a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, and the possession by many of a prehensile tail, crests or horns on their distinctively shaped heads, and the synonymous ability to change color. – Wikipedia
Rais on the ISA, in 1995, when he was in the political wilderness : “The ISA does not speak well for the future of the rule of law in Malaysia. In fact, it is the main adversary of the rule of law. The abolition of the ISA is imperative.”
Rais on the ISA in 2009, as Minister of Information and long out of the political wilderness, in an interview on BBC’s Hardtalk : “The mechanism that we have under the ISA, specifically Section 8 and 73, can be challenged through the process of habeas corpus, which system is also prevalent here, and therefore, to say that the ISA is not up to the standard of humanity is wrong”
Oh, how thy complexion changes with thy fortunes!
The People's Parliament 
Hamba
April 24, 2009
He’s a chameleon Dinosaur….Not yet classified and no fossil found cos he’s still alive. Maybe he named his son DINO out of fondness for his species…Umnosapi’an Chameleon Dinosaurian…
matt
April 24, 2009
bRO THESE ARE WHAT YOU CALL SPINELESS HUMANS THAT CAN BEND OVER AND VIRTUALLY KISS NOT ONLY THEIRS BUT OTHER PEOPLES ASSES.
tryia
April 24, 2009
A superb study in constantly changing. A survival instinct extraordinaire . A traitor. A cheat . A coward. A cancerous tumour of society .
INSTRUCTION Priority One : eliminate with immediate effect
rajan
April 24, 2009
Oh ! How thy fortunes changes with thy complexion !
I refer to the photos, slogans and names of the NGOs who made a police report against MT at the sentul police station.
Yes ! People are changing and its getting complicated.
Is that groups of Indian muslims claiming to be malays and trying to hijack the NEP.
Ha Ha Ha !
sing
April 24, 2009
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” Apostle Paul. [2Co 11:14]
rajan
April 24, 2009
Opps sorry , Third line error, should be read as against Mt….
.. commentators …..
thegodfather
April 24, 2009
Bro Haris,
When you have hair (mairandi) you make certain comments. When you have lost your crowning glory (mairu ilaatha andi) your comments tend to change. That is the way of the world. See a similar trend elsewhere in other component parties??
mh
April 25, 2009
The creep!
Fair
April 25, 2009
…didn’t he said too:-
“….I had burned my bridge…” when asked whether he will return to Umno ( while he was in S46).
sc
April 25, 2009
My, my, Mr. Haris, have you been studying law, or politics or Zoology? You’ve discovered a new species and made a good classification. Congratulations!
dragonia
April 25, 2009
He is not only a chameleon, but a harmful specie one. Probably, nothing is right in his left brain, and nothing is left in his right brain.
Paul Warren
April 25, 2009
He lied to get whatever academic award he got for writing the former in his thesis. But then again he would not have got that award if he had said otherwise.
All of a sudden this usually quiet boy is beginning to make a lot of noise. Maybe a little more than Muhiddin our Deputy PM as well. Why I wonder!! May it be that in his estimation that he is a better man that Muhiddin? Or maybe he thinks Najib may not last and he could take a ride up to be Number 2?
Leong Yook Kong
April 25, 2009
They do not have conscience, honesty, integrity, morality,honour, probity, etc. They will sway according to the bamboo plants blown by the wind.
mauryaII
April 25, 2009
Rais Yatim is a vacillating chamelon with questionable principles. He is one of those who change at the slightestopportunity and sing a different tune according to circumstances favourable to them.
At the rate he is spewing out inconsistent, unwarranted and outright stupid comments about MSM and bloggers having to be pro-BN, it just shows that this chamelon has quickly adapted to arse-licking of the worst kind.
He doesn’t realize it reflects on his upbringing. What message is he giving his family and children?
shar101
April 25, 2009
Huh??? RY had a botox shot, bro? Dang! You could have fooled me once but not after what the dentist did.
His ‘constructive engagement’ with 50 bloggers recently at a malay restaurant consisted mostly of pro-UMNO/BN types according to the Ancient Mariner.
Perhaps, there might be other gatherings at a chinese or indian or iban or sikh or eurasian or DLL diner whereby he can repeat his advice if he’s following UMNO BARU’s operating manual.Yeah,right!
Guess he’s still a little ‘green’ on the new job, not knowing that there is diversity even in cyberspace.
Previously, he couldn’t save ‘Bok House whilst holding a different portfolio thus being consistent in principles would be a tough call.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/16/nation/16341014&sec=nation
Unlike umnoputras, true Malaysians never forget.
BANGKALIPOEYLUKIAKA
April 25, 2009
Brother Haris, the people still cannot forget the 18 high profile corruption cases he vowed to finish years ago.
Talk about accountability, he does not have it.
Integrity, bullshit.
Honesty, to hell he goes.
alrawa
April 25, 2009
This man can walk on burnt bridges!
Soul of Malaysia
April 25, 2009
What do you call a guy who changes his moral values according to his fortune.
malayamuda
April 25, 2009
Rais just shot himself in the foot !
cakap tak serupa bikin, bloody loser ! UMNO has rejected you ! RESIGN !
jaga jaga
April 25, 2009
Dr. Rais has a re-programmable mind. He re-starts with a different program depending on which side of the political divide he find himself. No principle.
Gadfly
April 25, 2009
Chameleons change only their colour, but not their soul or spirit.
But political chameleons not only change their colour but sell their soul to a comfy chair which they condemn so much before sitting on it.
Chamelons sit on a chair. But chair sits on chamelonic men.
artchan
April 25, 2009
RY is a chameleon alright….but the PM is also to blame . Equally stooopid and moronic to to make RY a 3 in i minister.
It is good for us. Make us angry and remind us of idiots. And hope he keep his position till next election. Easier for us to vote.
telur dua
April 25, 2009
Too bad they cancelled the Broga incinerator project. It would have been a fitting place for this piece of garbage.
Francis
April 25, 2009
I have respect for this old man. He simply speaks nonsense.
telur dua
April 25, 2009
Lalang is the guy’s mentor and he learn fast.
Parli-Man
April 25, 2009
This is one species that i wish would go extinct ASAP
Malaysian
April 25, 2009
this is an extract of a report by an independent journalist which shows that the Election Commission is just PRO BN! If you support this report, please cut and paste on every group in Facebook. Thank you.
“The same views have been echoed by no less than the Election Commission (EC). Plus, the EC has openly supported proposals by some BN leaders such as Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir and Tan Keng Liang to prevent “unnecessary” elections. These include suggestions for stricter laws, and penalties for elected reps or their parties should an elected representative resign for reasons other than what’s stated in Article 48(1) of the Federal Constitution.”
http://www.thenutgraph.com.my/funding-democracy-the-bn-way
sampalee
April 25, 2009
Why do you think the kithab repeatedly remind us there is an akhirat.What awaits one in the hereafter depend solely on your conduct NOW.Change is acceptable when you started out wrong and return to good.As for those like rias,he blew himself.That is a darn blow job[must be a contortionist,not a chameleon]
abusyukri
April 25, 2009
perhaps Zaid should choose ‘Freedom Under the Executive Power in Malaysia’ as their topic of debates.
Chicken rice -satu, well done please…
Johnny Cheah
April 25, 2009
LOOKING AT THESE UMNO GOONS, THE ONLY GOOD ONES LEFT MAY BE SHAHRIR. WHY NAJIB INCLUDES HIM IN THE CABINET IS ACTUALLY PAY BACK DAY. IF YOU GUYS CAN REMEMBER THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN PORT DICKSON LONG TIME AGO
Loh
April 25, 2009
Rais has gotten worse after TDM praised him. The real evil is TDM.
aca
April 25, 2009
this is the same guy who lost an island for the country and won some pebbles in return and his verdict is “its alrite, you win some you lose some”.
guess, in UMNO competency is the last criterion. in other countries, he would have been told to get lost long time ago.
but having Mahatir’s all-ok, i guess, supersedes everything. anyway, who wants to get on the wrong side of MR NO Wrong. Ask Badawi.
Sher-How
April 25, 2009
Ah i have been waiting for this post. His book on Freedom under Executive is a lousy reference for constitutional law students. Good content but lousy nevertheless.
vsp
April 25, 2009
Don’t expect anything from Dr. Rais Yatim. As far as I am concerned, he is a virtuoso in the art of doublespeak. Just like Mahathir, Rais is the devil who can quote scripture for his own purpose. This chameleon of a lizard has a triple-forked tongue.
When he was in Semangat 46, he wrote a treatise on the evils of ISA. After he rejoined UMNO, he made a 180° U-turn and disowned his own creation. Just a few days back he was quoted as saying that the ISA is humane in its treatment of detainees.
Similarly, when Malaysia lost Pulau Putih to Singapore due to the lazy cut-and-paste method of gathering solid evidences, Dr Rais Yatim was so proud to declare that it was a win-win situation.
Now, he is warning bloggers against abusing the Internet. Have it occurred to him that Utusan Malaysia, TV3, Berita Harian, the New Straits Times and the Star have been spewing lies and distortion and racial divide? He should be respecting the alternative media because the BN could had mercifully spared themselves of the horror of losing their customary 2/3 majority and five states.
Well, Rais continue to believe your own reality distortion and see the BN becoming the all-time best bedtime stories for the history books. The only way that you can stop the Internet is to dismantle the telecommunication network. But then Malaysia will descend into the Stone Age.
Can you imagine someone who prides himself as a pseudo intellectual? So not to worry about creeps like Rais and Nazri, they will be the contributors for the downfall of UMNO.
ChicagoismynewBlog
April 26, 2009
Congrats on the success of your blog! I started my WordPress blog recently so when you get the chance, I hope you take a look. Good luck in the future also!
http://chicagoismynewblog.wordpress.com/
matbond
April 26, 2009
same family tree as frogs and toads.
Raja Katak Ibrahim Ali is his immediate cousin..
ttc
April 26, 2009
Haris, howdee to you! 🙂
Some here presuppose that perchance you were away on a thinking spree or on a recharging break or perchance even off somewhere scouring for much-needed medication to soothe your rhis from pesky rhinitis perchance.
Hmm, sitting here and looking at this very 😐 highly iffy-looking and yukky UMNO/BN entity you have posted here, one presupposes that it is perchance only regurgitating out its learned sick spin of civil service pseudo-diplomatic lingo which it perchance swallowed and digested wholesale without any cogitation at all, and which bad regurgitation all here know instantly to avoid like the plague as it is the precisely pesky and highly-spun fork-tongued-speak of 😦 scary wihio Vorta-creatures.
Anyways, can’t help feeling a 😐 teensy weensy measure of sorriness for the poor little green lizard-creature now sitting there in that photo and sadly, being 😦 associated with that other more ugly and deadly one.
Btw, here are some 🙂 cheers to you, Haris, to welcome you back from your sojourn away from your tasty blog here.
WE SAY YEAH! 😛 AND HARIS FOR AG & RPK FOR IGP! GO FOR DSAI FOR PM & LKS FOR DPM & KIND WAN AZIZAH FOR HOME MINISTER.
peace not war
April 26, 2009
All these low moral ppl with no moral shame and fear are no longer relevant in our era.They can pack their idealogies and brains and display them in the museum.This fella should be our Head of Museum Negara. His face is very apt for this post and be placed in the Museum to be remembered & cherished for generations – Guiness book of Malaysia.
To: RPK – go and become a holy monk and liberate yourself (with all your wholesome virtues and goodness in seeking the truth and justice not for yourself but for all innocent Malaysians minus those nasty greedy for power no moral ppl), don’t waste your life and your time on all “these” no moral ppl. Don’t worry RPK, those ppl who done evil and wrong, KARMA will “ISA” them. Karma has its way- a natural Law of the Universe.Don’t worry, just do good, avoid evil and purify your mind, DO THE BEST AND LEAVE THE REST.May you and your family stay compose and calm in any turbulence. The WINNER is always the one who is patient, calm, compose, blameless and pure in mind.Do not let “these” unholy ppl stain you and prevent you from liberation. Leave the “mud” to “them” and you be the “lotus flower” amidst the “mud”. Your struggle will not be forgotten and did not go to waste. We share your pain, struggle, anger and frustrations in the name of justice.May justice & peace prevails.Peace & safety to you & your family.Good luck!
Mr. Bad
April 26, 2009
I think it’s an insult to chameleons if you associate him to the poor lizards.
donplaypuks
April 26, 2009
He’s not a chameleon; please don’t insult God’s beautiful creation.
He’s the kind of scum who will sing for any master and 30 pieces of silver i.e. a man of no integrity, principles or honour whatsoever!
http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com
aca
April 26, 2009
it must be the Phd. Permanent Head Damage, darn it.
mycuntree
April 26, 2009
Guess you cannot expect otherwise from an UMNO politician.If malaysians are serious about putting an end to such hypocrites, the only solution to to chase out the BN government.
teo siew chin
April 27, 2009
one of the side-effects of botox is that the memory goes, then the color…hair…ethics…voice…
teo siew chin
April 27, 2009
Welcome back Haris!
Malaysianatheart
April 27, 2009
Well, what did you guys expect?? Sheez! So much venom in the commentary here – anyone would think you guys are in a serious state of shock – having expected the BN politicians to be angels!
All Haris has done is to bring to fore what we all already know but do not have the talent to articulate. So we must thank the likes of Haris and RPK who unselfishly oblige the rest of us by helping put our thoughts into words.
Just a thought – can Haris and RPK similarly publish in BM for the benefit of the multitudes, especially in rural Malaysia, who are less familiar with the English Language? I think we need to get the message out to the kampung folk quickly. We have at best – 3 years before the next general election – although my personal view is that we will have one in less than a year. The younger, internet savvy Rakyat ought to be able to print these pieces out and distribute to their folk in the kampung. I think that such an exercise, given time, will bring about the kind of awareness that this country needs.
Come on Haris & RPK – go the extra mile please!
Nanda
April 29, 2009
Go the extra mile? Jeez man, what do you think both of them have been doing all these while? One of them has got an arrest warrant with his name on it out.
Why don’t you pick out the articles that you think carry the message that you want to deliver and translate them and start distributing?
Helen Ang
April 29, 2009
Malaysianatheart,
Haris translated can be read here,
http://bm.cpiasia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16:seorang-politikus-yang-menyisihkan-kuttynya&catid=1:translated-works&Itemid=2
The site http://bm.cpiasia.net
has also translated articles by Malik Imtiaz, Anil Netto, et al.
PH Chin
April 27, 2009
“In politic there is no permanent friend or enemy, only permanent principles.” … Karpal Singh.
The question is, ‘Is Rais a politician, a chameleon or a political chameleon ?’
starlight
April 27, 2009
I have watched the interview with Rais Yatim on BBC News Hardtalk with great embarrassment over the manner, conduct and speech of his from here in central Europe. He forgets that his reply in this program goes beyond Malaysian citizen! Who care about all the act and article he is referring to.His conduct of not replying accordingly and turning a deaf ear to all questions posed to him really reflects how difficult and stubborn our government can be. He is just not ready to listen….
ktteokt
April 28, 2009
These are simply contradictory utterance by a MAN OF NO PRINCIPLE!
anna brella
April 28, 2009
You have a good eye for detail Haris. The facial resemblance in those two snapshots is really quite striking.
However, my view here is that one has integrity and is being true to its God-given nature while the other has no integrity and is being true to its God-forsaken nature.
I’ll leave it to you to solve the riddle of which is which.
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.
Sinatra_Z
April 28, 2009
Then again,
the same can be said of Anwar Ibrahim.
We all must remember what Anwar Ibrahim was at one time. His antics when he was the chief of Pemuda UMNO.
The head of bane in defending ketuanan melayu no?
I mean at least Rais had always been with UMNO and Semangat 46 which is an UMNO ofshoot.
Antares
April 28, 2009
Pity the wretched soul of Rais Anak Yatim – son of an Orphan – but compare him not to the clever chameleon whose changeability is purely nature’s design for its own optimal efficiency as a species. Chameleons change color to hide from predators and prey alike – and they help keep the insect population down. Whereas the presumably Honorable Rais Yatim imitates the chameleon for only one reason – to feed his addiction to being in the center of power by bodeking the Umno president.
storm62
April 28, 2009
that’s right, don’t insult the animal kingdom by comparing them with umno. umno reps (short for reptile) can’t be compared to the kingdom of animals but devils.
i’ve ask many people out there, can you trust umno reps? many just walk way and shake their bowing heads. as i myself have faced a few whom are merely out there to cheat the people.
storm
April 29, 2009
Dear Haris,
Hi.Glad you are back.Missed your writings.You and bernard and rpk are still in our thoughts and prayers.
UMNO will not change , whatever they call it.I am in great despair for this beloved country.They are simply incapable of change…and so we sink further…
Take care god bless you.
Eric
April 29, 2009
Haris, the Ahmadiyya are under attack again. At the hands of the Selangor government. Anything we can do to help?
ivanyang53
April 30, 2009
The master chameleon is TDM
Hartalmsm
April 30, 2009
THE SUN LIZARD
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http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=32168
Here’s theSun karma chameleoning: “It will, of course, be noticeable that most of the ministers are familiar faces but are given different portfolios from the ones they held under the previous cabinet …”
And the rest of the rag’s spin cycle: “Datuk Seri Najib Razak is to be congratulated for unveiling his cabinet exactly a week after being sworn in … The speed with which he cobbled together his team reflects his readiness and eagerness to start working as quickly as possible …
… 28 men and women who are going to work together to realise the people-oriented and democratic One Malaysia …”
Yup, Sun writers — present & past — have “very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues” alright!