Battle of Hougang - Png Eng HUAT AH!

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Teo Chee Hong, The Man Who Talked Too Much



When Goh Chok Tong was tasked by the PAP to help win back Hougang, the latter dangled a 100 million dollars upgrading carrot. We all knew what happened. It improved Low Thia Khiang’s winning margin.

Now, a certain Teo Chee Hean asked a question of the Workers’ Party (WP) though the intention as many observers may agree is to take a swipe at WP:” Is Hougang so special that the WP is sending you a candidate that the WP themselves decided not to sent to Parliament when they had a chance?” Teo questioned why WP did not send Png to the Parliament as a Non-constituency Member of the Parliament (NCMP), and further fuelled the debate with asking whether Png was indeed the best man.

It would probably be better for Teo to understand how the public perceives the NCMP position. To cut things short, an NCMP position isn’t necessarily looked upon highly by everyone – it is not even considered the real deal, not when you can’t vote on amendment of the constitution, public funds, express a vote of no confidence in the government, and removing the president from office. You are just an MP whose wings have been clipped. Although there will be people who salivate at the offer of an NCMP position, I am sure there are others who don’t give two hoots about it.

Teo meant this statement as an attack on Png, asking whether Png is WP’s best man. However, bringing up the NCMP issue may just undermine Desmond’s campaign. This is a different kettle of fish altogether from Goh’s carrot dangling. This is rather what we call “ridicule psychology”.

This happens in the sports field, the use of ridicule by a coach to instil a drive in his athletes to prove him wrong. For example, a coach telling his netball team that they won’t even make it past preliminary rounds. This inspired the girls to train harder, push themselves harder and psyche themselves up for the competition to prove him wrong.

Or a rival claiming that his competitor is of an average standard who lacks behind all other elite competitors in the sport. This form of ridicule psychology can spur the one being criticised to prove his critics wrong.

You see, the issue is not really about whether Png has what it takes to qualify as an NCMP. What Hougang and by its extension, its voters, are concerned with is whether Png can go one better than an NCMP and become a full MP.

Now, by questioning Png’s ability to be an NCMP, is Teo providing a form of “ridicule psychology” and giving the impetus to Hougang voters to prove him wrong and help the former achieve higher than an NCMP as a full MP? Goh suffered a setback with his carrot dangling, but this one, will probably give Hougang voters more motivation to vote in favour of WP. This is what ridicule psychology is all about, even though Teo doesn’t intend it to be that way.

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Old Workers Party GE Posters

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Low Thia Khiang and JBJ

[dave6238]

Haha... last time pee a pee sent GCT to help in Hg but they lost. Now they sent TCH n still lost. Next time nobody from the party will want to help or stand as a candidate in Hg liao cos nobody will want to be a sacrificial lamb for the party... so next GE will be a walkover for WP candidate in Hg.... HUAT ARRHHHHHHH
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[Flavs]

Focus on working with the PAP: WP's Low Thia Khiang

SINGAPORE - Workers' Party (WP) Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang said he wanted to put the issues of the by-election behind the party.

Speaking to the media before the start of his party's victory parade in Hougang, Mr Low said moving forward, he wanted to focus on working with the ruling People's Action Party (PAP).

WP candidate Png Eng Huat is now MP-elect of the Hougang single member constituency after winning the by-election with 62.1 per cent of the vote.

Mr Desmond Choo of the People's Action Party garnered 37.9 per cent of the vote. CHANNEL NEWSASIA


Low Thia Khiang!!!!!!!!

[bobbysayang]

Originally Posted by dave6238

Haha... last time pee a pee sent GCT to help in Hg but they lost. Now they sent TCH n still lost. Next time nobody from the party will want to help or stand as a candidate in Hg liao cos nobody will want to be a sacrificial lamb for the party... so next GE will be a walkover for WP candidate in Hg.... HUAT ARRHHHHHHH
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Maybe can send tap dancer TPL

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[foxwagon]

Originally Posted by Flavs

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Low Thia Khiang!!!!!!!!

Low, The King!

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Straits Time too PAP liao.
PAP this, PAP that.
Even Png Eng Huat also PAP. KNS.

[Ben]

They probably already had headlines ready for a pap win. Last min have to edit but edit cockup, haha. TCH challenge wp to take legal action against them, zhun Bo? And pap wake up, as you claimed, png is not wp best man, and yet pap best man lost to him. Don't you get it? Singaporeans are FED UP with all the lies and empty promises. 4 yrs for you to repent.