Lost good man to useless opposition

[CAShop]

I read about Mr George Yeo’s appointment as Chancellor of Nalanda University in India and I can’t help but feel a twinge of disappointment. He seems to be more welcomed by others outside his own country. They have taken on board his extensive military, economic, political and diplomatic experience. Like the Swiss-based World Economic Forum, like the Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics, like the Vatican in Rome.

Here, in Singapore, his Aljunied residents didn’t want him. Okay, maybe, that’s too simplistic. They wanted his opponents, the Workers’ Party, in Parliament more than they wanted him in Parliament, or to continue as Singapore’s Foreign Minister.

I think about this because I am wondering if the next GE will be the same: appetite for opposition in Parliament outweighing the need to have a good strong person who can hold up Singapore….

I think George Yeo is an exceptional man. I don’t think WP’s Low Thia Kiang can do what he has done like hold portfolios such as health, information and the arts or trade and industry.

I like Mr Low’s earthiness. But there are plenty of earthy people - and very few exceptional ones. I can’t see anyone else in the Cabinet, besides the Prime Minister, who can expound on a vision for Singapore. I see a lot of grey men who are very good at the nuts and bolts but probably not up to framing the big picture that will excite anyone. George Yeo did and would still be able to do so, but he couldn’t carry the ground he was in charge of.
So Aljunied residents have got their opposition - and a financially-suspect town council. As for Parliament, we all have some kind of (limited) engagement in Parliament.

Was this worth the price of a good man?

https://www.facebook.com/bertha.henson.54/posts/525112150960906?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D&pnref=story

 

[Dr.KongHee]

mor leng zeebais kia

 

[DarthKool]

lol pap abandon him and the dogs can shoot arrow at wp

 

[CSNation]

so early start riao

Sent from my xiang long shi ba zhang using GAGT

 

[LemonSalmon]

Report ts Liao.

Everyone do the same to have peaceful week ahead

 

[demongod]

so exceptional but cant win election, says it all

 

[nyvrem]

past few days quite peaceful

now got noise again

 

[Jarlaxle]

wth, election is not about choosing the most capable man ley.

its about choosing the person who has align ur interest with u

 

[Kinetic88]

TS REMEMBER THIS : "GOOD MAN ARE DEAD MAN".


man are only "good" after they died. chiu ever heard any bad thing during the eulogy ?

 

[MiG123]

thats karma for u, who ask PAP to worship foreigners over their own ppl in the first place?

 

[calkel20]

Yeo not the only one. It is not about him, more like his team members cause his downfall.
The good and bad of a GRC.

 

[runicz]

https://www.facebook.com/bertha.henson.54/posts/525112150960906?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D&pnref=story

george yeo is an infamous person, especially in famous for being unable to clique and connect to average netizen, if you cant see it, then i dont see any more point to you to explain to you why he was eliminated.

srsly ah some ppl, read 154 already must go around tell the whole world they just read certain certain at 154.

 

[sky00sky]

He lost to the election system

 

[slowstatic]

It's always good to know that FT are here to steal our lunch
It makes us more hungry and competitive

Same logic applies

 

[runicz]

wth, election is not about choosing the most capable man ley.

its about choosing the person who has align ur interest with u

Some PAP cocksucker like CAShop can never understand what the f ur talking about.

 

[Soracak]

I used to think GY is a competent minister who just happened to stick out on a wrong gamble.

Then I read up more about some of the stuff he proposed or supported in the cabinet. Now I am not so sure. The point that he is now so highly sought after by foreigners only reaffirms my suspicions of his alignment.

 

[nyvrem]

I used to think GY is a competent minister who just happened to stick out on a wrong gamble.

Then I read up more about some of the stuff he proposed or supported in the cabinet. Now I am not so sure. The point that he is now so highly sought after by foreigners only reaffirms my suspicions of his alignment.

he and the lional de souza go same church

tells u enough

 

[radish]

george yeo is a capable man i do agree but is he a gd man i doubt so
after he lost election he quit and he went join hk economic board... basically our rival

if he stayed and continue to serve in sg irregardless, i will say he is not another mere paper ex general
but truly worthy to be called a son of sg, not a deserter, someone who give up when things dont their way

 

[mwmwmw]

https://www.facebook.com/bertha.henson.54/posts/525112150960906?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D&pnref=story

a lot of false arguments in that thread:

1. lots of universities appoint former ministers/professors to their board. this is to give them credibility

2. the university in question is a newly created university in Nov 2014, with 15 students in India.

3. chancellor is nothing more than a ceremonial figure - most university undergrads don't even know the name of their chancellor, and he is not involved in the day to day running of the university in any way.

4. that being said, take nothing away from George. This is yet another attempt by the mainstream media to publicise the merits of the PAP and the "dis-merit" of the opposition.

5. If George Yeo was so highly regarded by the incumbent, they could have appointed him as a consultant to the government. A common tactic would also be to shift him out of Aljunied, once they know that they will be losing that particular GRC. they left him for the dead, in my opinion.

 

[ahbock]

Ts just woke up issit, GRC system is a double edge sword. Go to tell your master to abolish the system, before it do harm to more good men.