Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appealed for the nation's support in a Merdeka day message today, in the face of economic woes and opposition plans to topple the government within weeks. This is the "mahal" part, "No one citizen is recognised as being of a higher position than another in this nation. This nation belongs to all of us. Whether we rise or fall depends on all of us," he said. From Malaysiakini.

This PM loves flowery words, he does not mean any one of them, period, we are not simpletons. We do not want to be led up that flowery path, only to be disappointed again and again. He says, "No one citizen is recognised as being of a higher position than another in this nation. This nation belongs to all of us." Can you really believe this guy, look at what he says when racist filth is spewed forth by UMNO leaders , he lets them off the hook with a very mild rebuke. This is what Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has to say about a recent racist comment by one UMNO goon, that he will personally see to it that does not repeat his remarks about the Chinese community, “I will tell Bukit Bendera Umno chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail not to do it again. You know in a campaign all sorts of things can come up. I don’t think he meant it. I’ll make sure to tell him not to use it again.” His meek response will only serve to drive home the point that nothing has changed since Election 2008. Umno is arrogant and incapable of change.

The best part of this was that this racist remarks were allegedly uttered in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. Then Najib is a cut of the same cloth, that explains why the DPM was silent on that issue.

Remember this when Wee Meng Chee, 24-year-old undergraduate, created a six-minute Negarakuku video rap everyone went berserk especially so UMNO. He issued an open apology to Malaysians offended by his six-minute Negarakuku video rap.

Will UMNO Ministers and leaders who have persecuted and demonized Meng Chee by making irresponsible, extremist and seditious statements, and even demanding the stripping of Meng Chee’s citizenship, now publicly apologise to all Malaysians, offended by keris-waving in circumstances and context contemptuous of the legitimate sensitivities and rights of all Malaysians. So what is the difference between a political leader who was pushing his racist agenda against Meng Chee who was only expressing and articulating the frustrations of the ordinary rakyat at police corruption, civil service bureaucracy, discrimination against Chinese education and the insensitivity of the authorities — which is the reason why his rap video had struck such a deep chord among Malaysians particularly among the young generation.

So this bullshit by Pak Lah,"No one citizen is recognised as being of a higher position than another in this nation. This nation belongs to all of us", applicable to all Malaysians? No, I do not think so. He is only saying this, as he sees the writting on the wall. He does not have the "Big Ears" he claimed to have! There is a blog, just dedicated to his Compendium of Flowery Slogans and Quotes. He does not get it, does he? The people do not want the UMNO led government anymore. There is "NO rule of law", rule of law is not applicable to UMNO goons who go around spewing filthy seditious comments. The rule of law is only applicable to people who are fighting against the corrupt for justice.

The Chinese and Indians still believe that the Umno-led government treats them as tenants and that the power-sharing concept of the Barisan Nasional does not protect minority interests.The young voters still believe that Umno politicians are corrupt, arrogant and consumed by power and position. Non-Muslims still believe that the country is sliding down the slippery slope towards intolerance and narrow-mindedness. Many Malaysians still believe that Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the prime minister of grand sounding rhetoric, but rhetoric none the same.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. How can a leader squander an approval rating of 91 per cent in March 2004 and watch it plummet to 43 per cent in July 2008? By not fulfilling a raft of promises including the pledge to be a leader of all Malaysians; to fight corruption; to bring about reform in the police, judiciary and the political system. By the time March 8 came around, many Malaysians had become disillusioned with Abdullah, believing that he was indecisive and could not execute policies.

In the days after Election 2008, he came out strong, saying that he had heard the voices of dissent and was committed to repairing the country’s institutions and tackling the rising cost of living. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, his unwillingness to upset Umno during the party’s election season has seen him go slow on reforming the judiciary. His Cabinet does not inspire confidence nor does his stewardship of the Malaysian economy. Cynicism and skepticism accompanies every promise and pledge that he makes today.

So really no one should be surprised that Anwar won by a yawning gap over BN’s Arif Shah on Aug 26. Malaysians voted for change on March 8. It was not a protest vote, it was a vote for change. Abdullah, Umno and the BN still don’t get it. So the electorate sent them another message on Aug 26.Only this time it was more emphatic. In full from the Malaysian Insider. So Pak Lah's time is up along with UMNO's. They are on their way out.