What the world learnt from Anwar-Strawberry debate

The much anticipated "Hari Ini Membentuk Kerajaan, Esok Turun Harga Minyak" debate between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek reflects the experience politician against an rookie Minister, whom not only had a saliva foaming mouth but had gone into retrospective character "assassination" instead of the debate topic. And Strawberry had challenged for a re-match!

In a match, you only had one chance and if you blew it, you are the loser! Period!

Requesting for a re-match is akin to the attitude of Malaysian Ministers of "tidak apa" in tackling the country economic and grievances to a lack of thought and detailed analysis before execution. This is exactly the trademark of a flip-flop Government of Malaysia today starting from the PM. Now we know why we had lost Pulau Batu Putih i.e. weak arguments! Worst scenario could be that the Malaysian delegates had actually argued on Middle Rocks which they were awarded by the ICJ.

Judging from Strawberry's performance during the debate and if he were to represent the Ministers (or UMNO leaders) to lead the country till 2013, Malaysians had better be prepared for an economy roller coaster ride. It clearly reflects the lack of depth and charisma of a leader who is capable to champion the rights of Malaysians.

We had wanted the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister to be pitted against Anwar in the debate but we Malaysians had to accept that they had just shirk off their responsibility as leaders of the country. In other words, weak leader with "no balls"!

In totality, Malaysians would agree one thing for certain that Strawberry was a washout in the debate and the winner had been Malaysians who now realised the quality of Ministers leading the country after the "screw-up" by Syed Hamid Albar and Zainuddin Maidin (Zam) previously.

Would the world seat up and respect Malaysia of today? Also, will this Information Minister suffer the same fate as his predecessor?

And interestingly enough, Petronas had made a handsome profit of RM61bil profit benefitting from fuel price hikes and went on to declare a special dividend of RM6bil which left Malaysians wondering whether the rakyat would be the beneficiary or ultimately landing in the hands of projects claimed to be benefitting rakyat but carried out by cronies.

Could yesterday's debate be Anwar's last? His arrest today which he had predicted during the debate yesterday would prevent him from being a YB again in Parliament for the next 20 years!