Goh Joke Tong – everyone hates him

In just one week, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has singlehandedly made a joke of his office. After playing that now-infamous prank on his Facebook about Tin Pei Ling, the very next day he ridiculed farmers. And now, two very senior ministers have distanced themselves from his remarks about ministers in future having to serve shorter terms.

Indeed, the man is becoming a joke.

The latest to disagree with his views is no other than the man at the very top – PM Lee himself.

“Mr Lee said he also disagrees with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong’s recent opinion that future ministers may end up serving only two terms. Mr Lee said that is not possible because of the lack of numbers.” (Channel NewsAsia)

Yesterday, it was Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng who distanced himself from the joker’s comments and said: “That is SM’s opinion…”

The man is famous for gaffes like these. There are too many to list down here. But as the General Election is around the corner, it reminds me of one of the biggest boo boo the man made – that of first enticing and then threatening the voters of Hougang and Potong Pasir.

SM Goh had been tasked with a “special mission” by Lee Hsien Loong in the 2006 GE to win back the two wards. But what happened in the end?

Chiam See Tong’s percentage of votes increased instead and he won Potong Pasir.

Low Thia Khiang’s vote share shot up so high it was a personal record best – at 62-plus per cent!

And all thanks to Goh Chok Tong.

So, seems everyone has a reason to hate him:

- Sitoh Yih Pin – losing PAP candidate in Potong Pasir

- Eric Low – losing PAP candidate in Hougang

- Tin Pei Ling – the target of Goh’s practical joke

- Wong Kan Seng

- Lee Hsien Loong

And farmers, of course.

But no matter what, in Singapore, gaffes by PAP ministers go unpunished. SM Goh will continue to receive his lifetime pension (of millions) and his annual S$3.4 million salary.

So you see, the joker has the last laugh.

The joke, really, is on us, the taxpayers.

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Source: onesingaporean

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142 Responses to “Goh Joke Tong – everyone hates him”

  • zero:

    The best joke of GCT so far is this
    Singapore will achieve Swiss standard of living… (famous quote many years ago).
    And oh yes, in small fine print, JUST KIDDING, DAFT SINGAPOREANS.

    zero

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  • Puki GCT:

    Can’t stand his dazed gibbon face. PAP now highlighting the humble family backgrounds of many of the new candidates. Well GCT was born humble in Queenstown Estate and look what became of him. Power does corrupt indeed.

    Well-loved. Like or Dislike: Thumb up 117 Thumb down 1

  • Siva:

    well said.. well said..

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 54 Thumb down 0

  • Denzuko1:

    Seriously, GMS should field someone at Marine Parade GRC. Both him and Ah Goh can fight each other.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 46 Thumb down 0

  • GCK&LHL-ExemptedFrom2TermLimit4Ministers:

    He is a shrewd talented and world highest paid joker.

    He says that all ministers will serve only 2 terms. Guess who he suggested as potentally exempted from this ruling: the father, the son and the holey go.

    First they go for the Sinkies, next the elite “Yes Minister” sinkies.

    So current PAP ministers and ball carriers:

    Beware you r not safe u will be retired next.

    So hide our tax-derived millions salary now.

    Because united Sinkies is going to hold every cent that u take from us to account after u r history.

    Only for the 3Ms, is the term “retirement” history.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 55 Thumb down 0

  • Denial Tan:

    Why is there no opposition in Marine Parade to remove this big mouth and senile peanut from the parliament.

    Oppositions, do the country a favor by kicking him out of parliament and keeping out his pet or rather pest, Tan Pei Lin from back door entry into parliament.

    SCRAP THE PRESIDENT, MM & SM POSITIONS! THEY ARE WASTING THE PEOPLE’S MONEY!

    So sick of this new PAIN-IN-THE-ASS.

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  • taxiahkong:

    Peanut GOH CHOK TALK used to talk cocks like his big nut wife.
    not worth 3 million

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 98 Thumb down 0

  • Singaporean FT Overseas:

    IMHO, his biggest jokes are:
    -Singapore to be in World Cup 2010. Just look at our team now, can’t even get into the Suzuki Cup finals last year!
    -Swiss standard of living. Where are we now?!

    Just my 2 cents worth (not millions).

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 81 Thumb down 0

  • conspiracy theory:

    Just a conspiracy theory…

    Goh has been under Lee family shadow and abuse for so long that he buay tahan anymore. However being a prominent politician, there is no turning back (like gu huo zhai). But at his current age, he really dont care much for himself…but he is being held hostage. If he ever openly defy PAP, his family and relatives may be in deep deep deep deep trouble, to the extend of all 9-types of relatives.

    Therefore what he can do is to only drop subtle hints here and there to create public anger against PAP. example
    1. TPL seeing trauma specialist. of coz the trick is to say first and then protect/correct himself with “tongue-in-cheek”.

    2. Make a lousy suggestion that Sitoh could have been ushered into Parliament via GRC system if he wants to. of coz again the trick is to say first and then protect/correct himself with “Sitoh’s own voluntary stay in potong pasir”.

    Lets see if there are more hints from Goh…

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 75 Thumb down 0

  • Say No To PAP:

    Don’t forget Dr Seet Ai Mei case. Wooden Goh Joke Tong “kicked his home goal” for Dr Seet at Bt Gombak constituent.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 38 Thumb down 0

  • Douchebag:

    To shorten ministers’ terms is not a bad thing. Those who disagree with him are asking to be voted out!

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 37 Thumb down 0

  • It's time..:

    Fellow voters in Marine Parade: Vote this expensive Joker out!!! The money is better spent on the elderly and poor!

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 83 Thumb down 0

  • I AM Super Man:

    Yeah agree.
    Peoples are now aiming at him because he talks nonsense. His other ministers knew that the peoples are pissing that’s why they prefer to keep low profiles rather than saying anything except this wooden block keeps talking nonsense and now get himself burnt. Now I really doubt his abilities and capabilities.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 42 Thumb down 0

  • Quittor:

    What to do, seat warmer what.

    So are we saying Marine Parade is going to be lost to the opposition?

    I don’t see Opposition vying for this GRC, they are all eyeing the SMCs.

    So the joke on the Opposition as well?

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 17 Thumb down 10

  • What happened?:

    It is sad that the system have evolved to such a stage whereby taxpayers pay to get chided and ignored.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 28 Thumb down 0

  • citizen:

    The Woody never stops scoring his own goals!! Lost count how many,
    maybe another world record!!

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 31 Thumb down 0

  • they r setting a trap to kick Joke Thing out!!!:

    Common…. oppo !! fight him and kick him out of MP…

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 29 Thumb down 0

  • Charles:

    It looks like the pap party is really going into self destruction motion now as predicted. This morning news on radio overheard our ah loon do not agree to the recent remark made by SM woody something about the 2 term serving MP thingy. Well, certainly alot of movement are now going on within the party itself……….soon it will boomzzzzzz!
    Singaporeans get ready to celebrate with your champaign bottles.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 35 Thumb down 0

  • I also want to tell jokes as a career:

    On his first National Day Rally as a new PM, GCT proudly declared “Swiss Standard of Living” and “Run The Next Lap Together”.

    I listened intently to his speech and I was saying to myself…”that’s great, we are going to have a great future!”

    I tell you man, I am really pissed now.

    As it turns out, those were meant to be just jokes.

    The hell with you GCT!!!

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  • Goh Kam Kan:

    This is the minister who called emigrants quitters! And he welcomes millions of quitters to squeeze us out!

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  • Jerry:

    Its about time that the voters in Singapore retires all their old men of politics.There is no reason to hang on to these old timers as they seem to be out of touch .They are sticking to their old ways which is out of tune to with the modern generations.Its a total waste of tax payers money to continue to pay millions of dollars just to upkeep them and also increasing their number of helpers as they are not fully functional mentally to run their electoral affairs.

    I would suggest that the prime minister should not hold more than 2 terms in office just like the president of the USA. This allows for renewal and a new direction for the country .If left unchecked,they will not let go of power instead will pass on to their children and relatives, friends etc. as it can be seen in these dictatorial regimes like Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia etc. including Singapore.

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  • Flying Fox:

    This SM Goh i notice he NEVER stop talking RUBBISH.

    Arrogant in the way that he thought he is the Senior Minister and NO one dare to touch him nor Sue Him :(

    Those loyal PAP supporters have LOST confidence in you especially YOU SM Goh field a IMMATURE girl into PAP !!

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  • Goodbye.....:

    Retire before you become a burden to PAP…please

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 26 Thumb down 0

  • lan jiao loong:

    wooden use to behave like a idiot and now he paid a very heavy price to select and defence tin pl !

    he stupid theory always made me laugh , many times i feel insulted as well . he humiliate himself so many times but he didn’t noticed pehaps he himself has no idea what he is talking about .

    thanks to GRC system , now you have a bunch of idiots to serve you and they don’t come cheap ! it not funny at all … vote them out !

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  • Annoymous:

    No matter how jokers they are, you guys still vote for them.

    You guys are jokers too plus DUMB.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 28 Thumb down 2

  • Boh Chok Yong:

    He was nothing more than a seat-warmer for LHL. In the first few years he was PM he wasn’t even PAP’s sec-gen.

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  • O mi tou foo:

    The fielding of pretty and cute Tin Pei Ling with little substance in his Marine Parade GRC will cause his downfall. Maybe it’s a trap set to cause his downfall.

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  • Ak:

    Actually, his point about MP serving not more than 2 term is a good suggestion.

    Its a direct insult into the face of non other than MM Lee.

    I have to give GCT credit for that!

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  • Well Said:

    Hahaha good piece.
    Goh Choke Tong also chokes on his words and have to eat them back.

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  • sc:

    TIN PEI LING IS LEE HSIEN’S LOONG JOKE ON GOH CHOK TONG.

    OF COURSE, GOH WAS A SHADE MORE COMPETENT THAN LHL.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 25 Thumb down 0

  • eaglefly:

    oh yes, the GUTTERS LO..VE this kind.

    SHAME IS WRITTEN ALL OVER THE FOREHEAD……OF ALL MIW…..

    YES, GIVE ME THE GUTTERS……….KIND……….

    LOCALS JUST LOVE IT…………

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  • PRsince1994:

    I noticed that LHL today is stating that a two party system is not possible in Singapore. He is incorrect. He states the reason is that there is not enough talent for two parties. Given his issues with the lack of talent in the PAP he may think that there is a limited supply of talent – however I’d argue he is incorrect. The good talent simply don’t want to go to the PAP – regardless of the inducements – but are attracted by the idea of forming a government that is a two party government that allows the two parties to balance and check each other. I truly doubt that GCT would have survived as long as he had in a true democracy.

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  • anonymous:

    Songwriters: GIBB, BARRY / GIBB, MAURICE ERNEST / GIBB, ROBIN HUGH

    I started a joke which started the whole world crying
    But I didn’t see that the joke was on me oh no
    I started to cry which started the whole world laughing
    Oh If I’d only seen that the joke was on me
    [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/kathryn_williams/i_started_a_joke.html ]
    I looked at the skies running my hands over my eyes
    And I fell out of bed hurting my head from things that I said
    ‘Till I finally died which started the whole world living
    Oh If I’d only seen that the joke was on me

    I looked at the skies running my hands over my eyes
    And I fell out of bed hurting my head from things that I said
    ‘Till I finally died which started the whole world living
    Oh If I’d only seen that the joke was on me
    Oh no that the joke was on me

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3697843/i_started_a_joke/

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  • Vote PAP out:

    the joke is on us?

    we are the same jokers that voted the bloody PAP in.

    i wonder how many cartoon characters will pop into singapore political scene before the general public will wake up.

    Start today. SMS to your friends and relatives to VOTE FOR OPPOSITION everyday, that is the least the cyber opposition can do without the walkabouts.

    use your free SMS to support opposition, regardless the opposition in your ward is a clown, a mole, a spy, FT as long as they are not PAP idiots. Vote a dead dog in is better than a PAP puppy.

    cheers

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  • atobe:

    Regrettably, it was Mentor LKY’s “woody remarks about Goh” that laid the foundation for Singaporeans to dislike Goh, as LKY wished that the favors be reserved for LHL – just about the time when Goh took over the PM’s seat, and LHL entered politcs.

    If Singaporeans should “hate” GCT, it was his own fault for dubiously attempting to transplant a ‘SWISS STANDARD OF LIVING’ – even if based on some earlier referenced date enjoyed by the Swiss – onto Singaporeans.

    Regrettable, by the end of GCT’s term as PM of Singapore, he left Singaporeans with only the ‘SWISS COST OF LIVING’ with NOTHING to show that can be said to be anything close to the ‘SWISS STANDARD OF LIVING’

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  • Majulah Singapura:

    Stand Corrected Part 2

    PM has been working very hard to protect his (party) interest against MM and SM of late – defending their opinions as “personal opinion”.

    Is he paying millions to the 2 just to defend them everytime they cross the line?

    Now, where is the mentoring and advisor part-take? It works the reverse, it seems.

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  • Hades:

    The question is no longer ‘Are you getting F’ed by your government’.

    The question now is ‘What are you going to do about it?’

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  • anonymous:

    BUT I SAY ONE THING, THIS OLD HORSE IS RIGHT ABOUT 2-TERM MP maximum. If not, you risks getting too many basically un-electable “deadwoods” hiding inside the GRC condoms and screwed up this country into impossibility of recovery.

    Even the two-terms MPs must NOT be a given. Two-terms means they rip off this country for a listening fee of $2,000,000 on career sabbtatical plus a life-long pension to boot when all they could and would do is parrot ceaselessly all those politically-correct fartings.

    We want and deserve better legislators in Government – whichever political party/parties win Government.

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  • THE NEW RULER OF SINGAPORE:

    SM Goh should quit PAP and defect to an opposition party. Restore his honour and fight for the people rather than defend the current establishment. How many more years does he have to live? It’s time he stand up on his own and make the right decisions to serve the people.

    If SM Goh defects, I’m quite sure there will be other MPs that will follow suit. SM Goh, set yourself free and then set us free.

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  • Padrino:

    From CNA – “Mr Lee said that assembling an outstanding team is not an easy task because in every election, his ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) finds only three new MPs, on average, who can become Ministers.
    He is confident he has put together an “A team”, but he said he cannot assemble a second team and questioned how the opposition can find it easier to do so. Mr Lee said a two-party system is not workable in Singapore because there is simply not enough talent to form two “A teams”.”

    PAP only managed to talk to 600 people out of 3 million true blue born and bred Singaporeans and LHL said, “there is simply not enough talent to form two “A teams”.

    If you take just 1% (cream of our crops) of our own true blue born and bred adult Singaporeans, we would have 10,000 (1% of 1 Million) people to choose from to form at least another 10 “A teams”. No wonder the current “B Team” in parliament can only find Ms Tin Pei Ling type of candidate.

    I hope it’s a “tongue-in-cheek” comment by my PM. Otherwise it’s scary to trust the current “B Team” to take Singapore forward.

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  • virgin_voter:

    the 5 votes from my family will go to opposition. please help and ensure bith he and tpl are both voted out of marine parade.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 28 Thumb down 0

  • Esther Lin:

    Tin Pei Ling is in MacPherson. Even she wont run in Marine Parade….

    Wow, do I sense some rift in the PAP?

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  • eaglefly:

    even 3rd world egypt understands the need to,

    LIMIT TWO TERMS, after seeing DESPOTS, DICTATORS, AND THIEVES IN ACTION….

    WOULD YOU NOT WANT IT ????

    LOCALS ARE REAL DAFT…….

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  • Susan Ong:

    Sad to say it’s because of selfish Singaporeans who vote this regime by giving them their so-called “Strong Mandate” which lead us all those who don’t vote them into this kind of situation where there is not much oppositions and no chance of rejecting their policies which affect our daily lifes (example: importing so many foreigners to jam our MRT/hospitals/bus and shopping mall and fight with us for jobs and schooling and scholarships give to them for free and laugh at us for stupid when they run off after the scholarship is used; etc).

    Sad … really sad because too many idiots and kiasi Singaporeans who only think of themselves and their children or their relatives children shall suffer too… it’s a retribution of having vote this regime and let them collect millions to made joke of us taxpayers too !!!!!!!

    That thickskin LHL still say Singapore no talent and he is the best talent out there…hahahaaha…. !!!!!! Of cos still got idiots out there brainwashed to believe in their leader and will die with them (sorry this leader will run off to bank to collect his multi-million paycheck only and won’t die with you idiots out there !!!!!!!! Their motto is “Die is your business” !)

    Please wake up idiots and Kiasi voters…. !!!!!

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  • Susan Ong:

    Mentor and advising my foot want to laugh !!!!

    These 2 wayang kings in the govt just is “eat free meal” only and talk nonsense of their own opinion and of cos the Shit Time and Media-cork also show their masters how capable they are !

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  • ahkong:

    Jokes aside does Singaporeans wants to see millions paid to these people for such nonsense?

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  • Ex Marine Parade resident:

    I used to think better of him in the 80s or early 90s. But how he has fallen! Does PAP realise that he is quite a liability to the party now having said countless things he has said in recent years. Just yesterday, PM has to say he disagree with GCT on GCT’s comments of ministers serving 2 terms. Before that, GCT upset a lot of people censoring his own facebook page. GCT is an excellent case study of how politicians should retire at a reasonable age before they get too muddle headed for the good of themselves as well as their electorate. PM should have sent him for a vacation next few weeks as MM is doing now. I think so far PM is less busy fixing opposition candidates (who have been exemplary in their demeanour and speeches)than fixing his own party’s candidates’ booboos and loose. cannonballs. I really hope that an opposition party will send a good team to fight in Marine Parade. Actually, this is the best time for them to do so in many many years.

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  • Vote for Change:

    When the little old emperor expired, then the shows starts.LHL power in PAP will be shaky.
    LHL has to retire GCT people in the PAP fast enough to dilute his power in the PAP.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 18 Thumb down 0

  • ddd:

    HE OWNS PUNNGOL RESIDENTS AN EXPLANATION..WHT CENTURY 21,LURE PPL TO BUY IN EARLY 90S.AFTER 20S YRS,NOT EVEN A SHOPPING COMPLEX,FINALLY 1 COMING UP BUT CAN TAKE ANOTHER 8YRS TO BUILD.GOH IS NOLONGER POPULAR N CANT BE TRUSTED.

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  • Roy Lee:

    Usually silver hair represent experience and wisdom but not necessary discernment. There is time for everything, time to talk and time to keep quiet. You may end up with hot soup like “peanut”.

    Whether the minister will serve for max 2 years in the cabinet or ? is better to leave it to PM to decide and not to give you opion in the public otherwise you will not be MM as Mr Lee say there will be only one MM – LKY the father of Singapore.

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  • Life is tougher:

    Why Singapore economy projected so well but Citizen still feel life is tougher. Something must went wrong with PAP. Was its due to the Over S$100,000,000,000 loses in GIC & TH during the recent financial crisis? Over S$100B debt, has PAP managed to settle? if not, how was the progress and how long will it take? This is the most critical issue and need immediate attention, if not, talk any further also no use.
    Is Government out of touch of money? Thus, need to increase everything and bring in so many foreigners to generate lotsa of money to settle the debts? If this is the root cause of the problem and the government keep in silence, trying under the table digging here and there for monies, Singapore is in great trouble.
    No Talents will be able to solve problem under the table. The PAP talented MPs also need problem to be undisclosed in prior to solution. So let enough Opposition MPs, the only one has the right to check and unveil any hidden problem that drag onto our progress. Highlight in parliament and press for prompt settlement.

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  • PAP SUCKS:

    GCT will probably make LHL his little boy.

    GCT is too powerful now in the PAP.

    Without LKY, LHL is toast.

    Why else do you think they are bringing TPL in?

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  • shit:

    yea, he is a real but high fucking paid idiot joker. period.

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  • PAP SUCKS:

    virgin_voter:
    the 5 votes from my family will go to opposition. please help and ensure bith he and tpl are both voted out of marine parade.

    Good for you.

    If the other Singaporeans are as wise and moral as you, we would not be faced with this problem that is currently plaguing Singapore.

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  • Hsien Sia Sway:

    he only know how to label sporeans ‘quitters’ when his own daughter also dun want to stay in spore! what a joke!

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  • To Goh Chok Tong:

    My family and I and relatives and friend are voting for the opposition this time.
    We have had it up to our noses.
    Having said that, let me say Goh Chok Tong is a nice kind guy. Unfortunately he has been caught in the PAP’s trap all these years.
    Not to late to switch sides Goh Chok Tong.
    Cross over to the opposition while there is still
    time.
    You will shake the politics here.
    Do it.

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  • MoreMoney Lie:

    At least he still have some consciences to propose minister should not serve more than 2 terms, but someone is quick to turn him down that its not possible, that means the minister can stay as long as the boss find him useful or until the minister himself earned enough to retire.
    Some sympathies for Goh, the moment he acts kind genuinely for the people or acts against the interest of the boss, that’s the end of his political career or he may share the same fate as OTC.
    If he is really a people’s PM and he can’t live on like this with a mask to camouflage his conscience, either quit and disconnect (don’t think the boss allows that) or stay healthy until the stumbling block is removed by God then restore things to what they should be for the people. Otherwise perish together with the rotten party.

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  • Caz:

    uuummmm…. i don’t find the joke about TPL funny leh… how is it funny ah?

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  • Ace:

    SM Goh said ministers wun serve more than 2 terms while LHL say ministers need to serve longer. So will ministers serve more than 2 terms or not?

    Can it be LHL is expressing his own opinion only? So in the end, how do we tell which is opinion or facts?

    Anyway LHL already clarify there is 1 MM. So the other person better dun tell him what to do coz he is not the MM.

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  • fencer:

    MacPherson is in Marine Parade GRC!!! How could she not run in MP?

    Esther Lin:
    Tin Pei Ling is in MacPherson. Even she wont run in Marine Parade….

    Wow, do I sense some rift in the PAP?

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  • Wild Bird:

    There are two camps in PAP : Lee family and GCT.

    A split is not unlikely after the passing of LKY. A repetition of what happened in 1961 with the formation of Barisan Socialist is probable.

    A two-term of office for PM and Ministers proposal is worth ponder about it, considering the high salary package of our system.

    The other consideration is the likelihood of empire (or dynasty) building if there is no check and balance.

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  • JR:

    A GOH DYNASTY or CRONIES in the making

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  • False Facade:

    GCT & LHL are against each other. They hate each other. GCT’s acting blur & stupid is a deliberate put-on. GCT is out to dent LHL. GCT has no qualms in losing in Marine Parade. A lost in Marine Parade will be great dent for LHL and PAP. GCT couldn’t care less if PAP loses in the coming election. His contingency plan is to leave politics and migrate.

    PAP is not all that united as we see and hear. There are disagreements and partially formed splinter groups. The reason is many do not like LHL character. They put up a united front as election is looming.

    Once the old fart kaputs, PAP will, God promised, implode beyong recognition. The machine for self-destruction has been well greased and just waiting for someone to turn-on the switch.

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  • @!@:

    Old clown brand Peanut!!!

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  • A or B:

    If between LHL and GCT, who should run the A team?

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  • anonymous:

    @ PRsince1994:
    April 6, 2011 at 10:24 am
    IN ASSERTING HIUS CLAIM THAT A TWO PARTY SYSTEM IS NOT POSSIBLE IN SINGAPORE, LHL MADE A BIG ASSUMPTION THAT ONLY HE AND HIS PARTY CAN LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND GROOM “TALENT” into the highest political office.
    I believe he is AMPLY WRONG – the ABUNDANCE OF OVERWHELMING COMPELLING evidences in pyschology and contemporary events of corporate collapses shown in the GFC proved that this ASSUMPTION IS COMPLETELY FALLACIOUS.

    http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/04/05/can-leaders-be-talent-hunted-and-groomed-for-highest-political-office/

    PRsince1994: I noticed that LHL today is stating that a two party system is not possible in Singapore. He is incorrect. He states the reason is that there is not enough talent for two parties. Given his issues with the lack of talent in the PAP he may think that there is a limited supply of talent – however I’d argue he is incorrect. The good talent simply don’t want to go to the PAP – regardless of the inducements – but are attracted by the idea of forming a government that is a two party government that allows the two parties to balance and check each other. I truly doubt that GCT would have survived as long as he had in a true democracy.

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  • DT:

    So the seat warmer had become the joker already??.

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  • runaway:

    His name already said all about him. GCT>Goh Cheap Talk

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  • vote pap out.:

    what a traitor some people has become simply because a singaporean does not want to be condemned to live in a worthless hdb !

    WHAT A TRAITOR !

    WHAY A PAP TRAIOR !

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  • saveme:

    SM Goh, set yourself free and then set us free, Please, please, please, please, please, please please

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  • daft citizen:

    Have been lying low to watch wayang. This Goh seatwarmer has to talk, else people would forget his existence, and when he is paid millions, people would say, ah why pay him. Be careful of this two-headed snake, there is a meaning behind of his dry jokes, he simply has nothing to talk to make people take notice.

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  • 歌神:

    I am curious, when LKY stepped down as the PM, the title SM was created because he didn’t want to retire. Then when GCT stepped down as PM, he resumes the title of SM and LKY “promoted” to MM. All these titles cost taxpayers so much money just because some people do not wished to retire.

    Seriously, what are their roles? To be “mentors” to daft PAP newbies so that they can get into parliament unchallenged?

    I foresee there will be titles like SMM (Senile Minister Mentor), SMU (Senior Minister Unchallenged), BUM (Best Unchallenged Minister), etc. in the future. When LKY tells the people not to think about retiring, he is actually telling his kakis that such titles will be created for them and they will still make big bucks.

    Seriously, I am curious and I am worried.

    Not for laughs :(

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  • District Magistrate:

    Yes, I clearly heard what SM Goh Chok Tong said at a dialogue session and shown on TV too that ‘the future Ministers will not served for more than 2 TERMS and there is NO EXCEPTION for past Prime Minister too’.

    Immediately PM Lee and Minister Wong Kan Seng expressed their disagreements with Goh’s comment and distanced themselves from it. Clearly the cat must have been led out of the basket. There have been disagreements between SM Goh and PM Lee when Goh was unable to fulfil his promises to give Singaporeans the standard of life that the Swiss has. His(Goh) visions were been blocked by PM Lee and his Cabinet supporters and had to endure the embarrassment queitly without showing discomfort. This time round when PM Lee picks Ms Tin(a controvesial candidate) to be Goh’s running mate at Marine Parade GRC, clearly a liability to SM Goh, which could spell the defeat of Goh in Marine Parade, much to the chagerine of PM Lee for having successfully ‘discarded’ a wooden thorn in his(Lee) eye.

    The EXISTENCE of opposing camps within the PAP is now evidence and the cracks seems to be getting wider and become visible to all Singaporeans.

    Its now time for the more ‘able and capable’ Opposition candidates to be voted into Parliament ‘not for the sake of opposing’ but to help tidy up the mess created by the PAP party, and in conducting checks and balances and also offering concrete criticism not ‘wayang show’ and to put forward pertinent proposals in discharging the duty of a Lawmaker.

    I can see that the Opposition candidates have improved their lots in terms of intelligence, maturity, commitments, intergrity, caring and many other attributes of a quaified MP.

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  • Lee hsien Lan:

    Lau Goh ya Lau Goh

    Blamed you for picking this bastard to be our present PM

    You still dare to attend charity live show to collecting donations
    from ordinary singaporeans …You better go to HELL

    We paying millions dollars to get a Old Monkey

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  • KNNCCB:

    Mr Goh-And-Die,

    You used to be good in the 90’s.
    Now, you are forked.

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  • Muzicban:

    they are like donny and marie…she’s a little bit country, n he’s a little bit of roack n roll….Whatever it is, they still sync the same song la…part of show.

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  • Iverson:

    He should be given the role of heath ledger in batman..

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  • burning spear:

    Goh Chok Tong sub-consciously may have grievances over himself serving 2 terms as PM. And was replaced half-way into his third term by Lee Hsien Loong due to nepotism. We must agree with GCT that the PM, DPM, SM, MM and cabinet minister should serve shorter terms.

    The present prime minister office of Singapore is over crowded with the following:-

    1] Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong
    2] 1st DPM – Teo Chee Hean
    3] 2nd DPM – Wong Kan Seng
    4] SM1 – Goh Chok Tong
    5] SM2 – Jayakumar
    6] MM – Lee Kuan Yew
    7] Lim Boon Heng – Minister in PMO1
    8] Lim Swee Say – Minister in PMO2
    9] Lim Hwee Hwa – Minister in PMO3

    Any idiot looking at the PM office will only have 2 possible conclusions. First, the PM is incompetent and was put in the position due to nepotism. And that explain why he need so many assistant. Second, if the PM is competent than the rest of the personnel are purely parasites of the nation. These parasites are just a waste of space, waste of time and worst of all waste of public fund.

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  • TPL for AMK GRC:

    TPL to stand under AMK GRC instead? That would be interesting, since LHL have faith in her.

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  • YEOMAN:

    sorry mr author but i beg to disagree that GOH’s comment aout ministers serving a MAXIMUM

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  • YEOMAN:

    sorry typoo error

    sorry mr author but i disagree tht GOH’s comment about ministers serving a MAXIMUM of two term is a joke.

    WKS is an ardent bootlicker – die-die-must-lick loong – of PM lee and so,like a very average minstrel ‘who can’t sing’,he merely echoes.

    many advanced countries and even lesser developed democracies have a two-term mandate.

    it is good as it alos serves as a kind of ‘checks and balance’ and on top of that,it allows FRESH TALENTS – even form the OPPOSITION – to be injected for RENEWAL purposes.

    let’s take the good ‘JOKES’ while discarding the crap jokes,will we please?

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  • john:

    Perhaps SM Goh is misunderstood? The Singaporeans he was referring to achieving Swiss standard of living is probably the Cabinet.

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  • aziz kassim:

    I think both the opposition a clown. So far in parliament chiam like a old sick man. Both does not make a great impact in parliment. Look at radin mas , 4 to fight, all singaporean, by natures gready, infact all asians, the last time we had the highest oppositions, 4, they never make any impact, weather the arab jungle malays, communist chinese and the keling kiat all corrupted and selfish, by the way , I am keleing kiat.

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  • tribeacc:

    First one Clown Prince, now the Senile Joker.
    Maybe someone please edit the joker to make him look like late Heath Ledger from the Dark Knight movie :)

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  • senior citizen:

    Another one more to his “jokes”, if he should forget. Dr. Seet Ai Mee and her hand washing story. Didn’t he scored his own goal on that one?

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  • auntcabby:

    Two terms to pacify tin tin ass

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  • gohsanho:

    Cracking leow, cracking leow……. Dr.Tan C Bok classmate of goh also quit Jurong hospital. wks and pm disagree with 2 terms suggested by goh. No more MM say pm. There goes ah goh’s seat. These happen while old man is away. Interesting, interesting…..the story continue…..

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  • Si Bey Cham:

    We have achieved A Swiss Standard of Living! Imagine the standard of living a minister earning 3.4 million dollars a year can have. The top people in SIA,Temasek,the CEOs of big corporations. They all have achieved a Swiss standard of living. GCT has in fact succeeded. He did not say a Swiss Standard of Living for all. This is not possible. Thanks to the majority of voters in Singapore the “elites” are living in a paradise made possible by the way you voted. But they gave us all a small share. Singapore is a relativly comfortable place to live in accept that we have to struggle to maintain our life style. Keep struggling and create a Swiss Standard of Living for the minority elites. When will we learn? When the moon turns blue?

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  • Play Fair:

    Paid millions to be a JOKER. We have not had a circus for a long time maybe the PAP should get all these clowns to do a skit about all the mistakes they have made.Floods,YOG,Mas Selamat,and many more.

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  • Muhammad Shawal:

    Can someone do a chart – Top 100 Blunders Made By Singapore MPs please.

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  • TRUE SINGAPOREAN:

    MAY BE HE HAS A SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS

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  • burongkaka:

    NOT ENOUGH TALENTS IN A MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM;
    THEN, NOT ENOUGH TALENTS IN A 2- PARTY SYSTEM;
    AND FOLLOWED BY NOT ENOUGH TALENTS IN A 1-PARTY SYSTEM;
    AND NOW, STILL NOT ENOUGH TALENTS IN A SPLIT PAP 2-PARTY SYSTEM;

    SO WHERE ARE THE TALENTS?
    SURELY, ALL THOSE GENERALS WHO CAN COMMAND AN ARMY, ARE TALENTS?
    CAN RUN THE ARMY, BUT NOT THE COUNTRY? VERY INSULTING INDEED!

    ALL OUR MPs IN PARLIAMENT MUST BE TALENTS…OR WHAT?

    HOW IS ‘TALENT’ DEFINED?

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  • saveme:

    consider this scenario..
    Suppose… election over PAPA wins 87 seats, next day voters life goes on.
    and suppose, election over PAP win 44 seats, OPP wins 43 seats, next day voters, happy like siou, can try next election 2016 as independent candidate, try win 1 seat can become power broker like Australian election 2010. Wonderful, more exciting,,, because life already so hard, must as well have this kind of excitement.

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  • anonymous:

    Dear readers,

    Watch GOPALAN NAIR’s talk on freedom of speech in :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJb7RbV79Y

    Pls bear with him for the initial part, the second half of the video is more interesting.

    After watching the clip, you will truly understand what is the meaning of freedom of speech.

    Mr Gopalan is still a practising lawyer in California but the California State Bar will not penalise him or disbar him for his speech.

    Readers, if you find it amazing, pls help to circulate for others to watch. Thks

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  • His wife:

    I hate his stupid wife too.

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  • Pests Are Pests:

    The following are some quotes cited by this JOKER or someone of this JOKER (tongue -in cheek)

    “In 20, 30 years’ time, the whole of Singapore will be bustling away, and your estate, through your own choice, will be left behind. They become slums.”
    - Former PM Goh Chok Tong’s warning to voters that wards which did not vote for PAP would be placed last in line for HDB upgrading, 1997 General Elections.

    ===================================================================

    “You have expanded our political and economic space. Today you have indeed remade Singapore into a kinder, gentler and more consultative society.”- Prof Tommy Koh’s tribute to SM Goh Chok Tong, Straits Times, Jul 23, 2004

    ” I had to find ways to defuse the desire for more opposition.”- SM Goh Chok Tong on his role as Prime Minister, Straits Times, Nov 13, 2004

    ===================================================================

    Up to the early 60’s, they were disciplined, conservative…Since then, both the US and Britain have seen a sharp rise in broken families, teenage mothers, illegitimate children, juvenile deliquency, violent crime … This is the result of me-first-and-society-last attitude to life. Because we uphold tried and tested traditional values and inculcate them in our young, we are a different society.”
    - (Then) PM Goh Chok Tong, National Day Rally, 1994.

    ===================================================================

    “A million dollars for a minister seems a lot when compared with the salary of a worker. But $34 million for all the ministers and political office-holders is a tiny drop when compared with the increase in GDP that a good government can produce…”
    - PM Goh Chok Tong, Straits Times, July 1, 2000″

    For a person who runs a million-dollar charitable organisation, $600,000 is peanuts as it has a few hundred million in reserves.”
    - Mrs Goh Chok Tong, when asked if NKF’s CEO was paid too high, Straits Times, Jul 13, 2005
    ——————————————————————-

    Sources ; http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/telling.html

    =====================================================================

    This Joker does not cease to amuse and irritate at the same time. I think it is time to send to IMH as a permanent resident because his symptoms of insanity are fast deteriorating and he is running amok.
    Another alternative is to get his wife to send him to London to see his daughter and son-in-law for seeking mental treatment. Maybe his arrogant doctor son and director at Parkway Health for his admission to the psychiatric ward.

    Otherwise, the words emerging from his ass holes are getting mor and more stinkier.

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  • Well Said:

    False Facade:
    GCT & LHL are against each other. They hate each other. GCT’s acting blur & stupid is a deliberate put-on. GCT is out to dent LHL. GCT has no qualms in losing in Marine Parade. A lost in Marine Parade will be great dent for LHL and PAP. GCT couldn’t care less if PAP loses in the coming election. His contingency plan is to leave politics and migrate.

    PAP is not all that united as we see and hear. There are disagreements and partially formed splinter groups.The reason is many do not like LHL character. They put up a united front as election is looming.

    Once the old fart kaputs, PAP will, God promised, implode beyong recognition. The machine for self-destruction has been well greased and just waiting for someone to turn-on the switch.

    If only that was true I will be rejoicing.
    The best outcome is if the PAP splits.
    But Goh Choke Tong is not the best guy to champion it.

    Old man dies. Dragon prince gets cancer relapse again. Little Lee gets free ticket into parliament. When these 3 thing happen, its time to watch the drama unfold.
    Only a matter of time.

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  • Bravo Coy:

    This woody is what we in the NS called lobo Appear only when election around is near. After that he disappear.

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  • THE NEW RULER OF SINGAPORE:

    I believe that looking at Mr Goh’s age, he should already retire. He already made enough money to retire comfortably in Singapore or overseas.

    And with the current “in-fighting” going on between Mr Goh and PM, I think that Mr Goh intentionally wants the Marine Parade GRC to fall and hence the “jokes” about TPL, 2-term remark (a swipe at MM) etc. It seems to be working. As can be seen now, there has been increasing criticisms on his leadership and credibility.

    The opportunity is there for the taking, he will give it away. It is an open invitation to a credible opposition party to take. Mr Goh has nothing to lose really. He has served his time, so now it’s time to hand over to a better team but not PAP.

    Mr Goh has has had enough of the treatment by MM and PM and couldn’t do much with his hands tied during his tenure as PM and now SM. I believe he has come to a point where he wants to teach the Lees a lesson. And what better than to dismantle the very dictatorial system that the Lees had built by letting Marine Parade GRC to fall into the hands of opposition. PAP may or may not eventually hold majority but this GE2011 will be the beginning of a new dawn for Singapore.

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  • stormlab:

    I’ve made up my mind to Terminate his contract, have you?

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  • GCT is awakening:

    He can form a new party and distance himself from PAP.

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  • iet:

    The Oppos agenda/manifesto should include: 1. The President and PM appts shall be limited to 2 term for a holder(We have many scholars and they should be given the chance instead of keeping these appts to one or two holders for life; SM Goh precisely meant that but he indirectly mentioned Ministers. Pinky being a dud tried to run down the SM without realising the truth, but the voters could decide on this).
    2. NS shall be be 1 year(SDP has the answers).
    3. PRs/foreigenrs to be capped at 15-20% of native population! PAP is going round in circles and conveniently avoid to talk on what the “CAP” should be. They just want us to be flooded like what happened in Orchard Rd and many parts of S’pore.
    4. All political appts’ pay shall be reduced by at least 30-40%. All sinecure appts(MM, SM etc) shall be scrapped.
    Think big Oppos, Cheers and good luck!

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  • A-rational-voter:

    Being a puppet for so long , I think he wanted to retire, , migrate and enjoy his millions privately.

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  • the truth:

    The real story is this. We all know MM wants to put a spy in SM’s team and of all people MM chose Ms Tin. We all know how unqualified Ms Tin is but she still asked to join SM’s GRC. Ms Tin is a liability for SM and may even cause him to lose his GRC. Is this good or bad for PAP?

    Ah ha- think about it, this may be MM’s last election. The only non-Lee more senior than PM is the SM. If SM is out of parliment having lost his GRC, the PM is free to rule his little kingdom without having to entertain the SM. Even if SM survives, PM will have a spy to report back just in case the SM is trying to plot something.

    This is a strategic move by the Lees to secure their dynasty. And now you would understand why SM is saying ministers should have a cap on the number of terms they can serve in future which the PM is disagreeing. You can start to see the cracks in the MM SM alliance.

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  • MoreMoney Lie:

    Let’s give Goh a break. We can see his sincerity to recreate Swiss standard of living here but unfortunately he was under-utilised as a seat-warmer. We can also see how reluctant he was to be pulled in to sue Chee for defamation. His wife is a Buddhist, though made mistake in words sometimes, does influence Goh’s belief in karma. We can understand how frustrated he was. He also had enough of the circus game in the party. He may be another target or torn in the eye to be removed, like another OTC. But his health and patience will outlast the old man. Let’s watch who is the last straw that throw the camel off. You may be surprised.

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  • Orang Singapura:

    VOTE OPPOSITION.
    VOTE TO ENSURE THAT THE POSTS OF MM AND SM ARE MADE REDUNDANT.
    VOTE OPPOSITION.
    Has anyone noticeed how quiet MM is. Rumour has it that the party told him to shut up..lest he says something..awfull..and has to “stand corrected” again.
    VOTE OPPOSITION.

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  • Talented stomper:

    zero:
    The best joke of GCT so far is this
    Singapore will achieve Swiss standard of living…(famous quote many years ago).
    And oh yes, in small fine print,JUST KIDDING, DAFT SINGAPOREANS.

    zero

    I will never forget that

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  • SM Goh:

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    All Singaporeans are Peanuts !!!

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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  • Politika:

    Another senile politician uttering rubbish.

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  • SP:

    Goh has been over-rated since he entered politics. But the biggest problem may not lie with him, but the one who chose him.

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  • Simple Simon Says:

    @Burning Spear,

    Wow ! 9 Ministers sitting in same office and assisting the PM. Talk about productivity ! How to increase productivity with 9 persons doing the job of PM but one taking the credit. Total cost to taxpayers = $40m a year.

    There is no plurality of ideas even. They all say the same stuff one at a time day in and day out. Seems like PM office becoming parrot sanctuary. Me thinks its the protected species of parrots.. the parakeets … or is it the parasites?

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  • Freddy:

    Ah Goh said emigrants were quitters! Lao Lee said those migrated overseas were 2nd best!

    Now, our govt welcome foreign quitters and 2nd best to settle here!!!

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  • Sinner:

    If you step down now,surrender all your peanut and shut up your mouth forever,then i will consider and “Try” to ‘LOVE’ you!But 100% you won’t do that,so…….i have to hate you forever even you die!
    Poor thing! Mr lao Goh,done so much things for Singapore and at the end no one love you…….好好反省反省吧!Still got time before you die!

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  • Enemy.0S:

    After reading so many articles abt SM Goh. I’m starting to believe the conspiracy theories that some TR reader had proposed.

    Its quite clear to me now, that SM Goh has a plan of his own. After reading back on his iconic negative comments, esp these few years.. All I could said is that he could be trying to sabotaging the PAP and bring them towards their downfall.

    For better or worst, the conspiracy I believe, suggested that he could be tired of the Lee family and how they have been abusing their power on him.

    And let’s not forget the fact that 2 of our late Presidents, had been silence off by the Lee family. Do you think its wise for SM Goh to publicly defy the King?

    If I’m in his position, I would too, adopt the same strategy
    Priority, is try to keep myself within the circle of power.
    Action Plan is to slowly drain the popularity of the party.
    Ultimate Goal is to restore the balance in the parliament.

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  • SG adah Bodeh:

    Dear Goh,please go away asap,but good at least u are now speaking your mind off,But too Bad the Emperor Son,Did not like your comment.So keep on saying The Emperor is wearing Clothes.

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  • LISA:

    I totally agree with Ah Goh…Should not serve more than 2 terms…and also abolish MM and SM position….No government in the world has such position except Singapore…It tells the world that the PM does not have absolute power must refer to the 2 bosses on top for any decisions….what a joke…LKY will cling on to his MM title as long as he is breathing…the in fighting between LHL and GCT and other pap cardres will give him a heart attack…What a sad ending..LKY should retire before the system collapses… Even Nelson Mendela knows when to quit….

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  • Soccerbetting:

    @ the truth

    U can be a scriptwriter for movies .

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  • Well Said:

    THE NEW RULER OF SINGAPORE:
    I believe that looking at Mr Goh’s age, he should already retire. He already made enough money to retire comfortably in Singapore or overseas.

    And with the current “in-fighting” going on between Mr Goh and PM, I think that Mr Goh intentionally wants the Marine Parade GRC to fall and hence the “jokes” about TPL, 2-term remark (a swipe at MM) etc. It seems to be working. As can be seen now, there has been increasing criticisms on his leadership and credibility.

    The opportunity is there for the taking, he will give it away. It is an open invitation to a credible opposition party to take. Mr Goh has nothing to lose really. He has served his time, so now it’s time to hand over to a better team but not PAP.

    Mr Goh has has had enough of the treatment by MM and PM and couldn’t do much with his hands tied during his tenure as PM and now SM. I believe he has come to a point where he wants to teach the Lees a lesson. And what better than to dismantle the very dictatorial system that the Lees had built by letting Marine Parade GRC to fall into the hands of opposition. PAP may or may not eventually hold majority but this GE2011 will be the beginning of a new dawn for Singapore.

    You give too much credit to Goh. He’s not a schemer.
    He’s really a block of wood and unintentionally made those gaffes.

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  • Fedup:

    LHL says -2 party system not feasible ! But I thought Tharma in the CNA forum says Pappy welcomes Opposition & 2 party System –Boy o Boy–more and more contradiction within ? Pappy really “losing it” !

    Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you GOooooooooo

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  • Orang Singapura:

    VOTE OPPOSITION AND THROW OUT MBT AND KHAW.
    MAKE THE POSTS OF SM AND MM REDUNDANT TOO.
    VOTE OPPOSITION>
    YOU HAVE ONE VOTE> USE IT WISELY.

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  • scary:

    Can people focus on questioning the need for all these multi-millionaires to have pension too? Pension scheme should be scrapped as it has lost its purpose unlike last time.

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  • THE NEW RULER OF SINGAPORE:

    It’s just a theory of mine. I admit, I’ve had the impression that he’s just a woody. But it just dawned on me, what has he got to lose now? So what if he loses his seat/GRC? What’s in it for him to continue running and be a thorn in the dynasty? Maybe just the million-dollar salary. What if he is above that? He could just easily lose the GRC, hand it over to opposition on a silver platter. Then what next? Retire, maybe leave Singapore. Or still be active in politics, but this time as opposition, perhaps lead a new generation of oppositions.

    Need someone on the inside to corroborate my theory. Hope someone inside is brave enough to spill some beans on the cracks/factions forming inside PAP. Interesting times. Who among the Yesmen have the balls to break from the dynasty shackles?

    Well Said: You give too much credit to Goh. He’s not a schemer.
    He’s really a block of wood and unintentionally made those gaffes.

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  • Toxic:

    SM Goh Joke Tong is a himbo. His political speech truly himbo.
    And he’s an asswipe. He left his mum @ Block 609 AMK…..

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  • MSPRonaldo:

    So Swiss Standards is actually a Goal to achieve. In some way, we did achieve but definitely not 100%. W/out Goal, we hv no vision.

    our neighbours minister maybe only 30% of ours minister. BUT thier wealth is definitelly >300% > then our ministers. And , they never perform even 10% of our minister performance.
    So we rather have a high pay ministers that delivered then a low pay ministers who perform little BUT yet njoy greater wealth (somehow)…
    Important , Spore is a safe and great place to stay compare to all our neighbours….so why envy our low pay (but super personal rich) neighours ministers then?

    Spore has turn from a fishing village ( many question why now need SM+ MM when in LKY time dun hv?)…into a world class. So just like SME into MNC we need more dept to focus and protect those achievement.
    MM and SM have high respect from advance country… They opinion is highly seek. They have build reputation n connection…
    which our neighbour lack…n our ex-PM unlike our neighour ex, will not ridicule the successor… see the saga in our neighbour..from 1 story to another…just to get him out underhandedly

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  • ah lim:

    Except those standing along Geylang Lorongs will not hates him as they think they might have chance be the next one selected to join his GRC team !!!

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  • EverydaySingaporean:

    Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Throughout history, political parties which have control for long periods without much opposition all lead down the same path. Coincidence?

    Governments should never be run nor treated/modelled like a corporate business. Conflicts of interests, moral hazards… the list goes on.

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  • You might have read this before:

    OPEN LETTER TO SM GOH CHOK TONG

    Dear SM Goh,

    Todayonline, 5th April, 2011 reported that you ridiculed farmers in less developed countries that they have no understanding about quality of life. It is embarrassing that a senior statesman like yourself has such a narrow vision of quality of life. What kind of message do you intend to give to the younger generation? It also insults people like us who depend on land and nature for survival.

    Your definition of quality of life seem to be amassing money to a degree that exceeds sanity and morality. Please pause and think that 99.9% of the population on earth does not have the privilege like yourself to collect a salary of $3.8 million, plus your pension, plus bonus payment, plus director’s fees, etc. Does it imply that most of us lack any meaningful quality of life?

    I live a simple and comfortable retired life with my wife for less than S$1,200 a month* or what you made in less than an hour. We built our own modest 1,500 sq feet house in Sechelt, Canada for less than the price of a 4 room HDB flat. It has a view that rivals the best in Singapore. I do fishing, crab trapping, picking wild berries, attending to my fruit trees and some vegetables. We do all our house chores like marketing, cooking, washing and keeping the house clean and tidy without any maid or outside help. You may call it “low quality of life” but we enjoy ourselves tremendously and found true happiness in what we do. There is no shame in using our hands. In fact we are proud that, in our mid sixties, we are able to live independently and survive happily largely on nature. It may be something rich people like yourself think otherwise.

    To verify and lend creditability to my story, I challenge you to send reporters and spend a week living in my house and write a report of their stay. One of the reporters can be from Straits Times and the other must be from a neutral news media.

    I am willing to put S $10,000 in trust with a reputable law firm to reimburse the two reporters for their cost of travel if they find what I said not to be true. However, you should also put up S$10,000 to reimburse those people you have insulted who live on nature. I will donate this amount to a charity organization.

    The S$10,000 is a huge amount for a retiree like me. On the other hand, S$10,000 is definitely peanuts for you. You make that in less time than going to the bathroom. Sir, please put money where your mouth is and prove me wrong.

    Looking forward to your early reply.

    Yours Respectfully,

    Cheong Wing Lee
    Sechelt, B.C
    Canada.

    * Cost of living breakdown per month:: Groceries $400, travel and petrol $100, sinking fund $100, utilities (gas, electricity, water) $40, TV cable $75, fishing and crab license $5, general expenses $300 to 400. (No mortgage or car payments)

    https://picasaweb.google.com/retiredwing/SecheltSunshineCoastHome2010#

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  • tribeacc:

    To all the above commentators here :

    Do you really BELIEVE it is Goh Chok Tong himself who write that “tongue in cheek” comment on his Facebook??
    Or it is someone from his office???

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  • Super easy life, comand only and all taken care:

    burning spear:
    Goh Chok Tong sub-consciously may have grievances over himself serving 2 terms as PM. And was replaced half-way into his third term by Lee Hsien Loong due to nepotism. We must agree with GCT that the PM, DPM, SM, MM and cabinet minister should serve shorter terms.

    The present prime minister office of Singapore is over crowded with the following:-

    1] Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong
    2] 1st DPM – Teo Chee Hean
    3] 2nd DPM – Wong Kan Seng
    4] SM1 – Goh Chok Tong
    5] SM2 – Jayakumar
    6] MM – Lee Kuan Yew
    7] Lim Boon Heng – Minister in PMO1
    8] Lim Swee Say – Minister in PMO2
    9] Lim Hwee Hwa – Minister in PMO3

    Any idiot looking at the PM office will only have 2 possible conclusions. First, the PM is incompetent and was put in the position due to nepotism. And that explain why he need so many assistant. Second, if the PM is competent than the rest of the personnel are purely parasites of the nation. These parasites are just a waste of space, waste of time and worst of all waste of public fund.

    Bloated and having a super good life.
    They are living like emperors.
    They have so many underlings to do all if any work that need to be done.
    I too can do it, and better, if I have the same number of staff at my command.
    Just attend functions and grin and come up with one or two liners smart comments.
    Go and see how our locals are being bullied and suffering at their workplaces working till way beyond sunset by their FT bosses and paid slave wages compared to our million dollar easy money self-allocated high and mighty ministers who can find time to go house viewing for properties.
    It’s legalized robbery.
    Now Shitty Times carry stories every day about the salaries of the high fliers in the business and commercial world. What’s the purpose? To soft sell and justify the high salaries for them right. You think we are bloody fools.
    Why don’t you resign and work in the businesses and see your actual worth.
    Some of you may not be able to command even 10k a month.

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  • CS:

    SM Goh’s comment on ministers serving two terms was deliberate. It is directed the the PM who, in the minds of some, have overstayed his welcome. For sure, there is some cracks in the PAP.

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  • rockdevlin:

    So now everyone will know the transition in the government retirement plan! after stepping down from the PM post ,you will become the SM then MM and lastly stand up comic like what we can see now!!but a very expensive comedian LOL.Let kick them out and their i.e SM and MM salary could be of better use else where .

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  • SoccerBetting:

    @ CS:

    U are probably right . Probably the Mr Goh also wants a control element on the new ministers that may not be loyal and listen to him . So those that don’t listen , after two terms is out they go .

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  • Ah Lau:

    Panjang’s best joke is Goal 2010. Why I did not see the SG football team in the World Cup in 2010? What happened???? Maybe he was just wet dreaming and scoring an own goal!!!

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  • Fat Elvis:

    Swiss Standards?!….More good years?!…..might as well tell us you going to do nothing……

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  • WHATWHATWHAT:

    why is he a joke, it take ball to said something like serving only 2 terms…..similar to Washington informal instruction to future president of USA that all of them had so far followed.

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  • We need more Opposition Voice:

    It is time to wake up!!!

    We better wake up quick or else we will suffer more under PAP in the next 5 years!!!

    GST will increase, Singaporeans do NS but foreigners do not.

    Jobs go to foreigners!!! Tax money goes to cabinet pockets.

    Every elections boundary re-drawn, GRC and SMC change, GE dates still have to guess… Very sick lor… What democracy we have… Their candidates (PAP stupid coward candidates) are good, opposition ones always no good. Very immature and arrrogant right…

    MPs visit, the curry flavouring RC, CCC, rubbish people drag the residents to welcome and honour the MPs like God. They are spending our hard earned money.

    CPF money delay and delay….

    Wonder why Singaporeans are so stupid!!! No cow sense.

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  • Pro-Singapore:

    Looks like Marine Parade voters are between the devil and the deep blue sea – Vote for SM to keep the balance in power play within PAP and end up with TPL in parliment, or vote for oppo and SM might be voted out, leaving only 1 dominant force within PAP…. tough!

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  • SM Goh:

    hello everyone

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  • TOK COK:

    I think the SM will be happier working as a court JESTER or a CLOWN in the circus.

    I think he will be forced to retire soon by the PM for being a clown, a fool and going against him.

    LOL ……

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  • ddd:

    IF GOH,SO CALLED SM CANT DELIVER N KEEP PROMISES,TEO SLDNT ASSUME OPP CANT DELIVER N SPOREAN PAYING HIGH INSURANCE PREMIUM..TEO HIMSELF CAN ONLY DELIVER PENNIS LOW WHO DELIVER HIGH FOOD PRICES IN PUNGGOL.

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  • tribeacc:

    If this is indeed the recent picture of the Wooden, then he must have ingested too much high cholesterol char kuay teow recently.
    Can TR or anyone else retrieve article about the Wooden’s past analogy of Minister’s high salaries to the number of char kuay teow??

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  • GCT DUDE?:

    Is he playing a dude role to “discredit” himself & PAP ?

    Is he trying to set himself apart from the line that PAP leadership has set out to follow ?

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