Sorry, Prime Minister — Othman Wahab

March 26, 2011

MARCH 26 — Finally, the Prime Minister has spoken. But I suppose he had little choice because he had to attend the Umno Supreme Council meeting and then meet the chaps with notebooks ( I have decided not to call them journalists because they don’t have one critical ingredient of a journalist, which is seeker of truth).

You see Datuk Seri Najib Razak does not like to get his hands dirty. That is why he has so far stayed out of the Alkitab issue, it is too messy for him. If he supports the Christians, the Muslims will be angry. At least this is what his Umno people are telling him.

So put Idris Jala (KPI Minister ) in the forefront. Meanwhile Najib will focus on his Internet community friends and talk about 1Malaysia and scholarships. Similarly when the porn video scandal broke, the PM kept silent.

Instead of denouncing the skullduggery and stating equivocally that Umno was not involved, he stayed silent. Probably he like cautious politicians like to see how this affair was going to play out.

Anyway, last night he spoke and this is what he said: the main task ahead was to find out the authenticity of the video tape. Umno’s role in the matter is not important.

Not important! Okay, I agree that we need to find out if the tape is doctored, etc. And whether the main actor is the leader of the Opposition.

But the guys who put this tape together have broken half a dozen laws and should be charged. And if Umno’s role can be ascertained, then we can surely say that Umno’s leadership sanctioned the act.

After all, there is a report that Najib met the Datuk T gang a few days ago. So if Umno’s top leaders sanctioned this sting operation what does it say about their moral compass (sudah rosak).

But maybe we should not be surprised. Just listen to the vulgar jokes at the party assembly every year. Gutter is what they do, and do well. So sorry, Prime Minister, your first statement on the video leaves me uncomfortable. It sounds like you actually like what Datuk T did.

I am just curious. Why is there so much fear of Anwar? He is just another man, flawed sometimes, inspired sometimes, a disappointment sometimes. But why is there such fear. - Malaysian Insider