Khalid sacks PKR & DAP excos

Khalid strikes back! There's a saying, "Still waters run deep". I suppose the PKR & DAP chaps underestimated MB Khalid! Isn't it ironic that those who called for his resignation now find themselves at the receiving end? Heh heh heh!!! This is kinda funny actually, seeing how fortunes can turn so quickly.

Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping, Ean Yong Hian Wah, Datuk Teng Chang Khim, Dr Daroyah Alwi, Rodziah Ismail, and V. Ganabatirau

Looks like with the 4 PAS excos, Khalid can keep his job... for now. Nobody knows for sure how this will end, but right now, it sure looks like Khalid & PAS has effectively taken over the Selangor state government!

Selangor MB crisis: Khalid confident of getting 30 reps, says aide

One of Khalid’s aides, who declined to be named, said apart from Barisan Nasional’s 12 and PAS’ 15 representatives as well as Khalid himself, two more PKR assemblymen are expected to come forward to support the mentri besar.

And PKR & DAP seem to be taken by surprise...

Selangor MB crisis: Anwar, Pakatan reps hold emergency meeting

Selangor MB crisis: PKR, DAP reject sacking of exco members

DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng said the two parties felt the move by Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was unethical and "does not respect the spirit and principle of democracy, and ignores the mandate given by the rakyat."

Show solidarity, boycott tomorrow’s meeting, Selangor PAS excos told

PAS, on the other hand, doesn't seem too bothered...

Selangor MB crisis: Wait for Sunday meeting, Mustafa Ali tells DAP

“Wait, lah for Sunday, it’s just five days away. We have all been waiting to resolve this for months, what’s a few more days?” Mustafa said laughing when asked for his response on the crisis.

PAS seems to be giving Pakatan Rakyat the middle finger. PKR & DAP have already started to put the blame, rather unfairly, on PAS for this whole mess. They seem to have forgotten that this nonsense was created by PKR themselves, abetted by DAP of course. This is most likely the end of Pakatan Rakyat.

I doubt this is the result those infantile minds in PKR expected with their so-called "Kajang Move". Turned out more like the "Kajang Ride" - as in Kajang taken for a ride!

Obviously, the "Kajang Move" is no match for the "Khalid Shuffle"! hahahahaha...

Hey, if PKR's plan doesn't pan out, at least Kajang still has Anwar's wife to baby them as a consolation... be grateful!

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Khalid flexes muscle, sacks PKR, DAP excos

SHAH ALAM, Aug 12 — Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said today he has sacked all six state executive councillors from PKR and DAP, purportedly for refusing to cooperate with him as Selangor mentri besar.

He said the Selangor Sultan has given his consent on the matter, and that official letters have been sent to five out of six state executive councillors this evening.

“These excos have made several statements and signed a letter for a bloc to be made for the purpose of decreasing the effectiveness of the exco.

“Therefore I have written to the Sultan to ask so that these excos do not carry on their duties in the Selangor state government,” he told reporters here.

The move effectively boots both PKR and DAP from any position of power in the Selangor administration.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/khalid-flexes-muscle-sacks-pkr-dap-excos#sthash.tNmTLiSS.dpuf

Khalid Ibrahim sacked from PKR

So... PKR has finally sacked the Mentri Besar from the party for failing to resign from his post. This makes him a partyless MB. Does this also mean that the State Government is also effectively not a Pakatan one?

It will be interesting to see what happens next.

From the various info gleaned online, it appears that there are so many possible outcomes that I'm not bothered to list them out. But what is clear is that all the political parties are waiting to make a move to grab power.

Many voters, on the other hand, are disillusioned and frustrated. Perhaps they placed their hopes too high. After this fiasco, things will not be the same for Pakatan Rakyat anymore even if the 3 parties tries to put on a show of unity. Most probably, it's every man (or every party) for himself from now on.

Like they say, "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...".

As far as the politicians are concerned, the voters' job is just to mark their "X" on the ballot papers. That's the way it is.

In the meantime, watch out for potholes when you're on the road, be vigilant against aedes mosquitoes, and don't forget to save up some water, you know, just in case...

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PKR sacks Khalid from party

PETALING JAYA: PKR has sacked Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim from the party for his refusal to vacate his Selangor Mentri Besar post.

The decision came after Khalid did not to turn up to face a disciplinary hearing, as ordered by PKR disciplinary committee chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong by noon yesterday.

Dr Tan said PKR’s leadership had unanimously decided to sack Khalid with immediate effect for openly defying the party’s orders.

Khalid responded to his sacking by saying that it was “flawed and illegal” but he acknowledged the decision.

He said he would seek an audience with the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, to inform him of this latest development and listen to any views that the ruler might have to share.
“Until such a time as this issue is resolved in accordance with proper procedures, laws and conventions, particularly in the Selangor Constitution, I will continue to perform my duty to the people as the Mentri Besar of Selangor to the best of my ability,” he said in a statement issued at 8pm.

During the announcement made about two hours earlier, Dr Tan told a packed news conference that Khalid had failed to adhere to the decision made by the leadership on July 21 that he relinquishes his post to make way for party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

“Having taken into consideration Khalid’s reply to the show-cause letter issued to him, we feel that he is no longer abiding by party decisions and as such, can no longer be part of the party.

“Khalid had defied decisions by the Pakatan Rakyat presidential council on several state issues and failed to provide timely explanations to these issues,” Dr Tan said.

The issues included the discussion on the Langat 2 project, which Pakatan leaders wanted to delay, the restructuring of the state’s water industry and the construction of the Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex).

He said that Khalid had also failed to explain his RM67mil Bank Islam debt that was settled out of court.

Dr Tan, however, said Khalid had 14 days to appeal the decision.

“If he chooses to appeal, then a separate committee will be formed to look into the matter,” he said.
PKR supreme council member R. Sivarasa said although Khalid was still legally the Mentri Besar, he should immediately inform the Sultan of his decision to step down, as he no longer had the support of the majority in the state assembly.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/10/PKR-sacks-Khalid-from-party-Decision-made-after-MB-did-not-turn-up-for-disciplinary-hearing/

Shopping Blues

Everytime i buy something, especially groceries, inadvertently, on Saturdays, my blood pressure would shoot up a few notches. I would be stumped each time the cashier asks me whether I would like a shopping bag for my purchase, only to realise it was a Saturday a few seconds later. So, my Saturday shopping trips are ruined for the past 6 years, all thanks to the wonderful state government of Selangor.

Are those plastic bags? It's ok. No one will know if I put them in this trendy shopping bag.

Has anyone ever wondered how effective this No Plastic Bag Day campaign has been? How do you quantify it's success anyway? Do they weigh the amount of plastic bags on Saturdays and compare the results to the other days of the week?

Also, the dry season is already upon us. Water rationing might be a possibility during the coming months. The government don't know when yet, but it could be anytime. To some, going without water is only a small inconvenience compared to banning plastic bags.

I actually do care about the environment. But I also prefer too use my common sense. I am acutely aware of the importance of clean rivers which are the source of our water. So, 6 years on, do we have clean rivers? No! Do we get enough supply of clean water? Hell No!!! Because now they blame it on the shortfall of rain!!! And in case you have not noticed, most retailers have stopped giving those recycled carton boxes!

It is a stupid campaign, just like those who came up with it! It is stupid because a few plastic bags don't make a difference and there are bigger problems like polluted rivers! We have to put up with these moronic ideas because we have people with the IQ of cabbages runnning around, who can't even do their jobs in supplying water, much less save the earth!

Rant ends... till next Saturday...

RPK: The Rubicon has been crossed

UMNO, it seems, is fighting for it's survival. Is that so? Only the Malays will be able to answer that.

The real question is: Do the Malays want UMNO? Again, it's up to the Malays.

Who's fault is it? The 20+% Chinese? or the 60+% Malays?

Well, looking at the present mentality of their leaders & supporters, the minorities will end up paying the price so that UMNO remains in power... according to their logic, it's the Indian's fault (Hindraf), it's the Malay's fault (PAS & PKR supporters), it's the Chinese's fault (DAP & MCA), it's the Christians' fault (Kalimah Allah), but it's never their own fault.

There was UMNO Lama (v1.0), then UMNO Baru (v2.0), will there be a possibility for an UMNO 3.0 in the future?

And is DAP going to lead the fight on Pakatan's side? Since 95% of the Chinese supports DAP it would mean the Chinese against UMNO Malays.

Malays will be Malays, regardless of political affiliation. Most of them do not like the Chinese. Really. Don't believe me? Ask your Malay friends and if they are honest, they will confirm what I just said. The genuinely non-prejudiced Malays are actually a minority. Some Malays genuinely prefer to mix with other races because they are not judged or forced to conform like when they are among their peers. 

The relationship among the two races in general has always been based on benefits. Both races have never had a close relationship or affinity towards one another. But they have gotten along well because each minds their own business. For example, when Malays patronise sundry shops, they get to buy on credit. In business, the Malays can depend on the Chinese for the funds. and so on... Until today, most Malays still have the stereotyping that every Chinese is rich :)... (which is not true la)... So, the Chinese are tolerated. That is what is meant by "kongsi", the magic formula.

But one thing that other races do not understand about the Malays is that... never muck with their religion, Islam. That is the worst thing you could ever do... and the Chinese, especially, should be mindful of that, especially since DAP is most vocal. And religion was one of the contributing factors that spooked a lot of Malays back to BN last election...

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The Rubicon has been crossed

January 12, 2014

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Once you have crossed the Rubicon there is no longer any turning back. You have already crossed the point of no return. And looking at the developments of the Allah word (kalimah Allah) controversy, I would dare venture that this point has definitely been crossed.

This, I suppose, strengthens, if not proves, the theory I have been propagating the last couple of years leading to the recent May 2013 general election. And that theory is the 3R strategy is very crucial to Umno’s survival — and that it will become even more crucial after the general election when Umno wakes up to the reality that its future depends on the Malay vote and that it has lost the support of the non-Malays for good.

Yes, I know, I appear to get a hard on when I am proven right. I get an orgasm when I can say, “I told you so!” I do not deny that. I live for that moment and at my age, when I am pushing 64, there is really very little else to live for, if you know what I mean.

The main focus of this controversy appears to be raising questions: (1) Who should be blamed? (2) Why in the first place is this an issue? (3) Why does Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak not do something to solve this? (4) Why are Muslims interfering in the rights of non-Muslims to practice their religion? (5) Since when is Allah the monopoly of Islam? (6) Don’t the non-Muslim Arabs also use the Allah word? (7) Is not Allah the pre-Islamic name for God anyway? (8) Is this law fair and just? (9) Why can’t they amend or repeal this law? (10) Why did they not oppose this law back then before it became law?

Yes, the game of ten questions and playing the blame-game to seek a scapegoat to pin the blame on. Good questions those ten question but the wrong questions to ask. Even if you can find good answers to these ten questions that is still not going to solve the problem mainly because those are not the right questions to ask. You should be asking different questions instead, which no one is asking.

Sure, but that is only your theory, you may argue. That does not make it correct. Well, it depends on whether we are talking about Political Philosophy or Political Science. Both may involve the study of politics but the first is the study of ‘ought to be’ while the second is the study of ‘what is’.

You are talking about what ought to be (or Political Philosophy) while I am talking about what is (or Political Science). And herein lies the problem although you may think we are both talking about the same thing, meaning politics.

Now that we have crossed the Rubicon and there is no longer any turning back, looking behind (like asking those ten questions) is futile. The only option now is to move forward and win. And that was what Julius Caesar’s army had to do when they crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BC. They had to win or die!

And this, too, is the only option open to Umno in this game of 3R politics. Win or die! And since this issue has already crossed the point of no return, Umno will have to find ways of winning this battle or else Umno is dead in the water. And since they may be dead anyway come the next general election in 2018 or so, what difference does it make? Do nothing they die and do something they have a 50-50 chance of living or dying.

I have said this many times before. When in combat against a vicious enemy, never leave it wounded. Kill it! A wounded tiger is most dangerous. So do not wound it unless you can kill it. More people die from attacks from a wounded tiger than from attacks from a healthy tiger.

And that is what Umno currently is. It is a badly wounded, vicious animal. You did not kill it in May 2013. You badly wounded it. And now you have told it that you are going to slit its throat come 2018. So this wounded animal sees visions of death over the horizon and it needs to fight to stay alive.

And, in such a scenario, you kill, or be killed.

I am surprised that many talk about Sun Tzu but not many practice Sun Tzu’s art of war. Sun Tzu taught us that the element of stealth and surprise are crucial in war. The Americans call it shock and awe.

Standing on top of the hill and shouting at your wounded enemy, while waving a sword, that you are going to come down from the hill to slit his throat is not what Sun Tzu taught us. There is no element of stealth and surprise, or shock and awe, in that although you may impress the pretty girls watching the whole drama.

Let both sides be warned. This has now turned into a duel to the death. And let the best combatant win. And in such a combat there are no Queensbury Rules. So if you have a weak heart, stay well away from the battlefield. - SOURCE