Comments on: “Perak Pakatan Rakyat unstable anyway”

By: elizabethwong

elizabethwong — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:53:49 +0000

Once I had high respect for Shahrir, but once he ascended to the position of a cabinet minister, the lure of money and power has caused him to dance to Umno’s tune. Thanks to him, we have a sharp increase in fuel price, the disbanding of the control price of steel and cement, tariff increases on TNB which is structured to hurt the middle and lower income group of consumers, etc. The high inflation we are facing now, even though oil price has come down, is largely thanks to him.

And now, he wants to put in his two-sen worth on Perakgate. Well, it’s amazing he can stoop so low as to ask MB Nizar to “scold DAP”. So, with all the problems that the BN is facing, can we ask MCA, Gerakan, etc., to scold Umno? Poining fingers at DAP is a weak ploy to deflect the real cause of the problem, our PM-in-waiting and Umno politics. You say the trigger was the resignation of Hee, but may we ask, how is it that she resigned and then aligned her loyalty to BN?

Come on, Sharir, we are not stupid!

By: D Lim

D Lim — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:56:05 +0000

“They will enjoy more impact from federal support”… hmm.. Datuk Shahrir … that sounds like a threat! Hear from what he did not say. Meaning with Nizar as MB, they will NOT enjoy support from the federal government. Anyway, that’s Malaysian politics!

By: Mr Smith

Mr Smith — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:32:45 +0000

Oh gosh, he justifies the unjustifiable.

What he should answer is if the sacking of the MB is legal?

If he presumes the majority in Perak supports BN then go back to the people.

By: sang kancil

sang kancil — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:42:50 +0000

If Umno is so sure of itself, go for a snap election and let the good people of PERAK decide. I challenge you.

By: Antares

Antares — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:38:29 +0000

Shahrir, I used to really like and respect you. I saw you as the Bobby Kennedy of Malaysian politics. But that was back in 1986. These days I wouldn’t even let you launder my bedsheets. Sorry lah, bro. You sold out. Only redemption is QUIT UMNO!

By: Alibaba Mahathir

Alibaba Mahathir — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:19:58 +0000

Anwar Ibrahim to entice defection is fundamentally wrong because he and Pakatan Rakyat had no money to counter offer the millions of ringgit in Umno’s kitty obtained from money politics.

By: gitf701

gitf701 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:19:03 +0000

Hey Shahrir, I remember that even you and your brother have big disagreements, having different ideology, being in the same family. What about cousins, coming from different race and faith. Your highlighting of these sounds odd and hypocritical.

By: zach

zach — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:17:06 +0000

Yes, Anwar started it with the whole defection thing.

But at least he attempted to follow the constitution (special parliament session, motion of no confidence, call for fresh polls) compared to what najib did in Perak (kidnap, bribery, reject no confidence motion to oust Nizar, deny the people their right by dismissing fresh polls).

By: cckkpr

cckkpr — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:12:26 +0000

Unstable! My foot. When you were not a minister, you showed wisdom in your quotes. Now being a minister, you seem to see $$$$$$ and your sense of wisdom has been totally lost.

By: Andrew I

Andrew I — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:53:40 +0000

People, let’s not forget what Pakatan Rakyat has been telling us. Take the money and run! We’ll just have to wait and see what Hee is going to do in the end. She might be a bona fide turncoat or …