Yoga Fatwa - A Catholic Christian shows the way

Mat Cendana's faith in the basic goodness of people is restored - all thanks to one assistant editor of The Star.

The "Yoga Fatwa" - Now this issue has been blowing the past few days and has been useful in at least one thing : Mat Cendana now knows the inside of the hearts of some people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, based on their posts or the comments they had left at the blogs.

And many of them appear to have hearts that smell like the carcass of a dog hit by a lorry two days previously ... including some of the "Bangsa Malaysia" proponents ... and some of the Malays and Muslims too.

"Who, How, Where and Why"? Another day, folks. Right now I'm just going to provide the link to a post by someone else.

For the past few days, I've been trawling the blogs; reading the posts and comments, and saving some of the `worthy ones' for "future use". And finally, I've come up to this post: Fatwa on yoga by Brigitte Rozario.

Brigitte has been a journalist for 19 years and is currently with the paper's New Media section - the one that sends to you the SMS Alerts, among other things.

But anyway, what I'm more interested in right now is her post. You can click on the link or picture above to read it. And please do - if you are really  interested in learning the truth about a lot of things, that is.

I'm going to quote the end of her post:

"Don’t people read and scrutinise comments before reacting?"

They don't, Brigitte. Why? Because they already have something inside their dirty hearts, and they have agendas - some hidden while the rest were open - and were waiting for "opportunities". And they had thought this fatwa was one of them...

They will have this come back like a boomerang - hitting them dead smack on their heads - in the future. Wait for it.

Technorati Tags: Malaysian Politics,Brigitte Rozario,The Star,Bangsa Malaysia

Yoga Fatwa Trap

Congratulations SoPo bloggers and readers; especially the racists hiding behind the "Bangsa Malaysia" skirt and taking shots at anything and everything Malay and Muslim - You have taken the latest UMNO bait!

You have also started the countdown clock ticking ... getting snared and not even realising it!

But you will - when the clampdown and crackdown start and the arrests start coming in.

On that day in the near future, remember - when you start analysing and piece everything together - of how you fools were enticed with juicy baits that you gleefully snatched without stopping to think first.

"What baits?" Quite a few, with the latest being this "Yoga Fatwa".

By the way, don't take too much offence with my using the term "fools", for Mat Cendana here is certainly one too - I certainly didn't see it as such until the damage was done.

Anyway, it's too late for that now, and we'll just have to face the repercussions. Well, that's what we get for being such fools. Ever wonder now why it is Umno that has been ruling this country since Independence?

Okay, I'll help to rub it in. Because, dirty skunks that the "Umno people" are, they are also one notch above the rest of us when it comes to this dirty matter called "politics".

 

 

Technorati Tags: Malaysian Politics,Najib,Badawi,Umno

"Money politics? Aku tak mainlah benda-benda gitu!" - Dr Khir Toyo

Everyone please stand up and bow to the Umno Messiah in Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo!

Yeah, okay; so he had lost Selangor to Pakatan. But all is forgiven now that he is the role model for having set a sterling example - you can be clean as a whistle like him but still garner enough nominations to contest for the party's youth leadership.

  Contrary to the widely accepted belief that Umno is rotten to the core when it comes to money politics, an interview published in The Star revealed that Khir Toyo is one who stands tall: I’m not into money politics.

This puts to rest the suspicions cast by many; of widespread money politics tactics indulged by candidates keen to secure enough nominations to contest key posts during Umno's general assembly in March next year. They include former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad - who had raised questions about the credibility of certain candidates contesting the deputy president post in Umno.

There is also a lot of talk about delegates selling their votes to the highest bidder during the divisional meetings; which is expected to continue at the general assembly (the toilets at PWTC look set to also become temporary ATMs). Besides that one, Sakmongkol AK47 had also written another revealing post in UMNO's Quantity Theory of Money.

It appears that no one can deny the existence and prevalence of Money Politics in UMNO. Well, Khir Toyo says that he has gotten the nominations on merit and not money ... as in the Malay saying that "Hanya jauhari kenal manikam ".  He said:

"Please do not insult the delegates’ intelligence. They vote based on ability and leadership qualities, and not because of money."

With Khir here, we can assume that he had gotten their votes because of "his ability to lose a seemingly solid-enough Selangor" to Pakatan... And when he was the Menteri Besar, his underlings must have been impressed by his leadership in getting fabulously rich...

"Insinuations and lies!", Khir Toyo had indignantly insisted to the interviewing journalist, Sa'odah Elias' question: "It is said that among the three candidates, you have spent the most during the divisional meetings as you are an ex-mentri besar of the richest state in the country. Is it true?"

Khir Toyo's answer: "That’s total rubbish. When I was mentri besar, I received only my salary and nothing else. The Selangor state government dealings during my time were always transparent. I do not believe in money politics or other types of political bribery." PeeeWitt!! [M.C: Okay, that may be true. And it may also be true that "something else" only came in AFTER you left...?]

Selain dari yang di atas, dalam interview dengan The Star tu, Khir Toyo juga telah "moonlight dan diversify" -  Selain dari kemahirannya dalam hal "Cabut & Simen Gigi", dia jugak profesional hal linguistics ni ... Bahawa dia sebenarnya ada "politics money" yang digunakan "untuk logistics" semasa kempen peringkat bahagian. Dia MARAH; dia kata ni bukan "money politics". Ikut demo lah Khir, nak define, tafsir kok mano-mano pun... Kawe pulak tulih hok kawe define dae tafsir ... kira SERI lah.

CAPTION: "Bila pegang jawatan penting dalam kerajaan, kena buat gini:  ADA PELUANG boleh perkaya diri; kita SAPU" [QUOTATION from the book of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Penyapu Harta Rakyat" by M.K TOYO; Botox Publishers 2008]

*Things to `sakit kepala' about, if you don't have better things to do: Small Talk: "Wang dipolitikkan" or "politik diwangkan"?

 

Technorati Tags: Malaysian Politics,Umno,Khir Toyo,The Star,Sakmongkol AK47,Small Talk,Tun Mahathir,Kecek Nawok

Dollah Badawi, Najib and Khairy to be sent to Kamunting!

Yes, that's right. And not only them, but also a whole bunch of others in Umno. And good riddance too!

What a great day for Umno and the country should we carry out what Tun Mahathir had said:

On money politics, Dr Mahathir said the only way to clamp down on the scourge in Umno was for all the names in the list of 900 complaints to be investigated and then removed from the party completely.

“They should be thrown in jail. That is a good way to use the Internal Security Act against them and not against someone writing some nonsense.

Hmm, the last part ni macam dok kata kat aku pulak... But anyway; THANKS, Tun! I suppose the last part is also carte blanche to continue with my writings.

SOKONG! SOKONG! Let's distribute the names, organise posses, hunt them down and dump them to where they deserve. A two-year stay under detention should be okay.

CAPTION: Two well-deserving candidates for Kamunting. And convenient too - Bapak Mertua dengan Menantu ... mudah Nori dengan Jeanne nak visit; boleh tumpang satu kereta.

And I'm sure they will all understand, appreciate and maybe even SUPPORT their incarceration! Why not? After all, they didn't attend those Anti-ISA gatherings - which means they are strong supporters of it ... people who should go around wearing "I love ISA!" t-shirts.

But there's one big problem: Who is going to sign it? The order requires the Home Minister; and what if Syed Hamid's name is also in the list...?  But maybe Syed Hamid doesn't engage in such things? MUAHAHA! Joke, joke! Okay, let's cut a deal right now - Syed Hamid is given amnesty and full pardon for the sole reason that we need his signature (Haa, mu kena terima kasih ke aku, Mid; punya setara ni aku tolong adjust mu bagi tak kena ISA)

For Umno, this appears to be the only cure. How else could grassroots members and Malaysian prevent assorted crooks from holding high positions in the party and country? We have seen how candidates with dubious track records qualifying as candidates for the party's general assembly next year. Are they really people whom the grassroots want?

NO, they are people who had paid delegates to the divisional meetings to nominate them, simple as that. Tun Mahathir added:

“There is a lot of hanky-panky. When you know someone with a very bad history is still getting support there is a strong possibility that money politics is involved because, somehow, someone has come from very far behind to keep up.

It also means someone of the Geng Mamak could also become Umno deputy president if he has enough grease. And guess what type of leader he would be when he has the power? The same as those who appear so kushuk when television cameras focus on them while listening to religious talks - and 30 minutes later, going off to be with his favourite GROs, Chivas Regal and all... Guess too what his `principles and values' would be when handling the country's riches...

Seen in this light, maybe the ISA isn't such a bad thing after all...

 

Technorati Tags: Malaysian Politics,Umno

Best sites to view US Elections

To keep in line with the "Addicted to Politics" blog title, and in an attempt to "go international", the Cendana Blues blog has come up with this as its first-ever foreign post title. And since it's the US Elections Big Day, Mat Cendana and other Malaysians could be forgiven should they be obsessed with some pertinent things that are going to happen in the next 24 hours or so.

Here are some websites and blogs beyond the predictable New York Times, NBC or MSN that are specifically focused on this. The big contest is the for the US presidency, of course. But there are also the fights for seats in the US Congress, and these are of importance too for the winners will decide how President Obama or President McCain deals with us, the rest of the world. [NOTE: The following are cut-and-paste from various sources, and not written by Mat Cendana, unless stated]

Five Thirty-eight "Electoral projections done right". A number-crunching polling site that digests all the numbers flying around.

  Its last entry - a projection based on statistics says: Today's Polls and Final Election Projection: Obama 349, McCain 189

It's Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, Election Day in America. The last polls have straggled in, and show little sign of mercy for John McCain. Barack Obama appears poised for a decisive electoral victory.

Real Clear Politics Real Clear Politics figures in every poll addict's bookmarks. Throughout today it will have all the Presidential, Senate and House polls you can possibly need. And its bloggers will do the interpreting for you.

 

Slate Magazine Highly-recommended online magazine Slate is running an online tipsheet with an hourly digest of all the significant developments.

The Atlantic magazine Live election reporting from the venerable Atlantic magazine.

[MC: Based on what he had read at these sites and a few others, the consensus appears to be a comfortable, or even a crushing win for Obama! So, it might appear that there will not be a case of the Democrats letting slip a "sure thing" as had happened before. Refer to the book by Michael Moore which was reviewed by Ahmad Cendana. But then, who knows what the voters will actually do when they get into the booth?]

* FINAL RESULT:

[MC: The projections by Five Thirty-eight above turned out to be quite accurate]

* Update 5 Nov 11:25 PM - Jarod of Paradise sTorM has a post-results blog Post titled Obama speech after being declared President of US