[h=2]TODAY: More than half of Punggol East residents say no rush to call BE[/h]
December 17th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
Mainstream media has begun their “cleaning up” campaign after Punggol East MP Michael Palmer announced his resignation on Wed (12 Dec) over his extramarital affair with a female PA staff.
In an article (‘Punggol East back in the spotlight‘) on mainstream newspaper TODAY (15 Dec, Sat), it polled 30 Punggol East residents to give the impression that most of them are not too keen to having a by-election, now that the Punggol East SMC seat has been vacated:
TODAY quoted a resident, Ms Sri Priya, saying, “He is a good person, and has done much to improve the estate.”
It even quoted a Mr Wang who said that he has no qualms voting for Mr Palmer again, “I am very regretful that there is one less talent, everyone here has only goodwill towards him. And now, my only concern is we don’t have him anymore. If he ever stands as an MP again, I would vote for him again.”
With Palmer’s resignation, DPM Teo has earlier announced that MP Teo Ser Luck will take over to look after Punggol East.
TODAY wrote that this arrangement was “welcomed by some of the residents”, implying that perhaps a by-election is not necessary since Punggol East residents can be well taken care by Teo Ser Luck.
Indeed, it quoted “Peter” who said that the time frame for a by-election is not important – what matters is that the estate is “properly maintained”. Hence, the person is saying that if Teo Ser Luck can look after Punggol East estate well, there is no need for a by-election.
And to further help in the damage control, TODAY wrote that more than half of the residents polled felt that Mr Palmer shouldn’t have resigned. In other words, it’s ok for politicians to commit adultery!
TODAY wrote:
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In an article (‘Punggol East back in the spotlight‘) on mainstream newspaper TODAY (15 Dec, Sat), it polled 30 Punggol East residents to give the impression that most of them are not too keen to having a by-election, now that the Punggol East SMC seat has been vacated:
“But for many of the residents, the thought of going to the polls again has not sunk in yet. They are still reeling in shock over the loss of an MP who was clearly popular among the residents.…
Among the 30 residents TODAY spoke to, 13 felt that a by-election should be called within three months. Slightly more than half (16) felt that there was no rush, and one said there was no need to elect a new MP for the constituency.”
What sort of residents did TODAY talk to? Are they grassroots members?Among the 30 residents TODAY spoke to, 13 felt that a by-election should be called within three months. Slightly more than half (16) felt that there was no rush, and one said there was no need to elect a new MP for the constituency.”
TODAY quoted a resident, Ms Sri Priya, saying, “He is a good person, and has done much to improve the estate.”
It even quoted a Mr Wang who said that he has no qualms voting for Mr Palmer again, “I am very regretful that there is one less talent, everyone here has only goodwill towards him. And now, my only concern is we don’t have him anymore. If he ever stands as an MP again, I would vote for him again.”
With Palmer’s resignation, DPM Teo has earlier announced that MP Teo Ser Luck will take over to look after Punggol East.
TODAY wrote that this arrangement was “welcomed by some of the residents”, implying that perhaps a by-election is not necessary since Punggol East residents can be well taken care by Teo Ser Luck.
Indeed, it quoted “Peter” who said that the time frame for a by-election is not important – what matters is that the estate is “properly maintained”. Hence, the person is saying that if Teo Ser Luck can look after Punggol East estate well, there is no need for a by-election.
And to further help in the damage control, TODAY wrote that more than half of the residents polled felt that Mr Palmer shouldn’t have resigned. In other words, it’s ok for politicians to commit adultery!
TODAY wrote:
“Among the 30 residents TODAY spoke to, 16 felt that it was not necessary for Mr Palmer to have quit as the affair was a “personal matter”. Ten said it was necessary, while four were ambivalent as to whether he could have stayed on.”
In last year’s GE, 31,158 residents voted in Punggol East. The PAP’s Michael Palmer won 54.5% of the votes. WP’s Lee Li Lian garnered 41%, while SDA’s Desmond Lim received 4.5% of the votes.
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