: 137 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS: UMNO – 79, MCA – 15, MIC – 3 GERAKAN - 2,PBB -14, LDP – 1, PBRS – 1, PBS – 4, PRS – 5, UPKO – 3, SPDP – 4, SUPP - 6

Hmm……Ooops! Did I accidentally miss out PPP or DID THEY NOT EVEN WIN ONE SEAT???

There is no PPP, its Chairman got whipped by the opposition yet their Youth Chief is a Deputy Minister meaning one other deserving party had to sacrifice a seat just for them.

The message is loud and clear to the member component parties of the Barisan Nasional. THE I.S.A. STAYS. Seek translation in your respective languages if you must to avoid any ambiguity. This also goes to the MCA Central Committee member Mr Wong Nai Chee who spoke in support of Kayveas. http://www.mca.org.my/English/Commentaries/Pages/MCAsupportsKayveas%E2%80%99remarktoamendtheISA.aspx

Although some may take respite knowing that the PM has been known to make 180 degree turns, this one will probably stick.

My message to the PPP: PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS AND HIT THE ROAD JACK!!

TUN DR MAHATHIR’S MESSAGE TO THE MALAYS

Mahathir The Great

WITH RIZ KHAN ON ALJAZEERA.

I’m not relaying the whole of yesterday’s interview in this posting, but only the message that I thought Tun was sending to us in his classic fashion

“ There is no Ketuanan Melayu because the Malays are the underdog. I keep on telling the Malays that if you are a driver or a shoe-polisher, you are not the Tuan. The man paying you is the Tuan. So if the Malays want to be a Tuan, they have to be successful, be wealthy, own Rolls Royces and then the driver will call him Tuan. I had a Chinese driver once and he called me Tuan. “

Good Heavens Tun! God forbid, you might be hauled up for SEDITION for saying the last sentence! After all, they are the “Untouchables”.

Is there anybody among the UMNO second liners who calls anyone Tuan outside of the Party? If there is none (yeah right!), then please behave like we expect you to in the name of Islam, the Malays and the Country.

DEFEND IT OR BE DAMNED!

“KETUANAN MELAYU” VS “KEHAMBAAN MELAYU” DI BUMI SENDIRI

LET’S TAKE A GOOD LOOK AND SEE.

1. When an UMNO Division Chief from Penang calls our Chinese friends “Pendatang”, the UMNO Deputy President apologizes on behalf of the Party. When the Deputy President of MCA unnecessarily questions Ketuanan Melayu and hurts the feelings of the Malays, he gets the backing and support of his President (according to him in the Chinese dailies) and the whole Chinese community. No apology was forthcoming, not even from an MCA’s branch auditor (pemeriksa kira-kira, the least important officer in a branch) - Round one goes to the Chinese.

2. When the UMNO Division Chief from Penang calls our Chinese friends “Pendatang”, UMNO suspends the gentleman for three years from the Party. When the GERAKAN Wanita chief also calls the Malays “Pendatang” in her speech in a party convention, there is no widespread demand from the Malay leaders for her to be taken to task. No disciplinary action on her is taken by her party. – Round two to the Chinese.

3. When an UMNO Division Chief from Penang calls our non-Malay friends “Pendatang”, the UMNO Deputy President apologizes on behalf of UMNO and the Party suspends the gentleman for three years. When the MCA Wanita tenaciously attacks the Malays in line with her party leaders by saying the “Ketuanan Melayu” is no longer relevant, raising anger among the Malays and threatening racial harmony, no action is taken against her by the party. Round three to the Chinese.

4. When all three of the above occurs with the words “ MELAYU ” being uttered by our Chinese friends attacking the race, it is not SEDITION. When Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir makes a logical and sincere suggestion in order to foster better integration from a younger age between all races, they are calling it sedition. All rounds go to the Chinese.

5. The BN Chinese and Indians can come together and dare to walk in arms with the opposition in the name of their race. The Malay leaders are afraid to even come out in the open to support their brothers from the same party in the name of Agama, Bangsa dan Negara. They seem to have been cowed into submission in fear of being called a “Hero”.

Here’s a Newsflash guys!!!! We only have Heroines in UMNO, everyone is afraid to be a hero, that is why we are being trampled upon by our own friends within BN.

I am beginning to feel like we the Malays are the minority race in our own Motherland. We mean no harm to the others and wish to live in peace with one another. But if our own Malay leaders allow these continued attacks on us to prevail, will there be peace in the end? Will they be able to enjoy their freedom and continue to roam the streets of Malaysia in peace for long? I leave these questions to you with a smile.

A CLASS ACT.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TO BE MADE SECRETARY OF STATE.

President-elect Barrack Obama today announced a powerful team to join his Cabinet today after he takes his Oath of Office as the 44th President of the United Sates of America scheduled for the 20th January 2009.

They are:

1. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton – Secretary of State.
2. Robert Gates – Secretary of Defense.
3. Retired Marines General James Jones – White House National Security Advisor.
3. Eric Holder – Attorney General
4. Governor Janet Napolitano – Secretary of Homeland Security.
5. Susan Rice – Ambassador / Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

Senator Clinton was Obama’s former campaign rival before having to concede after a tough 18 months of campaigning for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. She will have to surrender her seat as the Senator from New York to join the Cabinet. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton had to agree with several decisions before Hillary could be nominated by the President-Elect as Secretary of State, two of which were to submit his speaking schedule to review by the State Department and Whitehouse Counsel and refuse donations from foreign governments to the Clinton Global Initiative, his annual charitable conference.

Robert Gates is the current Secretary of Defense under Bush and will continue in that portfolio through the next Administration. Gates' appointment fulfilled a campaign promise by Obama, to name a Republican to his Cabinet.

Retired Marines General James Jones was a platoon commander in Vietnam, then became Commandant of the Marine Corps and later served as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

Eric Holder was Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration and was United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Governor Janet Napolitano is a former Federal Prosecutor, State Attorney General and was elected twice as Governor of Arizona. She is one of the early supporters of Obama. Like Clinton, she too will have to resign from her current position to join the cabinet.

Susan Rice served on the National Security Council and was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President Bill Clinton. She was a senior foreign policy advisor in the Obama campaign for President.

Senator Clinton, Eric Holder, Governor Napolitano and Susan Rice will require confirmation by the Senate. General James Jones will not require a confirmation by the Senate because his appointment is as a White House official. Robert Gates is already confirmed to his post by the Senate by virtue of his current appointment as Secretary of Defense under President Bush and will not have to go through the process again.

Despite these announcements, the Dow Jones industrials plunged 679.95 points, or 7.70 percent, to close at 8,149.09 today. Perhaps it was due to the statement by the National Bureau of Economic Research that the country is officially in recession.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/sns-ap-recession,0,6802955.story?track=rss

President-elect Barrack Obama has his work cut out for him once he takes over the reigns. The Patriot wishes him all the very best.

MALAY LEADERSHIP? SUPREMACY? A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME SMELLS THE SAME.

BUT THE STENCH IS COMING FROM MCA’S DIRECTION THIS TIME.

After giving a period of grace to see if there are any pure UMNO leaders out there who would come out strongly in response to the unnecessary comments by the MCA Deputy President and their Women’s wing, fully disappointed, I’m compelled to say my piece.

The devastating election results of March 2008 has somehow opened the season for Malay and UMNO bashing from all quarters including from those of our friends who conveniently forget that it was more their failure to serve and contribute to the collective outcome that has brought us to this end.

Let’s review the results to recapitulate for those who might have suffered from temporary or selective amnesia.

BN: 137 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS

UMNO – 79, MCA – 15, MIC – 3 GERAKAN - 2,
PBB -14, LDP – 1, PBRS – 1, PBS – 4, PRS – 5, UPKO – 3
SPDP – 4, SUPP - 6

Let’s concentrate on the first row because the loudest noise comes from those other parties. Clearly the MCA, MIC and GERAKAN didn’t carry their weight in this General Election. Blaming UMNO for their arrogance was the easiest thing to do. The whole BN needs to realize that our strength comes from our ability to work together and defend each other when under attack from the opposition, not rally around them and condemn our own partners within the coalition.

Under the leadership of the current and outgoing Prime Minister, again I must amplify that racial harmony has almost reached bursting levels. This is because in his zeal to be popular with the people, he has dangerously allowed for the kind of freedom of speech that the current generation of citizens of multiracial background are not accustomed to and therefore unable to handle.

While the UMNO Malays do not sleep with PAS and don’t support them when they want to impose drastic “Islamic” laws that might hurt the feelings and way of life of the non-Muslims, the MCA and GERAKAN have no qualms about embracing DAP and the Chinese chauvinistic NGOs in questioning the special rights of the Malays and take advantage of the hospitality of their hosts in the name of their race. Where else in the world can the Chinese and Indians have their own schools teaching subjects in their own language? Is there such a system in Singapore?

To the best of my knowledge, no Malay BN candidate stood in any Chinese dominated constituency, while there were many Chinese and Indian BN candidates who stood in Malay dominated constituencies proving that the Malays were responsible for placing them in the Government of the day. Granted there are many Malays, even UMNO members who voted for the opposition and even for DAP, that caused the loss of UMNO candidates but that is because of the weak leadership of their President and it will be rectified once the new gentleman takes over in March. They will come back in the next election. However the UMNO/ Malay voters will remember those “friends” who forsake them today and it will be equally punishing for MCA and GERAKAN because except for their own party members I can’t see the Chinese voters coming back to them for at least another two or three elections to come.

If BN is going to win back the two thirds majority in the near future, MCA and GERAKAN had better clean up their own houses instead of trying to win cheap points with their own race by harping on Malay rights. It may be tolerated under the current UMNO administration but my strong feeling is that it will not be given life at all in the next one.

MCA has a moral image problem having just elected a proven adulterer as their Deputy President. Right now, the two top men in the party are at odds with each other which spells DISASTER. GERAKAN needs to realize that their behavior as the “opposition in residence” acting like DAP in the BN has failed them miserably and lost one whole State after the majority of the Malays including UMNO members in Penang came to their senses and opted for Pakatan. MIC needs new leadership to rejuvenate the party and understand that they have failed the Indians which led to the birth of HINDRAF.

In conclusion, the stakes are high and the odds are less then even for MCA, MIC and GERAKAN. They have more to lose than UMNO. Whether it is Malay Leadership or Malay Supremacy, one way or the other, they will need UMNO to continue being part of the National leadership.

LATEST UPDATE:

I take this opportunity to congratulate the UMNO Vice-Presidential Candidates who took my challenge in yesterday’s article to respond appropriately to the two MCA leaders’ comments on Malay Supremacy. They are Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin and Dato’ Sri Hishammuddin Hussein. Datuk Shafie Apdal also did but in my view wasn’t effective enough. Better late than never gentlemen!

KETUANAN MELAYU – RAFIDAH AZIZ DAN HALIMAH SADIQUE, JAWABLAH!! KETUA PEMUDA PUN TIDAK BOLEH DIHARAPKAN LAGI!!

This is indeed a good opportunity to see if the Wanita UMNO, namely Rafidah or her pitbull Halimah has the strength and courage to confront the Wanita MCA Chief on her statement on the Malays or if they are just good at BITCHING against thier own within the party.

The MCA Wanita leader has touched on the Ketuanan Melayu issue as a follow-up to Chua Soi Lek, the MCA Deputy President cum (no pun intended) "film" star politician’s comment on the same. Let’s see if Halimah can say more than the two syllables of English which is “shut up” which she threw at her UMNO colleagues recently, to her MCA counterpart for provoking the sensitivities of the Malays.

Preferring not to give the benefit of the doubt to Halimah , I’ll continue my piece in the Malay language for her comprehension.

Menurut kepada laporan di Utusan Malaysia, 28 November, “ Ketua Wanita MCA, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun turut menyifatkan konsep Ketuanan Melayu tidak lagi relevan hari ini atas alasan semua rakyat menyumbang kepada pembangunan Negara”.

Provokasi di atas tajuk yang sama berulang-ulang kali ini oleh pemimpin dan rakyat berbangsa Cina khususnya adalah disebabkan oleh sindrom bisu pemimpin-pemimpin Melayu yang hanya tahu bercakaran sesama sendiri untuk membuktikan bahawa kononnya merekalah yang lebih Islam dan lebih bersifat Nasionalis Melayu dari rakan sebangsanya, tetapi bersifat BACUL apabila dipanggil untuk menyangkal tuduhan BIADAP bangsa lain terhadap kita. Ini juga termasuk Pergerakan Pemuda yang mana Ketuanya adalah calon Naib Presiden yang sewajibnya menjadi benteng yang mempertahankan UMNO dan Bangsa Melayu.

Kata Halimah di Utusan Malaysia 27 November, “Oleh itu, kita kena pilih pemimpin termasuk anggota Exco yang berani membela kepentingan kita dan bukan ambil orang yang hanya datang pasang 'body cantik', habis mesyuarat, ambil gambar lepas itu balik," tegasnya.”

Ayuh Halimah Bte Sadique! Buktikanlah keberanian kamu membela kepentingan Bangsa Melayu dengan menegur tindak-tanduk Ketua Wanita MCA itu.

CABARAN INI JUGA SAYA LONTARKAN KEPADA PARA CALON-CALON YANG SEDANG MABUK UNTUK MEMEGANG JAWATAN-JAWATAN TINGGI DIDALAM UMNO. DIMANAKAH SEBENARNYA PERJUANGAN ANDA UNTUK AGAMA ISLAM, BANGSA MELAYU DAN TANAHAIR?

Tun Dr Mahathir will be naming the political corrupters. We should start naming the political hypocrites as well. Forgive my directness in this article but I can no longer stomach the antics of the rich office bearers who serve on the pretext of defending the Faith and our ethnic origin but on the contrary, are the ultimate traitors of the same.

"BUKAN MACAM CARI PEMENANG RATU KEBAYA"?

Ini adalah tajuk di ruang politik di Utusan pagi ini. Sememangnya benar dan tepat kenyataan ini sebab sudah ternyata ada sekurang-kurangnya seorang pemimpin Wanita yang telah dipilih untuk memimpin Wanita di negerinya khusus kerana rupanya konon-kononnya semacam Ratu Kebaya tetapi ternyata setelah beberapa tahun menerajui Wanita, beliau gagal untuk menaikkan taraf kaum Hawa di dalam negeri tersebut.

Terbukti kegagalan beliau lebih-lebih lagi apabila beliau telah ditandingkan diperingkat Parlimen tetapi didalam keadaan ketandusan kepimpinan Wanita UMNO yang telah menang di kerusi Parlimen dan dengan kekalahan Datuk Seri Shahrizat di Lembah Pantai serta keguguran Tan Sri Rafidah dari kabinet, pemipin tersebut masih gagal untuk dilantik waimah sebagai Timbalan Menteri sekalipun. Inilah satu dari dua sahaja keputusan yang cerdik yang dibuat oleh Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dalam memilih kabinetnya yang baru tempoh hari. Mungkin PM kita sedar walaupun yang menobatkan beliau di negeri tersebut itu mungkin kurang celik dan terpedaya, bahawa rupa dan mulut yang petah tidak semestinya bermakna orang itu cerdik dan berpelajaran tinggi. Maka betulah tajuk yang diatas yang diceduk dari Utusan Malaysia hari ini.

"Jelita, Ayu & Cerdik". Di dalam bahasa Inggerisnya, "Beauty with Brains".

Lain pula jika pemimpin itu macam Datuk Seri Shahrizat yang bagaikan Ratu Kebaya yang berpelajaran tinggi dan juga seketika dahulu pernah menerajui sebuah syarikat yang tersenarai di Bursa Malaysia yang telah banyak membantu Wanita Melayu semasa beliau menjadi Menteri Wanita sebelum ini. Dari itu, ini mungkin suatu Rahmat yang diturunkan kepada Pergerakan Wanita UMNO Malaysia yang mempunyai seorang pemimipin yang bukan sahaja rupanya manis tetapi otaknya cerdik dan telah banyak berjasa kepada Wanita berbanding dengan sebaliknya.

Ternyata mereka yang sibuk membuat Kenyataan Media berkelompok itu berkhidmat untuk pemimpinnya dan bukannya untuk UMNO. Mengikut kepada seorang dari mereka yang cukup petah bercakap, "Oleh itu, kita kena pilih pemimpin termasuk anggota Exco yang berani membela kepentingan kita dan bukan ambil orang yang hanya datang pasang 'body cantik', habis mesyuarat, ambil gambar lepas itu balik.”

Saya ingin bertanya kepada ahli Exco yang banyak cakap ini, dimanakah pembelaannya terhadap kepentingan kita apabila Ketua Pergerakan Wanita GERAKAN menyoal asal-usul orang Melayu sekaligus mengatakan bahawa kita juga kaum pendatang? Nampaknya mereka hanya berani membela kepentingan Tan Sri Rafidah dan bercakaran sesama sendiri tetapi kecut dan takut untuk membela Bangsa apabila dicabar oleh kaum lain. Adakah beliau dan rakan-rakannya berkhidmat untuk Rafidah atau Bangsa Melayu?

Secara kasar apabila di lihat dan di dengar, orang-orang yang menyokong Shahrizat adalah cerdik dan pandai seperti beliau juga manakala Rafidah sahaja yang pandai dikalangan kumpulannya. Sehingga hari ini, “rational” kumpulan yang menyokong Shahrizat boleh masuk akal dan senang difahami manakala alasan Rafidah untuk menjadikan Shahrizat sebagai pemangku Ketua hingga ke pilihanraya akan datang hanya berlandaskan suatu perjanjian yang lari dari lojik mamandangkan tempohnya terlalu pendek. Alasan Shahrizat berfakta manakala alasan Rafidah hanya berpegang kepada janji yang tidak boleh diiktiraf lagi kerana tempoh masa didalam perjanjian tersebut telah bertukar dan dipendekkan. Cuba difikirkan, menurut undang-undang sekalipun, jika sesuatu fasal berubah didalam sesuatu perjanjian asal yang telah dimeterai, ianya akan menjadi “null & void” atau tidak laku lagi.

Sudah sampai masanya Pergerakan Wanita UMNO Malaysia memilih pemimpin yang sedia menghambakan dirinya untuk kebaikkkan Pergerakan tersebut berbanding dengan pemimpin yang menghambakan Pergerakan Wanita demi untuk kepentingan peribadinya. Ahli-ahli Wanita umumnya harus memilih pemimpin yang kedudukan ekonominya sudahpun kukuh sebelum menjadi pemimpin berbanding dengan pemimpin-pemimpin yang petah bercakap, tiada berpelajaran tinggi tetapi menjadi kaya setelah menjadi pemimpin Wanita, EXCO Negeri dan sebagainya. Mereka hidup mewah berintan berlian, berumah bagaikan gedung sedangkan wanita diperingkat akar umbi masih lagi tidak tahu menggunakan komputer dan sebaliknya dihantar kekursus menjahit langsir.

Allahu Alam.

REGULATION FOR BLOGGERS?

Syed Hamid Albar

The Minister of Home Affairs and UMNO Vice Presidential candidate Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar mooted the idea of a Code of Ethics for bloggers at the second Bloggers Buff Conference yesterday.

While it is a noble idea and perhaps could be construed as a friendly warning to bloggers to be responsible in their activities to preserve peace and avoid racial antagonism, will it in reality be followed like gospel by bloggers at large? I guess to an extent it will if the advice comes from the man in charge of Internal Security.

I didn’t have the privilege to attend the conference but I’d venture far enough to come to the conclusion that the Minister’s willingness to avail himself to interact with bloggers on a weekend is indeed refreshing considering bloggers can be more vicious than their professional counterparts in the mainstream media.

A Code of Ethics in any field should come as second nature to everyone. It doesn’t necessarily need to be put in black and white. It lies in the attitude of the person in question. If one is a rogue journalist, politician, businessman or even man of the cloth, no Code of Ethics but only the strong arm of the law will make one yield.

Whatever the outcome, from what I have read in the blogs and the online media, the Home Minister’s message is loud and clear, ie, we are all free to write anything as long as National Security is preserved.

I concur with the spirit of the Minister’s idea. I urge him in return to be stern on those who test the limits of racial harmony early before it takes a life of its own in the blogosphere.

IT'S A CONTEST!

The Challenger

In the words of the late Marvin Gaye, " LET'S GET IT ON! "

It’s official. Dato’ Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has made the imminent choice of contesting for the Wanita top post in her announcement early this afternoon. This is a right move on her part in announcing her decision based on the groundswell before the Right Honourable Prime Minister returns from abroad in fear of perhaps being persuaded to stand down and agree to the original, yet not practical plan of power transfer in the month of June of 2009, which is only three months after the UMNO Convention, leaving the Wanita wing without an official leader and deputy.

In the past few days one after another head of the Wanita Divisions pledged their support for the early and more practical transition, including the ones who had nominated Rafidah in their divisional meetings before this. They say it was alright initially because the UMNO Convention was originally planned for December, but with it being postponed to March, it is hard to justify Tan Sri Rafidah holding on any further.

Puan Nahar bt Ahmad, Wanita Head of the Kota Raja Division, Selangor fears that with Shahrizat as only an Acting Chief, and without an official deputy, it might invite a certain wanita leader from a component party to demand the right to spearhead the Barisan Nasional Wanita wing in the coming General Elections if the next UMNO elections will be yet again postponed to give way to it.

Mirror mirror on the wall,
Who'll be the Victor after all?
Mirror mirror on the wall,
Who do you see will have a great fall?

WANITA LEADERS – SHOW SOME CLASS!!!!

Do those standing behind look like they can thrust the movement forward?

It seems the sickness that has been manifested in the main body until recently, which is to avoid a contest on the pretext of maintaining unity, has crept into the Wanita wing.

This “peralihan kuasa” crap is beginning to get on the nerves of every UMNO member because of the constant whining of supporters of both Rafidah and Sharizat. They pretend to seek unity and want to protect the strength of the wing, yet their behavior prove otherwise.

The wing showed more class under the stewardship of Tun Fatimah and Tan Sri Aishah Ghani, perhaps because these two former leaders turned themselves into servants of the wing instead of using it to enhance their political positions and for personal economic gains.

In the last 30 years, how have the women’s wing evolved? Most of the branch and division chiefs are still computer illiterate, the branch chiefs still attend cooking and sewing classes like when the wing was known as Kaum Ibu back in the 50’s. I ask again, how have they evolved? It seems like they are deliberately kept at that level to ensure that they are loyal to their leaders and continue to follow orders like soldiers on the pretext of doing it for the future of their children and those who come after them, when they are actually conditioned that way so that only the few can remain at the top for long spells.

I wonder how many in the Wanita Executive Committee possess college degrees. How many besides Rafidah, Sharizat, Raja Ropiaah and Dr Noraesah are fluently bilingual? After 62 years in existence, what have they achieved? They are by far the most loyal and hard working members of UMNO, but don’t they deserve better? Why are the less loyal and new members in UMNO getting more benefits, receive Datukships and are wealthier under the party? Could it be because the rookies are young and fresh or the Wanita leaders are not fighting hard enough for their welfare? Should the Wanita members be treated this way for all their sacrifices? Shouldn’t their leaders help them to get better lives just like they do for themselves?

Now, it seems they are taught to suppress democracy. The majority of UMNO members do not see what the big fuss is all about. Why are they acting like wild creatures snatched from the woods and left in the middle of the city? Why do those close to the top leaders act deranged and disoriented? The State chiefs too should just shut up and let the forces of democracy decide whom they want to lead them. That is democracy. Unlike those at the top, the grassroots have no problem in falling back in line once the election is over. The leaders are the ones who have to learn how to conduct themselves appropriately. UMNO doesn’t belong to the powerful few.

I never thought I’d say this, but Wanita UMNO should learn from the Pemuda wing on how to embrace democracy and behave like leaders with class. Take the nominations and go to the polls without whining like old spinsters, no pun intended. It is further damaging to the image of our party which is for the most part already in shreds.

The Constitution allows contests and protects the outcome. However, if a transfer of power between Rafidah and Sharizat doesn’t materialize after Rafidah wins uncontested, there is no provision in UMNO that can force the latter out for the next 3 years at least.

SO, Wanita UMNO should stick to the Constitution and avoid future trouble by creating sticky situations with no provisions. If Rafidah wins, she should rightly continue to lead the movement until the next election. If Sharizat wins, it is self-explanatory.

If 117 nominations outnumber 73, why is the candidate with the most nominations and her supporters making the most noise?

Today, I read the Prime Minister will speak to the leaders upon his return from Uzbekistan to resolve a problem that already has a solution staring in everyone’s faces. I can only wish him good luck in dealing with Rafidah, especially when his sidearm is loaded with blank cartridges, so to speak.

Lastly, without showing too much disrespect, I urge the visitors of The Patriot to scroll up and take a really good look at the picture above. Now tell me honestly, besides Rafidah and Sharizat, do you see any potential in ANY of the rest to lead the movement? Isn’t it evidence enough that they are pre-conditioned to remain in the 50’s while one or two shine like a hundred carat diamond in their midst?

Too much has been said about grooming with almost nothing to show for. It is time the Wanita UMNO leaders straighten their Kebayas and show some class.