Park88 1st Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 if we have MM and SM drawing million dollars of salary and providing advice and forecasting why is PM going against MM in his comments so who are we suppose to believe or follow Asked about Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's comments that losing Aljunied GRC would not be a huge setback, he said: "I'm running the election, MM Lee is expressing his view. But my view is, this is an important fight. That's why we put a strong team here... We are fighting to win." http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...503-276790.html ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryosuke 1st Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 probably lee junior is fed up with lee senile(oops,sorry i meant senior) with his uncalled for comments before and during the GE which had caused backlash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcann 6th Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 So far the two oldies have not been contributing much in their present roles & instead have caused some concerns because of their recent remarks. PM have to come out, twice, to defend the older one & asked for our understanding. Ok fine. Since there is this promised of CHANGE, let them finish their terms in their respective GRCs & retire these folks after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 If you look at what MM Lee said, the words he used were that it would not be "the end of the world" should PAP lose Aljunied. Would it be the end of the world, even just for the PAP? Of course not. As quoted from the Straits Times, "He also said the PAP will not lose in this election, as the only hot-seat is Aljunied." It is a fact that it would not be the end of the world for the PAP should it lose Aljunied. It would still have its two-thirds majority. http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElectio...ory_663138.html But the reporters did not ask PM Lee whether it would be the "end of the world." They asked him whether it would be a huge setback, which is an entirely different question. You have two ministers and one office holder in Aljunied. Of course it would be a huge setback. So I do not think it is a case of PM going against or being fed up with MM. It is more a case of reporters misleading them (a whole can of worms there ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRAC Neutral Newbie May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 I think MM Lee is still trying to run Spore with his 1970 mentality while PM Lee is trying to show that he has the 2011 mentality i.e. people's power. Problem here is that peole's mindset doesn't change overnight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear May 9, 2011 Author Share May 9, 2011 If you look at what MM Lee said, the words he used were that it would not be "the end of the world" should PAP lose Aljunied. Would it be the end of the world, even just for the PAP? Of course not. As quoted from the Straits Times, "He also said the PAP will not lose in this election, as the only hot-seat is Aljunied." It is a fact that it would not be the end of the world for the PAP should it lose Aljunied. It would still have its two-thirds majority. http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElectio...ory_663138.html But the reporters did not ask PM Lee whether it would be the "end of the world." They asked him whether it would be a huge setback, which is an entirely different question. You have two ministers and one office holder in Aljunied. Of course it would be a huge setback. So I do not think it is a case of PM going against or being fed up with MM. It is more a case of reporters misleading them (a whole can of worms there ) thank you for taking considerable time explaining appreciated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedream 3rd Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 thank you for taking considerable time explaining appreciated you're welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjkbeluga 5th Gear May 9, 2011 Share May 9, 2011 if we have MM and SM drawing million dollars of salary and providing advice and forecasting why is PM going against MM in his comments so who are we suppose to believe or follow Asked about Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's comments that losing Aljunied GRC would not be a huge setback, he said: "I'm running the election, MM Lee is expressing his view. But my view is, this is an important fight. That's why we put a strong team here... We are fighting to win." http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...503-276790.html The answer is simple.... The country is run like a listed company. MM is like the board of directors and PM is the CEO. If you think it that way, it will all make sense..... I'm not saying this as a sarcasm.... In a way, I do agree with PM in the sense that MM is unique because what he has accomplished when he was a PM commanded respect by many leaders worldwide. I wouldn't say the same thing for SM though.... There is no legacy in him. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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