Mahathir’s mouth moves faster than his brain

Mahathir and Anwar are a perfect couple. Dua-dua pun kaki tembak. Mahathir says Anwar destroyed Umno with his money politics while Anwar says Mahathir destroyed Malaysia with his corruption, nepotism, cronyism and abuse of power.

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s latest interview with Free Malaysia Today was full of “loaded” questions. In other words, when it comes to Mahathir, you can frame the questions in a certain way if you wish for him to say certain things. Mahathir is easily played or manipulated. That is why the same question posed to Mahathir in different ways would get different answers.

This inconsistency and backtracking (or U-turns) are because Mahathir’s mouth moves faster than his brain. He does not have a fixed answer (hence his inconsistency or U-turns). He does not think first before replying and he merely responds to the question in a confrontational manner so that he can disagree with whoever is asking that question.

Another way of putting it, Mahathir likes to quarrel. Hence, if you “attack” or “confront” him with the question, he will disagree with you (just so that he can disagree with you) and invariably will end up disagreeing with himself as well — since he does not stop first to think what his replies earlier were before answering the question.

Mahathir’s greatest enemy is his own mouth, which moves faster than his brain

Mahathir is actually a very easy target. You can set him up to say what you want him to say even if what he says will hurt him. You play him by the way you ask the questions. In that sense Mahathir is not very clever. He easily falls into your trap and he does this every time without fail.

For example, Mahathir condemns the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition. And the reason he condemns it is because the reporter asked him about it. So, he cannot say something good. He has to say something bad about the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition.

But then it was Mahathir who first mooted the idea of the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition before the formation of Perikatan Nasional. What Mahathir should have done is say that the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition was his idea and not Muhyiddin Yassin’s idea. But then Mahathir must always condemn rather than say someone else is smarter than him. Mahathir’s ego is far larger than Anwar Ibrahim’s big mouth.

Mahathir says the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition is a marriage of convenience. Right, and water is wet. Of course the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition is a marriage of convenience. Why tell us the obvious? Is Pakatan Harapan not also a marriage of convenience? So what? All coalitions all over the world are marriages of convenience, and water is wet.

Mahathir then says Perikatan Nasional depends on the non-Malays in the government. But should that not be the way? Maybe Perikatan Nasional is an Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition. But it is also an inclusive government. Non-Malays and non-Muslims are part of the government.

Okay, maybe there are not enough non-Malay Wakil Rakyat at both state and federal level. But whose fault is that? Is it the Umno-PAS-Bersatu Malay-Muslim coalition’s fault? The non-Malays, especially the Chinese, only want to vote for DAP Wakil Rakyat. According to MCA and DAP, more than 90% of the Chinese vote for DAP and Pakatan Harapan.

DAP proudly claims that 90% of the Chinese voted Pakatan Harapan and Mahathir complains that Perikatan Nasional needs the non-Malays. Gila apa ni?

Since the Chinese did not vote for Chinese reps or Wakil Rakyat in the government, how can you expect to see Chinese reps or Wakil Rakyat in the government? Is this not obvious? If I can see this logic, how come Mahathir cannot? If you want to see Chinese reps or Wakil Rakyat in the government, then vote for them in GE15. If you do not vote for them, then there will be none. Simple!

Then Mahathir says Perikatan Nasional has done nothing for the Malays. Come on lah! At least Perikatan Nasional did not give the country to the Chinese, like what Mahathir did. Is that what Mahathir means by Pakatan Harapan has done so much for the Malays? Jual harta Tabung Haji ada!

Finally, Mahathir said Perikatan Nasional is all bad news with cronyism, corruption and even the Prime Minister giving contracts to his own family.

Which contract or contracts? What are the contract(s) details? How much are the contract value(s)? Who got these contracts?

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Anyone can say so-and-so gave contracts to his or her family if you do not need to provide details or prove the allegation(s). If all this really happened, as Mahathir alleges, then it is his duty to report this crime, which he seems to be aware of, to the proper authorities.

Mahathir knows for sure a crime or crimes have been committed but yet he does not report this crime or crimes. Why? That itself is a crime. Hence Mahathir is as much a criminal as those he alleges have committed a crime.

I also can allege that a certain ex-Prime Minister’s daughter participates in sex orgies or a certain ex-Deputy Prime Minister’s son goes to gay clubs or a certain ex-Minister raped his maid and much more if I do not need to be specific and provide details/evidence.

Mahathir is just like Anwar Ibrahim, sebagai mamak dibelah dua. Anwar also alleges that Umno gave PAS RM90 million, paid on a single cheque, a copy which he has, together with his six boxes of evidence regarding crimes that Mahathir has committed.

Mahathir and Anwar are a perfect couple. Dua-dua pun kaki tembak. Mahathir says Anwar destroyed Umno with his money politics while Anwar says Mahathir destroyed Malaysia with his corruption, nepotism, cronyism and abuse of power.