The Permatang Pauh by-election has become the focus of the whole country and the world because it is not a contest between Anwar Ibrahim and Ariff Shah. It is not just a by-election about who should represent Permatang Pauh.
It is a battle for the future of Malaysia – of 27 million Malaysians and future generations.
The 58,459 voters of Permatang Pauh have a historic mission to perform and three things to accomplish on polling day on August 26:
- to speak up on behalf of 27 million Malaysians to reaffirm in the most convincing and decisive manner possible the historic result of the March 8 general election for political and economic change and reforms;
- to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of the deep and widespread national disappointment at his failure to fulfil his latest promise that he has finally heard the message of Malaysians in the March 8 “political tsunami” and his new undertaking to implement the many stillborn reform promises as he has nothing to show for the past five months whether over police reforms as establishing the IPCMC, judicial reforms or an all-out war against corruption; and
- to endorse Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister when a Pakatan Rakyat federal government is formed.
(Gist of speeches at Permatang Pauh by-election ceramahs in Sungai Lembu and Permatang Pasir on Nomination night)
#1 by Jimm on Monday, 18 August 2008 - 10:17 am
To me, it’s time for Malaysian to take back the government from BN and elect our rightful leaders to lead this country.
We just been ’sodomised’ by BN for almost 51 years ans that all these must be put to a immediate stop.
How many generations of our Malaysian youth been wasted in terms of talents, rights, human capital and what say you ????
These type of cleansing of Malaysian’s rights are totally worst as those in war.
UMNO must go …. the Malays have been living under this coconut shell far too long.
BN must be disbanded … those component parties have lied to their members far too long to kill the truth about this country wealth and rich cultures.
It’s time for all these parties members to wake up and realized taht their dream of shortcut to wealth are not bringing the rightful future to all Malaysian and their children are from Malaysia and need all Malaysian to make Malaysia stay as beautiful as ever. We all are Malaysian …. this is our country.
#2 by trublumsian on Monday, 18 August 2008 - 2:45 pm
umno recruits people with 2 grades, D’s and F’s (A’s-C’s are too smart). In standardized tests, the D’s and F’s directly maps to the A’s and B’s in UiTM. the F’s get to help run the country or be groomed to run the country. the D’s are smarter, so they’re assigned to this blog to mutter crap in the guise of kasim et al.
#3 by imranj78 on Monday, 18 August 2008 - 10:02 pm
Jimm,
You are being short sighted. If BN is disbanded, we will loose the element of a two party system in this country. Hence we will lose check and balance in our political landscape. Without this, how do we know that PR, if it ever comes to power, would not falter as well? We need both BN and PR to be strong, similar to the Democrats and Republicans in the US and the Tories and Labour in the UK.
trublumsian,
I assume you think you’re an A material then? Only people who have such high regard for themself would write such comments about others.
#4 by trublumsian on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - 12:54 am
imranj78,
u bet i have high regard for myself. i AM A material and fact is there are so many like me i’m not any special. i’m afraid if i start how we 3rd class malaysians were denied so much we had to go through hell to get to where we are today, we’ll shame your already pathetic kind 2 feet up the nether area. there, i stoop to your level!
and Jimm,
bn should not disband, just spank them hard and strip them naked down to the core. the core who has dignity left in them and will start a new bn of tomorrow.
#5 by imranj78 on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - 10:27 pm
trublumsian,
Once you correct your straight`A’ English in your last posting, please repost your message. We’ll try to read it again and hopefully this time we’ll actually understand what your `superior’ mind is trying to say :)
#6 by shamshul anuar on Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - 11:28 pm
Dear Son of Perpaduan,
I assume you must be a non Muslim . Hence, your ignorance on the significance of swearing in Islamic tradition.
Muslims worldwide take swearing in God’s name very seriously if it is done in a very formal setting . Part of the swearing is asking divine punishment should one lie.
In Muslim tradition, ussually those who have something to hide tend to evade swearing. Picture this. Saiful accuses Anwar of sodomizing him. Anwar said no such thing took place.
To emphasize his seriousness in his accusation, he swore. Anwar should also swear. If he is telling the truth, what Anwar is afraid of. Reluctance on his side shows he understands the seriousness and consequence of swearing. Not just he understands. He believes in the act of swearing.
Why the reluctance? Swearing in no way replacing legal process. It is a trime tested method in Muslim community to declare one’s honesty. It is seldom carried out as it is considered “point of no return”.