YOURSAY 'No thanks, Che Det. I do not want to lose my soul to the devil. I would rather have it saved by an angel.'

Mahathir: Anwar is as bad as Obama

your say Starr: It's pathetic and unbecoming of former PM Mahathir Mohamad to launch personal attacks on his former protege as if he still has ownership of the government and can't let go of it, even long after retirement. It shows the selfish, self-serving nature of the person.

If he has any legitimate concern about the country, he should talk about policy matters rather than resolving to personal attacks.

Comparing and equating Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim with US President Barack Obama may not necessarily be a bad reflection as Obama not only has an unsurpassed standing in the West but also finds great favour in the Muslim countries.

But to insinuate otherwise shows the meanness of the person. If it wasn't the striving US foreign policy, we would not have seen the Arab uprising across the Middle East and witnessed the demise of many dictatorships there. One regime is still trading guns against his own people to stay in power.

Perhaps, Mahathir may have something to say against the US foreign policy, but unable to do anything for the Muslims there.

Ex Malaysian: Mahathir, I will take my chance with Anwar anytime over you. How dare you to judge him?

You and your sons are just worried that all of you will be hauled to court to account for all the missing billions. I can't wait for that day. Just hope you will live long enough to answer those charges.

If I were you, I'll be on the phone now to Robert Mugabe to see if you can live the rest of your life in exile in Zimbabwe.

Fairnessforall: I would rather a politician who does not fulfil his promise than politicians who steal all the wealth of the rakyat for themselves and their family and cronies.

Abasir: The curse on Malaysia is known as Mahathir. It has brought the country down to this level: heavily in debt, corrupt to the core, failed institutions, divided by race and religion, and governed by rogues and the criminally incompetent.

Sabahan: Actually Mahathir had hoped to be compared to Obama but is ignored and not respected by the international community. He now spends his time giving speeches to Umno-sponsored talks in Malaysia. A big letdown for his inflated ego.

Even Singapore former PM Lee Kuan Yew is honoured and respected by the international community and is frequently called upon to give speeches all over the world.

My opinion is - you can only fool the ignorant kampong folk, but the world knows you (if they can remember you) to be an idiot.

Keropok Lekor: Since Obama didn't compromise the judiciary in the US, enrich all his family, cannot stay in power more than two terms (compared to 22 years!), has not discriminated against people of any race, then I'll take Anwar - he is not as bad as Mahathir and the Umno he created.

Anonymous #40538199: If the cronies and rent-seekers cough out what they have swallowed and our human and financial capitals were not pushed out of the country due to non-conducive environment created by cronyism and the rent-seeking economy, Malaysia would likely be the most prosperous country in the region.

By the way, do you not think that ‘Bersih, Cekap and Amanah' is by far the biggest unfulfilled political promise?

Anonymous_40a7: "Better the devil you know than the angel you don't." No thanks, Che Det. I do not want to lose my soul to the devil. I would rather have it saved by an angel.

Ferdtan: In his uncanny sense of hatred (or fear), Mahathir seems to find whatever fault in his nemesis, Anwar, imaginary or otherwise. He is a retired politician, a grandfather, who should be playing with his grandchildren than to spend time plotting his comeback to power.

This was just to stop Anwar from capturing Putrajaya together with a PMship which was cruelly taken away. Anwar had made a gentlemanly point in not talking about him at most of his ceramahs and yet the old man is relentless.

This fear will carry him to his grave if he cannot get rid of such emotion. The local belief is when a person dies with such venom he would die with his eyes open.

To compare Anwar with the most powerful man in the world, Obama, in fact is a compliment. Obama did a miraculous job in passing of the Affordable Care Act (Medicare) that even past presidents from FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) to Bill Clinton had tried but failed.

Thinking: I think to give Pakatan a five-year chance than tolerate another five years under BN is better. Isn't 50 years under BN enough chance already?

Jiminy Qrikert: Umno-BN is really desperate. The more desperate they get, the more mistakes they make.

Getting Mahathir to speak up for Umno-BN is a huge mistake. They can make an even bigger one if they keep this up - feature Mahathir side-by-side with Najib.

Now there will be two bricks smashing into their faces as the Komuter passes.

Anonymous #76965586: Firstly, it is good that you admit BN has been evil. Secondly, some of us may be voting for Anwar, but all of us are voting BN out.

Thirdly, we are mature now. We will supervise whether the Anwar government is doing its job properly. Lastly, we are sure that Malaysia will be doing fine if BN is out.

2LAN: Just look at Selangor and Penang, we can see how Pakatan can govern better, much, much better than the thieves among us. Even bad angels are better than good devils.

ACR: Mahathir has this inherent ability to state the opposite with a straight face. The party making promises (Janji Ditepati) is Umno-BN.

Mahathir was the pioneer of wasteful public spending and Najib takes the gold medal for this. Country will go bankrupt under Pakatan? It is already there, thanks to you folks in Umno for the last 55 years.

Just tabulate all the public funds given to cronies with useless projects and on the pretext of privatisation and see what could have been saved.

Bye Bye: This man deceived Malaysians for far too long and now finds his end is near. Wielding absolute power for so many years has not brought him respect.

Malaysians loathe him, he now finds his adversary almost at the throne he once held. He is a proven devil for Malaysia while Anwar may be the saviour. Eat your hearts out, Mahathir.

Gandhi: The evil that men do lives after them.

Free And Fair Election: The way I look at it is that I only have two choices:

1. Take a risk on voting Pakatan in. I stand to risk five years of uncertainty.

2. Vote back BN (God forbid), and continue getting ripped off for 60 years in total. Do the maths, doc.

'We can't continue living with same devil'

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