In my opinion, the best solution is to wait —-
to wait for the next elections so that we can show them once more what “people power” is.
to wait for BN to stir up enough angry protesters.
to wait for Anwar to capture Sabah & Sawarak within a time span of 4 years.
to wait for Najib to generate more hatred among the people.
to wait —– for our generation, to be eligible to…….vote.
My dad attended the DAP dinner 2 days ago with a couple of his anti-government friends just to support the party. I have not been catching up with the news lately. Just reading it here and there when I have nothing to do. My dad however, always keep in touch with the current situations, the markets, the economy, politics, yadayadayada…Right now, his not too certain that I would get a job when I graduate. Typical for every Chinese parent to worry about their sons and daughters not being able to make enough money based on their course choices. But I roughly know how the creative industry works, so… I’m not too worried.
He got me an autograph from Hannah Yeoh. But I’m like,
” I’m not a fan of hers, I just admire her.”
” I can’t say that I want her autograph. So then, I use my daughter instead.”
” What the heck…”
Yeah, Kimberly, if you had never gotten her autograph, you’re gonna be so jealous of me!
Finally, he made his mind to join the DAP. I can’t, since I’m bound to a bursary. But I’ve been telling him last time to spend his retiree years serving the community, since his not fond of DIY jobs. Yea, and I can volunteer too! So at least I won’t be painstakingly staring in front of the computer screen 24/7 the next year. I have something else to do. But gosh, I wish I could do something with kids again…
” If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America”
This you gotta see, it’s so funny. Is it right or wrong to do it? I don’t know. It’s gonna be the headlines of tomorrow’s paper!
Hindraf activist wait for about 30 minutes in line to enter PWTC banquet hall
Shanti explains Hindraf’s Hari Raya card to the police
Police trying to confiscate the card
Hindraf coordinator S Jayathas complains over crumpled card
Hindraf leader in exile P Waytha Moorthy’s daughter WM Vwaishhnnavi holds teddy bear gift for prime minister
Several supporters of blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin
T-shirt condemning use of ISA on Raja Petra
Visitors to the open house at the buffet spread
Hindraf activists walk orderly in single file through a banquet hall while looking for the prime minister
The activists were stopped some 20 feet away from the prime minister
Abdullah smiles as he greets the activists. Looking on is his wife Jeanne Abdullah and his deputy Najib Abdul Razak
Bloggers pose after accomplishing their mission
| Anti-ISA activists at PM open house |
| Andrew Ong | Oct 1, 08 6:28pm |
| Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi came face to face with at least 40 activists calling for the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the release of all detainees under the law.
A visibly amused Abdullah shook hands and greeted the activists at the Hari Raya open house in PWTC hosted by him and his cabinet ministers. Abdullah was smiling throughout as he shook hands and exchanged small talk with the activists, as his jittery bodyguards looked on. “He asked how I was and remembered we met in August. I replied by saying ‘Please, please, please, please, please abolish the ISA,” said blogger and lawyer Haris Ibrahim. Haris led a group of about 20 bloggers who wore T-shirts bearing ‘No to ISA’ and ‘Free RPK’ in reference to the two-year ISA detention of Raja Petra Kamaruddin. These activists were soon followed by another bigger group from Hindraf – numbering some 200 and wearing bright orange T-shirts – who had wanted to deliver the same message to the premier. However this second group’s effort was hindered by police who insisted that only a small number of them can be allowed to meet the prime minister up close. Subsequently about 20 of them met up with the premier. Forgiveness Led by K Shanti, the wife of Hindraf leader in exile P Waytha Moorthy, the group handed Abdullah a teddy bear bouquet and a large Hari Raya card. “I asked him when my husband could come back safely and he replied ‘so you are the chairperson’s wife’. He said that he would look into,” said Shanti. Hindraf’s Hari Raya card however was badly torn after police tried to confiscate it at the entrance to PWTC. After a minor scuffle, the Hindraf activists managed to hang on to it. “In the spirit of forgiveness during Aidilfitri celebrations, we wanted to express that the Indian Malaysians forgive him for sending Hindraf leaders to Kamunting,” added Shanti, when asked about the content of the card. Both groups stressed that their activists did not eat any of the food offered during the event, which the government host annually, because their sole intention was to send a message to Abdullah. |
* Source Taken from Malaysiakini.
There’s gonna be riots tomorrow.
There was no objective in the beginning, to serve the people based on national interest. It was based on their own interest and greed. Now, at the situation it is today, BN has lost public confidence. Nearly every decision that is made, made them more unpopular. Tan, the Sin Chew reporter will be freed today. It was clearly idiotic, to put someone through ISA for reporting the truth. Why not detain Ahmad Ismail instead? His the one who started it.
Normally The Star, being suppress by media freedom, would water down the real situation Malaysia’s facing. But today’s news would had triggered anger points of many.
Ahem, on today’s Star newspaper:
On Ahmad Ismail:
“The perpetrator who vowed to conduct a nationwide roadshow on his remarks without any remorse is still at large,” MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat said in a statement yesterday.
*MCA shock by arrest of reporter not perpetrator.
MPs coming home early from Taiwan:
The backbenchers who flew to Taiwan on Monday for an agricultural study trip are coming back sooner than expected.
“Our study trip was scheduled to end on Sept 13 or 14. It is now up to the MPs to decide whether they want to extend their stay in Taiwan, go home to Malaysia or go elsewhere.” (Tiong King SIng)
“In fact, on Sept 9, 11 MPs went back to Malaysia. The trip was never meant to last until Sept 17,” he said when contacted in Taiwan.
*MPs coming home earlier from Taiwan study trip.
Wow. So, it was a set up after all.
Closure of NS camps:
GEORGE TOWN: The state government has ordered the immediate closure of two more National Service (NS) training camps in the state for safety reasons.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the camps – in Kampung Genting, Balik Pulau, and in Machang Bubok – were ordered closed as they were built without planning permission from the local authorities.
“I hope Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Defence Minister, will look into this matter as it affects the safety of NS trainees. We set the rules and we must make sure they are obeyed. If not, lives could be lost,” he said.
Nowonder so many NS trainees dies per year.
Raja Petra got arrested under the ISA, today. It’s ain’t gonna be long. UMNO can’t stay in power any longer. Pity Abdullah, he seems to be really stress over how chaotic the political arena is. If Ahmad Ismail made a racist remark, refuse to apologize and gets suspended for 3 years, why can’t Najib too? Ish, how hypocritical, reading the news everyday on how the top guns says the right thing but do the wrong, just gives you a feeling of disgust beneath your guts.
Nik Aziz (PAS spiritual leader) makes a cheeky comment. “If Dr. M decides to rejoin UMNO there would be more chaos.” Perfect timing for Opposition to receive more support.
September 16 WILL happen. It might not be on that day, but it will happen. But I get a feeling that both BN and the Opposition are playing dirty. In this position, who is to be trusted? Who should we hope for, that will take on a role as a political leader, full of integrity and sincerity in their work?
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Anyways, to round up this week. I went for a trip back to the 70s! Where everything was corny and cheezy, the era that was dominated by the hippies and disco. Where the Vietnam war came to a close and John Travolta was hot! Can’t wait to watch Grease…it’s so corny!! and makes you smile the entire time. I didn’t know the 70s could be so much fun. The guys are so buff and the girls really look like barbies.
Other than that, I’ll be in the library drawing skeletons. sweet.
As BN and PKR compete vigorously for Permatang Pauh’s seat, I can’t help but ponder about Malaysia’s future.
70% of us youth would fly away for a better prospect in other countries.
What would be left of Malaysia?
Corrupted cronies running the country?
Old undying habits of immoral politicians still in power?
Intolerant policies to marginalize and disintegrate races?
Whether or not some of us are planning to work overseas, our heart still lies in Malaysia; MY heart still lies in Malaysia. It’s our home country, it’s the place where we grew up, we are part of it’s blood.
To change Malaysia we have to start believing. One of it’s biggest hopes lies within us youth. BECAUSE:
We are the new generation who did not went through racial riots, whom did not experience it.
We are the new generation who are less racist compared to the older generation.
We are the new generation who are far educated then our parents.
We, are the new generation who can save Malaysia.
We are the people. Even though some of us are not eligible to vote yet. The government serves us. Not vice versa.
Would you believe me if I said that we can unite Malaysia, regardless of race and religion? That we can eradicate policies out to marginalize races? That we have the power to overthrow the old mentality and bring on the new?
If so, walk on this road with me for a better Malaysia.
