As Parliament opens to a changed political landscape, "sorry" seems to be the easiest things to say these days. First, the keris-wielding Hishammuddin made a rather belated apology about brandishing the dagger at successive UMNO Youth assemblies, then the pro-opposition online news portal, Malaysiakini, says sorry to monkey-boy KJ for lying about his election result and misquoting him.
Let's check out the apologies.
In Hishammuddin's case, he tried to be a big man by cutting his losses and admitting that the whole keris episode scared the hell out of non- Malays especially since it was accompanied by racial rhetoric at the last few UMNO assemblies (OK, fine racial rhetoric always existed but the Mongolian one had the bright idea of telecasting the proceeding LIVE for the first time). Remember, Hishammuddin is not doing this for nothing. His sights are set on becoming DPM to his Mongolian cousin when the latter takes over from Pak Lah, which by all reckoning is anywhere between next month and next year. Hishammuddin is done with the circus that is Pemuda UMNO and now wants to transition from the ultraman image he cultivated to a more liberal leader that is acceptable to all races. Hence, the apology about the keris. But if you actually look at how he apologized, you will see that he carefully hedged what he said. He actually said sorry to non-Malays for scaring and offending them, and then apologized to Malays for not being able to defend a cultural symbol. He did this because he was aware an apology just to the non-Malays would have resulted him being lynched by UMNO.
Sure enough, after the apology Hishammuddin's Mongolian cousin came out with a statement in support saying that it doesn't take away from the dignity of the Malays. Hishammuddin's handpicked choice for the next UMNO Youth Chief, Mukhriz Botak also joined the chorus line by saying that Hishammuddin was magnanimous to apologize. This is all designed to cover Hishammuddin's ass with the UMNO faithful who still can't understand why he apologized in the way he did. For the non- Malays, the apology is a little too late. They were screaming at him to say sorry and not repeat the deed but Hishamuddin brandished it again and again (three times, to be exact). So, although Fat Cat thinks Hishamuddin is right in offering the apology, there are many political factors behind the move which casts doubt on his sincerity. Fat Cat also wonders why it took a political tsunami for Hishammuddin to realize that the keris was a major issue with the non-Malay community.
The second apology is one offered by Malaysiakini to KJ. Fat Cat is no fan of monkey-boy but in this case KJ wins. Fat Cat knows the journalists of Malaysiakini well. Unfortunately, some of them are pretty bad reporters. They aren't very clever and make careless mistakes when reporting like getting simple facts wrong. Add to this a very slanted editorial stance which is pro-opposition and a mistake like the one against KJ was bound to happen. Malaysiakini's editor, Steve Gan, was a chum of PKR wildman and new MP for Batu, Tian Chua, Down Under. They used to knock back the beers and hang together. Gan is also very open about his admiration for Anwar Ibrahim, as are most of Malaysiakini's staff. So when they persisted in saying there was a recount in Rembau based on information provided by KJ's opponent without checking with the Election Commission, they were asking for trouble. Basic rule for a journo: counter check any information with other sources especially when the primary source is an interested party.
The worst part was not just getting the recount story wrong (and repeating it) but putting words in KJ's mouth. Fat Cat checked out KJ's interview transcript at Susan Loone's blog and wonders in amazement how Malaysiakini can just attribute what they like to people when it is clearly false. This is nothing short of fabrication and deceit. It is no wonder that monkey-boy said he suspected malice and bad faith. Malaysiakini basically made up a quote which they attributed to KJ. In fact, Malaysiakini is bloody lucky that KJ decided on just writing a letter instead of suing because this is a clear cut case of defamation. Fat Cat thinks Malaysians must be careful when reading Malaysiakini. This KJ apology episode demonstrates very clearly that they either have an agenda or are just downright stupid for not even checking facts.
BTW, why hasn't Lazy Rocky written about Malaysiakini eating dirt? Come on Rocks... what's right is right. After all, you're the one who kept on insinuating that KJ's win was tainted. Now diam aje... Wassupp, bro? Hangover ke?
Fat Cat: Sorry... is all that you can't say. Days gone by and still... words don't come easily... Like sorry, like sorry...
Let's check out the apologies.
In Hishammuddin's case, he tried to be a big man by cutting his losses and admitting that the whole keris episode scared the hell out of non- Malays especially since it was accompanied by racial rhetoric at the last few UMNO assemblies (OK, fine racial rhetoric always existed but the Mongolian one had the bright idea of telecasting the proceeding LIVE for the first time). Remember, Hishammuddin is not doing this for nothing. His sights are set on becoming DPM to his Mongolian cousin when the latter takes over from Pak Lah, which by all reckoning is anywhere between next month and next year. Hishammuddin is done with the circus that is Pemuda UMNO and now wants to transition from the ultraman image he cultivated to a more liberal leader that is acceptable to all races. Hence, the apology about the keris. But if you actually look at how he apologized, you will see that he carefully hedged what he said. He actually said sorry to non-Malays for scaring and offending them, and then apologized to Malays for not being able to defend a cultural symbol. He did this because he was aware an apology just to the non-Malays would have resulted him being lynched by UMNO.
Sure enough, after the apology Hishammuddin's Mongolian cousin came out with a statement in support saying that it doesn't take away from the dignity of the Malays. Hishammuddin's handpicked choice for the next UMNO Youth Chief, Mukhriz Botak also joined the chorus line by saying that Hishammuddin was magnanimous to apologize. This is all designed to cover Hishammuddin's ass with the UMNO faithful who still can't understand why he apologized in the way he did. For the non- Malays, the apology is a little too late. They were screaming at him to say sorry and not repeat the deed but Hishamuddin brandished it again and again (three times, to be exact). So, although Fat Cat thinks Hishamuddin is right in offering the apology, there are many political factors behind the move which casts doubt on his sincerity. Fat Cat also wonders why it took a political tsunami for Hishammuddin to realize that the keris was a major issue with the non-Malay community.
The second apology is one offered by Malaysiakini to KJ. Fat Cat is no fan of monkey-boy but in this case KJ wins. Fat Cat knows the journalists of Malaysiakini well. Unfortunately, some of them are pretty bad reporters. They aren't very clever and make careless mistakes when reporting like getting simple facts wrong. Add to this a very slanted editorial stance which is pro-opposition and a mistake like the one against KJ was bound to happen. Malaysiakini's editor, Steve Gan, was a chum of PKR wildman and new MP for Batu, Tian Chua, Down Under. They used to knock back the beers and hang together. Gan is also very open about his admiration for Anwar Ibrahim, as are most of Malaysiakini's staff. So when they persisted in saying there was a recount in Rembau based on information provided by KJ's opponent without checking with the Election Commission, they were asking for trouble. Basic rule for a journo: counter check any information with other sources especially when the primary source is an interested party.
The worst part was not just getting the recount story wrong (and repeating it) but putting words in KJ's mouth. Fat Cat checked out KJ's interview transcript at Susan Loone's blog and wonders in amazement how Malaysiakini can just attribute what they like to people when it is clearly false. This is nothing short of fabrication and deceit. It is no wonder that monkey-boy said he suspected malice and bad faith. Malaysiakini basically made up a quote which they attributed to KJ. In fact, Malaysiakini is bloody lucky that KJ decided on just writing a letter instead of suing because this is a clear cut case of defamation. Fat Cat thinks Malaysians must be careful when reading Malaysiakini. This KJ apology episode demonstrates very clearly that they either have an agenda or are just downright stupid for not even checking facts.
BTW, why hasn't Lazy Rocky written about Malaysiakini eating dirt? Come on Rocks... what's right is right. After all, you're the one who kept on insinuating that KJ's win was tainted. Now diam aje... Wassupp, bro? Hangover ke?
Fat Cat: Sorry... is all that you can't say. Days gone by and still... words don't come easily... Like sorry, like sorry...
3 comments:
This blog is psychotic. Who are you? Kerismuddin is partially responsible for the non-malay votes swinging the other way. But it was also due to the fact that he was a shit minister too.
FATKUCING, WRITE ABT NAJIB AND ALTANTUYA CASE LAH!!! WAN AZIZAH NOW PLAYING A ROLE IN THE PENDING CASE.
Waving a Keris to a chinaman is like a chinaman waving a pork leg to a melayu. go figure!!!!!!
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