Equally Corrupt

Each time there is a by-election, BN/UMNO will bring in lots of money there in the name of development and donations to help spur local economy.

Each time there is a by-election, Malaysia DPM will be visiting the constituency and telling jokes.

Each time the DPM open his mouth and tells jokes, he sure spills funny beans... often the beans are seeds of hatred.

This time, the topic is about equality in BN alliance.

Errr... anyone still remember about the choosing of BN candidate for P094 Hulu Selangor by-election?

Remember the DPM override the choice of the entire MIC party?

Ok, perhaps that is UMNO's definition on EQUALITY.

By inference, you should be able to guess its definition on democracy.

DPM: All are equal in Barisan

SIBU: All Barisan Nasional parties, including those from Sarawak, are equal partners who practise power-sharing, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

“We are brothers, equals in Barisan. They (the Opposition) like to say that Umno is the big bully in the BN but this is not true. It's a big lie to say that Umno bullies other component parties.” he told reporters after a dialogue with teachers and parents at SK Agama Sibu here Monday.

He said just because Umno had more seats in parliament compared to other component parties, it did not mean that the party would sideline their coalition partners.

On calls to raise the oil royalty for Sarawak, Muhyiddin said the Opposition was playing up the issue for political mileage in this Sunday's by-election.

“I have asked the state leaders if the oil royalty was an issue, they said no because the oil royalty is as stated in the constitution,” he said.

One of DAP's seven-point manifesto for the Sibu by-election was to increase Sarawak's oil royalties 5% to 20% if the party and Pakatan Rakyat became the government at the federal level.

Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, said Pakatan could never be a sustainable government like Barisan because parties within the Opposition alliance had different political ideologies.

In Barisan, he said all parties helped each other and shared a common aspiration to better the nation.

“Pakatan is not sustainable. It's very shaky and the leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is having a lot of personal problems and court cases,” he pointed out.

Originally posted in TheStarOnline:

DPM: All are equal in Barisan

Hulu Selangor P94

Dust settled... result was in.

The corrupt won the battle by spending huge amount on Malaysian's tax money, YET they have nothing to be proud of. They know it well, and the cost of their win (so they called it victory) is enormous.

PR supporters and comrades,

Don't lose hope. You lost a battle, not the war.

You have countless of battles to fight on, and the next one -- Sibu.

And, the next one, next one, next one...

With all your persistence and courage, we will win the war!

Breaking Views

Hulu Selangor — Anwar Ibrahim

APRIL 26 — I thank the workers and volunteers from Pakatan Rakyat including our friends in DAP and PAS who supported our candidate in Hulu Selangor, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.

Tens of thousands of Malaysians joined us to show the people of Hulu Selangor that Pakatan Rakyat is committed to a Malaysia where all of its citizens have the right to peace, justice, and prosperity. I am thankful for the tremendous support you have shown.

Your commitment to change is commendable.

One setback shall not divert us from our goal. Any change worth making is hard and will be fought at every turn. While it doesn’t take away the sting of this loss, there is no road to real change without setbacks along the way.

Over RM100 million was spent by BN to win a thin majority in Hulu Selangor: that amounts to RM65,000 per person. Dozens of ministers campaigned every day; the Election Commission appears guilty once again of violating its mandate to ensure fair elections; and the police intimidated our supporters and there are reports that they even prevented some voters from reaching the polling stations.

This means that Barisan Nasional has learned nothing since the March 2008 election. Character assassination, racism, bribery and brute force may help to win one or two by-elections. But the people of Malaysia will not be deceived.

Our country still faces the same challenges which cannot be resolved by dirty politics or a few catchy slogans. The economy is lagging, jobs are scarce and our education system remains mediocre at best.

We must do more to address the plight of the poor and marginalised people throughout Malaysia. And we must bring credibility back to the Federal government as we have started to do in the Pakatan States.

We increased our popular support in Hulu Selangor. We know we have to do more to reach out to our supporters in the rural heartland, particularly the Felda settlements. I am committed to this challenge and my resolve is unwavering.

Let us look ahead to the next contest and work to bring change to Sarawak.

* Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is the de facto leader of PKR and is MP for Permatang Pauh.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication. The Malaysian Insider does not endorse the view unless specified.

Article adopted from TheMalaysianInsider: Hulu Selangor — Anwar Ibrahim

Licking up!

Shit! What is this fella doing? He's licking up!

“Kiss his hand? When did I kiss his hand? Show me where I did that,” he exclaimed, looking miffed when asked at an unplanned press conference in Ladang Kerling near here.

Errr... What are you doing here in this photo then?

Or... may be he was not kissing... but licking!

“I have been in the MIC for 26 years. I am not someone new in the system. I know what needs to be done,” he firmly said.

Oh Yes! He knows exactly how to kiss and suck up to be an obedient lapdog.

And can you readers see the difference of the two photos above?

So, how can you support and vote for someone who did all these?

• defended the ultra racist PERKASA, [which against 1Malaysia]
• licked the hand of "Malay 1st, Malaysian 2nd" DPM, and [which against 1Malaysia]
• betrayed his own community [also against 1Malaysia]

More info please read here:

TMI: Kamalanathan loses cool over criticisms

The Chinese Lapdogs

How a lap dog show their acts when squeezed by their master?

But it is even shameful to compare these people to dogs, as dogs are cute animals. Though Muslims shun dogs, but that is different.

Here you witness yet again, how the Chinese MCA leaders continue to kiss and suck up to their puppet master just to get some spilled crumbs... hoping to be UMNO's super-cronies. Pathetic!

""It's not easy for us. Every time we enter a new village, we got scolded. Therefore, we have to improve our strategy by getting more leaders from the MCA divisions throughout the country to help us," said a grassroot leader."

Do they even realise why they get scolded?

""We have not received much support from the Chinese community, but with the 1Malaysia and other policies introduced by the PM, we hope to change their feelings. There are small groups among the Chinese community who are backing the PM and we hope these groups will grow bigger by polling day," Liow said."

Hello! MCA is no longer relevant to your Chinese folks. And what is 1Malaysia? "Malay First, Malaysian Second"

"Besides organising dinners, they have alo engaged the Chinese voters through what they term as "sembang petang" (evening chats) with small groups of about 15 to 20 voters in the Chinese new villages. "

They still think the voters are dummies that giving out some candies and sweets, they can charm the voters into submission?

"MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said national as well as local leaders would meet them to explain the government's policies, the 1Malaysia spirit and the need to speed up the implementation of fairer policies by Najib."

Ha ha... and where is your celebrity Porn Star President? Why is he not showing his face?

BUT, the crucial question remains... while MCA claimed to support the removal of ISA and UMNO determined to keep it, so why MCA continues to suck up to UMNO?

It must be like MIC, where UMNO is the master who decides on MIC candidates.

Read more here:

Bernama: All-Out Battle For Chinese Votes

Sucker at Work

An Indian now defending the racist PERKASA?

It is very sad to hear that an Indian candidate (from MIC) who is sucking up to the powerful.

And it is probably of his action, he gets the nomination from the ultra UMNO to be BN candidate for Hulu Selangor seat.

MIC and Samy Vellu failed miserably in defending their own choice of candidate (even with an Ultimatum to DPM Muhyiddin), with UMNO playing hardball in the choosing. So much for the equal partnership in BN coalition.

Malaysian Indians have been marginalised by UMNO for over half century, and will continue to be with Indians who sell their souls.

"Kamal’s defence of this ultra movement is untenable but not unexpected as after all, this is a candidate who said that he would “take back the federal seat and deliver it to Prime Minister Najib Razak as gift for his first year in office.” Like a housecat dragging in an offering of a captured mouse.

Written by Helen Ang, CPI"

(MT: Why MIC Hulu S'gor candidate defends Perkasa)

"There is dissatisfaction on the ground because Datuk G. Palanivel was not chosen to contest the Hulu Selangor by-election, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu admitted today."

(TMI: Samy Vellu admits some in MIC Hulu Selangor unhappy )

Read more from:

MalaysiaToday: Why MIC Hulu S'gor candidate defends Perkasa

TheMalaysianInsider: Kamalanathan: I am the dog

TheMalaysianInsider: Independent claims Samy played favouritism with Kamalanathan

TheMalaysianInsider: Samy Vellu admits some in MIC Hulu Selangor unhappy

Hold Your Hourse

Make sense?

Sounds right as witnessed all these while what the UMNO "grassroots" had done in discrediting those not in sync with their top brass. You be the judge.

"As the shootout for Hulu Selangor draws near, the dirty campaign of UMNO has begun in full swing. Predictably, UMNO are not focusing on the issues of the rakyat. UMNO are focused on the only thing they know, and that is: to spread lies and misinformation."

"On the 16th of October 2004, I was charged for money politics. I found this charge to be utterly ridiculous, because I won the seat uncontested. There was no opponent. So, how could I be charged for money politics, when there is no contest? But within UMNO, I guess anything is possible."

Read in full here: Hold Your Horses, Mr Muhyiddin

Picture credit: borrowed from MailOnline

Stabbing your Boss... Oops!

Discrediting 1Malaysia

Muhyiddin just did a disservice to his boss, Najib’s 1Malaysia. Contrasting glaringly to “People First” in 1Malaysia slogan, (which commonly interpreted as treating all Malaysians fairly,) Muhyiddin declared he is “Malay First, Malaysian Second”.

Muhyiddin’s admission to and declaration of being "Malay First" contemplating to the fact that government will continue to place preferential treatments and priorities to Malays over other races in Malaysia.

Najib's 1Malaysia slogan, will therefore, remains just a slogan, without the support from his deputy.


Malay First, Malaysian Second

"I am Malay first but being Malay doesn't mean I am not Malaysian," said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.


So, this confirms that the DPM thinks and practices very much differently than the PM Najib in 1Malaysia concept of transforming the government into treating all Malaysian fairly. No wonder there are many around Najib spoke and acted in contrast to the vision laid down by Najib.

And is Najib the only person working hard to promote 1Malaysia campaign which supposedly accords equality to all Malaysians? Looks like a lone ranger.

'How can I say I'm Malaysian first and Malay second? All the Malays will shun me... and it's not proper,' said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

So, in order to gain popularity from Malays, Muhyiddin walks the racial line and does not mind others shun him.

Will Najib ask Muhyiddin to resign for causing such a boo boo?

Refer to following news articles for details:

TMI: I am a Malay first, says Muhyiddin

Mkini: Muhyiddin: I'm Malay first

Mkini: 'Quit if you're not M'sian first, Muhyiddin'

Prostituting Oneself ...

Finally! Here is the juice of a political prostitute who claimed to be NOBLE.

Still, this is his rights ... to do so, but unfortunately, at the expense of his constituents.

“On the confirmation of the title Datuk Seri, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the TYT (Tuan Yang Terutama) Governor for recommending me to receive it with your kind support.

“However, I understand from the meeting that TYT also proposed your goodself for the award of Datuk Seri of which you declined to accept and the TYT then suggested that the award be given to your father Lim Kit Siang who had contributed much to the nation.

“As a matter of respect to TYT, I will only accept the award of Datuk Seri in conjunction with your father’s acceptance of the same.

“I want to make it clear that I want to work closely with you and maintain a relationship that is both sincere and fraternal in nature.

“I also look forward to a good working relationship between you and the representatives of the state government,” Tian Chua finished reading.

“This shows that you agreed to receive the title,” he told Zahrain.

Zahrain said it was not for him to ask for the title.

Read the original post from TheStarOnline:

Zahrain names 8 Barisan MPs he claims were set to cross over

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Zahrain names 8 Barisan MPs he claims were set to cross over

By LOH FOON FONG

KUALA LUMPUR: Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim named eight Barisan Nasional MPs and an unnamed deputy Speaker whom he alleged the Pakatan Rakyat leadership claimed would cross over to Pakatan during the attempted Sept 16, 2008 government take-over.

He alleged in the Dewan Rakyat that the MPs from Kalabakan (Datuk Abdul Ghapur Sallehs), Kimanis (Datuk Anifah Aman), Kinabatangan (Datuk Bung Moktar Radin), Tawau (Dr Chua Soon Bui), Sepanggar (Eric Majimbun), Batu Pahat (Datuk Dr Puad Zakarshi), Jerantut (Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Ibni Sultan Abu Bakar) and Gua Musang (Tengku Razaleigh) were set to cross over.

He told the House that he was disappointed with the Opposition, which had become engulfed with greed and self-interest, and had lost confidence in PKR after the attempted take over.

When Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar asked who the Deputy Speaker was, Zahrain said, “You know, I know-lah.”

Zahrain, who quit PKR and was speaking as an Independent MP in Parliament Thursday, said that PKR Deputy President Senator Dr Syed Husin Ali had slandered him three days ago by saying that the process of cleansing had already been completed and that PKR was cleansed and rid of “grime and shit”.

“I would like to emphasise that God had done the cleansing process in PKR. We who are clean were removed from PKR and what was left was grime and shit,” he said when debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address.

He advised Syed Husin to read the book Shit by literature Professor Emeritus Datuk Shanon Ahmad.

“Today, in this august House, I would like to expose the shit so that people know and will not continue to be hoodwinked with PKR’s play of politics,” he said.

N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR - Padang Serai) hit out at him by calling him the biggest hypocrite.

“I am willing befriend people who fight me but I won’t befriend people who betray the trust given to them,” he said.

Wan Junaidi reminded MPs not to use the word ‘kamu’ (you) and ‘pengkhianat’ (betrayer).

Tian Chua (PKR Batu) then took out a letter, apparently written by Zahrain to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, that he said debunked Zahrain’s purported loss of confidence in PKR after Sept 16, 2008.

Zahrain immediately protested that it was not relevant.

“If it was true that on Sept 16 he (Zahrain) had lost confidence, why did he, in a letter on June 8, 2009, write suggesting that the Pakatan council in Penang should meet once a month so that top leaders could discuss and interact better with each other.

“He had also said: I also suggest that you chair the meeting in Penang,” said Tian Chua.

Tian Chua went on to read: “On the confirmation of the title Datuk Seri, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the TYT (Tuan Yang Terutama) Governor for recommending me to receive it with your kind support.

“However, I understand from the meeting that TYT also proposed your goodself for the award of Datuk Seri of which you declined to accept and the TYT then suggested that the award be given to your father Lim Kit Siang who had contributed much to the nation.

“As a matter of respect to TYT, I will only accept the award of Datuk Seri in conjunction with your father’s acceptance of the same.

“I want to make it clear that I want to work closely with you and maintain a relationship that is both sincere and fraternal in nature.

“I also look forward to a good working relationship between you and the representatives of the state government,” Tian Chua finished reading.

“This shows that you agreed to receive the title,” he told Zahrain.

Zahrain said it was not for him to ask for the title.

Zahrain also said he supported the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin’s speech that voiced disappointment with the slanderous tone of the new media, including media portals.

He urged the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to investigate MalaysiaKini and Raja Petra’s news portal Malaysia Today which, he claimed, worked hand in hand with the Opposition.

Almost an hour in his speech, Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS Kota Raja) and Dr Lo Lo Mohamed Ghazali (PAS Titiwangsa) protested that Zahrain had wasted time in the Dewan by repeating what he had said on Wednesday and the Dewan was being misused for political purposes.

Balls in Hand

Finally, it takes so much courage for Pakatan Rakyat to be the FIRST to propose the restoration of the Local Council Election (popularly being referred as the Third Vote), restoring the rights of the people in choosing their own local representatives, rather than being appointed and used by the winning state governments as rewards to bribe their cronies.

In this regards, again, Pakatan Rakayt outshine and outdo their opponent who governed this country for more than half a century. People with conscience receive well on this proposal, and most NGOs (I mean those truly independent NGOs, not those fed by the ruling parties) have been longing, demanding, and pushing this for decades.

Was it not true that Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister, promised to restore the Local Council Election at the time it was suspended? So, how long do the people have to wait if not now? Another 100 years? More lame execuses?

Come on, embrace the change!

Restore the Third Vote and return the right to choose back to the PEOPLE!

"And this is the problem Pakatan Rakyat is going to face. Parliament is controlled by Barisan Nasional, not by Pakatan Rakyat. And Barisan Nasional does not want local council elections for the same reason that PAS is worried about what would happen in Kelantan if local council elections were held. So expect this to be blocked by Parliament.

Let’s take Perak as an example. Say they hold local council elections in Perak, a state under Barisan Nasional control. And, say, Pakatan Rakyat comes in at all or most of the local councils. Can you imagine the headache Barisan Nasional is going to have? The state would move in the opposite direction. Pakatan Rakyat and not Barisan Nasional will be the real power in Perak."

"As I said, Lim Guan Eng made a brilliant move. And now he has Barisan Nasional’s balls in his hand. Guan Eng, you're da man! Hidup Guan Eng!"

-- excerpt from MalaysiaToday - Najib blinked first

"We have heard and seen many cases of council 'chieftains' and members wielding extraordinary power and amassing wealth and living lavishly. The people must be given their democratic rights to purge these 'local warlords', and the only way it can be done is through the proper process of holding elections for local government positions."

-- excerpt from Malaysiakini - Local polls: 'You're wrong, Mr Prime Minister'

Read the following for details:

MalaysiaToday - Najib blinked first

Malaysiakini - PM: Local gov't polls unnecessary

Malaysiakini - Local polls: 'You're wrong, Mr Prime Minister'

Malaysiakini - 'No local elections': Gerakan, Pakatan tick off PM

TheMalaysianInsider - Putrajaya not keen to restore third vote

TheMalaysianInsider - Third vote not likely - before next elections

TheMalaysianInsider - Pakatan states could follow Penang in third vote bid

TheMalaysianInsider - Make way for local elections

Stringed Dolls

It is a common knowledge that all these lapdog parties are working for UMNo. They lost majority of the support from the people they claimed they are fighting for. MCA? MIC? Gerakan? PPP? All are same. Someone so powerful who are pulling all the strings behind all these useless parties, and these lapdog leaders never and dare not argue otherwise.

... and who is that?

If you cannot guess it right, then you are really hopeless and stupid!

Here is the definition of it:

Puppet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually (but by no means always) a depiction of a human character, and is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre. The puppet undergoes a process of transformation through being animated, and is normally manipulated by at least one puppeteer.

There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. They can be extremely complex or very simple in their construction. They may even be found objects. As Oscar Wilde wrote, "There are many advantages in puppets. They never argue. They have no crude views about art. They have no private lives".

Read more from the following links:

Malaysiakini - 'Puppet masters' behind MCA resignations

limkitsiangblog - First time in 56-year MCA history – fresh party leadership elections decided by external remote control

Gerrymandering the Democracy

Now it is clear.

That is how UMNO/BN can survive the federal government-ship for half a century -- through cheating!

Artwork Description:

English: How Gerrymandering can influence the result of elections in a non-proportional system. In each case there are 36 green and 28 magenta dots in total. Depending on how the 4 districts are designed, there can be a 3:1 or a 4:0 win for the greens, a 2:2 tie, or even a 1:3 win for the state-wide minority party (magenta)

"I would completely overhaul our electoral process to ensure free and fair elections, and adopt proportional representation to replace our existing first-past-the-post electoral system.

Parliamentary democracy in Malaysia has been continuously undermined through gerrymandering (manipulation of electoral composition) and malapportionment (manipulation of electoral size). A clear example of malapportionment is how in the March 2008 elections, Putrajaya, with a population of about 5,000, sent one MP to Parliament while my constituency, Seputeh, which has over 76,000 voters, also had only one seat in Parliament.

If you consider the March 2008 elections, Barisan Nasional (BN) obtained barely half of the popular vote — about 51% of the 7.9 million votes cast and yet they controlled 63% of the seats at stake in Parliament, i.e. 140 out of 222 seats. If you exclude the voters in Sabah and Sarawak, where BN won all but two seats, their popular vote dips to 49.8% in Peninsula Malaysia. (Source:http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=10778)

This kind of electoral manipulation is traitorous to the people's will."

"“The reason we lost Selangor in 1969 was because of the non-Malay votes. So we decided to take Kuala Lumpur out of Selangor and turn it into Federal Territory to reduce the non-Malay voters in the state. Then we created a new Malay city called Shah Alam so that we can flood Selangor will more Malays and dilute the remaining non-Malay voters in Selangor.”

That was what Fahmi explained -- the reason why Selangor was split into two with the creation of the Federal Territory and the reason why Shah Alam was created as the new State Capital cum Malay city.

“It worked for awhile as long as the Malays vote Umno and the non-Malays vote opposition. But when the Malays also vote opposition then this strategy no longer works. So we need to think of a new strategy.”

The ‘new’ strategy Umno is talking about is not actually new but is an ongoing strategy. This strategy is called gerrymandering and it was invented by the Americans."

Read more on the following articles:

TheNutGraph - MP Watch - Teresa Kok (Seputeh)

MalaysiaToday - Why the two-thirds is crucial

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