Election Campaigning, the PAP way...
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I read with amusement the comments from both Rear Adm Teo Chee Hean (ST 31 Mar 06) and Mr Wong Kan Seng regarding the unveiling of candidates (below):
Time to show hand opposition parties
In them the general argument was that it would be "unfair to the voters" if the opposition waited till polling day to reveal their candidates.
It seems the Ruling party is content to disregard the challenges of the opposition party and highlight their challenges on the front page of local newspapers.
Also it seems the Ruling party believes the only way to unveil candidates is through press conferences.
Has the Ruling Party addressed the opposition parties' calls for their manifesto to be published? This coming after the PAP scrutinized every inch of the WP's manifesto? They seem to have conveniently forgotten about this challenge and prefer to campaign only from their strengths and ability to unveil new so-called non-conformist candidates and have quietly sidestepped the questions posed thus far.
In addition, no election date has been announced. Where is the so-called 'fairness' crooned by Mr Wong? Fairness and level playing field does not seem to be part of the PAP's dictionary, yet they abuse the use of such words at will.
Mr Wong also showed brazen arrogance in brushing aside comments made by Mr Low Thia Khiang as merely out to 'score political points', instead of addressing them altogether, a trait more and more apparent and frequently practiced when members of the Ruling party prefer to sidestep critical landmines.
He further commented that Steve Chia raised 'many issues and questions, butnone of significance which would change the lives of Singaporeans.' In one sweeping statement, he completely ignored the questions Steve Chia raised on the national reserves, which i think concern ALL SINGAPOREANS and are HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT.
Mr Wong Kan Seng must be living on Mars if he thinks such issues are of no consequence to Singaporeans. -
KS Wong was praised by former PM current SM Goh for his role. Remember. -
What do they know about fairness?
Evey new candidate they introduced are competent, non-conformist and self sacrifice who will be paid as "Ministers" or post in GIC linked companies.
Every opposition candidate needs to be scutrinised from flesh to bone to proof thier competency and cleaniness. Every opposition candidates "must have ulterior motive" to stand as opposition party.
That is their belief
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Wonder if they would applied performance based wage package on themselves. If they earned for singapore say US$1200B a year. the 4 millions of us shared US$1000B. The US$200B give to them as their performance wages.
But if they don't earn US$1200B, they get nothings..No basic please.
Performance as the measurement. Good?
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I think they had run out of idea to criticise the oppositions and will take every opportunity to criticise them for any little thing the opposition say or did.
CST is only interested in PP only
LKT is out to score political points
Steve Chia talk rubbish
WP manifesto is time bomb
etc etc etc
there is nothing good about them. -
Well, The Ruling Party PAP is now very obviously worried.Originally posted by LinYu:I think they had run out of idea to criticise the oppositions and will take every opportunity to criticise them for any little thing the opposition say or did.
CST is only interested in PP only
LKT is out to score political points
Steve Chia talk rubbish
WP manifesto is time bomb
etc etc etc
there is nothing good about them.
These highly educated ministers shouldn't eavesdrop Opposition Parites strategies in the first place, without announcing their PAP Manifesto.
"LISTENERS HEAR NO GO OF THEMSELVES" after all....... -
If there is no GRC, clamp down on freedoms of expressions in the newspapers and the media, there would be more talented people coming forward to serve the country.Originally posted by king108:Wonder if they would applied performance based wage package on themselves. If they earned for singapore say US$1200B a year. the 4 millions of us shared US$1000B. The US$200B give to them as their performance wages.
But if they don't earn US$1200B, they get nothings..No basic please.
Performance as the measurement. Good?
This loss of competitions to lead the nation is a big loss. When there is such competitions, we will not be talking about how much to pay our ministers or civil servants but how we can get our talents to contribute to nation building and social and economic vibrancy.
Our leaders do not know what they lost so far because they are overly engrossed in getting themselves in power without consideration of the rest of even more viable and better solutions - through opening up and competitions. -
I don't wanted them to sacrifice for our sake. Give them the challenge, and I believe that they will take it on.
If they can earn and give US$1000B to 4 million of singaporeans. The extra, we should be grateful to leave it to them as their performance wage package, instead of the current package to certain benchmarks. (That is not challenging enough isn't it, what is 3M or even 4M)
I loose counted, how much each of us will get from their performance, US$1000M = US$250 so US$1000B = US$1000 Million Million
each of us will get = US$250 million....shiok man..sitting here waiting only..Robertteh.you still not enough..I happy leh. This kind of performance based wages package should be even better than the current one. One thing is that they will even become cleaner...
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That is perhaps the underlying reason for the opposition to delay the unveiling of their candidates till the last possible moment: to give the PAP less time to smear dirt and slant viewers as to the credibility of candidates.Originally posted by LinYu:What do they know about fairness?
Evey new candidate they introduced are competent, non-conformist and self sacrifice who will be paid as "Ministers" or post in GIC linked companies.
Every opposition candidate needs to be scutrinised from flesh to bone to proof thier competency and cleaniness. Every opposition candidates "must have ulterior motive" to stand as opposition party.
That is their belief
The Straits Times today allocated space to introducte the SDA's candidates, taking special care to mention that one of the candidates: Dr Yeo, had previously participated in politics with Chee Soon Juan and was part of the team that much-maligned Goh Chok Tong during the last campaign. Fortunately, he made an apology and was not named as a defendant in the subsequent defamation suit.
It sounds like a deliberate attempt to start the candidate on the wrong foot and publicly discredit him. The impartial reporting of news and information, so-claimed by SPH, seems to be lost in the wind. -
Originally posted by BillyBong:
i didn't expect the 2 ministers to say such childish things!
I read with amusement the comments from both Rear Adm Teo Chee Hean (ST 31 Mar 06) and Mr Wong Kan Seng regarding the unveiling of candidates (below):
Time to show hand opposition parties
In them the general argument was that it would be "[b]unfair to the voters" if the opposition waited till polling day to reveal their candidates.
Mr Wong also showed brazen arrogance in brushing aside comments made by Mr Low Thia Khiang as merely out to 'score political points', instead of addressing them altogether, a trait more and more apparent and frequently practiced when members of the Ruling party prefer to sidestep critical landmines.
He further commented that Steve Chia raised 'many issues and questions, butnone of significance which would change the lives of Singaporeans.' In one sweeping statement, he completely ignored the questions Steve Chia raised on the national reserves, which i think concern ALL SINGAPOREANS and are HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT.
Mr Wong Kan Seng must be living on Mars if he thinks such issues are of no consequence to Singaporeans. [/b]
aren't the PAP ministers working very hard to score points with their master too?
someone has to remind the good minister of the internet through which we know what are the issues oppositions and Steve Chia raised and what are the issues PAP ignored. -
Originally posted by BillyBong:
Don't get me started on SPH reporting man. Why must they ask the new Oppo candidates who their fav. PAP MP is? In the New Paper a week back, they asked the new Oppo. candidates which PAP MP would they want to team up with. Why so biased? Why didnt they ask the new PAP candidates who their favourite Opp. MP or candidate is.
That is perhaps the underlying reason for the opposition to delay the unveiling of their candidates till the last possible moment: to give the PAP less time to smear dirt and slant viewers as to the credibility of candidates.
The Straits Times today allocated space to introducte the SDA's candidates, taking [b]special care to mention that one of the candidates: Dr Yeo, had previously participated in politics with Chee Soon Juan and was part of the team that much-maligned Goh Chok Tong during the last campaign. Fortunately, he made an apology and was not named as a defendant in the subsequent defamation suit.
It sounds like a deliberate attempt to start the candidate on the wrong foot and publicly discredit him. The impartial reporting of news and information, so-claimed by SPH, seems to be lost in the wind. [/b] -
I read with amusement the comments from both Rear Adm Teo Chee Hean (ST 31 Mar 06) and Mr Wong Kan Seng regarding the unveiling of candidates (below):
Time to show hand opposition parties
In them the general argument was that it would be "unfair to the voters" if the opposition waited till polling day to reveal their candidates.
Mr Wong also showed brazen arrogance in brushing aside comments made by Mr Low Thia Khiang as merely out to 'score political points', instead of addressing them altogether, a trait more and more apparent and frequently practiced when members of the Ruling party prefer to sidestep critical landmines.
He further commented that Steve Chia raised 'many issues and questions, butnone of significance which would change the lives of Singaporeans.' In one sweeping statement, he completely ignored the questions Steve Chia raised on the national reserves, which i think concern ALL SINGAPOREANS and are HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT. I think Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng and Minister Rear Adm Teo Chee Hean are right. They should step front to take on Mr Chiam and Mr Low personally during the coming GE.
The people in PP and HG will welcome their arrival. We look forward to the day. -
Ignore the BS put out.
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i guess to make up for his lack of musical talent, dpm wong (pun: wong cant sing) needs to talk louder...
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You know, I bet the Americans & foreigners here watching the election drama unfold, are laughing their heads off.
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This forum is one big well....and we're all frogs.