tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post114714218118570962..comments2024-03-14T22:55:24.426+08:00Comments on Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma: Straw ManGilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147624924702640442006-05-15T00:42:00.000+08:002006-05-15T00:42:00.000+08:00s'poreans have been brainwashed by propaganda from...s'poreans have been brainwashed by propaganda from day ONE.. <BR/>like that frog in the well.. <BR/>lucky got broadband in that well.. things are looking good<BR/>i think some of us are still in a trance that's all..<BR/>i have some friends thanking the gods that pap still in power too.. <BR/>it's like getting slapped in the face but still think it's a good thing and they can't get enough of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147338599426812972006-05-11T17:09:00.000+08:002006-05-11T17:09:00.000+08:00I am glad the opposition esp the WP has done well ...<I>I am glad the opposition esp the WP has done well in this election. With proper planning and strategising, they would be a force to be reckon with. </I><BR/><BR/>The key question is, can they, and will they be allowed to grow and become a threat, however minor, to the ruling PAP party? MM Lee's speech last Sunday seems to suggest he'll have none of that, though I hope I'm wrong.<BR/><BR/><I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147324473640129222006-05-11T13:14:00.000+08:002006-05-11T13:14:00.000+08:00Actually i think the WP did not do well at all in ...Actually i think the WP did not do well at all in this election. Why i say this is bcoz hor they expended the most resources, effort and fielded the most candidates in this GE compared to past GEs and yet still win only 1 seat. Their hit rate in this GE is the lowest ever.Recruit Onghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083198539973588054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147311707828682482006-05-11T09:41:00.000+08:002006-05-11T09:41:00.000+08:00All these years, the Opposition has never even won...All these years, the Opposition has never even won one GRC. But assume that from now on, the Opposition is extremely successful and wins one new GRC each election, (and furthermore successfully defend all GRCs that they have won).<BR/><BR/>2011 - 5 Opposition MPs in Parliament<BR/><BR/>2016 - 10 Opposition MPs in Parliament<BR/><BR/>2021 - 15 Opposition MPs in Parliament<BR/><BR/>2026 - 20 Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147270771293058022006-05-10T22:19:00.000+08:002006-05-10T22:19:00.000+08:00Actually, if WP had won Aljunied GRC, the face of ...Actually, if WP had won Aljunied GRC, the face of the next GE will be very different. WP only needs another 6% and it would have Aljunied GRC.<BR/><BR/>Regardless the results of the current GE, more people (especially the post 65's) are joining WP. Look at the team they fielded. More young people will be encouraged to fill the WP ranks. Either GE2011 or GE2016, we'll see WP challenging most,Cobalt Paladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132478811872405144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147253797461114202006-05-10T17:36:00.000+08:002006-05-10T17:36:00.000+08:00No, THAT one was not being sarcastic. Folks here a...No, THAT one was not being sarcastic. Folks here are talking about different letters.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147251911024355382006-05-10T17:05:00.000+08:002006-05-10T17:05:00.000+08:00I think that letter writer was being sarcastic, Mr...I think that letter writer was being sarcastic, Mr Wang.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749962931204091278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147238026920017642006-05-10T13:13:00.000+08:002006-05-10T13:13:00.000+08:00Well Joshua, i would think that those here online ...Well Joshua, i would think that those here online would constitute at the most 10 or 15% of the population. <BR/><BR/>It's the rest out there who consumes the 140th religiously and doesn't have a clue who is voting for the incumbent. And not to mention fear at the polling stations...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147232305950181602006-05-10T11:38:00.000+08:002006-05-10T11:38:00.000+08:00strawman + ad hominen + ad absurdum isn't it?strawman + ad hominen + ad absurdum isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147224471694388502006-05-10T09:27:00.000+08:002006-05-10T09:27:00.000+08:00I read the whole letter in the papers. It's actual...I read the whole letter in the papers. It's actually a very subtle snipe at you-know-who, talking about arrogance, drop in mandate % (He keeps mentioning the specific numerics), PAP keeping their promises, the vagueness of PAP's manifesto, how the opposition is gaining ground, and the unwarrantted lionization of The Great Father ("Kudos to this great man who owes no one any apology..."), all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147196031516879452006-05-10T01:33:00.000+08:002006-05-10T01:33:00.000+08:00Funny Singaporeans. Complained about the governmen...Funny Singaporeans. Complained about the government all the time and vote them in every single time..<BR/><BR/>What can we say? In this Internet age, we can't say that they are not well informed enough. Can we blamed the government all the time. The voters are the one that put them there.<BR/><BR/>I am glad the opposition esp the WP has done well in this election. With proper planning and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147181400417325572006-05-09T21:30:00.000+08:002006-05-09T21:30:00.000+08:00Even if LHL didn't know (highly improbable), WKS a...Even if LHL didn't know (highly improbable), WKS as Home Minister would very probably have been informed about the police report and promptly informed LHL. But I'm sure we all have a strong suspicion (which we can't prove) that the complaint is politically motivated, i.e., the Election Department was merely doing the PAP's bidding? So who's the one hurting the reputation of the Election Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147180456758388712006-05-09T21:14:00.000+08:002006-05-09T21:14:00.000+08:00It's strawman + ad hominen, isn't it?It's strawman + ad hominen, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147176986447675382006-05-09T20:16:00.000+08:002006-05-09T20:16:00.000+08:00Check this guy out who wrote a letter to the ST fo...Check this guy out who wrote a letter to the ST forum.<BR/><BR/>"I implore our unanimous leader, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, to heed my call. I want it to be fixed immediately. I mean the lifts, not the opposition."<BR/><BR/>He's my idol. <BR/><BR/>URL :<BR/>http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,5562,391820,00.html?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147166784511878012006-05-09T17:26:00.000+08:002006-05-09T17:26:00.000+08:00>>That's because after Parliament is dissolved, th...>>That's because after Parliament is dissolved, there really isn't SUPPOSED to be any Minister (or any MP). It was actually a mistake for the press to have kept on referring to LHL as PM during the election period, because he WASN'T.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I had a discussion with a friend over that issue. I said the same as you, but he insisted that while parliament is dissolved, the cabinet isn't so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147155105464507122006-05-09T14:11:00.000+08:002006-05-09T14:11:00.000+08:00Sometimes i feel ashamed being a Singaporean, time...Sometimes i feel ashamed being a Singaporean, time over time, majority of us are being held hostages by the gov that have the carrot dangling in our noses. <BR/><BR/>I would suspected many got their fingers burnt on the asset enhancement program in 95-97 and would desperately need somethings to lift their property's values by having their compound upgraded. So as we all knew, gov and the people Radikazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620818882480938915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147154995280435112006-05-09T14:09:00.000+08:002006-05-09T14:09:00.000+08:00Well, it could be true. It's quite possible that P...Well, it could be true. It's quite possible that PM Lee already had his own hands full, with the elections going on (besides there's always time for the PAP to take whatever kind of action, if possible, against Gomez or anybody else, AFTER the elections).<BR/><BR/>Actually it would be PROPER for the Elections Department to make the police report WITHOUT consulting any Minister. That's because Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147149377480842242006-05-09T12:36:00.000+08:002006-05-09T12:36:00.000+08:00DID ANYONE RECORD THE POST-RESULT PRESS CONFERENCE...DID ANYONE RECORD THE POST-RESULT PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY PM LEE?<BR/><BR/>I remember he said that he didn't know if the Elections Department is taking further action on the James Gomez issue.<BR/><BR/>However, Slyvia Lim has revealed that the police complaint filed by ED was dated 6 May.<BR/><BR/>PM Lee said he didn't know at 0200hrs@ May 7.<BR/><BR/>So if you believe PM Lee, the ED acted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147147548172203932006-05-09T12:05:00.000+08:002006-05-09T12:05:00.000+08:00YES! Thank you - I was having a discussion about t...YES! Thank you - I was having a discussion about this last night and for some reason completely blanked on the term 'straw-man'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147146558157918142006-05-09T11:49:00.000+08:002006-05-09T11:49:00.000+08:00And yet you remain anonymous.Good analysis btw Mr ...And yet you remain anonymous.<BR/><BR/>Good analysis btw Mr Wang.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1147144952693690382006-05-09T11:22:00.000+08:002006-05-09T11:22:00.000+08:00I think Singaporeans are born with justice and fre...I think Singaporeans are born with justice and freedom in our heart; but we have sold our conscience to money and progress package.<BR/><BR/>How can we in our consicence vote for PAP ever again?<BR/>How in our conscience can we be silent and just go along the flow?<BR/><BR/>Remember how the Jews died? Because people didn't dare to speak up and believe Hitler was going to deliver them economicallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com