Presidential Election 2011

[mummyo]

MummyThreeStreams:

The booing and jeering is very unsporting.

But it was very funny! :rotflmao:

[mummyo]

3Boys:

This I like best --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzSslml_RWQ


\"In accordance to section 16 of the presidential elections act, chapter 240a....\"

Yam Ah Mee rocks. :imcool: I was laughing my head off when he said that. I heard the techno beats in my head and I was wondering how he kept a straight face?!!!

[3Boys]

mummyo:

3Boys:

This I like best --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzSslml_RWQ


\"In accordance to section 16 of the presidential elections act, chapter 240a....\"

Yam Ah Mee rocks. :imcool: I was laughing my head off when he said that. I heard the techno beats in my head and I was wondering how he kept a straight face?!!!

I thought I caught the hint of a wry smile halfway through his monotone

[DTJ]

hquek:

But the pp on stage were very steady....none of them lost composure - all still fairly smiley. Either pretend dunno, or really never hear.


Whatever it is, quite unsporting to boo leh.

I think they didn't hear - I mean they probably thought they were being cheered upon rather than being jeered at ... afterall, it was quite noisy.. can't really hear what the crowd was chanting.. and I believe they don't understand Hokkien (referring to the \"chiak leow bee\"). hahahahaha

And yes not right to boo... but u know what, i think majority will still vote him in ...somehow! In the recent GE, people also jeered at PAP but look who won in the end... so maybe PE also sama sama outcome

[verykiasu2010]

DTJ:

hquek:

But the pp on stage were very steady....none of them lost composure - all still fairly smiley. Either pretend dunno, or really never hear.


Whatever it is, quite unsporting to boo leh.

I think they didn't hear - I mean they probably thought they were being cheered upon rather than being jeered at ... afterall, it was quite noisy.. can't really hear what the crowd was chanting.. and I believe they don't understand Hokkien (referring to the \"chiak leow bee\"). hahahahaha

And yes not right to boo... but u know what, i think majority will still vote him in ...somehow! In the recent GE, people also jeered at PAP but look who won in the end... so maybe PE also sama sama outcome

TT did comment about the booing and he expected people to behave better to listen

[raysusan]

wow pple can really dig into TT

http://furrybrowndog.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/dr-tony-tan-was-no-independent-minded-person-on-the-graduate-mothers-scheme/

[verykiasu2010]

insider:

raysusan:

wow pple can really dig into TT

http://furrybrowndog.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/dr-tony-tan-was-no-independent-minded-person-on-the-graduate-mothers-scheme/

reading the above article brought back very bad feelings / memories about the graduate mum scheme. They will launch a policy if they think is right, never mind what you people say (hahaha...very bad pattern). Really need to use our votes to wake them up.

TT seems like a pure typical elitist MIW breed.

I don't think he can understand what those who are not as well educated or living in humble HDBs feel.

Elitists are a bit like Hilter style...only want to have 'intelligent breed' and the rest can be wiped out if possible...

well, that policy did not work was precisely because majority of the population was opposed to it, hence it is unworkable, and had to be abandoned

so, scrapping the policy was because people were opposed to it, not because it is unworkable....... (since he was twisting the logic of it, i have to untwist it)

[limlim]

raysusan:

TT got boo~~~ during nomination speech ??


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFo9OzROkmA&feature=player_embedded#at=44

the comments on the you-tube simply ...lol

one of it [quote]When TT is Education Minister: He opened floodgates for foreign students.


When TT is president:..........

i must say he read very well from the paper[/quote]Incompetent worr.. not the latest version..

How abt the \"very angry with OTC bcoz OTC sanctioned a strike in which the shipping company is exploiting the workers?\"..

[raysusan]

the CSI to TT is really........power :scared:


http://www.slideshare.net/ps42/tony-tan-why-should-we-vote-for-him

[limlim]

Just to Share..


http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=7046

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While this will make the election more interesting, it will also make the choice more difficult. But we still have to choose. Each voter will have his own reason for his choice. It may be based on the person’s appearance, his hair-style, his age, his credentials or his political affiliations. Some will make it a referendum on what the government has done for them so far.

Whatever the outcome, it is going to shape the role of the future president.

For some reason or other, at least a minister, a retired minister, a few MPs and even a couple of candidates themselves, have come out to downplay the powers of the president. Whilst it is true that there are constitutional constraints on the certain official duties of the president, it is really absurd that a person assuming the highest public office of the land should be denied the fundamental rights that are accorded to other citizens, namely, the right to think and express opinions and to act as his conscience directs him.

The president is elected by the people. He, therefore, also has the moral duty to see that the country is united, the people are fairly treated and the lives of the citizens are as good as they can be. If he cannot empathise with the people, then how can he be respected and loved by them? If he is not respected and loved by them, how can he be a unifying figure?

By virtue of being elected, the president must represent the will of the people. Otherwise, why waste taxpayers’ money on a meaningless exercise?

To me, therefore, the elected president is not merely a ceremonial figure. He should not be treated as a well-paid puppet by limiting his role only to what the constitution expressly provides. He must also have moral obligations.

When the post was created, the intent of Parliament was very clear. It was to prevent any future rogue government from raiding the reserves, practising cronyism through the appointment of friends into the top positions in civil service and covering up when there is corruption. If a president is supposed to be passive, how can he ever be strong enough to do all these things?

Thus, to do his job well we need a man who has good knowledge of the economy and the courage, the impartiality, the conscience and the moral strength to do the job.

There are now four contestants. How then should I choose? Apart from the attributes mentioned above, that person must, in my opinion, have the ability to do what is required of the constitution and the moral courage to do what is good for the country and the people. In other words, he must not just be passively going about his ceremonial duties without any concern for the people who have voted for him.

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One of the attributes mentioned above is impartiality. To have this and be manifestly seen to have this, the person must be free from any emotional attachment to the ruling party. Only then can he provide the unfettered checks and balances that the office demands.

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The second attribute is courage. An elected president needs a certain kind of courage to execute his duties without fear or favour. He also needs to be strong-willed and possess a single-mindedness not to waver in the face of tremendous pressure. These qualities are necessary for the president to rally the country and reassure the citizens in times of extraordinary crisis and to deal with any rogue government should one surface.