Swearing by VIPs...

VERY IMPORTANT PERSONS.

It's not the Swearing-In.

It's SWEARING, like using that F-word? No, not nyet. But yes, the F-sign that's Universal GreAting! By a state's CEO, no less. A mess? Good model for the Masses?

We are common citizen Jane or JoePublic. we also swear when caught in the tarffic jams. Yes, I do. For my own letting off steam. In public. Rare. Medium, Well done. That's thinking of my steaks. And Sunday's so far away. Damn, damn, damn! Three 4-letter s-words. Desi's knotty in deed this morning. Blame IT on the Young&Articulate on Blogosphere, who also taught me WTF with an ass, then Lol, some times with, some times minus, the Ass. I still cunt figure out that Interjection expressing Self-induced Exhilaration, or isIT Masochistic Ecstasy? Wella, watever!
To each his own. I did not include "her" as wella because come to think of it, women/ladies today behave as bold as men. They do swear! Lol!

It's about time we have our First Lady Premier.
Rafidah Aziz?
Da AP-parition?Thie came up because many MPs, especially Da Oppo Leader, have complained it's so rare of the miniSter APpearing at that RUMAHssParlimen that when she does, it's like an AP...apa agin?

Okay, where was Eye?
Oh yeah -- VIPs.
It's the Swearing by, I mean, I got It wrong the first time! -- VERY IMPRESSIVE PERSONS.

Who?

Menteri Besar of Pahang. DATUK SERI ADNAN YAAKOB.

Where?

At the State Assembly.

When?

On Monday, in giving Winding-up Speech.


How: Whispering, (or isit Whisping, my Engrung not so wella)Go To Hell!(in BM, "Pergi jahanam!")
DESIDERATA: I prefer IT in Bahasa Malaysia, so classic and colourfool, unlike the English equivalent, so straight and uninteresting, and un-cultured, if I may add. At least, when delivered in Bahasa, the target does not burn in the Hades. What a fate! Faith?



At?

At all of you people-lah (specifically Pahangites), You dummies, for putting me in office, again and again.
Yes, didn't you remember -- I showed thee the famous "V" sign at a bye-erection? Minus one finger, with the middle one still standing.
Again and again, you guys like to be CON-ned, (Helen mui-mui, isIT corner-ed, like Jack Horner...) -- are you people suffering from some sort of MAcho...(I forgot Engrish word! Mayhaps, helen can help out. Nowadays she uses BIG words! Sked Desi-wan.)


PS to ahli-ahli terhangat di RUMAHssParlimen: Don't mix up The Hades with The Hague. If you need more education, read The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Milton.
I hear Howsy whispering from lundun: Don't throw pearls at da swine!Knotty, knotty! - my compadre Josey.

From page 1, theSUN -- Okay, bringing you the nu'es of Da Dey!


MB defends outburst


KUANTAN: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, who lost his cool and told a newspaper to "go to hell" at a State Assembly sitting on Monday (April 24, 2006), today (April 25) explained that he did so to defend his rights.

He said a report in Utusan Malaysia's April 22, 2006, edition on his comments on logging angered him so much that he uttered the words "pergi jahanam" or "go to hell".

He said the report was written in such a way that made it look as if he was giving an ultimatum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to give the state RM150 million to RM200 million a year to stop logging in the state.

He said this in a press conference attended only by Bernama, RTM and TV3 at Wisma Sri Pahang here. It is believed other media representatives were not invited.

Adnan said the report offended him as a phrase that was in inverted commas, normally done to denote a direct quote, was not what he had actually said.

"This aroused anger in me. I was thinking what the agenda was. That was why I used the words 'go to hell' with the permission of the Speaker."

"Why is it that in my eighth year as Mentri Besar, this is the first time I am using these words?

"Going by past record, Utusan Malaysia has something against me. From when I became Mentri Besar until now.

"What's the meaning of this? Pahang Umno has shares in Utusan Malaysia but we never used our power to control," said Adnan.

He said the mass media has the right to criticise and reprimand but based on accurate reporting.

"I have also said this before, we must be criticised, if not the officials, Exco members, wakil rakyat or Mentri Besar may abuse their powers.

"We welcome criticism but reports like this which are not accurate and which can cause the prime minister to have a wrong perception about me, I cannot remain silent."

"I am a normal human being. If portrayed as not loyal to the Prime Minister, that makes me angry," he said.

Adnan said he is considering legal action against the newspaper.


DESIDERATA:

First it was former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who loudly complained that the local media were "blacking out" his views on Da Bridge, straight, crooked, there, here, everywhere and leading to Nowhere.
Now a Menteri Besar.
But the Opposition leaders have always been pointing fingers, and whispering 4-letter words under their breath! I know -- I som,etimes stand within hearing distance! But that's another cerita-lah, over RTElm? mayhaps. Miss/Mr/ Saudara/ri, Patience?

From another BN leader, A BASIC LESSON ON MEDIA, Mess Communications -- Ooops, Merci! fishtail, Mass Comm 101?

From The Star, page 6,


Wednesday April 26, 2006


Najib: Be responsible

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has reminded the media not to view freedom of the media and freedom of information as a carte blanche to publish, print and disseminate information that would lead to unrest and upheaval.

This, he said, was particularly important in Malaysia and other countries with a similar multi-racial and multi-religious society.


“Freedom unfettered by responsibility is in fact not freedom but anarchy. Publications must be responsible enough to ensure that what they publish will not aggrieve any section of society,” he said in his keynote address at the Publish Asia 2006 Conference at Shangri-La Hotel here yesterday.

“They must be careful not to ignite the flames of hatred and resentment, and they must be careful not to knowingly publish what is certain to incite anger and violence.”

However, Najib said he was not suggesting that publications should be tame and mundane, not encourage debate and discussion, and not criticise the authorities or the Government.

Constructive criticism, he said, was always a good thing as long as it is meant to induce progress and improvements, and not imparted for the sake of sensationalism.

DESIDERATA: I am not reproducing the rest of te report because even giving the first six paragraphs of the report, I have abetted in "insulkting" the intelligence of the readers.

It's all cliche and "crap", if I may indulege in some undiplomatic speak because I get very passionate on any discourse regarding the Fourth Estate.

To a journalist like me, the first three paragraphs are mere mouthings of things any eduacted reader would have assumed as premises without any leader having to say it, again and again, as these are clever and original thoughts.
Journalism 101 goes deeper than understanding such inane assumptions.

On discussing THE MEDIA, the DPM never did refer to the sad state of affairs of the Press today -- I have used the term "compliant and self-servin and self-censoring" press as far as the English mainstream papers are concerned. In fact, the newspapers always take signals from their political masters -- so people like Adnan and Najib should not be critical of the media today.

Even the good Doctor Tun Mahathir, for he's now getting a taste of his own medicine. Belatedly no doubt, but just as bitter, I believe.

In fact, what Dr Mahathir has done the Malaysian Fourth Estate a big service is opening up the field of discourse. He asked questions of national projects and issues like any Citizen JoePublic, but because he is a fromer PM, he gets more space than any ordinary man-in-the-stree like Desi could ever dream of.

Like again today, the Star and theSun respectively both reported on "Dr M issues six-page open letter on scrapped bridge" with advised link to the full text at www.thestar.com.my -
and "Dr M sends open letter on bridge" (with a link to www.jpn.gov.com advising on more Bridge issues).

The Sun recently did away with its Weekender.
The Sunday Mail sang its Swan Song April 23, 2006 -- how many of my dear ER know that? Hey, feedback me, Cuntfession Time. Desi player Father Mildread!

Do you see the trend?
The advent of the Internet -- spelling gloom and doom for mainstream print media everywhere, from the United States of America, Great Britain to yes, Malaysia. But our leaders still have eys, but do not drink Eye-See!(THat's the latest carbionated drink See Fei and I have concoted, hitting the supermart furthest you come Chirstmess Die!

Tell me -- what are you truest thoughts of Malaysian media today? Desi is feeling he's One-Eyed Jack nowadays, listening to a DPM lecturing us on Journalism 101 -- but omitting issues at the core of Malaysia's ills in progressing the 4th Estate, like the Official Secrets Act, The Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, the I.S.A.men...