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By Little Bird

This is the consensus opinion among ALL UMNO members except Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy is now frantic. He is using all means at his disposal (money and threats) to stem what appears to be an unstoppable rumbling in UMNO to get Badawi to leave. Many interesting scenarios are being discussed.

There is strong undercurrent in UMNO Johor to move for a vote of no confidence in Badawi. Mukhriz Mahathir is supposed to make a Press Statement that Pemuda UMNO Kedah or something has no more confidence in Badawi and wants him to step down.

Many UMNO boys have started gathering around Najib Tun Razak. The widespread feeling in UMNO is if Najib takes just one step forward and says Badawi must resign, almost the entire UMNO party will fall in behind him. Badawi will leave within seven days.

However, Khairy is holding a trump card over Najib's wife Rosmah. And folks say it involves the case. Yet others say that snuffing out someone's life has not been an obstacle to moving up the ladder in UMNO. Recall Mustakizah the Video Shop owner. She was murdered too. Murderers not caught.

So even if Badawi quits, there may not be anyone to take over. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has been suggested as a possible interim leader.  That is a long shot.

Here is another scenario - which many say is more likely. Anwar Ibrahim will qualify to stand for elections come April 14th. If Wan Azizah makes way for him, he will become an MP. The scenario being painted is that Anwar will then make a deal with Khairy. He will come back into UMNO as party president, bringing along some Parliamentary seats occupied by Malay members of PKR.

Khairy will become his Deputy. Impossible? Think again. This is UMNO. Anything is possible.

Badawi wants his S-I-L to be a full Minister in Cabinet but he has been told that the timing is not right. The party will revolt. We are headed towards very confusing and dangerous times. Time to turn down the volume and work quietly and quickly.

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written by raven1958, March 11, 2008 | 02:05:08

Whatever it is not Najib......as Malaysians we will have to tanggung the reputation of a Prime Minister who blew up a girl and pocketed loads of oney buying second hand submarines.....MCA, MIC, GERAKAN are gone.....the death knell for race based politics is here....it is better UMNO dissolves itself......and forms another party with multiracial members.....it is end game....exit gracefully before you self destruct.....

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written by notsosmart, March 11, 2008 | 02:40:22

NAJIB INTEGRITY IS QUESTIONABLE. He should stand on an open and independent trial outside Malaysia on the murder of Altantuya. He should defend his innocent. This is the first test which he must passed before qualifying to be the UMNO president.

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written by bumi non malay, March 11, 2008 | 05:15:53

Badawi will stay for years as PM......

Khairy is Irrelavent and OVER RATED...just ignore or smack the mosquito dead!!

Ground work being done now to Bring Ku Li and about 10-20 UMNO MP out of UMNO Baru to Barisan Rakyat. There will be a simultaneous move in Sabah/Sarawak.....Anwar must be humble to invite Ku LI over and Say Sorry, be a one term PM ( and in future ALL PM & MB only one term!!)....My Mat Kilau Foot soldiers is doing the rounds....may take some time but when you least expect it.....Ka Boom.....UMNO-BN = Opposition keeping a check on BR....ha ha ha ha...that is going to be funny.

If Anwar goes to Poll after MAY....HE WILL LOSE BIG TIME.....I Guarantee IT.

THIS IS A TECTONIC TSUNAMI of Malaysia Politics.....the More After shocks for UMNO-BN coming. Many disgruntle BN people looking to cross but want AMNESTY!! Freedom from prosecution Gurantee. Are we a Forgiving Nation for a BETTER MALAYSIA......surely we can do Better than the last 50 years of RACIST rubbish!!

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written by Malaysiaku, March 11, 2008 | 09:07:25

Today's newspaper in Star where Ong Ka Chuan the MCA Secretary-General made a statement that the DAP has duped the people of Perak by working with PAS. Again this shows the low mentality of MCA leaders. Again they are trying to move along the racial line. Why can't they learn that this 50 years' story has been rejected by the people as evident in the just recently concluded elections? Ka Chuan should step down. The people of Malaysia no longer want leaders to play on religion and race. It just goes to show that BN is not a party that reconizes its mistakes and change. It is all talk only. The people should continue to reject all leaders of any political party that wants to use race and religion for their own means. Step down now Ka Chuan.

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written by Ken Liew, March 11, 2008 | 09:08:13

I guess no more sleepy head. The new government will sure force the leader to work 24/7 cos they have been sleeping for almost 4 years. NOW let them work for their pay~!

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written by alan cheong, March 11, 2008 | 09:17:51

you rooting for the racist son of a racist, 'bird?
too obvious ... and when anwar 'the man' ibrahim becomes PM, he should remember his words and not renege, ie he will NEVER return to UMNO.

WE should BURY umno once and for all.

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written by Malaysiaku, March 11, 2008 | 09:19:54

Anwar does not need BN. The people do not need BN, Malaysians do not need BN. We now have BA/BR. Let's give BA/BR the chance to prove what they can do. It is a better representaion that BN can ever give us.

Ka Chuan says in the Star today that DAP has duped the people by working with PAS. Can we say the same for MCA since it is working with UMNO? Worst in MCA's case. It is the general perception of the people that MCA is the lap dog of UMNO. Isn't this worst? At least DAP, if the argument of Ka Chuan is to hold water, is not a lap dog of PAS. Step down Ka Chuan. You are a racist. This is exactly why Malaysia has not progress as fast as it should be. It is people like you that wants to devide and rule though racial and religious means. Where was MCA when UMNO in their last General Assembly made seditious remarks against the Chinese? It shows through your actions and statement that MCA is a racist party. You should step down. The people of Tanjong Malim has been duped by your fairy tales. With BA/BR, they are the true party for all Malaysians irrespective of race, colour or creed.

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