Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Who's holding the baby now ?
Last night as I was watching BBC's World News- 30 minutes of Hardtalk interview by Stephen Sackur with the former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, I couldn't help but notice Tun's body language. He was uncomfortably grimacing many times and at one point even had to take a sip of water.
Sackur was grilling the Tun ( and this depends on which/whose angle you want to look from !) on issues of the Judiciary, Anwar, ISA, dictatorship, equal distribution as in the NEP, his wrong choice of a successor Pak Lah, press freedom and Tun did take it in his usual stride to answer albeit answering questions citing other governments/countries as examples to what does not constitute as a straight answer to the questioned and issues closer to home.
Of course putting Pak Lah or anyone else for that matter, in that same position would have been even more disastrous but it was Tun here, so it agitates me to hear him shift the entire malfunctioning of this current government on the current administration. This government as it is, indeed corrupted, as the Tun accuses, is a product of his then administration. Remember he had 22 years to right the wrongs (and boy, there were many) and then, when he left, by his own choice of successor Pak Lah, and thus is now left standing with Tun's "cancerous" baby ! The rest is history as everything took to an even new and greater level in chaotic proportions too as we, the matured Malaysian know and have witnessed, until March 8, 2008 that is, when all hell broke loose !
Now pointing fingers is so passe and might even open a bigger can of worms ! And that, with all due respect, is MY opinion on this issue !
*23-4-2008-update on videos-courtesy of hanief.blogspot.com
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7 comments:
most people are missing the point about our good dr.
we should thank him!....if you
disagree, then read why at
www.paulnaidu.blogspot.com
then you may want to join me to celebrate.
Tun's body language is not new. That is his style when he answer any question from local or foreign press.
tks
- 24 years in reporting
Dear Stephen,
I totally agree with you, Dr M was grilled and he looked very uncomfortable, and for once was on the defensive for the entire interview. People like Dr M shouldn't be the ones up there representing us because he and his cronies are guilty of the same crimes that they are charging the present leadership of. Have we so quickly forgotten Tun Daim, Eric Chia, Halim Saad, etc. Come on guys when the pot is black it should just shut the F*&% Up. If anything Dr M should be just talking about industrialisation as that was his strength. He industralised this country and put us on the world map. But he shouldn't talk about cronyism, corruption, racialism because he has no locus standi. And I dont believe Anwar Ibrahim is going to be any better either, if anything he will be the worst. Anwar was the worst racist when he was in power. So basically my friend, we are all screwed -- front and back. And you dont need to be 24 years in journalism to figure that out.
Madir should have punched Stepehn
that bloooooo englishg got no resepct for asian!
Just asked the Old Man to keep his big mouth shut and take up another hobby like gardening...
If this former dictator does not open his mouth ppl tend to be a little forgiving and forgeting but if he keeps this up, it will only bring up old hatred for a tyrant who raped this country for 22 years and now have the gall to talk like an angel! He is so full of bull! He should check his own family and the millions they profited before pointing the finger at Bodowi..
Harlo Stephen,
How ah all you people live and cheating, lying people every day?
Dont all of you have any dignity?
Dont talk about bangsa malaysia la..
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