MM Lee brings the House “back to earth”

Posted by on August 20, 2009 157 Comments

Minister Mentor’s speech in Parliament on Wednesday, 19 August.

Video source: Channel NewsAsia. Watch Part Two below.

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157 Responses to “MM Lee brings the House “back to earth””

  1. PJ 23 August 2009

    As the days pass by, MM is becoming more and more of a tragedy. He is on self-destruct mode, and I don’t think anyone around him dares to tell him that.

  2. mice is nice 23 August 2009

    from hero to zero? :P

  3. Manager 23 August 2009

    To: mon on August 22nd, 2009 7.59 am

    “The country is harmonious because every one plays their part.”
    We need to be part of it. This is a full force, for our protection.

    “If we have the police who cannot even keep the terrorist they caught locked up, and have to rely on Malaysia, you know a major part of the s’porean identity is gone.”
    It was part of the plan B. When we have this guy, …..there’s a lot of bomb threats, they don’t stop, they want their man to be released. Singapore knew that he will run to our neighbor. Our neighbor has ISA policy for foreign fugitive, so they wanted this responsibility, it should be given to them. No Dispute. Need to calm them down.

  4. sad but true 23 August 2009

    I read the ST yesterday.

    Understand Vivien Balakrshnan (a brahmin??) was trying to explain MM Lee’s idea to a bunch of students.

    Makes for painful reading – considering our students recite the aspiration (pledge? which is it?) everyday.

    All the ministers should back away and ask MM to step down. It is an embarrassment to the Singapore of today.

  5. anomynous 23 August 2009

    Response to 118) Neo
    “Damn, you never thought that this country is having hard time to find the next good PM. Population is small, thus the probability of having good PM is small too.”

    Your statement is on a false premise. Look at Finland, Norway, Ireland etc. This countries have roughly the same population size as that of Singapore. They have multiple parties. Many citizens offering their service to their countries as political leaders of parties contesting for elections.

    Why they put forward their names to serve their countries and without millions $$$ to be the PM? IMHO, they are not apathetic and there is no fear of politics holding divergent views? Free media and independent judiciary too!!

    Hence population size is not the problem. Besides, Singaporeans are as well educated and intelligent as any Europeans, if not better. So the talent pool is not the problem either. The authoritarian political climate of the country is the crux of the problem in SG for citizens to serve as leaders.

  6. anomynous 23 August 2009

    Hey TOC,

    To be balanced, can you also post the URL of the video of Viswa Sadasiwan delivering his maiden NMP speech?

  7. anomynous 23 August 2009

    Just to replying to my question 156)

    Here are the two parts of the video of Viswa’s maiden speech:

    PART 1:
    http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/multiplevideos_244x266.asp?skin=playerskin244x266.swf&bgskin=playerbackground_244x266.swf&filename=_Parl%20Floor_20090818_sadasivan1_lo.flv

    PART 2:
    http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/multiplevideos_244x266.asp?skin=playerskin244x266.swf&bgskin=playerbackground_244x266.swf&filename=_Parl%20Floor_20090818_sadasivan2_lo.flv

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