Sdr. Lim

Its not my place to tell you what you should do with your blog but I have to say this: Remember, as DAP webmaster Jeff ooi said, you are preaching largely to the converted on your blog. So my sense is that its important for you not appear to just another politician spinning every point you can make.

No doubt you have to make the points you made. But we know that in any party, a breach in party disicpline in some thing so important , is unacceptable. KTK would have to expel Paranjothy no matter Hissamuddin asked for it or not. The issue really is that Hissamuddin made it look like KTK had to answer to him and made Gerakan looked weak mostly to cover a mistake he has been trying to shake and won’t admit to.

I fully understand DAP have to attack Gerakan every way they can given the dynamics. They are after all grown men in a very grown up game. But as a senior member of DAP, really a better way would have to be asked whether KTK going to let Hissamuddin use Gerakan and he himself as a personal political tool especially after Gerakan members originally first pointed out that Hissamuddin was wrong about the whole keris thing from the start? Isn’t Gerakan and KTK allowing the perpetuation of stereotype of Ketuanan Melayu by allowing Hissamuddin to get his way?

This had nothing to do with even the Hindraf issue but really Hissamuddin own mistake with the keris affair which is haunting him and even if one see signs of regret over it, the man sounds desperate and self-interested only. For someone seen as a potential PM, he sound weak and not a potential for PM. If he can blame Gerakan and KTK personally rather than come out and give confidence that Gerakan and KTK would deal with it for him, he sounds like a man that don’t have much support not only from key members of BN but also from the traditional right-wing of UMNO and hence underserving of moving up to a senior position of UMNO.

As for Paranjothy, I hope KTK have more foresight than just expeling him. Whatever the reason he did what he did, Paranjothy did the Gerakan a favour. By every polls, the voters and even members of Gerakan symphatises with Hindraf and the issues raised by Paranjothy. Should Paranjothy join DAP or anyone else, KTK and Gerakan would appear weak and shake confidence especially in KTK leadership. The last thing he want is to appear to look like a Chinese version of the PM – gutless and without vision.

The voters of Penang may not like UMNO right now but they still don’t want to vote against Gerakan and PM yet. By being used by Hissamuddin which they don’t like very much now, Gerakan and KTK is risking that they may just change their minds about that just to make sure the keris message is sent correctly back to Hissamuddin.

DAP message to Penangites is this: The coming election is not about Gerakan or KTK, but about Hissamuddin and KJ. Is Penang a tool for the ambitions of KJ and Hissamuddin? Its a real issue and something Penangites want to sent a clear message. Vote DAP and vote against Hissamuddin and KJ.

Here is the issue: Can you issue a threat and then later say that is not what you meant especially if you are leader of a political group?
Yesterday, Hissamuddin threaten Gerakan and today, he says that is not what he meant.

What Hissamuddin has done so far is show why he does not deserve to get a shot at the position of PM. The only reason to still give him a chance is that the next person in line is KJ who is likely to be a worst choice.

How can someone serious to lead this country can resort to being so lackadaisal about the statements he put in public or for that matter his action (that is right, no one is fooled by the Keris episode is nothing more than a bad idea on his part).

Hissamuddin lapses of mouth and mind is symptomatic of a larger problem in him and frankly throughout the leadership and members of UMNO. They are not up to the task of leading this country to the next phase. They can do adequate job of keeping a lid on the problems but not leading it.

So it appears then that Pak Lah weak leadership is not just a unitary problem. Its widespread throughout the top echelon and likely throughout UMNO. How else can you explain UMNO people stealing flood relief aid in Pahang?

Penangites should ovewhelmingly vote DAP at least for Parliamentary seats just to send the right message to Hissamuddin & KJ.

DAP slogan in Penang should be:
Vote against Keris Waving
Vote against PGCC
Vote For Penang
Vote DAP.