Which MIW will not look like a fool?

AndrewPKYap SG

in a internet debate with Speakers Corner in sgforums if they dare?

MBT? LKY? NHY? GCT? LHL?

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/us+hopefuls+grilled+in+net+debate/621947

US hopefuls grilled in net debate

Last Modified: 24 Jul 2007
Source: PA News

Young, internet-savvy voters have challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq and their own place in a broken political system during a provocative, video-driven debate.

A voter named Chris opened the CNN-YouTube debate with a barb aimed at the entire eight-candidate field: "Can you as politicians ... actually answer questions rather than beat around the bush?"

Ito_^ SG

impossible.

even lky will answer the question with a smart arse QUESTION and be done with it.

answers!?

hah!

maybe 10 yrs later. Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

Laughing

AndrewPKYap SG

but this is not the controlled press and so people will be able to point that out and make him look like a fool is he doesn’t respond…

wisefool83 SG

Thought we had something like that last time where a bunch of youths were questioning LKY on some TV shows right? But I wasn't too sure cause I wasn't in Sg then. Anyone remember?

Jontst78 SG

Maybe IDA should set it up. No holds barred debate. If they are pegging their salaries to top private sector earners, they should not fear looking like a fool before a common internet debater. That would give them alot more credibility if they do reasonably well. on the other hand…

AndrewPKYap SG

Yah and the "youths" were blasted for being "rude" and "disrespectful" for not swallowing hook line and sinker whatever the old man chose to dish out...

You know the Chinese "Say what you want" show with the Taiwanese compare (that was kicked out for fighting with an old woman and then invited back)?

I happened to witness one recording at the White Sands mall and she said (the compare) "You people should stand around and listen because what you hear and see on TV is heavily edited!"

My guess is that the LKY exchange you referred to was heavily edited too...

Jontst78 SG

Yep, it was a group of mainly young journalists.

AndrewPKYap SG

You really think that if it is even possible to give them more credibility, that they would not look like really big fools, they would not have done it like, already?

Jontst78 SG

Which then means.... we are paying ministers millions, who cannot stand up to scrutiny.....

qlqq9 SG

the participants were not happy that old man lee went round and round, divert to other stuff and did not answer the question.

Generation gap between him and the participants or what? Mr. Green

forforman SG

I agreed. He will usually challenge you with a question that you can't answer. That's what happened to a reporter last year (is it?) during some live forum session on TV

qlqq9 SG

Isn't this humiliating?

AndrewPKYap SG

But on TV they will make him look good one way or the other....

qlqq9 SG

ya, before the start of the programme the participants must have been briefed on the protocol. Was watching the show, the participants are rather outspoken, and one or two were so persistent to get/corner him to answer the question.

AndrewPKYap SG

and was hammered in the press for being rude... like he is some sort of pompous deity... Rolling Eyes

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

It's more like he will challenge you with a question that you either can answer or choose not to. The reality is, this question is probably a barbed one and answering it means you can charged under the Official Secrets Act. Laughing

qlqq9 SG

They were not the least rude. The press don't report facts on the ordinary people. AFter the programme, when I got to know the participants were blamed for their rudeness, I was like when did that happen in the show? Bootlicking press working for MIWs, working for old man lee. So moral of the story about the press is don't believe in their every word, especially those words which they have "coated with sugar" when they talk about the MIWs.

Frustrating to have a damn sick press like that in sinkapore.

will4 SG

It seemed in here there is no sense of belonging.

qlqq9 SG

ya, feel that way since long long time ago. Thanks to the MIWs lor!