Have you noticed how media statements by two of our ministers recently have confirmed for us what we can only suspect up till now?
By their own mouths, the said ministers are in fact telling us that they are truly bodoh or stupid. One by lying through his teeth and the other by telling newspapers editors to suppress the truth.
The first to incriminate himself is none other than our de fac law minister Nazri Aziz. The other is the de fac information minister Zainuddin Maidin.
Whether both are stupid either by design or have been victims of a strange custom we have no clue but it’s not acceptable. (Hey, i have read somewhere that it’s normal for some parents to hold a child upside down by his/her legs and pound his/her head on the ground to cure the child’s malady of constant crying or something to that effect. Can someone please verify whether this practice is true?)
Whichever the case, the twin bodoh ministers cannot be excused. We can only sympathize with the victim if he’s been subjected to the latter and now displaying the side-effects and, as with the former, we can only express horror.
Stupid ministers should be banned from the administration. They do the rakyat and the country gross injustice and can be dangerous as well as a national security-risk. The credibility of the administration can also be compromised because of this twin. Instead of serving they could be undermining all the good work of Pak Lah. This just cannot be tolerated. Over to you, our good PM.
In the event some of you may think that this observation is unfair, here are some excerpts from recent media reports that somehow support the conclusion:
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“Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz said the witness will not only be protected by the government but will also be given a new identity and a new face through cosmetic surgery.” - Bernama, 07 Oct 2007
“The protection is stated under the Witness Protection Act,” he said when commenting on the refusal by the source of the video recording to assist the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) and the special panel to investigate the authenticity of the recording, fearing his safety.” - Bernama, 07 Oct 2007
“MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazri Abdul Aziz agreed that a Witness Protection Act did not exist in Malaysia. He said he had got his press secretary to inform the press to correct his statement on Sunday but it was not done.” - The Sun, 09 Oct 2007
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“Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin has told editors not to play up negative news because Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s pledge to “hear the truth” does not apply to the media.” - Malaysiakini, 12 Oct 2007
“Zainuddin then explained that Abdullah’s often repeated pledges of “listening to the truth” were only restricted to government officials and Barisan Nasional leaders so as to assist the cabinet in making decisions.” - Malaysiakini, 12 Oct 2007
“They (bloggers) are citizen journalists. If you use (materials from) their blogs, then you are no longer a real journalist.” - Malaysiakini, 12 Oct 2007
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Foo Ah Kiow is not a minister, only a deputy minister… but he’s bent on upstaging Nazri and Zam. See Malik Imtiaz’s latest posting!
- Tks bro, for the head up. What the fak does he know anyway.
The Malaysian Ministers would still be considered too gentlemanly, our India Monisters are way down in their gentlemanly attitude.
- So we are talking of degrees here. Tks for dropping by.
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On bloggers being less truthful and trustworthy than the traditional, mainstream media, I beg to differ…
http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/malaysiakini-are-us-news-agencies-biased-against-palestine/
http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/mainstream-media-dishonesty-101-liberal-media-lies/
http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/flat-fatima-will-make-your-news-stories-become-the-truth/
http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/all-your-fakes-are-belong-to-us/
Bloggers strike me as far more honest, especially since they know that every scrap of info in their posts can be instantly researched and checked by Netizens.
It’s obvious such a remark comes from one of the older, pre-Net generation… As well as from those in power who remain so in part due to the control they exert over what the mainstream media reports and how it portrays news (e.g. Printing Press Act).
- Welcome!
It’s kinda fun to watch these ministers run around like headless chickens and squawking their mantras.
Gee, I do wonder who’s making them behave like this.
Not the number one government servant, that’s for sure. AAB’s too busy doing..hmmm..what does he do anyway.. except take quickie trips out of the country which it seems is already exceedingly high i.e. more than 60 since he came into office. So he leaves it to his minions to handle the delicate situation at home.
Let’s rattle them cages, shall we. I wanna see a chicken feeding-frenzy in full steam.
Paaaak pak pak ke-pak paaaak Pak Lah.
- What’s this again in English, please.
As dogs collect fleas and ticks, these two collect rectal verbiage. Missing you brother. Make some quality time, mah!
- Heard you, bro. Was at the usual place last Friday.
This is what we get when ruled by people who are stupid than us.
- That is a pretense. There’s actually no will, no conscience and no guts to do the honourable right thing.
“Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin has told editors not to play up negative news because Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s pledge to “hear the truth” does not apply to the media.” – Malaysiakini, 12 Oct 2007
Adalah it bermaksud… bahawasanya media selama ini hanyalah robot-percetakan semata-mata.
Apa yang orang atasan katakan… they cetak keluar aja!
Remind me kepada teori propaganda oleh Noam Chosky!
for god sake…it make me wander how did he get thru llb in the first place? how can such stupidity,ignorance be allowed to be part of our country’s adminstration? wht makes me puke right now is that Nasri is back as de facto law minister effective from today…with zaid’s resignation…
i feel strongly that no judicial reforms will be done effectively…its gonna be mere cosmetics..crap!!!