* In his own words
On the Wednesday, February 14, 2007 broadcast of Talking Show (大話新聞), host Cheng Hung-yi (鄭弘儀) presented several clips of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) which provide an interesting contrast between his attitude when talking about his political opponents and when the shoe is on the other foot.
The first set of clips shows Ma speaking just prior to the indictment against Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's (陳水扁) wife Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍) and shortly afterwards. These clips are then juxtaposed with the words and actions of both Ma and his supporters just one day after Ma himself was indicted.
* Under Ma's thumb
In the first part, Chairman Mao-without-the-o says that President Chen would "die a horrible death" if he didn't step down on his own. http://tinyurl.com/2ghbsu (What did Ma do? First of all, he waited to be indicted -- but that's not all. Just 2 hours later, he declared his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election. http://tinyurl.com/yp6vmj )
Referring to the ongoing cases surrounding Chen, Ma says (taking on the president's voice and ironically pointing at himself), "If my associates are corrupt, I need to take all of the responsibility. I can't blame anyone else, because I am the emperor." Ma says, "With problems like this affecting Chen's family, how can he talk to me about 'the law'?"
* Rules are for other people
In the second segment -- with images from one day after Ma himself was indicted -- members of his party cheer, "Ma Ying-jeou, jiayou! (an expression of encouragement)" and "KMT, victory!" despite their party rules saying that an indicted member can't run for office. Well, if that was true to begin with, it's not anymore. They changed their rules in a move of desperation just hours after Ma was indicted. (Even though President Chen's wife hasn't yet been convicted, the DPP suspended her membership after the indictment, following their own rules the way they should.)
Next, KMT member Li Keng Kuei-Fang (厲耿桂芳) -- who is currently on the Taipei City Council -- screeches (and I'm talking "fingernails-across-the- blackboard" here) that Ma is "like Jesus being nailed to the cross" and that Ma is "the greatest person in history." (Yes, she actually said those things!) They've mobilized a nationwide signature drive to get people to "swear" support for Ma. Check out the gangster-looking guys with the black gloves accusing the other side of having "black hands" controlling the judiciary. (Hogwash!) Be sure to notice how "enthusiastically" these guys throw down those black gloves.
* What went around came back around
Remember all that redshirt garbage about "not distinguishing between blue (Ma's side) and green (Chen's side)" (不分藍綠)? http://tinyurl.com/258b59 Remember this picture? http://tinyurl.com/2bejag Which direction are those thumbs facing now? Up their you-know-whats!
Can you spot the double standards of Ma and his supporters? I knew that you could.
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1:21Roger on Taiwanese TV Talk Showby rpeng654,198 views
Ma is selling taiwan to mainland China, he puts the Taiwanese independence under the bloody economic sword of communist China while he shouts - "execute!".
BiReal 1 year ago
@BiReal Just "China," not "mainland China."
TimMaddog 1 year ago
Also, Ma's principles are not out of line as long as he is innocent. Of course, if he is proven guilty then he is a complete liar hiding under double standards. Until then, he has every right to defend himself, just like Chen Shui-bian and his wife who "collapses" at every trial. LOL.
I suppose that in light of the muckraking scum that permeates the government, a hypothetically innocent Ma needs to tread much more carefully.
superchan7 4 years ago
Ma also has contradictions about the private vs. public use of the same special allowance that both Jason Hu and Hao Lung-bin both know is public. Ma has *admitted* that his went straight into a personal bank account and was reported as personal income.
Your "LOL" above reveals your cold heart. Do you think Wu Shu-jen is "faking" her 30-something kilogram body weight?
And the muckraking which permeates Taiwan comes from the mendacious pan-blue media machine.
TimMaddog 4 years ago
Ma's standards are his own; they have changed over the times as Taiwan transitioned from authoritarianism to economic expansionism to full (albeit corrupt) democracy. Ma has much to learn regarding leadership skills and govt. strategy as well as resisting submission to the PRC, but Sanli TV's critiques on him are childish. They spend 2 hours deliberating on the "contradictions" of several words Ma spoke about Singapore, and 2 more hours insulting Singapore's leaders.
superchan7 4 years ago 2
Ma is clearly speaking out of both sides of his mouth here.
Why do you need scare quotes around "contradictions"? Singapore is no model of democracy. And do you feel the Sanlih videos among your YouTube favorites are also "childish," or just the ones about Ma Ying-jeou?
TimMaddog 4 years ago