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Leong Mun Wai gets to sharpen his debating skills while PAP MPs get to sit and watch

In recent times, no one has had more practice at debating in Parliament than Leong Mun Wai. No one has taken more potshots than him. No one has been asked to apologise more often.

The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) Non-constituency Member of Parliament can only get better over time. In fact, we are already seeing a much-improved version of the Leong Mun Wai who first stepped into the arena.

It frequently takes not only one Minister but a few to have a go at him. On top of that, the Speaker of Parliament interjects on behalf of the Ministers, never once on behalf of Leong Mun Wai.

And while all this is happening, the People’s Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament merely sit and watch. So it’s no surprise that on the rare occasion, they try to debate an opposition member, they find themselves out of touch and out of their league.

PAP MP Xie Yao Quan recently tried to take on Leon Perera over the Workers’ Party’s proposal on affordable housing. Instead, Xie was made to look like a greenhorn and saved from embarrassment by Speaker Tan Chuan Jin.

This is what happens when you only get to sit and watch. You end up forever a greenhorn.

It doesn’t help that many of the PAP MPs enter Parliament without having to campaign and make speeches, courtesy of a walkover. And once in Parliament, they never get to debate because it’s always the Ministers who do the job.

Over time, the PAP MPs become timid souls who take cover under the Ministers – better to shut up than speak out and be found out.

Sure, Leong Mun Wai has had to apologise a few times. But so has somebody like Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Minister Balakrishnan had to apologise to Leong for the remark “seriously, how did he get into RI? Must have been a lousy school.”

He also apologised for the wrongful assurance that TraceTogether data would be used only for contact tracing.

Another apology from Minister Balakrishnan was for asking his fellow PAP MP Lily Neo (who was requesting more government support for the poor): “How much do you want? Do you want three meals in a hawker centre, food court or restaurant?”

Given all the debating that Leong Mun Wai has had to do, a few knocks here and there, an apology or two is fair game.

He can take heart from the stirring words of the 26th United States President Theodore Roosevelt:

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

 

Augustine Low

 

 

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23 Responses to “Leong Mun Wai gets to sharpen his debating skills while PAP MPs get to sit and watch”

  • xoxo:

    Bruised,black-eyed,derided,smeared,disgraced!
    Still,i thank you for being a hero for the voiceless!
    And yes,were $16K-A-MONTH WP MPs present?
    I didnt hear them.
    Maybe the paid oppo MPs were sleeping.

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  • Good practice:

    Seem he is getting good practice …will get better over time.Need to improve some more with more solid facts.
    Better than many who never speaks …from both side.

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  • Light The Way:

    A drop of rain falling on the same spot would eventually make a hole in the stone.

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  • Nathan Chen:

    I wish Leong Mun Wai had not apologised online on Facebook after having it out with Shamugam that day in Parliament.

    Remember Roy Ng. They demanded an apology from him. Roy acceded. But they hauled him to court anyway. In Court, an apology is an admission of wrong doing.

    Now, Shamugam is contemplating further action against Leong even though he had apologised.

    Doesn’t mean you apologise, they let you off the hook or take your apology into consideration any planned action.

    Apologise kena, don’t apologise also Kena. Why apologise?

    They want to get you, they will have no mercy, regardless of your mistake big or small.

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  • Wrong target:

    Isn’t it obvious that “debating skills” is useless?

    Power counts.

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  • Tremendous:

    Some chief said in parliament that LMW was from lousy school. Since even the village chief said all schools good schools. Fake one. Ask MOE to whack the chief even after apology lah. Sneaky enough to whisper some more. All idiots from that party. Idiots forever.

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  • Guangdongren:

    It has been more than two years since he was admitted to the parliament as a NCMP.

    Improvement of his debating skills?

    Any?

    Please give details!

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  • myfirstscrew:

    I watched the video, the black puppy was trying to lure LMW into trap. When he said DT, it actually meant Defence Team which has no bearing on the judgement, said LHY and WIFE actually lied. But to all the sheep who did not pay attention may think they are really guilty. A sharp guy would see through the hole that the black puppy was trying to infer they are guilty and raise objection that DT is not the judge, it was what they presented in court. The judgement did not conclude that they lied.

    We had to know this cunning black puppy is sharp, full of trickeries, his brain turn very fast. If you want to catch its tail, you have to be fully prepared and remained cool throughout. Not an easy guy to deal with, the one who came closest to debating him without issues is Pritnam Singh or Slyvia Lee, they are lawyers and they are also sharp.

    I think PSP need to have a lawyer advise LMW on how to tackle sensitive issues and be fully prepared. LMW is good but he is not as sharp as blackdog, he has to be very carefully in dealing with him and fully understand all details before going into debates.

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  • My vote:

    Kudos to Leong Mun Wai who was not from a lousy school. Keep it up man!

    It’s a pity that he is meeting a pack of ‘hostile’ club members no matter how he conducts or asked questions.

    Neither is he helped by a non-independent referee in the guise of speaker?

    I vote Leong Mun Wai to represent my family n I in West Coast GRC!

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  • Billy ma:

    Unlike ancient past, now a day PAP MPs can’t give a darn about asking questions in parliament, why?
    Because it is better & safer to shut up keep quiet, still get paid the allowance & likely get another term at least.

    Go check the records, how many PAP MPs served only 1 term.

    These are just opportunists who can add to their resume for the next better paid job.

    This is what 90% of PAP MPS are doing, past, present, & future batches.
    Getting nominate is better than strike toto.

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  • DemocarcySoOverated:

    Seriously,

    LMY not concerened about Singaporeans, he just want to make a noise to bring attention to HIMSELF!

    But I’m probably wrong because the most clever Singaporeans are on TR Emeritus!

    :)

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  • Harder Truths:

    Kudos to this man who knows the value of honour and integrity.

    But I will tell him not to waste his time, money and life on a useless task.

    Fighting against the Regime has no meaning. Not when 95% will obey them no matter what.

    What happened to CTP, JBJ and CST? They were forgotten for all their work by the uncaring $heeple. What good can come of representing a nation of slaves and foreigners?

    I urge him to spend the rest of his life doing good deeds where it is appreciated – perhaps overseas if he is fortunate enough.

    $inkieland will only paint him as a clown who came out to perform for the Regime when they had nothing better to do in Parleement.

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  • @Harder Truths

    More than a decade ago when TRE was revived, we had editors, and contributors who wrote very good convincing articles but nobody gives a shit, GE after GE. We had plenty of readers online to cry father cry mother about the party, but when breadcrumbs were handed out, they let lightning strike again and again.

    Many moons and 2 GEs later, most writers I know told me explicitly that they are sick and tired of writing and have decided to call it quits. Some of course went to meet their maker and there are also those who simply decided that the time they waste on Sinkies is better put to good use spent on their family. It simply wasn’t worth it.

    With the exception of Terry Xu, who is a die hard martyr, how many of those chief editors from yesteryear’s alternative blogs are still actively writing today? That’s how hopeless the situation is in Sinkieland, which prompted TRE to adopt a “platform only” stance.

    Anyone can write about anything if they want to, anyhow cry father cry mother also can, just read or play marbles on the platform, all fine with us. TRE no longer support anybody or any party, because there is simply nothing worth supporting anymore because the majority simply don’t care.

    TRE also no longer has any request on the registered editors or moderators to churn out how many articles per week, they want they write, don’t feel like it, don’t write lor. It’s now all own time own target.

    The reason why you see me so often on TRE poking my nose here and there is that I spend a lot of time helping Chinese webmasters on their websites and also manning a host’s official support line, so visiting TRE is only the opening of another browser tab, very very convenient.

    Anyway, it is a YES, I agree with everything you said.

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  • Trust only myself:

    What’s wrong with muddy water?………..Only liars worry about people knowing the truth……Mr Leong is the best so far…….

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  • Harder Truths:

    @TRE Tech

    You are absolutely correct in your assessment and judgement. I was one ofthose who knew JBJ from when I was very young. I was also lynched by the Pappy voters a few times back when I was younger simply because I spoke up against them. The fools that are the $heeple deserve everything the yare going to get – do not doubt this.

    Whatever you do, wherever you are – be happy. Life is precious and we should not waste it while we have it.

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  • xoxo:

    @TRE Techie
    First,appreciate your work to keep TRE still up n running.
    No easy task especially after your team of writers gave up.
    Anwar never gives up.
    He is now PM despite all odds,from DR M n others after him.
    Tiresome no doubt to see daft sinkies continue being daft.
    But hey,thank you for your perseverence.
    Hopefully,more sgs come to realise.Take care,bro.

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  • 没法度的!:

    一只孓孑在水里怎么腾踢,最终还只是会变成一只蚊子。

    没法度的!

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  • Trust only myself:

    Guangdongren:
    It has been more than two years since he was admitted to the parliament as a NCMP.

    Improvement of his debating skills?

    Any?

    Please give details!

    Why must give details? You have no eyes and ears?
    How about those yes liars with no mouths and they are better?

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  • Light The Way:

    The PAP detest him, but were unable to get rid of him.

    Hopeless lot.

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  • Thank you to those who cared. As it is, TRE is no longer aiming to the top blog or anything else, its sole existence now is just to provide a platform and playground for those who would like a place to hang around, talk c**k and sing song.

    We had wanted to gather another group of writers but then we decided not to. From some past writers’ feedback, it is said that it’s harder to write for TRE than to be a journalist at local MSM because writing for MSM means that you write what is instructed by the editors, almost templated because its always ‘about the party’, this good that good and you can frequently shit bull, because no readers can ‘touch you’.

    So a journalist with MSM is almost always spoonfed while at TRE, you need to use your own brain, own logic and work from there. It can therefore be said that a fresh graduate journalist student can survive at a local MSM, but may find it hard to survive at TRE because whatever they write, there will always be discerning readers to call their bluff.

    Anyway, before TRE was sabotaged by a former editor, it was the most notorious and top blog in town, even TOC could not match its glorious days, so we have no regrets because we have been there, done that.

    Since a businesswoman has sponsored TRE’s all expenses for another 2 years till 2024, so we will honor that and keep it alive till then. Whatever happens after that, let’s leave it for another leaf. lol

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  • Guangdongren:

    No details to furnish just be honest, don’t gloss over!

    Trust only myself:

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  • MarBowling:

    Hat off and salute Mr LMW. To date, since becoming an NCMP, he has done a very good job of KEEPING those so-called World Class Ministers on their toes by asking MEANINGFUL and TOUGH Qs! Unfortunately, that blady Speaker Tan Chuan Jinx always INTERRUPTS interesting debates by stopping the opposition from SPEAKING FURTHER with all sorts of THREATS and INSULTS. In the recent debate involving the Blacker than Black Puppy wrt to LHY and LSF issue, it’s very obvious of his lopsided objective to intimidate LMW!

    Heaven has eyes and is watching all his SNEAKY MOVES 24/7/365!

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  • Singaporeans R Free Riders:

    TRE Tech: @Harder Truths
    More than a decade ago when TRE was revived, we had editors, and contributors who wrote very good convincing articles but nobody gives a shit, GE after GE

    Aiyah..Write good convincing articles so what ?

    There is no interaction between the writers and audience.

    Beside, is your writers analysis as good as professor on ROC talkshow?

    郭正亮:把妳當禮物來交易! Make you as canon fodder to be traded away
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMVJau8KaU

    消失的簡報!? 蔡英(E)文(E)過境 拜登左閃右躲?! 郭正亮大膽預測:美中談妥…@CtiNews
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ycmhsJ-NpE

    Why not just admit it that TRE is out of idea and out of touch with technology lah…

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