The Star - Zaid: Still no offer to contest in polls (extracts):
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But my reluctant but growing fears for Zaid have been kindled on hearing what Boo Cheng Hau, in refusing DAP's unofficial offer for him to stand in Labis, had stressed, that the party should not offer seats just to the "associates" of leaders.
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I sure am hopeful the DAP won't marginalise Zaid. He may be a bit of a loose cannon but within the meaning of being independent-minded. On the plus side, he is politically courageous and quite innovative.
As I once wrote, Zaid suffers no fool gladly and will not hesitate to entertain us with his caustic views of what he might have or may perceive as 'fools' even those on his side - not exactly the type that most political parties like PKR or Pribumi wants, but I hope the DAP will be different.
Or, is the DAP saying Zaid does not merit an opportunity to be an election candidate to represent the people? Is the DAP only considering the election as an opportunity to gain power vis-a-vis Putrajaya, and to f**ks with representing the rakyat?
As I once wrote, Zaid suffers no fool gladly and will not hesitate to entertain us with his caustic views of what he might have or may perceive as 'fools' even those on his side - not exactly the type that most political parties like PKR or Pribumi wants, but I hope the DAP will be different.
Or, is the DAP saying Zaid does not merit an opportunity to be an election candidate to represent the people? Is the DAP only considering the election as an opportunity to gain power vis-a-vis Putrajaya, and to f**ks with representing the rakyat?
If Zairil Khir, Dyana Sofya and Be-Bop-a-Lula are competent enough to stand as DAP candidates (and I believe they indeed are), I hope the DAP won't consign Zaid to the 'tangguh' tray like what they did to my Penang lang Zul Mohd Noor back in 2008.
Boo said, “I advise the Johor DAP leadership to not only focus on distributing seats to associates to prevent being viewed as practising cronyism. They should serve the voters and mobilise the grassroots as early as possible.”