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30,000 gather to listen to PR top guns

A large crowd has gathered in Seberang Jaya on mainland Penang tonight for a ceramah by Pakatan Rakyat leaders, according to a source.

Anwar and Guan Eng have been speaking. Among the hot topics are Najib as well as the issue of selective prosecution.

The ceramah comes on the eve of a scheduled protest against oil price hikes in KL. The speakers have been telling people to show up in KL. They are saying it’s the “last opportunity to tell AAB it’s time to wrap up and go,” says my source at the scene.

Blog reader Frankie comments:

I passed thru the site on my way home, the traffic jam was worse than during Expo bout a month ago. Huge numbers easily over 20k crowd judging from the cars and motorbikes jamming the place. Cars parked more than 2km distance away from site. The atmosphere in the air is just hot, spicy hot.

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  1. I passed thru the site on my way home, the traffic jam was worse than during Expo bout a month ago. Huge numberseasily over 20k crowd judging from the cars and motorbikes jamming the place. Cars parked more than 2km distance away from site. The atmosphere in the air is just hot, spicy hot.

  2. Concerned Citizen on July 5th, 2008 at 11.02pm

    Must be darn hot!

  3. UNITY is Strength! The time is riped the rakyats must now show their COLLECTIVE STRENGTH! Tell these rotten UMNO and cronies, you can never destroy our will and our spirit. It is now or never.

  4. Hidup rakyat!!! Down to UMNO..

  5. Fellow Malaysians stay united to defeat the ugly ,racist,corrupted,
    umno …
    Hidup Pakatan Rakyat!
    Hidup Keadilan-Pas -Dap for a NEW MALAYSIA.!

  6. john lennon’s “power to the people” comes to mind.

  7. Newsflash: 80s British pop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood has re-released their smash hit War, accompanied by a new video with Najib and Anwar in the ring. Available at a pasar malam near you. Get it now.

  8. And for those who appreciate a little reality in their films, go watch Will Smith’s new movie, ‘Hancock’. There’s a scene where the bad guy threatens to blow up his hostages with C4 if our hero doesn’t do his bidding. The next camera shot shows people tied up with dynamite. Best of all, you won’t get into trouble for watching, unlike some people.

  9. wish to be there!

  10. Time to kick UMNO out of power.Enough of corrupted UMNO.Hidup Malaysia

  11. raj raman666 on July 6th, 2008 at 5.44am

    I am going anil.
    Its a first time in my life i am going to attend any public gathering.
    Its nothing to do for petrol price but to see how the tak bolih people still ruling under bolih land of Malaysia.

    Lets feel the water cannon,tear gas and the (guys) in uniform.
    rajraman.Bring along some salt AND FRESH WATER FOR ME and chili powder for them.

  12. POLITICAL GANGSTERISM on July 6th, 2008 at 7.12am

    For 50 years of S*** governing by the UMNOPUTRAS, Enough Is Enough. How are we supposed to endorsed or continue to except these UMNOPUTRAS, who are rotten to the core, to continue governing our country???

    For all Malaysians living in Malaysia, everyone knows for a fact, so don’t lie to ourselves, that the whole bloody system …are all CORRUPTED TO THE CORE in one way or another.

    The question is: Should we continue to let this bunch of … rule over us? Should we continue to let these … continue to insult our integrity, and insult our intelligience? Should we the RAKYAT continue to let ourselves be manupilated by these DEVILS?

    I think it’s time to put a stop to all this, and prevent our country from degenerating into another Myanmar or Zimbabwe. We must all start to UNITE, regardless of race or religion, as one people with one voice, AGAINST these … THE UMNOPUTRAS(& also their BNPUTRA …), who DICTATES, … INSULTS …the RAKYAT.

    I don’t see a federal government governing the country and I don’t see the civil servants carrying out their civic duties. What I am seeing, hearing and experiencing, is a bunch of UMNOPUTRA …to exert control over the people. What I am seeing is the UMNOPUTRAS trying to flex their muscles, DICTATING, …BULLYING, INTIMIDATING, INSULTING, THE RAKYAT. Is this the type of future we want for our children and their childrens???

    Honestly, I for one do not see ANWAR as angel, but in him I see a HOPE FOR CHANGE, a GOOD OPPORTUNITY THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISSED and HOPE FOR THE BETTER FUTURE of the country. For now he is the key to installing CHECK and BALANCE in the country, as we all know this is important, as POWER CORRUPTS AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY. And we must not forget that we the RAKYAT are at all times their BOSSES, and shall be the ones to DICTATE when to hire of fire the very people we see fit to manage our country. So if ANWAR, given a chance by the RAKYAT, does not perform. We the RAKYAT will give him the BOOT. So as the boss(THE RAKYAT), we hire him(ANWAR) because he is at this moment useful to us. But if he doesn’t perform his duties well or become useless we will then kick him out. Once this CHECK AND BALANCE factor is installed, DEMOCRACY will take over, then and only then will we advance together as a NATION.

    We the RAKYAT must UNITE and reclaim our country from the UMNOPUTRAS and BNPUTRAS. We the RAKYAT regardless of our race or religion, owe it to our children and children’s children, to put a stop to all this POLITICAL GANGSTERISM happening in this country that we so love. We the Rakyat must ensure that HARMONY, PEACE AND DEMOCRACY PREVAILS for our own future and the future generations to come.

    P.S. malaysia-today.net hacked by some gangster and some … telecomunication company is (apparently) making things difficult for them. (You can still excess the website at this address: http://202.75.62.194/ )

  13. As a malay, I find UMNO and their … desperate attempt to stay in power very alarming and could cause great chaos in the country. They should admit defeat and recollect/change their greedy ways in time for next election. Not turn the country upside down like Zimbabwe. For god sakes, they can start by geting rid of the obviously corrupted characters … Such idiotic puppets whom are power hungry and will surely be punished either here on in the after life I am sure.

  14. It’s time to chase the band of theives and … out of our august house. They have brought nothing but shame and misery to the country.

  15. caravanserai on July 6th, 2008 at 9.37am

    I want a leader who can change the present system
    I don’t expect it will be very clean like sheet of white
    If that is so, I am dreaming of a leader beyond my mind
    I don’t think I find one in this country………………….?

    As long as one isn’t committing capital punishments
    Tainted personality of heinous crimes though getting delayed
    This isn’t the leader I am looking for………..

    The present leaders can’t feed the bill
    The young are too arrogant to lead the charge
    The old are engaging in all kind of conspiracy theories
    It leaves me what choice I have for the country health?
    Only the old horses to lead the charge………………..?

    It is just like squash
    We have Nicol David currently reigning World number 1
    She gives the country into the world map of sports
    After her who will shine in the sports battle field?

    Hard to find isn’t it?
    The country needs leaders of ability and visions
    I don’t need leaders of self interests
    Brewing pack of lies to achieve their agendas
    With friends and cronies to milk the country dry

    I need leader who can defend the Rakyat
    A leader who will go the extra mile for the country
    It isn’t about personality and charisma
    It is about how one managed the country wealth

    Do I have one in the country?
    Maybe a woman to transform it
    A woman touches will bring sore hearts to heal
    A woman who cradles the world….

  16. RAKYAT ADALAH KERAJAAN, BUKAN BN. Personally don’t care too much how good-hearted is DSAI, the main issue here is this gomen has to take a break and let PR do it differently. BN can prove themselves again in the next PRU13. If this PM has carried out serious cleaning up the judiciary, PDRM and public services few years back. There’ll be no sodomy, price hike and suffering of the Rakyat Jelata. My conclusion is power crazy and money crazy. Who the hell are you, Rakyat ? Do you know how filthy rich are these BN cronies oversea ?

  17. These are exciting and tumultuous times indeed. Many speak of “khiamat” or “the last days” and everybody feels the upheavals at some level in their lives. Is it the end of the world? I see it as the end of the world - as we know it - and the beginning of a new universe, one aligned with core values of love, reconciliation and compassion, and undistorted truth. But before we pour in the new wine, the stale stuff must be rinsed away… so my advice is not to panic but to rejoice! All that is lacking in honor and integrity will be removed… which means the end of BN misrule. After the transition - which we all pray will be bloodless - BN will survive for a while longer as an opposition party, but because they have no sense of direction or purpose, and no longer can pilfer from the public purse, it will further disintegrate into dust. Those from Umno (and other BN component parties) who can reassess their values and desire to redeem themselves will begin anew by forming new, untainted political parties with a non-racist agenda. There will be a great celebration soon. Never succumb to pessimism and cynicism!
    The future is in our own hands.

  18. Long live Wan Azizah!

  19. Hi,

    I was there personally, and it was a most amazing experience for me. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera, but I did document my experience in my blog here.

    Personally, 30,000 seems a bit too big, but it would be safer to say it’s close to 15,000 to 20,000.

    http://fusioninvestor.blogspot.com/2008/07/peoples-leader-personal-experience.html

    Cheers,

  20. The Spirit of ONENESS! I can feel in the hearts of the rakyat their anger, frustration and determination, to rid these umno led govt to history!
    I maybe living afar, my heart is with the rakyat and PKR. Let Permatang Puah victory be the beginning and the end of BN.

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