Tony Tan's 3 sons to his rescue

[Leepotism]

Tony Tan's sons refute online allegations on NS record
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<!--close .storyLeft--><!--start of story image, if any-->Dr Tony Tan's sons, Peter, Patrick and Philip, deny the allegations concerning their National Service records, stating that it is part of an 'attack' on their father.

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<!--start of story text-->Dr Tony Tan's three sons - Peter, Patrick and Philip - have described as 'lies' allegations concerning their National Service that have been circulating on the Internet and reinforced by their father's opponents over the past few days.
In a statement early this morning, they said: 'Our reputations and the institution of National Service have been maligned, simply to attack our father, Dr Tony Tan.
'We fulfilled all obligations in accordance with the rules, regulations, and deployment policies of Mindef (the Ministry of Defence)'.
They also said: 'Like all other Singaporeans, we are proud to have served Singapore during our National Service'.
Dr Tan's sons, aged 45, 42 and 35, have been the subject of insinuations that they were given special treatment during their NS stints even though they were combat-fit.
Dr Tan was defence minister between 1995 and 2003.
These claims were also alluded to by speakers at the rallies of Mr Tan Jee Say and Mr Tan Kin Lian on Tuesday and Wednesday night respectively.
Last month, Dr Tony Tan described as 'false rumours' online talk that he helped his son Patrick avoid NS by arranging for him to do medical research work.
He said then that all three of his sons had served their NS fully and he never intervened in their postings, and that he was 'deeply disappointed' by these online allegations.

 

[Leepotism]

Desperate bid to help their father from the ignominy of defeat.

 

[Equalisation]

What happens if .... they are named Peter Anthony Phillip ....

 

[Alamaking]

What happens if .... they are named Peter Anthony Phillip ....

Ehh Kotek, shut the fuck up lah, go drink your beer, LOL

 

[Confuseous]

The contents of the "media release" is the hang-man's noose for the father.

And after comments from his spokesperson in Sunday's NewPaper ("this is about the EP, not about his family") and almost identical comments on why Mrs TTan refused to be interviewed when the wives of the other three candidates were willing to do so.

 

[zeddy]

3 Sons of the Gun with a silver spoon being shoved in their mouth on the day they were born...

 

[Leepotism]

The contents of the "media release" is the hang-man's noose for the father.

And after comments from his spokesperson in Sunday's NewPaper ("this is about the EP, not about his family") and almost identical comments on why Mrs TTan refused to be interviewed when the wives of the other three candidates were willing to do so.

You can sense their fear in their faces. They have nowhere no hide their faces if Tony loses.

 

[Mdm Tang]

Ehh Kotek, shut the fuck up lah, go drink your beer, LOL

2mrw nite Race 9 : 9 all the way Binak !!!

 

[HedgeTrader]

Dr Tony Tan's sons, Peter, Patrick and Philip, deny the allegations concerning their National Service records, stating that it is part of an 'attack' on their father.

Why his sons all century eggs, P. Tan?

 

[Raiders]

Why his sons all century eggs, P. Tan?

There is no coincidence that all 4 candidates all TANs. There is actually a hidden message.
TAN TAN TAN TAN (Wait Wait Wait Wait) if you want any changes

 

[psy83]

There might be a Conspiracy theory. New world order, Governed and control by the Tan bloodline.

The most famous Tan, is Tan ah kua, He gain mass popularity at the back lanes of Changi village(Not shell carpark, but the big one below) during the late 90s, He is a descendent of the late Tan Butoh whom was a Referee in the Malaysian cup from the late 80s to mid 90s.. His Great grand Father lived from 1700 - 1900, Yes he lived till he was 200yrs old, He was the famous Tan ah Kow, Herding dogs and sheeps for meat markets, Tan ah kao ancestors was all once great rulers of lower Baghdad and was tot to be living gods, Tan Kuku was the 1st Emperor of the Bloodline, He ruled with an Iron fist but was also very kind to his people, All he needed was a couple of chicks every night, some great Chinese rice wine and a few slabs of pork, His fav part was the nose. Today in 2011, There are 4 tans who are fighting for a chance to be president in the small Island country in the Far east called Cheendianpore, Many has said that they are independent, but conspiracy theories says that its part of a smoke screen to get at least 1 tan to become President and once again take control of the World and the World wide web.

The tans are also known to be holding special manuals straight from god, The manual tells you how to Mass-control society, how to weather a financial crisis and how technology can be used to enslave and benefit society and be used for checks and balance.

 

[Confuseous]

TT let down by incompetent strategists....

....possibly due to over-confidence from the start. After the opening gambit of inviting well-known bloggers and online critics (brilliant idea!) his team forget that at the end of the day, it is still the product, the product and the product.

a) they keep offering oranges when the customer wants apples (translation - lack listening skill)

b) they keep the same kind of oranges (one-price, one quality) to all customers, who are looking for apples, any kind of apples and even willing to accept rotten ones, so long as the product is not an orange. TT confirmed this strategy during the TV broadcast - he said he will tell all four visiting foreign heads of state the same message, in response to a question. All three other candidates say what they say will depend on the other party's situation, the relationship etc. (translation - I don't really care who my customers are, I want them to have oranges and nothing but MY brand of oranges.

c) it gets worse. He tells orange plantation owners how to grow oranges. (Hence the short lecture on negative equity in UOB Plaza Great Orange Sale where financial whiz kids love apples for rewards).

d) sharing a stage with a faded and former TV star and getting her to extol his virtues is bad enough. But to have someone who had disowned her own father saying so is not quite appropriate I would imagine.

e) the cheap publicity about hailing a cab after a rally is really just that - cheap. And not to mention vote-buying with a tip that is much higher than the fare. (Will EC look into this?) When one or two of his co-speakers were seen leaving with drivers and fancy BMWs. You can see that they were suitably embarassed.

f) the list goes on. You get the drift and a or whiff or two of the rotting oranges.

But the three sons' "press release" today is the unkindest cut.

For goodness sake, why didn't they seek professional help before issuing a press release which even a first-year communications student will tell you that more harm than good will come out of it. The reaction/questions on the forum bears this out. More questions, guys.

No attempts were made to even address the few questions which have been floating around for weeks. Instead, all that is coming out is "I am not guilty. You accuse me wrongly. I did not do it." A variant of Father's theme - thou shalt have oranges and only oranges.

Patrick had the perfect chance to get his point across but at the very last moment, cancelled a meeting with Nizam, who has been more than fair in his Facebook comments on the matter. But no, he had urgent stuff to do, and will meet Nizam in September. September? For what, Patrick?

THAT cancellation leaves a very big gap in the whole campaign theme of "Trust Me, I am Honest Tony" - which will be difficult to plug.
Uncles and Aunties will now ask their children what is this about NS by TT's sons - where they had been ignorant before.

I sincerely empathise with TT - he should not be put through the hoops like this. He deserves better.

But unfortunately, he has been ill-advised and is now paying the price - EVEN if he wins the presidency.

TT is stained.

In the meantime, customers are comparing apples with apples, not apples with oranges.

 

[jw5]

What happens if .... they are named Peter Anthony Phillip ....

So if you "smear" them, you become Papsmearer?

 

[Alamaking]

2mrw nite Race 9 : 9 all the way Binak !!!

Ehh Kotek, you mabuk izzit? why use Mdm Tang to reply me? LOL

 

[ThePlen]

TT let down by incompetent strategists....

i agree. his sons should just shut up. speaking up now only opens TT to more attack

 

[halsey02]

3 Sons of the Gun with a silver spoon being shoved in their mouth on the day they were born...

You mean, Son of a GUN?

 

[Papsmearer]

So if you "smear" them, you become Papsmearer?

There can only be ONE Papsmearer. :-)