[UPDATED VERSION] When MCA Youth said Wee Meng Chee has showed sincerity and apologized, he should be forgiven.

And now, let’s see who’s the culprit(s) trying to rub salt into the wound.

[ORIGINAL VERSION] Umno information chief Muhammad Mohammad Taib a.k.a. MayMat Tyson is furious. He has nowhere to vent his anger, he feels so helpless against the allegation, hence he has came out a genuine conclusion.

Why I say they are coward? Because they are afraid of using (web) addresses in the country but use overseas addresses to slam our country leaders. Is this the character of a man? This is not a man, this is a ‘pondan’. [Bernama]

Interestingly, it was only a few days ago when Umno’s former president Tun Dr. Mahathir said bloggers are the only hope left to speak out problems in the country and urged the blogging community to keep up the pressure with the Government.

Thanks to loser like Mat Tyson, what Dr. M has said so far holds water, there is indeed something rotten in the state of Malaysia and like it or not, you can’t stop bloggers. The more names thrown against bloggers, political or otherwise, the closer bloggers group together.

Oh by the way, KJ said he is not afraid to face and have dialogue with political blog writers if they were ready to face him.

"I’m not afraid… I’d answered all the allegations but were not posted in the blogs. If their minds and attitude are closed, they cannot accept any of our replies,"

But damn, you don’t even have the balls to accept the invitation by Tony Pua to attend the forum cum debate (the seat is reserved for you though!) and you talk about …

Where’s the coward? … and who’s the pondan?

Two days after DAP announced the launch of its e-Campaign spearheaded by Jeff Ooi, KJ being a loser can’t wait to jump into the queue.

"This is an issue that we are working to address immediately because we know that the Internet is a medium of communication that is becoming increasingly important and influential in today’s world." […]

"We must have a presence in this area, as otherwise we stand to lose support from the younger generation who use the Internet as their primary source of information.

"We are observing developments closely to ensure that our message will be heard clearly." [Malaysiakini]

But how?

"We are ready. We already have a website, as well as writers who post regularly on youth forums, for example," he said.

Obviously, e-campaign isn’t something KJ is looking for, if what he meant is to recruit more cybertroopers.

Perhaps KJ should read Polytikus for more realistic suggestions others than the e-Campaign.

When I woke up this morning, I’ve found a voice from reader jaywalker_82 which I thought worth highlighted after the cabinet fiasco …

A video on YouTube gets the attention of the entire cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office but a whole freaking port thrown away, a bus load of casualties, and a complete collapse of a public transport monitoring system deserves an attention that is almost non-existent.

We are told earlier that we are not ready to understand a public broadcast of Parliamentary debates, not ready for a jury-based judiciary, not capable of interpreting information on new (blogs, forums and wikis) and International media correctly.

I think whoever who said that could well be probably right, if the cabinet is to represent this country, our people would probably look like they don’t even know what the word PRIORITY or IMPORTANCE means.

… in which reader Bayi concludes as a pariah group.

Don’t be distracted by the decoy, folks!

The Star SMS alert at 2:00pm

Govt will not accept student Wee Meng Chee’s apology for his Negaraku rap video clip on YouTube, the law will take its course, says Nazri Aziz.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz said the Cabinet had decided yesterday that they were not in the position to forgive him and that "the law would have to take its course", even when Deputy Inspector-General of Police Mohd Najib Abdul Aziz said the police can only take action if the incident occurs in the country.

"To not prosecute him is not ‘on’ at all because he has committed an offence against the nation and no one, not the Cabinet or political parties, are in the position to forgive him." […]

"We cannot be like the West where you can have the underwear with the design of the Union Jack. In Britain, you can insult the Queen or the flag, I don’t care, but in this country we have laws and we cannot create a precedent where you commit an offence, apologise and get away with it." […]

"It is not an issue of ethnicity or being racial but against national interest."

Interestingly, it was only yesterday when one of Nazri’s colleague Chua Soi Lek, Chua Soi Lek, who is also the Johor MCA chairman, said the MCA had accepted his apology and urged all Malaysians to accept Meng Chee’s apology in good faith too.

If we come down hard on every young man, there is no room for any creativity and innovativeness in this country.

"There should be room for dissent but this dissent must be within the confines of the country’s Constitution.

"He is a creative and naive young man who has not even finished his tertiary education; we cannot pass harsh judgements; he asked for forgiveness and we should be open-hearted,"

Even the Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin chipped in as a show support to MCA and urged Malaysians to accept Meng Chee’s apology. 

"He is still young. We should not be too hard on him but he should learn from this, particularly in handling sensitive issues."

Now, where is the honcho of Chinese representatives Ong Ka Ting and Chan Kong Choy (too busy anyway)?

More importantly, where is the common sense when someone who doesn’t understand Internet considering taking action against YouTube, a popular video sharing website owned by Google Inc.?

No wonder Aisehman was heard shouting "Bodoh! Bodoh! Bodoh!” and it’s indeed a world country of idiots.

50 years ago, we were promised democracy. We were promised justice. We were promised equality. We were promised to be treated with human dignity. We were promised freedom.

In 1963, we became Malaysians and the notion of a Bangsa Malaysia was born. This was given form and substance by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in his Vision 2020 that set out 9 challenges for Malaysians to achieve a developed country.

No mention is made of Bangsa Malaysia by the Abdullah administraton. Is the concept of Bangsa Malaysia still important or relevant in the light of failed promises in our original social contract?

The DAP is holding a Dialogue in conjuction with the 50th Merdeka Anniversary celebrations this coming weekend.

Date: 19 August 2007 (Sunday)
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Crystal Crown Hotel, Petaling Jaya

The panel of distinguished speakers include:

• Y Bhg Tunku Abdul Aziz, former President, Transparency International Malaysia
• Datuk Param Cumuraswamy, former Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, United Nations
• Mr Yeo Yang Poh, former Malaysian Bar Council Chairman
• YB Lim Kit Siang, Parliamentary Opposition Leader

Following the session, a dialogue will be conducted with the participants hosted by another distinguished panel (subject to change):

• M Manogaran, President, Malaysian Tamil Education & Research Foundation
• Haris Ibrahim, Human Rights Lawyer
• Jeff Ooi, Prominent Malaysian Blogger
• Dr Oh Ei-Sun, East Malaysian Socio-Political Analyst

To ensure sufficient seats allocation, please register in advance with Lim Swee Kuan (03) 79578022 or via email at limsweekuan(at)gmail.com.

At the same time, the Party will take note of the views and opinions of the participants in formulating our vision for Malaysia, more pertinently, in preparation for the upcoming general elections. ;)

Tun Dr. Mahathir is now 84, remains outspoken and sharp, just when many of us thought he has changed his views about his successor.

"There are bloggers who use words that are dirty, obscene, personal attacks, monkey, monyet… people would react by saying ‘so those are bloggers? Useless people! Read the mainstream media. The (New) Straits Times tells you the truth,’” said Mahathir with his usual sarcasm. [Malaysiakini]

I don’t want to say much about politics… Today, politics is not something that we can discuss because the people who are in charge of politics know everything already. So don’t ever suggest anything is wrong with Malaysian politics. […]

I am a dictator remember? I had an administration that was cruel and harsh… that arrest people and put them under ISA (Internal Security Act) all the time, spend money on mega-projects until the country is bankrupt… that is Dr Mahathir and that is Khairy! [Malaysiakini]

It must be a mistake or otherwise a big fool for one to compare KJ to Dr. Mahathir? I mean, that statement is good enough to come out from a no-brainer’s mouth merely to cause incredible insult to one’s intelligence.

Raise flags at home and at business premises? Patriotic.

Eat a cake with the national flag design on them? Unpatriotic.

Sing "Negarakuku"? Very unpatriotic.

(SOURCE: China Press, 14 August 2007)
Malaysians to send 1,000,000 Short Message Service (SMS) which show your love towards the country? That’s patriotic, according to Penang CM Koh Tsu Koon.

The Star SMS alert at 3:04pm.

Wee Meng Chee, whose rap ‘Negaraku‘ video clip on Youtube created a controversy, has apologized for hurting feelings of offended Malaysians.

"The controversy has taught me a lesson in nationalism and race relations. To end the controversy, I have decided to pull out the video clip from my blog and I hope other bloggers would stop distributing the video clip," he said.

Any other moral guardians out there?

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is in overseas.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is on leave, of course overseas too.

So what do we’ve in Malaysia? A country minus the top two bosses plus the worst (bus) accident in the nation’s history.

After Raja Nazrin Shah, Malaysians can now enjoy another new voice from Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

"The celebrations are a once-in-a-lifetime event, keep the politics out for the time being. I want the people to focus on the common issues and be proud of Malaysia as one people. 

"The politicians, regardless of their parties, can have all the time they want to talk about politics after National Day but for now, I do not want to hear any issues that can hurt the feelings of any community." […]

National unity, involving the Malays, Chinese and Indians, brought us independence and subsequently, through the unity of the other ethnic groups, helped us form Malaysia. 

"Let no one forget that we achieved independence because of that. No one race could have brought Malaysia to what it is today."

"This country belongs to all Malaysians regardless of their race and everyone has a right to feel as Malaysians. This should be emphasised, particularly as we celebrate the National Day together." [The Star]

Let’s make no mistake about this, I hope all muthaf**kers out there (you know who you’re) read the message and digest every single word by the Sultan properly. It’s about the one race, one nation and one Malaysia if you’re dumb enough to capture the underlying meaning.

Also, it’s time for us to really forget about these youths who’re trying to act like a taikor and let’s welcome the new generation of royalties.

Daulat Tuanku!