Monday, July 03, 2006

When you criticise a one party government, you are a partisan critic

When a columnist becomes a 'partisan player' in politics [link]
"If a columist presents himself as a non-political observer, while explioting his access to the mass media to undermine the Government's standing with the electorate, then he is no longer a constructive critic, but a partisan player in politics"
Wait a minute, I read the article [link] . Where in the article was any political party mentioned?

Oh yeah. I guess when you criticise a one party government, you are a partisan critic. Since there is only one party.

Other funny shite from the letter:
K BHAVANI writes: mr brown must also know that price increases in electricity tariffs and taxi fares are the inevitable result of higher oil prices.
Right.... this reminded me of the golden words of Minister Ng Eng Hen in his election speech:
.... Dr Ng called the WP a wayang party. "Do they have solutions? Can they bring the price of oil down?.... [link]

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