Friday, July 11, 2008

On Kevin Rudd's comment about Malaysian democracy

PUTRAJAYA 10 Julai - Perdana Menteri Australia, Kevin Rudd menyifatkan sistem demokrasi dan hak asasi di Malaysia sungguh segar dan hidup.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditanya pandangannya oleh seorang wartawan dari Australia mengenai perkembangan hak asasi manusia di negara ini.

"Ia bukan sahaja hidup tetapi tumbuh segar,“ kata Rudd yang dipercayai merujuk kepada soalan yang ada kaitan dengan kenyataan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang mengkritik Rudd sebagai tidak mempedulikan hak asasi di Malaysia.

Rudd dan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengadakan sidang akhbar bersama selepas mesyuarat dua hala sempena lawatan kerja Perdana Menteri Australia itu di sini hari ini. - Utusan

Muahahaha tergelak besar saya apabila membaca berita dari Utusan Meloya ni. Bukan sekadar "hidup" tapi "tumbuh segar lagik", bak kata Kevin Rudd.

We visit someone's home for dinner, do we complain that the dishes are too salty, the rice has 'jelantah' etc? Its called manners. Regardless what the truth is, we always say everything is nice and good. Since Kevin Rudd is visiting Malaysia, you wouldn't expect him to critisize our democracy now would you? He was cornered with a leading question, it was expected for him to say
"Ia bukan sahaja hidup tetapi tumbuh segar“.

I'm sure majority of urbanites would find this hillarious. Pity the kampung folks who actually believe what Utusan wrote.

Anyway, back to work...

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