A Bernama report titled ‘Obama congratulates Najib on premiership’ has been given a new headline in the NST: ‘Obama salutes Najib’.
If you read the Bernama report carefully, the language is just one of diplomatic courtesy and niceties. It’s the sort of message – often drafted by an underling – that a national leader would regularly send to a new leader elsewhere. Nothing exceptional in there to give the impression of Obama “saluting” Najib – and that too, one and a half months after the latter assumed the top post.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Anifah Aman let rip into Anwar during a joint press conference with Hillary Clinton in Washington – but in the process, he dropped a clanger. The US State Department reported Anifah as saying:
And also just for the information of the audience here that, you know, he also said that he will form a government on 16 September and he has changed the dates many time. And he was trying to entice the members of parliament. And I was personally offered to jump into the oppositions and offered a very lucrative position, and also to be told it’s like a deputy prime minister. And these are not known to the world at large.
This doesn’t make sense. Why did Anifah believe it when he was told that the lucrative position was like a DPM’s post?
How can the DPM’s position be considered lucrative, when even the premiership has only a salary plus allowance that’s far below the RM5 million paid to the chief honcho of Puncak Niaga, the Selangor water concessionaire? Unless Anifah believes that the DPM’s post has other “perks”?
To make matters worse, Anifah said this in Washington – a place where no one would think of describing the vice-presidency – or for that matter, the presidency – as “a very lucrative position”. In trying to slam Anwar Ibrahim, the Foreign Minister has just turned us into a laughing stock.
Anifah should tell us in what way the DPM’s post is similar to a lucrative position. Incidentally, would he consider the Foreign Minister’s position to be “very lucrative” as well?
Anifah added:
And we have lost five states and we willingly and accept the people’s verdict. And all the time we leave it to the people to decide, and which, on the other hand (Anwar) has not been able to accept.
Umm, you accept the people’s verdict (the loss of five states) – and all the time, you leave it to the people to decide? Like in Perak?
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Aiyo..man,…MALU ONLY MAH! HOW CAN ANIFAH TALK LIKE THAT ONE! Aiyah I also so shy lah..eh? What you mean lucratif? Is it make BIG MONEY POSITION ONE AH? PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY no money in politics, IS THAT SO?
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thank you YB Anifah for enlightening voters of how lucrative other Cabinet posts can be, since the DPM post is lucrative. Now we understand the ‘bidding’ process in a party’s general assembly.
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May 13th 1969 was replaced by May 2009 as in black mark for Malaysia. It is just an embarrassment one after another. First, BN totally embarrass us with the Perak legislation debacles. Second, our dearest FM goes on a personal attack in front of a country that fight injustice the most and than make a mockery of our beloved country. Than we have this Penanti joke about saving money and not contesting. The only promise BN need to made is forever hand off tax money, PDRM to do their actual work and judges are to be independent. We still have about 12 days to go and please make it a historic May 2009 not a joke and embarrassment for rakyat Malaysia.
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Aha!!
Perchance it was ony a straightforward
“stab into the PMship’s back” by this .. Anifa-entity and not really a pretend blunderous one.
Hmm, with that the Anifa-mystery permutates and thickens verily like the dark contents of a jar of liquorice
treacle……
WE SAY YEAH! AND NO TO ISA!
AND HARIS FOR AG & RPK FOR IGP! GO FOR DSAI FOR PM & LKS FOR DPM & KIND WAN AZIZAH FOR HOME MINISTER.
2009 Resolution: Seek out all garbage and recycle or dispose post haste for a healthier life and planet!
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Good one . Total hypocrite.
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You what the bible said about loose lips.
“A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul”.
This proverb aptly described this person.
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Annifah….I think you should join the circus. There is one coming to town next month. They are looking for a clown. “cock a doodle do anything will do”.
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pm should appt someone more polished like anwar to be fm . what a shame degrade malaysian image further
how come obama suddenly there is a new pm of small ctry with politicians behaving like ullu village heads , congrats came 6 wks late , western culture of politeness mistaken for genuine congrats dont tell me obama,s aides sleeping on job didnt send out mesej on time dunno which tree in malaysia to send congrats to . or he nt sure how soon the new pm will be replced in musical chair scenario
hilary is legally trained ought to be sharp , she must be wondering tis third world ctry sent 3rd grage pumpkin to us to entertain during gloomy times . sabah well known for highest mt in sea ? so can understand excuse fm unpolished unlike anwar who can impress caucasians whether he delivers or not but this joker cldnt tell a more convincing lie unlike his master needs further education in najib university
fm shld be sent to small ctry b4 made fool of himself in developed ctry with ss former first lady n trained lawyer . it reflects the limited quality stuff bn has no better choice than tis ctry pumpkin ?
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