Finally, PR prevails.
More importantly, the Barisan Rakyat bloggers are the real-winners, to be in the ground zero since the day one of campaign period to provide almost real-time update in counter-spinning the half-past-six truth from the mainstream media.
We must thank them for the effort and the passion. For that, I’d like to say thank you.
A few staggering facts:
More Malay voters swung to the PAS.
Chinese voters swung to the PAS, but not as much as Malay votes, for I guess some of the Chinese still believe that MCA can help to solve the Temporary Occupation License (TOL), regardless the fact that TOL have been there for 5 generations and yet, they don’t own any title to the land, till to date!
Then again, it was revealed by political observers that some 3,000 young Chinese voters did not return to vote in the by-election, or otherwise the swing would be higher for the anti-establishment sentiment in the urban area is significant, given the critical exposure to alternative media and the all-pervasiveness of blogosphere.
There is also a breakthrough in partnership among the PR coalition, as a historic milestone achieved prior during the campaign period, where Penang CM Lim Guan Eng announced that in the future, If any problems occur within the PR coalition, they will resolve it through musyawarah, where three parties must hold discussions and And if a consensus is not reached, it must be discussed again.
In another word, this means, should PKR and PAS agree to implement hudud and DAP disagrees, then it cannot be implemented and everything must be discussed until all three parties agree.
Besides, it’s also worth noting that though vote-buying allegation is rampant as the last-ditch attempt to salvage the party reputation, BN under the Umno ticket still suffer defeat in the by-election. Vote-buying attitude die-hard, let’s see how much money they can’t afford to dish out in the next General Election.
It’s funny when we hope our MPs (pun intended) to die in the office because that’s the time when you really enjoy the attention from the Federal Government with fund allocated for any purpose, with amenities like roads and schools are being taken care of.
That’s when you really feel like the kingmaker, when they come to you and beg for the vote, instead of them sitting high-up with the what-the-hell look whenever you approach them for assistance.
Anyway, KT is part of the history now, going down as yet-another-defeat for BN since the March 8 and Permatang Pauh by-election.
Anyway, the next exodus, as what the doomsayers predict, it’s going to be in Sarawak. Yet, the Sarawak CM Taib Mahmud who has been at the helm for decades vehemently denied that BN chance is going to be affected in the state election due in 2011.
We shall see, if Taib Mahmud is going to hold retain his fort or goes down the history as the first state Opposition Leader from the BN.
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15 January 2009
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PKR, PAS & DAP: Historic milestone achieved!
This time, you can’t go wrong with this, even though BN is busy hammering out the hudud plan by PAS in the by-election in Kuala Terengganu as the key issue to distract voters into voting against PAS.
You can continue stir the racial hatred until the cows come home.
You can continue to instill fear into the KT voters until you’re convinced that they’re taken aback and feel threatened by the tactic.
You can continue to disburse money to win over the hearts of every single eligible voters, praying hard they’re going to cast the precious vote to the BN.
You can continue to sweet talk voters into believing that BN is still the only ideal choice forward.
You can continue to spread lies on the mainstream media, happily convinced that KT voters are internet blind and blog is an alien topic to them.
You can continue to play dirty and force owners to evict the Opposition parties from their operation centers, not knowing that this dirty tactic might backfire.
By looking at the swelling crowds, with the all-pervasiveness of hardworking netizens out there dishing out live reports from the ground zero to counter-spin the mainstream media, I’d say that PR is a step in there, it’s just a matter of execution.
Having said all that, to a massively overwhelming audience at the Ocean Restaurant in KT as reported by my blogging buddy Uncle Zorro, visiting CM of Penang Lim Guan Eng, who was there to campaign for the Pakatan Rakyat candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut, gladly revealed that Pakatan has reached a milestone in their coalition.
If any problems occur, we will resolve it through musyawarah, that is through discussions. All three parties must hold discussions. And if a consensus is not reached, it must be discussed again. This means, should PKR and PAS agree to implement hudud and DAP disagrees, then it cannot be implemented. Everything must be discussed until all three parties agree.
To be frank, I wasn’t convinced initially that PKR, PAS and DAP would be able to achieve an amicable understanding on this matter, especially as this issue has been protracted for quite some times, as early as the formation of Barisan Alternative (BA) coalition when Anwar Ibrahim was still in jail.
Subsequently, the BA suffered heavy defeat in the GE in 1999. As soon as Anwar was released from prison on September 2. 2004 and effortlessly pulling the three parties - PKR, PAS and DAP to stick together, that was when the BA went through a complete image makeover with the formation of a cohesive and formidable Pakatan Rakyat (PR) which successfully denied BN the first ever two-third majority in the Parliament.
It’s amazingly unprecedented since we gained independence from British more than 50 years ago!
All of a sudden, the entire nation awaken from the slumber dream to a glorious people power, starting to believe that anything is possible from now on.
12 January 2009, with the unanimous decision announced by Guan Eng, it’s yet another historic milestone achieved by the PR coalition.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
That’s the spirit, together with the disgruntlement among members and internal squabble within the Umno for the upcoming general assembly to gain power, it looks set for yet another victory by the PR in this upcoming by-election.
As what John Lennon sings, power to the people, right on!
You can continue stir the racial hatred until the cows come home.
You can continue to instill fear into the KT voters until you’re convinced that they’re taken aback and feel threatened by the tactic.
You can continue to disburse money to win over the hearts of every single eligible voters, praying hard they’re going to cast the precious vote to the BN.
You can continue to sweet talk voters into believing that BN is still the only ideal choice forward.
You can continue to spread lies on the mainstream media, happily convinced that KT voters are internet blind and blog is an alien topic to them.
You can continue to play dirty and force owners to evict the Opposition parties from their operation centers, not knowing that this dirty tactic might backfire.
By looking at the swelling crowds, with the all-pervasiveness of hardworking netizens out there dishing out live reports from the ground zero to counter-spin the mainstream media, I’d say that PR is a step in there, it’s just a matter of execution.
Having said all that, to a massively overwhelming audience at the Ocean Restaurant in KT as reported by my blogging buddy Uncle Zorro, visiting CM of Penang Lim Guan Eng, who was there to campaign for the Pakatan Rakyat candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut, gladly revealed that Pakatan has reached a milestone in their coalition.
If any problems occur, we will resolve it through musyawarah, that is through discussions. All three parties must hold discussions. And if a consensus is not reached, it must be discussed again. This means, should PKR and PAS agree to implement hudud and DAP disagrees, then it cannot be implemented. Everything must be discussed until all three parties agree.
To be frank, I wasn’t convinced initially that PKR, PAS and DAP would be able to achieve an amicable understanding on this matter, especially as this issue has been protracted for quite some times, as early as the formation of Barisan Alternative (BA) coalition when Anwar Ibrahim was still in jail.
Subsequently, the BA suffered heavy defeat in the GE in 1999. As soon as Anwar was released from prison on September 2. 2004 and effortlessly pulling the three parties - PKR, PAS and DAP to stick together, that was when the BA went through a complete image makeover with the formation of a cohesive and formidable Pakatan Rakyat (PR) which successfully denied BN the first ever two-third majority in the Parliament.
It’s amazingly unprecedented since we gained independence from British more than 50 years ago!
All of a sudden, the entire nation awaken from the slumber dream to a glorious people power, starting to believe that anything is possible from now on.
12 January 2009, with the unanimous decision announced by Guan Eng, it’s yet another historic milestone achieved by the PR coalition.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
That’s the spirit, together with the disgruntlement among members and internal squabble within the Umno for the upcoming general assembly to gain power, it looks set for yet another victory by the PR in this upcoming by-election.
As what John Lennon sings, power to the people, right on!
