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Kudos to Susan Loone and Dr. Hsu for the linkage!
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From The Star 20 May 2008:
Dr M quits Umno
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced he is quitting Umno, in what is seen as his final push to force Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down as Prime Minister and party president.
His wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali has also quit, according to his website www.chedet.com
Dr Mahathir also called on Umno members to join him in this radical move, which he likened to “removing gangrene” in order for the party to survive.
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From The Star 20 May 2008:
Later at a press conference, Dr Mahathir said he would send his resignation letter to the party secretary-general immediately.
He said Abdullah appeared not to accept the message from the ground and accused the Prime Minister of destroying the Barisan Nasional coalition.
”Even members of the component parties voted against Barisan. I believe Pak Lah has ruined Umno, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, PPP and ultimately Barisan.
He said Abdullah placed priority on his son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and children, friends of his son-in-law on the Fourth Floor (of the Prime Minister’s Department), (Datuk Seri) Kalimullah Hassan (deputy chairman of the New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd) and Brendan Pereira (former group editor-in-chief of NSTP).
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So, Mahathir quits UMNO, because he blames Badawi for ruining UMNO’s respectability among the electorate.
Some simple logic for you:
Mahathir ruled over UMNO and Malaysia for 22 years.
Badawi ruled over UMNO and Malaysia for 5 years, built upon Mahathir’s legacy and foundations.
Who is more responsible for the ISA, NEP, cronyism, and image of UMNO as self-serving, racist, corrupt and bullying?
Or is Mahathir assuming that Badawi managed to overturn and uproot all of the great institutions of 22 years of Mahathirism, and implement all the grievances the Malaysian people hate in just 5 short years?
Ooh, ooh! Wait! I know!
Badawi must have the power of TIME TRAVEL!!!
That’s how he could ruin UMNO and BN with policies that had been running for 22 years before he took power!
Badawi is to blame for the 1988 Constitutional crisis… Even though it happened during Mahathir’s time, but it’s Badawi’s fault!
Badawi is to blame for the hundreds of millions spent on the Petronas Twin Towers, Putrajaya and PROTON Part-Fall-Off Cars… Even though it happened during Mahathir’s time, but it’s Badawi’s fault!
Badawi is to blame for the rape and tehft of East Malaysia’s resources away from its native residents… Even though it happened during Mahathir’s time, but it’s Badawi’s fault!
Badawi is to blame for the Nepotist Economic Policy and its successors that have run for four fifths of their span under Mahathir… Even though it happened during Mahathir’s time, but it’s Badawi’s fault!
Badawi is to blame for accelerating Malaysia’s economy from on-par with Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore to half their values today… Even though it happened throughout Mahathir’s 22 long, loooong years of time, but it’s totally Badawi’s fault!
Yes, I see it now! Badawi really is to blame for making the people dissatisfied with UMNO and BN’s 3 decades of abuses!
IT’S ALL BADAWI’S FAULT!
Above from Malaysian Politics Motivational Posters. Feel free to use and share.
Sigh, Dr. M… Even less ‘retired’ than Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew.
Not to say Badawi is better or anything.
Above from Mob’s Crib, compared to whom my image editing is a Level 1 Mage with one puny Magic Missile
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