Duh minister
June 9, 2008
Zahid has advise for bloggers, it seems.
Bloggers should shift their focus from politics to the plight of the needy and the marginalised, NSTonline reports this newly minted minister in the PM’s department in charge of Islamic affairs as saying.
Either this man is daft or, like the rest in his party, he simply refuses to face up to the reality that he and his ilk no longer have a 2/3 grip of parliament and are now left to ponder whether they will still be in government by year-end.
Why?
Because the rakyat decided at the last elections to kick out bloodsucking, money-grabbing politicians who have for so long now ignored the plight of needy and marginalised Malaysians.
Why?
Because bloggers contributed to the 8/3/08 tsunami by focusing on the plight of the needy and the marginalised by spotlighting those bloodsucking, money-grabbing politicians.
Zahid also thinks bloggers should visit Lorong Haji Taib in Chow Kit to see how people there live.
Minister, for your information, this blogger and friends used to visit the area every Sunday for 2 years from 2001-2003 to distribute food and old clothing to the destitute there on a ‘no questions asked, we don’t judge you’ basis.
However, the then Batu MP from Gerakan complained that there was a group of irresponsible citizens who were encouraging vagrancy by providing food to drug addicts and the homeless.
And there are many more people today who, without seeking any press coverage, quietly do their bit to provide for the homeless.
June 9, 2008 at 2:44 pm
If this is what Zahid has to say to us bloggers, then I would ask him to give this same advice to himself and his fellow Ministers. It’s about time THEY shifted their focus away from politics, and start looking at how to improve the lives of needy and marginalised.
Maybe he would like to organise a trip for his fellow Ministers to go visit Lorong Haji Taib in Chow Kit too. Would be very educational for them.
June 9, 2008 at 4:07 pm
funny, from what i know, the majority bloggers are not so much into politics. i think he is trying to stereotype bloggers lar….
KaKiaYam
June 9, 2008 at 4:15 pm
For the last 2 years a group of friends regardless of race n religion have been feeding the poor n destitute regardless of race n religion in Jln Sentul every Saturday with donations from fellow brothers and sisters regardless of race n religion. How about THEY
taking their focus off “self improving” stunts n focus on the day 2 day needs of the real people out there???
June 9, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Mismanagement, selfishness, arrogance, money laundering etc when practiced by politicians results in the rakyat suffering, i.e. increase in the number of people who are marginalized and downtrodden. Of course bloggers have to concentrate on politics too! (Treat the cause not the symptoms alone!)
June 9, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Sure there are plenty of ‘needy and the marginalised’ not only in Chow Kit- KL but every nook and corner in Bolehland.
The question is why should we have such poor souls in a country that boasts of superlatives in every damn thing.
It is because BN has squandered the wealth of this country through corruption all these years.
If bloggers were to turn their attention to the plight of the less fortunate, then it will inevitably become a political focal point. Back to square one!
There’s no place for you to run
June 9, 2008 at 6:50 pm
To bring this to his awareness, (bloggers do that all the time) bright, poor students go on empty stomachs because of the price hike. Talk about hypocrites!
Hypocrite!
June 9, 2008 at 6:59 pm
What do you expect from a relative of zakaria mat deros hog wash.
June 9, 2008 at 7:16 pm
When I started blogging “many moons” ago, it was never my intention to blog about politics. But I only see more and more examples of politicians pledging their loyalty to greed and arrogance than to country and its people.
And after the last general election, they still think that they have not done anything wrong. They are still in a dream state. They still think that criticism (no matter how sincere it was meant) was nothing but a challenge on their dominance of power over the wealth of this country and its people.
Zahid should advise the same to his fellow politicians and see whether it works or not. Some things, it looks like now, will never change.
June 9, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Words are cheap.
Zahid must be acting like God – once a while he comes down from Heaven and realise, Oh – Lorong Haji Taib has got destitute vagrants.
Amazing discovery – did he just come back from the moon? Oops … forgot, Heaven.
June 9, 2008 at 8:16 pm
All those YBs know nuts about the sufferings of the poors. They only know how to ride in their posh cars with drivers sending them to places they want to go. Petrol hike is kacang putih to them(Samy Vellu said that an increase of 78 sen is considered low, the Rakyat is lucky,it should be more), their luxurious lifestyles remain the same, uninterupted.Let’s send them packing and someone who can save the Bolehland please come forward.Let the Rakyat pick them.
June 9, 2008 at 9:55 pm
ZH is a square peg in a round hole. He doesn’t have the credentials to be the minister in charge of Islamic affairs.
My take? He’s compliant enough to serve his master when FDIs (on halal related industries) are re-directed away from MITI’s office towards another entity headed by KJ. Gettit?
Meanwhile, some nice sound bytes from him through the MSM will establish a degree of legitimacy i.e. Salam Hadhari program, etc.
On the other hand, the ‘worst’ charity work also goes ‘unannounced’ therefore, to ZH, may I suggest he start looking closer to home i.e. UMNO.
June 9, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Gan, I disagree with the way you define and portray God. While it’s your right to define God the way you want to, it is unnecessary for you to link Zahid’s action with that of God.
KaKiaYam
June 9, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Are you sleeping ?
Are you sleeping ?
Duh Minister !
Duh Minister !
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding Dong Man ! Ding Dong Man !
June 10, 2008 at 12:07 am
This Zahid idiot deserves a tight slap or punch in his face to jolt him up.Either he is pretending to sound charitable or he is really in a blur.Anyway,who is he to tell bloggers what to focus on. I am sure a blogger who is worth his salt will know which area he or she wants to blog about-politics or social issues.Infact,I think there is no clear cut between politics and social issues.Both are inter related.Zahid,thanks but no thanks for your ’sound’ advice.
June 10, 2008 at 1:08 am
“Ahmad Zahid wants to liberalise zakat sharing” So said the headlines of a Star report on Monday. (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/9/nation/21495340&sec=nation).
He is really very smart indeed. This guy could not think of this just 3 months ago when Kelantan was the only “Opposition” state and whose total Zakat collection could not have amounted to much. Kelantan could have done with some of what they collected in KL or Selangor. But no. And now when KL is substantially Pakatan and SElangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah are all Pakatan and BN States are all the “poorer” states, he wants to liberalise Zakat it seems. Is he trying to please God or trying to be cheeky with Him or is he trying to fool God? I wonder. does he think the State religious authoriities are such asses who will fall his smooth talking or what? This slime ball has to be watched.
June 10, 2008 at 10:25 am
More of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi here -
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0610&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_01.htm
I blog about it here -
http://chickenfeet.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/ahmad-zahid-hamidi-you-fulfilled-the-criteria-to-be-in-mt-umno/
This guy is getting plenty of coverage…
KaKiaYam
June 10, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Zahid is a real a**hole.
Oops, can i say that? Is that seditious?
June 10, 2008 at 5:05 pm
KakiaYam,
Blame it on my language, my comment was meant to be lace with sarcasm – guess it didn’t rub off on you.