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GE 2011 in a soundbite (updated 4th April)
Posted by admin on April 4, 2011 in Main Stories | 4 Comments
PAP New Candidates
Foo Mee Har
“So really my views on Malaysia are really about holidays, and good food.” – 24 March 2011.
Steve Tan
“It’s not whether things are getting pricier. It’s whether youth today are prepared to work hard for what they want.” – 24 March 2011.
“Every voter wants a choice, but I am concerned about younger voters… who are ‘sold’ on what they see in the media about people going onto the streets to protest.” – 24 March 2011.
Ong Ye Kung
“If I have a choice, I would of course prefer a GRC.” – when asked if he preferred to be fielded in a GRC or SMC, 22 March 2011
“Ours is urban politics. We need a strong majority so that we can move decisively in this uncertain world. It is the only advantage we have.” – 22 March 2011.
“Investments have come in, jobs have improved, wages have gone up.” – 22 march 2011.
Tin Pei Ling
“My greatest regret is that I didn’t manage to bring my parents to Universal Studios…” – 29 March 2011.
“Actually the cost of education for the young ones is very low.” – 29 March 2011.
“For [the] elderly, for healthcare it’s already relatively quite low in cost, it’s already quite manageable in Singapore…” – 29 March 2011.
“The government has taken very active steps to keep inflation down.” – 29 March 2011.
[Singapore's inflation rate for Feb hit 5 per cent.]
“To be honest I don’t have any specific policy that I feel strongly against.” – 29 March 2011.
Janil Puthucheary
“No, not at all. Certainly my father never expressed any anger or rancor so I could not express any anger for that.” – when asked if he were angry on his father’s behalf about being detained and jail under the ISA in 1963. 22 March 2011.
“I’ve spent the last 10 years saving kids’ lives.” – when asked if he, a new citizen, should do National Service. 1 April 2011
“Asked for his views on the ISA, Dr Puthucheary said the way the law has been used and the potential for its use after the 911 terror attacks is “very different” now. And while he could discuss the philosophic aspects of the law, “the philosophy is not as important as the pragmatic implications for our state”, he added.” – 22 March 2011
Zainal Sapari
“When I was Mayflower Primary principal, I insisted our organization chart be in alphabetical order because I believe everyone is important.” – 29 March 2011.
Desmond Choo
“I understand how the poor feel.” – 22 March 2011.
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PAP Ministers
Wong Kan Seng
“Is it about the interest and missions of political parties or an individual’s interest to create a legacy or to make history?” – 25 march 2011.
“While we say we want to renew our own party, it’s with the objective of serving Singapore’s interest. It’s not really about serving the PAP’s interest.” – 24 March 2011.
“We don’t bring new people here to conduct a revolution.” – 24 March 2011.
“I have been looking forward to this [contest] for a while. At every round since 1991, when I went to Bishan, they did not turn up.” – 24 March 2011
Ng Eng Hen
“We have taken substantial time over the last four-and-a-half years since the last general election to go through the broad spread of society for people we feel have the commitment as well as the aptitude that can empathise with the day-to-day problems and aspirations of Singaporeans.” – 21 March 2011.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
“Frankly speaking, as someone who’s been in politics for 10 years, I’m quite inspired by the cast of new candidates. You wait and see, the diversity, the spirit and the desire will be quite apparent.” – 21 March 2011.
Raymond Lim
“So we’re very pleased that [Lim] Swee Say is not only joining us here but is leading the team.” – 25 March 2011.
Lim Swee Say
“As a new member to this GRC, I intend to earn their respect. Initially I will count on the reputation of Prof to gain the added confidence.”
“But our public transport has improved a lot under his [Raymond Lim] leadership.” – 26 March 2011.
“Lee Yi Shyan is like a helicopter…” – 26 March 2011.
Teo Chee Hean
“Every day brings it one day closer.” – when asked when the election would be held. 21 March 2011.
“We decide on our own strategy. We don’t respond to Mr Low Thia Khiang.” – when asked if the PAP will field potential PM in SMC, as challenged to do so by Low Thia Khiang, 22 March 2011.
Goh Chok Tong
“Because they don’t know what life is; they’re quite happy. They wake up, they brush their teeth, then they’ll farm, and then they’ll sleep. But do you want it that way?” – 2 April 2011.
“(The Opposition) may have very silly views, but nonetheless you’ve got to listen to them. Then, you encourage them. But sometimes, to be fair, they’re not so silly. Then, they have to be heard.” – 2 April 2011.
“Young Pei Ling has been traumatised. Saw her yesterday with trauma specialist, Fatimah. While doc examined her, I observed. Her initial hurt n pain have subsided. Gave her clean (bill) of health. In the process, discovered steel in her. She will grow in strength.” – 2 April 2011.
“Pei Ling just called. Media wants her comments on my post. They have failed to appreciate my tongue-in cheek post. True, she has been thru baptism of fire. My use of medical metaphor is becos Fatimah is a trauma specialist. No need for media to chase PL for comments. She is strong n working hard.” – 2 April 2011.
Lee Hsien Loong
“So, in that same spirit, we should take things in our stride. When it comes, it comes. Before it comes, just know it’s on the horizon.” – 28 March 2011.
K Shanmugam
“I’ve said before, expect the unexpected.” – 28 Macrh 2011.
“Both Patrick and Dr Faishal have been a big hit with the residents and the grassroots.” – 28 March 2011.
“Voters should judge candidates mainly on what they stand for, rather than on policies.” – 4 April 2011.
Lim Boon Heng
“If God receives thanks from only 10 per cent of the people he helped, we mere mortals should not expect to have more.” – 29 March 2011.
“If they don’t say there is gerrymandering, they are not the opposition.” – 26 February 2011.
Lui Tuck Yew
“She … is that rare flower that will bloom in the winter of adversity.” – on Tin Pei Ling, 2 April 2011.
George Yeo
“He has got very good credentials. I’m looking forward to knowing more about him.” – on WP potential candidate Chen Show Mao. – 3 April 2011.
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PAP MPs
Chan Soo Sen
“If they ask me to retire, I retire. If they ask me to stay, I stay. And if they ask me to go elsewhere to contest, I go.” – 26 March 2011.
Michael Palmer
“I don’t think there’s any climate of fear.” – 24 March 2011.
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OPPOSITION
Goh Meng Seng (NSP)
“Many PAP new faces join grassroots organizations just before the elections. Would you call that passion to serve? Passion doesn’t come overnight.” – 28 March 2011.
Low Thia Khiang (WP)
“If Singaporeans don’t support the opposition and think, ‘Never mind, I welcome you to contest but I will vote for the PAP’, we could end up like the situation we had in 2001 and 1997 where you didn’t have much of a choice.” – 28 March 2011
“We have a competent government and a competent prime minister, but that doesn’t mean there is no need for the opposition to play a role.” – 28 March 2011.
“The PAP is sending rookies as the fourth-generation core leaders, so how do you define rookies in that sense?’ – 28 march 2011.
“Renewal is not only for the PAP.” – 24 March 2011.
“The NCMP scheme is perhaps a reflection of a guilty conscience. And perhaps I don’t know whether (there is) a conscience at all.” – 24 March 2011.
Kenneth Jeyaretnam (RP)
“For someone to say the opposition is always bickering, it shows they do not understand what democracy is about.” – 24 March 2011.
“We have a highly-paid and undoubtedly efficient civil service to assist whatever government is in power to run the country. Presumably it will not evaporate the moment another party comes into power.” – 24 March 2011.
“I’ve learned from my mistake of announcing our candidates so early.” – 22 March 2011.
Chee Soon Juan (SDP)
“Elections come, elections go. Elections do not make a democracy and without democracy, it’s very difficult to hold on to your citizens.” – 24 March 2011.
Desmond Lim (SDA)
“It’s all in one stretch, so you don’t have to climb up and down stairs. The worst thing that can happen is that a dog barks at you.” – 2 April 2011.
Lina Chiam (SPP)
“I am confident, but the ball is round.” – 26 March 2011.
Chiam See Tong (SPP)
“We’re not that small-minded. I’ve left my safe haven of Potong Pasir for a more dangerous ground because I want to expand the number of opposition members in Parliament.” – 25 March 2011.
“It’s so stupid to have a three-cornered fight.” – 22 March 2011.
“If I don’t have a team, why should I waste my time walking here?” – 21 March 2011.
“The residents have confidence in me.. I have a good chance of winning.” – 21 March 2011.
Nazem Suki (SDA)
“There are no Malay issues or Indian issues or Chinese issues. We have national issues to address…” – 24 March 2011.
Gerald Giam (WP)
“Now the government is now dominated by just one party, the PAP. If this party were to fail, what will happen to Singapore?
Alternative government do not just spring up over night, and that’s why the Workers’ Party has a great emphasis on putting forward a rational, respectable and responsible party that will be able to win the trust of Singaporeans.
“Now even if we field candidates that have all the capabilities and credibility that Singaporeans want, but they do not win the elections, we’re not going to make very much progress in that respect and that’s why we need a sizeable number of elected MPs in Parliament to be able to safeguard Singapore’s future that way.” – 1 April 2011.
Chen Show Mao (WP)
”Is having opposition party members as NCMPs in Parliament good enough?
Or to make it even easier, we don’t need a Parliament. We can just set up a huge mailbox for people to send their grouses about the government directly to this mailbox. Isn’t that even better?” – 3 April 2011.
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