Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Tajuddin of Pasir Salak, it’s not funny anymore! - Francis Paul Siah
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Malaysiakini : Tajuddin is someone everyone loves to hate or hates to love, but none
really feel like challenging him even if they know that he is way out
of line. To his party colleagues, they know it’s just not worth it to
pick a fight with Tajuddin unless one is prepared to descend to his
level.
All of Malaysia is probably buoyed by the passage of the
Anti-Hopping Bill in Parliament on July 28. It was quite straight
forward and the overwhelmingly support from 209 MPs was expected.
However,
two days earlier on July 26, the debate on the Anti-Sexual Harassment
Bill took on another twist, as was expected. Not surprisingly, Tajuddin
was at the centre of the commotion during the debate.
That day, Kasthuri Patto (Pakatan Harapan-Batu Kawan) was ejected from the Dewan Rakyat after she refused to accept a ruling regarding Tajuddin’s alleged sexist remarks.
Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto
Dewan
Rakyat deputy speaker Rashid Hasnon had addressed the letter Kasthuri
sent this week demanding swift action against Tajuddin for his allegedly
sexist behaviour.
The deputy speaker ruled that the Malay curse word, p*****k, allegedly uttered by the Pasir Salak MP was not in the Hansard - which elicited an objection from Kasthuri and caused her to be removed from the House.
Tajuddin, who was given two minutes to speak on the issue in the House, deemed the claim a “political assassination”.
“I
strongly object and deny the accusation from Batu Kawan and her
conspirators who are working together to bring down my image,” he said.
Don’t be full of yourself
Allow me to address the two points brought up by Tajuddin – (1) political assassination and (2) bring down his image.
Firstly,
let’s take the word “assassination” to mean “the murder of a prominent
or important person”. Tajuddin should not put himself so high on a
pedestal – he is no president or prime minister.
An MP is just an
ordinary fellow, in case Tajuddin thinks he is super high and mighty. If
Tajuddin were to take a walk in Bukit Bintang, no one would know who he
is. So, please don’t be so full of yourself!
Assuming a person of
his level is murdered in a public space, the crime reporter would not
use the term “assassination” to describe his misfortune. “Man shot in
broad daylight” is likely to be the heading for the story in print the
next day.
No, Tajuddin, you will never be “politically
assassinated”. John F Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto and most
recently, Shinzo Abe, were “politically assassinated”. They were
respected world leaders. You are not even fit to tie their shoe laces,
Tajuddin.
You, Tajuddin, are just an indecent, uncouth,
foul-mouthed politician from Malaysia whom nobody wants to know. So,
nobody is going to assassinate you. Many other MPs heard you uttering
the expletive “p*****k”; only you pretended you didn’t say it and chose
to lie through your teeth.
Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman
I
know my take on “political assassination” is not as funny as I intend
it to be. I’m not sorry if you, Tajuddin, are not amused. That’s okay.
Like you, I can always laugh alone at my own “joke”.
On Batu Kawan
and her conspirators working together to bring down Tajuddin’s image, I
don’t think Kasthuri and her colleagues are interested to have anything
to do with the Pasir Salak MP in the first place.
Not wanted by Indonesia
For
the record, I have not heard of any incident where the female DAP
parliamentarians had said anything to Tajuddin to cause a ruckus. It was
always Tajuddin who started throwing punches first.
I take great
exception to this one: “The only woman with a ‘Kok’ is in Seputeh.” This
was uttered in 2016 when Tajuddin was a deputy minister. What behaviour
is this, and from a deputy minister?
Let me address Tajuddin
personally on this: Tajuddin of Pasir Salak, Teresa Kok of Seputeh could
be my mother, sister, wife, or daughter. Even if she isn’t related to
me by blood, Teresa and I are Catholics and we called each other
“brother and sister in Christ”.
In the same fashion, Kasthuri, Teo
Nie Ching, Hannah Yeoh, Yeo Bee Yin (whom you claimed are Kasthuri’s
conspirators) and all the honourable women MPs are my “sisters” and in
their defence, I want to send this message to you, man to man:
Tajuddin
of Pasir Salak, between us, being rough and crude and everything, even
the worst swear words and dirtiest expletives in the dictionary, is fair
game. Try throwing them at me. My email is in the blurb below. I will
respond accordingly.
In the meantime, I’m glad your appointment as
ambassador to Indonesia was rescinded. On July 28, I overheard someone
uttering in Parliament, “Even Indonesia tak mau you”.
If you don’t know why, Tajuddin, I am honestly in the dark as to what are you still doing in Parliament today.
