Michael Palmer - Damage Control or Personal Crisis?

[aurvandil]

As amended. This case sibei complicated.

bro,
two Ms Ong here, which one?

 

[kukubird58]

As I thought, it was no ordinary extramarital affair after all. And nothing to do with "new morality" either. Press blackout in place. PA under curfew. Yam Ah Mee working extra hard to clear the nonsense.

hahaha.....trying to act like an ostrich will not give you any credibility.
What press blackout???
if you don't know don't pretend to know...
worst don't be dishonest and spew BS iwhen you already know it is BS......
the stories were still in the msm yesterday and today......
go read and you will know who is the most likely person that spills the bean.

 

[lockeliberal]

Dear Scroobal

Something in between the lines does not make sense. The whistler blower was in all probably from LO side. a spurned male rival a distinct possibility. In the age of the internet could they have covered it up, probably not. What I can't get and what stands out is that little fact that her " Sister" worked for Micheal directly. Was that a minature version of Ng Boon Gay at play here ?


Locke

Good post.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

good grief!!! it's all like a sham! fook me hard!!!

Same here. Fool me hard!

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Dear Scroobal

Something in between the lines does not make sense. The whistler blower was in all probably from LO side. a spurned male rival a distinct possibility. In the age of the internet could they have covered it up, probably not. What I can't get and what stands out is that little fact that her " Sister" worked for Micheal directly. Was that a minature version of Ng Boon Gay at play here ?

I have a feeling you're onto something.

No simple case siah ......

 

[GoldenDragon]

They had been separated way before this.

My bet is the current boyfriend.

 

[bullfrog]

Andy Lim? Acc to another post.

Could also be Michael's wife binya. Lawyer boleh.

My bet is the current boyfriend.

 

[metalmickey]

You really think so? Is this targeted at those who want to "change things for the better"? Looks more like incidental generic warnings. I think the "distraction" argument seems stronger.

Just a summary of the pros and cons of getting rid of Michael Palmer.

Advantages:
1. Send a chill down the spines of your civil servants, especially those who don't toe the party line. Was Michael Palmer a "moderate" PAP member? This will make party senior leadership scared. All of them, including the more liberal ones.
2. Give a positive impression of the PAP that it is cleaning house. Also a disadvantage because now people will know that PAP people also have affairs.
3. Somebody out there made it impossible to keep this a secret. They may have realised that a cover-up operation was impossible because of 1 or 2 unco-operative parties.
4. Defeating WP, if it happens, will make PAP look good. Most likely they will retain Punggol East SMC.
5. I think there will be a by-election. The political cost of not having a by-election will be too high. But they want to do it own time own target. This is either a disadvantage or an advantage, depending on whether the debate over whether PM Lee calls the elections makes the PAP look good or bad. If LHL calls this one quickly, it could make the PAP look good.
6. Because of YSL, losing your seat is the "market rate" penalty for having an affair.
7. Something else was involved in the life of Michael Palmer which made it impossible for him to continue. Saying that it was an affair is a good front / cover up.

Disadvantages:
1. He's your speaker! Why you want to do this to your speaker?
3. PA is involved in the outing.
4. Small but significant Possibility of losing Punggol East SMC. This outcome will be bad for the PAP.

So when you put it all together, the picture is so complex that you can't definitively say any one factor was involved in the outing. In fact the real reason behind LHL deciding to fire Michael Palmer could be as simple as he was in a grouchy mood.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

My bet is the current boyfriend.

That seems to be a good bet.

That chap should be given a medal for exposing weak PAP ward to yet another electoral contest.

 

[liongsum]

Just a summary of the pros and cons of getting rid of Michael Palmer.

5. I think there will be a by-election. The political cost of not having a by-election will be too high. But they want to do it own time own target. This is either a disadvantage or an advantage, depending on whether the debate over whether PM Lee calls the elections makes the PAP look good or bad. If LHL calls this one quickly, it could make the PAP look good.

After Aljunied, it's too soon to battle again. The electorate can see that concessions were made because of Aljunied. Balancing the Yin and Yang makes sense, but the result will take time to cook. Nothing bad happened to Aljunied, so the general mindset might be tempted to put more pressure for greater concessions. Right now, advantage to oppo. Maybe 2 yrs down the road, when the Yin and Yang bears fruit.

 

[metalmickey]

After Aljunied, it's too soon to battle again. The electorate can see that concessions were made because of Aljunied. Balancing the Yin and Yang makes sense, but the result will take time to cook. Nothing bad happened to Aljunied, so the general mindset might be tempted to put more pressure for greater concessions. Right now, advantage to oppo. Maybe 2 yrs down the road, when the Yin and Yang bears fruit.

In the general elections there was a 10 point gap between PAP and opposition (I assume that all of Desmond's votes will go to WP this time). Closing a 10 point gap over 2 years is quite unlikely. However if the election were to turn out 51-49 to PAP, it will also not be good for PAP.