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Umno's unholy trinity

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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 12:34

By Wong Chin Huat The Nut Graph

MANY Umno leaders and analysts are talking about corruption in the party as if that is its biggest problem.

After all, it was the justification used in barring party vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam from contesting for the party's No. 2 post. And as Ali's supporters have persuasively argued, Ali did not do much worse than others in Umno who also engage in vote-buying.

Corruption, or more accurately, patronage is undoubtedly a problem with Umno. But the real problem for the party is that it is trapped in uncompetitiveness — a consequence of subscribing to the unholy trinity of authoritarianism, ultra-nationalism and patronage.

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written by asguard, March 25, 2009 14:29:16

UMNO is truly corrupted from top to the bottom of the party... and the mirrors always will shatter and breaks into piece whenever its name is being mentioned in front the mirror!

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written by Sutha, March 26, 2009 04:00:11

Ali Babi Rusa-tam should have been wiped-off during the last ArmNo elections 3 years ago along with shortie Isa Samad but be being the President's men (read as balls lickers), he escaped the guillotine.

Not every day is a Sunday, Ali Pig! Now, the new president's will thrive well.

KJ Monkey may be shown his way out by the MACC within this 3 year's term.

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