[Msia] Anwar vs Shabery Debate
Interesting stuff I managed to catch it on TV3 at 2300hrs - Siaran Tunggakan tell called it. It was refreshing to see an open debate where conflicting views were presented. But the government's rep Shabery was obviously disadvantaged in 3 key factors:
1- He wasn't well prepared
Which was obvious in the way he had several "pre-prepared" stories / lines that he threw in once in a while. I can recall some points which were obviously the results of some poorly organized roundtable prep session in Angkasapuri eg: Anwar & 1974, Petronas's contributions being the result of government support, critiques of Anwar when Anwar was in government. It just felt that the timing and contexts that he used these points were mostly "off".
2- He wasn't nimble enough
He threw some questions to Anwar, which were rather OK; but when the curveballs were thrown back to him either by Anwar or the panel members - Shabery just couldn't answer them properly most of the time, and went off tangent rather frequently - falling back on his pre-prepared texts.
3- Anwar is an entertainer
Yes Anwar is an opportunistic politico. But you cannot deny his entertainment value. Back as DPM he was known for his oratory skills and the press frequently gaggled at his sophisticated vocab (I know coz I actually subscribed to Utusan for a few years to beef up my BM). And tonight the entertainment value gap was clearly visible.
There are 2 other things noteworthy.
One - The old man on the panel was planted - cute touch there by the gov - devious desperation I feel. But the old man really could kutuk and was a tough fella. His question to Anwar was tough, and then his "question" to Shabery was a total giveaway for Shabery to whack Anwar.
Two - I was seriously distracted by Shabery's foaming. The more the guy talked, the more he foamed from the sides. I caught him using his tongue to tuck in the foam a few times! I have to admit I sometimes didn't even listen to what the guy was saying coz of that! Bloody hell, it was really so irritating I felt like wiping his mouth through the TV!!
Say what you may of Badawi - you have to admit the media has opened up a bit under him. Now if only we could get more politico talkshows and pundit-roundtable talks....
1- He wasn't well prepared
Which was obvious in the way he had several "pre-prepared" stories / lines that he threw in once in a while. I can recall some points which were obviously the results of some poorly organized roundtable prep session in Angkasapuri eg: Anwar & 1974, Petronas's contributions being the result of government support, critiques of Anwar when Anwar was in government. It just felt that the timing and contexts that he used these points were mostly "off".
2- He wasn't nimble enough
He threw some questions to Anwar, which were rather OK; but when the curveballs were thrown back to him either by Anwar or the panel members - Shabery just couldn't answer them properly most of the time, and went off tangent rather frequently - falling back on his pre-prepared texts.
3- Anwar is an entertainer
Yes Anwar is an opportunistic politico. But you cannot deny his entertainment value. Back as DPM he was known for his oratory skills and the press frequently gaggled at his sophisticated vocab (I know coz I actually subscribed to Utusan for a few years to beef up my BM). And tonight the entertainment value gap was clearly visible.
There are 2 other things noteworthy.
One - The old man on the panel was planted - cute touch there by the gov - devious desperation I feel. But the old man really could kutuk and was a tough fella. His question to Anwar was tough, and then his "question" to Shabery was a total giveaway for Shabery to whack Anwar.
Two - I was seriously distracted by Shabery's foaming. The more the guy talked, the more he foamed from the sides. I caught him using his tongue to tuck in the foam a few times! I have to admit I sometimes didn't even listen to what the guy was saying coz of that! Bloody hell, it was really so irritating I felt like wiping his mouth through the TV!!
Say what you may of Badawi - you have to admit the media has opened up a bit under him. Now if only we could get more politico talkshows and pundit-roundtable talks....
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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