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From: gnh <g...@pc.jaring.my>
To: sangkancil@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:25:37 PM
Subject: [sangkancil] Re: Malaysian Politicians Blogging for Blogging Sake

  You can't teach a young dog to climb trees ....

But the cat would gladly teach you ....

. IF only you were born with the claws ..

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Vejay Chin wrote:        THURSDAY,
APRIL 24, 2008    Malaysian
Politicians Blogging for Blogging Sake    Have they notlearnt from our PAP's pathetic attempts at blogging (e.g.George Yeo, P65, Ypap blog...)

The reason why they dont work and why the BN will also fail miserablyis because political blogging is more than just owning a blog.

      It is about no holds barred, but respectful, engagement with
anyone on cyberspace.    
    It is about putting yourself out there to criticisms and
alternative thoughts.    
    It is about leveling the playing field between agents of
disparate status and power.    
    It is where ideas and thoughts have more currency than position.    It is most
definately NOT about just creating a new channel meerly to propagate
your message - another podium for you to speak and be heard.
  If
there is no engagement, there can be no enlightenment.
  April 24, 2008
UPFRONT
BN turns to blogging in a belated turnaround
By Hazlin Hassan

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S political leaders are rushing to set up blogs
and increase their postings on existing ones after recent polls showedhow
effective the Internet has been.
Those joining the bandwagon include former
Selangor menteri besar Khir Toyo, Malacca Menteri Besar Ali Rustam andformer
health minister Chua Soi Lek of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)  

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