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<TABLE id=msgUN border=0 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top> Coffeeshop Chit Chat - PAP MP Lim now "MIA" liao...</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>9:18 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>30058.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>PAP MP Lim Biow Chuan now “MIA” after claiming he was “misquoted” by media for defending PBM Jack Neo
March 13, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/03/13/pap-mp-lim-biow-chuan-now-mia-after-claiming-he-was-misquoted-by-media-for-defending-pbm-jack-neo/
Written by Our Correspondent
PAP MP Lim Biow Chuan (Marine Parade GRC) has been “missing in action” for the last five days after posting a “clarification” on his Facebook and STOMP that he had been “misquoted” by Shin Min Daily.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily on 7 March 2010 about the Jack Neo sex scandal which has rocked the entire nation, MP Lim appeared to have defended PBM Jack Neo’s actions by insinuating that it is “unavoidable” for successful men to be involved in extramarital affairs.
“Over the years, to me, Jack Neo is a good son, father and also a good husband. Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has good career development would find such scenarios unavoidable,” MP Lim was quoted as saying.
His comments sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace with many irate netizens flaming him for it, including a thread on STOMP which has garnered more than 500 postings so far.
A day later, Mr Lim issued a clarification on both his Facebook and STOMP that he has been “misquoted” by Shin Min Daily:
MP Lim wrote that he meant to say:
“Mr Jack Neo had a reputation for being a good son, a good father and a good husband. For a man who has good career development and had allowed such an incident to happen, it is so sad and such a pity.”
The stark contrast between the two led some netizens to question if MP Lim was really “misquoted” or simply pushing the blame to the media to save his own skin.
Big Eye wrote:
“I don’t see how he could be misquoted. Well, the words he used in actual VS clarification are totally different. You would think that a misquote would have a lot of similarities. Shin Min Daily is under SPH. Public figure = check the articles repeatedly before publishing. He has done it before (and claimed he was misquoted again). You know what? I find it hard to swallow that he is the only guy in PAP who’s always getting misquoted.”
vctv added:
“Don’t treat us like idiots Mr Lim, we can read the Chinese report and it was exactly what you said! If the papers misquote you, as a lawyer you would have already sued them! You just have no guts to admit you use the wrong words! PAP and the Law society must be really ashamed of scums like you!”
An angry netizen Sarah Leong emailed MP Lim to convey her unhappiness:
“Too too late, Mr Lim. Just be gracious and suffer the consequences of your loose mouth. By backtracking on your words, you belie your own credibilty! So don’t make matters worse for yourself! If you truly believe taht you have been misquoted, you should take the Shin Min papers to task! If you do not, it just confirms your guilt. Tarra! As per my email to you, just serve out the rest of your term in Parliament quietly and stick to your constitutional duties!
Just to refresh your memory, I am sending you a copy: I read with disbelief and shock AND outrage, that you, as a Member of Parliament, actually condone what Jack Neo has done – that you are telling us that it is permissible for Jack Neo to take advantage of his position, as one with so-called, to quote you, ‘good career development’ and use the casting couch to lure aspiring starlets, one reportedly as young as 16 years old, to satiate his lust???!!!”
Kytan put it bluntly:
“Ah lim, if u keep your mouth shut,nobody will say u are dumb..there is many other better way to carry balls n score point..if the victim happen to be your daughter or niece.. wonder will u still say the same thing n give jack your support..”
AL claimed that it is easy to find out if MP Lim is saying the truth:
“The proof is in the recordings. Media staff usually record their interviews using their mobile phones or small recorder so that they can refresh what was said. SIMPLE AS THAT! Check with the reporter who interviewed him.”
MP Lim should consider himself fortunate that Shin Min Daily will never dare to reveal the recorded interview and embarrass him publicly.
The same thing cannot be said of his colleague PAP minister George Yeo who is now stuck in a quandrary as he had openly issued a call on his blog to Singaporeans to “rally” around PBM Jack Neo immediately after the scandal erupted. He cannot say he was “misquoted” by his own blog, can he?
PAP MPs have the knack of passing the blame to the media for “misquoting” them after making incredible faux pases publicly.
In 2009, PAP MP Charles Chong also claimed that he was “misquoted” by TODAY for denigrating Singaporeans as “lesser mortals” followed by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan months later who accused the media of “misquoting” him for his plan to send Singaporean elderly to die in JB nursing homes.
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March 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/03/13/pap-mp-lim-biow-chuan-now-mia-after-claiming-he-was-misquoted-by-media-for-defending-pbm-jack-neo/
Written by Our Correspondent
PAP MP Lim Biow Chuan (Marine Parade GRC) has been “missing in action” for the last five days after posting a “clarification” on his Facebook and STOMP that he had been “misquoted” by Shin Min Daily.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily on 7 March 2010 about the Jack Neo sex scandal which has rocked the entire nation, MP Lim appeared to have defended PBM Jack Neo’s actions by insinuating that it is “unavoidable” for successful men to be involved in extramarital affairs.
“Over the years, to me, Jack Neo is a good son, father and also a good husband. Since he is remorseful over this incident, he should be forgiven. Actually, a man who has good career development would find such scenarios unavoidable,” MP Lim was quoted as saying.
His comments sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace with many irate netizens flaming him for it, including a thread on STOMP which has garnered more than 500 postings so far.
A day later, Mr Lim issued a clarification on both his Facebook and STOMP that he has been “misquoted” by Shin Min Daily:
MP Lim wrote that he meant to say:
“Mr Jack Neo had a reputation for being a good son, a good father and a good husband. For a man who has good career development and had allowed such an incident to happen, it is so sad and such a pity.”
The stark contrast between the two led some netizens to question if MP Lim was really “misquoted” or simply pushing the blame to the media to save his own skin.
Big Eye wrote:
“I don’t see how he could be misquoted. Well, the words he used in actual VS clarification are totally different. You would think that a misquote would have a lot of similarities. Shin Min Daily is under SPH. Public figure = check the articles repeatedly before publishing. He has done it before (and claimed he was misquoted again). You know what? I find it hard to swallow that he is the only guy in PAP who’s always getting misquoted.”
vctv added:
“Don’t treat us like idiots Mr Lim, we can read the Chinese report and it was exactly what you said! If the papers misquote you, as a lawyer you would have already sued them! You just have no guts to admit you use the wrong words! PAP and the Law society must be really ashamed of scums like you!”
An angry netizen Sarah Leong emailed MP Lim to convey her unhappiness:
“Too too late, Mr Lim. Just be gracious and suffer the consequences of your loose mouth. By backtracking on your words, you belie your own credibilty! So don’t make matters worse for yourself! If you truly believe taht you have been misquoted, you should take the Shin Min papers to task! If you do not, it just confirms your guilt. Tarra! As per my email to you, just serve out the rest of your term in Parliament quietly and stick to your constitutional duties!
Just to refresh your memory, I am sending you a copy: I read with disbelief and shock AND outrage, that you, as a Member of Parliament, actually condone what Jack Neo has done – that you are telling us that it is permissible for Jack Neo to take advantage of his position, as one with so-called, to quote you, ‘good career development’ and use the casting couch to lure aspiring starlets, one reportedly as young as 16 years old, to satiate his lust???!!!”
Kytan put it bluntly:
“Ah lim, if u keep your mouth shut,nobody will say u are dumb..there is many other better way to carry balls n score point..if the victim happen to be your daughter or niece.. wonder will u still say the same thing n give jack your support..”
AL claimed that it is easy to find out if MP Lim is saying the truth:
“The proof is in the recordings. Media staff usually record their interviews using their mobile phones or small recorder so that they can refresh what was said. SIMPLE AS THAT! Check with the reporter who interviewed him.”
MP Lim should consider himself fortunate that Shin Min Daily will never dare to reveal the recorded interview and embarrass him publicly.
The same thing cannot be said of his colleague PAP minister George Yeo who is now stuck in a quandrary as he had openly issued a call on his blog to Singaporeans to “rally” around PBM Jack Neo immediately after the scandal erupted. He cannot say he was “misquoted” by his own blog, can he?
PAP MPs have the knack of passing the blame to the media for “misquoting” them after making incredible faux pases publicly.
In 2009, PAP MP Charles Chong also claimed that he was “misquoted” by TODAY for denigrating Singaporeans as “lesser mortals” followed by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan months later who accused the media of “misquoting” him for his plan to send Singaporean elderly to die in JB nursing homes.
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