365 thoughts on “Snippets”

1. I wonder where is the professionalism. Those journalist, editors…dont they feel ashamed? Or…maybe..money talks! sigh..

2. Assalamualaikum Tun..
   Utusan also cannot be trusted, if I want to read some joke for fun,
   then politic section in utusan is definitely one of them

3. Askm Tun,
   Ini kali pertama saya dapat berdialog dengan Tun setelah sejak mula Tun menjadi Blogger. Saya adalah dikalangan profesional muda yang baru memulakan kerjaya 6 tahun yang lalu. Secara terbuka saya sebagai orang Melayu tidak merasa apa-apa pun kelebihan apa yang dikatakan hak-hak istimewa orang Melayu. Saya berdikari sendiri macam lain-lain bangsa. Habis belajar bayar hutang macam orang lain. Cuma satu perkara yang saya rasa zaman Tun dan Perdana Menteri yang lain mungkin terlupa nak buat iaitu tentang polisi perumahan negara. Hari ni ada saja projek baru harga rumah yang tinggi hanya memberi kelebihan pada kebanyakan orang cina beli rumah di sesuatu projek perumahan. Orang Melayu beli atas kuota Bumiputra jual balik rumah pada bangsa lain. Akhir sekali populasi orang melayu di hampir kesemua bandar utama dalam negara kita semakin kurang dah nak jadi Singapura. Sepatutnya ada polisi sewa dan jual kepada Bumiputra untuk harga rumah yang mahal supaya orang macam saya dan lain-lain dapat beli rumah di kawasan bandar. Rumah yang dibeli bawah polisi ni pula tak boleh jual pada orang lain melainkan pada Bumiputra bila dah habis bayar (sewa jadi bayar), kalau tak dapat cari Bumiputra boleh jual balik pada perbadanan yang jadi Pemegang Amanah rumah ni untuk pastikan sesuatu kawasan khususnya di Bandar tak dimonopoli oleh sesuatu kaum. Secara tak langsung baru lah boleh imbang undi depa yang tak mau kat kita. Saya hanya mampu beli rumah harga bawah RM150k nak cari payah sebab tak ada pemimpin negara ni yang nak pertahan majoriti orang melayu di Bandar. Depa buang setinggan Melayu ganti dengan projek besar harga mahal hanya satu bangsa saja yang boleh beli, siapa ? kalau tak orang cina, sedikit bangsa India dan sedikit Melayu yang hampir pupus di Bandar-Bandar utama, siapa lagi yang nak bela bangsa dan agama kalau tak kita, jadi tak timbul isu bantah azan dan lain-lain.
   Adi Jagat

4. Assalammualaikum YBhg Tun Dr. Mahathir,
   As Tun said, spinning requires an almost perfect balance in terms of what are being said and reported. Tun’s case in point is just one of many that have happened in the MSM.
   As the term is spinning, there will be a time when the spin will stop, and if the objective of the original spin was not achieved, they would probably spin some more and this time they will add and omit what ever is necessary to achieve the stated objective. As such, what started as a half truth become a blatant lie as the spin become out of control.
   I believe that when they spent millions in hiring the spinners, they did not expect the power of blogging by professionals and normal citizens would be throwing them a curve ball in whatever stories that they spun. Blogs and alternative media provide alternative views and different takes of the same stories.
   Naturally, the internet which have been the haven for oppositions since 1998 provide the opposition with a much needed platform to publish and carry out their campaign. The inept government which simply said that bloggers are goblok or a part time housewives with nothing better to do, tried to downplay the rising popularity of blogs. This is what spinning was all about.
   When the so-called gobloks continued to write, print, analyze, etc of whatever the government is doing, especially when it comes to big government decisions, this is when government realized that they are losing the battle and as we found out later almost cost the government the war when they lost two third majority in parliament and lost 5+1 state governments to the oppositions.
   Personally, I look at spinning as telling a lie and when you’re almost caught with the first lie, you’ll tell a second lies to protect the first lie. This will continue until all the lies just explode out of control which normally led to a tragic end. Think about it, Pinocchio perhaps.
   Wassalam
   LoyalCitizen
   SHAH ALAM

5. Umno information chief Muhammad Taib denied there was pressure from Umno Supreme Council members for PakLah to relinquish the party president’s post earlier.
   Who is Taib trying to kid? Maybe himself?
   Are there many people trying to spin more stories? I hope not!

6. SALAM SEMUA…
   SEBENARNYA KAKAI PUTAR BELIT NOMBOR SATU NEGARA IALAH TUN SENDIRI. TUN TAK PAYAHLAH KATA ORANG LAIN. TUN MEMANG MACAM TU SALAHKAN ORANG LAIN UNTUK MENYEMBUNYIKAN KESALAHAN DIRI. NAMUN TUN LUPA TUN LAH RAJA PUTAR BELIT UTAMA MALAYSIA SELEPAS PAKLAH DAN NAJIB. SEPATUTNYA TUN BERBANGGA DENGAN GELARAN INI.

7. Dear Tun,
   I don’t buy newspaper anymore, save my money.
   I do believe we need you to rule back the country.

8. Tun,
   Clearly this two newspaper published a very different set of stories. One controlled by spin doc while the other one a bit more unsencored (I think so). That is why this NST newspaper sale has decline tremendously recently.
   Thanks
   BUSTANUL BISTARI BEY

9. Assalamu’alaikum and Ramadhan mubarak!
   Greetings and salutations Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad! I am your number one and biggest fan! Just dropped by to say hey and what’s up? hehe. I’d like to extend a hand of welcome for your return to UMNO and hope that in some way the party will be rectified from all the holes and crevices it has caused by ignoable guttersnipes which is about to cause a massive sinkage. I pray that your return will bring the much needed repairs. By the way, please drop by http://alveritascleric.wordpress.com a blog dedicated to exposing the lies and deceit of Anwar and the PKR.

10. salam tun.(and the wifey)=)
    spinning is not good tho for reports. how on earth people will know the true story if some reporters (or whosoever which irresponsible manner edhered to themselves) keep printing the wrong ones and not-so-complete one. duhhh.. thats so not right.
    happy ramadhan again tun.
    semoga sama2 kita mendapat keberkatan during the final 10 nights on this holiest month.
    take care.
    salam.

11. Yes, 70% MEDIA is Rubbish but that Rubbish entertainted Us!!!
    Spic Doc = Old methods, RAKYAT aren’t stupid
    we are now living in the 21st Century, 51 years after MERDEKA!!! no wonder not many RAKYAT waving the Jalur Gemilang despite being told to do so, think go!!!

12. Yes, i agree with Tun on Malaysia main media always “spinning”.
    lately The Star have greatly improved…I can see much better converage for both Government and opposition columns and opinions.No longer it is one sided. The SUN is much better. But lately it doesnt write as much hot topic..I think must be something to do with the Tun Hamid …Do you think so???

13. Dear Tun,
    The damage the administration and their spin-doctors had done to the country is tremendous.
    The half-truths and lies they perpetuate had led the public astray until recently when financial and social realities started hitting us where it hurts.
    As these spin was unable to keep up with the reality on the street and hence it began to unravel.
    And of course multiple website and bloggers such as yourself help dispel the many spins they government had concocted.
    For those interested in learning more about spin, there is a book written by a couple of American which deal in this subject in reference to the previous presidential election. Its called unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation. Its an enlightening read.

14. With KJ’s interest to become umno’s youth head, I am sure many volunteers would gladly become his spin doctor. KJ seems to like branding himself as the young man who is saving umno from destruction, naturally he trys his best to show humility, without any success.
    Umno’s spin doctors are not just in the media. Many are from the party itself. Some are so convincing that they themselves believe in their own cocktail of tales. Similar to Ahmad Ismail.
    Unfortunately this is the price one pays when one plays politics. However the press should be neutral and fair to all parties when it comes to reporting the news.
    Sometimes, the media thinks that they are being forced into writing something that they do not believe in. Some of them are truly as spineless as some of BN’s members.
    PakLah’s democratic reforms have really changed the mindset of the media. They are zombies to the powers-that-be.

15. Dear Tun,
    1. On petrol price – you were being sarcastic.
    2. On spinning – spin for there “should” be frictions within.
    3. On Rocky Bru – fair reporting. Forget not the rest – o yeah they say “they report fairly”.
    What’s your comment Tun?
    Salam

16. As every Tom, Dick and Harry knows full well Tun M has been, and continues to be, the greatest “Spin Doctor” in Malaysia!He weaves a tissue of untruths from time to time and feigns memory lapse when he is subject to intense questioning. We all have witnessed this during the Lingam tape scandal public enquiry, didn’t we folks?
    ABI

17. ASSALAMUALAIKUM..AYAHANDA TUN.., WALAUPUN DUA KOMOEN SAYA DALAM RUANGAN INI, SEBELUM INI TIDAK DI KELUAR UNTUK DI KONGSI BERSAMA DENGAN RAKAN-RAKAN SEMUA,APA PUN SAYA BERHARAP AYAHANDA TUN AKAN MELAKUKAN SESUATU DEMI MALAYSIA,SAYA YAKIN DAN PERCAYA AYAHANDA TUN LEBIH MEMAHAMI NEGARA KITA MALAYSIA…,BILA,APA TINDAKAN AYAHANDA TUN SAYA TETAP MENYOKONG AYAHANDA TUN
    BERIKUT APA YANG KAMI, RAKYAT BOLEH NAMPAK BERLAKU PADA MASA INI
    —————————————————————-
    1.KELEMAHAN PAKLAH DALAM MENTADBIR MALAYSIA AMAT KETARA
    2.KERAKUSAN DSAI DALAM USAHANYA HENDAK MENJADI PM SEHINGGA SANGGUP MELAKUKAN PERKARA YANG BOLEH MENGUGAT KETENTEREMAN MALAYSIA DAN EKONOMI MALAYSIA
    3.KJ BANYAK MEMAINKAN PERANAN SEHINGGA MENYEBABKAN KEADAAN SEMAKIN TIDAK MENENTU DAN MENJADI SEBUTAN BUALAN KITA PADA HARI INI
    KESIMPULANNYA, JANGAN MEMPERBODOHKAN RAKYAT SEMATA-MATA KERANA AGENDA PERIBADI ANDA,RAKYAT SUDAH BOLEH MELIHAT APA YANG BERLAKU PADA HARI INI,JIKA PEMBOHONGAN INI TERUS BERLAKU MAKA BERTAMBAH BENCILAH RAKYAT KEPADA ANDA.KEPADA DSAI JANGANLAH SEPERTI SINGA LAPAR YANG TERLALU MENGIDAM DAGING YANG NYAMAN.(jawatan PM)MAKA INGATLAH DSAI BAHAWA DARAH YANG MENGALIR DI DALAM TUBUH ANDA ADALAH MELAYU,JANGAN KERANA KESILAPAN ANDA NEGARA TERGADAI KEPADA BANGSA LAIN..,SEGERAKAN PERALIHAN KUASA DI ANTARA PAKLAH DENGAN PENGANTINYA. KENYATAAN PAKLAH YANG ENGGAN MENERIMA PANDANGAN (MUBARAK) MENUNJUKKAN KEBODOHANNYA.PAKLAH HANYA BIJAK BERDOLAK DALEH.DAN BODOH DALAM MEMIMPIN NEGARA.MAKA JAWAPAN KEPADA KEBODOHAN ITU ADALAH “BERHENTI JADI PM”……..BERANI BERUBAH……..BAGI SAYA TIADA APA YANG PERLU DI TUNGGU PAKLAH LAGI…………B E R H E N T I…..JANGAN BANYAK ALASAN…………………………….

18. NST owned by UMNO fire Kalimullah just like the late tun ghaffar did.

19. Dear Tun
    In a way, I m sad that at yr twilight of yr years u r seeing things that you never dreams u could encountered.
    But then again, it started from yr tenure where u unleashed the ‘forces’ that become a products in today society. I m very sure u will live to see:
    i)Yr current successor n successors-to-come from UMNO will disappoint u deeply in coming months/years.
    ii)Yr economic achievements being chipped away progressively by whatever.
    iii)The UMNO , u loved….torned by factions, monies n outdated trends/policies.
    iv)BN components parties holding UMNO at ransoms.
    v)Yr interventions now or in future will hastened all the aboved.
    vi)Pakatan n Anwar coming forefront in everythings.
    You r already witnessing the ‘most unfortunately things/events’ unfolding before yr very eyes. I m sure u will see more in coming days.
    You can stop or delay this from coming to pass by ‘undoing all the aboved’. It is not to late, TUN..It is yr call

20. Aku mahu Pak Lah Turun tp Aku tidak rela Anuar Ibrahim naik !!!

21. It takes great courage, integrity, honour and true commitment to the country above self to relinquish power – what more the highest political power in the land.
    I recall my overseas trips after Mahathir resigned. I heard nothing but only sincere praises and respectful surprise from the foreigners. They marveled and respected Mahathir giving up the post when he was still politically strong. TO them, this ended the speculation that he is a dictator for a dictator will not give up
    power until his last breath.
    Mahathir resigned VOLUNTARILY. He was not asked to go. Many forget this.
    Now, those in power should know what is the honourable thing to do and should think of the country first.

22. Dear Tun M,
    Surat khabar sekarang dah lah hampas, nak tengok prime time News pun dah naik meluat baik dok tengok discovery channel. Thank goodness ade Astro.

23. Dear Tun
    My sincere thanks to you for allowing my comment to be posted on your blog.
    Also deeply honored to have my message to be read by someone i have admired and has the moving forces of the Malaysian history.
    My judgement is the country has been scripted into what it is today by the action of our forefathers and by the contemporary attitude of her citizens. We dont have a proper doctrine to hold ourselves on to. Not that only we are Malaysia Boleh sometimes it is Apa-apa pun Boleh.
    Our leaders today must do a lot of soul searching to find the answer to all the crisis surrounding us today. We get leaders who uses quick fix method; like the doctor who likes to give instant pain killers to his patients without diagnosis of the real disease. Not all the problems we face can be fixed my a mere dose of aspirin; we have too much of bad cholesterol running in the very veins of our country’s administration.
    Some leaders get very angry and they look for a punching bag; poor fellas like RPK, T Kok or Ms Tan will become the victims; while the real culprits run scot free.
    I look AAB mehod of deploying ISA to catch a mosquito, bazooka as a prefered choice when bugging problem could (if truly it is)be just tapped off his shoulder.
    ISA was applicable at some point of time in the 60s or the 80s; i admit i was not into politics at the time; so I reserve my comment. But i am amazed how most of us did not feel the real pinch during that late 90s financial crisis; though you have made many unpopular moves which many Malaysian has cursed you like hell.
    Today we have country in crisis, world in crisis and many of my office mates also getting the spill over into their jobs as well. Nobody is happy. We dont deserve this at all
    Pls Tun; for heaven’s sake pls do something or talk to someone to repair the irreversible damage done to the country.
    We wish to remember you as someone who has done his best to change; we dont want to think that you have started something ticking and left without difusing the time bomb

24. TUN,
    AAB tidak pernah jelas apa apa mengenai Kalimullah walaupun semua orang komen dan AAB sendiri kata dia dengar, dengar, dengar apa rakyat cakap.
    Kalau definasi spinning sepertimana yang dikatakan, maknanya banyak orang lakukan untuk banyak perkara. AAB spin UMNO, KJ spin projek-projek pembangunan dan pentadbiran. Zaid Ibrahim spin kehakiman negara.
    Ahli-ahli UMNO barangkali dah bangun dari pening kena spin dan mereka pasti akan spin pencalonan dalam mensyuarat UMNO Bahagian pada bulan depan untuk pastikan peralihan kuasa dilaksana tidak lewat dari Disember 2008.

25. TUN,
    AAB tidak pernah jelas apa apa mengenai Kalimullah walaupun semua orang komen dan AAB sendiri kata dia dengar, dengar, dengar apa rakyat cakap.
    Kalau definasi spinning sepertimana yang dikatakan, maknanya banyak orang lakukan untuk banyak perkara. AAB spin UMNO, KJ spin projek-projek pembangunan dan pentadbiran. Zaid Ibrahim spin kehakiman negara.
    Ahli-ahli UMNO barangkali dah bangun dari pening kena spin dan mereka pasti akan spin pencalonan dalam mensyuarat UMNO Bahagian pada bulan depan untuk pastikan peralihan kuasa dilaksana tidak lewat dari Disember 2008.

26. Tun,
    First time engaging with u but I’ve been keeping a close watch on all ur comments. Perhaps I’ll sent my views another time. May ALLAH bless u, Tun, u were the best, u r simply fantastic during ur era n hopefully god gives u guidence as d years come by.
    Kpd Tun sekeluarga, saya mengucapkan slmt berpuasa dan slmt hari raya.

27. salam tun,
    betoi ka adnan mansor kata tak dapat lagi permohonan tun nak masuk UMNO dalam TV3 semalam

28. Dear Tun
    Jasa Tun amat kami menghargai. Walaupun sekian lama bersara, kami masih dapat mendengar suara Tun yang lantang itu. Teruskanlah sumbangan Tun dengan idea-idea yang dapat menyelamatkan negara yang tercinta ini.

29. SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN,
    IZINKAN,
    By Nasha Bin Edwin on September 18, 2008 2:58 PM
    SALAM SEMUA…
    LEBIH BAIK SABAH DAN SARAWAK KELUAR MALAYSIA DARIPADA TERUS TERHIMPIT DENGAN SUASANA POLITIK UMNO(BN) YANG TIDAK RELEVEN LAGI.
    INI LAGI SATU CONTOH ‘BAIK’ KEPADA APA YANG AYAHANDA KATAKAN
    ‘MARAH NYAMUK BAKAR KELAMBU’
    ADAKAH DASAR2 KERAJAAN UMNO/BN SEBELUM ERA IMAM ‘HADHARI’ INI TELAH GAGAL DALAM MENUNAIKAN TANGGUNG JAWAB HINGGA ‘NEGARA KITA TELAH DIPANDANG TINGGI OLEH DUNIA DAN MENJADI NEGARA CONTOH KEPADA NEGARA2 ISLAM DAN DUNIA KETIGA?’
    ‘NASHA’ OOOI, CAKAP MACAM PERSAKIT ‘AAB'(ARROGANT AIMLESS BONEHEAD) BOLEH LE.
    MATA WANG DAN ASAS NILAI APA NAK DIGUNA PAKAI?
    BRUNEI DOLLAR? USD/POUND STERLING? TAK MUNGKIN LE, REZEB EMAS TAKDE. NAK CETAK DUIT SABAH DOLLAR HARUS JUGA LE. TAPI NILAINYA MUNGKIN LEBIH KURANG RUPIAH KOT? KAMI JUGA CAKAP MACAM ‘AAB’ JUGA.
    KENAPA NAK MUSNAHKAN KELAMBU? HALAU JE NYAMUK2 YANG HISAP DARAH RAKYAT TU DAN TERUSKAN DENGAN AGENDA WAWASAN 2020, INSYAALLAH SELURUH RANTAU MALAYSIA INI DAPAT MENIKMATI HASILNYA JIKA NEGARA DAH MAJU AMAN DAN MAKMUR.
    FIKIR DENGAN ILMU
    CAKAP DENGAN PENGETAHUAN.
    BIARLAH ‘NAFSU’ KITA KUDAKAN DAN BUKAN SEBALIKNYA!
    ALFATIHAH, AMIN

30. assalamualaikum.
    Sekadar mengambil tahu;
    – Adakah Tun Dr Mahathir, ‘membaca’ semua komen ini?, kerana pada pendapat saya, kebanyakan tulisannya, sama seperti snippets tuan?
    ps: ataupun mmg byk ‘sebenarnya’ yg berkelulusan ‘spinning’ ni? dari zaman dahulu lg?

31. Dear Tun
    Agree with you on this..
    I have chosen not to listen to the local news on TV & papers, as the sentiments are obviously ‘berat sebelah’ and ‘weirdo’ (just couldn’t think of any better word for ‘stupid’) remarks were made by the so-called leaders..
    They should not underestimate the intelligence of rakyat ust because they are not that intelligent..

32. 1.I can not remember when was the last time I read any newspaper, but did read just the headline at the news stand.
    2.The only article that is true on the newspaper is the date, period.

33. dear Tun,
    Good morning Tun and family, its my pleasure to have a word with you.
    This is my first posting but I have read a lot of chedet blog. I have found that Tun have given us a lot of info on the current political turmoil. Tun has been repeatedly calling for PakLah to step down but no respond until now. And now, DSAI after sending a letter to the PM but rejected, DSAI again sending a letter to ask PM to having a special parliment as appear in the Justin.TV today.
    From what I understand, this matter will not be happen if after the PRU12, PM immediately step down (mentioned by Tun as “Hara-kiri” in Japan ).
    Tun also have waned the entire government especially PM to not take DSAI treat lightly. But what have been said in the mainstream media that, Anuar treat is mealy a dream on daylight. or some of the kaki bodek said ” its just like dream of man known as Luncai with marrow”.
    On one of Tun posting, Tun talking about by election in PP which was won by DSAI with increased majority its ration is 2:1. Tun said that this have indicated that voters have lost confidence in AAB, and must have a change of leadership immediately to prevent PR to govern But instead on many Occasion in TV3, TV2, TV1 AAB said that no reason for him to resign or passup the leadership to Najip as he have the strong support.
    So, after many-many suggestion, explanations, request, calling, discussions, bloging, etc by Tun and this man called PakLah still can’t understand than its not TUN fault, and TUN should not feel sad, Ashamed or guilty anymore if finally DSAI take over the rain of Malaysia Government.
    From my point of view, Its will be easier for Tun and the new generation of leaders in BN to organise, reconstruct, re-engineering when if BN is really become an opposition in near future. As a matter of fact, this have been happened in other country like Taiwan, USA, India, Pakistan, Britain, and so many more developed country. after the defeat of the ruling government in the past they come back with Thumping win in election just like Komeintang do in Taiwan, Republican and Democrat in USA, Labour party in GB, etc.
    For one that sure, if this to really happen one person will be no more in that party, its mr AAB. I don’t know about Najip, Muyidin, Rais or even Razali but I am really hope that TUN will be there to administer the new uprising leaders. After all every healthy country must have a strong Opposition to check balance the ruling party.
    For me, at this moment I am just asking for a good governance from near future leaders. Let us pray to The Almighty God that He may have a helping hand to decide who is the right person to be a leader of our beloved country Malaysia .
    Selamat berpuasa to TUN & family. bye

34. Salam buat Ayahanda Tun.
    Couldn’t agree more..
    Now, I don’t watch Berita at TV nor reading Berita in papers. I don’t like being spinned by the media as I have perfect brain to think. Luckily there’s technology and i can choose Berita on my own on the internet.. although there are also so many ‘spin-nets’ around… Crazy Spinners!

35. Dear Tun,
    Spin doctor has been there thru out history. I believe the spin doctor will always be around and lively no matter who is our next PM. As one New York best seller author said, “Media is used to shape people mind instead of telling the true story.”

36. salam Tun,
    Tun cepat la aktif semula dalam umno.
    We are waiting for you.
    anak muda

37. Dear Sir.
    I somehow think that it is the media’s responsibility to spin truths and lies and the same time. There must be a reason behind this. Nevertheless, spinning has been a long-time thing and it wouldn’t change in the near future.
    That is why I’ve learnt to stop reading newspapers 😉
    Yours sincerely.

38. SALAM,
    I WILL ALWAY LOVE U TUN DR M
    REGARDS,
    AHMAD BUKHARI @ FAMILY

39. 1. Spinning memang pening
    2. Benci pada Spinning
    3. Yang buat Spinning hentikan..
    4. Kalau tak henti..nanti bila orang lain berkuasa mesti u kene Spinning
    5. tapi kalau pikir balik..masa tu..pakcik dah kaya..tengkuk sendiri dah lepas lantak pi..laa kan..
    6. Hakikatnya orang Melayu gak yang hancurkan bangsa sendiri…
    7. Sedih

40. “In public relations, spin is sometimes a pejorative term signifying a heavily biased portrayal in one’s own favour of an event or situation. While traditional public relations may also rely on creative presentation of the facts, “spin” often, though not always, implies disingenuous, deceptive and/or highly manipulative tactics. Politicians are often accused of spin by commentators and political opponents, when they produce a counter argument or position.
    The techniques of “spin” include Selectively presenting facts and quotes that support one’s position (cherry picking), the so-called “non-denial denial,” Phrasing in a way that assumes unproven truths, euphemisms for drawing attention away from items considered distasteful, and ambiguity in public statements. Another spin technique involves careful choice of timing in the release of certain news so it can take advantage of prominent events in the news. A famous reference to this practice occurred when British Government press officer Jo Moore used the phrase It’s now a very good day to get out anything we want to bury, (widely paraphrased or misquoted as “It’s a good day to bury bad news”), in an email sent on September 11, 2001. The furor caused when this email was reported in the press eventually caused her to resign”
    You can spin. Morality depends on how much you spin. During TDM’s era, I cannot recall to what level of spinning happened.
    CUrrent NST seems to spin to every little bit of opportunity that comes to bring in favour to Pak Lah. To a certain level, that people feel disgusted about.

41. saya mohon semua ahli umno terutama yang berpangkat/kuasa buat lah sesuatu…turunkanlah paklah yg lemah demi negara tcinta…asik dok politiking…..tk nmpk wt keje apa pun..ekonomi, kemajuan, RMK, idea2 baru, keselamatan, inovasi haprak apa pun tkdak….

42. Askm Tun
    Sayu melihat keadaan politik dan ekonomi malaysia lately. Saya nak komen sikit pasal blog. Bagi saya, semua readers kena guna akal fikiran sendiri. Tak semestinya apa yang ada dalam blog tu semuanya betul. Kena tapis dulu. Saya dah lama ikuti blog Tun. It is very knowlegable. Tun tulis fakta, bukan merapu macam sesetengah blog tu.
    At one time dulu, saya amat menyokong DSAI. Saya merupakan pengundi P.Pauh. Tapi lani dah tak rela sokong dia lagi sebab nampak dia semakin ganas. Pun begitu, oleh kerana tiada alternatif, saya bagi jugak undi saya kat dia baru2 ni. Dari bagi undi kat BN, lebih baik bagi kat Pakatan. Betul mcm yang Tun kata.. rakyat tiada pilihan sebab BN terlalu lemah akibat kepimpinan yang lekeh…
    Saya rasa Tun boleh jadi orang tengah untuk selesaikan kemelut politik sekarang ni… Bantulah rakyat Malaysia Tun..

43. Dear Tun,
    1. I bought NST because it had “Didik” pull-out that helped my son with his UPSR preps. Now that the UPSR is thing of the past, I’m back to reading online.
    2. I occasionally buy NST just to kill the time when I’m waiting for someone but my headlines start from the back cover (the sports section). Hopefully, the person arrived before I got over Biz Times.
    3. I used to be a regular reader of NST but the spinning machine had given me too much headache.
    Boska
    p/s: Re UPSR, you may not aware how rampant soalan bocor is going on these days. Tuition centres are one of the sources! Malaysians are taught to cheat at young age and we expect to generate good graduates???

44. TUN DAN SELURUH RAKYAT MALAYSIA,
    SAYA SANGAT MELUAP DENGAN PENGUMUMAN KHAIRY MINTA DICALUNKAN KETUA PEMUDA.INGATLAH WAHAI SEMUA ORANG UMNO,KERUSAKKAN DAN KETIDAKTENTUAN NEGARA HARI INI BERMULA DENGAN BUDAK HAPRAK INI.

45. Assalam O Alaikum Tun,
    Since last few days I am reading your Blog regularly. Though I am not a Malaysian. But I have interest in Malaysia as I lived there for more than two years. And I am a Big fan of yours. I really liked the way you brought up Malaysia in last twenty two years when you were Prime Minister. I wished we (Indians) should have a Prime Minister like you Tun. Anyway, just to inform you that I am from India.
    I also liked the way you write your Blogs. It gives a very good information about Malaysia and Malaysian politics. Like other visiters on your blog, I am also totaly agree with, that you should be back in UMNO, it needs a Great Personality like you. I would say you are a “Mahatma Gandhi” for Malaysia.
    Though I do have something to criticise as well. But not in this message. But surely you’ll be getting my comments often on your blog. Just remember my nick “Bluemale” I think I am the only Indian from India who reads your blog with an interest.
    Wish you a good luck Tun and to your family.
    Bluemale.

46. Dear Tun,
    I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m sick and tired of the media’s reports on government portraying them as very responsible, rakyat loving government. We all know that what’s said in the newspaper are only half true. That why i prefer to read blogs. Your blog is one of my favorite. None of the newspapers in the country are neutral except for Sin Chew Daily. But we all saw what happened when the reporting becomes too blunt. Arresting a reporter under ISA is not something heroic. It’s dumb! Plain stupidity! Now we all know what the government is capable of when they are threatened. Arresting and detaining a blogger and MP is even worst! How about Ahmad Ismail? What he said is it not creating an unrest among other race? Shouldn’t he be arrested under ISA? And he is only been investigated under Sedition Act. And Syed Hamid Albar said the reason to detain the Sin Chew reporter is to protect her! What a joke! Now we as a Malaysian knows that ISA can be used to protect the rakyat who is under threat! Abdullah is hated on every corners around Malaysia. Everyday his life is under threat. Shouldn’t the police invite him to stay at detention centre. Protect him 24 hours around the clock. Whatever functions can be held there. Plus lunch and dinner will be provided. Abdullah and co. has make a mockery of themselves lately. Nobody in the streets trusts them anymore. Other then their cronies, of course! And yet they are still in power. I think there are too many civil servants in Malaysia. If the government departments are to be reduced by 50%, Abdullah and his hencemen would become common citizen by now.

47. Maybe you can share the spinning experience when you were still PM? My opinion, whatever happens today, it comes with a reason – simply because it exists since the old days. It’s true that people no longer believe what the mainstream papers write rather than reading blog or other “opposition” online news as more and more bloggers are arrested under ISA.

48. Salam Y. Bhg Tun
    According to Matthias Chang in his book Future Fastforward:The Zionist Anglo American Empire Meltdown,1 of the methods for the zionist to control the world is by controlling the media. So this is the same method apply to control Malaysia as the PM wishes.
    Thanx.
    http://amric2.blogspot.com/

49. Dear Tun,
    FYI, i only constantly read two blogs only, yours and rocky’s……at least the comments come from all type of malaysian public regardless of their political parties…..the rest not just spinning but master of disguise…..spinning like gasing…..putar alam…..!!!!!
    Bila la pak lah ni nak belah….dgn keadaan ekonomi dunia yg kian meruncing ni tu sebab awal2 dah pas baton kat najib, so kalau ekonomi malaysia hancus salah najib bukan salah dia.
    I totally agreed Anwar Master of spinning…..cam YB Ibrahim Ali cakap dia cukup kerusi dah…..kerusi Courts Mammoth!!!! Rumah I pun banyak kerusi lebih, nanti i donate biar lebih sikit majoriti tu.
    Banyak betul pelajaran kepada generasi muda yang diberikan oleh ahli politik kita:
    1. Cakap bohong untuk kebaikan sendiri tak pa
    2. Bersangka buruk sesama kaum lain itu lebih baik, kutuk lagi bagus
    3. Kalau rasa tak de orang nak percaya cakap kita, angkat sumpah kat masjid tak pun buat je statutory declaration
    4. Putarbelit cerita untuk tunjuk kebaikan sendiri dan keburukan orang lain
    5. Kalau pergi oversea kutuklah malaysia banyak2 dan nyatakan keburukan undang2, badan kehakiman, polis dll. Itu pasti buat malaysia lebih famous di mata dunia
    6. Kalau jadi pemimpinan tak payah amanah dan bertanggungjawab, cepat2 kumpul kumpul duit untuk diri sendiri dan keluarga
    7. Banyakkan practise main gasing dari kecik2 supaya bila dewasa akan terkenal sebagai master of spinning.
    I wonder how our youths behaviour come 2020???????

50. Assalammualaikum Tun,
    Just hope that the leaders up there would concentrate on improving the standard and quality of life for the rakyat. Its been 5 months since the election and don’t see any good and solid steps to do that. If this kind of leadership goes on, wonder what kind of future our children will have. May God help all of us!
    By the way, siapa yg betul? STAR? NST? UTUSAN? HARAKAH? KEADILAN?
    PLEASE, IF ANY OF THE LEADERS OUT THERE READ ALL THESE COMMENTS, PLEASE DON’T IGNORE THE NEED OF THE RAKYAT!!!
    P/S TUN – help to “betulkan” BN or face the Opposition which more incline to help the rakyat
    WASSALAM…

51. Dear Tun,
    It has been quite a period of times that our nation’s leaders have erupted power struggle and it looks like there is still no final solution to stabilize the current situation. It is really bad and unfortunate for the citizen because the government suppose to do more for the people especially during this time when global economy recession is taking place instead of continuously struggling for power among themselves.
    I really doubted in mind about the kind of leadership Malaysia possess and I am definitely sure that it would ruin our nation economy and the causes would effect those medium and lower category group of our people when investments and businesses are rare.
    It is not healthy to carry on like this as when the worst to come it will be too late to solve it which is not beneficiary to anyone of us!
    Selamat Berpuasa Tun.

52. Assalamualaikum TDM,
    Spinning may actualy hurt the spinner if not properly planned ….. let them spinned as much as they want, we the people are mature enough to choose. The only problem is the politician ….. mature? .. hmmmm …….arghhh …. don’t think so, they need people like you, Ku Li, and other veterans who actually use God given brains. The young (at Pak Lah age … +- few years) politician may thought that their brains are located on their knee caps …. or worst still ….
    b.t.w, Selamat Hari Raya Tun Dr. Mahathir, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah & Family, Malaysia love both of you, even though some may say otherwise, semuga panjang umur, murah rezeki dan diberkati Allah sentiasa. CDR

53. Tahniah Tun..
    chedet.com telah naik dari 84 ke ranking ke-80 dalam Top 100 website malaysia.. di atas tv3.com.my
    source: http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?cc=MY&ts_mode=country&lang=none

54. CEPAT BERTINDAK JANGAN TUNGGU LAGI…TANGKAP ANWAR IBRAHIM DI BAWAH AKTA ISA . NEGARA SUDAH MENUJU KEHANCURAN DARI KEMAJUAN YANG DIASASKAN OLEH TUN MAHATHIR . KITA MESTI REALISASIKAN WAWASAN 2020 . TAPI ANWAR IBRAHIM TELAH MELAMBATKAN PROSES WAWASAN 2020 . PADA 3 OKTOBER 2008 MUSIBAH AKAN MENIMPA ANWAR IBRAHIM KERANA PEMBOHONGAN DN DOSA YANG DILAKUKANNYA. ANWAR …YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED .

55. Skrg memang tak leh percaya ape yg ditulis dlm suratkhabar dan yg dibaca dlm berita…bace kat blog lebih jitu, tepat..ape yg benar sering dipotong dan diedit sebelum suratkhabar dicetak keluar..

56. Assalamualaikum TUN.
    lama kelamaan nanti UMNO dan BN jadi parti tappurware.
    che som

57. NOW LET ME SAY SOMETHING HERE.. ANWAR HAS SPINNED BADAWI!! FROM TODAY CONFERENCE SEEMS – BADAWI WILL BE GOING IN LURCH ON NEXT TUESDAY!! HE WILL BE FORCED TO GO TO THE PARLIMENT!! AND THEN, THERE HE WILL BE STRIPPED FROM HIS POST… THATS WHAT IT SEEMS FROM ANWAR’S CONFERENCE JUST NOW. WELL THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL NEXT TUESDAY.. LETS SEE ANWAR’S PROMISE THIS TIME. ANYWAY IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SPINNING…. WELL EVERYBODY SPINS EVERYONE’S WORD HERE… NO ONE IS PERFECT- IM SURE YOU HAVE SPINNED SOME WORDS AS WELL… WHAT YOU THINK?

58. Dear Tun,
    Berhati-hati. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dah mengamuk nak tangkap bloggers yang anti-kerajaan.
    Who’s next ?

59. SALAM SEMUA…
    LEBIH BAIK SABAH DAN SARAWAK KELUAR MALAYSIA DARIPADA TERUS TERHIMPIT DENGAN SUASANA POLITIK UMNO(BN) YANG TIDAK RELEVEN LAGI.

60. SALAM SEMUA…
    POLITIK DAN KEPIMPINAN UMNO(BN) SUDAH TIDAK REALISTIK LAGI SUKA HATI SAJA NAK TUKAR PORTFOLIO TANPA MENGAMBILKIRA PANDANGAN PEMIMPIN SABAH DAN SARAWAK. JELASLAH UMNO(BN) MENGABAIKAN SABAH DAN SARAWAK DALAM MEMBANGUNKAN NEGARA MALAYSIA. JADI ADALAH LEBIH BAIK SARAWAK DAN SABAH KELUAR MALAYSIA SAJA KERANA TIADA KEPENTINGAN LANGSUNG BUAT PEMIMPIN TERTINGGI UMNO. JIKA SARAWAK KELUAR MALAYSIA SEGALA MASALAH POLITIK UMNO(BN) TIDAK AKAN ADA KAITAN LANGSUNG DENGAN POLITIK SARAWAK. SEKIRANYA PEMIMPIN UMNO(BN) NAKA BERGADUH SESAMA SENDIRI ATAU BERTELAGAH DENGAN PEMBANGKANG LANTAK DIA ORANG LAH. KAMI RAKYAT SARAWAK DAH MUAK DENGAN POLITIK UMNO(BN) SEPERTI INI. LEBIH BAIK SABAH DAN SARAWAK BERGABUNG SAJA DENGAN BERUNAI MEMBENTUK NEGARA BARU….KALAU TUN NAK SELAMATKAN MALAYSIA SELEPAS ITU SUKA HATI TUNLAH…YANG PENTING SABAH DAN SARAWAK KELUAR DARI MALAYSIA. ADA TERDETIK JUGA DIHATI SAYA SUPAYA SAPP BUKAN SAJA MENGUMUMKAN KELUAR BN TETAPI MENGUMUMKAN SABAH KELUAR MALAYSIA….

61. asalamualikum tun
    asalkan kita semua tak berubah berubah saperti sumpah sumpah, negara kita pasti akan harmoni…

62. Tun pun apa kurangnya.. dah 7 million plus dah….
    you blog even later than Rocky Bru…
    Paklah nak buat apa bila dia ambik portfolio Menteri Pertahanan tu Tun????

63. Assalamualaikum Tun.
    Ya.Ada jugak saya terbaca pengomen Chedet.com yang tak berapa suka dengan kenyataan Dato’ Rais Yatim.
    Tetapi pengomen itu memperolehi tersalah info.Memang Dato’ Rais Yatim bersetuju dengan Dato’ Muhyiddin Yassin dan tidak bersetuju dengan Zahid Ibrahim.
    Maknanya maklumat yang saya terima setakat ini adalah baru dan benar (Astro 502) Berita Bernama.
    Terima kasih Tun.

64. Salam Tun,
    That was why I had stopped purchasing all newspapers: pro government or pro opposition!
    Selamat Hari Raya.
    Zair Zen
    TM

65. Yelo Tun,
    i used to read newspapers & watch the news (English & BM ) during your time. But i dont now..because its so boring n sleepy to me..i rather go online and read ur blogs everyday than watch or read their(reporters) fake writings..i dont care n dont believe them anymore..wasting my time & money!
    Selamat Berpuasa Tun!
    Luv ya..Mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

66. Salam buat ayahanda Tun dan bonda,
    Malam tadi penat saya menjelaskan kepada kawan kawan hal Pak Lah, Khairy, Najib dan Mahyudin dalam pertandingan UMNO bahagian lepas raya.Lepas habis cerita berbahas pula pasal VIP undangan perasmian mesyuarat bahagian.
    Saya cadang mudah saja.Buat sikit pening kepala yg 4 bahagian yg paling sentiasa ‘TEGANG DAN PANAS’ iaitu Bahagian Batu Wilayah,Bakri Johor,Bandar Tun Razak Wilayah dan Bukit Bendera(New comer)menjemput Tun sebagai VVIP undangan resmi mesyuarat bahagian . Nak bagi tahu Anuar,Khairy,Zaid,Kit siang,Nik aziz………. bahawa Aura Ayahanda Tun tak boleh challange…
    Sekian terima kasih. Wasalam
    Yunos
    Parit Sakai

67. Assalamualaikum Tun.
    Ayahanda Tun, makin lama saya makin rindu Tun jadi pemimpin Malaysia. Dulu waktu Ayahanda Tun umum letak jawatan masa persidangan UMNO, saya 1st year student di UIA. Dapat berita masa di pasar mlm jln TAR, terus rasa sebak, hilang semua niat nak cuci mata.
    Years have passed.. Saya masih rindu Ayahanda Tun jadi PM. Saya anak era Tun M, lahir tahun 81. Sampai sekarang tak nampak lagi pemimpin yang boleh jadikan Malaysia dihormati seluruh dunia. Yang ada, yang jadikan kita bahan ketawa, be it Pak Lah or Anwar. Sorang cakap macam nak tidur, sorang lagi tak boleh hilang bunyi jawanya, hatta masa guna English.
    Semoga Ayahanda Tun M diberi kesihatan yang baik, bersama-sama Bonda Siti Hasmah sekeluarga. Semoga dilindungi Allah sentiasa. Personally, untuk diri saya, Ayahanda Tun seorang saja negarawan terulung di Malaysia. Terima kasih untuk tahun-tahun yang gemilang sebagai PM. I love you so much!

68. Salam Tun
    I agree with some posts here that the spinning has occurred even during your administration days as well. I supposed any government in the world does the saem thing esp USA, or even Thailand. There must be some media which are government-controlled. It will be foolish not to do it, as everyone knows that pen is mightier than sword.
    However, I think the current spinning feels like it was spun so obviously. For example headlines in main stream media which state boldly ” BN masih kukuh “..when every one knows what is happening, what we actually perceive upon looking at how the politicians are in a limbo and one obvious aspect is, BN is a sinking ship.
    By doing this kind of silly spinning, it insult the common people like me. At least do a little bit of work before spinning a good story. That’s my advice to those spin doctors becoz they are so unconvincing now.
    And with the free media available, it doesnt help at all. I dont buy what i read on malaysiakini, rpk, or any bloggers or anything I read on the net at face value.
    Becoz if we all do, we are also doing the same foolish thing of believing everything we read in tne mainstream media like tv3 and utusan malaysia or even shin jew jit poh. They all have their own biasness. Or even any news from reuters, AP etc…or even aljazeera!!
    To my fellow malaysians, learn to read between the lines and be knowledgeable in making a decision whether you want to digest them, get rid of the news item or believe them. But think before believing or making an action on any news item.

69. a’kum tun, before i start with my comment, i would like to take this oppurtinity to congrats u, for your brilliant idea and work that u have done for the past 23 years, that has resulted to a perfect multiracial country where three different races, with different beleive and religion, can stay together in a very peaceul, prosperiety and attaining a happy life. but now the situation are slightly changing due to a poor management and efficency especially from pak lah. my opinion is that a major mistake that resulted to a poor support for barisan nasional government is by burdening the public with the very high increament of oil price, it is very-very important to take into accaunt that when u increase the oil price mean u are increasing the goods price as well, including that are a neccesity to the people. this means that now people are not spending more only at petrol station but everywhere that they have to spent. so now the big money are becoming smaller and smaller. for those who with little wages can u imagine how are they surviving? regarding dr. spining method that has been practice by our government now, this is where i found them as a big liar, they always stress that they do act for the sack of the whole malaysian, and not to be look popular in making decision, but by practising this dr. spinning method they clearly intended to be popular in the eyes of malaysian by publishing fake news that are in favour them.

70. By coincidence, Rocky’s Bru has also mentioned about these spin doctors, and has included the latest example in a NST report http://rockybru.blogspot.com/2008/09/spin-or-outright-lie_18.html
    Now that Badawi is Defence Minister, and with pressure from Umno from the inside and Anwar Ibrahim on the outside, might not a Third Reich be an attractive option for Badawi?
    I’ve written this: Seig Heil, Fuhrer Badawi at http://cendana287.blogspot.com/2008/09/seig-heil-fuhrer-badawi.html
    Not so far-fetched after the faux pas made by the army general…

71. Dear tun!
    The biggest spin doctor in our very own Malaysia is the “next generation of UMNO leaders” in the form of Khairy! From the looks of it, your son too is in the running, am I right? Like father like son/son-in-law!!! God bless Malaysia!!! Are we in for another 50 years of hypocritical UMNO rule from a rejunivated breed from the old stock? Once again, God give us a break!!!
    Just today, I read from Lim Kit Siang’s blog on some revealing statements by Datuk Dr Jeffery Kitigan on the subject “Malaysia towards a new era” which, presumerbly, were mentioned by you to him (Jeffery) Quote “WE SHOULD NOT TEACH PEOPLE WHAT THEY DO NOT KNOW….THIS IS THE WAY TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE CAN BE CONTROLLED”! Unquote
    I can only wonder and think what the Tunku would have thought of this statement from a leader who preceeded him in UNMO, if these words were ever uttered and that too from a distinguished man like you, Tun!!!
    51 years of Independence!!! This has given on the “handful” and the “previlaged” the opportunity to send their children to foreign Universities to persue a decent education, while Malaysians in general, study at local Universities having substandards!!! What is the end result? We have the likes of Najib who speaks Queen’s English while the rest speak….do I need to complete my sentence?!!!
    Finally, what more with the latest, AAB has relinquished his post as Finance Minister and has swopped the Defence porfolio with Najib? He (AAB) thinks that the Rakyat has the same mentality as Najib! I feel too sick in my stomatch to continue, Tun! God bless him!!!
    Any comments, Tun?!
    Das

72. Salam Tun,
    Saya sokong 100% pendapat Tun. Saya sendiri pun dah jarang tengok berita jam 8. Sekarang ini, berita yang dipaparkan tidak menggambarkan perkara yang sebenar, dulu saya lihat Tun keluar berita setiap hari sama ada menyampaikan ucapan atau menyelesaikan masalah, tak macam sekarang, nak respon pun ambil masa seminggu dua. Suratkhabar pula asyik memaparkan orang sedang sembahyang…perlu ke di muka depan?
    Pada hari jadi Agong yang lalu surat khabar luar negara melaporkan Tun Dr M mendahului senarai penerima pingat. Tapi bila saya baca surat khabar tempatan, laporan hanya menyebut nama Tun di akhir artikel. Ini bertujuan untuk memanipulasi berita walaupun mengenai perkara kecil.
    walau apapun gambaran negatif yg dilemparkan terhadap Tun. Saya dan keluarga sokong Tun 120%.
    Selamat berpuasa dan Selamat Hari Raya.

73. Frankly speaking, it is not realy much different during Tun tenure as prime minister,or is it even worst at that time…. still recall the picture of Ku Li in front page wearing the Tanjak with cross in front page of the newspaper? it should be a noble prize “spin” as what you call it…

74. Salam Tun,
    It has been a long and hard journey, however the end is no where in sight.
    I would like to dedicate this poem by Robert Frost to you.
    
    Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
    Whose woods these are I think I know.
    His house is in the village though;
    He will not see me stopping here
    To watch his woods fill up with snow.
    My little horse must think it queer
    To stop without a farmhouse near
    Between the woods and frozen lake
    The darkest evening of the year.
    He gives his harness bells a shake
    To ask if there is some mistake.
    The only other sound’s the sweep
    Of easy wind and downy flake.
    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

75. saya baca bh/nst/utusan dan Star. Pelik pasal spin doctor yang ni ialah when he writes he seems to write like writing a book. If nak write dlm suratkhabar be brief lah, harga pun orang tau murah sebab limited space just go straight to the point je lah.Mentang2 chief,abuse power le tu.Sudah lah, porak perandakan orang melayu msia aje. Spinning dia memang saya notice, udah2lah simpan aje pen tu, membuang masa orang aje…baik baca bahagian katun.Cuba lah tulis buku..see if ada orang nak beli [mungkin ada kot, geng2 aje le tu, bagi muka kat dia]..cerita dia semua nak mengena…tulis macam kitorang yang baca ni bangang – huh, tak ada nilai intelek lelaki langsung.Saya tak ambil pot apa dia tulis but saya ambil pot perasaan yang dia cuba convey melalui tulisan dia.Tun malaysian dah tau menilai yang mana beragendakan peribadi.Hai kawan2 melayuku..ingatlah perasaan tu mesti betul sebelum membaca apa2 kalau tidak nanti terikut2.Dalam banyak hal kita mesti gunakan fikiran utk navigate perasaan.Selamat berpuasa Tun dan isteri.I hope both of you will forever be in good health.

76. salam ayahanda tun dan keluarga..
    sebelum saya memberi pandangan atau pertanyaan ingin saya ucapkan selamat berjaya di atas anak tun mukkriz ingin menawarkan diri sebagai calon ketua pemuda malaysia..dengan ikhlas saya ingin nyatakan untuk “merelevankan” umno anak tun lah yang paling layak.tapi kalu untuk kepentingan poket…tahu tahu aja lah sapa yang saya maksudkan…tun bolih ke tun memberi sedikit huraian kenapa pertukaran porfolio hanya PM/TPM aja..apadah jadi dengan gantian datuk zaid..bagi saya yang cetek dalam politik pm sepatutnya ambil alih KDN..syed hamid ke kementerian pertatahanan..atau pun najib sebagai PM..dsaab sebagai penasihat 1 dan tun penasihat ke 2. pengurusi barisan dan presiden umno masih di jawat olih dsaab..jangan lah jadi UMNO platform untuk jadi millionair..BERSATU UNTUK BANGSA

77. salam tun dan isteri…teruk sangat keadaan politik negara kita sekarang, ngeri memikirkan nasib anak anak kita dikemudian hari, semoga Allah memelihara Malaysia dari segala bala bencana politik..amin..Allah bless both of u tun n keep searching lailatulqadar..insyaAllah

78. Tun,
    Spin Doctor from Kalimullah,in support for AAB. I have stop buying any loacal papers of late, unles for free and never ever believe of what was written. Thanks for the info, any sound mind Malaysian will know of TDM capabilities, proven to be very effective and has that touch which aroused readers, and fellow Malaysian.Tun what ever it is Majority of Malaysian want AAB to be step down soon.Tun will be the life time adviser of UMNO.
    Seriouisly Tun, if need assistance please let us know soonest. Tun & Keluarga serta rakan Bloggers Jagalah Kesihatan & Keselamatan.

79. Salam Tun.
    Minta T.S Muhyuddin tanding jawatan Presiden pada Dis ini.
    Salam.

80. Dearest Tun,
    Sad to say, Tun but I believe the media was controlled by the government even before your time, till now.
    Still, the media is confusing people, not unlike the blogs we read nowadays.
    There is no more truth.
    By reading blogs, its up to our own judgment to decide who’s good, bad, wrong or right.
    http://wtfmalaysiangovernment.blogspot.com/

81. Asalamualaikum wbt,
    Apa khabar..??
    Bongkar & terjah semua yang dusta & palsu…tu Tun.. mereka yang melakukan atau mencipta dusta sama seperti iblis & setan2.
    “KEBENARAN ITU MEMBUNUH KEPALSUAN ATAU DUSTA” = saya yakin pada ini.
    Sepatutnya mereka (surat khabar & tv media) menjadi pendidik untuk mendidik rakyat supaya cemerlang dalam kehidupan.
    Kepada “spinning doctor” anda menyebabkan saya rasa muntah dan mual bila baca akhbar & bila tengok TV. Terima kasih kepada “spinning doctor” saya sudah hilang minat (membaca) surat khabar.
    Sekian.
    teriama kasih.

82. I never read Utusan Malaysia and The STAR Newspaper, because I know they are not independent and control by somebody….. Newspaper should be act as center man between “RAKYAT” and “PEMIMPIN”, to bring the real news and story to everyone, but our media in Malaysia especially own by BN government, cannot do their duty well…that why I do not like to read these newspaper… I prefer read news from electronic media like Malaysiakini, Merdekareviews… because they are more independent…

83. Assalamualaikum Tun,
    Dapatkah Tun tolong ceritakan tentang Anwar Ibrahim kerana dia lama bekerja di bawah Tun sebagai:
    1. Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri.
    2. Menteri Belia dan Sukan.
    3. Menteri Pertanian.
    4. Menteri Pelajaran ditukarnya kepada Pendidikan.
    5. Menteri Kewangan merangkap Timbalan Perdana Menteri.
    Saya perhatikan disepanjang perjalanan politiknya dia banyak sangat berbohong. Dan dia juga seorang yang sangat tidak jujur. Saya akui dia seorang pemidato yang hebat dan mudah mempengaruhi orang yang mendengar ucapannya.
    Selamat berpuasa dan jaga kesihatan Tun. My family and I love U so much.

84. Dear Tun,
    I wonder what is the rational for Pak Lah to swap portfolio. What is his strategy? According to him the swapping was part of the process of transition of power. What a joke !!To me it is just foolish. It is an act to deceive the people who have been pressuring and clamouring for him to resign immediately. In fact, it is a delaying tactic which people know that he is dragging his feet to get out of Seri Perdana. He doesn’t want to miss all the luxury that he is enjoying at Seri Perdana together with his new wife and family.
    And another stupid statement made by Shahrir is that this would also enable Najib to learn more about the workings of the national economy. Come on, Shahrir, you are belittling and insulting Najib’s intelligence. Don’t you realise that Najib has been in the government for many years. There is nothing much to learn from Pak Lah. He has zero knowledge about the national economy. That is why his decision making process is always flip.flop,flup! Don’t waste time to learn from a haprak and HP6 Prime Minister.
    IT IS REALLY A HARI RAYA JOKE !!!

85. Assalamualaikum,
    Totally agree with some of the above comments that spinning has been used way before this time ….maybe it has started during your time Tun…well..what goes around, comes around….
    Its hard to find a reliable sources nowadays even in the virtual media…which one end up reading (not buying but “curi” reading at the news stand) everything from STAR,UTUSAN,NST, HARAKAH, KEADILAN…etc just to compare which one written better than the other…
    Feel that our country “huru-hara” now…our leaders are not concentrating doing their job to improve the quality of life of the rakyat…would love if the rakyat itself can choose their own PM….would you think so?…
    I think TUn, u’re better off working here rather than inside there with all those “goonies”
    Wassalam….Thank you

86. selamat berpuasa dan hari raya kepada tun sekeluarga..
    memang benar ape yang tun perkatakan tersebut..blog lebih telus daripada media2 cetak pada masa kini..

87. Ya…..betul apa yang Tun kata. Saya pun sekarang baca blog ajer (walaupun tak semua kat blog tu betul…pandailah saya membuat rumusan)…tak main dah baca akhbar-akhbar arus perdana ni. Kalau baca pun pinjam yang kawan-kawan punya ataupun yang office beli…itupun main selak-selak lebih kurang ajer! Sekadar nak cari bahan dan buat perbandingan…

88. DEAR TUN AND FAMILY. SELAMAT BERPUASA.
    21. The Utusan report seems to be more in keeping with the attitude of Rais. He had always been outspoken and never hesitates to criticise even Government action, or Dato Seri Abdullah himself. Anyway, I hope the Utusan report is the more correct one.
    Back in 1987, Datuk Sri Dr. Rais Yatim resigned as
    foreign minister when he declared joining team B
    and challenged team A lead by Tun Mahathir.
    Tan Sri Mahyuddin must also resign if he intends
    to challenge the PM in this december party election.
    let the action be crystal clear and not hiding
    in the bush.
    Tengku Razaleigh want to go solo in an effort to
    become the PM, this is toooooo Kelantanese…we are
    facing a national issue. UMNO is looking for Malaysia
    new PM not PM for kelantan.
    Tan Sri Mahyuddin and Datuk Sri Dr. Rais Yatim look
    compatible but there is no matchmaker?
    selamat hari raya and selamat bersidang

89. Salam buat semua
    Dari sumber2 yg sgt lah boleh di percayai … kekwnnya DSAAB
    ..DSAAB ni dah tersalah langkah ..di dlm family nya lagi .. hanya kerana nak menangi semula hati yg terdekat .. terpaksa lah di timbunkan dgn kemewahan …
    Ya Allah terkejut bila sya mendgrnya … tak sangka betui.
    APA NAK JADI …APA NAK JADI …
    Sekarang fitnah-mengfitnah berleluasa .. mungkin kita dah di akhir zaman .. jd beringat lah ..terutamanya diri sya sendri
    Salam

90. Assalamualaikum TUN and Bonda Hasmah
    Selamat Mengerjakan ibadah puasa di Ramadan Al Mubarak dan Selamat menyambut AIDIL FITRI.
    Indeed, the topic on PRESS , SPIN DOCTORS is very interesting. Personally, I feel todays new papers has lost the appeal to the public. This is due to excessive “spinning” that is being done, the reader are taken as “ignorance” , perhap by the Chief Editors and this is very unfortunate.
    When we , the readers yern for informative, educational and real reporting and news , what we are served with are “spinned” news to benefit certain quarters.
    For me , I learn to read those news and look at the follow up incident and make my own judgement…i.e. We saw earlier that , the two top leader in meeting, picture showed/indicated who is in control…then the next day we have the announcement on swapping portfolio, and body language does tell a lot…when asked whether the transition will be earlier…the mouth says NO, but the body language does otherwise….so we can make our own conclusion who is under pressure at the moment…
    I had at one time, meet a minister who was just being appointed (after PRU12) at the airport , upon talking I was asked whether I received news from alternative source , since my work require me to travel ouT of Malaysia most of the time….my answer is YES, and I do make comparison ..by reading the local press the first opportunity I have.
    WHAT WE NEED….A NEW PUBLICATION THAT WILL REPORT THE GOOD AND THE BAD AS IT IS…TODAY WHAT WE HAVE IN ONE CORNER A PRESS THAT IS SPINNING THING AROUND TO SOMEONE ADVANTAGE AND THE OTHER CORNER PRESS THAT CRITICISE/CONDEMN WITHOUT LIMITS AND EVEN TO THE EXTENT PUBLISHED FALSE REPORT…ON IMPORTANT FIGURES HEALTH ETC…
    MOGA ALLAH PROTECT US AND OUR BELOVED COUNTRIES FROM OPPORTUNIST …
    SELAMAT HARI RAYA TO ALL>>>>

91. Spinning bukan ke dari dulu lagi?
    Semasa Tun sbg PM dan berita dari pembangkang semua kena spin, right?

92. Terima kasih Tun atas sumbangan memajukan Malaysia.
    Ini lah yang dikatakan kekebasan berakhbar dan keterbukaan
    yang dikatakan Pak Lah kita. Kat mana kita nak cari pemimpin yang cakap tak serupa bikin macam Malaysia sekarang ni.Perbuatan ini macam Amerika. cuma yang membezakanya, Pak Lah tu Islam tipu islam, Bush tipu semua, Pak Lah bohong rakyat Malaysia je tapi Bush Bohong semua, sampai diri sendiri pun di tipu.
    Tapi tindakan Pak Lah bohong rakyat Malaysia saja lebih elok dari bohong masyarakat Antarabangsa, kalau tak hancur lah malaysia, bila bohong tapi tak reti nak jawab balik.
    Tun saya cadangkan agar tun tubuhkan kelab penyokong sendiri, saya percaya ramai rakyat malaysia yang terhutang budi dengan Tuan akan menyertainya.
    Sekian, terima kasih dan selamat berpuasa
    I LOVE TUN MAHATHIR AND WIFE/ SAYA SAYANG TUN DAN ISTERI

93. Ha ha chedet, you are right yet again! Pg N45 of The Star today published a letter/ comment from the media secretary to the Foreign Minister regarding the misquote. However, there is no apology or errata from the newspaper itself, so that is quite odd, as if they do not believe they did something wrong.
    I try to read news from many sources to verify what I read from the other, not just in regards to newspapers but also electronic media. The extent of bias is sickening in some esp CNN, much less in BBC in terms of reporting Islam and Israeli-Palestinian matters, so one has to resort to a really long exercise of scouring the web for the right answers.

94. Assalamualaikum wbt.
    Ayahanda Tun & bonda yang dikasihi;
    SNIPPETSS-STUDY IN SPINNING
    1.DR.SPIN BERITA YANG TERSOHOR DIMALAYSIA IALAH SI KALIMULLAH.BALACI DR.SPIN IALAH KJ
    2.INI BERLAKU KERANA MEREKA TAHU BOSSNYA(AAB) TERLALU BODOH DAN CARA NAK MEMBODEK SPINNING FAKTA AGAR NAMPAK BOSSNYA TAK KENA HENTAM.MACAM NAMPAK HEBAT.
    3.TERKINI TUKAR PIMPIN KEMENTERIAN ANTARA AAB DAN NTR. PERTUKARAN SPENDER ANTARA BERDUA.TAK NAMPAK IMPACT TERBAIK PADA RAKYAT DAN AMAT ANEH.KITA LIHAT APA DR.SPIN BUAT KERJA SPINNING DISINI.
    4.MUGA MESYUARAT MT UMNO PUTUSKAN UNDI TAK PERCAYA PADA AAB DAN LETAK JAWATAN SEGERA
    5.BAGI DR SPIN INI YANG RAKYAT HENDAK..AAB LETAK JAWATAN..AAB LETAK JAWATAN…AAB LETAK JAWATAN SEGERA!

95. salam Tun,
    I Think Pak Lah is still the best Prime Minister For Malaysia eventhough he is a bit weak leader. Thanks

96. Kesian kat Tun,
    Tun ni sebenarnya dah season. Dah tua. Tetapi terpaksa ambil tahu pasal negara. Patutnya sekarang Tun berehat sahajalah tapi apakan daya bangsa ini ketandusan insan bijak bistari.
    Kawan saya saudagar dari India ada bagitau bahawa sesebuah kaum itu hanya akan dianugerahkan dengan pemimpin hebat hanya 100 tahun sekali. Dalam kes Malaysia dia merujuk kepada Tun Mahathir. Jangan perasan Tun, saya bukan nak puji Tun tapi memang ramai rakan luar dah kata macam tu.
    Kalau di US seekor beruk yang menjadi presiden dan menghancurkan sebuah tamadun, di Malaysia pula ada Orang Utan yang menjadi PM dan……………………takyah cerita, anda semua tahu kesudahannya.

97. Kami sentiasa doakan mukhriz menang nanti.Sayang sekali tidak lagi digelar PU sebab dah melampaui usia.Kalau tak pasti undi mukriz.Pada KP Padang Terap sokonglah mukhriz.

98. Assalamualaikum..
    Dear Tun,
    I dont know why..but i rarely believe what is written in the news until it was proven truth..But i definately trust whatever You said although maybe its not true.. 😉

99. Tun,
    I can’t remember a time where we had this kind of freedom expressing our views, so in a way I’m thankful to the present government for giving the rakyat the opportunity to do so. I guess we all have to agree that we have access to knowledge of rakyat grouses more frequently nowadays. There were grouses during your admin days too but it wasn’t published or aired due to the fear of being castrated by the government.
    When I was a kid, I love to follow my dad when he went out to pe4form his duties as an UMNO member at that time. He sacrificed a lot of his time for the family because of his love for the party. My dad is now 66 years old now, so I guess his love of UMNO stem from its struggle for independance. He would tell me stories about the struggle of the founding members with great pride and passion. But over time, his interest dwindled because he witnessed first hand how unhealthy practice has begun to creep in until he completely lost faith in UMNO about 20 years ago. I too witnessed how money politics pratcises has actually started many years ago, even at division level. Even UMNO members at that time who’re trying to recruit me openly said, “kalu nak kaya, nak kontrak, jomlah join UMNO” That’s why until today, I never join any political party. I will always remember my dad’s advice to me “Kalau nak masuk UMNO, perjuangkan nasib bangsa betul-betul. Kalau kerana duit baik jangan, nanti menghancurkan diri” The way I see it, there’s no way I can fight to the original spirit of UMNO with the current state of UMNO culture.
    In my opinion, I don’t see Ku Li as a capable leader, a leader who would put the interest of the party and the people well above his. I think he still has regrets for not grabbing the opportunity a long time ago. In fact, I don’t think there’s an UMNO member that truly subscribe to the original struggle of UMNO. If I had to choose among those who are eligible, I would pick Muhyiddin. Anyway, that’s my opinion and I might be wrong.

100. Dear Tun and fellow readers,
     I respect Muhyidin for his courage and his firm stand asked pah Lah to step down. He might not the most senior in UMNO/BN but he got balls. Gerakan, MCA, PPP, all got no guts. Their parties are Big with million members but their leaders are chicken.
     Najib is CHICKEN… penakut. That’s why if you read Najib’s political history, HE NEVER BEEN CONTESTED FOR THE TOP POST. Semua orang bagi laluan free dekat dia.
     Now, he is already in sudden death penalty shoot out. wether he want to score or not? Still look penakut by saying “serah pada ahli UMNO akar umbi tentukan”. I believe if he continue be “penakut” let Muhyidin contest Pak Lah for top post la. Now, who ever got balls to fight Pak Lah, he surely got votes one.
     To Dato Seri Muhyidin, if you read chedet now, you got my respect sir. My vote will be with you. You will got a respect from all fighters in UMNO. To all those UMNO member “yang penakut” you can stay with Dato Seri Najib. Jangan salah pilih bas. To dato najib, if you dont score the penalty, maybe Muhyidin will score. Pls be brave, be anak jantan in this final/critical point of your carier.
     To Dato Seri Muhyidin, hat off for you, sir!!!!!

101. Politics in Malaysia are getting more and more interesting.This is very healthy and we dont want to end up like our beloved neighbour Singapore…Change of portfolio somebody is smiling up to the ears..
     Salam buat Tun dan keluarga
     captainking

102. Tun,
     Is Rocky Bru your spin doctor?

103. salam–tun.saya dah letih dah tengok perkembangan muthakir ni.saya takut tun akan di ISA kan sebab komen macam ni.mengancam keselamatan negara.
     2 blogers dah kena tangkap ni.saya pun risau sebab pak lah ni sudah jadi menteri pertahanan alias menteri suka penjarakan orang kerana meluahkan pendapatnya.takut nanti tun di culik tengah malam kerana menyatakan pendapat.saya mohon tun siap -siap mengcopy semua data -data blog ni dan simpan di luar negeri.tun set-up kan blog supaya masih boleh berjalan terus walaupun tun di tangkap oleh pak lah.dia kata tak akan guna kan ISA tapi tak sampai 24 jam dia dah tangkap blogers.sebab mengancam keselamatan negara.adakah tun akan di dakwa kerana mengancam keselamtan negara?alasan ,blog tun ni telah menyebabka pasaran saham malaysia jatuh,pelabur lari tak nak invest kat malaysia.ekonomi negara tidak stabil dan huru-hara .ringgit jatuh nilai.blog tun ini menimbulkan perasaan tidak aman sesama kaum di malaysia.tun telah mengancam keamanan negara.pertukaran suka-sama suka antara paklah ni menyebabkab pak lah lagi senang nak tangkap tun tanpa bicara.saya mohon rakyat malaysia kita turunkan pak lah ni habis-habisan sebelum dia men isa kan pejuang bangsa yang kita sayangi

104. Salam Tun and readers,
     Contohilah
     Nabi Muhammad SAW
     – Kekasih Allah ;
     – No.1 in most influencial man on earth written by non-muslim
     – Great Leader, conqurer, administrator, loving husband and daddy, loyal friend, akhlak mulia ….. etc
     Semasa membuat perjumpaan Rasulullah akan duduk bersama sahabat sehingga orang yang datang tidak tahu yang manakah Rasulullah kerana tidak duduk di tempat tinggi untuk menunjuk2
     Jika orang nampak Rasulullah lalu dan mahu bangun ditegah oleh Rasulullah kerana kata baginda lebih elok mendoakan nya sahaja dan tidak perlu di agung agungkan baginda utk mengelakkan rasa takbur.
     dan banyak lagi sifat kepimpinan Rasulullah
     Omar bin Khatab
     – Di haramkan bagi sesiapa memujinya pada zaman pemerintahan nya kerana beliau mahu mengelakkan rasa takbur
     *********************
     kesimpulannya
     kita semua adalah pemegang amanah – so tunaikanlah sebaik mungkin dan elak perasaan takbur atau fitnah
     pemimpin hormatilah orang bawahan nya maka u will earn urself the respect
     *********************

105. Dear Tun,
     Spinning happens every where. It’s not just the newspapers who are doing it. It happens in the office, at home, at school, at work, ofcourse in Politics, in Religions, and most of all in advertising.
     The world is full of spin. As a matter of fact the world is spinning non stop. If it stops we are doomed!
     Who can spin the fastest does not always win. But who can spin the best may get the Prize.
     So what is fact and what is spin. Are we interested or we just want to hear the things we want to hear and block of what does not please us.
     Sounds complicated right? Well to make things simple.
     – If it can cause you injury or loss of money be very careful about it. Check and verify and research thoroughly before deciding.
     – If it does not matter to you read it as you would pure entertainment.
     At the end of the day it is what you do with the information that matters. And for thing that matter please check, check and check before deciding and taking action.
     Don’t assume and don’t believe eveything you see, read or hear.

106. Assalamualikum Yang DiKasihi (YDK) Tun & Bonda,
     I have read YDK Tun’s opinion several weeks now and I wish to state my opinion that every ruling government have to certain extent control the media be it publications, electronics and cyber space for reasons. I belief it is necessary control to ensure stability in our multiracial beloved country and to create confidence to the nations globally especially for economic reasons, and I belief it is a fundamental theory applicable and practised globally as well.
     Sadly though YDK Tun, in our beloved country today, the control is excessive and very mean and off course, I agree with your comments YDK Tun. The current government under YB Dato Abdullah have manupulated the media and intentionally and miserably misleading the citizens thingking that the multiracial citizens are fools. The “kerja sama saya” Pak lah Government philosophy clearly is an ultimatum to all the relevant media to ensure only the good news in favour of him are published and obviously it is to cover-up his miserable failure in leading and managing the country except his families.
     The current government under Pak Lah have not learned, OBVIOUSLY, from the embarrasing failure in the election 6 months ago thinking that he is still a crowd puller and needed by the citizens of Malaysia. The crystal clear weaknesses in Pak Lah and his government provides the best oppurtunity to DS Anwar to establish himself as the future PM, and I belief judging from the current political scenario and the miserable failure of BN, he is establishing himself to claim the No.1 spot. Please comment YDK Tun. I stand to be corrected YDK Tun.
     The switch of portfolio between N0.1 & 2, that’s very very interesting. Please comment YDK Tun, please enlighten us YDK Tun. We hope MOF and MOD will not be blown away!!!
     I shall always pray for YDK Tun & wife’s good health and live peacefully for year’s to come.
     Until we meet at YDK Tun’s next edition. Take care YDK Tun.
     I remain,
     Yours faithfully,
     Love.
     Salam

107. salam,
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108. Salam Tun,
     Keadaan ekonomi makin parah, memang Malaysia memerlukan buah fikiran dari Tun untuk menghadapi krisis ekonomi yg mendatang. Caranya kena Tun cadangkan samada dari dalam Umno atau dari luar spt sekarang supaya lebih berkesan. Paklah dah serahkan kementerian kewangan pada Najib bila keadaan sudah semakin parah. Macam2 tindakkan ekonomi dari kementerian tidak kelulu yg nampaknya semakin sakit. Salam dan semoga Tun sihat walafiat.

109. Dear Tun and fellow readers,
     I respect Muhyidin for his courage and his firm stand asked pah Lah to step down. He might not the most senior in UMNO/BN but he got balls. Gerakan, MCA, PPP, all got no guts. Their parties are Big with million members but their leaders are chicken.
     Najib is CHICKEN… penakut. That’s why if you read Najib’s political history, HE NEVER BEEN CONTESTED FOR THE TOP POST. Semua orang bagi laluan free dekat dia.
     Now, he is already in sudden death penalty shoot out. wether he want to score or not? Still look penakut by saying “serah pada ahli UMNO akar umbi tentukan”. I believe if he continue be “penakut” let Muhyidin contest Pak Lah for top post la. Now, who ever got balls to fight Pak Lah, he surely got votes one.
     To Dato Seri Muhyidin, if you read chedet now, you got my respect sir. My vote will be with you. You will got a respect from all fighters in UMNO. To all those UMNO member “yang penakut” you can stay with Dato Seri Najib. Jangan salah pilih bas. To dato najib, if you dont score the penalty, maybe Muhyidin will score. Pls be brave, be anak jantan in this final/critical point of your carier.
     To Dato Seri Muhyidin, hat off for you, sir!!!!!

110. Dear Dr. M,
     As an ordinary citizen, who lives during your era as PM, I witnessed that spinning did happen while you were in office. Almost all news were pro government and pro PM. I still recalled, how, during your confrontation with Anwar, spinning was used to make good or true on you but bad on Anwar. Thank you.

111. Assalamualaikum, Tun, Yes, I still remember when the spinner makes his debut in STP. Its about a case of a doctor behaving like a thug. It turns out that the senario did not even takes place. Before this, I read STP because it is being rated as a newspaper that holds 30% of the truth – that is according to police rating. But after that I stop reading STP, since the spinner still looms over it.

112. Tun,
     It seems the perogative of people in power to manipulate news.It is nothing new.

113. Assalamualaikum YABhg. Tun
     Akhbar merupakan sumber maklumat awal terpenting. Tidak membaca akan ketinggalan.
     Kebanyakan cerita mengenai politik sering diputar belit serta dimanipulasi untuk pihak berkepentingan. Seronok juga melihat gelagat mereka memutar-belit fakta macam Hitler dan Anwar Sadat. Akhirnya tumbang.
     Kalimullah boleh menterbalikkan cerita. Suara Keadilan dan Harakah pun dua kali lima. Mutakhir ini banyak pembohongan, sembunyi fakta, manipulasi keadaan telah menjadi hidangan pembaca. Mereka perlu ingat bahawa yang salah tetap akan terdedah, kebenaran pasti menjelma akhirnya.
     Jadi kita perlu baca, fikir kemudian cari sumber asal untuk kepastian dan pegangan. Jangan hentam keromo, percaya bulat-bulat. Takut kita terpesong. Yang pasti berbohong, tidak bercakap benar, menyembunyi kebenaran, mengadakan yang tiada itu suatu dosa. Azab Allah amat pedih.
     Semoga YABhg Tun sekeluarga dirahmati Allah.

114. “Barang Yang Lepas janganlah dikenang”… I know that in your era, you also implement what so call this “Spin Dr”.. What Young Malaysian need now is the true story for every topic and issue that our administration did, do and will do. Malaysian now are smart enough to differentiate which is good and bad. So what is the solution now? Please eliminate this “Spin Dr” and change his position to “Sponge Dr”. I know you get what i mean coz you’ve the smartest brain of all Malaysian Leaders.
     -The Truth is Always Out There-

115. Dear Tun, Askm…
     First time such word I heard about The Spin Doctor . Thanks a lot I learn new word today. Actually Tun, this kind of phenomenon happaned long time already and it was practised mostly by govt media . I recall once when the Proton Board of Director won’t extend anymore contract for the previus Proton EO Tan Sri Tungku Mahalil for another term . The Govt. media released the statments on TV that Tun Mahathir agreed , Kontrak Tan Sri Mahalil tidak di sambong mengikut peraturan yang sah . The next morning when I read news paper said Tun disagreed, because Tan Sri Mahalil did a lot for the successful of Proton Car . I got confused which one was true . Since then, I lost confidence on govt media anymore and turn to TV3 or TV7. But now got a lot choice of TV channel broadcast news including Astro and Bernama .
     Regarding the exchanged of portfolio between the two top men what you say Tun. Is there any agenda behind it .. Look forward to hear from your comment soon.

116. Salam Tun.
     Saya dah kurang pun beli surat kabar. Kalu baca pun segment sukan.
     Berita kat TV pun dah tak kisah sangat. Jeling2 jer. Berita sukan tu tengok lah jugak.
     Nampak nya Pak Lah telah pun belajar teory spin doktors. Sekarang Pak lah sedang practice SPINs and SWAPs.
     Mula2 spin2 Tok Ajib nak bagi kuasa pada 2010 and then swap portfolio with Tok Ajib pulak.
     Musharaf didesak supaya melepaskan jawatan generalnya. Pak Lah nak menguasai tentera pulak. Macam2 lah Pak Lah buat. Tapi apa kesudahan nya pun sukar nak nampak. Atau pun ada teori lain.
     Saya rasa ada sikit kesilapan dalam budget 2009. Sekarang dia nak Tok Ajib tanggung atau amend sikit kot ada mana2 tersilap. Kalau dia yang lakukan nanti rakyat akan sahkan memang dia Flip Flop.
     Apa2 pun harap Tok Ajib dapat lakukan pembetulan mana2 yang tersilap dalam budjet yang lalu dan segala macam masaalah dalam pengunaan wang rakyat. Tapi jangan pulak jadi macam tikus memperbaiki labu. Bukan lah tak caya kat Tok Ajib, cuma nak ingatkan saja. La ni semua perlakuan mesti telus dan lurus kalau nak jadi pemimpin , apatah lagi Tok Ajib bakal PM.
     Pak Lah membayangkan peralihan kuasa mungkin lebih awal dari tarikh asal. Mudah2an begitulah. Tapi sebaik2nya sehingga december ni lagi baik.
     Ni nak nasihatkan Tok Ajib jemput2 lah TUN berbuka puasa. Ari tu ada dengar buat jamuan berbuka tapi tak nampak Tun pun. Tak jemput ker? Yang dah lepas biarlah lepas. Ni nak sambut bulan raya dah. Ni lah masa nak maaf2an. Cuma silap TUN kerana serahkan kerusi PM pada Pak Lah waktu itu. Tapi rezeki tu kan ALLAH SWT yang tentukan. Mungkin rezeki Tok Ajib baru nak sampai. Tak kan lah nak merajuk lagi.

117. DENGAR , DENGAR , DENGAR TANGKAP ANWAR IBRAHIM DIBAWAH AKTA I.S.A. DIA PEROSAK BANGSA MALAYSIA ….MELAYU , CINA , INDIA , KADAZAN , DUSUN DAN SIKH SEMUANYA .

118. DENGAR , DENGAR , DENGAR KENAPA KERAJAAN PEMERINTAH TAKUT KEPADA ORANG BERNAMA ANWAR IBRAHIM ? KENAPA DIBENARKAN ” PRESS STATEMENT ” PEMBANGKANG YANG HURU-HARA DISIARKAN DI RTM , TV3, TV7 , TV9 DAN ASTRO ? KITA SEMUA TAHU ANWAR PEMBOHONG BESAR DI BULAN PUASA INI . TAPI KENAPA KITA KERAJAAN PEMERINTAH SANGGUP DIPERBODOHKAN SUPAYA RAKYAT MENDENGAR SEMUA PEMBOHONGAN INI . KALAU NAK LIHAT MALAYSIA AMAN TANGKAP ANWAR IBRAHIM DIBAWAH I.S.A. KERAJAAN BN BERKUASA SEKARANG SELEPAS PILIHANRAYA . ANWAR IBRAHIM SEBENARNYA ADALAH ” LANGAU ” PEROSAK YANG MESTI DIJAUHKAN UNTUK KESELAMATAN NEGARA . DIA BOLEH DIANGGAP PENGKHIANAT NEGARA MENGANCAM KEHARMONIAN NEGARA . KALAU DI NEGARA JIRAN ANWAR IBRAHIM AKAN DITANGKAP KERANA MENGANCAM KESELATAN RAKYAT MELAYU , CINA, INDIA , KADAZAN , DUSUN DAN SIKH . KENAPA KITA TAKUT UNTUK BERTINDAK UNTUK VIRUS YANG MEMUSNAHKAN NEGARA .
     BERTINDAK SEKARANG SEBELUM TERLAMBAT . DAN SEMUGA TUN DAPAT TERANGKAN KEPADA RAKYAT TENTANG KEBURUKAN DAN SIKAP YAHUDI NAWAR IBRAHIM . BANGKITLAH RAKYAT MALAYSIA DARI TIDUR YANG LENA . CUKUPLAH JANGAN DIPERBODOHKAN LAGI DI BULAN RAMADHAN INI . ANWAR IBRAHIM “BERTOBATLAH ” SEBELUM API NERAKA MEMAKAN MU DI BUMI INI . BALASAN DOSA MU AKAN TIBA PADA 3 OKTOBER 2008 INI . BERSEDIALAH .

119. Dear Tun,
     This is only natural occurance in a globalised world. You have to admit, with the advance of internet and no cencor policy which Tun have the foresight to commit for Malaysia, we are now at this crossroad. All the while we have been pressure cook, in a close environment with pro government “propaganda” in RTM1,2,TV3, Star, Nanyang, Utusan, Berita Harian, NST which all have political share and interest in it. It’s very obvious that, and during Tun time, we hear everything good about the government only.
     There is good and bad in this situation, first, the attempt of the government to control the people hinder it from flourishing and practicing true freedom and rights, to check abuse & corruption, to steer the country true economic hardship with good government and promote real meritrocy leaders who can really do the job well. If we live in a bubble, then we are nothing but soap only in real world outside.
     Newspaper & media should not “bodek” the politicians and make him think he lives in the lala land, and newspapers should dare to report corruptions, abuse of power whenever and whatever it happens.
     Tun, if you ever have the political influence of the people in power again, please encourages reforms of the judiciary thru fair promotion and with commission from professional bodies of learned and respected ex-judges, pm, agong to determine promotion of judges to their position. We do not want judge who read sentence written by lawyer happen again in this country of ours. And please come out an act to clip the political interest in newspapers for not more then 10~20% share holding equity. We do not want political influence in our mainstream newspaper which cloud and tied journalist hand of performing their professional duty & job of reporting the true pictures in Malaysia.
     MlkView

120. Tun,
     I don’t agree with you on this snippet. ‘Spin doctor’ sudah wujud sejak zaman Tun lagi. Di zaman Tun, tak terkira banyaknya kata-kata pemimpin PAS yang dipusingkan oleh mainstream media (Utusan Meloya, TV3, dan king of spin RTM)? Kalimullah cuma menyambung tradisi sahaja.
     Seolah-olah hanya Tun sahaja yang boleh lakukan, AAB tak boleh.

121. Akum TUN
     heran betul saya tengok pemimpin UMNO seolah olah tidak faham apa yg berlaku didalam UMNO /BN sekarang ni.
     Saya sebagai orang biasa pun boleh tahu dan agak apa yg akan berlaku; seperti dalam isu SAPP dah lama saya menggagakkan bahawa SAPP akan keluar BN, Tapi pemimpin UMNO kata Tak pe sbb segahagian besar masih sokong (hee hee).
     Satu persatu masalah UMNO /BN, masih tak sedar jugak ke?. Ini adalah persoalan kepimpinan AAB yang sudah tidak boleh diterima. Tak faham lagi ke atau memang buat tuli.
     skrg ni tukar potfolio pulak antara AAB dan Najib; Apalah AAB ni degil sgt nak berkuasa mcm macam idea gila keluar. Cuba fikir la tentang rakyat jgn la dok fikir nak selamat berkuasa je.
     Rakyat bukan bodoh sangat. Dah memang tak mampu nak tadbir negara maka letak la jawatan dengan secara hormat. Ini tidak asyik cakap berbelit belit.

122. Dear Tun,
     As like many Malaysians, I am worried about the stability of OUR Nation. A lot have been said about about MALAYSIA and its current government in the recent months, most of it NEGATIVE.
     The model of governance that we as a Nation has adopted has been condemned.
     Perhaps it is a time for change, perhaps not.
     BUT NO ONE PARTY has taken the time to debate or disclose an appropriate model that is workable for a Multicultural Malaysia.
     If I were too look at the different countries, the closest Nation that has Malaysia’s flavour is SINGAPORE, which is often termed a developed Nation.
     As democratic as they may brand themselves to be, the Malays and the Indians are Marginalised in Singapore.Their citizens too, (all races) have been indoctrinated to shut up. Even their taxi drivers wont comment about politics as freely as our taxi drivers. Their bloggers and net-citizens too have been silenced. But this is not reflected enough in the press.
     What I am trying to say is that, Singapore is a true reflection of what is to be if “one particular race”(ie Socialistic Chinese minded) is brought in to POWER. Mind you, I am not a Muslim or a Malay, but a fact is a fact, if One Particular race were to dominate a nation the rest would be marginalised. (Chinese or Malay or Indians)
     What our leaders should conceptualize and disseminate to the rakyat is a revitalised Brand or the Coalition Government. This is the only way the current government can beat AI (not artificial intelligence but rather Anwar Ibrahim) at his game.
     We need a Mentor Minister with Vision to drive this through the Thick Skulls of your prior cabinet. NO ONE else commands or has earn the respect like you have. More importantly you need to stick around to ensure that it is implemented, with focus and discipline.
     Sincerely
     Kevin Lomax (dan lain-lain)

123. apa pandangan Tun untuk jawatan ketua Pemuda UMNO antara Mukhriz, Khairy, Khir Toyo??
     mesti semua nak dgr pandangan Tun kerana TUn sekarang berada di luar kotak UMNO??
     takpe ulasan Tun tidak boleh dianggap lobi kerana kita duduk kat luar kotak

124. ASSALAMUALAIKUM TUN….
     SELAMAT PAGI 18/09…
     TUN BERI KOMEN;
     – PERTUKARAN JAWATAN DSAAB DGN DSNR?
     – PANDANGAN TUN TENTANG KHAIRI J? (CARA CKP SAME DGN ANWAR IBRAHIM, MACAM BAGUS JE – ini pandangan saya)
     – KALAU JADI PAK LAH LETAK JAWATAN AWAL, SAPE PRESIDEN UMNO & TIMBALANNYE?
     – BAGI STRATEGI AWAL NAK BETUL KAN KEADAAN NEGARA….PENDAPAT TUN?
     kalau saya, turun kan harga minyak, sebab utama utk rakyat gembira…. lagi pun harga minyak dunia dah turun mendadak kan…!
     SELAMAT BERPUASA..

125. Asalamualaikum YB Tun,
     Suatu ketika dahulu, kami sekeluarga akan memastikan yang kami akan hanya keluar dari rumah pada waktu malam selepas menonton Buletin Utama TV3. Tetapi sejak akhir-akhir ini, kami semakin meluat untuk mengikuti Buletin Utama yang tak habis-habis memuji dan memuja PM yang lembap dan bodoh itu. Dan yang paling ketara sekali ialah pada pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh yg lalu, tiada suatu pun berita arus perdana yang menayangkan atau mengambil lintas langsung dari Permatang Pauh. Cuma Buletin Utama ada mengeluarkan satu shot dari correspondant mereka di sana yang memberitahu tentang keputusan yg belum sah, iaitu Anwar telah menang dengan majority yg banyak. Terus TV3 cut dan tak keluar lagi berita tersebut. RTM langsung tak ada berita. Not even ada teks kecil. Kelakar betul. Nampak sangat kena control.
     Dan yang terbaru dan sangat meluat ialah semalam, apabila anak menantu mengumumkan akan bertanding Ketua Pemuda. Bukan main lagi Buletin Utama siarkan ucapan dia hampir 3 minit lebih. Biarkan dia berkempen dalam tv. Hairannya MT dan bapak mentua kata, semua yg bertanding tak boleh berkempen. Tapi bila anak menantu boleh pulak berkempen dalam tv. Tak salah ke? Tak melanggar etika UMNO ke?
     Tak tahulah apa yg pemuda boleh dapat dari ketua yang glamour macam anak menantu ni. Hari selasa masa sidang media Pak Lah, anak menantu duduk sebelah mak mentua tiri. Dan malam semalam anak menantu dengan bangganya mengumumkan niatnya untuk bertanding Ketua Pemuda. Pak mentua beri signal kuat betul. Pemuda semua mesti kena undi anak menantu, kalau tak nanti kena ISA!!!
     Semuga tuhan selamatkan Malaysia dari ancaman orang2 yg tamak
     Wasalam

126. Salam Tun,
     Memang tepat sekali ‘timing’ artikel ini di tulis.. kita semua (rakyat biasa) dah bosan dengan media spinning yang berlebi-lebihan.
     Cuma, saya ingin kepastian – apakah benar pada zaman pemerintahan Tun, tiada spinning master yg bekerja untuk Tun? Ini kerana pada masa tersebut (zaman Tun), saya juga lihat berita-berita yg di tulis mengenai Tun semuanya seperti ada seorang spin master dan semua akhbar-akhbar lain sekadar mengikutnya..
     harap tun dapat jelaskan kenyataan tun dalam artikel dan apa yang sebenarnya berlaku pada masa itu.
     Cuma bezanya dgn isu spin-master ini sekarang – ianya menjadi keterlaluan hingga segala isi yg benar telah di lencongkan segala isinya hingga kita membacanya berasa begitu jijik dan mual.
     Spin master ini bukan terhad kepada akhbar – malah lebih berleluasa di TV3.. , terutama apabila berita2 mengenai sesiapa saja yg bukan pro-abdullah di beritakan. Adakah Kalimullah juga yg menjadi mastermind segala isi berita2 ini baik dalam akhbar atau media TV dan radio?

127. SALAM,
     So spin doctor would be Kalamullah
     BUT……
     Master of spin, no one can denied this, ANWAR IBRAHIM!!
     Right!!!!

128. Saya juga hairan kenapa saya begitu tidak berminat untuk membaca suratkhabar kebelakangan ini lalu saya lebih banyak merujuk sumber-sumber luar seperti bloomberg dan CNN.
     Kalau dulu semasa tahun 1998 saya memaksa untuk boikot surat khabar utusan kerana ada kata-kata mengatakan bahawa akhbar tersebut tidak adil tetapi hairannya saya tetap juga membaca sekurang-kurangnya artikel bahagian ekonomi.
     Spinning mingkin bagus untuk perkara-perkara tertentu seperti berkaitan keselamatan negara tetapi terlalu banyak akan memberi kesan negatif kepada kreadebiliti akhbar yang di sebutkan lantas tiada pembaca yang mahu membaca malah mentertawakan artikel akhbar tersebut sepertimana yang saya rasa pada ketika ini.

129. Tun,
     Congrant. On 7m.u always be the best.
     Tun,
     Best betui tgk Pak lawak Anwar,beliau bukan saja seorg politikus,tetapi hebat buat lawak,lepas ni apek,senario,three stoges,charliechaplin,doremon,bug bunny,donald duck,mickey mouse,2+1,cecupak,raja lawak astro,sincan,chaw cheng si,dan byk lagi….dah xboleh cari makanla.sungguh kelakar betul…..

130. This spinning of news has hurt our share market since it create a fear among the foreign investor. Right now, the news reported and what actually happen is too much different, thus hurt our country credibility in reporting any news.
     As long as the political uncertainty still remains the same, the cash market will suffer. Remove the person up there (YAB Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) because the citizens in this country has no confident at you at all. Step down or be ready to be remove. Then, our economy will be recover. Please take the action now.
     Learn the tips and tricks in share market here
     http://amsharejb.blogspot.com/

131. Dear Tun,
     I never paid attention to these so-called main stream media spin docs before as i hold a believe that they held to certain journalism ethics ya da ya da… But, NST prove me wrong with regards to Najib statement’s yesterday on whether he is going for the No. 1 post or not!! (*refer to rocky’s blog)
     I’m not a fan on Najib (after he seemed to be too soft) but these kind of “missed” reporting is just blantant disregard to good journalism. I hope these spunners will repent and apologize to everybody; you especially.
     keman.dali

132. Tun,
     Reality is the hardest thing that any BN leader would admit.
     As such its not a weird thing when they do spin the newsas they think it would bring some good for them, at least for the time being.
     As a blogger, I found out many people are more interested in knowing both sides of the stories before making any judgement. So it is common that nowadays, the prime media such as Utusan Malaysia sales is dropping. Its not the paper is not good. Its simply most of the political news reported is far from actually happened. What is more, many live pictures taken by independent reporters tell thousand words, that contradicting with the one reported by many governement link news channel.
     So, dont blame the paper or the people. Blame it on those reponsible spinning the news.
     http://globalbreakingnews.blogspot.com/2008/09/reality-the-hardest-thing-for-bn-to.html
     http://blog4pro.blogspot.com/2008/09/8-traits-of-leaders-and-entrepreneurs.html

133. Good day Tun,
     In all, we can say that we cannot rely on the media as the correct channel of information resource. They just want to anticipate on what they have written.

134. YES Y.BHG TUN YOU ARE RIGHT

135. Salam Tun,
     Two years without newspaper and television. Even if accidentally heard any news especially local news, the mind already set, it is a lie.
     This is a disheartening affair when as a citizen, we have the right to know the truth, not some spin reports, trying to change a moron into something else.

136. Assalam Tun,
     1) I wonder to look at P&L of these newspaper by financial end.
     2) People are self incline to get connected online rather than reading one way story.
     3) Nothing surprise me at all about spinning doctors as I will let ‘Si Luncai Terjun Dengan Labu-Labunya’. They will have their moment but not for long.

137. Dear Tun,
     Thank you. They say, one is good, when one learn from the best.
     May God bless you with good health, long and happy life.
     May God help me find way to repay this blessing.
     To Sir with Love.

138. ROCKY BRU’s hits ^millions but your CHE DET blogs hits &million in just a few months.. HAH INI BARU LA REKOD!! Blog pemimpin lain sama ada BN atau PR pun tak mampu cecah angka ni.. so TUN this means that we all regardless which generation still love you and needs your wisdoms..

139. Salam Tun,
     “Spinning” kini menjadi salah satu BUDAYA TAMBAHAN kepda budaya masyarakt Malaysia yang sentiasa ada. Sifatnya bergantung kepda tempat di mana anda berada. Positif sifatnya sekiranya ada kepentingannya untuk seseorang tetapi negatif sifatnya untuk orang yang mendapat bahananya.
     “Sayangi Negara Kita. Fikirkan Kebaikan Dan Keburukan Sebelum Anda Melakukan Sesuatu. Jangan Terlalu Taksub.”
     BAWING

140. Hang on a second … you did the same thing when you were in power .. you were also Minister for home Affairs and controlled the media. The great cartoonist Lat also once told me that he knew exactly when you had ordered his cartoons not to run due to the size of the article in its place. That’s why I watch Al Jazeera and CNN .. to get the truth about my own country. .. must be strange getting a taste of your own medicine, having your words censored and spun. As the proverb says, ‘sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh ketanah.’
     Have a nice day!

141. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Dalam bulan puasa al-mubarak ini nak tanya Tun dengan iklas beberapa soalan. Tak jawab tak apa.
     > Zaman Tun dulu betui ka tak ada ‘spin’ ni. Atau lebih teruk lagi?
     > Pak Lah tu teruk sangat ka? Kalau teruk, boleh kah kita kritik dia secara terbuka macam ini? Lebih bebas berkata dan bersuara. Lebih demokrasi. Orang bawah pun boleh lawan tokey. Menteri-menteri pun cakap bebas macam Perdana Menteri? Zaman Tun bolehkah orang angkat suara dan muka macam ni?
     > Zaman Tun dahulu bolehkah berhimpun bebas macam sekarang? Ada sikit tolak ansur.
     > Zaman Tun dahulu bolehkah penulis-penulis blog kritik tun ‘gila-gila’ macam sekarang? Silap-silap belum nak terbalik bendera dah masuk ISA.
     > Saya rasa kelembutan Pak Lah menyebabkan banyak orang naik kepala atau kata orang utara naik tocang. Betui tak?
     > Iklas betul kah Tun mengkritik kepimpinan Pak Lah ini. Dari hati kehati sila nyatakan? Saya agak sangsi. Maaf cakap.
     > Iklas sungguhkah Tun nak masuk UMNO untuk memperbetulkan akidah/perjuangan orang-orang UMNO atau ada udang disebalik batu? Atau ada kepentingan tertentu?
     > Mahukah Pak Lah menerima Tun sebagai jurucakap untuk memperbetulkan segala kepincangan dan permasalahan sekarang kerana dia masih PM.
     Tun, ini sekadar sedikit saja soalan yang boleh saya beri untuk tidak membebankan tun menjawabnya.
     KALAU SEMUA INI TUN MENJAWAB DENGAN SETULUS IKLAS (KERANA TUN JUGA LOMPAT MACAM KATAK) semua persoalan berkaitan ekonomi dll akan terjawab dengan sendirinya.
     Kalau iklas, alhamduliilah! Kalau disebaliknya jangan tambahkan lagi ‘kekalutan politik’ yang sedia ada. Yang susah rakyat. Tun tak mengapa, orang besar! Mai sama-sama kita renungkan.
     Sekian. Salam..

142. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Saya setuju dengan pandangan Tun, bahawa perkara yang benar jika diputar-belitkan akan dapat dikesan oleh orang ramai. Jika ini berlarutan, rakyat akan menolak media yang tertentu dan beralih kepada media alternatif. Rakyat sudah muak dengan keadaan saperti ini dan berharap ia tidak berterusan.
     Semoga kita beingat dengan Surah An-Nur, ayat ke11 yang bermaksud “Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang membawa berita yang amat dusta itu ialah segolongan dari kalangan kamu; janganlah kamu menyangka (berita yang dusta) itu buruk bagi kamu, bahkan ia baik bagi kamu. Tiap-tiap seorang di antara mereka akan beroleh hukuman sepadan dengan kesalahan yang dilakukannya itu dan orang yang mengambil bahagian besar dalam menyiarkannya di antara mereka, akan beroleh seksa yang besar (di dunia dan di akhirat)”.

143. Salam Tun, For quite sometime saya tak baca paper baik utusan, berita harian,harakah atau keadilan kerana cerita depa duk cerita tak betul semua baik belaka 100% perfect ,langgan maxis broadband tengok info dari internet lagi bagus.Keadaan pusing gasing dlm berita akan berterusan tak kira Pak Lah ke,Pak Nuar atau Pak Hadi semua cerita sama juga Tun..lain buat lain bikin sandiwara..Hanya Allah akan betul kan semua di padang masyhar kerana mereka lupa akan MALAM pertama di alam KUBOR. Slmt manjalan ibadah puasa dan harap memperolihi lailatul qadar bagi 10 Mlm terakhir ramadan..Sama sama kita berharap tun..insyallah

144. SAYA SANGAT SETUJU DENGAN SARANAN DATO MUKHRIZ SUPAYA AYAHANDA TUN DI JADIKAN PENASIHAT UMNO, INI ADALAH CADANGAN YANG SANGAT BAIK DAN SAYA BERHARAP IANYA AKAN MENJADI KENYATAAN.

145. Salam… YB Tun dan rakyat Malaysia,
     Spin doctors are everywhere and they belong to which sides are they in. It’s normal. Every goverments has their own spin doctor.

146. Assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun,
     Saya ingin bertanya bila ayahanda Tun akan masuk semula ke dalam UMNO? Ini adalah kerana saya pun nak mendaftar sebagai ahli UMNO baru apabila Tun masuk semula ke dalam UMNO.
     For Some other blogger about media,
     During Tun time the media was not controlled as bad as now. If you dont trust me, please go and check the old newspaper ok.
     TAKE CARE TUN, I WILL BE ALWAYS WITH YOU – DULU KINI DAN SELAMANYA

147. Assalamualikum Tun,
     Pada pendapat saya Sebagai orang no.satu negara, jika keadaan ekonomi dunia merundung sudah pasti dia lebih bertanggungjawab dalam menaganinya.Untuk ape serahkan kepada orang no.2? Ini menunjukan ketiadaan kredability Pak Lah.Seolah-olah dia mengakui yang dirinya kurang layak untuk menerajuinya….jadi ape tunggu lagi…sendiri pun sudah akui….
     It must be hidden agenda behind it ……

148. Yg Bhgia Tun….Salam dan selamat berpuasa…
     I start reading your blog since the first day you started it……I feel so scared to leave my comments due to my respect towards you…I’m not that old but maybe from old school..I convinced my self to change….Please help UMNO. Its in a bad shape right now…Being vocal in UMNO is a sin nowadays…even in the youngest wings only…just imagine. One of the reason why younger generations are not incline towards UMNO….
     I hate the party sometimes…but most of the time I love it because that’s our power and I realize that we need to remove the person not the party…I hope AAB will walk out peacefully…..by this DEC…if only I have the victory in October……I will try my best.
     Salam….

149. Y Bhg Tun,
     I am quite surprised once you decided to rejoin UMNO while Abdullah is still in power….now you are like what pepatah Melayu says “menjilat
     ludah” if you really rejoin UMNO before Abdullah step down…What a shame!!!!
     Anyway this morning I would like to comment that “cencor” the news is similar with “spin” it…..no different at all….be straight forward about it rather than try to justify that what you did last time was right….
     Happy Eid and Maaf Dzahir dan Batin to Tun and family.

150. Hi Tun,
     Harap-harap kali ini masuklah komen saya ni, da 4 kali cuba tak pernah dapat! Geram juga ni macam terlepas peluang nak jadi PM pula rasanya….kan!
     Anyway, just want to say thank you for all that you have done during your time as PM. Malaysia was more peacefull back then compared to era Pak Lah. I don’t think Najib is capable to be next PM, and I don’t want Anuar to be the next PM.
     Are Malaysia’s out of potential leader as good as you?
     Thing getting worst and we all getting nervous.
     So much spinning make people dizzy saja.
     Selamat berpuasa & selamat berpuasa Tun!

151. A’kum Tun & Chedet readers,
     Tun, congrats on the 7,000,000 hits. Continue writing and share your thoughts with us.
     Regards,
     http://www.my-security-at-home.com

152. Dear Tun,
     I no longer read newspapers for news, I only browse the newspapers for interesting advertisements.

153. Another spinning is a spinning top, a traditional games popular in our Peninsular East Coast.
     It will whirl round and round until it lost its momentum and energy or being hit by another top.
     This is the situation in UMNO and our PM. It almost reaching the state of loosing energy and momentum, while its opponent standing by to hit. No immediate and positive attempt was taken since the March election. All comments and advise were either ignored or taken lightly.
     Will we all just watch until the top toppled??

154. YAB Tun,
     The spin doctors must have thought that they can fool the people easily, until to this very day as we speak and write about them and their spinning efforts.
     Kalimullah is definitely one of the chief among many – not long after the NST’s management were revamped, one could see his role in the whole scheme of things.
     Looking back, one cant help but giggle to the fact that these spin doctors actually believe that they are so smart but yet they cant even see the reality of what people truly think of them. They somehow really think that their spins will get their ‘masters’ the leverage needed to further misled the people for their own personal gain.
     No doubt, people like Kalimullah are rich to the hilt due to his ‘own survival skills’ but I guess to people like him there is no conscience disturbing his sleep anyway. If there ever will be one sleepless night, probably he thinks he can always spin it in the morning and continue to live and bask in his ‘reality’.
     One could even imagine the likes of Kalimullah smirking reading comments like this….but, maybe he should remind himself that God is great and what lessons need to be imposed will be imposed by Him and no amount of spinning will help when that time comes.

155. Dear Dr M,
     You are a fine one to talk about spin doctors, and you are a doctor, and a grandmaster at spinning to boot – LOL 😉
     I hope you are not suggesting that Tony Blair is the one who invented the spin, or the only politician to do so. I hope you are not saying that spinning in Malaysia is started by Abdullah.
     The bottomline is – every politician spins – and some more so than others. In fact, I will pay you the greatest compliment – you are the greatest spin doctor of all time.
     Look at this web-site – its raison d’etre and sole purpose is to spin your side of the story, oftentime resorting to lies and half truths.
     You have to have this site so that you can get your spins across, having been denied access to the main stream spin-machine that was created by you.
     So, let the spins begin….

156. cerita pendek.
     tajuk-tukar suka sama suka
     paklah: Jip..kau ambilah jawatan menteri kewangan aku dh pening.kau carilah duit banyak banyak.
     najib: nie apalah..muslihat kau lagi.
     paklah: aku ambil jawatan menteri pertahanan.Boleh main tembak tembak
     Najib: kalau nk bagi bagilah jawatan PM.
     paklah: tak bolah..ikutlah plan..kalau prestasi kau baik aku serah semua.
     Najib: macamlah prestasi kau tu baik..prasannn..kalau prestasi kau baik takkan jadi macam nie..
     paklah:oklah..aku .. nk gi tidur

157. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Benar kata TUN,semoga Allah panjangkan umur TUN..teruskan perjuangan orang Melayu di bumi Malaysia ini.

158. Tun,
     Komen ttg Najib jadi menteri kewangan pulak?….
     Surat kabar sekarang nie baca je, percaya jangan sangat…. Kami memang dah biasa dengan lapuran yang kurang tepat…terutama hal politik…
     ISA baru-baru ini digunakan… wajar ke tidak?? nampaknya ramai rakayat dah menentang ISA ini… dulunya digunakan untuk komunis, sekarang untuk politik… apa pandangan Tun

159. Selamat Pagi Tun. I berpendapat Malaysia and Umno need Tun sebagai Penasihat badly. Jika ia berlaku maka ia tidak akan menjadi ancaman kepada mana-mana pihak tetapi ia akan memeberi kebaikan kepada Malaysia negara yang saya cintai. Thank you TUN.

160. salam tun,
     As for now you still have my full support…
     don’t care about press or any critism……….
     just do what you do the best, save our country.
     selamat berpuasa buat tun dan sekerluarga….

161. Assalammualaikum Tun,
     Saya sebenarnya memang dah tersangat-sangat benci dengan kerajaan sedia ada sekarang yang sentiasa menipu dan memutar-mutar belit kenyataan. Bagi saya Pak Lah sepatut turun pada 20/10/08 bukan pada tahun 2010. Tapi Tun, penggantinya Najib pun tidak akan mendapat keyakinan rakyat lagi kerana kerosakan yang besar telahpun dilakukan oleh Pak Lah. Dalam masa 4 tahun sahaja Pak Lah telah merosakkan satu sistem pemerintahan yang boleh dianggap terbaik sebelum ini. Bagi pendapat saya, bukan Pak Lah sahaja sepatutnya letak jawatan menantunya KJ pun patut diterajang keluar daripada UMNO & kerajaan. Negara tidak memerlukan makhluk perosak ini.

162. Salam kasih buat Tun dan Family,
     “The pen is mightier than the sword” saya percaya semua orang percaya dengan kenyataan ini termasuklah daripada perti pembangkang dan semua yang hanya tahu menbangkang.
     Soalan saya,kiranya semua bersetuju bahawa mata pena itu lebih tajam dari mata pedang tapi kenapa kita tidak bersetuju bila tindakan undang undang diambil sekiranya sesuatu penulisan yang dilakukan itu boleh memudaratkan keselamatan negara terutamanya bilamana isu perkauman ditimbulkan ???
     Terluka kerana dihiris pisau atau senjata tajam,masih boleh disembuhkan walau pun meninggalkan parut tapi penulisan yang menyentuh tentang isu isu perkauman ini terbuku dihati dan sukar untuk disembuhkan bagi mana mana kaum.
     Saya berpendapat Zaid Ibrahim tu elok sangat lah berundur kerana dia ni dari awal lagi memangnya menjadi alat pembangkang dan Majlis Peguam untuk memperjuangkan slogan perjuangan kumpulan ini yang dari dulu lagi tak pernah menyokong sebarang tindakan kerajaan.
     Saya juga tidak bersetuju dengan komen Ahmad Ismail (UMNO Bukit Bendera) mengenai kaum cina tetapi apa yang saya nampak lapuran wartawan Sin Chew juga sememangnya bertujuan menimbulkan perpecahan dan perbalahan kaum jika tidak mengapa dilapurkan (apa tujuan wartawan ini melapurkan perkara ini kepada dunia??) Ada masa nya kita perlu bertindak dengan cara yang lebih matang,bertanggung jawab dan rasional bagi mengelakkan berlakunya salah faham dan persengketaan terutamanya sesama kaum. Apa yang kita lihat dan dengar belum tentu menceritakan niat dan keadaan yang sebenar. A picture will tell us a thousand stories” dan ini berlaku kerana masing masing cuba membuat andaian dan interpretasi sendiri dan kadangkala ini akan mendatangkan bencana dan yang menjadi mangsa adalah rakyat jelata sendiri.Apakah kita menganggap para wartawan itu semuanya melapurkan dengan niat dan tujuan kebaikan ??? Tepuk dada tanya selera….
     Wallahualam…

163. Dear Tun,
     I think the standard of journalism in our country very low and can be categorized as third world journalism.
     We have nowadays access to the foreign news through internet and Astro. They do spin of course, maybe 5 degree to the left and 20 degree to the right.
     Ours, in particular the Malay language media can spin 180 degree (360 degree will go back to original position), so much that the news sometimes insult to our intelligence.
     TV3 newscaster even transmit their tone of voice deliberately to be bias when delivering the news.
     These media have already facing credibility issue. Utusan and NST have raised the price to 1.50 to stay afloat while their competitor still maintain at 1.20.
     Thankfully, we also do have alternative TV media such as NTV-7 and TV 9 which is not so bias.
     I think most of the people already switch to the alternatives, so they can spin as much as they like, nobody is going to read or watch their news anymore.
     Best Regards

164. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Tun,
     Probably that’s what Islam Hadhari kind of ‘press freedom’ (read: reports spinning) that DSAAB is advocating…
     49:6 O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done.
     Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Jika datang kepada kamu seorang fasik membawa sesuatu berita, maka selidikilah (untuk menentukan) kebenarannya, supaya kamu tidak menimpakan sesuatu kaum dengan perkara yang tidak diingini dengan sebab kejahilan kamu (mengenainya) sehingga menjadikan kamu menyesali apa yang kamu telah lakukan. (Quran: Surah al-Hujuraat (49): Ayat 6).
     It’s clear.

165. Assalammualaikum Tun sekeluarga:
     Siapa pun jadi pemimpin ada baik buruknya.Takkan ada orang puashati.
     Berapa lama MASA diambil oleh pemimpin negara untuk mnghormati INTERNET. Setelah karam diPRU..baru terhegeh hegeh dan MENCEBURI bidang internet khususnya BLOG…
     Itu pun setelah RAKYAT beralih arah kerana:
     1. dasar pendidikan 3M…membaca menulis dan mengira
     2. IT..kami sayang IT…rakyat yg menyanyikan
     Gabungan 2 dasar tersebut TELAH melahirkan:
     1. rakyat yang pandai membaca BLOG
     2. rakyat yang pandai menulis BLOG
     3. dan rakyat yang pandai memilih blog blog yg sesuai berdasarkan
     kiraan HIT.
     untuk pemimpin aliran demokrasi masa dulu:
     1. sediakan LANGSIR (media cetak – suratkhabar dan poster)
     buat ISSUE..tonjolkan diri untuk dikenali
     2. sediakan BAJU bila dah ada TV (media Elektronik – TV)
     Lapuran Parlimen dulu TV1..takdelak sampai memekak..
     issue jadi lebih hangat..dapat interview free
     penyediaan tambahan alaf2000:
     3. sediakan DOBI (internet)
     issue makin hangat..jadikan internet untuk cover up
     Kesimpulan pada sapa sja yg jadi pemimpin (AB,Najib,DSAI,KJ,dsb)
     buat laa SPIN,spin,sampai tak larat spin…
     Masa sekarang:
     ABKJ n Co bole terus memerintah negara ini.gadai laa apa yg ada ..cari duit banyak banyak..tekan rakyat habis habis..SPIN rakyat macam SPINNING GASING…yang harus di ingat:
     KALAU ANDA TAK TAKUT DGN PERADABAN ISLAM(DIDUNIA TAK NAMPAK BALASAN)saya bole andaikan Anda tak hormati agama anda sendiri so dari situ jgn laa nak BERHADARI …BAIK HINDARI…
     Jgn cium tangan MAK nak tunjuk kita BAIK….Kalau ORANGTUA jijik untuk mengaku salah anak (TIRI/ANGKAT/MENANTU/PUNGUT/dsb)…jgn JADI PEMIMPIN..itu je konsep yang paling mudah utk di ikuti.
     dan paling penting:
     kita tak perlu duit utk BALIK..orang yg MENGHANTAR kita akan guna duit banyak…so sedar laa skit…
     Selamat Berpuasa dan Menyambut hari Raya Aidl Fitri..

166. TUN.
     Masih ramai lagi rakyat bergantung pada liputan berita yang disiarkan didalam media cetak mahupun TV yang di kawal olih kerajaan.
     Dan ramai mereka tidak tahupun ada ujudnya spin doktor ini yang terlibat memutar belitkan maklumat yang sahih. maka tercelarulah pemikiran dan penerimaan rakyat akan sesuatu lapuran itu.
     Terima kasih lah TUN telah menghuraikan dengan jelas disini untuk pengetahuan umum.
     TUN. Berita tekini ialah AAB bertukar portfolio. Apa strategi AAB sebanarnya. Bolih kah Tun beri sikit komen.
     Dan bila nak hantar surat rejoining semula UMNO?
     Dan bagaimana pulak harapan perebutan kerusi ketua pemuda diantara 4 tokoh yang telah bersedia mencalunkan diri mereka?
     sekian terima kasih.

167. Tun Mahathir,
     Salam Dengan Penuh Hormat.
     ” spin doctor ” istilah yang sering digunakan olih media barat dan sekarang telah di terima pakai diseluruh dunia.
     Direct translation ke Bahasa Melayu ” doktor pusing ” dan tidak membawa maksud langsong . Munkin Ahli Bahasa bolih menjelaskan penggunaan bahasa yang betul untuk terjemahan yang tepat.
     Secara kasar kita bolih guna, “tukang putar belit “. Semasa saya tinggal di Pulau Pinang, orang yang suka putar belit, mereka panggil “kaki Putak alam”.
     Walau apa pun, perubahan masa membawa berbagai perubahan pemikiran manusia yang terdurong kepada tekanan persekitaran. The dynamics of human mind changes when there is percieved change in the fashion of human attitude.
     Olih itu jika kita tidak berubah cara berfikir dan sikap pertidakan mengikut fashion semasa , kita akan di anggap ” old fashion “.
     Walau apa pun nama yang di panggil, “tukang putar belit” atau “kaki putar alam” , ia membawa maksud yang tidak baik kepada sesiapa yang mengamalkan nya. Saolah olah orang yang tiada harga diri dan tidak jauh bezanya dari saorang sundal.
     Tetapi di sebabkan “fashion ” tadi, ia nya menjadi lumrah dan semua Ketua Negara, Corperate Leaders mempunyai berpuloh secretaries khusus untuk melonjakan nama baiknya dan melindungi dari ” public misconception ” tentang keupayaannya yang sebenar.
     Hanya Ketua Negara dan Corperate Leader yang lemah dan corrupt memerlukan ” spin Doctors ” untuk memutar belit pemikiran masyarakat
     demi melindungi kelemahan nya. AAB dan Annuar Ibrahim termasuk dalam gulungan ini. Diantaranya, yang kedua adalah yang lebih busuk kerana banyak limbah yang perlu di tutup.

168. SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN,
     IZINKAN,
     22. In my time the papers did self-censor themselves. But they did not spin. Now spinning is blatant.
     WE WERE AWARE COZ OUR ARWAH ‘MENTOR’ WAS ONCE AN EDITOR AND THEIR SELF-CONSORSHIP WERE FOR THE HEALTHY GROWTH OF THE NATION BUILDING ESPECIALLY DURING THE COMMISSIONING PHASES OF VISION 2020.
     Media Truths
     1. “Hold strongly to the principle of truth as the credibility of an institution depends on it” said Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi, the PM.
     THE RAKYAT HAD OBEDIENTLY LISTENED TO YOU, HONOURABLE PM AND YOUR PRINCIPLE OF TRUTH SHOWED IT’S UGLY HEAD TWICE IN PRU 12( 5 STATE ASSEMBLIES AND LOSS OF 2/3 MAJORITY) AND P’TANG PAUH( INCREASED MAJORITY OF THE OPPOSITION)
     TO THE RAKYAT ESPECIALLY THE UMNO REPS AND LEADERS, DECIDE WISELY THE FUTURE OF UMNO ‘POST’ AAB AND HIS SON IN LAW THIS COMING UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
     BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH RENEWED CONFIDENCE TOWARDS ACHIEVING OUR GOAL OF A DEVELOPED NATION AS ASPIRED IN THE VISION 2020.
     IF UMNO WUD CHANGED (-)2(+), THE RAKYAT SHALL EQUAL IT WITH +2-0
     PLEASE CHOOSE THE RIGHT AND RELEVANT COMBINATIONS FOR THE SAKE OF
     UMNO + THE NATION’S STABILITY.
     ALFATIHAH, AMIN

169. Salam …TUN,
     Siakap senohong gelama ikan duri,bercakap bohong curiga dihati.Begitulah perasaan rakyat bila pemimpin selalu berbohong.Rakyat sebenarnya dahagakan maklumat yang tepat tanpa putar belit terutamanya dipihak kerajaan yang memerintah.Sudah semestinya hak kerajaan untuk memberitahu fakta yang setepat mungkin kepada rakyat tanpa terselit pembohongan sedikitpun.Bila naikkan harga minyak begitu cepat sekali tindakan dengan memberikan fakta-fakta yang agak kabur untuk difahami oleh rakyat malah berbohong pula dari segi tarikh pengumumannya.Sekarang kita lihat pula bagaimana pembohongan akan berlaku bila harga minyak turun secara mendadak,rakyat akan memerhati ini semua untuk bekalan pru13 nanti.Dilihat agak remeh tetapi kesan langsungnya sudah tentu dirasai rakyat secara keseluruhan.Hanya pemimpin yang bertanggunjawab sahaja yang sanggup meletak jawatan bila dia tahu sokongan terhadapnya telah berkurangan. Contohilah kepimpinan Jepun,kalau mahu wawasan kita tercapai sepenuhnya.Ketakutan sesetengah pemimpin sekarang bukan kerana mereka takut untuk dipimpin mana-mana kaum atau parti yang berkebolehan tetapi kemungkinan lain yang berselindung disebaliknya…seperti yang bermaksud bahawa politik adalah seni yang memungkinkan.

170. Dear all.,,
     Utusan = pasal hiburan bleh caya
     B Harian = pasal 4D ok (it become smaller cause only number print)
     The Star = naik kapal terbang boring bleh bc ni…free
     BTW can explain what is Rocky bru stan for, if Rocky Stallone I know…hehe

171. Salam sejahtera Tun sekeluarga. Selamat berpuasa dan Salam Aidilfitri..
     Saya muak, mual dan bosan mendengar ucapan2 retorik AAB setiap kali beliau memberikan sidang akhbar dan semalam perihal isu swapping jawatan antara beliau dengan najib. Berikut komen saya tentang hal ini dalam blog saya:
     “Namun bagi aku, biar apapun langkah yang diambil oleh Pak Lah, ia tidak akan membawa banyak makna kerana aku percaya bukan sahaja rakyat tetapi kalangan pemimpin bahagian UMNO dan akar umbi sendiri sudah tawar dengan percaturan politik Pak Lah yang lemah.
     Satu cara untuk mengembalikan keyakinan kepada UMNO hanyalah menggantikan kepimpinan yang ada dengan seorang pemimpin yang berwawasan, bijaksana, tegap, kuat, terus berjaga dan prihatin serta mendengar rintihan rakyat.”
     Selanjutnya dalam http://mesintaipburuk.blogspot.com
     Selamat kembali ke pangkuan UMNO dan teruskan perjuangan!

172. Salam and Ramadhan Kareem Tun
     Hope all is well with you and your family. I could not agree more with you. Since after the General Election 2008, I have not read Berita Hairan and Utusan Meloya.
     Regards

173. Salam Yg Berbahgia Tun,
     1. Minta Tun komen tentang “Malaysian Master of Spin” yang dok canang & kelentong macam-macam perkara di seentero dunia. Kaki putar alam ni memang ada di merata-rata – nak hidup.
     2. Juga minta Tun komen tentang SEBAB-SEBAB Tun SETUJU untuk kembali menyertai UMNO supaya AHLI-AHLI UMNO tahu apa yang mereka perlu lakukan untuk membantu MEMULIHKAN UMNO.
     Terima kasih Tun. Semoga Tun dan keluarga sihat sejahtera.

174. Salam and Ramadhan Kareem Tun
     I could not agree more on this subject matter. Ever since the General Election, I have not read Utusan Meloya and Berita Hairan.
     Thank you

175. Salam Tun…
     recently newspaper become an object for DSAAB to “cheat” rakyat…..
     i dont think newspaper is a reliable source anymore….
     Pak Lah mmg penipu…..

176. A’kum,
     Tun,
     I think you are right. The spin doctors really spin the news to please their masters. This include the government media as well in particular TV3.
     I think it is good that we learned all this term (spin doctor) so that we are better aware of what is happening.
     However, you statement, “In my time, the paper did self censor themselves but did not spin”.
     Well, I really do not know about that. I mean rarely the papers would write something to make you look bad. Perhaps you did not notice at the time. Maybe we should have a poll and I think you would be surprised to see the result.
     There is quite a thin line between self censorship and spin.
     May God bless you in the month of Ramadhan.
     Sallam.

177. Berbagai andaian boleh dibuat ekoran tindakan terbaru Pak Lah mengambil alih Kementerian Pertahanan dari Najib.
     Pertama ada kemungkinan Pak Lah tidak mahu Najib memperalatkan tentera untuk mengambil alih kuasa politik dari Pak Lah lebih awal dari pelan peralihan kuasa.
     Kedua, kemungkinan Pak Lah akan menggunakan kuasa tentera bagi mengatasi keadaan politik negara yang semakin gawat dan semakin tidak stabil sekarang ini, berikutan beberapa parti politik komponen BN mula hendak keluar dari BN.
     Pemerintahan tentera juga boleh digunakan bagi menghalang Pakatan Rakyat dapat memerintah melalui wakil parlimen BN yang melompat.

178. Spinning exists because the government controls the media.The media has occassional breaks within the system where one wants to please the other in the same government.Thus the difference of reporting.The educated public nowadays depend on blog reporting and newspapers are just for advertisement.What you say is true but it happened even before Kalimullah.The public did not notice because it was not newsworthy.Now politics had become exciting because the public had become involved.They cannot be taken for a ride.Even though the publicity of Annuar taking over was widely reported it did not occur.But look at the situation now.SAPP had left.It is a start.Najib had got the portfolio for him to spend and enrich his state.But do not forget that Adullah had almost depleted the resources with his multi prong plans.Najib maybe thankful but his journey will be miserable as the sword is hanging over him.Annuar is building his case slowly and with the international support his journey is almost certain.He will land but his spinning will go on.It is politics.

179. Tun,
     What are your thoughts on Anwar and his gov takeover plan?

180. tun this has nothing to do with yr posting just want to say…that lately seem like bloggers get arrested….it just a blog where ppl can voice their opinion it malaysian goverment keep arresting bloggers ….my suggestions it better malaysia dont have any internet at all so that will keep bloggers away…and then every goverment department start doing their job on paper and not computers! what do you think tun?
     utusan malaysia ( 09/18/08)
     Penulis blog Kickdefella ditahan bawah Akta Hasutan
     KUALA LUMPUR 17 Sept. – Penulis blog Kickdefella yang dikatakan pernah mencadangkan supaya bendera Malaysia dikibarkan secara terbalik semasa sambutan ulang tahun kemerdekaan negara, ditahan di bawah Akta Hasutan hari ini.
     Syed Azidi Syed Aziz, 38, ditahan oleh polis yang menaiki kenderaan pacuan empat roda Mitsubishi Pajero putih dan bercermin gelap di rumahnya di Demit, Kota Bharu kira-kira pukul 6 petang.
     Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Ismail Omar ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia malam ini, mengesahkan penahanan itu.
     Beliau juga mengesahkan bahawa penahanan Syed Azidi dilakukan di bawah Akta Hasutan.
     “Buat masa ini, saya cuma boleh sahkan setakat itu,” katanya.
     Syed Azidi yang juga Pegawai Perhubungan Awam Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan, melalui laman blognya pernah mencadangkan agar bendera Malaysia dikibarkan secara terbalik semasa negara menyambut ulang tahun kemerdekaan.
     Beliau sebelum ini pernah mengarahkan filem pendek bertajuk Lautan Biru di Waktu Subuh.
     Sementara itu, di Kota Bharu, isteri Syed Azidi, Bariah Ishak memberitahu Bernama, polis yang datang ke rumah mereka menaiki sebuah Pajero menahan suaminya pukul 5.05 petang.
     “Tiga lelaki, yang berpakaian preman, datang ke rumah kami dan memaklumkan bahawa mereka datang untuk menahan suami saya di bawah Akta Hasutan.
     “Mereka datang dengan baik walaupun tidak mempunyai waran untuk menahan suami saya,” katanya ketika dihubungi.

181. its true people no longer watch govt controlled tv (RTM) especially the news and SPM.

182. Dear Tun,
     Would like to set the record straight.
     The Gov controlled media started way before the current administration.
     Media control was gracefully started by your goodselves.
     Thank you

183. Kebiasaannya, yang kita selalu dengar dan lihat orang-orang berpolitik disebabkan pertentangan dasar atau cara untuk mencapai matlamat, matlamat pula biasanya boleh menjadi persamaan.
     Dan untuk itu proses pertukaran pemimpin/kumpulan yang terjadi sebelum ini telah berjaya membawa kita ketahap ini dalam masa sesingkat ini.
     Tetapi kini amat malang sekali, banyak masa dan Nilai yang terpaksa disia-siakan bagi menurunkan Pemimpin dan kumpulan yang tidak Kompeten untuk memimpin..Inilah akibatnya apabila UMNO menjadi parti Jual Beli.kalau tak ada duit sorry….
     Silapnya Tun…kerana mengkayakan orang-orang yang difikir berpotensi. Tak terfikir pula mudah untuk dijual beli dan boleh menggadai negeri…..
     Kalau Tun sayangkan pemimpin berpotensi sepatutnya diRebus macam Ku Li
     Kesian pejuang berhemah sejati macam Mukhriz….tak seperti Khairy
     Tengok DSAB.. macamana dia sediakan Khairy….Belum apa-apa sudah diberi Negeri.
     Wahai pemimpin-pemimpin kecil besar UMNO, sedarlah diri,
     Kalau Pemuda Khairy menangi,……menjual beli akan di warisi, berparti berjual beli….. UMNO akan jadi history.
     Tun secara ikhlas dan sehabis daya akan menunjuk jalan yang patut kita tujui untuk negara ini percayalah,
     Dengan tempuh memimpin selama itu hanya dia yang tahu menilai apa yang dia telah lakukan…. baik yang betulnya mahupun apa yang silapnya dengan harapan yang silap nya tak akan orang lain ulangi…..Tetapi kepimpinan sekarang masih beranggapan Tun nak jadi PM lagi kot…, atau Keterlanjuran telah membuat mereka tiada jalan pulang..
     Wahai pemimpin-pemimpin kecil tuan-tuan belum terlanjur, ayuh tukar haluan
     ….Gurah

184. Kebiasaannya, yang kita selalu dengar dan lihat orang-orang berpolitik disebabkan pertentangan dasar atau cara untuk mencapai matlamat, matlamat pula biasanya boleh menjadi persamaan.
     Dan untuk itu proses pertukaran pemimpin/kumpulan yang terjadi sebelum ini telah berjaya membawa kita ketahap ini dalam masa sesingkat ini.
     Tetapi kini amat malang sekali, banyak masa dan Nilai yang terpaksa disia-siakan bagi menurunkan Pemimpin dan kumpulan yang tidak Kompeten untuk memimpin..Inilah akibatnya apabila UMNO menjadi parti Jual Beli.kalau tak ada duit sorry….
     Silapnya Tun…kerana mengkayakan orang-orang yang difikir berpotensi. Tak terfikir pula mudah untuk dijual beli dan boleh menggadai negeri…..
     Kalau Tun sayangkan pemimpin berpotensi sepatutnya diRebus macam Ku Li
     Kesian pejuang berhemah sejati macam Mukhriz….tak seperti Khairy
     Tengok DSAB.. macamana dia sediakan Khairy….Belum apa-apa sudah diberi Negeri.
     Wahai pemimpin-pemimpin kecil besar UMNO, sedarlah diri,
     Kalau Pemuda Khairy menangi,……menjual beli akan di warisi, berparti berjual beli….. UMNO akan jadi history.
     Tun secara ikhlas dan sehabis daya akan menunjuk jalan yang patut kita tujui untuk negara ini percayalah,
     Dengan tempuh memimpin selama itu hanya dia yang tahu menilai apa yang dia telah lakukan…. baik yang betulnya mahupun apa yang silapnya dengan harapan yang silap nya tak akan orang lain ulangi…..Tetapi kepimpinan sekarang masih beranggapan Tun nak jadi PM lagi kot…, atau Keterlanjuran telah membuat mereka tiada jalan pulang..
     Wahai pemimpin-pemimpin kecil tuan-tuan belum terlanjur, ayuh tukar haluan
     ….Gurah

185. The problem is that people believed the newspaper so much. But not all the people believed in every thing the newspaper said.
     For majority of the Malaysian the culture of relying on the report of the newspaper is decaying. People believed the soft report more than the hard one. SMS at times more reliable than mainstream news.
     This is the culture that is growing amongst the Malaysian. It indicate that people do not trust especially with regards to reports about the Government or the people in power.

186. Salam Tun,
     Betul kata Tun. Kadang-kadang pening baca surat khabar. Sekejap kata lain, sekejap kata lain pula. Yang mana satu betul pun kita tidak tahu.
     Wassalam

187. Dearest Tun,
     Dont know whats happening now,all of the leaders seems to be serving one purpose and one purpose only,power and wealth..i hope with you joining back UMNO this will be back to normal for us ordinary folks..PaK Lah still in dreaming state,malaysia is not what it used to be..cari makan pun susah sekarang..
     Hope all the best for you,and i think almost all the people that commented in your blog also wants malaysia to be its former self..so Tun we will be behind u and hope u would do something for the sake of the rakyat..before its too late for all of us
     Regards..

188. Assalamualaikum TUN. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa dan selamat menyambut Aidilfitri. Semoga TUN sekeluarga dirahmati ALLAH sentiasa. Kebenaran kata-kata Tun dalam topik ini tidak dapat dinafikan. “spinning” atau memutar belit fakta ini adalah satu fenomenon yang berleluasa dewasa ini. Rakyat harus bijak menilai fakta2 yang disiarkan dalam media2 cetak mahupun elektronik. Tetapi TUN, macamanakah rakyat khususnye dikawasan luar bandar yang tidak dilengkapi kemudahan ICT mendapat maklumat2 yang tepat dan sahih? Adakah TUN mempunyai idea, strategi dan perancangan agar blog Tun dapat diperluaskan kepada mereka2 ini? Pergantungan golongan ini kepada media cetak dan elektronik yang mempunyai tujuan tertentu akan hanya mengaburi pandangan dan fikiran rakyat luar bandar ini.

189. Assalammualaikum Tun,
     it is call a spin, so the objective is to spin… The person(s) that read the spins must be able to “think” and conclude which is the truth and which is the spin… The problem is maybe a lot of people refuse to use their brain to think and reason… accepting what ever information at face value…
     No matter how much spinning is done… the reader must come to a reasonable conclusion based on his observation and reasoning… Have eyes, you see… Have ears, you listen… Have brains, you think… and with your heart you conclude right or wrong…
     With all this spins going around shouldn’t stop people from reading and observing… the truth will prevail and Yang Benar Tetap benar…
     Selamat Hari Raya Tun dan sekeluarga…

190. Salam Tun,
     Saya berasa Government Singapura beruntung mendapat jiran yang mempunyai Government yang lemah. Kerana ianya mempunyai leadership yang lemah, Datok Seri Abdullah.
     Terimakasih Dari Singapura.

191. Dear Tun,
     “Spinning” memang satu perkara biasa dalam mana-mana negara kerana tujuannya adalah untuk memberi keyakinan dan gambaran positif terhadap imej kerajaan. Tetapi seperti biasa, setiap strategi atau taktik ada kelebihan dan kelemahannya dan hanya digunakan untuk situasi yang sesuai sahaja. Masa zaman Tun juga menggunakan taktik “spinning” ini juga. Kerajaan BN cuba mengikut taktik ini tetapi tidak pandai menggunakannya sehingga memudaratkan dirinya sendiri pula. Saya tidak hairan kerana BN ini langsung tidak mahir dalam melaksanakan sebarang strategi baik dalam isu ekonomi, pembangunan, pentadbiran ataupun politik. Puncanya kerana tiada pemimpin yang berwibawa dan bijaksana. Itulah sebab rakyat menolak kerajaan BN dan meletakan harapan kepada parti pembangkang.
     Mungkin AAB dan konco-konconya tidak pernah membaca The Art of War karya Sun Tze. Jadi, bagaimana mereka nak lawan dengan musuh yang licik seperti DSAI. Sudah pasti kalah teruk. Jangan kata nak lawan, nak bersemuka dengan musuh pun sudah takut.
     SkyForce

192. …….I bet Rais was speaking in the National Language else he won’t be misquoted (or spinned?) by The Star. Yes! You are right! The newspaper that misquoted ( or spinned?) and steered this so called racial issues concerning a simple historical fact mentioned by Ahmad Ismail which caused some people to jump up and down.
     I rest my case.
     Peace!

193. Tun,
     Congratulations on your blog achievement, 7 millions in 4 months!
     I hope you could come back to UMNO and resolve the issue before our country become the next Thailand.
     Take Care, Tun!

194. Assalamualaikum Tun yang dikasihi,
     Hari ini negara dikejutkan dengan pertukaran portfolio diantara PM dan TPM. Rakyat menjadi bingung dengan tindakan2 PM sejak kebelakangan ini menampakkan beliau makin gelabah dgn kedudukannya.
     Beberapa persoalan yang timbul dari tindakan beliau hari ini. Antaranya adalah:
     1. Siapakah yang akan menerajui Kementerian Pertahanan atau mungkin akan ada “invisible hands” yang akan mengurus kementerian tersebut. (kebanyakan percaya mungkin angkara MP dari Rembau)
     2. Kenapa kah pertukaran itu berkuatkuasa serta merta, seolah-olah Najib tidak menjalankan tanggungjawab beliau sebagai Menteri Pertahanan dengan baik.
     3. Adakah ini satu “act of desperation” Pak Lah untuk kekal berkuasa setelah beberapa andaian scenario dibuat seperti Teori Care-Taker Goverment yang mana beliau mula percaya yang desakan yang dibuat oleh Tun, Muhyidin dan Tengku Razaleigh sejak kebelakangan ini seolah-olah menjurus kepada Najib untuk bertanding Presiden UMNO hujung tahun ini. Lebih membingbankan beliau ialah statement yang dibuat oleh Panglima Angkatan Tentera beberapa hari lepas kerana beliau percaya yang statement itu mungkin dibuat atas desakan org tertentu.
     4. Mungkinkah ini adalah kementerian yang menjadi idaman anak dan menantu beliau dari segi kuasa dan kontrak2 besar pertahanan negara.
     Walau apa pun, harus diingat yang KJ dan Kalimullah pernah dituduh mempunyai hubungan erat dgn negara jiran diselatan. Rahsia pertahanan negara mungkin menjadi pertaruhan.
     Diharap Tun dapat memberi pandangan mengenai kecelaruan rakyat dalam perkara ini.
     Wasalam.

195. Salam to all,
     I used to read NST daily. Used to be very informative and thrustworthy newspaper. Nowdays, this great newspaper has been reduced to publishing news and articles that negative to malay in general. Not to mention about canvassing for somebody. I dont know whether this is intentional or what but I am no longer interested in reading it nor beleiving the stories printed.
     Opps…nevertheless, I still buy it every sunday…just becoz of CBT. Great job Yamin.

196. *******************************************************************
     Sebenarnya,Doctor Spin telah sekian lama bertapak di media mana-manapun…! Hanya menjadi “Orang Luar/Lawan” baru dapat tahu/rasa bila membaca sesuatu ..!Kini cuma lebih ketara dan berleluasa…!
     Jika tidak di pihak kuasa…Doctor Benar tidak dapat melihat apa yang benar..Sampai Doctor pun lari tersembuyi..LawZai kecewa buang periuk nasi..tapi pihak Doctor Spin itu seronok bila baca..!Doctor Spin wujud dan kian merebak tentu ada sebab-sebabnya…!
     Itulah sebab makku kata kita harus bercakap benar , dilihat dan dirasa Benar baru dapat “Kawan Benar” dan pastikan “Menguasai Banyak Jenis Bahasa” dan Membaca Banyak Jenis Media yang pelbagai-bagai Bahasa…barulah kita dapat mengetahui pelbagai isu dengan “Jenis Fakta” yang benar atau separuh benar atau mengenali pihak-pihak spin doctor-doctor berkenaan…!Makku kata lagi Doctor yang baik dan betul bukan senang nak cari kini klu tak ada $$..!
     Itulah sebab dulu Orang Lawan begitu geram sekali sampai nak mengoyakkannya….!”Bila tak kuasa barulah dapat rasa….! Itulah sebab benda-benda ASI/HA Orang Kuasa suka….Orang Lawan geram..!
     Mujurnya, kini ada “blog” dapatlah “Doctor Benar” sedikit sebanyak mengatasi “Doctor Spin” yang kian bermaharajarela….!
     Because “Truth will prevail….Justice is the ultimate Winners”
     *******************************************************************

197. salam TUN,
     Dulu hari2 baca NST dan Malay Mail kemudian NST dan paper sabah, sekarang blog sahaja.
     NST sekarang dah tak boleh pakai, kena kontrol oleh singapore kot.
     Katanya Spin doctor datang dari sana. Patutlah jambatan bengkok tak jadi.
     Disember nanti harap ada pertandingan Presiden.
     Semoga sihat dan sejahtera TUN dan Family.

198. 23. The bloggers have attracted a huge number of supporters with Rocky Bru having more than six million hits. The popularity of the blogs is obvious. It must be because people no longer believe or even read certain papers nor watch the Government controlled TV stations.
     How about you Tun..? Congratulations on reaching 7 million in about 4 months!!! That is quite an achievement I would say 😀

199. Sir,
     The greatest spin doctors to be found in the Asean region are, without doubt, in Singapore. If I’m not mistaken, the chief spin doctor here in Malaysia, Kalimullah, is from there. Again if I’m not mistaken, some time ago a Singapore minister had the gall to call you a spin doctor in connection with the crooked bridge issue…and got away with it, too. Remember?
     You are spot on with regard to the mainstream media and their spinning skills. NST is clearly pro-government and there you’ll find the most skillful spins. The Star is a strange newspaper. On the one hand, you have the managing editor Wong who seems anti-government with his articles, most of the time. In between the pages, you find spun stories in favor of the government. You see how they balance their act….very skillful spinning indeed. I bet they take lessons from the chief spinner. I read Malay language papers much less than English ones so I’m not familiar with their style of spin. I suppose it’s not much different.
     Some time ago there was this ‘One home, one computer’ campaign. I wonder what became of it? If and when it comes to fruition then I think the papers will be out of business, because everyone would be reading blogs and no time for newspapers. Just imagine if Rocky Bru gets paid a ringgit for every hit on his site! And your, too! I mean we pay RM1.20 daily for an edition of, at least, one of the main papers, which contains tons of ads and much spinning. It is daylight robbery! It should be free, like The Sun.

200. Dear Tun and Bloggers,
     I also hardly watch the TV and newspapers other than artists gossip news.
     Selamat Berpuasa.

201. Salam Tun!
     May I ask, do you videotape your press conferences and then upload to Youtube? Forgive me for being naive but I’m just fed up with the spin put on news reports!
     Selamat Berpuasa 🙂

202. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Memang zaman sekarang ini misinformation atau disinformation menjadi alat penting untuk orang politik. Aset utama bagi surat khabar atau media television adalah kredibilitinya. Ini yang tidak diendahkan oleh stesyen TV dan akhbar tempatan kita. Sekarang ini pun mereka sudah tiada kredibiliti. Lebih-lebih lagi TV3 yang meletakkan spin yang terlampau menyebabkan rakyat yang boleh berfikir sendiri mula benci kepada siaran beritanya. Saya pun lebih percaya kepada TV 1 dari TV 3. Saya juga hairan kenapa pekerja-pekerja media ini sanggup membelakangkan prinsip mereka hanya untuk mencari makan. Jika saya bekerja untuk media ini sudah lama saya mencari kerjaya lain dari terlibat dengan kerja yang tidak beretika ini. Mungkin ini kelemahan orang Malaysia. Pada mereka ini mahu saya katakan, jika kamu ada prinsip, hentikanlah membantu musuh negara ini. Usahalah untuk mencari kerja lain.
     Merujuk perkara lain Tun, Pak Lah baru mengumumkan dia mengambil alih kementerian pertahanan. Saya amat bimbang perkembangan ini. Dengan ini Pak lah berkuasa atas tentera. Saya berdoa ini bukanlah tindakan desperate beliau untuk terus berkuasa. Seperti kita selalu lihat di negara lain yang keadaan politiknya lebih bergolak, tentera selalunya terlibat dalam menentukan pemerintahan negara. Jika Pak Lah berbuat sedemikian maka tidak ubahlah kita seperti Myanmar. Berita juga ada mengatakan bahawa beliau sudah menyifatkan DSAI sebagai ancaman kepada keselamatan negara. Adakah ini langkah awal untuk menggunakan ISA keatas Anwar? Saya amat bimbang melihat perkembangan-perkembangan ini. Jika pemimpin UMNO lain tidak bangun untuk menetang kuasa veto Pak Lah mungkin sudah sampai masa kita lupakan tentang UMNO dan BN. Sekarang ini pun damage yang telah dilakukan terlalu banyak. Wallahualam. Bantulah kami Tun, rakyat Malaysia yang tiada suara dan tiada kudrat untuk bertindak.

203. Assalamualaikum Tun…
     p/s: Please!! Approve my comment… Tolong laahh….
     I really hate when somebody are trying really-really damned hard to be the first
     commentators in your blog. They are just bluffing rubbish “YYEEAAHH!! Im the first Tun!!!!”
     rather than giving a knowledgeable and constructive comment. This school children
     bloggers just appearing here to show the world their stupidity compared than giving the
     comments based on the topic or title. I think there’s no need to approve laahh Tun… Or are
     you hiring any Administrator for your blog approving the comments? Please consider my
     request. Its really messy viewing your blog with the rubbish and unknowledgeable
     comments… Are these comments from the product of Malaysia world class education
     facilities with third-world minded?? EERRGGHH!! They suppose let you to be their idol in
     writing and not just talking bullshit….
     p/s: Salam from the University of Malaya supporters of Tun…. And aaa… you all also can
     comment on one more HOT blog… http://blog.limkitsiang.com/ ….
     Try it…. http://blog.limkitsiang.com/ … okay????

204. dear TUN DR…
     SAPP dah breakoff
     skang Pak Lah dah pegang military(dia takut org gulingkan dia kot)
     khairy senyap..
     what is he plotting now…
     whats next??
     come back restore order
     hrmmm

205. talking about spinning ….. I wonder what is Pak Lah up to now … spinning and swapping ministries with Najib. I wonder if the economy is going tumbling down … thus passing the batton to Najib. Therefore Najib will get the blame if the economy is tumbling down. Commodities are down, equities are down, US and its future generation are burdened by unpayable debt and few days back … someone from the British Government is mentioning bout Britain is going to suffer economically soon … How bout the decoupling theory ? It looks like the theory is busted. The question now is, with our economic fundamentals, how resilient are the Malaysian economy to sustain its growth ?

206. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Saya merayu pada Tun kembalilah pada UMNO dan satukan orang melayu, hanya TUN sahaja yang dapat patahkan serangan2 pembangkang. Saya harap bila TUN kembali dapat buka mata pemuda kita agar sayangkan UMNO, kalau UMNO tak betul join dan betulkan dari dalam bukan joint parti lain.
     Please TUN

207. pada pendapat saya yang tak berapa nak reti ni..
     najib ditukar jaga kewangan & dollah jaga pertahanan pasal dollah takut najib guna tentera buat rampasan kuasa kot??
     masalah betul dollah ni!!

208. Dear Tun,
     What a turbulent day!
     KJ announced his candidacy for the Umno Youth Chief, Najib is now Finance Minister 1, PM is now Defence Minister, SAPP pulled out of BN, DAI’s Sept 16 did not materialise.
     The one that I like is the suggestion by Muhkriz that Tun is made adviser to Umno. Brilliant idea…why waste your experience especially in this turbulent time.
     So, how do I feel? My fiends and I spoke about this today. We are all very scared! Scared of the political unrest, declining economy, deteriorating race relations, opposition parties controlling the govt. and scared of the many uncertainties in our beloved country Malaysia.
     I believe all the politicians are to be blamed for this situation. We are not politicians but we care deeply for our country and it’s future. Why are the politicians trashing my beloved country with nor regard for the impact to our future generation.
     I’ve also come across very careless Malaysians. Saying malicious things with no care for its implications. How did we get to this stage?
     Please Mr Prime Minister, the buck need to stop with you. You are a learned man and I am sure you care for your country and countryman too. Don’t let it detoriorate to the extent that it would be beyond repair. Malaysians have spoken in March 08.
     Thank you fo this opportunity to express my concerns and the concerns of many Malaysians at large.
     Wishing Tun and Family a blessed Ramadhan. Stay healthy and safe.

209. Dear Tun,
     I totally agreed with you. We trusted bloggers than newspaper or TV. The advance of internet showed the truth.

210. Tun,
     Congratulations …… it’s now 7m++ hits.
     Tak sabar nak tunggu Pak Lah turun takhta dan Anwar ditahan ISA.

211. Akom w.b.t.
     Tun, I like to say that it is about “sama tapi tak serupa” or “sama tapi tak sepadan” punya pasal 🙂

212. salam dr m
     alohaii..biasak la tu cakap pusing2..dulu time dr M jadik pm pon sama gak..cakap pusing2 cam keling,press kena ikut cakap kerajaan.so apa beza nya?

213. Salam Tun,
     Abdullah di kelilingi oleh kaki bodek
     fortune teller atau penglipur lara
     Itu sebab dia tak tahu rakyat dah menyampah dengan keadaan ekonomi yang tak menentu dan politik yang tak stabil…
     Mamat-mamat putar alam yang berada di dalam UMNO dan BN
     Ingat lah seperti kata TUN , rakyat menaruh harapan dalam election 2004 dan harapan itu di hancurkan oleh Pak Lah, keluarga dan kroni nya.
     Rakyat menolak mereka sebagai tanda protes SAHAJA dalam tahun 2008.
     Dah 6 bulan berlalu tiada apa perubahan yang ketara di buat…
     Bangun lah dari tidur….

214. Dear Tun,
     Pak Lah said:
     This is what happens when I allow ministers to speak. But it is good because the rakyat will know there are people in the Government who do speak out on the people’s opinions on certain issues. It can be a healthy democracy but it will not affect the position of the Government,” he said.
     Comment:
     What a very stupid statement made by Pak Lah. That is why his decision making prosess always become flip,flop,flup. The rakyat do not have confidence in having indecisive policies all the time. It reflects poor judgement and lack of control and collective agreement among cabinet ministers as if the Prime Minister dah jadi macam “budak bodoh” without giving due respect. What a pity !! Resign je lah! Apa pulak nak tukar-tukar portfolio. No meaning! Strategy to deceive the rakyat and feel good !!

215. Salam buat Tun dan semua..
     Pada pendapat saya bukan semua berita yang disiarkan dalam media arus perdana adalah bohong belaka dan bukan semua yang terdapat dalam internet benar belaka.Gunakan akal yang waras untuk menilainya.Bukannya susah pun..mungkin berita-berita politik je yang banyak spin kut..tapi macam ura-ura 16 september tu,ada juga orang yang percaya,kuangkuangkuang..
     Semoga Tun sekeluarga dan seluruh rakyat Malaysia diberkati Allah dalam bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini.Amin..terima kasih, wassalam

216. Dear Tun
     During your time; perhaps you knew very well to master the arts of having the situation in control. U knew very well to operate the buttons on the key pad with the special program you wrote maybe with some help of Harvard grad. You also probably slept with your eyes have open to ensure nobody is trying to play funny or meddle with the “program” of yours. You continued to upgrade the program in line with the movement of time; like how we had Windows 3.o those days with the newer Windows Vista today.
     U left ur position and the console unit with decoder with Abdullah. He probably saw that the console has a “AUTO” function on it; and so it decided to leave it on “AUTO” he could have tried to meddle with the sofware in built with one or few “Oxford” graduate but saw this cannot be undone. He probably did not understand what was going on and why some function were added; and so he thought he might as well leave it as it is and go to sleep.
     Some of the function available on the key pad was maybe ISA, Anwar, Money, the idea is whenever when you have trouble with anything just press the necessary button and wahla you should get the problem solved. He or the 4th floor boys may not understand how the mechanism is supposed to work; but what the heck if anything goes wrong they have a scapegoat called Mahathir to take the blame
     Such is the way on PM is working.
     Sir you cannot have another man on Planet Malaysia to think the way you used to think; why not leave it to your former best guy to take over?
     Come on Tun; u think ur life will be on danger?
     We will ensure Anwar does not use ISA ever again!

217. Yes, i agree with many comments here that our newspapers are lacklustre and gimmicky. But somehow i buy them still. After all, they still cost cheaper than a teh tarik at RM1.20 or so.
     Pak Lah tried to be liberal with the Press and the Judiciary. Now the Minister of Law has thrown in the towel. We see how Ahmad Shabery takes it with the Freedom of Information struggle.
     TV news channels are still quite relevant even though the narration is best turned off. We still can follow the breaking news today of the cabinet reshuffle, Anwar’s 16th September and SAPP pullout.
     With the web, all this seems perfect for us. So in a way i for myself do not complain. I even managed to follow the whole of Najib’s speech in his 1malaysia website today.
     Already Raja Nazrin has voiced out royal disgust at the bickering since March 8. Indeed this is our longest General Election fever. Rakyat is bound to doze off in boredom of the respining of yesterday’s news.
     I think what is left now is to work towards the centre. With Tun Dr. Mahathir been invited to rejoin Umno by Muhyiddin and suggested by his son to be the party advisor, i think this bodes well for the future.
     If this doesn’t take traction, then i fear Umno may succumb to decandence even faster.
     Redhuan D. Oon
     PendAtang Dengan Izin

218. Dear Tun,
     This is a real shock to those especially me on how things work.
     The rock bru was a fine example.
     Wonder, when are we or rather them going to wake up and make things better?
     Shame on them.
     Thanks Tun.
     Salam.

219. Dear Tun,
     Spinning is all around, it might not be in the press by way of writing but it can be in another form.
     What your concern is to tell us that we need to think from what we read?
     May be this is a crazy suggestion, why not we just do a rating of toward the individual press by star without any political influence?
     Brgds
     KC

220. InsyaAllah
     politik negara akan kembali
     aman secepat mungkin.
     Ameen

221. Dear Tun,
     Zaid has resigned. Now I wonder whether Pak Lah will expose the amount of ex-gratia payment to the ex-judges who had been found guilty by the Tribunal appointed by the Agong.
     I hope this matter will be brought up during the UMNO Convention in December if Pak Lah still refuse to release the actual amount to the public. I think morally the ex-judges should not accept the payment. It is HARAM !!

222. Dear Tun,
     Everything has been predicted by Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee.
     Malaysia is now turning into Negeri Pening LALAT and Pasiaq Berdengung.
     Everybody are too engross with Politics and forget the real thing. Too Much of Politics from the Government and the oppositions which cause the RAKYAT head “berdengung”.
     Can’t even watch TV, read the News Paper nor listen to radio. Everything has full of lies and deception.
     There are no such freedom in the mind of the people.
     Now the price of Oil is below 100 USD. When will the government wants to reduce the price? But if the price is reduce and the change of government takes place then it will be the PKR advantage.
     Today, when the PM bodowi announce the switch of role with Najib. What is the agenda behind? Can you give any comment Sir.
     But it is obvious that the PM looks too worried and trouble by the scenarios that is happening now. He just feel uneasy and lost in his own words of what to say and think.
     Take good care of yourself.
     Wassalam.

223. Pak Din,
     I agree to be fair, during Dr M there are Spin Doctors(maybe volunteers) but I think they were not as orchestrated as today’s regime -more like Spin Specialists.
     Yes we support Mukhriz!

224. Salam Tun..
     Selamat Ber-Ramadan!
     Hmmm, sebenarnya hal-hal “Spinning” ni sudah wujud masa pemerintahan Tun. Masa tu jugak semua media dan akhbar hanya menayangkan hal yang memihak Tun jugak. Boleh komen? Atau Tun nak menafikan?
     Selamat,
     Levis

225. Salam sejahtera tun, terima kasih kerana kembali kepada UMNO, itu harapan dan doa saya selama ini. Kita cuba ubah supaya negara dan rakyat akan lebih makmur.

226. Dear Dr. M,
     Spin doctors exists for quite some time in the Malaysian press. There are excited by the opportunity to disseminate propaganda at almost any cost just to please their masters. These energetic spin doctors are sometimes the reporters themselves. Their excuses range from lack of material control of their reports, arms twisted by the powers-that-be and all sorts of wild fantasies.
     With all due respect, if a journalist wants to make positive changes and not be hindered by their editors, then they can choose to advocate for change. There are many platforms for the journalist to engage in to ensure that the truth is displayed to the public. Yet these reporters instead tell many that their hands are tied. I do not think that is a realistic excuse. Where there is a will, there is a way.

227. Aslm Tun M.
     I personally enjoy reading your article, pack with historical data and good reasoning. This one however really make me want to laugh. I mean, who are you kidding! This article would have make a lot of sense if those act of doctor-spinning does not happen during your era. This is exactly the same thing we are witnessing as it was in your good 22 years of ruling. You did not set good example for Pak Lah to follow and in fact, you probably was the best in this doctor spin yourself. Pak Lah has learned it from one of the best for sure. Boy, have we all learned that all the news about you were perfect, not a single flaw and none from the opposition leaders was good ….. Bapak kencing berdiri, anak kencing berlari lah!
     Tun, let’s face this ….that you have done a lot to this country but you do not try to portray yourself as a god-sent angel in the area you trangress the most … fact is you are not perfect, not at all …..
     reminiscent and repentance time …..

228. Dearest Tun,
     Actually it happened long long time ago in Malaysia.
     i don’t know whether it is the reporters who
     did not understand ,
     did not listen properly,
     intentionally spinning or else.
     Everyday, I have to read few newspaper or double check to confirm on one issue. No joke, all media will report differently on same issue.
     May be, they don’t understand what is tonality and body language of human being.
     They just understand the WORD only, without “Tonality & Body language”
     With today IT , everything can be done. What can we do!!!!

229. Salam sejahtera Tun dan Seisi Keluarga….
     Saya adalah sebahagian daripada rakyat Malaysia yang amat gembira di atas keputusan TUN untuk kembali ke arena politik masa kini.saya tak sabar lagi untuk melihat AAB meletak jawatan secepat mungkin.bila lagi TUN hendak menyerahkan borang keahlian masuk UMNO dan di bahagian mana?harap2 di percepatkan sebelum terlambat nanti sebelaum DSAI menakluki malaysia degan konco2nya.semoga anak TUN MUKHRIZ dapat menewaskan KJ nanti untuk jawatan ketua pemuda UMNO.Terus terang saya katakan walaupun saya bukan anggota mana2 parti namun saya masih berharap agar BN dapat memerintah Malaysia dibawah tunjuk ajar TUN dan orang2 yang besemangat patriotik seperti TUN.KEMBALIKAN KEGEMILANGAN MALAYSIA YANG TERCINTA INI…………MALAYSIA BOLEH

230. Tun,
     Bukankah ada sesuatu yang tak kena dengan pertukaran portfolio antara 2 orang ini? Ini seolah-olah (andaian sahaja) Pak Lah mahu memberi gula-gula kepada Najib supaya tidak melawannya. Lagipun Pak Lah sendiri berkata, “Penyerahan jawatan samada cepat atau lambat bergantung kepada prestasi Najib”. Kalau bercakap pasal prestasi ni, sudah tentulah ia sesuatu yang subjektif.
     Saya menjangkakan Pak Lah tidak semudah itu untuk menyerahkan jawatan kepada Najib. Kita tengok lah, bila bahagian semua mencalonkan Pak Lah sebagai presiden semula dengan harapan beliau menyerahkan jawatan sebelum Jun 2010. Bila dah jadi Presiden semula, dia akan claim mendapat majoriti sokongan daripada ahli UMNO. Selepas itu, siap lah Najib, boleh pack barang keluar dari Sri Satria.
     Tanda-tandanya kita boleh lihat apabila menantunya Khairi Jamaludin dah masuk bertanding Ketua Pemuda UMNO. Maksudnya, dia pun confident dia boleh menang, dengan backing projek bapak-mertuanya boleh sign kepada kroni-kroninya.

231. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
     Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Akhbar sekarang sudah bebas buat “spinning”. Yang dipentingkan bukanlah berita yang “benar”. Berita yang benar, memang tidak menarik. Jadi, perlu disensasikan. Berita sensasi memang menarik perhatian. Kadang-kadang jadi berita provokasi. Barulah akhbar berkenaan laris di pasaran. Ada bermacam-macam akhbar, banyak pertandingan. Memaparkan berita yang benar, bukanlah sesuatu yang menguntungkan.
     Semalam saya menonton TV. Ada dua sidang akhbar. Satu untuk parti pemerintah, satu untuk parti pembangkang. Bilangan mikrofon bagi kedua-duanya amat berbeza. Parti pemerintah ada lima mikrofon sahaja. Parti pembangkang, hampir duapuluh mikrofon. Spinning!. Sebab lebih sensasi, lebih provokasi dan lebih menarik perhatian.
     wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

232. Yes TDM, Rocky Bru is one great blog..
     Not biased, and professional in journalism.
     His blog does not contain defamation of others nor is spinning things in support of anyone.
     Other blogs are all just politicking and many use pathetic language and preposterous polemics.

233. Asmkum Tun,
     nak tanya tun nih, awat lepas DSAI dipecat dulu, TUN yang ambil alih jawatan menteri kewangan? takde calon lain yang berkaliber ke? bukan ke lebih menambah beban?
     sekarang ni pak lah teruskan tradisi tun dengan menyandang 2jawatan 1 masa(entah larat ke tak dia nak wat keje) pastu senang2 jer tukar jawatan dengan najib..ape ni semua? orang kerajaan nak mintak transfer balik tempat asal pun ade yang tngu sampai 5- tahun, tapi depa suka2 jer tukar2 jawatan…ape relevan nyer?
     babbleholic.blogspot.com

234. MARI BELAJAR BAHASA MELAYU….
     DUA PERKATAAN UNTUK HARI INI- Sila baca dengan nada yang tepat
     1. CUKUP : Cukuplah tu, Abdullah…
     2. SUDAH : Sudahlah tu, Anwar…
     PERKATAAN BERGANDA:
     1. CUKUP : Cukup-cukuplah tu Abdullah…malu lah sikit!
     2. SUDAH : Sudah-sudahlah tu Anwar…penat saya mendengar bohong awak ni.
     Salam TUN and all…
     Buah cempedak di luar pagar
     Ambil galah tolong jolokkan
     Kalau ditegur tak mahu dengar
     CEPATLAH SESAMA TOLONG KELUARKAN!!!
     Tun and all. Semoga sihat sejahtera selalu. Jaga solat, jaga niat.

235. Well Done Tun, the way you present cases are excellence. Probably Syed Hamid Albar need to learn more before he is fit to hold press conference. 🙁

236. It seems the newspapers are at an impasse this past week. Don’t know if they are with Pak Lah or Anwar or just wanting to ensure if there is a change in government, they would still be in their comfortable offices.
     I agree the spin-doctoring is a dangerous trend but it has been around for ever so long and as the trend gets hotter, the rakyat is left to wonder what to believe.
     Anyway, making Pak Lah does not give any newspaper accolades. So far, he is only thinking of how he can get himself out of the rut and blame the rest of the world for his blunders.
     It’s time not only to show him the door but to make him face reality.

237. Salam Ayahanda Tun.
     1) Apa dah jadi dengan Kalimullah ni?????…main tukar tukar jawatan pulak dengan Si Najib!!!!!!….
     2) Agaknya duit negara dah kering…pasai tu tukar…
     3) Yang herannya ngape Si Najib tu setuju aje….tak boleh bantah ke.??….KESIAN. Orang lain yang kenyang, Si Najib yang kene basuh mangguknya.Pulak dah!!!!
     4) OK TUN BOLEH TAK KOMEN TENTANG TUKAR SUKA SAMA SUKA NI…ATAU TUKAR PAKSA RELA….
     Wassalam.

238. salam tun
     saya ada ramai kenalan yang menyokong pembangkang …mereka baca harakah…malaysiakini dan pelbagai lagi media yang pro pembangkang …alasannya media2 tu lebih tepat, tidak menipu dan sentiasa benar….kadang2 timbul dalam kepala saya macam mana orang boleh betul2 yakin dengan apa yang disogokkan depan mata ….inilah kuasa media….yang salah boleh jadi betul yang betul boleh jadi salah……….satu ingatan : apa yang paling ramai orang percaya tak semestinya benar dan betul…hanya ALLAH jua yang maha mengetahui………..

239. no wonder the 700 Million Euro can be spinned 1 Euro, and spinned again to 400 Million Euro and end up in the pocket of a fund manager. Ops, i lost my balance too much spinning.

240. TUN.
     ANWAR WAJAR DIKENAKAN TINDAKAN…!!!!
     http://isteri-mamak-tua.blogspot.com/2008/09/politik-belut-anwar-anwar-kena-tindakan.html
     salam perkenalan
     isteri antimamak
     .

241. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Tahniah…
     Tiada seorang ahli politik tulen yang berani memberikan pandangan mereka mengenai kepimpinan sekarang…
     Itulah yang berlaku sekarang… suka mengampu dan jaga tempat masing-masing tanpa mengambil tahu akan kepentingan rakyat yang mengundi mereka.

242. TUN ,
     Sama lah juga dangan teori-teori Anwar yang merupakan pembohongan pada rakyat.
     Anwar wajar di kenakan tindakan…!!!!
     http://isteri-mamak-tua.blogspot.com/2008/09/politik-belut-anwar-anwar-kena-tindakan.html
     salam perjuangan
     isteri antimamak.

243. SALAM SEMUA…
     DAH DI TAKDIRKAN PAKLAH AMBIL-ALIH MENTERI PERTAHANAN PULAK. TAK LAMA LAGI DIA AMBIL-ALIH JADI GENERALLAH PULAK BUAT ARAHAN TANGKAP MANA2 ORANG MASUK ISA(ISTITUSI SELAMATKAN ABDULLAH).

244. 1. itulah.. tipu sana, tipu sini.. last-last jadi pencuri.
     2. kalau baca news google lagi lah pulak. Anwar punya berita first sekali. tadi pagi ke semalam heek.
     3. demokrasi ni di cipta memang untuk benda-benda macam ni. sebab tu kita kena ada apanama “acuan kita sendiri”. tapi silap bawak nilah jadinya. Acuan kita sendiri tu yang penting.
     4. harap maaf, yaa. kalau yang saya tulis salah. wassalam.

245. he he , now only you know ah….. but still not too late, he he

246. salam tun
     i think it’s how press work….keep on spinning and spinning for their own good…sell more news …. gain extra profit…

247. Goshhh.. I can’t believe it!!
     Some ppl keep on blaming Tun for ISA, for freedom of speech,for appointed Pak Lah as his next successor bla bla bla…
     CAN’T SOME OF YOU THINK WELL??.. DUDUK SAT..PIKIAQ BEBAIK..
     DO YOU KNOW THAT:-
     1. Now all UMNO’s leaders can see that THEY NEED TUN to help and “restructure” UMNO..?
     2. Now most MALAYS..SUDAH SEDAR !! they know that they should stop playing BALLS!! they should know that they need to be united and work as hard as other races.. no more spoon feeding..no more “anak manja”!!
     3. Now most non-bumis need Tun to bring political stability and economic growth to this nation..like it or not, under Tun most non-bumis getting richer!
     4. Now we could see the true color of DSAI.. teloq sebijik riuh sekampung!!
     5. Now we admit that only Tun ( with God’s permission ) can bring peace and stability to Malaysia.. we just need to compare between the previous administration and now..
     6. NOW WE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT EASY TO BE A GREAT LEADER WHO COULD LEAD A COUNTRY LIKE MALAYSIA THAT HAS DIFFERENT RACES, CULTURES,ETHNICS, LANGUAGES AND MIND TOO..(pls stop comparing us to Singapore..go migrate to that island (hope they would accept you) IF you think they are better than us..)
     7. Some qualities to be a good leader…A GOOD LEADER ALWAYS THINK AHEAD AND WILL COME OUT WITH BRILLIANT IDEAS ON HOW TO HANDLE PROBLEMS..A GOOD LEADER WILL ALWAYS MAKE OTHERS LISTEN TO HIM..A GOOD LEADER WILL ALWAYS ALERT (NOT TIDOQ)..A GOOD LEADER WILL KNOW HOW TO TACKLE ISSUES BEFORE IT’S GETTING WORSE..A GOOD LEADER HAS A POWER TO CONTROL PEOPLE UNDER HIM SO THEY WILL OBEY HIM…A GOOD LEADER IS LIKE MAHATHIR, NOT DSAI WHO ONLY KNOWS HOW TO TACKLE MAT-MAT JAMBU OR PAK LAH WHO CLAIMED HE HAS “OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES” BUT KEEP ON FORGETTING THAT “MALAYSIAN STABILITY” IS ONE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY..
     INI AMANAH ALLAH..JANGAN MAIN-MAIN..

248. Salam Tun,
     Rocky’s Bru ada lebih kurang 6.8mill visitors since MAY 06.
     Tapi Tun punya blog sudah ada 6.99mill visitors since MAY 2008!
     (record date: 17 Sept 08 | 9.47pm)
     Salute Tun… everybody have faith in you… semoga kesihatan Ibu & Bapa saya dan Tun & Hasmah sentiasa berada di dalam tahap terbaik selalu…

249. salam…
     tun muga di beri kesihatan yang baik , cepat dan mudahnya pak lah buat keputusan agak2 tak boleh handle ubah pula jadi menteri pertahanan…apa nak jadi paklah kalau agak2 dah tak boleh nak menyumbang sudah2lah ramai org lain tengah beratur…duit pun dah byk tinggal berapa lama lagi pi lah dok diam2 makan angin ngan bini baru……hari ini nampak sgt pak lah berserabut dan tak bermaya…
     moga allah bagi petunjuk yg lebih baik pada pak lah……
     dan tun pula teruslah menulis bagi membuka minda kami2 yg tak berapa nak pandai ni………..

250. dear Tun
     this whole truth was very obvious since the past few years. i completely stop buying news papers and feel disgusted watching the prime news
     the reason for spinning was to make what was shown more solid and strong and more useable, just like wool into thread, but our media are not, the best term is manipulating. they make the gomen looks better and those who are against them look very bad, worse the truth were hidden and they tell lies that make the rakyat become more confused. we need to free our media from the control of any party, otherwise we should call them surat khabar or TV BN or Pak Lah and etc..

251. Talking about SPIN, whats your thoughts & reasons on
     1/ why you sacked 2 of your 4 DPMs in your 22 years?
     2/ associating with Samy Velu, Sanusi Junid, Mohd Rahmat, Mohd Taib, Daim etc etc Was it you felt they were extremely capable in their roles OR they were willing to ask “where to” when you said “jump”?
     3/ your succession planning programs both in your party and the BN in general during your 22 years in power?
     4/ The PM and DPM now swapping key portfolios?
     5/ your policies around open communication and publication of printed material against your administration
     (btw, you must be relieved the internet proliferation to BLOGGING has only expanded to this level in last 5 years. Wonder how you would have handled the situation as we have now i.e. RPK etc etc)
     6/ ISA and what it should be used for – btw, care to elaborate which personalities you secured under ISA and reasons?
     7/ Economic management of the country and what policies should be put in place (you’ve already done the ringgit pegging trick, so please be more expansive on your views)
     8/ Defence strategy and what you as being critical to Malaysia to manage 21st century challenges
     9/ the government/you bailing MAS especially after their continued poor management. BTW, what was the golden handshake to the person you handpicked to first bring it out of the dooldrums?
     10/ the government/you making the local car industry competitive by using uncompetitive rules to stifle foreign car sales in the country. (presume all your cars are Proton or do you own those very very expensive Foreign cars as well?)
     Like to your hear your spin, I mean thoughts
     (Ravi)

252. Salam ramadhan Tun….
     Ucu tak pernah menulis tapi selalu jengok blog Tun.Harap Tun terus
     sihat untuk menulis ye….
     Ya allah….memang loya dan mual nak tengok berita…tp kang tk tengok..tk tau lak temberang terbaru pak lah.kesian betul pembaca
     berita yek….agaknya pas baca berita depa muntah.
     Tadi lagi la…tengok muka pak lah…tpm toye tuh….menantu
     antu pak lah….eeee….rasa nak kluar apa yg dimakan masa buka
     tadi.lagi dengo pasai plan peralihan kuasa kekal then tengok najib
     sengih mcm kambing kenyang makan rumput….eeee….geli geleman tol.
     Ucu tak brp nak confident sgt ngan DSAI….tapi apa boleh buat..
     dari ber pm kan PM arini…da tak daya rasanye.
     Dulu masa Tun memerintah….kadang Tun haru gak…main drama
     gak….tapi Tun tak bongok mcm dia org…rakyat tak kacau bilau…
     susah macam ni.Hasil negara boleh nampak.Eeeee….depa dok kata hari-hari kesian rakyat…
     tak pa satu ari nanti depa akan rasa apa rakyat rasa….
     Ok la Tun….ucu tak pandai sgt nak guna bahasa politik…tu la ucu
     dok bebel jer ni.Dulu-dulu tak dapat cakap ngan Tun macam ni.
     Salam Tun.

253. Dear Tun,
     Since you have came back to Umno,please change the landscape of the way race party going to affected everyone of us.Partly because everyone wanted to live as one nation one malaysia,then everyone have to compete to achieve anything and then share what we have learn.So is time to move on from race party.What disturbed me most was the race party usually used May 1969 incident to put fear on the citizen .

254. Salamzzz Tun,
     Kualiti pemimpin UMNO yang kurang sekarang adalah kerana pada satu masa, saya lupa bila, pegawai kerajaan kumpulan A tidak dibenarkan menyertai politik?
     Boleh Tun komen siapa, mengapa dan apa kesannya sehingga hari ini
     Terima Kasih Tun

255. btw, congrats on the 7 million hits in 4.5 months.

256. Salam Tun,
     Yes spinning is the word for it iI agree..More often the titles of each story is the most confusing. The intention really is to attract people to read the story and eventually buy their products.
     However the content I believe is really reflecting the writer and the editors stands on a certain issues. Readers on the other hand must use their own judgment with the help of some other reliable sources on the same issue.
     That is why I rarely read news paper but I like to watch video news, because it’s harder to deceive what’s transpired. Face expressions are also equally important as it will give us more data to comprehend.
     Tun, what is your say on the latest development where KJ offered him self for the Pemuda Umno Chief post?

257. Dr.M,
     Do you truly believed bloggers can be trusted? Most bloggers are spin masters themselves, apologists for their political beliefs while feigning to be some sort of civilized Europeans misplaced in a third world country.
     I don’t read Malaysian blogs other than yours. Most Malaysian blogs are racist,bigoted and worse, are nothing more than extenuations of lies as facts and vice versa.
     Don’t give bloggers too much credit. They are spin masters themselves.

258. Hi Tun,
     An announcement was made that Abdullah had taken the portfolio as the Defence Minister whilst Najib assuming the portfolio as the Finance Minister. What’s your take on this?
     1) Abdullah feels threatened now as ANWAR may have the numbers to topple the govt. He labelled Anwar as a threat to national security. That doesn’t sound convincing–Are we going to see emergency rule here in the possible future?
     2)Since Abdullah is going to resign, he made Najib Finance Minister so when emergency rule is implemented Najib will have no part in it or else he would get criticised for playing a role in the emergency rule. Abdullah will take the heat as he is resigning and Najib would be PM so he has to lay low and not partake in any decision on emergency ruling. If Najib were to resume the post as Defence Minister, he would definitely be blamed for the bad call and it won’t help boost his image. The public would have no confidence in him.
     Salam Tun, Take care of your health. This country needs your solid leadership.

259. If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous
     he will not bite you.
     That is the principal difference
     between a dog and a man.
     -Mark Twain
     Tun,
     I think it is much better for Tun to raise a dog and make it a lovely pet of yours than to pick up any politician of your favourite in order for him to receive your blessing as the nominee contestant in the UMNO party election. Mark Twain certainly told us the truth, as this is clearly envidenced by Tun’s bad experience in choosing a defiant successor.
     Onlooker

260. I,agree with Tun now more spinning thtan before as you all see and read not only some of the report being twisted by the editor rather than what we are saying.
     Hidup Tun bejuang lah demi bangsa dan negara.

261. Salam Tun,
     As a graduate in Mass Communications, the first thing I learnt was to never TRUST the media!!!!
     The real crooks are the media always sensationalising sensitive issues so as to attract media attention.Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to rake in more income or readers, who knows??
     To me the mainstream media are Malaysia’s public enemy no. 1 and that is why i have resorted to blogging.
     I pity the uneducated ones as they are very easily manipulated by the mainstream media.
     ISA SHOULD BE USED INSTEAD ON THE MEDIA FOR PLAYING WITH THE PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION ON POLITICS.
     They are the cause of all the racial tensions that occured recently.
     I suggest we better control the flow of information immediately that comes out of the press as we know that they are inciting negative perception.
     LONG LIVE MALAYSIA AND UNITE WE MUST!!!
     Salam Tun.

262. Salam sejahtera buat Tun sekeluarga serta semua pejuang Che Det.
     “Anwar adalah melayu, tetapi MELAYU itu bukan anwar.Sementara itu UMNO wajib ‘disamak’ demi untuk merawat luka dihati kami bangsa Melayu.Ramai parasit dalam UMNO wajib disingkirkan,….Zahid,Zaid,Mahzir,M.Taib,Nazri,Ezam,anak Hantu T4,Shahrir,apa nama bapa kepada budak penyanyi tu…Ismail S dan kawan dia Mr Cheek cheek ke bong cheek dan ramai lagi ‘6 Jahanam’ dalam UMNO.

263. Assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun dan isteri. Semoga panjang umur dan dimurahkan rezeki.
     Saya berpandangan bahawa PM sekarang menyalahgunakan media untuk kepentingan sendiri. Menggunakan Kalimmullah untuk menunjukkan imej PM yang baik dan betul kepada masyarakat amatlah memalukan. Pada hematnya, rakyat telah tahu dan muak serta loya dengan penonjolan imej PM ini. Bapa saya yang hidup sbg peneroka juga melihat PM sekarang tiada karisma dan daya kepimpinan yang kuat untuk memimpin UMNO, BN dan negara. Adalah diingatkan bahawa penyokong kuat UMNO datangnya dari peneroka FELDA yang telah menyokong usaha Tun Abdul Razak menubuhkan FELDA, namun lambat-laun generasi kedua peneroka tidak lagi menyokong UMNO kerana krisis kepimpinan yang ada sekarang ini.
     Malam ini KJ dengan lagak dan gaya angkuhnya telah mencalonkan nama sebagai pemimpin Pemuda UMNO yang baru. Saya rasakan beliau akan menang kerana bantuan pak mentuanya. Namun, percayalah beliau lebih berupaya menyebabkan UMNO semakin berpecah belah, dan sokongan rakyat kepada UMNO akan semakin menipis.
     Pertukaran Menteri Kewangan kepada Menteri Pertahanan pada berita malam ini memperlihatkan bahawa PM akan menggunakan kuasa darurat pada bila-bila masa jika terdapat sokongan dan usaha untuk menjatuhkan beliau semasa perhimpunan UMNO akan datang. Ini telah dibuktikan oleh penggunaan ISA baru-baru ini.
     Walau bagaimanapun, saya mengucapkan selamat berpuasa dan berhariraya kepada Tun, isteri dan anak-anak. Saya akan menyokong Tun dan Mukhriz sepenuh hati dalam perjuangan menentang pemimpin yang lemah, korup dan menghancurkan negara.

264. SALAM BUAT TUN SEKELUARGA,
     BERITA TERKINI:
     PAKATAN RAKYAT TELAH BERJAYA MENDAPAT 32 KERUSI.
     INI TELAH MEMATAHKAN TANGGAPAN BAHAWA PR TIDAK MAMPU UNTUK MENDAPAT KERUSI YANG CUBA DIPEROLEHI BELIAU.
     ANTARA KERUSI YANG BERJAYA DIPEROLEHI BELIAU ADALAH:
     10 KERUSI ROTAN, 10 KERUSI MALAS, 10 KERUSI LIPAT DAN 2 KERUSI URUT LETRIK.
     SEKIAN BERITA TERKINI.
     WASSALAM TUN

265. Dear Tun,
     Why don’t we all boycott tv3, the star, news straits times n berita harian because they’re goverment propaganda.
     The truth is I don’t believe in any of them anymore. They make me sick. Even the current situation make me sick so I’ve made a promise to myself. I’m not going to talk about politic anymore. I’m going to concentrate on the fight of our land(ex felda) which was sold by a person who is a ketua cawangan umno there.How can UMNO claim to be the champion of the ketuanan melayu.
     Tun, I support you all the way. I will read your blog everyday.
     Luv U Tun. Please save Malaysia.
     Sam

266. .
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     TUN,
     Buat Pertama kali saya sokong kalau Pak Lah ambil tindakan terhadap DS AnWar.
     Apa yang saya fikirkan adalah:
     Pertama: DS Anwar telah mengeksploitasikan kepercayaan rakyat yang sudah taksub dengan beliau dengan Teori -teori beliau, yang menyababkan ketegangan dan kerisauan pada rakyat amnya.
     Kedua: Teori-teori beliau hanyalah untuk mengujudkan kerisauan dan kteganagan pada kerajaan dan juga bertujuan menjatuhkan pemimpin tertentu dengan tiada sebarang bukti yang sahih.
     Ketiga: Keteganan yang DS Anwar ujudkan itu, seolah keadaan politik yang tidak stabil, telah menganggu gugat kestabilan ekonomi dan tidak secara langsung keselamatan negara.
     Kempat: Pada 6hb Sep di jakarta di bank pusat Maga Bank, Anwar telah membuat sidang akhbar, mengatakan Undang Malaysia Tidak Berperikemanusiaan…terhadap TKI Indonesia. Beliau telah memperlecahkan undang-undang Malaysia di luarnegara. Malau rasanya kami rakyat malaysia di situ dengan kenyataan DS Anwar.
     Mudahan Pak Lah iklas melepaskan jawatan Menteri Kewangan pada Najib, bukan alasan nak mencuba Najib dengan masalah dunia yang bakal di hadapi.
     ANWAR ANGKAT SUMPAH DEPAN AGONG..??
     http://isteri-mamak-tua.blogspot.com/2008/09/anwar-angkat-sumpah.html
     salam perjuangan
     isteri antimamak
     .

267. Seems like spinning is a trend in this decade.

268. Yang dihormati Tun,
     Saya baru saja menonton TV3 dimana YB KJ mengumumkan hasrat beliau untuk betanding jawatan Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia. TV3 memberikan beliau masa yang begitu panjang untuk membuat pengumuman tersebut seterusnya menunjukkan betapa pintarnya beliau berhujah. Disebaliknya tidak banyak media massa meliputi pengumuman YB Mukhriz untuk bertanding jawapan yang sama. Adakah ini kerja spin doktor yang sama??????

269. .
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     TUN,
     Buat Pertama kali saya sokong kalau Pak Lah ambil tindakan terhadap DS AnWar.
     Apa yang saya fikirkan adalah:
     Pertama: DS Anwar telah mengeksploitasikan kepercayaan rakyat yang sudah taksub dengan beliau dengan Teori -teori beliau, yang menyababkan ketegangan dan kerisauan pada rakyat amnya.
     Kedua: Teori-teori beliau hanyalah untuk mengujudkan kerisauan dan kteganagan pada kerajaan dan juga bertujuan menjatuhkan pemimpin tertentu dengan tiada sebarang bukti yang sahih.
     Ketiga: Keteganan yang DS Anwar ujudkan itu, seolah keadaan politik yang tidak stabil, telah menganggu gugat kestabilan ekonomi dan tidak secara langsung keselamatan negara.
     Kempat: Pada 6hb Sep di jakarta di bank pusat Maga Bank, Anwar telah membuat sidang akhbar, mengatakan Undang Malaysia Tidak Berperikemanusiaan…terhadap TKI Indonesia. Beliau telah memperlecahkan undang-undang Malaysia di luarnegara. Malau rasanya kami rakyat malaysia di situ dengan kenyataan DS Anwar.
     Mudahan Pak Lah iklas melepaskan jawatan Menteri Kewangan pada Najib, bukan alasan nak mencuba Najib dengan masalah dunia yang bakal di hadapi.
     ANWAR ANGKAT SUMPAH DEPAN AGONG..??
     http://isteri-mamak-tua.blogspot.com/2008/09/anwar-angkat-sumpah.html
     salam perjuangan
     isteri antimamak
     .

270. Aslkm Yg Dihormati Tun,
     Saya baru menonton pengumuman KJ untuk bertanding jawatan Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia. TV3 memberikan beliau masa yang begitu panjang untuk menunjukkan kepintaran beliau bercakap. Disebaliknya apabila YB Mukhriz mengumumkan hasrat beliu untuk betanding jawatan yang sama, cuma sedikit sahaja media massa yang meliputinya.Adakah ini kerja spin doktor yang sama????????

271. salam tun yg dihormati,pegamal media kini dikonkong oleh orang yg berpentingan utk melaporkan kebaikan dan kerajinan oleh pemimpin2 jg berkerja siang malam utk rakyat jelata utk kesenangan masakini.Tetapi rakyat tengah sengsara tidak melapokannya, oleh itu pegamal media telah telah melangar etika kerja mereka.Tun sabarlah hanya Allah sahaja yg mengetahui,teruskan perjuanganmu.

272. Well, I remember an old NY joke of the spinning doctors..
     An African, a little girl, a reporter and a stray dog.
     One sunny day, a little girl was playing along the street when a stray dog suddenly attacked her.
     The African guy gallantly fought off the fierce dog, and eventually, a policeman came by and shot the dog.
     A NY daily reporter happened to capture the whole incident.
     As the reporter approached the African; he exclaimed;
     “Tomorrow, the daily gonna report, Brave Yankee saved little girl from a savage dog.”
     The African denied;”No, I aint a Yankee.”
     The reporter quipped,”Oh yeah, then it should read, Brave American saved little girl from a savage dog.”
     The African refuted; “No, I aint American either..”
     The reporter aint giving up; “OK then, Brave man saved little girl from a stray dog.”
     The African quite agreed; “That sounds alright. By the way, I am African.”
     Come next day, the daily news read;
     “Brave dog saved innocent little girl from an Afro pervert.”

273. Asskum Tun
     Salam Sejahtera kepada tun dan Keluarga
     1) Adakah Tun berasa bersalah kerana memberi kuasa kepada mereka yang tidak mampu memikul tanggung jawab mereka .
     2) Adakah Tun setuju peralihan kuasa kepada Dato sri Najib kerana sebagai rakyat saya takut kerana adakah DS Najib mempunyai pengalaman menerajui negara kerana beliau hanya memjadi menteri pelajaraan dan pertahanan adakah ini cukup utk beliau .

274. tun manyak kecik hati la, berapa kali tun nak kasitau kenyataan tun dah diputar belitkan oleh reporter? (pasal kerajaan turunkan harga minyak). tun rasa balik apa yang dah tun buat kat orang lain dalam masa 23 tahun ni… best tak?
     ini belum lagi gunakan isa lagi…

275. Satu lagi Blogger ditangkap. Dari Pembangkang Lagi.
     http://kickdefella.wordpress.com/

276. A’kum ayahanda Tun..
     Saya sebagai golongan muda amat risau dengan kemelut yang melanda UMNO kini…diharap dan saya terus berdoa agar ayahanda Tun dapat menyertai semula UMNO yang kian parah ini.
     Saya pasti kedatangan semula ayahanda Tun ke dalam UMNO merupakan satu rahmat pada UMNO dan BN..dan diharap Tun akan dapat membantu hasrat mendalam ahli-ahli akar umbi yg mahu peralihan kuasa dipercepatkan.
     Abdullah Badawi seharusnya ditolak..dan pandangan Tun di dalam hal-hal berkaitan UMNO amat amat kami harapkan..
     Salam hormat
     nizar
     [email protected]

277. Salam Tun,
     Memang dah lumrah dunia, yang berkuasa mengatur segalanya untuk kepentingan diri. Ini tak dapat di nafikan lagi.
     Utusan Melayu beritanya biasanya menyebelahi kejiwaan bangsa Melayu tapi The Star banyak cenderung kepada menyebelahi atau menghantam kerajaan, scandal, sensasi dan conflicting ideas.
     Wassallam

278. Salam Tun,
     So happy to hear that that you are rejoining UMNO.. Hope that you will check mate both Pak Lah and Jenin (Anwar).
     Anyway, just want to make one rectification on what Malay Siann said below..
     By Malay_Siann on September 17, 2008 5:16 PM
     Tun,
     Congratulations !!!
     Your beat Rocky’s bru..hehehehe..
     He started blogging since May 21, 2006…at this hour it has hit 6,867,532 visitors..
     And for you Tun.. in 5 months, yours nearly reach 7 millions..
     He needs more than 2 years to beat you..hehehehe
     TUN..YOU MANYAKKK POPULAR !!!
     My Comment: Bukan 5 months la bro… 4 1/5 months. ha ha ha.
     Tun, you are so good at it. What ever u touch, whasp menjadi.
     Insyaallah, your intention to repair the damage done by Pak Lah will be granted by Allah as I see the ball is rolling speedily. Tak lama lagi belayarlah dia ke Australia dgn bini baru dia tu.
     Hopefully, Allah will keep u safe in order to help us Malaysian

279. Salam Ybhg. Tun,
     Ketelusan dalam penerbitan di negara ini memang sudah lama diperkatakan. Apa lagi sekarang sudah ada spin-doctor pulak yang menjadi ‘polis’ akhbar dan percetakan. Sebagai contoh, akhbar alternatif (seperti harakah, siasah) kini sudah muncul dengan banyak berbanding semasa pemerintahan Tun dulu. Pada satu keadaan, kita rasa sihat kerana kerajaan sekarang lebih liberal (terhadap penerbitan) tetapi dalam satu pandangan yang lain pula, ia bakal mengganggu kestabilan negara. Memang kita mampu berfikir sendiri terhadap apa yang ditulis, termasuklah penulisan Internet (seperti blog Tun ini). Namun, apabila sesuatu isu terlalu disensasikan kadangkala mengundang bahaya juga.
     Hari ini berlaku penukaran portfolio antara PM dan timbalannya. Sekarang PM sudah menjadi Menteri Pertahanan. Seperti biasa, pada akhbar esok – para spin-doctor akan menerbitkan bacaan yang tampak positif terhadap peristiwa ini. Cuma yang sedihnya sekarang Tun – ramai rakyat yang tidak lagi boleh mempercayai 100% terhadap berita akhbar jesteru mereka membuat pelbagai hepotesis sendiri – terhadap semua rencana. Kredibiliti media-cetak utama negara perlu diperbaiki Tun.
     Saya menunggu dengan sabar tentang pandangan Tun mengenai spin-doctor yang seterusnya. Mungkin juga Tun boleh bercerita sedikit tentang Patrick Badawi pula selepas ini?
     Sumbangan saya terhadap penerbitan adalah kecil kerana saya hanya mengkhususkan kepada teknologi Symbian sahaja. Itupun saya terpanggil berbuat demikian kerana majalah-majalah yang sedia ada tidak memberikan maklumat secukupnya untuk teknologi ‘mainstream’ ini. Terpaksa saya membetulkan pelbagai fakta terpesong yang selalu dihidangkan kepada pembaca. Saya juga mencadangkan kepada pihak Ybhg. Tun untuk mula menerbitkan laman web ini dalam bentuk .MOBI pula kerana semakin ramai rakyat sudah mula melayari internet di telefon bimbit mereka sekarang ini.
     Terima kasih Ybhg. Tun kerana membantu rakyat memahami serba-sedikit berkaitan dengan pentadbiran dan halatuju negara.
     http://adliayob.wordpress.com

280. Salam Tun,
     Just nak tumpang komen kawan kita di bawah:
     By banjol on September 17, 2008 6:00 PM
     Tun,
     I am not your kaki bodek as there are many here. I am always more than pleased to criticize you whenever I think your point is unsound.
     Saudara/i banjol,
     Bodek? Bodek untuk apa? Kebanyakkan komentar2 di sini guna nama samaran. Apa yang dapat dari mem”bodek” Tun. Kalau saudara/i tak setuju, itu hak saudara/i tapi kalau orang lain setuju dgn Tun, adakah itu mem”bodek”? Grow up la.

281. Tun,
     I do not read Utusan for quite sometimes except for the sports news.
     It seems that the ‘spinning’ is only done on local politics.
     Why? Well like you say to please the current government. If ‘spinning’ is not done I think their printing licence will be cancelled.

282. Greetings dr mahathir, a news came 45mins ago pm during a press conference by pm abdullah with dpm najib, i quote ”i will not be staying more than 2010 naturally, and might go earlier,” nquote.
     i guess by now you have known this statement, will pm abdullah passes his premier post to anwar? as already opposition tian chua had given a few days for pm abdullah to hand over the transition peacefully to anwar, i quote, ”and he anwar would becomes the next prime minister of malaysia in a few days times..” unquote.
     please comments on this…. a concerning views from singapore.

283. Dear Tun,
     [quote]
     23. The bloggers have attracted a huge number of supporters with Rocky Bru having more than six million hits. The popularity of the blogs is obvious. It must be because people no longer believe or even read certain papers nor watch the Government controlled TV stations.
     [/quote]
     Internet is about free flow of information and does not prioritize any information being sent or received. 6 millions hits is truly a great feat for a blog. Your view is greatly cherished and respect by me and many of your audience.
     I followed a bit of the world news and often found spinning happening often but Internet has often embrace us with more information that very so often people who practice spinning want to hide. Like propaganda, it effectiveness is fading away.
     Internet is the future. I am glad it help me to stay away from being manipulated to a certain extends. I’m glad to see you reaching out to people in the most modern way which many others would just stay away.
     Bless Malaysia.
     Malaysia Boleh!
     Love Malaysia Always.

284. Assalamuailaikum Ayahnda Tun..
     Nampaknya begitu cepat PAk Lah menyerah jawatan Menteri Kewangan kepada DSNR dan mengambil pula tugas menteri pertahanan dgn kadar segera. Ini apa hal pula.. nampak Pak Lah tak ada choice untuk pelan nak membuat sesuatu menggunakan tentera. Tak hairan beliau meminta askar masuk campur dlam hal ini. Kegagalan beliau mmg terbukti dan dengan penukaran portfolio tidak boleh menukar senario politik sekarang.
     Benci huruhara di kampong..kesihani lah rakyat demi kestabilan negara.

285. small post reshuffle between DAAB and DSN? whats the point anyway.people want him out, not to having him in anymore. muka tak malu…

286. SALAM TUN DAN MALAYSIA….IMBAS2 KEMBALI….
     MEDIA DI MALAYSIA DI KAWAL OLEH 2 K…..KJ DAN KALIMULLAH….CONTOH KECIL MCM MANA MEREKA TIPU RAKYAT ADALAH CARA MEREKA PROMOTE AIRASIA DAN BANTAI MAS HABIS2AN…KERANA KEDUA2 MEREKA ORGANG KUAT AIRASIA…..KALIMULLAH SALAH SORANG DIRECTOR AIRASIA….AIRASIA MEMANG MURAH….KALAU TAK BERHATI2 KENA TIPU HIDUP2…2 K NI AMAT BAHAYA……

287. Assalamuaalaikum Ayahanda Tun, keluarga dan rakan-rakan di blog che det
     1. Saya sokong apa yang ayahanda tuliskan.
     2. Sekarang blog che det menjadi pujaan hatiku…perkara yang mesti dalam diari hidup anakanda dan telah menyaran kepada yang masih nak tahu kebenarannya.
     3. Surat khabar dan televisyen sekarang banyak yang menipu daripada yang betul dah macam filem hollywood dan bollywood, Pak Lah jadi director hebat, dengan heronya KJ dan suku-sakat dan konco2nya…hebat
     4. Lepas dah jadi Menteri Kewangan 1 yang gagal sekarang nak jadi Menteri Pertahanan …apa pula dia nak buat ya??? Nak jadi “transformer” penyelamat atau pemusnah…fikir-fikirkanlah ya.Help! Help! Ayahanda tolonglah beri cara camna nak lawan dia…
     Selamat berbuka puasa dan semoga diberkati Allah sentiasa Ayahanda Tun , keluarga dan rakan=rakan setia che det yang menyokong aje..
     Anakanda Rose

288. Dear Tun,
     That is absolutely true. Nows a day, I never buy any newspapers. When I read, it’s pain my eyes, then pain my ears and thereafter it’s pain my mind and heart. At the end, after all these suffering. It’s wasted my $. Therefore, I read only online and I urge all reader read online to get the actual news.

289. Dearest Tun,
     I must say that masa zaman Tun pun ada spining jugak & sensorship jugak.. just to be fair but in no way we can compare to today’s SPINDOCTORS. Today it has reached a new level.
     I can relate to minor spinning given certain circumstances that may be sensitive to our delicate multiracial community.
     Anyway, I can’t wait for your return and wish that we can move towards a better Malaysia.
     Mukhriz for Ketua Pemuda!!

290. You are right, The sic was spun by The Star. I’ve checked Sinchew, Berita Harian, and utusan; and their reports were unanimous on Rais’s comment.
     As for other political news; Utusan is demmed to be UMNO’s press. And you know, Utusan is always the press to stoke the racial argument, by spinning and exaggerating what their Boss said. Menyampah betul.

291. Tun,
     latest update
     1.Anwar dream to be PM will be realised soon if not in Malaysia he may opt for Thai PM
     another friend told me that…
     Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim tlh mengangkat sumpah jwtn PM dhdpn YDP Agong.Turut hadir Pemimpin tertinggi PKR,DAP dan PAS.
     Walaubagaimanapun YDP Agung hanya pndg shj sbb upacara itu diadakan di dpn gambar YDP Agung d rumah DSAI d Bkt Segambut.

292. salam Tun,
     paklah as defence minister? omg! how secure is our country with this new arrangement? and testing najib on his new portfolio? and najib is such a mouse. I hope muhiyiddin will get more solid support he is the only one with balls..
     is this exchange of role another expected trick to dilly dally on the 2010? does paklah use computer and , internet at all? does he read news the grouses from the rakyat?

293. Salam tun
     kebenaran semakin sukar untuk dicari sekarang. tetapi ia tidak bererti kebenaran itu harus ditutup. Mesti mencari alternatif lain jadi saya berpendapat dengan cara blog sahaja kebenaran itu dapat ditegakkan semula.
     Saya meminta jasa baik tun untuk memberi pendapat tentang uitm yang menjadi hak istimewa bumiputera. Isu ini juga kelihatan akan ‘spinning’ sekiranya tun tidak menceritakan hal sebenar. Terdapat banyak cakap2 belakang yang mengatakan uitm pernah dicadangkan untuk dibuka kepada bukan bumiputera semasa pentadbiran tun. Saya mohon agar diberi penjelasan yang sebanar daripada tun sendiri.
     Wassalam
     Z

294. ayahanda..
     satu hari nanti spin punya spin diri sendiri yang terbelit. Baru padan muka…

295. Dear Tun,
     If not for your article, I still think Rais really mean that. But Utusan is also main stream media controlled by government. So dont know which one is true.
     Anyway, we don’t really trust what is written in the main stream paper anymore. It has to be loyal to the government. No one dare to report the truth otherwise will risk himself receiving show cause letter or detained under ISA. The 18 hours detention is an action to intimidate the press to stay loyal and don’t create hassle for the government.
     The government can block some websites here and there, use ISA here and there, flip-flop here and there, justify here and there but don’t forget the people can once again use their power in hand to vote you out from the rest of the state.
     Tun, sometimes is not that I like the opposition so much, but I really can’t tolerate the gang anymore. So sick of them.
     If they have evidence the lady opposition MP done something wrong about religion, then charge her in court with proof and let the judges decide.

296. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Let me first congratulate you for making the 7 million hits today. You have reached it within a space of 4 months 17 days.
     Not many bloggers receive that much attention as you did Tun.
     It should be an eye-opener to the newspapers not to make a habit of spinning. More and more people are turning to the internet for news and furthermore they can communicate direct to whoever they like.
     How I wish the tv stations will be brave enough to call you for interviews which I am sure will attract many viewers. Try me if I am wrong. You can always check the ratings.
     Again congratulations Tun for the 7 million hits.
     Selamat berpuasa.

297. Tun,
     Yang boleh dipercayai di dalam akhbar arus perdana hanyalah keputusan 4D. Yang lain semuanya tak boleh dipercayai dan jauh terpesong dari berita sebenar. Baik berita, mahu pun rencana. Semuanya tak perlu dibaca.

298. Dearest Dr M
     In some countries, the newspapers will be taken to task if they were to publish inaccurate articles that results in half-truths or complete lies.
     Those people who were “misquoted” have a means to address the “falsehood”, if they choose to.
     Perhaps the licence of such publishing firms could be revoked?

299. Good day to you Tun,
     I think spinning is unavoidable, same thing also during your time. But if can spin until everyone believe it, then it is good and I believe Tun have done that very well. For AAB, he is making himself look stupid. Worst is he think everyone believe his spinning. He better spin his brain in washing machine to improve it.
     Peace of mind

300. Salam Tun & isteri
     1. Akhbar hari ni semua dh tak menceritakan berita yang sebenar. Terlalu kontra sangat apabila ada cerita yang sama tp isi kandungan yang berbeza..perkara ini turut berlaku kepada stesyen televisyen juga. Selamatlah astro masih ok lg 🙂
     2. Perkara latest plak .. berlaku spinning pasal pertukaran jawatan dari menteri kewangan kepada menteri pertahanan ??? ini spinning yang bermuslihat ?? pelik2 .. kite tunggulah esok cmana ngan laporan akhbar ..
     Selamat menyambut Nuzul Qur’an Tun & isteri 🙂

301. Tun,
     artical Tun ni boleh saya terima.

302. Salam Sejahtera Yg.Bhg.Tun,
     Saya sudah lama tak baca surat khabar bercetak..sama ada dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Inggeris. Faktor paling utama nya kerana ‘cost’ atau harga nya, yang bagi saya terlalu MAHAL.!!
     Tak sepadan dengan kandungan berita/artikel yang langsung ‘Tidak Mencabar Minda’ bila dibaca. ..! Mungkin internet telah mengubah selera yang ada..!
     Dengan Pantauan hanya melalui internet…saya dapati, media2 massa yang ada…Spin nya atau Pusing cerita….kadang2 cerita nya memperbodohkan si pembaca. Apa depa ingat pembaca tak dak Akai ka..!!
     Spin..ka,pusing cerita..ka atau Penganyam cerita..ka laku kan lah dgn berhemah…jangan lah jadi celaru macam yang di sebut oleh Yg. Bhg.Tun…! Tak malu ka atau memang tak tau malu..!
     Yang jadi mangsa..orang yg. baca..yg.bergantung pada sumber berita itu saja. Tanpa merujuk kpd lain2 sumber maklumat..!!
     Kadang kala berita …artikel…ka!! yang disiarkan seperti separuh masak…ini menunjukan tahap kualiti..pengetahuan si pelapor/penulis itu…mereka ini memang jenis Malas atau sememang nya bodoh..! Tu..pun nak jadi Reporter konon..Spin pun tak betoi..!!
     Sekian dari Larut Tin Taiping- AFT 1738..Wassalam.

303. Salam Tun.
     I’m getting sick with the current political scenario. I should say that nobody can run this country as good as you. We need someone like you to lead the nation. Unfortunately no one is capable I guess. Both the govt controlled medias and the oppossition’s medias are no difference – make me vommit. Anyway I aggree with Majapahit that DSAI is the “Master of Spin”.
     Wassallam.

304. tiap hari ada saja dua atau tiga gambar2 AAB dan KJ dalam akhbar yang tiada apa2 langsun nilai2 berita, ini seola2 dua orang ini saja yang berkerja di Malaysia ni. Sunggoh bosan dan meluat tengok muka2 ini seola2 mereka ini orang baik2. Tetapi hatikat yang sebabenar nya tiap saat mereka merancang segala kemungkaran2 dan juga merancang untuk menyelamatkan dan menutup semua salah guna kuasa yang dilakukan selama ini. (jangan lupa ECM Libra, moonson cup, halal hub oil for food dan banyak lagi)
     amar makruf nahi mungkar

305. Dear Tun,
     I was glad to hear that you are joining back UMNO for the sake of the Malay & Malaysian unity and party leadership from going into further turmoil. I strongly believe that your re-entry may not be favourably welcomed by some quarters in the party. As some cabinet ministers have thrown some harsh words on you when you pointed out Pak Lah’s weaknesses in managing the party and country. I hope that GOD will give you his wisdom and strength to overcome such people in the party who only thinks of their self interests.

306. salam Tun yg dihormati, hope you will be the BN advisor, we all support this proposal. You are so brilliant, shouldnot waste this talent.
     SAPP dah out dr BN. Saya agak easily anwar can takeover paklah. paklah now claims anwar is the threat to economics and security, as if we all don’t know! But he seems to be oblivious that another important factor is himself. Instability created by anwar is irrelevant if the country is led by a strong leader.
     Please comment on this new exchange of role. Our country is heading to a complete fiasco?

307. sALAM TUN
     SAPP dah kuar dari BN, adakah perancangan DSAI akan menjadi kenyataan. Sila beri pandangan mengenainya. Makin hari politik kita makin haru dan tak menentu
     TAAT SETIA

308. Salutations Tun,
     Quoting Terry Pratchett:
     “The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.”
     I hope we’re not headed there… ever!
     P.S. “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”

309. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Sila komen mengenai kemasukkan Tuan ke dalam UMNO semula.Apa strategy Tun selepas kemasukkan ke dalam Umno semula.
     Dapatkan pinjaman koperasi di blacklist ccris,ctos di http://creditcentre.webs.com/

310. Salam Tun,
     maksudnya Tun, jangan percaya bulat2 apa yang di tulis di akhbar ? Blog ? apa bezanya ? kerana ia bergantung pada blog mana yang kita lawati. Bagi orang di bandar yang lebih terdedah pada penggunaan internet dan lebih terbuka minda oklah..tapi bagi mereka di luar bandar bagaimana? Iya kemudahan internet ada di mana2 tapi berapa ramailah sangat yang melayari internet di kampung.
     Harus di ingat, tidak ada bezanya mereka di bandar atau di kampung dari segi undi. satu orang satu undi. mungkin ini antara sebab utama kenapa kawasan2 luar bandar sering dikuasai pembangkang, kerana tidak ada pendedahan kepada sumber berita yang lain selain dari terus di asak dengan ceramah2 pembangkang. makanya DSAI begitu popular di kampung2. karenah UMNO sendiri tidak banyak membantu malah lebih menguatkan lagi ketaksuban mereka pada PR.
     sekarang majoriti rakyat anti paklah, cuma mungkin melalui saluran PR. Setelah semuanya reda nanti, selepas paklah out, suara rakyat yang satu akan berpecah semula…mengikut saluran masing2. Rakyat jugalah yang diperbodohkan, dipermainkan dengan sentimen politik mereka yang berkepentingan. Apapun, itu kita hadapilah nanti . Apa yang penting sekarang – PAKLAH OUT !

311. Ayahanda Tun yang dikasihi,
     1) Pendedahan Tun hari ini sedikit sebanyak membuka mata Kalimullah & Khairy tentang kesalahan dan kejahatan yang telah mereka lakukan.
     2) Bagusla sekarang ni Zaid Ibrahim pun dah letak jawatan. Dah sedar diri la yang dia tu memang BERSALAH.
     3) Paklah pegang portfolio pertahanan sebab takut Tentera buat RAMPASAN KUASA ke?
     4) Harap-harap DS Najib dapat kukuhkan kembali ekonomi Malaysia.

312. ASSALAMUALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAH HI TAALA WABAROKATUH
     Yang di hormati lagi di sayangi Ayahanda Tun dan Bonda Siti Hasmah.
     I presumed that kalimullah wanted to be a minister but he can’t=NOT QUALIFIED. So pak lah make him as a PROPAGANDA MINISTER
     JUST LIKE Gobbles during the Nazi ERA under hitler.
     I THINK kalimullah SHOULD CHANGE HIS NAME TO KALIMUTHU -BETTER MUCH.
     Nampak sangat yang cara jalan keluar bagi pak lah ia lah dengan melaga2kan antara menteri2 kabinet.tak mustahil nanti dia akan melaga2kan menteri dar MAC ke,MIC ke dengan m,enteri dari UMNO dan akan create “RACIAL TENSION”
     Semoga Ayahanda Tun dan Bonda selalu di dalam limpahan Rahmat ALLAH SWT.
     Alif Lam Mim
     WASSALAM

313. Tun,
     I am not your kaki bodek as there are many here. I am always more than pleased to criticize you whenever I think your point is unsound.
     But I have to agree with you on this article. When we read news, we have to read from a few sources and make comparison, only then we will know the truth.
     Now, its better to go for only news like the malaysiakini and etc because,
     1. The news appear almost immediately as it happened
     2. Can make immediate comparison from different news portals, to have a complete picture of the news.
     3. Save money, no need to buy papers and good for the environment.
     So you see, we know what is going on, and don’t bother much with the spin doctors. The more then spin, then less we read.
     We are not stupid, its normal for people to compare the news from different portals to know the truth. And if available, we watch the actual videos.

314. Assalammualaikum,
     Saya telah lama tidak membeli surat khabar
     Sesekali ada juga membelek, tetapi tidak membaca keseluruhannya
     Jika saya membelek (biasanya dikedai kopi) saya akan mulakan dari sebelah kanan (sukan), apabila makanan yang saya pesan sampai di meja, surat khabar tidak lagi jadi tarikan.
     Blogers juga tidak semuanya melaporkan perkara yang betul
     malahan lebih ramai blogers yang keterlaluan dan lebih teruk putarbelitnya.
     Selamat menjalani ibadah puasa

315. Your Honourable Tun.
     Well………..this is what has been going on for sometimes.Lately it becoming worse.Today a very shocking news………..DSAAB becoming the Defence Minister.Hah…wonder of all sudden he change his portfolio.Sir can you please comment on this.I’m looking forward to read your views.
     After all that had happened in our Tanahair………..i hope no more blunders and damages done.I love my Tanahair Malaysia and cant bare to see someone who is so stuck up and arrogant damage it anymore.
     Please do something and Umno are responsible if there are more damages.
     You take care Sir.Wassalam.

316. Dear Tun,
     I think spinning has been going on so long we dont need to use tops no more.Just view the media and my head starts spinning without having to move my neck.Yes Tun,We want to hear your say on the post switching by AAB and NTR.Please spill your thoughts.What are changes do you see when you are back in umno.

317. Salam Tun,
     i’m more worried if AAB became Minister of Defense…..
     his past and future’s decision are uncertain…
     Can we still trust him as prime minister?

318. Utusan MalaySia is the no.1 culprit….

319. Dear Tun,
     I totally agree with you. Nowadays, spinning is very rampant.
     This is why the people are all very confused. Things, events and whatever are all been spun to achieve the ultimate objective – the objectives of the spinner or the “employer” of the spinner.

320. Hi Tun,
     Its good to know that you are active in politics but unfortunately I do not totally agree with your views. Every ruling leaders had gagged orders upon the reporters one way or another and I strongly believe that you too practised it.
     Tun, if you are truly keen to see our nation come out of this political doldrums then please take a stand to arbitrate between all the fractions and to do this you must be neutral in your approach.
     Whatever you may comment about the present PM or even his policies, never forget you are the one who handpicked him. You can now say that you regret picking him but that alone cannot put things right. You will have to play a major role; like the President of South Africa who playes a major role in Africa.
     If you want to arbitrate, you still can do it, because there are politicians who still respect your views irrespective of which quarter they belong to.
     I totally respect Zaid Ibrahim not only for his brave stand but also for not giving up because he still feels he can do something constructive. What a contrast between him and Syed Albar.
     Please do not say that you are powerless because you can call a press conference to offer yourself to play this role. The pen is mightier than the sword.
     I hope every commenter interacting in your blog will take up my appeal.
     We take nothing out but we leave behind memories and some privileged ones leave behind history.
     May God bless you with long life.

321. Assalamualaikum Tun…
     1.Kelantangan Tun bersuara berasas. Teruskan hingga DSAAB & Co yang disokong oleh media tu letak jawatan. Media arus perdana terlalu pro kpd DSAAB & Co.
     2. Mukriz is the best to be youth leader.
     3. Muhyiddin, Rais harus lebih berani.
     4. Harap TDM dapat ulas pertukaran portfolio pulak lepas ni… And I think i’m not alone waiting TDM untuk menulis artikel ini.
     5. Pulanglah ke pangkuan UMNO dan betulkan kecelaruan, hentikan persengketaan dan kami semua support TDM.

322. Its nice to read newspapers and blog..
     I can’t comment on Chinese newspapers because i can’t read chinese, but i’d have to say TheSTar have really improved in terms of coverage for government and opposition. Does anyone agree with me on this?
     I think the media was even more controlled and spun during your time.
     Also, UTUSAN MALAYSIA is pathetic. Bias as hell, and just a disgrace to the media.
     I just hope the government wont’ start banning blogs

323. That’s media control. In Russia, journalist will be murdered if excessive comment on government.

324. Kadang2 apa yang dilaporkan media sangat bercanggah sehingga bolehj menggelikan hati seorang budak 10 tahun yang membacanya. Walau bagaimanapun, saya rasa ‘spin doctors’ ni seolah2 dengan secara tidak langsungnya telah menghambat pembaca kepada media alternative – internet blogging. Satu anjakan paradigma yang sihat, jika pembaca dan penulis blog bersikap bertanggungjawab menyebarkan perkara yang benar dan pandai membuat penilaian. Namun jika tersilap langkah, mungkin boleh menjadi fitnah. KEmatangang fikiran perlu hadir dengan internet blogging ini.
     Tentang politik Malaysia, saya rasa amatlah pathetic bg PM kerana umpama melukut di tepi gantang, rakyat dah tak mahukan beliau, tp beliau cuba sedaya upaya in denial seolah2 takda apa2 yg berlaku.

325. Salam Tun,
     My household no longer reads the daily spins, it certainly can do harm to one’s health. And the 8 o’clock news on TV3 is a big no no too. One can just sit back either watching the prime news or reading the dailies, and gets high blood pressure. Spin doctors have been very successful in mocking professional journalism and make themselves look stupid. Way to go for the likes of Kalimullah!
     I wonder how far Pak lah wants to drag his face in the mud. He is indeed a major embarassment to watch.

326. salam tun,
     “katakan lah kebenaran sekali pun ia pahit”-dedikasi khas utk pengamal media di msia
     wslm
     http://www.saudagarsenja.blogspot.com

327. salam tun,
     “katakan lah kebenaran sekali pun ia pahit”-dedikasi khas utk pengamal media di msia
     wslm
     http://www.saudagarsenja.blofgspot.com

328. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     I think Kalimullah will get a big fat Hari Raya Bonus this year.
     Selamat Berbuka.
     Wassalam.

329. MEMANG MELUAT DAN MUAK JIKA TGK BERITA DI TV/SURATKHABAR ..
     TAPI APA BOLEH BUAT CUMA ITU SAHAJA BERITA LIVE YG ADA KAT MALAYSIA..
     SAYA MEMANG TIDAK LARI DARI MENONTON BERITA DI TV DAN AKHBAR.. LEBIH2 LAGI KEADDAN SITUASI SEMAKIN HARI SEMAKIN TIDAK MENENTU,,
     SULIT UNTUK MENCARI SUMBER YANG BETUL2 TIDAK MEMIHAK KEPADA MANA2 POLITIK..
     ENTAH NAK PERCAYA MANA SATU ……………………..
     SEKARANG SIBUK PASAL ANWAR TAPI MINYAK GLOBAL TURUN DA.. PAKLAH SENYAP PULAK… DAH NAK POKAI KOT KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN TU PASAL DIA JADI MENTERI PERTAHANAN.. MANE LAH TAU JIKA RAKYAT MEMBERONTAK.. DIA MASIH ADE POWER SBAB MENTERI PERTAHANAN.. KIRA NAK JADI JENERAL LA PULAK.. LER…. KASIAN BETUL PAK LAH KITA NI..

330. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Pembohongan dan putar-belit oleh DSAB.. DSAB dan DSNR tukar post, pelan peralihan kuasa tidak berubah iaitu tahun 2010. mungkin lebih awal jika DSNR performed sebagai finance minister.. bullshit!! PM yg paling bodoh.. kelihatan lebih bodoh dr rakyat biasa. DSAB sendiri penyebab perkembangan ekonomi lembab.. berbagai isu berkaitan dan ada kesan kpd ekonomi serta kewangan, berpunca dpd tindakan DSAB sendiri. DSNR kesian.. DSAB suruh dia basuh najis yg dia buang.. master spinner and twister.
     DSAI lagi lah teruk.. apa dah jadi dgn negara kita ni TUN!!! saya tak rela orang tak bermoral dan petualang negara ini menjahanamkan negara kita.. gadai bangsa dan agama ke tangan orang yang seperti itu.

331. salam Tun,
     your blog has been my choice of information for many months now,and I am reading newspapers and watching news on TV nowadays with an eye on the spin doctors’ works to make DSAAB look good,which is a monumental task if I may say so!
     I think I am getting better at identifying the spins…although I must admit I’m quite surprised that Berita Harian published my e-mail regarding the proposed renaming of KLIA to Tun Dr. Mahathir International Airport in the letters section a few weeks back.
     I was fully expecting it will not be published anywhere!
     Keep churning up new articles,Tun!
     I wonder if you will continue once you are back in UMNO?
     You have never publicly acknowledged your return date or submitted your request,I guess you must be playing your cards close to your chest,eh,sir?
     PLEASE RETURN ASAP TO KICK ASS!
     Wassallam
     Jeng3

332. Askm Tun,
     The job of the “spin doctors” must be looked at from the perspective of psywar/psyops.The print/electronics media are effective tools. We see how Anwar resorts to intelligent use of these tools.He rattled the Malaysian populace about his 169 coup to be the PM of Malaysia.
     As you aptly described how evil the spin doctors can be, let us call them “media witch doctors”. They can use black magic to kill the good reputation of a person, and make a bad person look good.
     Or trying to save the ship of Pak Lah which is surely going to sink in DEC 2008 caused by “UMNO Tsunami”.
     Hang Kasturi

333. Pak Lah is a danger and a threat to the Nation and Economy.
     Why is Najib now the Finance Minister and Pak Lah Defence Minister? They should just allow Nor Md Yacob as FM. Or may be Pak Lah wants the conrol over Military……….wonder whats cooking. He must be utterly stupid to use the Military for his convinience.If he still refuses to just wither away peacefully,the King’s consent should be sought by the Rakyat to prevent anarchy.
     Terrible Uncertainty!!!

334. Salam Tun,
     Saya amatlah bersetuju dgn komen Tun hari ini. Sebenarnya, punca rakyat marah kpd BN adalah kerana penggunaan media yg keterlaluan dlm memutarbelitkan cerita. Itulah sebab mereka ini beralih kepada media alternatif dan blog2 tertentu supaya mereka dapat membuat pertimbangan yg adil terhadap apa juga isu yg melanda negara. Sebagai contoh, TV3 sewaktu melaporkan tentang suatu perhimpunan UMNO di Pulau Pinang (utk menyerahkan suatu memorandum bantahan kpd Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng)telah menyebut perhimpunan itu sebagai perhimpunan aman sedangkan pada masa yg sama perhimpunan Bersih yg dilakukan oleh badan-badan NGO di Kuala Lumpur suatu ketika dulu dilabelkan sebagai perhimpunan haram. Laporan yg adil sepatutnya menyebut kedua-dua perhimpunan itu sebagai haram kerana kedua-duanya tidak mendapat permit polis. Saya doakan agar Tun terus sihat supaya kami dapat membaca kritikan2 membina daripada Tun demi kesejahteraan rakyat Malaysia.

335. Salam Tun,
     Baca blog lagi baik dari newspaper…

336. Salam Tun,
     Sejak akhir akihr ini saya baca paper mula dari belakang, itu sport section la kemudian baru pi depan. Baca yang depan serupa tengok kartun.
     Wassalam

337. YABhg Tun,
     A’kum.
     Apparently, the art of spinning is not exclusive to the realm of mainstream media reporters and their double agent grand editor.
     News portals that have close associations with Pakatan Ralyat et al would also censor news that depicts their leaders in bad light. Rather than reporting them all, they do selective reporting.
     Thank you.
     http://jebatmustdie.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/the-star-had-compared-pak-lah-with-the-destroyer-of-nation/

338. Salam Tun,
     Wise leader need no spinning.
     Semoga peroleh Lailatu Qadar buat Tun berdua.

339. Tun,
     Congratulations !!!
     Your beat Rocky’s bru..hehehehe..
     He started blogging since May 21, 2006…at this hour it has hit 6,867,532 visitors..
     And for you Tun.. in 5 months, yours nearly reach 7 millions..
     He needs more than 2 years to beat you..hehehehe
     TUN..YOU MANYAKKK POPULAR !!!

340. sejahtera Tun
     i wonder how come that all newspaper today like to please the DSAB. however is it the editor found that because of their spinning tactic also cause the rise of the opposite party whereby they more free on criticise today government. take a example of keadilan newspaper. even there have a daily news however mostly of the news is focussing of goverment admin weakness. something people want to read and have right to correct it.
     the power of the press able to change the destiny of the country like what happen during 1950-an whereby our country nationalisme is burn by the editor.
     hopefully Tun able to come back and change back our country as what previously during Tun leading us.
     Salam Berbuka Puasa Tun

341. Tun,
     You are being modest by quoting Rocky Bru as having 6 million hits.
     Rocky started in May 2006, and you started in May 2008. As at today, your blog has reached 6.8 million hits, equivalent to that of Rocky’s.
     I like to read Rocky Bru’s. But your blog seems to attract more traffic because you always write about things that are close to the mind of the Malaysians.
     Keep on writing, Sir.
     http://www.jurublog.blogspot.com

342. I learnt decades ago that “With freedom goes responsibility”. Which means to encourage self-cencorship.
     Now I am observing more of “With freedom goes spinning”.
     Abezi

343. Salam Tun,
     Bila Tun cakap masa zaman Tun takde spinning tapi ada media self-censored, saya rasa Tun ni orang yang tak sedar diri, tak sedar apa yang berlaku masa zaman Tun. Jangan nak merapu, zaman Tun paling banyak spinning sampai saya menyampah nak baca media kerajaan.
     Contoh jelas,
     Nik Aziz dituduh minta tolong syaitan, Nik Aziz kata ALLAh mencarut etc..bukan spinning ker. Semua pembangkang semua buruk nampak buruk.
     Saya nak tanya Tun. Apa salah Ishak Baharom Tun buang dia?
     Masa zaman Tun takde orang berani cakap lain daripada Tun, even persoal siapa Mahathir pun jadi isu besar. Tun sebnarnya dah tua, tak sedar kesilapan. Bykkna bertaubat bila dalam hati takde rase salah.
     Terima kasih

344. Dear Tun,
     I hope Tengku Razaleigh will become the next PM. We need an innovative corporate leader NOT a mere administrative leader for our beloved country.
     I also understand that Tengku Razaleigh played an important role in setting up Petronas in its early stage. So I guess he is brilliant enough or at least as competence to lead this developing nation.
     Back by Muhiyuddin, I think we can go to business at no time!
     I am tired and frustrated with Abdullah. He can even talk properly, let alone to manage people. Really, personally I have to struggle to understand his speech.
     I really hope, especially the Malays in the UMNO take an immediate action.
     Regards,

345. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     That’s not the first time. It’s done before. When i read berita harian and utusan. Both told the same story about the old woman that join election. But both give a different report. One of the news said the old woman would not joining the election again. The other said the old woman will join again the election. When i read that news, I wonder.Should I trust the new paper anymore?

346. Salam Tun,
     I could’nt agree more to what you have written above, Sir.
     Why the spin when all they did was to upset the people. Believe me, nobody gain anything from the spinned news.
     People condemn thier leaders for doing so. When Abdullah could not handle the pressure, the spin doctors will definately be expelled.
     At the end, Abdullah still have to resign for good.
     Now, the latest portfolio exchanges (tukar suka sama suka) is very strange movement by the incompetent Abdullah.
     I wonder what else he would do to stay in power.
     Abdullah, the best you could doo rite nowis to resign or face KuLi in December PAU.
     Thank You

347. Spin doctors are definitely at work in Malaysia. Otherwise I don’t know how the outcome of the Pulau Puteh legal case could be considered a win-win situation for both Malaysia and Singapore.

348. Ayahanda Tun,
     You named that Doll-lah fellow ‘Flip Flop’.
     Why not follow up by ‘TWIST AND TURN’ ?
     Never ever in Malaysian history has such a PM done this before. Infact nowadays when that Jokers and Co. open their mouth, ‘THEY STINKS’ AND WORST STILL, MANIPULATED BY LOCAL MULTIMEDIA.
     (RAKYAT ALREADY DONT KNOW WHAT IS WHAT,IS WHAT).
     Since 9 weeks back, me and family already boycotted them. (except going for free ‘The Sun’ Newspaper, cause they published more facts). Did’nt watch news on TV except Astro 301 @ 10:30.
     Such a sad scenario. Dont know WHAT AND HOW To Believe.
     Salam Ayahanda Tun.

349. yup! saya rasa blog adalah medium pembacaan alternatif. rakyat sudah muak dgn media arus perdana yang terlalu pro kerajaan. sekurang2nya berilah berita yang adil…
     cheers,
     syam @ http://aeropama.com

350. Tun,
     Yes…we are too tired reading newspaper…actually from both opposition & the government side because like you said…they spin stories. I do notice the inconsistencies…and the effect one person can say “Eh this politician said this…he is supporting” then another person will reply “eh which newspaper you read because according to this newspaper ….he seems to say stg in the opposite”….Latest on how papers reported on the 2 hour meeting between Najib & Pak Law. One paper said “Najib agreed that transition power 2010 remain” but another paper seems to say Najib is depending on the grassroot support. Whatever it is I see only Mahyuddin got balls!

351. Asaalamualaikum Tun,
     apa komen pertukaran kementerian antara AAB dan Najib?
     http://anakmalaysia81.blogspot.com/

352. Spinning is getting worthless for the moment and that’s why Pak Lah and Najib have swapped post,take Finance and give me Defence for the tanks and generals.That’s the perception at least.
     Anwar Ibrahim would be a master spinner if he works for any news company.

353. Assalamualaikum.
     Benar Tun, gejala putar belit pihak media makin dahsyat dan berleluasa — yang jahat jadi baik, yang baik jadi jahat.
     Mereka cuma pilih ayat-ayat yang menjaga reputasi kerajaan, selebihnya dibuang.
     Tapi bagusnya ramai orang terutamanya muda-mudi sudah pandai mencari sumber berita selain media kawalan kerajaan. Blog ini contohnya.
     Teruskan perjuangan.

354. Salam Tun
     Kalimullah is just doing his work except that he makes NST worst than before.
     I am one of those who don’t read newspapers and watch news in TVs anymore.They publish views not news.I prefer the internet.

355. Salam Tun,
     Good to hear your comment on this “Spinning”. Actually the same thing was happen during your time…tapi masa tu blum ada lagi istilah nie…well, Tun kena la biasa2kan skarang nie…Dulu, orang lain pun kene macam nie jugak…adil rasanya…tapi mungkin saya salah…harap ada yg tolong betulkan…

356. true indeed Tun…i stop believing the main stream media. i stop purchasing the newspaper anyway to show them i don’t agree on the news spinning. I read more blogs coz the facts are there at least. I am loyal reader to your blog. 😉

357. Salam Tun,
     and now DSAB is no longer Finance Minister 1… wonder y ?

358. Salam,
     Tun harus terus berjuang untuk memartabatkan agama, bangsa dan negara. Teruslah menabur idea yang bernas agar negara Malaysia ters maju ke hadapan. You are one figure in the corridor of power. Rahman, Razak, Hussein, Mahathir, Abdullah, N…. . Keep going Tun!!! I see Mukhriz is the most potential youth leader…Hope he can do better than you in the future!

359. What shall i say.. Press is dull & boring.. and misleading too..Lets just read blogs 😀 Freedom of Speech…

360. Tun,
     If these are the things happened in Malaysia, i would humbly suggest to
     1)produce a press statement for reporters everytime you wanted to make an important comment. Eventhough it is a bit troublesome, but at least your message will not be spinned away.
     2)hired an assistant, write down your comments and send to those reporters everytime you have make a statement. i am sure a lot of freelance assistant would want to work for you, even it is free.
     Just my 2 cents. JobsBroadway.com – Malaysia Fastest Growing Recruitment Website

361. Assalamualaikum Tun
     Saya tertarik dengan kelantangan Tun bila bercakap.. tun bercakap bukan sekadar retorik sebaliknya mempunyai fakta
     tidak hairanlah jika Tun mampu mentadbir negara selama lebih 20 tahun. Saya selalu mengharapkan kepimpinan yang ada sekarang paling tidak mempunyai jiwa dan pemikiran seperti Tun untuk memartabatkan Malaysia
     Teruskan usaha Tun

362. Saalamaualaikum Tun serta Keluarga…
     selamat Berpuasa dan Menyambut hari Raya Aidl Fitri..
     Semoga Tun dan Keluarga dimurahkan rezeki.. sihat hendakNya… dan dipanjangkan umur untuk menerajui Malaysia di alaf ini…
     Amin…
     Yesss.. orang pertama Komen…
     Salam Ramadhan almubarak..
     http://www.skpp.edu.my

363. Assalamualaikum my beloved Tun husband and wife
     Haha..nice comments..one day Spin Doctors will be one of the sylibus in Public Admin course…and of course your brilliant article will be the main references. Take care Tun..

364. Assalamualaikum Tun,
     Thanks for the explanation Tun.
     Can’t wait for your updates on rejoining the UMNO!
     What is your opinion on Mukhriz’ suggestion that you should be appointed as UMNO advisor? I believe this would be very threatening for Pak Lah.
     May Allah bless you and Tun Siti Hasmah,
     Wassalam

365. Saalamaualaikum Tun serta Keluarga…
     selamat Berpuasa dan Menyambut hari Raya Aidl Fitri..
     Semoga Tun dan Keluarga dimurahkan rezeki.. sihat hendakNya… dan dipanjangkan umur untuk menerajui Malaysia di alaf ini…
     Amin…
     Yesss.. orang pertama Komen…
     Salam Ramadhan almubarak..
     http://www.skpp.edu.my

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