Joseph Tawie
Chief Minister Taib Mahmud is whistling a different tune lately and it is puzzling the opposition.
Earlier this week, he boldly declared to Sarawakians that there were “equal opportunities for all”; now, the “I have more money than I can spend” billionaire is asking his people to “walk straight” and not be a “crab”.
A bemused Sarawak PKR has likened Taib’s latest comments to a “father crab” trying to teach its offspring to walk straight when he himself is walking sideways.
“How can you tell people to walk straight when you are not doing it yourself?
“You tell people not to take away people’s land, don’t abuse power and not to be corrupted, but you are doing it all yourself,” said Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh, Sarawak PKR’s secretary.
He was referring to Taib’s recent condemnation of the “crab culture” prevalent among the Malays.
Taib said that Sarawak rejected the culture of pulling successful people or governments down.
Instead, the state under his administration advocated social and political discipline to progress into a higher income economy and beyond.
“In PBB (Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu), for as long as I am leading the party, I forbid the ‘crab culture’ of politicking although competition is acceptable because political discipline is also part of the needed social discipline,” Taib told community leaders in Limbang.
Taking a swipe at the opposition, he said these parties “had such a mindset.. they are always trying to pull the government down by harping on the shortcomings.”
‘Crab culture‘
Opposition parties, he said, constantly ignored the “development and benefits” the state government brought to the masses.
Responding to Taib’s comments, Zulkilfi said that the “crabs teaching their offspring to walk straight” is far worse than the “crab culture”.
“In BN, there are many ‘father’ crabs which ask their followers to walk straight,” he said.
On the so-called crab culture, Zulkifli said that the crabs too wanted to go out to see the outside world.
“Perhaps these ‘crabs’ are fed up with the State BN politics and wish to join the opposition,” he said.
According to Zulkifli, Sarawak PKR’s biggest obstacle in its political campaigns is the police who refused to give them permits.
“We cannot organise a big function to spread our policies as the police refuse to give us a permit, citing security reasons.
“Nor do we have RTM1, RTM2 and TV3 where we can explain our policies to the people.
“Since we have no avenues, we therefore have to resort to ‘mouth-to-mouth’ communication and small gatherings to make known our policies,” he said.
He pointed out that the party had resorted to CDs and flyers to reach the rural areas and villages.
“This is our biggest problem,” he added.
Suggest you tok less crap yourself Mr. Wong and not bark up the wong tree!
What have you to gain by trying to be provocative or just being ironic or both?
You are an arrogant shit yourself to call everyone “craps”. You don’t belong in Sarawak and are a disgrace to your race. Go and live in Malaya if you think it is better than Sarawak. As the Chinese say, you are a “hanjiang”- traitor to your people and country!
You may be from the class of “successful business people” the crooked towkay elite (Lings, Tings, Tiongs. Wongs, Yus) who made billions by bribery of Taib and stripping bare the country’s resources and everyone including the Chinese but that does not entitle you to be a smart arse.
Traitors come to a bad end especially before a revolutionary court.
So don’t be too happy supporting Taib. He days are numbered and he will end up like Tunisia’s Ben Ali and very soon Egypt’s Mubarak.
Comment by Headhunter18million — January 31, 2011 @ 11:59 AM |
Small crabs walk side way, but the monsterous big croc come swallowing straight away. The croc is telling the rest to grab equal opportunties, is it for those left over pieces. Go grab, you small crabs
Comment by Tuai Rumah 2010 — January 31, 2011 @ 6:37 AM |
Mistake! Mistake! Mistake!
When Taib said that there were equal opportunities and the people should walk straight and not be a “crab”, he was actually saying that the people should not be CRAP. (Dictionary meaning of Crap = shit, rubbish, foolish etc).
Sorry, Joseph Tawie and Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh, Sarawak PKR’s secretary, you are both wrong!
Sarawakians should walk straight like a man and make lots and lots of money, like him.
What Taib said is that Sarawak people are useless. You don’t want development, you don’t want money, you don’t want opportunities.
What you want is always trying to pull the government down by harping on the shortcomings and pull down successful business people.
Therefore, you are all craps (not crabs)!
Long Live Taib, we need a wise leader like you!
Comment by Wong Tok Li — January 31, 2011 @ 5:46 AM |
Wong Tok Li, whoever you are, put up a full page adversary in all main stream media that Taib Mahmud your master has never enrich himself, family and cronies by awarding timber concession, mega government projects, giving out state lands, grabbing NCR lands, and privatising profitable government agencies to his family’s group of companies. Say out loud that all allegations against the thief minister, Taib and his two deputy thieves were a pack of lies spread by the Opposition.
Comment by Mata Kuching — January 31, 2011 @ 8:38 PM |
TAIB WISE LEADER?? BULLSHIT! CHECK YOUR DICTIONARY AGAIN, WONG TOK LI… CHECK FOR THIS WORD,, CORRUPT AND CORRUPTION.THAT’S TAIB IS ALL ABOUT.
Comment by pepperman — February 5, 2011 @ 12:28 AM |