ELECTION 2008: How the Chinese pay when DAP wins more than MCA

ELECTION 2008: How the Chinese pay when DAP wins more than MCA

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese voters have a simple choice: a bigger say in parliament and government or a louder voice in parliament and outside the corridors of power.
This was the challenge posed by MCA strategist Datuk Wong Mook Leong at Wisma MCA here yesterday.The party veteran, who has been working behind the scenes for more than 31 years, said the reality was that whenever the DAP did better than MCA, it was a major setback for the community."In 1986, DAP won 24 seats while MCA got 18. In 1990, DAP continued to lead MCA by two parliamentary seats. "DAP claims that in those two terms, it was a major step for democracy. But the truth is, it was two terms of major setbacks for the Chinese community."
He said that in 1986, for every 10 Umno parliamentary representatives, MCA had two. As a result, Chinese access to education and economy suffered a major blow as there were not enough Chinese politicians to protect those interests."Back then, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was education minister and because there was insufficient Chinese resistance in the government, we all know what a mess he made out of Chinese education."

He said DAP claims to want to weaken Umno's hold in the government was illogical as 38 of its 47 parliamentary seat candidates were lined up against either the MCA, Gerakan or SUPP (Sarawak United People's Party).Wong said if DAP wanted to fight Umno, then it should contest against Umno."They claim to want to bring change, but what DAP is doing is splitting the community and negating the progress MCA has been fighting for since making its comeback in the 1999 election." Acknowledging that ceramah and debates were not the candidates' forte, MCA had mobilised members of its think tank, Insaf, to go to the ground to explain the dilemma facing the Chinese community, and what MCA had done for them.If DAP won big in the polls, Wong said, the biggest loser would be the Chinese community, as cabinet posts would be lost as well."MCA used to hold the Finance Ministry and International Trade and Industry Ministry posts. But it was all lost in the 1969 election and it's now gone forever."MCA has four ministerial posts, while Gerakan and SUPP hold one each.

Comments: From which planet did this guy landed? The lost of MCA ministerial posts are evident of UMNO political hegemony that Kit Siang has been explaining all along. Dont blame the Chinese voters for MCA's own weakness playing to UMNO's will. Yes its gone forever. Thanks to MCA's weakness. And yes, you guys are weak in debates and ceramah, cause you find it hard to lie to yourself and then lie to the public when championing your points and issues in contention. Face the fact. For DAP to break into Parliment, it must fight with UMNO's lackeys first. So MCA and Gerakan fits the bill. A defeat for MCA and Gerakan in sweeter than defeating UMNO because defeating a traitor sounds like justice to me.