Vote 'rude' Nazri out of Parliament
Malaysiakini
Sep 20, 2006
Bede Hong

It is so uncivilised of Nazri to poke fun at Karpal's disability. May God have mercy on him so that he would not suffer the same disability one day, says a reader.

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Uncivilised: It is really uncivilised of Nazri to poke fun at Karpal's disability. I asked that Nazri apologise and withdraw this insulting remark, failing which I ask that a campaign be initiated by someone so that we all will remember to use our vote to deny him the right to be an MP at the next election.

This would then prevent him from using the House to insult the less fortunate. This is a call to all who disagree with Nazri's attitude and it should cut across all racial and political divides. We need to remember that by putting him in Parliament again, we who still want to vote him in the next election are equally guilty of this sort of insensitive remark.

May God have mercy on Nazri so that he would not suffer the same disability as Karpal one day.

On Military launches coup, declares martial law 

Adha: This is what happens when one goes overboard in the administration of a country. I personally do not support any form of coup by any party. However, let's be fair - the situation probably warranted to have one.

Now it’s my sincere hope that peace will be restored soon and the army chief will quickly hand over the baton and return Thailand's sovereignty to its people to elect a newly trusted leader to lead the country. This is only proper, what more the army chief being a Muslim. Being a Muslim, he could even fuel more fire abroad (especially the US) who may accuse him of having other agendas.

And mind you, I won't be surprised if some quarters may even label him as an agent of al-Qaeda or the likes. This is an opportunity for the army chief to act fairly and show (in particular to the Pope) that Islam is not about violence or that of associated with terrorists.

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KSN: The most absurd statement in the shameful handling the Ong Tee Keat episode is the MCA president dismissing Guan Eng's question as to whether the cabinet will retract its reprimand as "political" in the light of new revelations.

Of course, it is political. Guan Eng is the secretary-general of DAP and an opposition politician. He will - indeed, he is not worthy of being an opposition leader if he does not - exploit and expose all the statements of BN for their falsity, inaccuracies, absurdity, lack of logic, etc, etc.

The MCA president goes on to say that the matter will be handled the Barisan way. What is this Barisan spirit, Mr MCA president? When the decision was taken by the cabinet, Najib said openly that it was a unanimous decision - meaning that the four MCA ministers concurred with it.

Ong, your influence in BN is practically nil - the MCA is a big party, yet you could not even manage to postpone BN’s judgement of Tee Keat until all the facts were available. Don't you people have any shame, pride, dignity? I can go on and on, but I know it is like pouring water on a duck's back!

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Malaysian for Malaysian: Pak Lah, now is the time to show that you are a truly leader of all races - sack Khairy from the Umno, if not at least put a seal onto his mouth. Whatever racial harmony the component parties in the Barisan has achieved since independence would be negated just because he is your son-in-law.

Prove Dr Mahathir wrong and show Malaysians that you are a capable and strong leader, not second to Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew. I still remember years back, Lee Kuan Yew put his brother in jail because of corruption. Can Pak Lah do it?

YSM: Don’t shut Khairy up, Mr Lim. Let him speak for the more he speaks, the more we see what future leaders of the Barisan Nasional are like. Khairy obviously represents the hope of Umno and the BN the way he has meteorically rise from nothing to the corridors of power in just three to four years.

The rakyat can now see that he is racist and chooses to play the racial card often for his own personal political gain. If we are worried about our future, hearing Khairy certainly reinforces that fear, whether we are bumiputeras or non-bumiputeras.

The rakyat will judge him and the BN coalition and will decide accordingly come next general election.

Carin Lim: Things are getting lot worse under this administration! All they are good at is rigging votes. At the next election, let’s not make the same mistake of giving the half-past-six PM a landslide victory.

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MO8: Local governments come under the minister of housing AND local government. Probably the minister prefers to concentrates on housing alone and dares not touch on local government.

Being a minister, born poor in a village of Lenggong, Perak, he should be conscious of the deprivations of the poor and the powerless. When the poor and the powerless complain in the newspapers, is he listening? Or is he closing his ears and trying to shut out the cries and agonies of the poor and the powerless?

Is he aware of the Athinappan report which recommended local council elections? What was the purpose of having a royal commission when the government did not accept the report? Don't you think it is a waste of funds and time to have a royal commission on local government when you do not intend to implement it? It is just like the royal commission on the police force which recommended the setting up of IPCMC.

The many complaints about local councils over the years bear a strong testimony that ‘little Napoleons’ should face the people - the ratepayers and taxpayers - who pay their salaries and should do what they request. They are the servants of the people and should serve the people. If they truly serve the people, they need not fear that they will not be elected by the people. Honest people need not fear; dishonest people do.

The minister should initiate a proposal to bring back local government elections. Yes, even the mayors will have to face the people periodically through the ballot box as it is being done in many democratic countries.

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A Very Sad Malaysian: It is bad enough that members of such ever-ready rampaging mobs would not have done what any sensible person would normally do, i.e, examine in what context any supposedly offending “remarks” were “made” by any “accused”, but to have a prime minister to weigh in, calling for the Pope to apologise for, among other things “sowing more seeds of discord”, certainly leaves much to be said for his leadership (of a country).

He can rightly reflect his own words about the Pope upon himself: does he show sensible leadership by his response; does his response help in promoting good relations betweedsn religions; does his response not in fact encourage “further tension”?

But of course, this is Malaysia, and in Malaysia’s religion must be politicised!

Ang W Kiong: On Malaysia's foreign minister, Syed Hamid Albar's call to Pope Benedict XVI to apologise and retract his statement following the reaction by Muslims to the pontiff’s remarks linking Islam with violence, I, as someone who does not belong to any religion is perplexed by the intensity of the call. It is as if our foreigner minister is calling for blood.

To our foreign minister, may I ask, is it all necessary? If indeed the Pope is wrong, just tell him so in a dignified manner. Isn't there enough of the problems involving religious misunderstanding and differences. Why further stoke the fire by your gutsy call. Even if you must score political points, should you not have consideration for peace on Earth? Isn't there better things to do?

Please be reminded that if I should one day be looking for a religion to join, I won't be reading the holy book of any religion but by knowing and observing the believers of the faith.