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EP - The genie is out of the bottle says BN Baliji
That even a blue-chip reputation, which Dr Tony Tan had, is not enough to win a strong mandate from voters. That a shrill anti-government stand, which Mr Tan Jee Say displayed, can have a cache in a political oasis like Singapore. That a loose political front made up of smart, respected and able people is emerging.
It is this last point -- a hard truth, a phrase made famous by former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew -- that is likely to have a long-lasting impact on politics here in the aftermath of a stunning Presidential Election.
- http://singaporenewsalternative.blogspot.com/2011/08/opinion-genie-is-out-of-singapores.html
That even a blue-chip reputation, which Dr Tony Tan had, is not enough to win a strong mandate from voters. That a shrill anti-government stand, which Mr Tan Jee Say displayed, can have a cache in a political oasis like Singapore. That a loose political front made up of smart, respected and able people is emerging.
It is this last point -- a hard truth, a phrase made famous by former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew -- that is likely to have a long-lasting impact on politics here in the aftermath of a stunning Presidential Election.
- http://singaporenewsalternative.blogspot.com/2011/08/opinion-genie-is-out-of-singapores.html
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