You will NEVER GET MY VOTE, YOU FOOL!Originally posted by sbst275:You are trying to destroy the court!
And better dun talk nonsense everytime
hey kid...if dunno anything shut up laOriginally posted by sbst275:You are trying to destroy the court!
And better dun talk nonsense everytime
He is a troublemaker in the 1st place... Read the ST report... He only bothers abt senitive issue... Somemore, use foreigners to overthrow the courtOriginally posted by superspecies:hey kid...if dunno anything shut up la
dunno know hw to spell correctlyOriginally posted by sbst275:He is a troublemaker in the 1st place... Read the ST report... He only bothers abt senitive issue... Somemore, use foreigners to overthrow the court
He is a traditor!
Whatever it is, no one respects him because of his weird behaviourOriginally posted by MoonIce:dunno know hw to spell correctly
dun tok la
Originally posted by Typhoon:The problem is not the engine... it is still there (as evidenced by the many idiots I mean SDP peopleon the forum)...
The problem is that they have a drunk driver at the wheel...![]()
you shut-up first !Originally posted by superspecies:hey kid...if dunno anything shut up la
y r u so piss cock eyed kid?? i wasn't even referring to u b@stardOriginally posted by paperchicken:you shut-up first !![]()
shut-up lah.Originally posted by superspecies:y r u so piss cock eyed kid?? i wasn't even referring to u b@stard
infidel like u will never achieve nirvana....ppl like u will reincarnate as pig n get yourself slaughter n eaten by your fellow chinamenOriginally posted by paperchicken:shut-up lah.![]()
shut up lah !Originally posted by superspecies:infidel like u will never achieve nirvana....ppl like u will reincarnate as pig n get yourself slaughter n eaten by your fellow chinamen
i'm totally amazed by the lack of manners that allowed you to type this out and post itOriginally posted by superspecies:infidel like u will never achieve nirvana....ppl like u will reincarnate as pig n get yourself slaughter n eaten by your fellow chinamen
Being pro-quo, ST reports are not as factually reliable as you think, if you wish to obtain an objective picture of the situation. And anyway, reporting emotionally-charged comments - speculations, in fact- by ruling partisans is hardly very intelligent. The "ovethrow the court" comment is an emotionally-charged one, as emotionally charged as the liens in the government's rebuttal to Amnesty International earlier this year. ANyway, it is mere speculation and a violent accusation from people we trust to be civilized. In fact, this statement rankles alot like MoonIce's...very badly.Originally posted by sbst275:He is a troublemaker in the 1st place... Read the ST report... He only bothers abt senitive issue... Somemore, use foreigners to overthrow the court
He is a traditor!
You expect NMPs to make objective comments, especially when they might be controlled by the Party through invisible strings?Originally posted by paperchicken:MAN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
DR CHEE took the party into unchartered territory.
He led party leaders on overseas missions to places such as Australia, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Malaysia to build ties with human rights groups. Dr Chee also went on at least three fellowship stints abroad.
Back home, initially, he tried to take on the Government on cost of living issues, including appearing on a Select Committee on health-care costs.
But Dr Chee and his party were exposed for being shoddy with the facts and found guilty of contempt of Parliament.
By the time the 1997 election rolled around, the SDP's share of the votes declined to 33.1 per cent, down 15.5 percentage points from 1991. Mr Ling and Mr Cheo lost their seats. Dr Chee scored only 34.9 per cent of the votes in MacPherson.
By then, Mr Chiam had left to join another party - the Singapore People's Party - and was re-elected in Potong Pasir.
Perceptibly after 1997, Dr Chee took more pains to cultivate regional and international alliances rather than tend to the home turf.
In the late 1990s, he campaigned for free speech, by speaking in public without licence. He earned a jail sentence for not paying the fines.
The SDP also fared poorly in the 2001 General Election, with Dr Chee's team in Jurong GRC scoring 20.2 per cent of the votes. His heckling of a popular prime minister, Mr Goh, did not go down well with voters, who made their disapproval plain both at the ballot box and in letters to the press.
During the run-up to the polls, Dr Chee heckled Mr Goh about an alleged $17 billion loan to former Indonesian president Suharto. The remarks were defamatory and the court hearing was over the damages Dr Chee had to pay.
In 2001, former SDP candidate Vincent Yeo blamed Dr Chee for the party's losses.
Several sources close to the party say Dr Chee's style has not endeared the party to the people and it is facing a dwindling support base.
A party source tells Insight that membership has been pared down to no more than 40 members now, compared with around 200 during the party's heyday.
Meetings are still conducted, once a month or every fortnight, at the party's headquarters at Serangoon Road.
But it is usually attended by the 'same faces' of not more than a dozen people, including Ms Chee.
'At times, it can get very depressing,' says Mr Ernest Chee, who has attended all except one meeting since January.
Issues discussed revolve around party administrative matters, human rights and freedom of speech.
'We seldom discuss local bread-and-butter issues such as the high medical costs or utilities bills,' adds Mr Ernest Chee.
Political watcher and former Nominated MP Zulkifli Baharudin says: 'Their concentration doesn't seem to be on the ground, where the battle is supposed to be.
'It is more issues-oriented and they choose rather controversial topics but whether it really connects with the crowd here, is not clear.'
Political science lecturer Hussin Mutalib adds: 'If its international focus is not balanced with greater involvement with local or domestic issues, it may be counter-productive, resulting in less support from both SDP members and the electorate at large.'
Dr Chee's supporters, however, say he has had no choice but to seek the international limelight and alliances with other human rights groups to make a name for the party and himself. He has to make a living, adds Mr Ernest Chee.
The party, as its website says, is also focused on restoring human, civil and political rights to Singaporeans, fostering a vibrant and dynamic society, cultivating a transparent and accountable political system, and cooperating with democratic parties and organisations in Asia to achieve peace and sustainable development in the region.
But grassroots activities here to further these aims appear to be barely existent. Party sources say there is no strategy to 'work the ground' and win over new supporters or attract professional talent, apart from selling its newsletter, The New Democrat, to the public.
But SDP meetings have focused on ways to attract potential supporters lately. Ideas suggested included door-to-door visits, distributing pamphlets and also telemarketing and networking events.
'So far, nothing is finalised,' Mr Ernest Chee says, adding that he hopes things will move faster now that Dr Chee is back in Singapore.
Are the strings real or imaginary ?Originally posted by pikamaster:You expect NMPs to make objective comments, especially when they might be controlled by the Party through invisible strings?
Don't you find it in th least weird that no supporter is quoted at all, that all the comments come from either Ernest Chee or "Party Sources" which are not even specified? How worthy are these anonymous sources, do you think?