Fong Po Kuan Is Back!!!

And I'm thrilled! :)

Maybe our petition worked after all. Good job, Susan Loone!


On another note, looks like Fong will NOT have to campaign as she has had Najib Tun Razak endorse her as a capable member of parliament.

He [Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak] said the refusal of a capable member of parliament such as Fong Po Kuan to contest in the election showed that there was a serious internal conflict within the party.

I find it so amusing that even the cheap shot at DAP does not worry me the least bit.

Now since the government opinion should count at all costs, you know who to vote for in the Batu Gajah constituency.

Don't Quit Now, Po Kuan!

Malaysian politics is rife with mostly two types of politicians - the criminals and the cowards.

Now Fong Po Kuan is neither. She was one of those chicks that I loved to laud as tough and indestructible. She sent half the BN fools limping off the battlefield, including those bocor in the head and elsewhere.

Oh, the parliament was a tough place to be. Very rarely does one get the misfortune of being in a roomful of uneducated idiots. But hey, the Malaysian MPs do converge and that's where (somewhere off Jalan Kuching) the collective IQ per square feet drops drastically.

We are trying to raise it sometime next month. But I digress.

My point is, Fong Po Kuan learnt to handle her situations. In other words, she gave as good as she got. And she got very good at being an MP and voicing her opinions.

She's definitely what we need this coming elections. Because the Opposition will never have victory delivered to them in a silver platter like this particular one. Not even close.

But unfortunately, due to politics or personal reasons (she recently got married and they say marriage makes people soft) she has decided to resign and give up her seat to some other guy.

Not good. Not at this time. We REALLY need her.

I don't know if we can change her mind. But we can try.

Go and vote online at Petition to DAP. Perhaps we can influence her decision.

Heartfelt Apology

I'm so touched by the apology rendered by Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar Radin:

"We are apologising to all women. OK. Thank you, I have to catch a flight."

With such a moving and sincere apology straight from the heart, how could one not be driven to tears?

NOT!!!

God help me!

I'm ashamed that this could be even considered an apology.

I'm shocked that there was no mention of Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan to whom the offensive remark was directed.

Their presence in Parliament is an insult to all Barisan Nasional MPs. For the love of God, someone just sack these two idiots and let us live in peace.

Penalise The Fools!

It's a relief to note that women's groups at least are not taking it lying down.

These two sorry excuses for men should not be allowed to get away scot-free.

From theSun:

Women want 'bocor' MPs penalised
Husna Yusop

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15, 2007): The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) has demanded an immediate public apology from the two MPs involved in the 'bocor' issue.
It wanted the two - Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) and Datuk Mohd Said Yusof (BN-Jasin) - to also apologise to fellow MPs and be disciplined by Parliament.

"We are outraged by the sexist behaviour of certain MPs and condemn the remarks made by the two which were extremely offensive to the particular female MP they were directed at," JAG said in a statement read out by Women's Development Collective (WDC) executive director Maria Chin Abdullah.

These women are pretty impressive. They organised a gathering at the office of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development to make a public protest against the recent MPs sexist remarks.

"Also, in referring to a natural biological function of the female body, the remarks were discriminatory against women in general."

WDC is one of the non-governmental organisations under JAG besides the All Women's Action Society, Women's Aid Organisation, Sisters in Islam (SIS), Women's Centre for Change and Women's Committee of the Malaysian Trade Union Congress.

The statement was read at a 50-woman-strong demonstration held in front of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry here this morning.

It was later handed over to the minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, who came down 15 minutes after the gathering started and stayed to speak to the group for less than 10 minutes.

Shahrizat said there is no need to be emotional over the matter and bring it to the street as the government is taking it seriously.

"All MPs are expected to be gender-sensitive and not to make sexist remarks. The law is very clear. The language they used was unparliamentary," she said.

"I will bring this up with the Cabinet tomorrow which is the more appropriate channel."

Also present at the gathering were representatives - male and female - of Suaram, Malaysian Youth and Students Democratic Movement, PAS, DAP, Keadilan and even MCA.

Maria said insensitive comments made against woman MP Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) reflected an underlying, deeply entrenched culture of sexism and gender discrimination within Parliament.

JAG also asked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who chairs the cabinet committee on gender equality, Shahrizat and the Parliamentary Gender Caucus to take immediate action to end all forms of sexism and discrimination in Parliament.

"We demand that any MP who continues to ill-behave in Parliament should be suspended for six months and his pay and allowances be cut during that period," Maria said.

"Malaysians deserve better quality representatives in Parliament."

She said from from their observation, the recent incident was not isolated.

They have identified three other MPs who have been involved in such sexism since 2001, namely Datuk Mohamed Aziz (BN-Sri Gading), Datuk Badruddin Amiruldin (BN-Jerai) and Abdul Fatah Harun (PAS-Rantau Panjang).

I hope these fools in question are sweating at the mention of their names in conjunction with this matter.

Felicia Ling, of Cheras MCA Wanita, said the MPs must apologise to their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters for having made such remarks.

Keadilan Wanita chief Fuziah Salleh expressed disappointment with Barisan Nasional MPs as they had kept quiet while the incident was going on last week.

Yeah. Perhaps she hasn't heard of this thing called "The Whip".

".. Leaks Every Month"

What's that supposed to mean?

That is just PLAIN VULGAR AND LOW-CLASS.

Who can take the Malaysian Parliament seriously when we have such crass village idiots reigning supreme? WHO DIED AND VOTED FOR THESE LOSERS???

Chow Kon Yeow has the original story and the outcome.

Lim Kit Siang calls it the Most Shameful Mother’s Day in nation’s history.

He's right about one thing. It's extremely shameful.

Po Kuan’s application to move a privilege motion was rejected because she hadn't immediately invoked the order.

This was because when Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar made the vulgar, sexist and offensive remarks, DAP MPs could not hear them both because of the din and pandemonium at the time and being seated far away from the duo.

However, they were heard distinctly by reporters and other BN MPs who sat near the duo.

Po Kuan made the application immediately after reading about it in the newspapers but by then, it was too late.

So there will be no justice served for Fong Po Kuan.

Unless she follows the advice of certain parties who recommend she take off her shoes and hurl them at the two guilty donkeys.

I'd like to see that.

Related:
Groups slam MPs for making sexist ‘joke’ against women - The Star
Bung Mokhtar & One-eyed Jack: 'Batu Gajah tiap-tiap bulan pun bocor' - Screenshots