Stupidity - Exhibit F

A lesson never learnt.

1. UMNO announced today that Tan Sri Isa Samad is their candidate for the Bagan Pinang by election.

2. With his history having been convicted with money politics and suspended for 3 years, it just puzzled me why UMNO still choose such candidate. Does that reflect the aspiration of the people wanting a clean government? Does that reflect the pledge made by our PM for a clean government?

3. Last year during UMNO general assembly, they voted for KJ as the Youth Chief. Thank God our PM did not appoint him in his cabinet. During Permatang Pasir by election, they choose a candidate with questionable background and they were battered.

4. This time around, again they are doing the same thing, choosing a candidate with a history of money politics. What does that say about UMNO? Are they short of capable candidates? Is that what really the grassroots wanted? Is that what the UMNO top leadership wanted? Why can't the leadership have a say on this? Are they scared the grassroots will boycott their choice of candidate? Is Isa actually bigger than UMNO itself if this is the case? It certainly looks like that.

5. During the Permatang Pasir by election, BN had to campaigned very hard just to justify their choice of candidate and refute all allegations regarding his background. Looking at how PR is playing their game, which is undermining candidates integrity, I'm sure BN will have to do the same thing in defending their candidate's integrity. Instead of a meaningful campaign, they will surely be wasting time in defending Isa.

6. With his background as a former MB for Negri Sembilan and Federal Territory Minister, I would consider it as a failure even if he wins but with majority smaller than 2,333 votes as obtained by BN in the last general election.

7. It does not matter that he was suspended for money politics by his party and not by MACC. Money politics in other words is CORRUPTION! Do you want your leader to be a corrupt? I certainly don't. When you are punished, then you are guilty. If you are not guilty, then you fight to clear your name. In Isa's case, he only appealed and his initial suspension from 6 years was reduced to 3 years. That still means he was guilty. He did not fight to clear his name and reputation. Even if it means taking the matter to court and expelled from the party, why not? That's of course if you are really innocent. If you don't do that, you will forever be labelled as a corrupt and in this case, you accept yourself to be labelled as a corrupt.

8. Good luck BN and PR! In order for a change to happen, the change must be seen to happen.