The news today is Baffling. Okay, news in this country has always been baffling. But this one gives the word a capital B.
First, they announced that there’s gonna be a toll rate increase come this Sunday. And then, get this… the PM objects… to a decision made “two or three weeks ago”!!
Now, the Baffling part. The PM then said that whilst the toll rate increase decision was made less than a month ago… “however the situation has now changed, and the economy has not become better as yet.”
What the hell is he talking about?! What’s changed?! Okay, nevermind. The other point, which has now been overshadowed, of course, is that a member of his own cabinet goes through the trouble of announcing something which he then takes to the media to denounce. There’s also another, buried between the lines, bit of question to this Baffling stimulus-killing fiasco - Where’s the “this means the Government has been paying compensation for 14 months” money coming from? No. No prizes.
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Becky // February 27, 2009 at 9:23 am
Obviously , there’s MAJOR break down in communications in the cabinet …
else , they just like to confuse the rakyat, make them MAD , then divert their attention by creating some drama while on the sideline , they do something else to make the rakyat EVEN MADDER … THEN they announce that it’s all a mistake …
welcome to Malaysia …
TD: Have you got to the part in the book “Eat, Pray, Love” that describes a place in a word? So, what’s the word for Malaysia? BREAKDOWN.
pah nur // March 4, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Awww…they’re just playin’ good cop bad cop….
The only problem is, they’re playing the game with the wrong people…they actually think that the people are dumb…it’s not we’re dumb dumb..it’s just we like to pretend to be dumb, until it’s time for GE. Then they’ll be the dumbest amongst the dumb and the dumber….
TD: GE stands for Get Even.