The Malaysian Insider

That's Tun Mahathir for you.

Dr M, you will always be remembered as a PM which create disunity among various races in Malaysia.

The reason everything fell apart when Pak Lah became PM was because he allowed greater freedom of the press and freedom of expression.

That caused all the excreta hidden and controlled in the previous 22 years to burst out leaving BN and UMNO in an abyss of sewage.

1. Temples were broken in the 22 years TDM was PM - never reported anywhere.
2. Opposition parliamentarians who spoke up - were jailed indefinitely under ISA.
3. Judiciary castrated.
4. Proceedings of UMNO's general assembly - never reported accurately for 22 years. Pak Lah showed a live telecast just once in 2007 and the whole nation knew what UMNO stood for.
5. Abuse of power and corruption by BN politicians - never saw the light of day because MSM never reported them.

Getting 2/3 of the votes in a highly dictatorial environment is nothing to be proud of.

One of the greatest undoing of UMNO and BN is the advent of the internet. The MSM can dish out all the propoganda it wants but the people still have the alternative media to ascertain the truth.

TDM never had to face the challenges Pak Lah had. All in, Pak Lah was a decent man.

TDM is trouble for everyone.

lets just slam ur self created racist party umno until death.........

Your biggest mistake, Tun M, is that you stayed too long. No matter how good you are, you should not stayed 22 years. 10 years of you would be good enough, and that goes for every PM. It is about time we limit the number of years or terms anyone stayed as PM, chief minister or any position.
We still have 2 senile old men on the scene....samy vellu and taib.
Pak Lah, hopefully your last act as PM is to quickly do this.

confirmed that he was and is still a very authocratic, revengeful and unforgiving person. That is why some many ex deputy Prime Minister was forced out before they could have a chance to take over the helm from him.

I think to the public and even within UMNO he is really a pain in the neck, causing all the divisions.

TDM is a 'devil incarnate'. He regards himself as 'immortal' that make no wrong. He is the worst kind modern days history witnessed.

Tun M should accept the fact that Pak Lah offers greater freedom to speak and greater freedom of press. under Tun M 22 years of tenure we never know what happen in UMNO. we never know if there are any rifts in UMNO. whoever speak fot the truth will be in ISA. yes, malaysians must accept the facts that Tun M is the father of malaysian modernaisation but he is a dictator.

he style of leadership only seen in country like zimbabwe, where both of the leader holds the longest serving prime minister.

too long of a leadership means they get cocky and think they own a country.

corruptions and cronyism all started when he is in power. what is that old man thinking?

UMNO embrace him, but ordinary people despise looking at him.

lets not forget the fact he is a racist.

Germany had Hitler

And Malaysia has Mahathir....or is it Ma-Hitler???

God please have mercy on our country....enough is enough with this evil Dr.M . He divided the Malaysian people like no other in the history of the country. God knows, if he really had more of his way and the world was not watching, what more damage he would have done to our country and our people.

Malaysians are generally not politically minded, we are not pro-BN or pro-PKR. We are pro-peace , pro-prosperity and pro-unity. Unfortunately, we have been "driven" to support one side because we want peace, unity and prosperity.

At the moment, only PKR is offering that.

The other alternative is UMNO/BN's "Najibism", which some suspect will be a form or "neo-Mahathirism". (We shall see) . Iron fist rule, more corruption, more croonism, self-glorification, manipulating as well as dis-uniting the people, the lot.

The press should ignore this man as he is devoid of any human decency. He is still the same proud arrogant and unrepentent man he was when he stepped down. Compared to him Badawi is a gem of a personality - humble, forgiving & God fearing. He is a true gentleman. Badawi will retire peacefully and will be happy in his old age, unlike Dr.M who will not find inner peace because of his character. He needs plenty of our prayers.

Pak Lah should start telling off this rude, arrogant, racist, instigator and incalcitrant old man. He is the detroyer of UMNO and our peaceful country.

Just put 2 horns on his head and you will get the real picture of him. He was the downfall of unity of all the Malaysians.

Toon mahathir will soon be slamming Najib, then Muhyiddin.
When Muhyiddin slams him back, kaput la Mahathir.

Pak Lah may not be the most effective Prime Minister but he did try his best. After all he was your choice.

Tun, learn to forgive and love and not hate. Your hatred will kill you eventually. Just enjoy your retirement like everyone else including retired leaders.

Let history judge Badawi and yourself. Honestly I do not like the way Badawi run the country as much as you. But he has decided to quit so let him be. We need to learn to forgive and forget. The burden of hatred is too heavy carry and such behavior is proven wrong.

shut up old man. dont you know that you have brought shame to the malaysians. you manuplated everything. you are a disgrace to the nation. you are talking about abdullah. abdullah is a better and cleaner person. that is why you can get along with najib. he will be the same like you. look at what happen to our judiciary, ag and the police. full of shit under your government. no democracy. put innocent behind bar and hit them, then ask the igp to resign, pay him a couple of millions. that is the kind of shit you are. so keep yr mouth shut.....

I just hope that the Agong will refuse to accept Pak Lah's resignation and ask him to stay on until Najib cleared his name.

Mahatir is real rotten sour grapes. He could well be possessed by the devil but more likely he is entering his final phase.

Everyone knows how bad this man is, not just Malaysians but also foreigners, in paricular the Singaporeans.

Talk about Mahatir and Singaporean will spit on the ground.

TDM should just stop barking.He must gives some contructive ideas instead of slamming virtually on anything that he doesn't agree !
His era is well over but he couldn't accept the fact that his ideas are outdated,bias and very racist.He is no different from Adolf Hitler who aspired to rule the world .No thanks to him for the 'unity' that he cultivated for the nation,which clearly divided among the races in the country.
He was actually 'policed' the country rather than ruling it.When Pak Lah took over as PM,every he has done was exposed to the limit.Enough is enough TDM,just rest and carry on with your passtime hobbies !

UMNO/BN had high ideals at the beginning. However, it has become such a sewer-pit organization for a whole part due to workings of Dr.M.

He was at its helm for 22 years. If Dr.M was so "wonderful", how come he did not do anything about it?

If he had tried to improve the practices of UMNO/BN, which would have been easier 22 years ago because UMNO's corruption was less "in-grained", things would have been very different today. He did nothing.

Pak Lah, for all his weaknesses, is an "Angel" compared to Dr. M. We thank him (Pak Lah) for allowing free speech. We have yet to see if Najib will continue with that.

He (Pak Lah) had to steer an already corrupt UMNO/BN. So even if his objectives are sincere, his peers would not allow him to change the organization and government.

So, Dr. M, if you have anyone to criticise for the state of UMNO/BN, you will see him looking at you in the mirror!

Trouble is, you still want to create more trouble with that silly mouth and twisted brain of yours. You will never stop will you? How pathetic can you get??

Your "enemy" Margaret Thatcher has had her day. You should have had yours.

Tun, you are the father of all the blunders,so you have take the full responsibilities of Pak Lah failures.

UNDUR MAHATIR UNDUR!!!we don't need you...Umno and be end!

Although many considered Pak Lah is a weak leader, at least he allowed people to speak up
Not like you Dr M....everything from Police right up to Judiciary comes under under your total control.

On Saturday, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pulled off a coup of sorts by getting Dr Mahathir to share the same stage as Abdullah at the close of the party assembly.

He said he hoped that both men would sit down with him and offer ideas of how to rebuild Umno and Malaysia.

But it looks like Dr Mahathir is not ready to bury the hatchet.
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An old man is a very dangerous man...
When his mind has some loose screws somewhere,
He will tembak gila gila with insanity to the end.
Pah Lah is his shooting target, too nice a guy to retaliate...
The more quiet is Pah Lah, the more incense Dr M gets...
Life goes on like that, Dr M and Pah Lah in our history books,
On and on till someone drops dead...perhaps we will get some quiet at the end.

Dr M is one very angry man,
No fooling around with someone like that...
There is no forgiveness, his bitterness will eat up his soul.
Too bad, he cannot let go whatever he is hurting...
This hurt, so scarring >>> too scary to look at.
I say man, he is back when Najib will take him back...
Nightmare in Malaysia has began, Good night lah...
Friday 13th is now beginning.

In case Dr M is dreaming that everyone in Umno loves him,
there was a thunderous applause as he walked in,
as Umno congress was ending in the last day.
Don't forget Dr Mahathir,
Umno has just given you the best compliments..
By voting for Khairy in the Umno Youth election,
thus rejecting Muhkriz, your beloved son - your anointed one to succeed.

Your legacy is terminated.
Go play quack quack on your farm.

tun will slams najib later,guest who is the next pm?tan sri muyudin？

Life can be more meaningful without Mahathir

I am not surprised at all that being a conceded man himself, TDM does not see his other side reflecting the acquired syndrome of the BN and its component parties. He obviously does not see the many country's ills today can be attributed to Mahathirism for 22 years under his leadership. It is therefore unfair for him to blame hand-picked successor, ABB though he admittedly fails to undo some of the ill-conceived policies of the past.

Some of the country's ills that we found so prevailing in today's society can be summarized below:
1. The political mismanagement of the country giving rise to ever increasing racial polarization;
2. The economic mismanagement of the country caused by acute imbalances in the economy over time leading to lackluster economic performance vis-a-vis our neighboring countries ;
3. The policy mismanagement of his foreign relations leading to subtle isolation by the West on whom we depend greatly for its investments and technologies for development.
4. The inordinate use the ISA to curb political decent;
5. The deterioration of the institutions of government caused by executive interference leading to loss of public trust in the judiciary and the enforcement agencies;
6. The marginalization of sections of the society leading to social in-cohesion within the country;
7. The rise of corruption, cronyism and patronage along racial and party lines;
8. The use of extra-constitutional means to undermine the principles and practice of parliamentary democracy on which the country is founded, in order to oust oppositions from power;
9. The lack of meritocracy in the civil service leading to substandard government delivery system; and
10. The deteriorating law and order in the country.

If the above ills are arrested in time, we will face great challenges ahead as a country and I believe ABB set out to correct at least some of them but with limited success. Likewise, Najib also sees the need to continue the process of re-adjustment but whether he can succeed will be left to time. For the country to return to Mahathirism would be unthinkable.

Ultimately what Dr. M is looking for is for his son to be promoted higher up the UMNO hierarchy than KJ. This is a subtle signal to Najib he better put Mukrhiz in his Cabinet while keeping KJ out of it. In other words, Dr. M, by going overseas and renewing his attack is saying to Najib subtlely: NOT ENOUGH..and if you don't understand this, you don't deserve to stay...

UMNO will have a string of good luck when this old man is back in the fold.

MI is a mouthpiece of who I don't know!

Dear People. Without Mahatir, Badawi will still around. And messing things up. At least he worked to correct his mistake.

Hello...senile old man. I was not born in 1981; this is 2009 a year of "Change We Can". At 80 plus you should be in the nursery.

mahathir please shut up!!!!

Just ignore the old fart.

He never has anything good to say about others, he is too much of himself, period.

When he was in power, he controls everything with a tight fist and everyone lived like commercially bred chickens locked up in chicken coops.

When Pak Lah took over, he won big because the people, at last, after a long 20 years had a breath of fresh air as free range chickens.

Now he wants to lock us up in the coop again.

Well, we say, "No Thank You, Dr. M, we prefer to be free range!".

Say "Yes" to Freedom and Shout "NO" to Mahathirism!

When I was a kid during the early 80's, I remember going to gatherings, events, celebrations, etc. and I would see Malays, Chinese, Indians happily mingling and being together with one another. Just look at the old pictures at Dataran Merdeka, Central Market, etc. and you will see what I mean. Back during that time we have the cool Lat comics depicting the beauty of the diversity of the Malaysian culture.

But then, during the early 80's also marked the time when someone became the PM., and we see a deteriorating of the Malaysian society. Sad... Now we have Malay Mat Rempit, Chinese Loan Shark, Indian Jaga Kereta.

Now I am older and being a young adult, I can make rational decisions with a matured and proactive mind. The old BN policies are obsolete. This is a new Malaysia, and is time for Pakatan Rakyat to lead and bring change. I am fed up of race and religion talk. I have never cared and don't pay a single mind on whether you are Malay or Indian, as I being a Chinese has never thought of myself as a Chinese, but as a Malaysian.

There is a reason why the question on your short-comings have been asked several times. You have been joining Najib in World of Warcraft lately haven't you? Tsk tsk.

TDM is a megalomaniac. Now you know why he and Mugabe are good buddies. Luckily for us he is no longer in charge, and we have to make sure that his involvement as a Dalang behind Najib is curtailed. Otherwise we will end up like Zimbabwe.

I told you the embrace was hypocrisy - for show only! By the way ACR, you can add another 'achievement': taking away the Royaltys' immunity. Um.....No

I don't like Abdullah because of some of his pictures distributed on the internet showing he was sleeping, but now I will missing Abdullah after knowing what Najib had done and how TDM supports Najib. When the papers tell the truth and when I came to know all about them (Abdullah, Najib, TDM), I'll prefer Abdullah to stay as PM now after comparing them. At least Abdullah don't have so much allegations like Najib.

Now I know why they use the ISA, banning the Harakah and Suara keadilan for 3 months, I saw how the TV1,2,3 reporting their news.

They (Hamid) claiming that ISA is used to control the terrorists, but if you count ISA detainees since its establishment, it was so much used for UMNO political rivals than the terrorists of what they'd claimed before the International news line.

It amazes me how mean a human being can get. Tun dr Mahathir Mohamad must be one of the meanest people alive today. And I am beginning to believe that senility or dementia has crept in. How can he deny any wrongdoing at all in his 22 years as Prime Minister? If you want to be simplistic, you can say you judge a man by the friends he keeps. And Mahathir's friends include Robert Mugabe, Ferdinand Marcos, Suharto, Vincent Tan, Daim Zainuddin, Syed Mokhtar (whose plane Tun M uses unashamedly after giving him so many lucrative contarcts), V K Lingam (correct, correct, correct)....
If he had friends like Tun Suffian, Tun Salleh Abas or his nemesis Lee Kuan Yew, maybe people would view him differently. He is just a mean, evil man who will not accept that he is no longer God in Malaysia. He remained God by, as many commentators above have said, using force, detaining people, curbing freedom of expression and other suppressive measures.
The Almighty God will punish him as He will Mahathir's family for all the evil they have done.

It looks like this old man is a very good actor indeed. He is power crazy. To him, whatever he says is always correct and during his tenure he did no wrong.

he stopped the crooked bridge project at the causeway to Lion city?
I think that's not enough to undo the major damage that has been caused by TDM in the past.
At least PL has done something to improve the image of the beleaguered nation. Think about it.

thus, i am sure that Dr M will ensure all Pak Lah mistakes especially in regards to MV Agusta and the cancellation of the crroked bridges will be brought to justice.

same with ethe role of kamal and kj as level 4 boys..they need to be brought to the court especially the role of Khairy in ECM -Libra Avenue merger.

Hidup MAHATHIR
HIDUP MAHATHIR
HIDUP MAHATHIR

The difference between Pak Lah and Mahathir, is , they are chemically the opposite of each other.
One alkaline, the other very acidic...you know what I mean? Ha ha ha

That unrepentent recalcitrant still think that he did not make any mistake during hi 22 years as Pm except for picking AAB as Pm.Still so vicious & venomous in spite of AAB apologising to him in Umno assembly.TDM mind your final 2 years! You are going to suffer.

Knew it.

The UMNO bru ha ha says that it is the ultimate reproachment. The unity will be stronger than ever.... all for show. In truth, the 3 sides all dislike each other.

TDM....

Mahathir shown and proven solidly to us that we live better during his stewardship. All my business friends hold him high, particularly his brain.

Tun Dr Mahathir, a unforgiving man, full of resentment and hatred.
Pak Lah, a forgiving and compassionate man.
That is the different between a mere politician and a statesman.

"A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations." ... James Freeman Clarke.

When TDM accused Umno youths for been corrupt for electing KJ did the youth confront him like what they did to Karpal Singh.Double standard.

I am feel sorry for a statesman like TDM.When have already you step down,please be quiet and live a retired life. Far enough you have contributed to the development of Malaysia.

Agreed that you are still interested in politics...Tell me now who introduce the teaching of school syllabus in Bahasa Malaysia since 1973?

Who limit the power of all the Sultans...

Who instruct all major newspapers on blackout of important news

Let us take a check on the quality of all department in Malaysia starting from sports,education i.e ranking of university,racial integration,police,judiciary......and more. I dare say all have deteriorated in your 22 years but all swept under the carpet by your dictatorial style of leadership.Who dare to go against you during your reign.

You have not changed but I must commend Pak Lah for being gracious to you.
Pak Lah may not be so smart like you but he is fair and has taken over the administration from you at a rotten state.So when one is not so smart the condition has worsen.

But dare you say that during your time all the things are fine....What about corruption,my friend.
Pls do not compare with Indonesia but compare with our arch rival ,Singapore, we are far behind.

Lats but not least,I still do not understand after all the criticism Pak Lah can still be so gracious to you.You do not deserve it.

The more he speaks, the more low class he shown himself... He has done enough harm to Malaysia. He is not a stateman. Let's history record his evil acts.

only those that god loves die young. but even the ones he detests, must still die. so take the opportunity to repent as well as seek forgiveness from those that you have wronged. starting with anwar ibrahim and pak lah. and finishing with your sons mirzan and mukriz for having encouraged them to aspire beyond their talents.

Please let him continue with his hatred. Please let him continue with his evil actions. Someone up there has given him more time to commit more sins. So that when the time comes he is beyond redemption and be sent to the deepest pit of fire in H... (we all know where that is).

I think God has a reason to keep this old man alive this far - to wait for the day when his nemesis, AI is finally sworn in as the next PM. It will be the day when his world will come full circle and the day when he will finally seek repentance for the misdeeds he has wrought upon this nation. So let's wait, ok ? Comment no more.

To be honest, the only reason Tun is pissed off with KJ is because KJ was instrumental in the release of Anwar Ibrahim. Tak percaya? Ask KJ himself. Other than his visits to AI's house in KL, he even visited AI in Germany when he went through several rounds of treatment in 2004.

As Megat Najmuddin described "political corruption" as the mother of all corruptions. If Pak Lah cant even clamp down on his son-in-law, what do you think it means KKLim? Simply put KJ is supposed to bridge AI's entrance into UMNO. The question is, when? ... or rather how?

Musa Hitam, GaafarBaba, Anwar, Badawi & later Najiz....
The evil old men bring them all up.... fly them high only to ultimately destroy their political & even personal life !!!

For all the evil he had done... Highway tolls, IPP, bailouts, Perwaja, MAS, Proton etc

The old demon is now back to his rotten UMNO coffin...
Time is ticking & soon it shall be times-up for this old demon to meet his fate...
The Hell is opening its door & waiting for this old demon to finally meet his destiny...