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Don’t try to mislead the nation

19 Oct 2009, 4:50 PM
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Penang Gerakan Youth lambasted Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for trying to mislead the nation by saying that the PR government would abolish the ISA, and the Printing and Publications Act, if it gained federal power.

Penang Gerakan Youth chief Oh Tong Keong said Lim was not telling the truth when he said that PR, if gained power at federal level, would allow “a real freedom of speech for the country.”

“Lim has bluffed the people of Penang when he said he advocated freedom of speech. In actual fact, Lim has done the reverse. Until today, after several months, he is still boycotting the New Straits Times and Utusan Malaysia because the two newspapers refuse to publish everything he says,” said Oh in a statement.

On Saturday, during the Penang Press Club’s annual dinner, Lim had said that If PR gained federal power, they would abolish ISA, Printing and Publications Act and allow Malaysians a real freedom of speech.

Oh said Lim was fond of saying one thing and doing the reverse.

25 comments, add yours

1 orange 20 Oct 2009, 11:21 AM

Gerakan will be dead if all their leaders just like to do “petty” politiking.
As a gerakan member in penang, i am just ashame to even see such statement coming out in the papers.

2 penang gerakan youth member 20 Oct 2009, 11:33 AM

mmm…...orange….i think most people already fully aware the type of leadership in the youth in penang.
I think they don’t have the quality. So, don’t blame them for making such statement because they don’t really know what to say.

3 penangites 20 Oct 2009, 2:17 PM

dear above,

U both hv spoke the truth from your heart, this is what penang rakyat seeing and luckily gerakan still got your kind of members that still speak of rakyat voice.

Your penang party youth chief and their deputy and followers have been say by many penang folks as jokers, some even say like idiot, doing silly n funny protest and making stupid press conference for the sake of attack PR government in order to obtain cheap publicity after become opposition in penang.

4 andy 20 Oct 2009, 7:46 PM

it is okay for gerakan youth to do some publicity act.

But please do something which is sensible. Don’t simply make statement without thinking what penangite will think of you.
Just imagine, a few months ago, my friend in negeri sembilan tell me that gerakan youth penang makes stupid statement.
As a youth member of gerakan, I feel so shame.
Please think of other members of gerakan before making statement next time.

5 Xiao Ah Mao 21 Oct 2009, 9:37 AM

The saying goes, “It needs a “crook” to catch another “crook”.

Likewise:
It needs an “idiot” to detect another “idiot”.

It needs a “stupid” to reveal another “stupid”.

It needs a “joker” to pinpoint another “joker”.

It needs an “useless & ashamed” to point out another “useless & ashamed”.

Actually, what has gone wrong as regards to above mentioned press statment?  (it is based on actual facts).

Please pick it out. I’m interested to know too!

6 Desmond 21 Oct 2009, 12:01 PM

In the first place, the NST and UM are the “Pravdas” of the BN. Why would we believe what is written in these papers. All the stories within the papers are sensationalized to belittle the opposition and to glorify the ruling government.

If I were Mr Lim, I would not waste my time being interivewed or speaking to them unless they sign a declaration to print what is said during the interview in full and not twisted facts.

7 penangites 21 Oct 2009, 12:43 PM

The actual things is NST $ UTUSAN purposely twist n turn Penang CM LGE word on UMNO control press, not as stated by Gerakan Youth Chief as not publish all he say. Mr.Oh either never read UTUSAN $ NST or purposely try to cover their UMNO press fault and use it as tool to attack PR government, shameless and cheap political tactic.

8 penang man 21 Oct 2009, 3:35 PM

penangite,
no need to explain to mr oh. He is only making gerakan youth in penang look stupid. If you go out and ask penang people, just ask them what they think of gerakan youth in penang.
Most of them will just say, “they are little mosquito making silly statement”.

9 penang man 21 Oct 2009, 3:37 PM

people in gerakan always say that the gerakan youth chief lim si pin don’t do work and lazy. And don’t make any statement at all. And gerakan national youth is as good as dead.
But to me, it is better to keep quite if there is nothing to talk. lim keng yaik must have give his son a very good advise on this.

10 penangites 21 Oct 2009, 4:31 PM

penang man,

u n i both stay in penang, we both very very clear what the people of penang think about gerakan youth currently. No question about it. I just forward penang folks thought about gerakan and comments on here only, same like u and other gerakan members doing, hoping Gerakan can consider and change. If gerakan youth still using this cheap old method for their political struggle in penang, i can assure penang gerakan is walking to their own graveyard. Gerakan buried themselves in the first place, not the rakyat and UMNO, even UMNO start to change, what hv Gerakan done??

11 penang man 21 Oct 2009, 4:40 PM

penangite,
i see not much changes between now and before last general election. People in penang not going to vote for gerakan next round in penang.

if someone ask me who from gerakan can become good candidate in Penang assembly, I really don’t know.
All the leaders in gerakan penang is still the same people who Penangite already rejected last year. You think if you put the same people, and penangite going to change mind?

12 penangites 21 Oct 2009, 5:17 PM

Now penang gerakan is only focus on how to attack current PR government especially DAP administrative. It just makes them so lame and useless without proper idea and suggestion. From what i compare, sometimes DAP guys than mainly makeup from layman do better job than those so call elite gerakan youth when they still as opposition before GE308.

This is the result of too long parasiting under your master UMNO, just wait for UMNO to give them how many DUN/MP seat, government project and senior government post from state till federal level that they no need to fight for since gerakan join BN nearly 3 decades ago. I so glad rakyat penang totally vote them out on last GE308. What i can say is sorry for those some good candidates that lose also, this is the result of their own party leader lame under UMNO, can only blame their own party leader.

13 penangites 21 Oct 2009, 5:22 PM

correction :

“sometimes DAP guys than mainly makeup from layman”

should be

“sometimes DAP guys that mainly makeup from layman”

14 Karen 22 Oct 2009, 11:19 PM

Gerakan should not focus petty issue like this.

Gerakan should and must at this moment focus on getting support from Malays in Penang for the next GE if it wants to survive.

Think about why one umno division dont invite gerakan penang to its open house.

Failing to organize Aidilfitri open house proofs Gerakan is forever a Chinese oriented party from
the beginning, still assumes Malays will vote a Gerakan candidate.

I thought after GE08, UMNO was in denial mode
but today Gerakan is worst.

Sigh!!

15 Karen 22 Oct 2009, 11:25 PM

Penangites,

What is the role of the BN coordinator?
“Catwatch” or “hyena-watch”?

We dont see any. Pls correct me if i am wrong.

Sigh!!

16 penangites 23 Oct 2009, 12:34 AM

karen,

u making me like appointed commenter on this blog…u give me lots of presure…

For me, BN coordinator just a name only for serving rakyat, but the actual function is to prepare them for the coming GE, which mean they will be the BN candidates for DUN and MP. Those people are getting paid from our tax payer money even they dont hold any government post and serve the rakyat. Those appointed coordinator at their constituency will try their best to be expose as much as possible like making funny press statement mainly attack current ruling government, attend big n small eat eat drink drink function and taking oppotunity making Pro BN speech defame PR government comments on stage on their area under their care…etc. Those catwatch r just bullshit.

Gerakan and MCA hv appoint their own coordinator nearly 1 year already but i dont really see they are doing their job that they surpose to do, instead barking and making noise most of the time by abusing the press conference and making silly, funny, idiot statement from time to time, with or without issue.
If u do read mainstream media like major newspaper, u will know who are those coordinator. Who get the most expose is considering performing their job.

They hv no choice but need to do this silly job after they been appointed by their political party respectively, if not their coordinator post can be remove and replace by someone else as seeing not performing. This are politician basic job function and requirement. Sometimes a bit pity them also.

If they are lucky, then they might get elected as DUN or MP and this will secure their position in their party and also government kangtau(projects, funds) following soon for few years. That is why many are fighting for this coordinator post among each other.

I hope i answer your question.

17 Karen 23 Oct 2009, 3:16 AM

Thanks Penangites.

No wonder they make one kind statement in press, also they ms advise the Chairman wrongly too.

What a pity.

18 bluesky 23 Oct 2009, 10:36 AM

OMG…one stupid and idiot penangites acting gao gao to answer the other one question..so funny, silly and damn no knowledge…pity him..hahaha!!!

19 penangites 23 Oct 2009, 1:33 PM

bluesky,

pls make your comments related to what other commenters ask rather than personal attack that is not related to political view. It just proves that you and gerakan is political bankrupt that cant even makes proper comments on your own party blog. If u so gao(pandai), make your own comments related to other commenter question and show to the readers here what u got. Dont make yourself like idiot instead and tarnish your own party image.

20 james 23 Oct 2009, 2:25 PM

feel very embarass to see stupid statements coming out from gerakan youth penang all the time.
As a long time gerakan youth member, i would advise them to think carefully before opening their mouth.
Don’t talk if got nothing good to say.

21 wisely 25 Oct 2009, 11:09 AM

This issue may be small but it is still an issue for sidelining media who didn’t write to our favour. CAT means accepting and remain open to ALL even who are against us and not selective over those who are with us or who side us. Actually to practise a true CAT, selectiveness is NOT an option. It must be TOTAL, then one can claim to be practising CAT!

22 wisely 25 Oct 2009, 11:23 AM

Both PAS and MCA have very interesting development recently.

As for MCA, it would be good if OTK and CSL can work together

As for PAS, it could split the party if EGM were to go true

As for penangite calling me an UMNO agent, it a typical untrain mind jumping into conclusion based on sentiment and wanting to ‘win’. I could have sued him for defamation but i keep to my word that this is not about suing. I wonder that how typical penangite jumping to conclusion. Anyway i am nobody to sue another person. grow up penangite and be gentleman!
U want to know my source, my invitation still open. Be bold enough to come. Don’t made wild allegation that u are not sure or can’t be sure! How old are u? U talk like a teenager! calling people all sort of names and use vulger words when things didn’t go ur way. U want to bark at people also bark with solid prove and point. Don’t just made accusation based on general perception. I did challenge u to prove ur allegations but until now i don’t read anything substantial here in ur writing. Grow up, pls!

23 penangites 25 Oct 2009, 3:52 PM

wise guy,

u r saying twist n turn politician word related to racial and religion issue and publish on national press(UMNO’s UTUSAN & NST) are small matter espeicially for Malaysia situation, then u r the one that needed to be grow up…

U talk like gerakan is so open and fair on press/media publishing, let me tell u something, when your Gerakan ex big boss(LKY) when still a cabinet minister, a local english press publish something that is not favour to him(not racial/religion) but just a small tidy matter. He personally call up to look for that reporter with xxx words and demand to speak to the editor for punish him. This is gerakan way of say must accept and open to ALL. U r doing your party agent very good job. Dont come here and talk nonsense n mislead the reader here.

No matter u how u denied u r UMNO agent and threaten to sue me, it still cant makes u doesn’t look like it.
(This is the first time i heard one commenter(or agent?) want to sue another commenter over on a political blog)

U r right, my mind is untrain like u, i spoke from a ordinary rakyat mind, and your mind are specially train for doing shoe polish and damage control for this purpose over here and i hv to admit that you are doing hell of a great job. Your Penang youth chief and deputy cant even near or compare with you, else your boss wont assign u for this mission. He sure pick the right man.

Previously u defame and insult for my poor english, then follow by personal attack on my education background n not proffesional and now my age is the victim pula. What are you man. All i mention/comments are base on current issue and from political and rakyat point of view and i never use those dirty tactic that u r practice over here. I know you just doing your job but pls do it Proffesionally so that even u hamtam me kaulat without defamation/personal insult, i also can respect you as a gentlemen even we dont share the same view.

To be fair, i believe both of us also need to be grow up on certain things, do u agree??

Lastly, i want a to give you and your party an advice, if u donno chinese, pls ask someone to translate and feed back to your boss.  “忠言逆耳”

24 wisely 27 Oct 2009, 10:19 AM

I draw my conclusion on u based on what u write here. others has also reminded u of ur vulger words u used. I am also not a professional myself just that i did went to u. I don’t jump into conclusion baselessly, don’t call people all sort of names and for sure had not used any vulger words before in my writing.

My point about the press thing, let me rephrase it to u, my point is both PR and BN the same. Both cannot tolerate press writing bad things about them, both practise streaming of press, fair enough?

As i had said, the same report, for example, today’s report on Wee ka siong, if u read Malaysiakini and nst, same event but two different interpretations! That’s press. Everyone has their siding and therefore, my conclusion is, no press is neutral, not even in US, some siding republican and some democrat. everywhere the same! depend on who u side, who ur boss side and business consideration!

25 wisely 27 Oct 2009, 10:30 AM

Did i say i want to sue u? I said i am not for this is not about sueing. I didn’t insult ur English language, others did. I only remind u of ur language-vulger words. U call me an UMNO agent - that’s defame if u can’t prove! I said u talk like teenager, not that u ARE a teenager. Read my word correctly! The fact that u can jump into conclusion base on? that i am an UMNO agent prove my point that how u jump into conclusion. IF i were to do the same, i would said u PAS agent or Anwar agent but i didn’t even call u LGE agent! for i believe u are not! I did said they(LGE and Karpal) are ur boss since so obviously u support them and DAP and serve them very well here until someone call u the official? commentor of this blog. That’s how i make my conclusion and choice of word.

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