SGP a strong ally of USA - Leader not considered World Class

last SG · 2008-11-09T15:21:04+00:00

In Japan, a similar situation developed under the so called Zaibatsu.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China is probably the only great economic power today where...

Atobe SG

Are the Singapore Political Leaders recognised as World Class on the Global Political Stage as Singaporeans have always been led to believe by all the self-aggrandizing information from the local broadcast and print medias ?

Even the first African-American President - with links to S.E.Asia - do not seem to put this strongest US Ally in the region to be on par with those nine national leaders whom he called personally to thank them for their congratulatory messages.

The silence is loud.

Obama in phone talks with nine world leaders
Posted: 07 November 2008 0846 hrs

CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama spoke by telephone Thursday with the leaders of nine US allies to express thanks for their messages of congratulation, an aide said.

Obama returned calls to the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico and South Korea, according to Stephanie Cutter, spokeswoman for the Democrat's transition office.

America's next leader was "thanking them for having called to express congratulations on his election earlier this week," she said in a statement without elaborating.

Obama has been inundated with foreign plaudits after triumphing over Republican John McCain to be elected the nation's first African-American president Tuesday, with even US foes such as Iran and Cuba offering praise.

After the election, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed Obama's "energizing" politics.

"This is a moment that will live in history as long as history books are written," Brown added.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, another of the leaders called by Obama, wrote to the president-elect to say his "brilliant victory rewards a tireless commitment to serve the American people."

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he was certain US-Israeli ties would strengthen under Obama's presidency, after Republicans had said the Democrat would endanger the Jewish state's security.

According to Cutter, Obama spoke also with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. - AFP/vm

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/388226/1/.html

AndrewPKYap SG

He does not want to be accused of "palling around" with public money grabbing, dissidents persecuting, foreigners first despots.

angel7030 SG

Aiya, maybe for Singapore govt, he treat them more special, he will come and personally to thank singapore instead of using phone call which is not so sincere mah.

So wait hor

jay_rocks SG

obama, pls become a citizen of singapore.

angel7030 SG

obama, pls become a citizen of singapore.

he dun want, he said he only want to be a PR, no need to pay so much tax and burdens by high cost of living as a citizen

deathmaster SG

The silence is loud.

cos LKY objected to his presidency wad.

jojobeach SG

REPUBLIC of Singapore.

Obama ... is D

angel7030 SG

What world class are u talking about, those countries govts cannot even match our govt class, not even Obama, they are the lower class, so how dare he call us.

Our Ministers are earning more than him, we got world class salary paid govt here, world class career govt path of SM, MM and then SMM, world class perks for Ministers and world class obedient citizens, even Bush will soon be gone liao, but our former Ministers still around.

Fantagf SG

Yes, what a shame the bloody lee hsien loong and gang pay themselves super high obscene world class salary but in reality they are not even near world class. These arrogant idiots are a shame to the people of Singapore who feed them.

AndrewPKYap SG

"people of Singapore who feed them"?

I feel robbed, for a lack of choice in that matter...

lotus999 SG

The silence is loud.

i'm surprised that cna reported it.

charlize SG

I can imagine Obama's eyes widen when he hears how much sg ministers are getting paid.

mancha SG

Obama didn't call Spain, Italy, Greece, Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Phillippinese, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Fiji, Tonga, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, China, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Tunisia, Algeria, Mongolia, Russia, the list can go on and on.

What the big deal?

googoomuck SG

What the big deal?

The big deal is Singapore govt claims to be world class and the minsters the highest paid in the world and Obama don't give two fucks about it!

simikai SG

With so many M here, Obama is probably confused as to which one calls the shot here. So it is likely that he will call those countries with the traditional president and prime minister first, until his aides can advise him on the right protocol in dealing with an oddball ally with such a sui generis structure in leadership.

Master -_- SG

His line is incoming call free la..Outgoing calls exceed limit already

Evangel SG

Obama must be thinking, MM Lee you good, say I lousy.

Poh Ah Pak SG

...The choice of Obama is unlikely to be popular with the conservative Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, who was quoted to have said in February that he favoured McCain, and that Obama was a flash in the pan...

http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:qbKcn9nTHLIJ

Will Obama forgive and forget or will he be vindictive towards Lee Kuan Yew?

Poh Ah Pak SG

"The Bell curve is a fact of life. The blacks on average score 85 per cent on IQ and it is accurate, nothing to do with culture. The whites score on average 100. Asians score more ... the Bell curve authors put it at least 10 points higher.

These are realities that, if you do not accept, will lead to frustration because you will be spending money on wrong assumptions and the results cannot follow."

- Lee Kuan Yew, The Man & His Ideas, 1997

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki

I think Lee Kuan Yew better update his theories or else make a fool of himself before Obama.

Like to believe in rubbish theories, this Lee Kuan Yew. Very odd.

The Bell Curve Flattened

http://www.slate.com/?id

Debunking The Bell Curve

http://www.mdcbowen.org/p2/rm/

Vendettus SG

Indeed. Overseas IDD is expensive nowadays you know...

If he calls S.R.Nathan, then MM might get jealous, if he calls MM Lee, then SM Goh might get jealous, if he calls SM Goh, PM lee would complain to his father, If he calls PM Lee, then MM lee, SM Goh and S.R.Nathan would all get angry...

If he calls all of them... well, his phone bill will go bust.