Thursday, October 15, 2009

PR-damage control or on auto-cruise ?

Where do you think the PR went wrong recently ? If you asked me I'd say almost EVERY WHERE !

Things are beginning to crack in the PR, at least that's how I see it . Renegade's are opening their big and silly mouths and saying all the wrong things and "run-away" half-baked religious bigots are allowed to impose and get away with their personal "fatwahs" when their tag-line says other-wise.

The recent Bagan Pinang by-election is one example. The "beer" issue of that idiot Hassan Ali was played-up to the hilt by the BN to their advantage in this holiday resort town where tourist from all over come to spend their holidays. PAS and entertainment don't gel, huh ? Even the "cow-head" issue became a PAS thinggy ! Can PAS actually deliver to the people ( here I mean ALL cultures and races !) with their "PAS for ALL" tag-line, when someone whispered casually that at every ceramah where there was a substantial mix of races, the speaker begins with a good 2 maybe 3 minutes reciting verses from the Quran ? Don't get worked-up now or get me wrong....we're talking about politicians here, okay !!

Lets be real and honest here and with all due respect and no offence to any particular religion, okay? Can PAS tolerate say, at a DAP ceramah a speaker shoots-off with a recital of the Buddist or Hindu or even a Christian prayer ? Can they honestly stomach it ? Maybe a simple "assalumualikum" a "vanakam" and a "nee how mah" or "sieh-sieh" would suffice if you are speaking to the rakyat at ceramahs and then ramble on with the "dirty" business of dragging the opponent's character through shit ! See the prayers recited earlier sounds so hypocritical, yes ? Do we really want that ? Yes or No ?

Again I heard from a "friendly" politician of the PR regarding Hassan Ali's fate and future within the party. Seems he (Hassan aka moron) is to be put in "cold storage" and that he would die a natural political death ! What ?...what I don't understand is, if he was to be avoided like a plague, how is he going to be pro-active with his constituents and how well is he going to represent in the "show and tell of achievements" segment in the next GE ? When the next GE comes, that same constituents are going to swing their votes to the other side, because this moron could not get anything done because all this moron's request for his constituents to the PR were ignored or side-lined. Think ! That seat will also see the BN having the edge in the next GE, right ?

The thing about elections and by-elections is the wanna-be candidate only "turun padang" at the 11th. hour. How much can he achieve in a few days ? Reports of PAS's "no go" to the estates or touching base with the local Malaysians of remote Indian origins are aplenty.....to a point some admitted they never actually went into the interior of estates to meet the voters. These people who are just as important in deciding the candidate's fate in a by-election are really left behind....and can you imagine these estate workers have not ever heard of KUGAN ? The same is happening right now in East Malaysia too, yes ?

That's how isolated they are. Low pay, hard work and long hours and detached from current news and with only "tamil movies", alcohol or an occasional illicit sexual tryst is a welcome escape from their miserable lives...don't you think they need your expertise, sincere presence and willingness to educate them...all the time and not during the crucial election time only ! Think out of that "political" box once in awhile, please !

Just because the vacant seat is a certain party's strong-hold and a certain majority rules does not mean someone from another fraction cannot be tried or be tested. It takes a truly sincere and dedicated man to really rule ALL the people. Not tag-lines !

Anwar has to make some hard choices and changes and make them he must.... or other-wise loose the plot !

8 comments:

Richard Loh said...

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Is UMNO A Racist Party

Waitefour Secs said...

"Low pay, hard work and long hours and detached from current news and with only "tamil movies", alcohol or an occasional illicit sexual tryst is a welcome escape from their miserable lives...don't you think they need your expertise, sincere presence and willingness to educate them..."

I find this statement very condescending.

1. Why must Tamil movies have inverted commas? Is this to suggest that there's something wrong with Tamil movies? FYI, some Tamil movies can have better plots and are much more entertaining than the Hollywood drivel I suspect you watch.

2. To say that all Indian people living in estates only drink and "occasionally have affairs" is such an unfair representation to the community. In fact, it is an outright affront to them. Plus, how do you know that their lives are miserable? Have you ever heard of the phrase "Don't assume, know" ? I see many more people living in the city who lead more miserable lives than those living in estates. The question is, have you ever been to an estate for you to label their lives miserable?

3.The most offensive line in the above-mentioned statement is that someone needs to "educate" the Indians living in estates. I find this statement reminiscent of the one made by Western colonists who felt that it is the white man's burden to educate people whom they deem are less civilized than them. So, are you implying that you are better than the Indians living in estates and that it is your "responsibility" to "educate" them in order for them to be as civilized as you?

Shanghai Fish said...

Waitefour Secs...
I'm referring to the politicians and their antics and who have screwed their chance to garner votes in the BP by-election recently. My take is on the lack of info and current news shared with these folks. Why must you take everything under the microscope ? On the day of the By-election at around 1-4pm a tamil show was on tv...and do you know their priority between a "tamil" movie and a vote ?
fyi from 1974-1979 I worked my way up as freshie junior conductor to an analyst in Chersonese Estate, Kuala Kurau, Perak.
Get my drift, friend ?? I KNOW !

wong said...

as long as pas have hassan ali, it be one baggage,,,most dangerous man alive ...we aint going to vote for pas pkr dap ....until he make some hard choice ...

kate said...

u described the estate worker's mindset perfectly - there was nothing condescending abt it. it is not just an indian thing - it is the mindset of a community mired in poverty n the subsequent ignorance that comes with the territory. i know cos i was an estate person myself.
PR has its work cut out for them. BN had the entire army, media n muscle at their disposal but PR can still save the day for the next GE. we hv our work cut out for us, too. there has to be a concerted effort to change n to 'walk the talk' in PR.

Anonymous said...

It is true that a politician can start his speech recite holy verses etc. and than later curse his opponents. Perfume and crap coming out from the same hole. Real hypocrite.

Anonymous said...

It is a well known fact that PAS is an orthodox party using Islam as ammunition to win votes. Out dated and old fashioned thinking prevails.

There is no point singling out one bad apple because the whole bag is filled with rotten fruits.

Until and unless PAS shows it can enrich the constituents in areas they rule, PAS will remain rhetoric.

PAS strives on rumour based politics, crying over spilt milk and blame games but never about development plans. Their future lies in nthe after world, where they sell hell as a terrible place and promise a nice afterlife in heaven.

What about today and tomorrow? Nah, that's not important..... God knows who to reward after death.

Hey, hey, hey. We need more than fresh air and sunshine to survive. Who cares about dying except those with expolsives round their waist?

PKR should educate PAS about living in the real world in real time, like 'it's time for another drink'.

A GOOD MAN DOES NOTHING.

Lone Ranger said...

Kawan
Don't fight lah. DAP, PKR & PAS claimed to be multiracial parties, so why DAP contest Chinese areas, PKR mixed areas and PAS contests ONLY Malay areas?

Maybe can changelah to prove to the rakyat that they are not racist like what they potray BN parties to be. PAS should contest in Ipoh Timur, Jelutong, Pantai Remis or Bukit Bintang? And DAP to try their luck in Gunung Semanggol, Anak Bukit or Kota Baru?

Cakap serupa bikin?