All is fair in love and war

From Sunday Star, April 29, 2007


Barisan won fair and square

IJOK: The by-election here was a fiercely fought campaign but Barisan Nasional won it fairly, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

“We faced everything that they could throw at us but in the end we prevailed. That is the most important thing and we were sensible.

“The victory is a good precursor for us for the next general election, especially because this is the last by-election that can be held,” said a smiling Najib at a press conference last night.

He blamed the opposition for the fracas between supporters of both camps during campaigning.

“But it goes to show that underhand tactics do not work because people are better educated and discerning.

“They (opposition) tried to create trouble but at the end of the day, the voters rejected them,” he said.

When asked about the opposition’s allegations that Barisan had used “dirty tactics,” including bringing in phantom voters to certain grey areas, Najib said: “There are no phantom voters here.”

“We never use underhand tactics. We’ve always followed the rules.”

Najib said the increased majority showed Barisan was popular with the people despite PKR assuming it could pose a threat in the by-election.

“Our victory today is significant because PKR launched an aggressive campaign and made many allegations against Barisan leaders. But in the end it did not work,” said Najib.

On whether PKR's defeat reflected on the leadership of its adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Najib replied: “You can make your own conclusions. Although they had camped out in Ijok, our majority still increased.”

He said there had been five by-elections and Barisan had performed well in all.

“Barisan stood firmly by its principles of power-sharing and placed an MIC candidate (here) although it is a Malay majority area.

“This is because we appreciate the strong support of Indians in Barisan and we will ensure that the Malays, Indians and Chinese in Ijok will be served well,” he said.

On his expectations of K. Parthiban, he said he hoped the new state assemblyman would fulfil the voters’ aspirations.

“We want saudara cikgu Parthiban to be a good, hardworking and responsible representative. We are confident he will do his job,” he said.


DESI: I agree with DPM's words that "...Barisan Nasional won it fairly," ONLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE TRUISM OF THE ADAGE THAT "All is fair in love and war".



And a BUY-ELECTION like the jest-ended IJOK and recently-ended MACHAP were indeed "wars". Political battles between david-DAP and david-PKR against GOLIATH-BN-MCA and GOLIATH-BN-MIC, led by warriors-in-disguise UMNO. They maketh Mat Rempit look like heroes from out of the Arabian knights.

A rose by any name would smell just as sweet ...
I wonder who said that?

has its corollary:

That which emits from the orifice through whatever processing of rectoral or sartoral procession via the human oesophagus, stomach and anal canal would always smell -- like sh*t!

I wonder WHO said that, and WHO it refers too.
Maybe xpyre aka ... Or Bernard Khoo aka Zorro
can answer YOU -- my elegant Persons of the
Year 2006 who went missing at Ijok Yesterday,
when all my troubles were there to stay.

(wit' AP to NSTman's fave groupie...
Desi's too, xpyre's3 and many aMore4...)

I told WhatALulu
(she saw through Desi!)
... the satay partee will now take place
on First of May...

When I was small
and Christmas trees were tall


PKR supporters,
one battle ends
Many more await
STAY THHE COURSE
Awe mGf too
~~ Desi

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SUNDAE INTER:LUDE

There is a latent traitor in all of us!
The late Americano Prez Nixon would have been damed proud of the Barisan Nasional for pulling out all stops and dirty tricks. Watergate is peanuts com pared with IJOK. Not syiok at awe!
People's -- the Rakyat's, the taxpayers' - monies dispensed at the MB's, DPM's and all idiotic BN leaders' names using our name, at least MY nama, without our/my expressed permit or permission. Nixon did it surreptitiously (FL: Sperr check please!:) in the still of the night.
The BN nimcompoops did it openly, blatantly and nincompooply in the steal of daylight.

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GB or SOS! ~~
I.S.A-men/Amin/A(wo)men