Daniel Goh vs Tony Pua
I went to the forum as I said I would and to give them some credit, it started rather punctually. First thing I noticed was there is no reporter present which basically tells me they are there to spew shit. Being alone in enemy territory, I picked a seat at the back near the exit door and started planning my escape route just in case I need to, hehe. (作者去座谈会准备听 Tony Phua 插纳吉的高见,现场没有记者,估计是为了让 Tony Phua 满口胡言而安排的。)
The forum itself was pretty much SOP with them blaming the government for everything from the earth being round to stolen tissue papers in their grandmothers' toilets interspersed with "undisputed facts" about 1MDB gleaned from their holy scripture, the very infamous Sarawak Report and as expected Zombie Nation applauded every accusation. Then after more than a hour of utter bore, the moment I was waiting for arrived, Q & A. Zombies don't ask question when Chief Zombie speaks, so I pretty much had the entire floor to myself. (座谈会就是跟着一贯的炮轰政府 SOP 走着,拉屎不出赖地硬总之千错万错都是政府的错。座谈会把《沙捞越报告》当做圣经一样的真理,而丧尸们听了都连连鼓掌。过后就是最精彩的问答环节:)
DG: I have about 1000 questions but I think I will just stick to one coz if I ask the other 999, I think both of us can't go home in time for Christmas, never mind Hari Raya. You accuse, sorry claim that DS Najib stole US$ 700 million of Rakyat's money on the basis of a flowchart without any supporting documentary proof whatsoever. Would you agree with me that if I redraw the flowchart and change the account name to Tony Pua, the chart would look just as good? Can I then claim that it is you and not DS Najib would pocketed the money? By the way, have you checked with any bank if they include titles such as Mr. Miss, Datuk, Tun, Tan Sri, Tokong in their account names (DG: Tony Phua 你指责纳吉首相投了七亿人民的钱,到底有没有文件证明?如果我把整个图表重画过,把账户主人换成你的名字,哪能不能说是你私吞了钱?而且请你向银行查询户口名字是不是会包含Mr. Miss, Datuk, Tun, Tan Sri, Tokong 等头衔?)
TP: This is WSJ. They will never risk their reputation to report something that is not true. They said they will provide proof later so we must accept that they have the proof, you think they are Utusan Malaysia. WSJ never lie...(applause) (TP:《华尔街时报》是不会冒险报道假消息的。他们说之后会有证据所以我们必须接受这个说法。你以为他们是五毒散吗?《华尔街时报》是不会说谎滴)
DG: Really? From what I know, they have been sued successfully by the Singapore government many times (DG:是吗?我听说他们被新加坡政府成功控告三次)
TP Not many times lah. (applause) (TP:不是很多次啦)
DG: Ya ok, 3 times. So they did lie. If they can lie 3 times, what makes you think they cannot lie a 4th time? (DG:Ok,三次。如果他们可以说谎三次,为何不能够有第四次?)
TP: I think this is matter of difference of opinion. We will just agree to disagree.. (TP:我觉得这是我们的观点不同,我们就接受各自可以有不同意见)
DG: What do you mean agree to disagree? This is DAP's standard answer to anything they cannot answer, why should I agree? You are making an accusation of theft against my prime minister based on an opinion where you think there is room to disagree and not on facts, am I right? (small applause) (DG:你这是什么意思?这是行动党回答那些他们无法回答的问题的标准吗?你根据个人观点来污蔑我国首相,你却当做那是事实而不是个人观点,我说的对不对?)
DG's parting shot: Mr. Pua, I think you have committed a violation of the most basic human rights provisions i.e. innocent until proven guilty. (DG: 潘俭伟先生,我想你已经侵犯了基本人权 -“ 被定罪前都是无辜” 的精神。)
I turned around and walked out and I think around 1/3 of the participant followed just as their milo tins are being passed around. At the very least, I would like to think I made some small dents to their pockets, hehe. (当我离开时,一些人也跟着离开,但是美露罐还在还在传着。我觉得这会对行动党的口袋造成一些影响。)
P/S On the way down, in the lift, I heard murmurs of, "WSJ can lie one meh, bo li yu....... (我在电梯听到有人低声细语说:《华尔街时报》也会说谎?没理由)
I have no issues or whatsoever reported by the WSJ. But when a media made such a serious allegation against a leader of the nation, I would expect PM Najib to come out full force to make outright denial with all solid evidence, and sue WSJ immediately until they MAMPUS!