Presidential Election 2011

[limlim]

err… there’s more then 1 Dr Tan rite… which one u referring to leh…?

[Strparent]

limlim:

Just to share.. that article mentioned TCB..

http://www.emmanueldaniel.com/?p=369

Hi limlim,

thanks for the link. interesting read indeed. Nicely written and some interesting phrases.
[quote]The managers of these state-owned enterprises come across as meekly enough. But when they are given limitless power that even high court judges cannot not touch, but which the administrators themselves have no clue how to wield and for what purpose, they lose sight of the very people they are entrusted to serve.[/quote]

I am quite surprised that this thread is not as active as when the GE2011 was in motion. I would think this is equally important, especially now that the ruling party is already in place, and what we as voters now are choosing for a responsible president who will safeguard our interest and protect our reserves vehemently and firmly. He must be impartial and strong willed to speak out IF totally necessary.

I have not mentioned much about TKL, but I do sympathise with him. He had been trying to champion certain citizens rights for the past few years on his own, and I salute him for his efforts and courage. Much like how I admired JB Jeyaratnam in the past, they lack certain qualities that endear the voters or people to really hear them out. Most Singaporeans are superficial and form their conclusion too early and think along the lines of \" what's in it for me? \" or \" will I get into any trouble?\".

As shown by the yahoo Poll, TKL has the lowest chance amongst the 4 Tans. It is up to him to view the greater good and decide what he wants to do next. However, he already has the golden ticket, the COE. He is still young, and with this ticket, he knows in future, he can always try again.

My hope ( and those close to me ) and vote is now btw TJS and TCB, depending on a variety of factors. I personally do not even contemplate TT as an option based on the available candidates. The recent public appearances has only managed to let the people see the real TT. He doesn't impress at all and I imagined him to be much more dignified in the past.

looking4Tutor:

Leader without a strong self-centered personal agenda is puppet.

The Muppet Show ran for 12 seasons already. I do not want to see another cycle.

[qms]

limlim:

err.. there's more then 1 Dr Tan rite.. which one u referring to leh..?

The quote was from the papers. It referred to Dr Tan Cheng Bock.

[verykiasu2010]

tankee:

\"If somebody tells me he will vote for me if I take a pay cut, I don't know whether I'm actually compromising principles - that is, actually, I'm buying your vote\" - Dr Tan


:? I don't follow his argument. By his arguments, all political parties have been \"buying\" our votes with their campaign promises.

when TCB said that about \"pay cut\", that was a reply to a question about donating his salary to charity...not in general term of salary deduction

the reporting was without context

[kiddo]

tankee:

\"If somebody tells me he will vote for me if I take a pay cut, I don't know whether I'm actually compromising principles - that is, actually, I'm buying your vote\" - Dr Tan


:? I don't follow his argument. By his arguments, all political parties have been \"buying\" our votes with their campaign promises.

Yes tankee any different...... :hi5:
remember the upgrading carrot was dangle
somewhere in the not distant past

[1amber]

tankee:

why are union leaders voicing their endorsement of candidate? :?


shouldn't election be of individual's choice?

Agree. No reason why they should.

[bigsnoopy]

Just hot from the paper… Two Chinese clans or association in support of TT…

[sssdarlings]

TJS’s wife is picture perfect for the First Lady photo ;>

[daisyt]

While doing some research about President of Singapore, came across these. They are the only 2 Presidents did not receive state funeral. I think after reading this, I understand what is the morale of the story.


Ong Teng Chiong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Teng_Cheong
However, soon after his election to the presidency in 1993, Ong was tangled in a dispute over the access of information regarding Singapore's financial reserves. The government said it would take 56 man-years to produce a dollar-and-cents value of the immovable assets. Ong discussed this with the accountant general and the auditor general and eventually conceded that the government only had to declare all of its properties, a list which took a few months to produce. Even then, the list was not complete; it took the government a total of three years to produce the information that Ong requested.[8]
In an interview with Asiaweek six months after stepping down from presidency,[9] Ong indicated that he had asked for this audit based on the principle that as an elected president, he was bound to protect the national reserves, and the only way of doing so would be to know what reserves( both liquid cash and assets) the government owned.
In the last year of his presidency (1998) Ong found out through the newspapers that the government aimed to submit a bill to Parliament to sell the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) to The Development Bank of Singapore. The POSB was, at that time, a government statutory board whose reserves were under the president's protection, this move was procedurally inappropriate and did not regard Ong's significance as the guardian of the reserves; he had to call and inform the government of this oversight. In spite of this, the sale proceeded and the Development Bank Of Singapore owns POSBank and its name to this present day.[9]

Devan Nair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devan_Nair
On March 28, 1985, Nair resigned in unclear circumstances. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stated in Parliament that Nair resigned to get treatment for alcoholism, a charge Nair hotly denied. According to Nair's counterclaim, he resigned under pressure when their political views came into conflict and Lee threatened to seek a motion in parliament to oust him as president. Nair also alleged that he was fed drugs to make him appear disoriented, and rumours were spread about his personal life in an attempt to discredit him. In 1999, an article about the case in the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail resulted in a libel suit by Lee.[1] Some claimed that the suit was thrown out of court after Nair's counterclaim.[2] However, in a letter to the New York Times, it is said that Lee agreed to discontinue the suit only when two of Nair's sons issued a statement, reported in the Globe and Mail on July 1, 2004, maintaining that Nair was no longer mentally competent to give evidence in court.[3] The Globe and Mail statement concluded that \"having reviewed the records, and on the basis of the family's knowledge of the circumstances leading to Mr. Nair's resignation as president of Singapore in March, 1985, we can declare that there is no basis for this allegation (of Mr Nair being drugged).\"[4]

[daisyt]

Thanks insider!