tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post5582385855758701511..comments2024-03-15T02:40:01.568-07:00Comments on Singapore Recalcitrant: The "People's" PresidentSingapore Recalcitranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627235842276983920noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-37908584614212070902011-07-16T10:29:03.301-07:002011-07-16T10:29:03.301-07:00Missed President Wee Kim Wee a lot. After his pass...Missed President Wee Kim Wee a lot. After his passing, he rest with the ordinary folks of Singapore in Mandai, according to his will.<br /><br />Who is kidding who to say Nathan is People's president? What an insult to the ex-Presidents! The only lesson from his tenure in his istana is : Carrying the right balls pays you millions.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185659579024552165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-73448008077982132802011-07-06T08:50:47.135-07:002011-07-06T08:50:47.135-07:00A nationwide survey should be conducted to gauge h...A nationwide survey should be conducted to gauge how much of a "people's president-(PP)" is Nathan. <br /><br />The true PP were the late OTC and WKW. Period.Fairplayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998176992018399214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-49946494472085340252011-07-05T17:00:07.417-07:002011-07-05T17:00:07.417-07:00Nothing can be further from the truth than to desc...Nothing can be further from the truth than to describe President Nathan as the People's President. You just have to read the outpouring of negative comments to his remarks in the Today Online:<br /><br />http://www.todayonline.com/TalkBack/Singapore/EDC110705-0000216/A-President-who-bows-to-populist-pressure-is-a-great-danger--Nathan<br /><br />The large number of adverse comments in this usually quiet blog must be a new record of outburst amongst netizens.<br />The indelible fact is that President Nathan could be as good as dead during his presidency without making any difference to the people of Singapore, except that he has snatched away $4m p.a. from the poor people without any compunction. If he wants to go to heaven he should show some remorse and repay society by donating his undeserved money to some charity.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031662463695558872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-49667294360468394742011-07-04T01:57:36.628-07:002011-07-04T01:57:36.628-07:00@ed.. just a figurehead president... isn't he ...@ed.. just a figurehead president... isn't he supposed to be a protector of the reserves... seems he had no balls to continue to pursue he checking of the reserves, where Ong Teng Cheong left off?<br /><br />I don't believe it is race... he has done almost nothing except to kiss babies, shaking dignitaries hand,... and for the PAP to call him a people's president.., what a load of crap.<br /><br />Call him a "rubber stamp" president, but DEFINATELY not a people's president, which I believe the writer is trying to put this point across.<br /><br />" It is interesting that only PAP members called him that and those intoxicated PAP members should access the internet to have a measure of the netizens' criticisms of Mr. S.R Nathan as an unpopular president."<br /><br />Who else but memembers of the PAP will be prone to do such travestry, calling him a "people's president" - my foot.<br /><br />PAP, as shown what they thin of netizens, recently by "kee Chiu" acting minister Chan Chun Sing, in his "dialogue" is labeling the netizens who have differing views as "fringe lunatics"Soojennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04093475025424618930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-84844943936987269682011-07-04T00:10:20.776-07:002011-07-04T00:10:20.776-07:00ed,
Lately, didn't you notice SR Nathan has be...ed,<br />Lately, didn't you notice SR Nathan has been talking more like a MIW than an independent President, with the remarks about thankful to the PAP having brought us here today, etc?<br />I am from the majority race, and if JBJ were alive and runinng for President , I would vote him in against the 3 Tans without question.<br />Certainly the Presidency here is a ceremonial one but the fact he did not exercise or even tested some of his constitutional powers speak much about him - a Yes man.<br />Unless the PAP Govt is absolutely perfectLEONGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828395871264552266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-45743027628304813772011-07-03T21:35:19.386-07:002011-07-03T21:35:19.386-07:00IMO it is mostly of the incumbent's own making...IMO it is mostly of the incumbent's own making - President Benjamin Sheares, an Eurasian, was well thought off. Even Nair, in spite of the controversy, you can see he is a man with an independent mind. Look at what LKY did to people who do not see eye to eye with him. The evil has always been from the top which it got into someone's head that because he brought Singapore to what it is today-which is a half truth anyway as he conveniently forgot all those who helped in one way or another, including the ordinary workers - he OWNS the place, that Singapore belongs to him. There is an interesting book on LKY, in fact probably the first book written on him by a FEER journalist, TJS Gorge, which was banned entitled: Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240714679371017671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-19191939203702647032011-07-03T15:17:23.102-07:002011-07-03T15:17:23.102-07:00ed, it has nothing to do with race. We all know th...ed, it has nothing to do with race. We all know the role of Singapore president is still a figurehead. So, why pay him $4 million salary and pretend he is such a saviour in safeguarding the people's interests? Anyone, regardless of race, in that same position for the last 2 terms - ie. being a yes-man - would have been vehemently critcised too.jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981450217772202788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-63571566045244316282011-07-03T07:11:49.689-07:002011-07-03T07:11:49.689-07:00Firstly, Nathan is just a figurehead president. S...Firstly, Nathan is just a figurehead president. So i don't see how he can be blamed for anything as he serves as nothing but a rubber stamp and 'evidence' that singapore isn't a chinese fascist state. <br /><br />Secondly, i didn't see such vehement critique when there were chinese presidents in the past. Given that singapore is a racist society, one has to wonder at the true motivation of behind yours and others' criticism of Nathan.edXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462778776308218noreply@blogger.com