Wrong to let wrong candidate sneak in
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Apr 5, 2011 - ST Forum
GEN Y IN GE 2011WHILE I fully support the self-renewal concept of the People's Action Party (PAP), I was taken aback by some of the candidates it is fielding for the upcoming general election.Although those like ex-army chief Chan Chun Sing and former Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Heng Swee Keat have proven themselves in their respective professions and are clearly excellent candidates who can hold their own, the same cannot be said for some of the others.
The PAP leadership may think that the criticism levelled against its youngest new candidate, Ms Tin Pei Ling, 27, is unfair. Indeed, some of the remarks were uncalled for. But we need to dig deeper to understand why many Singaporeans are criticising her candidacy.
Ms Tin could not rebut criticism on her own and had to be defended repeatedly by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and several other heavyweight ministers and MPs.
If she is as good as the party leadership says she is, she should perhaps be fielded in a single-member constituency.
If she can hold her own against an unknown opposition candidate in a straight fight, she will gain the respect of all Singaporeans.
If young Singaporeans do indeed desire such a young and inexperienced candidate as Ms Tin to represent them in Parliament, she should be able to defeat an older and equally inexperienced opposition candidate.
For Ms Tin to sneak into Parliament on the shoulders of Mr Goh or any other heavyweight minister would make a mockery of the parliamentary system the PAP has constructed.
Tan Siong Kuan
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they've been sneaking in rubbish in GRCs ever since they started this bullshit...
hell! they repeat the lie about "representation" so much i think they pretty much believe in their own bullshit these days...
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Apr 5, 2011 - ST Forum
GEN Y IN GE 2011WHILE I fully support the self-renewal concept of the People's Action Party (PAP), I was taken aback by some of the candidates it is fielding for the upcoming general election.Although those like ex-army chief Chan Chun Sing and former Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Heng Swee Keat have proven themselves in their respective professions and are clearly excellent candidates who can hold their own, the same cannot be said for some of the others.
The PAP leadership may think that the criticism levelled against its youngest new candidate, Ms Tin Pei Ling, 27, is unfair. Indeed, some of the remarks were uncalled for. But we need to dig deeper to understand why many Singaporeans are criticising her candidacy.
Ms Tin could not rebut criticism on her own and had to be defended repeatedly by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and several other heavyweight ministers and MPs.
If she is as good as the party leadership says she is, she should perhaps be fielded in a single-member constituency.
If she can hold her own against an unknown opposition candidate in a straight fight, she will gain the respect of all Singaporeans.
If young Singaporeans do indeed desire such a young and inexperienced candidate as Ms Tin to represent them in Parliament, she should be able to defeat an older and equally inexperienced opposition candidate.
For Ms Tin to sneak into Parliament on the shoulders of Mr Goh or any other heavyweight minister would make a mockery of the parliamentary system the PAP has constructed.
Tan Siong Kuan
Actually, it works both ways.
The MIW can sneak in TPL. SDP can sneak in CSJ. Except that most of the times, MIW wins.
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life is full of circles, what come around goes around.
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Let her prove to the pple what she can do.
Show action ya.
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Originally posted by Nelstar:
Actually, it works both ways.
The MIW can sneak in TPL. SDP can sneak in CSJ. Except that most of the times, MIW wins.
The GRC is PAP game play they set the rule, the rest play the game.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
The GRC is PAP game play they set the rule, the rest play the game.
The rules of the game keep changing, banker is freaking rich and banker keeps increasing pay.
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Originally posted by Nelstar:
The rules of the game keep changing, banker is freaking rich and banker keeps increasing pay.
game rules are such, playing well is not a certainty to win.
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Yeh we let rubbish like koo tsai kee sneak into Tg Pgr GRC for 20 years under the armpit of LKY and he's finally retiring. Even Teo Ser Luck and Vivian all sneaked in that way.
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After watching last night's Political Forum..... my idea of letting Pei Ling into the parliment changed.....
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I read somewhere in the petition "4++" that our resident Stooky is petitioning there too
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stooky is back?
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I hope that all mps should know that their salary is from the pples of spore.
Be kind to us for we feed you a fat salary every month!
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Originally posted by likeyou:
I hope that all mps should know that their salary is from the pples of spore.
Be kind to us for we feed you a fat salary every month!
they hav taken u as a sucker for years n years to come
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Originally posted by likeyou:
I hope that all mps should know that their salary is from the pples of spore.
Be kind to us for we feed you a fat salary every month!
Increase your salary to fight inflation!
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They very heartless, they thought that their salary pluck from the sky.
Sporean feed you fat fat, and now you should return us everybody a favour.
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what do u think if an organisation got a yung chiobu in?its already pretty obvious.....
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Becoming an MP is akin to striking first prize in the one million dollar lottery.
Except you don't get a lump sum but a monthly payout for 5 years.
How many Kate Spade bags or shoes can you buy with this money?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Becoming an MP is akin to striking first prize in the one million dollar lottery.
Except you don't get a lump sum but a monthly payout for 5 years.
How many Kate Spade bags or shoes can you buy with this money?
she can always buy some garden spades and start digging; if she doesn't make it.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
she can always buy some garden spades and start digging; if she doesn't make it.
Her significant other is so rich, no need lah.
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u can complain and do watever u win...
they still win in the end...
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Originally posted by charlize:
Her significant other is so rich, no need lah.
yalor, can always ask bangla to dig hor then bury her head.
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just boug a pair of sneaker
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Originally posted by charlize:
Becoming an MP is akin to striking first prize in the one million dollar lottery.
Except you don't get a lump sum but a monthly payout for 5 years.
How many Kate Spade bags or shoes can you buy with this money?
Sometimes lottery pays out the prize over 10 or 20 years!
This one can be adjusted up in case of inflation!