Some were elated, others cautious, while not a few dismissed it as inconsequential.
Here is a review of it by a blogger who just a few days ago told me that she had given up on Datuk Najib,
The PM's Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Initiative
I categorize that one as lukewarm.
Well, at least she is still considering not to totally abandon the ship.
My posting on the matter yesterday
The sincere bloggers (updated with PM's Bumiputera speech)
generated over 50 comments in less than 24 hours, which is quite a lot for my insignificant anonymous blog. It also attracted over 2,000 page views which was not bad for a posting on a Saturday.
I believe many had sit up to listen to what Datuk Najib has to offer the Bumiputera, who had saved his government in GE13.
I believe the initiative had also made the Pakatan people worried.
They made up more than half of those who commented at my posting yesterday, mostly trying to run the whole thing down.
It has been quite a while since they came to my blog in large numbers like that. Well, maybe they came before but didn't bother to leave comments as they feel that they are winning with people like me getting fed up with Datuk Najib and the rest of the Umno and BN leadership.
Now, the initiative by Datuk Najib may not be good enough for some and was even described as a gimmick for the coming Umno party polls. But for me, at least it's a good turn in the right direction.
It's now a matter of implementation. It needs to be done fast. People are watching and they want to see immediate results.
Hopefully Datuk Najib is aware of this.
Mere words and promises are just not good enough.
I'm still hopeful. Despite the others' skepticism, I believe the initiative, if implemented properly, can still be the game changer for GE14 four years from now.
Now, if only Umno could replace the likes of Shahrizat and other tainted people so that it could erase further the negative perceptions.....well, I can only hope.
"Now, if only Umno could replace the likes of Shahrizat and other tainted people so that it could erase further the negative perceptions.....well, I can only hope."
ReplyDeleteWe hope with you lah MOOO .... WOOF ..... MEOW
Cartooning the holiness, the protectorate, and the beneficiaries:
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GwkzHTfQ7gQ
Political will is very important to ensure everything goes on as planned.
ReplyDeleteDear annie i am a regular reader of ur blog but never leave any comment.this is my first...on memperkasakan modal insan bumiputera...i am wondering who will get the contract..please check the port operation n debunking program for school leavers..who got it..n how? The contract worth millions..
ReplyDeletewho else will get the contract, if not UMNOPutera. The other Melayus will continue dipinggirkan.
DeleteIs it the umnoputera or those linked to the drunk dirvers
DeleteGame Changer For Najib Maybe for the Coming UMNO elections!
ReplyDeleteBut for the Malays? Just Another Day of Political Rhetoric in their Lives.
how dare you annie ! Shahrizat is one of the best in UMNO and you are accusing her of being tainted. Very soon a demand letter will come your way.
ReplyDeleteSejak Shahrizat jadi Ketua Wanita or Minister, tak pernah nampak batang hidung dia mai kampung kami. Kalau time dulu2, buka saja aktiviti kampung banyak tapi in most of these Mak Menteri pun turut serta - memancing pun dia join kami.
DeleteShahrizat turned all of the Puteris and Wanitas in the Kampungs into Cows.. Mooo
kan shahrizat sibuk bela lembu dlm kondo, manalah ada masa nak tunjuk batang hidung di kampong you.
DeleteAnnie, I think you are wrong in assuming that half of those who are skeptical about Najib's plan are from Pakatan. I believe most are government friendly, just frustrated with the kind of leadership shown by him and the rest of UMNO's upper echelons. Most have seen enough blunders and pilferages since Tun M retired. Yesterdays announcement was just another sweet words that will be used as smokescreen to cover more misdeeds.
ReplyDeleteAllah had alleviated them to lead the ummah and sadly they failed, instead choose the profit from it for worldly gains. They are light years away from their forefathers who truly struggle for the betterment of the rakyat.
These are the people who, later in their lives, when they no longer have any power, tried to bertaubat by becoming AJK surau or masjid, bersedekah and berinfaks, with the hope that Allah will forgive them. How about the million of rakyat who look up to them for honest leadership now, will they ever forgive these people?
Annie, I think the current UMNO leadership have lost their way and you still high hope for them.
No lah anon 13.59.... They are the ones yang beria-ria hantar anak masuk madrasah to become tahfiz hoping to rescue the parents dari masuk neraka. You didn't know about that? Ramai parents hantar anak masuk tahfiz since ostad ostazah kata anak yang hafaz Quran Akan masukkan mak bapak masuk sorga! Dah macam Christian pulak dah orang Islam sekarang ni...
DeleteWhichever way you look at it, the government will not dishing out millions if none of them or their down-lines benefited financially from it.
DeleteWho facilitate all these? if you don't know-who-is-in-the government will you get any of those seeding fundings?
Will the panel evaluation application for seeding funds not be concerned about whom you votes in the last election?
The essence is that those funds are rewards for UMNO friendly malays and not to all malays. The gap between the malays-that-have and the malay-that-dont-have will only grow bigger and Najib knows very well that this will destabilize the country. So what better than grab all you can while you are in power.
"RM54billion worth of shares and equities distributed to Malays during the NEP period,and RM 52 billon worth has been sold off by the Malay sell-outs. The Malays are left with RM2 billion.
ReplyDeleteMakcik Annie, any clues ??
Who gets the pinkforms and then sold it with a handsome profit?
DeleteThey are now in PKR.
Anon 14:50, you are absolutely right. I could name them all.
Deletemakcik annie also sold the shares given to her by UMNO and now she demand more !
Deletemakcik annie had no clues lah, makcik annie only care bila dapat makan KFC dan minum Fanta !
DeleteIf anything, Najib was emperor-like when he announced the economic blueprint for the Malays.
ReplyDeleteI find it very embarrassing that still there are people who refuse to be thankful for UMNO and are griping about simple things about who gets what project.
Remember, even TSMY said that yesterday was a lucky day. All the other races are now so green with envy but TSMY warned them that the Govt will not make any excuses for helping the Bumiputeras because only they helped to ensure BN continues to rule.
NST, Utusan, TV3, Bernama and Berita Hairan all said that the PM speech was so good. In fact, it is very difficult to find out which paper praised the PM the most because all of the praises were very good. Maybe thru the PM's meritocracy in praising, we can find out who was the winner
So how can people still fail to be so happy and elated at yesterdays grand event? What more do people want?
Unity is now the most important thing and everybody must be united behind the PM and the chosen leadership.
I think all those who criticise the PM and his plan are just Pakatan non-Malays or Anwarites.
As for me, I can only say ... HE HE HE HE
are you gay shadow banker ? why only HE HE HE and no SHE SHE SHE ?
Deletehe he he ..gumbira-nya Shadow Banker, dah dapat pinjaman wang tanpa faedah dari Bank UMNo ke ?
DeletePinjaman tanpa bayaran
Deleteannie,
ReplyDeleteI am one of BN/ UMNO supporter...but off late fed up with presen. leadership...nampak sangat banyak outaa..kalau PM Najib ni real nk bawa perubahan..dan benar benar nk reform umno...kenapa takut nk ambil tindakan..ni pi recycle pemimpin umno yg kelihatan tidak bersih...perbodoh melayu saja..cina tak d perbodohkan sbb mereka tak bodoh dan sbb itu mereka tak undi BN.pemimpin kita perbodohkan rakyat..grant bela lembu...mmg lah isteri tak terlibat..suami tak pernah ada proven track record bela lembu pun...rakyat tak bodoh...bayang kan 250 juta tu beli lembu pawah kat rakyat miskin..berapa juta rakyat dapat..tak beli kondo mewah pun...sudah lah YAB PM...ckp tak serupa bikin...
The announcement made by the Government yesterday was a Malay and Bumiputra thing deserved compliments from other ethnic groups too.
ReplyDeletePolicies are meant for direct new order of Malay/Bumiputra economic wellbeing as well as for the benefits to other ethnics economic chains. The facts, the policies must be implemented immediately. And it is the duty of the Government institutional apparatuses and its assigned leaders to implement these policies amicably to go through.
The successful results would bring about economic and social benefits to the nation. Hope there are less of the 'malaise syndrome' implementors and Malay entrepreneurs like those in the yesteryears.
Of course, the negative minds will still be suspicious and skeptical. This is nothing new and has been the core of human interactive problems. We disregard them aside for awhile in the storages of their own negative world. After all, they are bunches of the absent-minded and reckless desperadoes.
As long as UMNO is still led by corrupt, selfish leaders, whatever that was announced will remain an elegant policy that will benefit the self chosen few.
Deleteanon 18:53, please ask Najib to appoint Shahrizat to run the new malay economy agenda and see what will happen ?
Deletemajority of poor malays makan pon tak cukup mana lah lagi ada wang nak melabur di ASB2 ???
DeleteYes, love that idea of Shahrizat to run the new economic agenda. She would be suitable aided by other "clean malays" such Azeez, Isa, etc..
DeleteTo Forever...
DeleteIt must be accepted by ALL MALAYSIANS that:
Good Jobs, Good Income and Wealth - they are the ENTITLEMENT of Malaysia's Malays!
I see those who complain about the umno puttas who win projects, but who are also bidding for those projects? Are they politically unaffiliated bumis who bid ? Or are they bidding on behalf of others ie the opposition, who are now controlled by the Chinese?
ReplyDeleteIn a matter of time, I think PM will announce a comprehensive educational, socio-economic programs for our brothers and sisters of ethnic Indians soon.
ReplyDeleteno thanks, the non-malay will anyhow survive the apartheid policy run by UMNO.
DeleteWell non-malay don't need the government, they run their own economy.
DeleteWhat ethnic Indians need are a chance to start a new life as bumis in their motherland india.
DeleteIF UMNO can spend 70 millions to bring back DAP voters why cannot UMNO allocate 1 billion for ethnic Indians to use as capital to start life in Mumbai or chennai?
Its a win win situation.
Dear Annie,
ReplyDeleteWhatever is on the drawing boards does not necessarily ends up during the implementation. He can say a thousand pleasant words , but if the implementations is done by
the same guys in pemandus, the glcs, the consultans, the warlords and in the end the cinabengs gets the contracts, then I'd say this is pure bull shit. He can sits on the board as the Tua Pek Kong, eventually the principle of management: Planning, Organizing,Delegating,Supervising , and finally folowing up is not him.! He is no superman. Why not put someone like Tun Dr Mahathir to helm this new iniatives for the bumiputeras. Why not.? Even ex MP or IGP can be ambassadors, why no other candidates kah.?No amount of public relations to correct the mistakes and blunders done for smacking to the chinks butts will easily be swallowed by the melayus. We take it with a pinch of salt. For a start why not undone the cabinet ministers and the GLC's , buat lah rombakkan. Remember no one , no minister is INDISPENSIBLE including the one at the JPM. I am writing this because I felt cheated and sore. I defended and believed that after GE13 they will be great changes in the way the administration and the cabinets will be administered, those dead woods and the "bloodsuckers " will be rid of, but to no avail. Hope so this exercise is not for the coming UMNO elections. I fully supports that all levels should be contested.