Recall that at a local conference in early February 2008, it was Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, no less, who labelled Obama as a “flash in the pan”. He continued to exhibit public disdain and lack of enthusiasm for the Democratic candidate, right until the moment when the financial crisis hit corporate America in September 2008. The daughter-in-law had invested heavily in Bank Of America shares.
In stark contrast, Lee spoke effusively about John McCain in laudatory terms, lavishing public praise on the senator’s record and experience in government, all but endorsing him as Singapore’s choice for President of the United States. Even the Straits Times got in on the act, hosting a joint commentary authored by John McCain and fellow senator Joe Lieberman on the subject of the US’ commitment to Asia on the opening day of the 2008 Shangri-La dialogue, an annual gathering of defence ministers held in Singapore.
Today, even as the score card showed the electoral votes for the Democrats clear the 270 halfway mark, the ChannelNewsAsia team was still rooting for Obama's opponent. And, while Obama was delivering his powerful thank you speech, the CNA newsfeed scrolled that the US dollar tumbled against the Euro at the news of the historic re-election.
All probably because one man claimed, and probably still claims to his dying day, Singapore is not ready for an Indian prime minister.
You bet Obama scares him. Especially when the man said what makes USA great is that the country welcomes dissenting views and voices. This is a guy who says it doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, or what you look like, or where you loved. It doesn't matter if you are black or white, or hispanic or asian, or native american, or young or old, rich or poor, able or disabled, gay or straight..... we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions. But of course, Obama doesn't have to contend with a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system that was implemented because of one man's belief that votes are cast along racial lines.
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LOL. Good one!
ReplyDeleteDid President Obama ever care?
ReplyDeleteDoes the Old Man of Sin determine
anything in the US?
What did President Obama do when he
visited Sin other than enjoy the hospitality?
Anyway, this tiny dot just do not matter to
US except to make use of it whenever it
wants to. Singapore at its' best is only a
pawn to the US, nothing more.
patriot
I think it is a racial thing, based on his dablings in eugenics, where he tried to fit race vs intelligence into a Bell curve distribution. Here is what he said:
ReplyDelete"The Bell curve is a fact of life. The blacks on average score 85 per cent on IQ and it is accurate, nothing to do with culture. The whites score on average 100. Asians score more ... the Bell curve authors put it at least 10 points higher. These are realities that, if you do not accept, will lead to frustration because you will be spending money on wrong assumptions and the results cannot follow." - Lee Kuan Yew, The Man & His Ideas, 1997
Well, the US election results certainly disproved him. So much for his forecasting, for which he is paid by our tax money.
Eugenics is an excuse for their having superior genes that entitles them to be at the top of the heap in our meritocratic society. Look at ESM Goh who do not have the Ho-Lee genes; he was PM but where are his siblings, wife and children?
DeleteLKY is not a great man. He created cosmetics to conceal the ugly side of PAP. Once they run out of cosmetics, they used all available controlled media to throw smoke and hide their true color. Singapore need a clean leader that can stand up to open debate instead of shying behind their controlled medias with pre-scripted irrelevant questions that has no value to citizens grievances.
ReplyDeleteYou are right! A great man will never force his people to accept a good-for-nothing son as leader.
Deletehe was wrong four years ago and he still is eight years later. the world has changed, we're all moving forward, not going backward.
ReplyDeleteObama wins in 2009.
ReplyDeleteConfirm our old man is out of touch. Can't forecast anymore.
Obama wins again in 2012.
Double confirm our old man is out of touch. Forecasting ability is maybe gone forever?
Obama also mentioned it doesn't matter if you didn't vote for us.
ReplyDeleteNow compare this with the old man' threat to We voters that we will have to repent if we voted for the opposition, doesn't this demonstrate that the old man needs to learn quite a few things from Obama ... Like respect and graciousness.
Obama says thank you to the people who voted for him.
ReplyDeleteOur old man tells us we are daft for voting for him.
GE 2016.
Still want to be called daft?
And to think it was Obama that declared a "Pivot to Asia" and his administration that increased the ships based at Singapore's Changi Naval Base.
ReplyDeleteThis is how our govt repays him?
[STForum] US Electoral College ensures inclusive democracy
ReplyDelete"MR CHO Yan Fatt argued that there cannot be true democracy with the US Electoral College system ("No true democracy with US Electoral College system"; Forum Online, Tuesday)."
http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/us-electoral-college-ensures-inclusive-democracy-20121108
Only when the mass media is government managed then there can be true democracy.
DeleteIn a true democracy, Obama cannot win. The Election Commission won't issue him a certificate.
DeleteIn a true democracy, a candidate can win a presidential election with only 1/3 of the popular vote.
DeleteIt is no surprise that old man prefers a Republican President................republican are pro business pro rich does this not sound familiar.............
ReplyDeleteVery well said. The elites here wholesale copied Reaganism and Thatcherism when its suits them, like corporate tax cuts for corporates, GST hikes for all. Privatize public utilities (but only to your cronies). And a humongous housing bubble to benefit their GDP bonus, but foreigners cannot touch the elites' landed property. Having said that, don't dream, Obama is just another stooge for the bankers, the left supports printing more money and spend till eternity, the right support print more money but put it in my pockets.
DeleteBottomline:
DeleteWho would be better for Singaporeans?
Obama, LHL or LKY?
Obama said politics is about the well being of American citizens. Name me a country where politics is about the well being of politicians and their cronies. Who would you rather vote for, a flash in the pan, or a fool in pink?
ReplyDeleteA father won't label his son "fool in pink". The later doesn't exist, so you can only vote for the former.
Deleteno question who grand old man would have voted for?
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