Comments on: He’s PAP and dares to dissent http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/ An independent news website in NTU Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Xiong http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 Xiong Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:45:32 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-2283 <p>Likudz, I reckon that's a very narrow-minded way of thinking.</p> Likudz, I reckon that’s a very narrow-minded way of thinking.

]]> By: likudz Stravinz http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 likudz Stravinz Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-1865 <p>So, this article is trying to say ???</p> <p>Oh, he is PAP and PAP has very good parlimentarian? Oh, like this no need alternative party lor is it?</p> <p>Oh, i see.... well done the enquirer.</p> So, this article is trying to say ???

Oh, he is PAP and PAP has very good parlimentarian? Oh, like this no need alternative party lor is it?

Oh, i see…. well done the enquirer.

]]> By: glenn http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-575 glenn Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:25:44 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-575 <p>i concur with JE that siew kum hong is a more vocal and outspoken parlimentarian. Perhaps this is because he is a nominated member of parliament rather than an elected member like Mr baey.</p> <p>Nevertheless, it is always good to give alternative view points, and i applaud both Mr Baey and Mr Siew in doing so, despite fierce criticisms from some corners of society.</p> <p>perhaps zi liang, you should try to get an interview with NMP Siew.</p> i concur with JE that siew kum hong is a more vocal and outspoken parlimentarian. Perhaps this is because he is a nominated member of parliament rather than an elected member like Mr baey.

Nevertheless, it is always good to give alternative view points, and i applaud both Mr Baey and Mr Siew in doing so, despite fierce criticisms from some corners of society.

perhaps zi liang, you should try to get an interview with NMP Siew.

]]> By: Linh http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Linh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:53:14 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-389 <p>Language is only a tool. Content is what that is important. So what if one cannot speak proper English? The thing is that certain human beings think they are way more 'class' or higher end than the others. Too bad for these people.</p> <p>At least he dares to voice an alternate view. Rather than some of the keyboard warriors here and online who only puts him down.</p> Language is only a tool. Content is what that is important. So what if one cannot speak proper English? The thing is that certain human beings think they are way more ‘class’ or higher end than the others. Too bad for these people.

At least he dares to voice an alternate view. Rather than some of the keyboard warriors here and online who only puts him down.

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 49 http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-364 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 49 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:51:20 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-364 <p>[...] From A Political Duo-ble: Why imposing a moratorium is not good enough?‘ - The Enquirer: He’s PAP and dares to dissent - The Secret Political Blog: Thai-Style Scare Tactics - The Straits Times great attack on the [...]</p> [...] From A Political Duo-ble: Why imposing a moratorium is not good enough?‘ – The Enquirer: He’s PAP and dares to dissent – The Secret Political Blog: Thai-Style Scare Tactics – The Straits Times great attack on the [...]

]]> By: Alexius http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Alexius Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:30:34 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-363 <p>I hope he do what he promises, not all talk and no action. But lets be logical, he cant deliver much- being the sole dissenter among the PAP spells much question in his ability to influence, and danger in his position in the party.</p> I hope he do what he promises, not all talk and no action. But lets be logical, he cant deliver much- being the sole dissenter among the PAP spells much question in his ability to influence, and danger in his position in the party.

]]> By: JE http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-343 JE Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:57:56 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-343 <p>This article gave him too much credit for the gay issue.</p> <p>The real hero was NMP Siew Kum Hong. He organised the petition, made appearances, gave high profile interviews and made an impassioned speech in parliment. His efforts is way above what Mr Baey did.</p> <p>There were also other MPs who spoke against the section 377A thing too during parliment. I do not see Mr Baey's contribution to be anything greater than the others.</p> <p>The gay thing was more than a year ago. Since then, what did Mr Baey do to offer a "dissenting view"?</p> <p>The 21% electricity hike? The minibond fiasco? Transport hikes? Mas Selamat (his blog at that time said a minister in Malaysia should resign due to a sex scandal but said nothing about our minister in a terrorist scandal.)? Minister pay hikes? Absence of by-election when MP Ong Chit Chung passed away? Town Council lost investments (and possible overcharging for council rates)?</p> <p>The bimonthly session is more like a mini-Feedback session for both PR purposes and to channel the feedback to "proper" channels. What did he do? What did he champion? This is simply the PAP way of doing things.</p> <p>Lastly, he implied that he has no time to maintain his blog and tried to brush off the failure of the blog as an "organic experiment".</p> <p>Mr Siew Kum Hong obviously does not have the same problem.</p> <p>http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/</p> <p>Mr Siew let his views that he disagree with certain issues with the establishment be known in discussions in his blog.</p> <p>Mr Baey publicly is decidedly silent. His "dissenting views" are not made known publicly. Maybe he revealed it to his selected audience in his bimonthly feedback session and to the proper channels. Where else? What else did he initiated?</p> This article gave him too much credit for the gay issue.

The real hero was NMP Siew Kum Hong. He organised the petition, made appearances, gave high profile interviews and made an impassioned speech in parliment. His efforts is way above what Mr Baey did.

There were also other MPs who spoke against the section 377A thing too during parliment. I do not see Mr Baey’s contribution to be anything greater than the others.

The gay thing was more than a year ago. Since then, what did Mr Baey do to offer a “dissenting view”?

The 21% electricity hike? The minibond fiasco? Transport hikes? Mas Selamat (his blog at that time said a minister in Malaysia should resign due to a sex scandal but said nothing about our minister in a terrorist scandal.)? Minister pay hikes? Absence of by-election when MP Ong Chit Chung passed away? Town Council lost investments (and possible overcharging for council rates)?

The bimonthly session is more like a mini-Feedback session for both PR purposes and to channel the feedback to “proper” channels. What did he do? What did he champion? This is simply the PAP way of doing things.

Lastly, he implied that he has no time to maintain his blog and tried to brush off the failure of the blog as an “organic experiment”.

Mr Siew Kum Hong obviously does not have the same problem.

http://siewkumhong.blogspot.com/

Mr Siew let his views that he disagree with certain issues with the establishment be known in discussions in his blog.

Mr Baey publicly is decidedly silent. His “dissenting views” are not made known publicly. Maybe he revealed it to his selected audience in his bimonthly feedback session and to the proper channels. Where else? What else did he initiated?

]]> By: ko http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-341 ko Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:34:12 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-341 <p>To pappy: I think he can speak proper English... "Effectively bilingual, Mr Baey pens his own Chinese speeches. He also writes both the English and Chinese versions of the MP’s address in the Queenstown newsletter"</p> To pappy: I think he can speak proper English… “Effectively bilingual, Mr Baey pens his own Chinese speeches. He also writes both the English and Chinese versions of the MP’s address in the Queenstown newsletter”

]]> By: spy http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-335 spy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:59:56 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-335 <p>He has been interviewed by Mr Brown before. You guys can catch the podcast here.</p> <p>http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2007/03/05/the-mrbrown-show-mrbrown-interviews-mp-baey-yam-keng/</p> He has been interviewed by Mr Brown before. You guys can catch the podcast here.

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2007/03/05/the-mrbrown-show-mrbrown-interviews-mp-baey-yam-keng/

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive http://enquirer.sg/2008/12/02/hes-pap-and-dares-to-dissent/comment-page-1/#comment-332 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:26:50 +0000 http://enquirer.sg/?p=461#comment-332 <p>[...] Discourse - The Enquirer: He’s PAP and dares to dissent - The Secret Political Blog: Thai-Style Scare Tactics - The Straits Times great attack on the [...]</p> [...] Discourse – The Enquirer: He’s PAP and dares to dissent – The Secret Political Blog: Thai-Style Scare Tactics – The Straits Times great attack on the [...]

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