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I used to loath watching President Bush Jr giving press conferences. The journalist would ask one question, and he would first look a little blank, then give an answer that is totally unrelated to the question. Maybe that was his tack, to confuse. It sure worked for me, and it turned me off completely. I never knew that this is something that is beginning to happen here too, with uncomfortable regularity.
When my leaders are challenged or questioned, I expect them to comprehend and respond appropriately. Just think of the following incidences:-
•MP Penny Low caught on national television fiddling with her phone during the singing of the National Anthem. An appropriate response is a straight apology. Instead the public who criticized her were told that if her “enthusiasm” had offended us, she is sorry
•The curry incident. The public was appalled by the fact that a local Indian family had settled a dispute in a way deemed unreasonable – to restrict the cooking of an almost staple Indian dish to only when new migrants were not in. The response – they (ie the Chinese family and the Indian neighbour) came to the compromise themselves.
•The on-going annoyance over the People’s Association who claims to be apolitical, yet is obvious to most that it promotesPAPcandidates and MPs. The response: the PA is to promote government policies, and hence a member of the government has to be in charge.
•Then there is dear Ms Tin Pei Ling. Did any one ever hear her apologise for her missteps? She just moved right on as if we should forget her bungles.
- http://speakspokewritewrote.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/appropriate-responses-sil-vous-plait/
When my leaders are challenged or questioned, I expect them to comprehend and respond appropriately. Just think of the following incidences:-
•MP Penny Low caught on national television fiddling with her phone during the singing of the National Anthem. An appropriate response is a straight apology. Instead the public who criticized her were told that if her “enthusiasm” had offended us, she is sorry
•The curry incident. The public was appalled by the fact that a local Indian family had settled a dispute in a way deemed unreasonable – to restrict the cooking of an almost staple Indian dish to only when new migrants were not in. The response – they (ie the Chinese family and the Indian neighbour) came to the compromise themselves.
•The on-going annoyance over the People’s Association who claims to be apolitical, yet is obvious to most that it promotesPAPcandidates and MPs. The response: the PA is to promote government policies, and hence a member of the government has to be in charge.
•Then there is dear Ms Tin Pei Ling. Did any one ever hear her apologise for her missteps? She just moved right on as if we should forget her bungles.
- http://speakspokewritewrote.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/appropriate-responses-sil-vous-plait/
