Malaysians Say The Darndest Things!

It’s Official: Pussy Minister Backs Ahmad Ismail

September 7, 2008

Ahmad Ismail refusal to be taken down by anyone is pretty impressive. Like a wounded animal beaten and cornered, he has come out with drawn claws and attacked all his detractors. Among those that came under the fire of Ahmad Ismail is the reporter of Sin Chew Jit Poh who reported that Ahmad had said Chinese are just squatters in this country, and therefore will never have equal rights in this country.

Ahmad is insisting that his comments were taken out of context, and the statement that Chinese were squatters was based on historical fact, because he was referring to the pre-Merdeka period. This ‘historical fact’ has been given much more credibility after our country’s Pussy Mi….I mean, PM, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed with Ahmad’s explanation, and defended Ahmad Ismail.

PM: Don’t create tension among races

KEPALA BATAS: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reminded all quarters, including the media, not to blow out of proportion or sensationalise issues to the extent of creating uneasiness or tension among the races in this country.

The Prime Minister said all parties needed to know their responsibilities to avoid doing things that could hurt racial sensitivities.

“It is important for us to control ourselves. I am saying this to the non-governmental organisations, associations, media, bloggers and SMS (short messaging service) users, that they must not create news which can arouse anger. This will not bring good to anybody,” he told reporters Saturday after chairing the Penang Umno Liaison Committee meeting, here. (Klaw: Apparently, when he refers to ‘all parties’, he left out politicians. Very sneaky, Abdullah. Very sneaky.)

Abdullah was referring to the alleged racist statement made by Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail at a ceramah (talk) during the recent Permatang Pauh by-election.

He said Ahmad had explained that he had made a statement based on historical facts and that it was not a racist statement as reported by a local newspaper.

“He (Ahmad) regrets that it has come to this and is upset that what he had said were historical facts, but were misinterpreted by the particular newspaper while the other newspapers did not do so.”

Abdullah, who is also Umno president, said of late the raising of racial issues had caused uneasiness to the various races in the country.

“People should not be raising issues that touch on racial sensitivities like religion and the social contract that can cause anger and disquiet. Unfortunately, this has happened.

“There are those who feel that their rights and sensitivities are not being considered, ignored or sidelined,” he said. - Bernama

So was Ahmad Ismail misquoted, and comments taken out of context? Two other reporters have came out and defended the Sin Chew reporter, because they had heard the same thing in the ceramah. The reporters agreed that he said it.

So what do other people think about Ahmad Ismail? I leave you with our good friend, Nazri Aziz’s viewpoint:

“There is no harm in saying sorry. Even if anyone from the other communities (Chinese or Indians) had in the past gone overboard, two wrongs do not make one right,” he said Saturday when referring to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement in his blog www.chedet.com titled Pohon Maaf and Pohon Maaf (2) over the last two days.

Nazri, however, agreed with Dr Mahathir that Datuk Ahmad Ismail must be responsible for the racial remarks he made in public when canvassing votes during the Permatang Pauh by-election and should face the Umno disciplinary board if he refused to do so.

“It is sad that he had dragged the whole Penang Umno into his own personal problem.

“Ahmad is not a history teacher and yet he says in the country’s history the non-Malays were squatters?” he questioned, adding that he would be bringing up the matter with the Umno Supreme Council.

Wow. Funny how Nazri Aziz sounds more like Prime Minister material than Dollah. Sometimes, I wonder if I can take another 2 years of weak leadership under Abdullah.

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