var comments = {"total":"71","items":[{"id":"17219","storyid":"114826","author":"Chandrasekar Krishnasamy","userid":"3082","date":"1255431540","content":"Dear ahmad iqhbal, the money went back to the tax payers. Those who were smart made use of the opportunity, those who did not know, I pity them. A near sum was also spent in Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang, Manik Urai in Permatang Pauh but BN did not win. Those who voted also against enjoyed BN patronage. Hmmmmm...","icon":"![\"usericon\"](\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1256035501\")
"},{"id":"17215","storyid":"114826","author":"ahmad iqhbal","userid":"33365","date":"1255430444","content":"Give me Rm100 million of federal money and I could win in any electorate in the country! The BN's willingness to spend so much tax dollars on such a small number of people only confirms how desperate they are to win at any cost.","icon":""},{"id":"17209","storyid":"114826","author":"Chandrasekar Krishnasamy","userid":"3082","date":"1255426154","content":"Talking of conviction, DSAI was convicted for corrupt use of his powers. Today he is the Oposition Leader. Politics is being used as a double edge sword.\nOne person's meal could be another's poison.","icon":""},{"id":"17104","storyid":"114826","author":"Godflesh","userid":"56263","date":"1255400951","content":"Pas is too bothered about banning beer, concerts, establishing snoop squads etc. This Taliban style of righteousness cannot be used to govern a modern population like ours. For me, anybody who bans beautiful Beyonce and her equally wonderful thunder thighs will not get my vote!","icon":""},{"id":"17103","storyid":"114826","author":"amir efendy","userid":"63299","date":"1255400722","content":"It does not mean when BN wins they have good leaders.What they actually have is power which they have unscruplously used. With it and the money they have they make the civil servant really served them to ensure their victory. As an ex soldier for 31 years I only voted once and the rest who knows. If we let them continue ruling they will continue the abuse and hide all their wrong doings. For true democracy to prevail new government must take over.Politicians come and go but the loyal civil servant will remain to serve new politicians. It is the civil servant and the buisness people who are keeping the country alive. The people must have the courage to change the government lest forever Malaysian are seen as people without guts and forget the cry about peoples power.","icon":""},{"id":"17093","storyid":"114826","author":"LEE HOONG","userid":"45952","date":"1255396389","content":"Newly elected leaders are often big headed after a certain time in their newly won seats. They have a false sense of confidence in themself....cannot blame them cos they are human too !","icon":""},{"id":"17092","storyid":"114826","author":"wira","userid":"57879","date":"1255396340","content":"Hey Si Kg.Buah Pala... Jungle is the best place for u to stay. U blind useless fella. Serve u right as the useless fella. I think u better don't stay in jungle, y not stay under the SAMY toilet? U can smell his shit and clean his shit anytime when he poop. Then go blame the nasi kandar for making SAMY Poop in his toilet bowl where u stay. stupid.","icon":""},{"id":"17087","storyid":"114826","author":"danny","userid":"41956","date":"1255395687","content":"pakatan screwed because of PAS. This leaders in PAS are narrow minded, stupid and have got no brains.","icon":""},{"id":"17084","storyid":"114826","author":"damader","userid":"1343","date":"1255393968","content":"Hi PR, A good lesson to you don't find excuses you shaken our confidence in you, the arrongance of its leaders in Selangor and Penang trying to make headlines outspoken champions and still thinking still like oppositions unbecoming of the CM and its Political Sec. some of its Excos' in particular Danny Law and even its partner PKR chief behaviour starts to surface \" leopard never change its spot\" & \"birds of the same feathers flock together\" your actions and rascal s uncultured behaviours have to stopped, you heard little napoleons in Umno' you have alot of little Lim Kit Siangs' shouting with no practical and sincere ideas to contribute?????? Where you come from Politicians!!!!!","icon":""},{"id":"17083","storyid":"114826","author":"Temenggong","userid":"27513","date":"1255392114","content":"In the last GE, the people swung en bloc to the opposition. In the next GE the people would be more discerning. They showed that in Bagan Pinang. In the next GE, Hassan Ali, Zulkipli Nordin, Rayer, Karpal, Sivanesan and Lim Guan Eng may not make it. We have narrowed down the list ot these. PR should have the courage to make the corrections. It is best we have a new DAP sec-gen before the next GE. That is all we ask.","icon":""},{"id":"17082","storyid":"114826","author":"Mei","userid":"1903","date":"1255391706","content":"Sure, do your post-mortem, SWOTS and review your standings, just as we readers would claim kingmaker-ship and argue ourselves blind, but could it be that Isa is just popular with the constituents simply for the reason that Scorpio has quoted?","icon":""},{"id":"17079","storyid":"114826","author":"justice seeker","userid":"23051","date":"1255388375","content":"Barrister at Law, are you really one--I doubt. The whole legal fraternity know about the conspiracy to convict DSAI. We also know that the courts are tainted to the core, as exposed by the Linggam video scandal. Chief Justices can be bought over by just buying handphones for them--so can we get justice from this type of people. As for the quality of leaders, you seem to prefer Khir Toyo,Samy Velu, Ong Tee Kiat, who like to show off their ill gotten wealth. In fact there are more robbers and rapists in BN, who sit in positions of authority and create havoc.","icon":""},{"id":"17074","storyid":"114826","author":"Kg.Buah Pala","userid":"75426","date":"1255382225","content":"THIS IS A STRONG WARNING TO LIM GUAN ENG! PENANG WILL NOT BE YOURS IN THE NEXT GE! YOU HAVE RUINED THE LIFE OF MANY INDIANS IN KG.BUAH PALA! YOU ARE THE CULPRIT! DONT BLAME OTHERS! IF YOU CANT MAKE A CHANGE TO THE GERAKANS PROJECTS, THEN WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE AS A UN-CREDIBLE CHIEF MINISTER! PAKATAN LEARN A LESSON, INDIANS COUNT ALL THIS IN ALL THE COMING ELECTIONS AND WE LL TEACH PAKATAN A LESSON! TILL THEY LEARN, ONCE WE ARE SATISFIED, WE LL SUPPORT YOU AGAIN OK.. TILL THEN.. DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND THROW PEOPLE LIKE RAYER,RAMASAMY AND LIM GUAN ENG OUT OF THIS POLITICAL WORLD!","icon":""},{"id":"17068","storyid":"114826","author":"selvarajoo","userid":"31950","date":"1255373868","content":"Tian Chua, stop putting blame on the few poor Indians. Can\u2019t you see the fact that the rich Indian, Chinese and Malay supporters are also very disappointed and turning their backs on PR? Can\u2019t you read the sign that your own supporters are teaching a lesson to PR? If all of you still don\u2019t learn and start rectifying the situation now seriously, I can bet PR will lose again in next by-election especially in Kedah. PR Kedah is weakest and most vulnerable.","icon":""},{"id":"17066","storyid":"114826","author":"selvarajoo","userid":"31950","date":"1255373558","content":"Salahuddin, you are quite right and rather smart. It is time for the PR especially the PAS to wake up and start doing some house cleaning now before too late. There are a number of rotten apples that needed to be thrown out by your own party soonest or the furious supporters will throw the whole basket out by next election. Hassan Ali of Selangor and Phuckerozi of Kedah are the top most cancerous cells to the PAS and the PR. No longer can the supporters trust them. They are wolves under sheepskins. They have proven to be liabilities to the PAS as they have betrayed the supporters. The supporters are swearing that by next election, with these cancerous cells around, no support for PAS. So, it is up to the PAS and PR SUPREME to decide what they really want.","icon":""},{"id":"17058","storyid":"114826","author":"wira","userid":"57879","date":"1255368527","content":"MIC = MONEY IN COMPANY || MCA = MONEY CARE COMPANY ||\nUMNO = UNITED MONEY NUMBER ONE","icon":""},{"id":"17051","storyid":"114826","author":"traj","userid":"1750","date":"1255366350","content":"PAS has forgotten that even if they had put a monkey up for election in 2008, the monkey would have won. PAS believes that they won many seats because the non muslims love them. It was dislike of BN that led to the non muslims voting for PAS. With the monkey like antics of Hassan ali and his cohorts, the non muslims have reallised the mistake they made. PAS cannnot be trusted. PAS for all means PAS will grab all for themselves. Lets get rid of PAS. PAS has dissapointed all PR suppporters. Bagan Pinang fell because of Isa and untrustworthy PAS. Indians will never trust PAS again. You can bet your bottom dollar that the chinese will similarly kick PAS out in every mixed seat hereon. Get rid of PAS for PR to survive.","icon":""},{"id":"17042","storyid":"114826","author":"BENNY","userid":"4666","date":"1255363681","content":"My reading of the results is simply the open infighting amongst PAS ( Kelantan case and recent Selangor case ) shows the obvious difference in opinion even among the leaders within the same party. Coupled with DAP and PKR policies\/ideologies which continue to be different with PAS has casts a lot of doubts in most voters the viability of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. The recent steps to formalize the coalition is a good first step. Moving forward the leaders of PKR, DAP and PAS must sit down together in the same table and thrash out and redefine their manifesto\/policies on how Pakatan can be a VIABLE alternative to Barisan. THe 8 Mar tsunami will return backwards to Pakatan in th next GE if the continual squabbling persists. Personally I have serious doubts they can be the alternative to Barisan . BN was not built in a day\/or years and Pakatan kas only less than 4 years to get their act together to face the GE","icon":""},{"id":"17038","storyid":"114826","author":"rocky","userid":"61438","date":"1255362546","content":"1Malaysia..haha. It was Isa la. He is well liked by the locals and he speaks the local lingo and has no air when meeting locals like many big shots from UMNO\/BN. PR and PAS in particular need to come to realisation that support can switch if you do not get your act together. Hasan may do everything he can to bring PR selangor down indirectly but it will not happen this term. Next GE, he may find himself and at least couple of his PAS ADUNs, out of a seat. Hasan may survive but by then UMNO will not even look at him if they are able to take over the govt. Hadi Awang needs to come clean together with his deputy on how PAS is going to work cos TGNA is clear but these 2 with Hasan are playing another game which UMNO will play them out. and PAS should give up seats south of Selangor minus a couple cos there is very little support for them more so when they lose the non muslims support due to wayang kulit by Hasan and his backers. PAS remember 99 vs 04 and BN 99 vs 08. Support will switch!","icon":""},{"id":"17034","storyid":"114826","author":"Sweet-time","userid":"53414","date":"1255361546","content":"Some reasons why BN won:- People felt sympathy for Isa Samad. Everybody in B Pinang thinks he is a nice guy and felt sorry that he was being bashed so much, especially since he did not defend his wrongdoing and instead went about greeting the voters with irresistible warmth. With Najib's reconciliatory 1Malaysia theme and other overtures to the non-Malays, the voters reciprocated accordingly. In contrast, PAS is seen to be an Islamic extremist party, as its leaders have talked about banning sale of beer and is seen to support whipping of muslims, especially women, who are caught drinking beer. To many having a corrupt leader who is liberal is better than to have one who restrict peoples' way of life.","icon":""},{"id":"17030","storyid":"114826","author":"Disgusted","userid":"42495","date":"1255359406","content":"Just as Khairy caused the downfall of his father in law with his arrogance so did Hassan Ali and Selangor PAS Yout which he leads, then we another big mouth Zulkifli Nordin who shoots Party Keadilan in the foot with his remarks and protests. With such people you don't need UMNO to bring Pakatan down.\nI believe LGE's handling of Kg Buah Pala was also contributory to the loss. Cowhead demonstration, Kugan and other police treatment of Hindraf's peaceful demonstrations were conveniently forgotten by the voters as it did not matter to them, it was too remote to bother them as BN supporting press had done a good jonb of playing it down and highlighting BN's propaganda of promises.","icon":""},{"id":"17025","storyid":"114826","author":"Disgusted","userid":"42495","date":"1255358584","content":"PAS better learn a lesson form this loss. Don't take non malays for granted and try to be arrogant especially people like Hassan Ali and Zulikfli Nordin. Get rid of them and other big mouths and Talibans in Selangor PAS youth. You may see your down fall in next GE. I suggest PAS toe Pakatan line or get out. Please try to put your house in order before taking on BN. Grow up politically. We non muslims want true muslims who practice honesty, justice, tolerence and friendship and we dislike Talibans like the cowhead demonstrators. Its funny whilst some of them claimed that they had PAS and Party Keadilan amongst them and both parties really did not vehemently deny it. There seems to be insubordination amongst your ranks which may see your downfall. Be Like Khalid Samad and Nizar and rakyat will support you irrespective of race, creed or colour.","icon":""},{"id":"17024","storyid":"114826","author":"KayKay","userid":"57871","date":"1255358554","content":"Does it really matter whether Samy stays or goes? The Indians are not coming back to MIC. Bagan Pinang proves that Umno has decided to stop the policy of handing out crumbs to MIC leaders to bring in the Indian votes. Instead, it has decided to re-distribute the crumbs handed previously to MIC leaders to leaders of all Indian-based political parties and directly as well to Indian voters. So, in Bagan Pinang, Indian voters got money and promises of houses and other goodies. The trick worked. If Umno doesn't deliver on its promises, the BN will be in big trouble with Indian voters at the next General Election.","icon":""},{"id":"17018","storyid":"114826","author":"MZONE","userid":"39341","date":"1255358126","content":"PR must show some concrete developments and prove you can govern by your intelligence ,innovations increase job opportunities for all races in Selangor, Penang PR states. What happens if the rakyat give PR the next general elections and we have goons like Lim Guan Seng blaming the BN government for non performance by PR like now and just calling for debates with Koh. Perform lah' shows us you are not childish like a standard 6 kid. What more for PAS whenever they thought they are winning they want to form a taliban state. Ban alcohol lah and petty issues but no development and M'sia end up like Afghanistan. Better you guys get your strategy & plans and let us have your manifesto for PR before we vote for you again. We don't want Hadi talking about having unity talks with umno lah we better vote for BN then you talk lah. You want to ban alcohol better vote for BN lah. You guys are going backwards and no development talks so better vote BN in that case. Show us why we must vote PR.","icon":""},{"id":"17016","storyid":"114826","author":"Perakian","userid":"72413","date":"1255358036","content":"\"PR Marginalizes Indians\",\n\nYou are right ;-). BN instead, have been treating Indian Malaysians so well all these years.","icon":""}]};