Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Manifesto: The Manifested-illusion.

Four years had passed since the last Manifesto with so much promises was made.

The Prime Minister said he will give us the progress report; but where is it? and did he carry out the performance review of what was promised and what was achieved?

There were promises of peace and prosperity, and a more transparent and clean government. It was suppose to achieve Germilang, Cemerlang and Terbilang (Glorious, excellence, distinguish). Instead what was achieved was Temberang, Curang dan Berulang.

The 2004 Manifesto promised zero corruption, and we have IGP being investigated for corruption, ACA chief being investigated, Internal Security Minister also investigated, Judges and Chief Justices being investigated, Attorney-general seen having holidays with lawyers and his tycoon, Ministers and Excos being investigated; and all declared clean even with elements of Res Ipsa Loquitur.

The 2004 manifesto also promises to eradicate poverty and promote meritocracy. But what we achieved is but a new classification and definition of poverty and meritocracy.

The 2004 Manifesto promises prosperity and peace, but what we observed is Khairy and Scomi had achieved billionaire status, and the PM had married a new wife. Peace now means using the police to fire tear gas and water cannons lazed with chemicals to suppress freedom of expression and the suppression of information of corruption and nepotism.

Now in 2008, the new Manifesto promises more:

It now promises, or should I say, re-promise to raise the nation's productivity (which it couldn't do for the last 4 years);

It now promise to cushion the effects of rising prices (where we observed that prices had been rising sharply over the 4 years and roti canai is now double the price);

It now promise to create two million job opportunity (you don't have to create it; if investors comes and setup their business here, they will employ);

It promise to further reduce the Budget deficit (how to reduce budget deficit when we have so much pillages and pilferages, eg: PKFZ. In 2004, the promise to cut Budget deficit was to cut down the mega projects but all those mega projects were resurrected and in fact more were invented and manufactured);

The new promise is to have more development funds without the need to increase taxes (wait; after the election watch the rise in price of petrol, transportation and the chain effect);

The repeated promise of eradicating poverty of the rich (because the rich believed they are still poor);

The repeated promise to reduce corruption (we won't hear of corruption anymore because it will be redefined as commissions, consultancy fees, finding fees,or any name that sounds professional)

The repeated promise to built better understanding of Islam among Muslims and non-Muslims through Islam Hadhari (but what about better understanding of other religions by Muslims and non-Muslims???)

etc, etc, etc.


NST declared that BN promises prudence and accountability, and are therefore defined as EXPANSIVE.

DAP promises big spending and are classified as EXPENSIVE.

Let's observe DAP's 8-Point Manifesto:

1) To ensure safer streets and establish an IPCMC;
2) To provide better living standards;
3) To establish a Malaysian-first economic policy;
4) To provide quality education;
5) To provide a healthy environment for the future generation;
6) To provide gender equality and youth empowerment;
7) To establish a clean government; and
8) To ensure democracy and freedom.

So, it is Expressive or Expensive?

However, DAP also promised a bonus of up to RM6,000 per family for households earning RM6,000 or less per annum of which the bonus money will come from Petronas. That way, Petronas will be bankrupted. It should come from savings, savings from cost of poor quality, savings from pillages and pilferages which amounts to much more than RM35 billion per annum. This point of contention, I do not agree. Malaysia cannot use Petronas money for whims and fancies; we must be realistic and prudent; otherwise the nation goes bankrupt. Learn a lesson from Singapore and see how they manage their economy without the natural resources and yet they never need to have Budget deficits and sovereign foreign debts. They had in excess of $100 billion of savings. Malaysia have in excess of hundreds of billions of sovereign debts.

21 comments:

Jefus said...

you can only compare apples with apples and oranges, (oops) grapes with grapes.

look at Zimbabwe, they don't have anything but 6592.8% (BBC NEWS) inflation! We don't have that kind of inflation!

no white colonial domination! (Zimbabwe)

we really need people with better intellect, and conviction la doc, right now, what we have is zip and that goes all the way down the line,...

Anonymous said...

Although DAP idea sound unrealistic, but there is somethign that inspire the though.


RM6000 bonus for a family of 5 that earn less than RM6000. That is RM100 per family member for 12 months. And that is UNDER the poverty line.

No, direct compensation will not help them. IMHO, big portion of RM6000 will disappear on the way. (we all know that). I don't think the "bonus" are going to continue indefinitely.

Pretty close to Grameen bank concept.

Bare in mind that Malaysia anti-poverty programs spend 10 times more than that(if you count the "administration cost")

Anonymous said...

Should money come from Petronas? Perhaps a foundation will do. The foundation should keep track the KPI of fund distributed. Oh wait...... talk about where government funds distributed ...;)

Anonymous said...

JUST CHANGE IT!

GOD WILL HELPS THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP THEMSELVES...

could barisan rakyat be worst than barisan nasional...?

think its better having a LIAR leading the country...again?

the manifesto is nothing but empty promises (from one who lied to the whole nation some... 4 years ago) & not fit for human consumption.

together we must JUST CHANGE IT & deny them a 2/3 majority.

GOD WILL SAVES THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO SAVE THEMSELVES.

MYSON said...

it should have been this:

'BN Menang...Pemimpin bertambah Senang'

Anonymous said...

It is so sad to see a so-called person who profess to be clean and practice Islam Hadhari to continue to make empty promises, lie and sleep on the job.


Even more sad is, there are idiots who continue to vote for him.

The country under him has gone backwards and continue to decline in all aspects.

Please be remorseful, do the right thing and step down as PM and retire with you new wife.


To all voters, please vote in candidate who can represent us a voice in the Parliment. We want MP who dare to speak for us "WITHOUT FEAR AND FAVOUR BUT WITH RESPONSIBILITY"

Maverick SM said...

Jefus,

Ya, no orange please; grapes only!!!

Moo_t,

You are right mathematically to equate $100 per member but the $35billion stated by DAP is ridiculous as it be then be saying 5.8 million families; We don't have so many living below poverty level; that's 25% of the population of Malaysia.

bongkersz said...

the money should not come from petronas. it is not a charity body. but like you said, the money we can save from all the plundering and corruption (example : PKFZ - 4.6 billion!)will be enough to put this country on the right track again. direct compensation is not the correct way. there should be other way to compensate all that, for intance by reducing the cost of living?

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Samy is a Teflon Fat Cat with 9 Lives who can Fly through the Air in Sungei Siput. We need Rambo

A political satire by Casey Sze Tho

Move aside, Sylvester Stallone. As an aging Rambo at 61 all pumped up with growth hormones, you are not anywhere near our much admired Teflon Fat Cat, Samy Vellu. Our ‘adored’ wily cat may be 72 years old - he may look and sound old, but he is fitted with wings by Godfather Pak Lah to fly through air.

Nevermind if he rambles incoherently sometimes; it is his uncanny ability to deliver the Indian votes to Barisan that continues to make him such a reliable coalition trademark to have in the cabinet. And I am not talking of the kitchen cabinet, but the Malaysian Cabinet! In this cabinet this Fat Cat has outlasted 4 changes of furniture, 3 Prime Ministers, Zakaria Deros of Klang and the ‘close-one-eye MP’ from Melaka. We don’t call him a Teflon Fat Cat for nothing, Rambo!

Samy will again debut in his ninth movie, ‘ Die Harder Siput 9’ on March 8th in his favorite hideaway, Sungei Siput - God’s little green acre for a prancing cat. Here, this sturdy old cat can ‘meow-meow’ for a few more lifetime to come. And should an Indian God favor him – he has since stopped pulling down temples - he will still be around kicking dust up the nose of his enemies; even when you are 64, Rambo. Why? Because this smooth-talking Fat Cat is armored like a Tiger tank, triple-ply teflon-coated and armed with two iron balls, with wings like the American Baldhead Eagle. Being hairless is no liability, for it only makes it easier for him to glide through air to Sungei Siput given less wind resistance.

Fat Cat has been MIC President and Cabinet Minister for 29 years. He has brought down more Indian enemies with his silvery tongue than you have with your M 16s. At an age many may call you a grandfather, Rambo, our adored fat Cat - bald and half stumbling - can still summon more firepower from his numinous tongue than you can with all your knives, arrows and guns. Your brimming muscles are no match for his thick, wily tongue, seemingly the biggest muscle in his body. One small blast from this tongue - you’ll be gasping for air. Thousands have fallen to the ground when he opens his mouth; in his homeground of Sungei Siput, he is not stoppable, not even with silver bullets. Just listen what he yelled to reporters last week in every daily and you’ll tremble. He was quoted saying, “An army can come but I know how to fight it out. I will defend woh foong (Cantonese for Sungei Siput).” With Samy, you don’t play, play, Rambo. He takes no prisoners for when Samy speaks, a roar of thunder will come out from his mouth and bolts of lightning from his arse.

So Sylvester, you think if you produce four films as Rambo over twenty years, you can lay claim to the title of a ‘legendary hero’? Our Fat Cat has survived 8 battles in Sungei Siput and don’t even have a scar to show - not even a scratch to his teflon-coated skin and never once dropped a hair. What I tell you Rambo, you will find it hard to believe but this Fat Cat has held this territory without being nicked even once since 1974. Even more astounding is that he does not have to tear off his shirt like you do halfway through a movie to show his stomach to win. Bullets may be intended for him, but they always fly past him and hit another Indian behind. Such is his invincibility - when you see him on screen, Rambo, you’ll jump up the seat in absolute amazement and choke on dentures.

The Sun on February 21 had on its front page this headline: “MIC goes for new blood.” It went on to put in plain words that Samy is getting rid of 13 of the present incumbents for the state assembly seats because they have outlived their purpose. Samy says he has dropped Tan Sri Dr K.S Nijhar. Why? Nijhar is neither young nor old; worse he cannot meow like a Fat Cat. Samy may be old but only Samy is teflon –coated; only Samy has wings and only Samy can mesmerize Indians with gangster-like incantations, so that these small Indian cats will return again and again to eat from his paws. Ever since Maika’s misadventure in 1993, Fat Cat has a fistful of dollars, so he is ever happy to dole out to other smaller-sized cats that meows like him. One must learn how to meow in unison with Fat Cat or else you are rat meat.

Rambo you are a loner; Fat Cat has a gang. When you fight Rambo, you fight mostly alone. Fat Cat stretches out his paws and allows all the other smaller cats to fight, as if they are children squealing in Michael Jackson’s bedroom. Fat Cat watches and watches and smirks but it is others who get screwed, never Fat Cat.
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When our powerful Fat Cat lifts up his paws, a thousand beguiled Indians will fall down at his knees and run ahead to take the bullets for him in any battle. Small wonder in Sungei Siput, Samy is like a kind of Indian God re-incarnated. That’s because he has the full support of everybody in Sungai Siput - he has built Tamil, Chinese and Malay schools, hospitals and community colleges. He has given every UMNO lapdog a kennel. He has fed every stray MIC cat a couple of good meals. He has ensured that every MCA ‘tai-koh’ can win a small lottery without buying one. More important, he has resisted building tolls there as he is understanding and gentle-hearted on the pockets of local residents, to which he affectionately calls ‘my siputs’. And he builds this fortress of his in Sungei Siput with only his bare paws, like a cat digging a shit-hole, never ever once pushing and pawing money around. That’s why after 8 elections, no other cat can mosey along the grounds of Sungei Siput without being neutered. Our Fat Cat rules in Sungei Siput simply because he is an unstoppable project-teaser with iron balls. You – Rambo, never build anything except latrines in the jungle.

And how does our Fat Cat do it, winning over and over again at every battle, Rambo? The secret is closely guarded, but he has an army of God-fearing Indians who are primed to poke razor-sharp skewers on their backs to pull his golden chariot anytime at his behest. It is now no more a secret, but thanks to Fat Cat, 950,000 Indians did infact turn up for the Thaipusam celebrations last month in Batu Caves. In this irksome battle with Hindraf, Fat Cat was very watchful of “naughty people”, who he claimed, armed with SMSes, were calling his army of Indian warriors not to turn up for the Thaipusam celebrations this year. But Fat Cat was so confident that he was quick to add that “I don’t think those people who want to pray to Lord Muruga will listen to the naughty people who sent the SMSes.”

What’s more, he was even more astute to also claim the day before Lord Muruga was due that “more than a million people are expected to be here but they will come at different times.” So you see, actually 950,000 people went to Batu Caves the night before but you cannot see most of them as they came out at different times. Honestly, I searched all the photos available but saw few Indians, so Fat Cat must be right, they must be coming out at different times.

Are there any other reason why all the Indians were invisible? What really happened to his legion of ardent supporters with whom I could not spot? A little bird flew up to me and whispered to me the other little known secret. This time around - because of the threat from the indomitable Hindraf - Fat Cat was careful to rub each Indian with the invisible ink that the Election Chairman pimped for him. That’s what made 950,000 Indians totally invisible, even under the bright street lights of Batu Caves. Then again, even less known is the fact that every Indian was instantly belly-filled when rubbed with this invisible ink because the ink is like manna from heaven. Although only 20,000 packets of free food were prepared this year, 950,000 Indians did battle for Samy on an empty stomach. They needn’t eat. The caretaker was so pleased with the savings this year that he threw all the leftovers onto the roadside as offerings for Lord Murugu, in addition to coconuts, so Fat Cat was doubly blessed. See, our Fat Cat can make other cats invisible and because if they are invisible they don’t need to eat – such is the might of the magic from our very own Samy Vellu. Can you stick barbeque skewers in your back, pull a chariot for a day and not eat? Bet you can’t, Rambo.

Even more astounding is how long these invincible inks can last. At the gathering in the Cheras Badminton Stadium on Jan 20 for MIC members to pledge their support to Pak Lah, another army of 15,000 invisible Indians turn up. Since the stadium could only accommodate about 8,000 at most, he got the rest of the 7,000 Indians to stand up on the heads of other Indians so that Pak Lah could see that all the Indians are all standing up roof high for him. You could not see because they were all rubbed with invisible ink. This type of illusion, Rambo, you cannot create, not even in your sleep.

Still, a week before that gathering there were rumors going around in the blogs that Fat Cat would pay $1,000 to anyone who could fill up a car of Indians and bring them to the stadium. It is all rubbish of course. Fat Cat is Fat Cat and he will tell you these allegations are absolutely untrue as he will not pay so little if he had to. Just you listen to what he said when the reporters asked him about Hindraf: “These fellows are madly doing things. We are fighting…many people thought that if they keep supporting them (Hindraf) they might get RM1 million. …I can also say it if you support me I can give you RM 2million…”

So Rambo, my Fat Cat is not used to talking small money; he talks big, big money. If your English is not so good, you may not understand what he really meant. What he could have meant was if Hindraf can get the Queen of England to pay every Indian RM 1 million, he can give every Indian RM 2 million. When I read the news report to my wife, she asked me to quickly darken my skin, change my name and report to General Samy in Sungei Siput immediately.

She was also quick to admonish,“ bow down and kiss his hands as you approach him but don’t bend so low as to embarrass him.”

“Don’t bend so low? “Why?”

She rebutted: “ so that he will also not bend so low to receive you and drop his toupee.”

I said, “got toupee, meh? I thought it was hair transplant he got in the 1990s and each and every hair is real?”

She replied,“ He is teflon three-ply coated. He’s got such a strong resolve in his head, it is actually prick proof. Hairs cannot be stitched in because his thick skin cannot be penetrated. The best he can do each morning is put a patch on, squeeze some UHU in-between and pray it is not windy when he steps out of the house.”

This is something you cannot do Rambo. You have too much hair. You are frighteningly hairy. But Fat cat is bald frighteningly.

No yarn about Fat Cat can be complete without restating that his most dangerous enemy today is without doubt Hindraf. In New Dehli, a blurred ‘sotong’ reporter, A Letchumanan asked Samy about the threat from Hindraf. Fat Cat was quick to point out that Hindraf “is not a registered body or a union… we don’t go to the streets to demonstrate…a demonstration by 10,000 people does not mean the country faced unrest. Unrest means the whole community getting together and causing problems. This is not happening”. You see Rambo, 10,000 Indians do not make a summer. But 950,000 invisible ones can cause a winter.

Then back in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, Hindraf supporters blocked his car in Prai and nobody understood why. Fat Cat claimed they only “ asked me to tell Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah to release the 180 people detained for taking part in the illegal assembly in Kuala Lumpur. They did not talk anything about politics. This does not indicate that they hate me.”

Of course they don’t hate you. They are only out there to mob an Indian star from Bollywood and want a strand of your toupee for remembrance. The next time, bring a spare.

Even more bewildering is that by his own admission Fat Cat claims that the enemy exists only because of him. On the front page of the Sun on Thursday Feb 21, Fat Cat was reported to have said that “Hindraf is because of me, everything they do is because of me. Only because of me everything has happened in this country.” Now you can claim anything you like, Rambo. You can claim you bombed 10 villages and shot down or arrowed 300 somnolent soldiers in any movie. But you cannot claim to invent the enemy. Only Fat Cat can.

Still, there was another conflicting report out of the STAR on February 20. Fat Cat was reported to have said that “if the Indian community decided that they did not want him he was prepared to go even now.” He said, “ I am prepared but that decision must be made by the Indian community and not by outsiders because I represent the Indians in the government.”

With that statement, even I was totally stumped, Rambo. For none of the constituencies MIC is contesting – including Sungei Siput – has a clear Indian majority. So if Samy loses in Sungei Siput, will this teflon wily old cat turn around and say actually all the Indians voted for him but the non-Indians did not and that’s why he lost? Truly an amazing story I tell you, Rambo. Your Rambo sagas all have no twist at the end. The kind of story twist Fat Cat can conjure, he can be a top dog writer in Bollywood after his retirement.

Finally, Fat Cat said that he would hand the party to his deputy when the time comes. “ I will give way at the opportune time. If I leave the party now, the party will be in disarray. It is not that I wish to go on for another 100 years. Everyone has a time to go.”

Too bad, Datuk G Palanivel. He has no wish to go on for another 100 years; nay not even 50 years; nay not even 25 years, just 10 more years will do. By then Rambo, you will be 71 but Fat Cat will only be 82.

You’ll be slow, haggard and probably crabby. But Fat Cat will still be prancing around his delicate paws and purring his soft meow meows to another Prime Minister, long after your growth hormones have ceased to work and you turn bald.

Fat Cat? He’s never bald. Have toupee, will fight.

Meow, meow.

Maverick SM said...

Bongkersz,

Agree! They don't have to bankrupt Petronas. It goes to show that there's no idea how to generate revenue for the nation other than raping mother earth.

Sze Tho,

Thanks for your article.

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the Constantly Dramatic One said...

"7) To establish a clean government; "


One of these days, them bitches have to do stand up comdedy. I swear to god, that was so hillarious I almost hurt myself laughing.

Clean government? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH!!!!

Maverick SM said...

Constant_Drama,

But we always had a clean govt? Sapu semua!!!

Anonymous said...

"Given the Opposition's unpreparedness to govern, the Malaysian Government is best returned. But it does deserve a good, hard kick. Even more, it needs a significant and strong Opposition to help it govern better. It needs greater accountability and scrutiny, which a strong Opposition in Parliament will help provide. That is what good governments everywhere have and need".

"Malaysia is a diverse and complex country that wants to be modern. It needs to be governed like one".

- The Age, Michael Backman

Aleckii said...

You're right. The fact that the country is at an all time low says so much about the current ruling coalitiong party. Rising prices, increase in unemployments, riots and demonstrations, unrest and crimes in the cities... Time for us to put a stop in this one and for all!

Oh yeah, Maverick, I'm adding your blog into my blogroll, much easier to visit your page from now on.

Rock on, dude!

Anonymous said...

anybody who buys into this bonus nonsense should have their brains checked before being allowed to vote.

you don't give a man fish. you teach them how to fish! it's pathetic how our people are still expecting handouts!

Anonymous said...

anybody who buys into this bonus nonsense should have their brains checked before being allowed to vote.

you don't give a man fish. you teach them how to fish! it's pathetic how our people are still expecting handouts!

Anonymous said...

I agree, DAP exaggerated the number, but how far from the truth? We wouldn't know. :(
DAP forgot, those stay under the poverty CAN NOT vote.

From Sarawak friend, there, one Iban/Kadazan/Dusun/family vote can be bought easily by RM100 and a sack of rice. Less money paid if the b--n candidates "harvest" sufficient number of voters.

Anonymous said...

Doc, a new illusion just hit the town, now this one even more out of this world than DAP idea.

Earthnic skepticabout it , which I agree.

Maverick SM said...

Aleckii,

Thanks and I will reciprocate.

Moo_t,

That Earthnic skeptic - I too agree; but it's not illusion; it's bullshit!!