Showing posts with label Nicole Seah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicole Seah. Show all posts
Monday, 22 August 2011
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Vote for the President who is most PRO SINGAPOREAN
The PAP will not lose power even if its poster boy Dr Tony Tan doesn't win.
Their 2/3 majority in Parliament stands for the next five years.
This means that Lee Hsien Loong and his government can and will still get to pass most if not all of its motions legislatively.
So why should the President matter? Is there a need to vote wisely?
Although largely ceremonial, the President is the highest moral authority in the country.
While the PAP has the ultimate say in the day-to-day operations, an independent President can inject moral conscience and objection into each decision the PAP makes so it becomes that much harder to force policies that are not pro-Singaporean.
Pro Singaporean. This is how we should judge the four candidates. Who among the four is the most pro Singaporean?
For sure, Tony Tan is not. For the sake of these Elections, he has tried to camouflage his pro-foreigner policy by using ambiguous phrases like ‘Singaporeans first’ is different from saying ‘Singaporeans only’.
So please don't believe all the smoke-screen this PAP endorsed man is throwing at you.
He's extremely cozy with the Lee family evidenced by the apparent special treatment his son received during National Service.
While Tan Cheng Bok and Tan Kin Lian both are good candidates, there is no one more pro Singaporean than Investment Advisor and former principal private secretary of Goh Chok Tong, Mr. Tan Jee Say.
He is undoubtedly, the pro Singaporean choice, the right Singaporean choice.
Their 2/3 majority in Parliament stands for the next five years.
This means that Lee Hsien Loong and his government can and will still get to pass most if not all of its motions legislatively.
So why should the President matter? Is there a need to vote wisely?
Although largely ceremonial, the President is the highest moral authority in the country.
While the PAP has the ultimate say in the day-to-day operations, an independent President can inject moral conscience and objection into each decision the PAP makes so it becomes that much harder to force policies that are not pro-Singaporean.
Pro Singaporean. This is how we should judge the four candidates. Who among the four is the most pro Singaporean?
For sure, Tony Tan is not. For the sake of these Elections, he has tried to camouflage his pro-foreigner policy by using ambiguous phrases like ‘Singaporeans first’ is different from saying ‘Singaporeans only’.
So please don't believe all the smoke-screen this PAP endorsed man is throwing at you.
He's extremely cozy with the Lee family evidenced by the apparent special treatment his son received during National Service.
While Tan Cheng Bok and Tan Kin Lian both are good candidates, there is no one more pro Singaporean than Investment Advisor and former principal private secretary of Goh Chok Tong, Mr. Tan Jee Say.
He is undoubtedly, the pro Singaporean choice, the right Singaporean choice.
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Please "Like" my Facebook page
It seems that PAP MPs just don't get social media. While Opposition candidates have mostly embraced social media like ducks to water, the men and women in white continue to bumble and stumble like a gymnast constantly falling off the beam.
The PAP's REACH website meant for citizens' feedback to the government has far less views than the Temasek Review.
Then there is the infamous Wee Shu Min, daughter of PAP MP Wee Siew Kim, asking a disgruntled Singaporean to "get out of her elite uncaring face".
Even the Young PAP has had numerous faux pas online where they succeeded in antagonising netizens more than anything else.
Just this past week, Tampines PAP MP Irene Ng erected banners all over her constituency asking people to "Like" her Facebook page.
If that isn't lame, I dont know what is.
By the way, she is also the same MP who whined about the Workers' Party "excessive" media coverage of its first GRC MPS.
While I applaud PM Lee's attempt to engage voters over Facebook during campaigning, it's all just too contrived and insincere. Just like their previous attempts to do rap videos and hip-hop dances to woo the younger generation.
Since we are on the topic of Facebook, here are the top 10 Opposition candidates by number of "Likes" as of 26 May 2011, 9pm. Achieved without any form of solicitation. (Please let me know if I missed out on anyone. Thanks!)
The PAP's REACH website meant for citizens' feedback to the government has far less views than the Temasek Review.
Then there is the infamous Wee Shu Min, daughter of PAP MP Wee Siew Kim, asking a disgruntled Singaporean to "get out of her elite uncaring face".
Even the Young PAP has had numerous faux pas online where they succeeded in antagonising netizens more than anything else.
Just this past week, Tampines PAP MP Irene Ng erected banners all over her constituency asking people to "Like" her Facebook page.
If that isn't lame, I dont know what is.
By the way, she is also the same MP who whined about the Workers' Party "excessive" media coverage of its first GRC MPS.
While I applaud PM Lee's attempt to engage voters over Facebook during campaigning, it's all just too contrived and insincere. Just like their previous attempts to do rap videos and hip-hop dances to woo the younger generation.
Since we are on the topic of Facebook, here are the top 10 Opposition candidates by number of "Likes" as of 26 May 2011, 9pm. Achieved without any form of solicitation. (Please let me know if I missed out on anyone. Thanks!)
- 104,525- Nicole Seah
- 27,558- Chen Show Mao
- 20,227- Low Thia Khiang
- 12,702- Chiam See Tong
- 11,632- Sylvia Lim
- 9,492- Dr. Vincent Wijeysingha
- 5,137- Pritam Singh
- 3,031- Michelle Lee
- 2,859- Chee Soon Juan
- 2,802- Glenda Han
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Our press ranking- 151st
The PAP is so familiar with ranking. In fact, one can argue that the party is obsessed with it.
Singapore would probably rank no.1 or 2 for having the highest proportion of resident foreigners.
We have also been labelled the world's fastest walkers by a CNN study.
One area the PAP regime fares not so well is press freedom.
Not so well is really an understatement.
Our State Media, effectively Singapore Press Holdings, which publishes The New Paper, Shin Min, Straits Times and nearly everything else, including women's magazines, is ranked a shameful 151st in Freedom House press rankings, earning itself the unflattering title of "not free".
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Why is it important to have a "free press"?
To quote from an academic study:
"They keep people informed of the march of events in the world. They are a guardian of citizen. They expose social, economic and political evils. They are a link between the people and the government. They are a mirror to the heart of poor. They protect the liberty of people and safeguard their right. They awaken national consciousness and raise the mental and moral standard of people. They serve as a national link.
But the press should be responsible. It should not spread false reports or news. It should not throw mud on others. But to perform its function properly, press must be free to express public news, views or reviews, without fear or favour. The freedom of the press is a sacred privilege of the nation. Freedom of press is a vital necessity for the working of democracy."
Our National Pledge tells us to "build a democratic society" and freedom of press is essential for this.
So the fact that our press is "less free" than the likes of Iraq, Pakistan and Zambia means that Singaporeans seriously need a reformed press.
Also, "It should not spread false reports or news".
Shin Min today carried a full page on Nicole Seah's Facebook plea for supporters to donate money into a personal account to defray the cost of NSP's Marine Parade campaign.
The author deliberately raised suspicions that the money donated could be misappropriated by Miss Seah.
It is not surprising for opposition candidates to solicit donations from supporters. Unlike the PAP machinery, which is awashed with funds (we don't actually know where they come from), opposition candidates need to account for every cent spent.
And in all honesty, it is not surprising for the NSP to use Nicole's popularity for this purpose and supporters would identify better if the money went directly to her bank account.
Thus, such low ball tactics to destroy the credibility of a rising Opposition star is dastardly, deceitful and cheap.
Not too long ago, SPH journalists helped Dr. Vivan Balakrishnan sensationalise the sexuality of Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. They also succeeded in painting Dr. Chee Soon Juan as some sort of "loose cannon".
Who knows how these gross untruths affected the polling results?
Unless there is an alternative mainstream press that can challenge the might of SPH, many Singaporeans and new citizens will forever live in the fantasy world that PAP wants them to believe in.
More lies will be told and talented people like Tan Jee Say will never get a chance to serve Singaporeans.
It was absolutely absurd how SPH came up with articles claiming that Goh Chok Tong's former aide wanted to abolish manufacturing and that he was crazy.
However, I do believe what goes around comes around.
While not deeply religious, I have enough direction on my moral compass to know right from wrong.
And if you believe the long arm of the law, you would believe that the unjust will one day get their just desserts.
That day will come.
Singapore would probably rank no.1 or 2 for having the highest proportion of resident foreigners.
We have also been labelled the world's fastest walkers by a CNN study.
One area the PAP regime fares not so well is press freedom.
Not so well is really an understatement.
Our State Media, effectively Singapore Press Holdings, which publishes The New Paper, Shin Min, Straits Times and nearly everything else, including women's magazines, is ranked a shameful 151st in Freedom House press rankings, earning itself the unflattering title of "not free".
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Why is it important to have a "free press"?
To quote from an academic study:
"They keep people informed of the march of events in the world. They are a guardian of citizen. They expose social, economic and political evils. They are a link between the people and the government. They are a mirror to the heart of poor. They protect the liberty of people and safeguard their right. They awaken national consciousness and raise the mental and moral standard of people. They serve as a national link.
But the press should be responsible. It should not spread false reports or news. It should not throw mud on others. But to perform its function properly, press must be free to express public news, views or reviews, without fear or favour. The freedom of the press is a sacred privilege of the nation. Freedom of press is a vital necessity for the working of democracy."
Our National Pledge tells us to "build a democratic society" and freedom of press is essential for this.
So the fact that our press is "less free" than the likes of Iraq, Pakistan and Zambia means that Singaporeans seriously need a reformed press.
Also, "It should not spread false reports or news".
Shin Min today carried a full page on Nicole Seah's Facebook plea for supporters to donate money into a personal account to defray the cost of NSP's Marine Parade campaign.
The author deliberately raised suspicions that the money donated could be misappropriated by Miss Seah.
It is not surprising for opposition candidates to solicit donations from supporters. Unlike the PAP machinery, which is awashed with funds (we don't actually know where they come from), opposition candidates need to account for every cent spent.
And in all honesty, it is not surprising for the NSP to use Nicole's popularity for this purpose and supporters would identify better if the money went directly to her bank account.
Thus, such low ball tactics to destroy the credibility of a rising Opposition star is dastardly, deceitful and cheap.
Not too long ago, SPH journalists helped Dr. Vivan Balakrishnan sensationalise the sexuality of Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. They also succeeded in painting Dr. Chee Soon Juan as some sort of "loose cannon".
Who knows how these gross untruths affected the polling results?
Unless there is an alternative mainstream press that can challenge the might of SPH, many Singaporeans and new citizens will forever live in the fantasy world that PAP wants them to believe in.
More lies will be told and talented people like Tan Jee Say will never get a chance to serve Singaporeans.
It was absolutely absurd how SPH came up with articles claiming that Goh Chok Tong's former aide wanted to abolish manufacturing and that he was crazy.
However, I do believe what goes around comes around.
While not deeply religious, I have enough direction on my moral compass to know right from wrong.
And if you believe the long arm of the law, you would believe that the unjust will one day get their just desserts.
That day will come.
Monday, 16 May 2011
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Rally action- May 2
'I believe that the young are our future. They must be nurtured. And the old are responsible for all that we have today. They must honoured.'- Nicole Seah
Watch her excellent speech here.
Watch her excellent speech here.
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