Globalist Sedition takes to Malaysian Streets

Corporate-owned media obfuscates protest's overt ties to Washington

by Tony Cartalucci

Bangkok, Thailand July 9, 2011 - Calling themselves "Bersih, or the "Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections," the so-called civic group has attempted to rally in the streets of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, only to meet a wall of resistance from a government more than aware of their true intentions. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Ambiga Sreenevasan, the head of the Bersih group said, "we are fighting for free and fair elections." Undoubtedly Bersih's rank and file believe this to be true, but the Malaysian government insists that Bersih is a front group for Malaysia's opposition parties led by dedicated globalist Anwar Ibrahim.



Photo: Foreign-funded mobs are now turning up in the streets of Southeast Asia. Here, "Bersih 2.0" mobs clog the streets of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. If the US-engineered "Arab Spring" was meant to leverage China's dependency on foreign oil against it, this latest move to destabilize nations is meant to reassert Washington's influence throughout China's own backyard.
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Confirming the Malaysian government's statement, at least 5 members of the opposition front "Pakatan Rakyat" were arrested while participating in the rally, along with Bersih leader Ambiga Sreeneyasan. Also present was globalist-stooge Anwar Ibrahim himself, leading a throng of protesters before being injured supposedly by a tear gas canister. Just as the Malaysia government has insisted, this is not a spontaneous protest led by concerned citizens, rather a foreign-funded protest mobilized by political opposition groups merely duping well-intentioned citizens to join with their cause.

Anwar Ibrahim himself was Chairman of the Development Committee of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 1998, held lecturing positions at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (a rock where the worst examples of humanity constantly crawl out from beneath), and a consultant to the World Bank. In 2007, Anwar was a panelist at the Neo-Con lined National Endowment for Democracy's "Democracy Award" and a panelist at a NED donation ceremony.




Photo: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader amidst throngs of "Bersih" protesters. While the foreign press attempts to portray Bersih as a grassroots NGO organization, in reality it is a foreign-funded mob working in support of Anwar, who in turn is a longtime globalist-stooge.
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It should come as no surprise then that his street-front, "Bersih," is likewise entwined with foreign money and foreign interests. The same Ambiga Sreenevasan who claimed "we are fighting for free and fair elections," also admitted on at least one occasion that her Bersih movement received money from the United States government via the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a National Endowment for Democracy (NED) subsidiary, as well as from globalist bankster George Soros' Open Society. The NDI website had until recently posted information confirming this, but has since removed it. Only a Google cached version of the original information can be seen (as of July 9, 2011).



Photo: A screen-grab of NDI's website before taking down any mention of their funding, training, and support of globalist-stooge Anwar Ibrahim's "Bersih" street-front. (click to enlarge)
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It should be noted that while NED, and its subsidiaries like NDI, Freedom House, and the International Republican Institute (IRI), claim to promote "democracy" internationally, their boards of directors are lined with an almost cartoonish lineup of villains, dengerate big-business interests, warmongers, and war criminals. Francis Fukuyama, Zalmay Khalilzad, Frank Carlucci (2002), Will Marshall, and Vin Weber populate the board of directors of NED, while Kenneth Adelman, Max M. Kampelman, Donald Rumsfeld (formally), Paula Dobriansky, Leonard Sussman, and Ellen Bork are on the board of trustees/executive committee of Freedom House. Additionally, certified warmongers John McCain and Lindsey Graham pollute IRI's board of directors. It is absurd to suggest men like Donald Rumsfeld, Vin Weber, Frank Carlucci, John McCain, or Kenneth Adelman have any interest in "human rights," "freedom," or "democracy" beyond what they can gain by disingenuously leveraging these noble values. In fact, these very people have been the architects and perpetrators of darkest chapters in recent human history.

John McCain's "sincerity" in democracy and the role his organization played in training and equipping Egyptian protesters to overthrow the Mubarak regime culminated in a recent trip to Cairo, where he was accompanied by Fortune 500 officers seeking to promote "private enterprise." Indeed, this is the final goal of US-funded "democratization," the complete destruction of nationalism along with the economic liberalization and strip mining of the world's various economies.



Video: Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the foreign-funded "Bersih 2.0" movement, berates the Malaysian government for reacting to his recent bout of foreign-funded sedition. Go here
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Of course, while all of this is documented fact, corporate-funded news outfits like the New York Times prey on the ignorance of their readers by not mentioning Malaysia's opposition front at all during their coverage of the Bersih rally. Instead, they insist it was merely a "coalition made up of 62 nongovernmental organizations" seeking "election reform." Mention of Anwar Ibrahim's presence at the rally is not mentioned, nor is the fact that other members of his opposition front were participating and leading the rally. The New York Times also dutifully cites Ford Foundation/Soros' Open Society-funded Human Rights Watch and Soros-funded (page 10) Amnesty International who have predictably "condemned the recent arrests, and called on the government to stop harassing those associated with [Soros-funded] Bersih."

A pattern of foreign-funded organizations carrying out foreign-backed sedition within a target country, in turn backed by the corporate-owned media and "independent," "international" organizations funded by the exact same money can be seen clearly in practice on Kuala Lumpur's streets. What is also interesting is that NED-funded operations outside of Malaysia have also been directed to support Bersih.

Thailand's NED-funded Prachatai propaganda outfit dutifully reported in their article, "Solidarity protest for clean and fair elections and immediate release of Bersih activists," that on July 1, "students, activists and press gathered outside the Malaysian Embassy, Bangkok, in response to the Malaysian Government’s arrest of more than a hundred members of the coalition network Bersih 2.0 consisting of various Malaysian human rights organizations campaigning for reforms in the electoral system." Joining the protest, according to the Bangkok Post, was the People's Empowerment Foundation, yet another National Endowment for Democracy-funded front group.

Washington and London funded organizations like NED, IRI, NDI, Freedom House, and others are creating a global homogeneous NGO, "civil society" underlay that is centrally funded and centrally controlled. They operate in nearly every nation on Earth and they work in tandem with their regional doppelgangers toward a singular goal. It was recently reported in the New York Times that these very organizations had been training and preparing for the "Arab Spring" for years before it unfolded. The feigned surprise by Western governments as their insidious plan came to fruition was merely rhetorical fodder designed for the most ignorant members of their target audiences. The "Arab Spring" is now admittedly a gambit of Western design. These organizations and the networks they form are nothing less than a modern reincarnation of the British Empire's imperial networks. These organizations are led by immensely disingenuous characters for overtly self-serving agendas.

It is not that the "free and fair" elections many Bersih members are fighting for aren't a legitimate cause. It is the fact that the leadership of Bersih are disingenuously harnessing the good intentions, energy, and resources of their naive followers to carry out foreign-funded sedition and regime change that will result in a dismal future for all Malaysians. Surely the ancestors of today's Bersih protesters didn't struggle and fight for Malaysian independence just so a foreign-backed stooge like Anwar Ibrahim could worm his way back into power, and with him bring back the same slouching degenerate bankers, merchants, and monied elite who had despoiled Malaysia and her riches for centuries.

For more information, please also see, "CIA Coup Army Uncovered in Asia."

Khairy Dibebas Lewat Malam Semalam

Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda Umno Khairy Jamaluddin yang mengetuai perhimpunan kumpulan Patriot di Jalan Bukit Bintang serta beberapa penyokong PATRIOT dibebaskan lewat malam sabtu.


Ianya disahkan oleh Setiausaha Kerja Pemuda Barisan Nasional saudara Ibdilillah Ishak, “pada jam 11.08 malam Khairy keluar dari IPD Jinjang disambut oleh penyokong PATRIOT,” katanya.


Khairy ditahan polis pada jam 4.00 petang semalam, ketika berlaku pertembungan di antara kumpulan itu dengan Pasukan Simpanan Persekutuan (FRU).


Tindakan itu menyebabkan pasukan FRU melepaskan gas pemedih mata dan meriam air ke arah penyokong Patriot.



Click here for the website.

Patriot - The Hardest Day

I just want to post this to remind me one day that today at this date 8 July 2011 on Friday will be down as one of the most trying days of my life.


I pray to the Almighty God to protect us from harm and let us demonstrate in peace.


There are 2 reasons why Patriot is back on.


1) We want to show the opposition to Bersih's methods (not aims) & highjacking of Bersih by Pakatan Rakyat,


2) To exercise our democratic right which is enshrined in our Federal Constitution and let us march to Stadium Merdeka.


We will gather in front of KFC Jalan Bukit Bintang at 10am on Saturday, 9th July 2011.


I hope to all Patriots out there to be at Peace always.

SPR jawab tuntutan Bersih

4hb Julai 2011

TINGGAL lima hari sahaja lagi sebelum penentuan sama ada perhimpunan haram Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) akan diteruskan atau berjaya disekat pihak berkuasa. Namun, hakikatnya Bersih sendiri mungkin sudah hilang kawalan terhadap perhimpunan haram itu kerana diambil alih warga parti politik pembangkang dan bukannya penyokong sebenar lapan tuntutan asalnya.


Lapan tuntutan itu adalah (1) bersihkan senarai undi, (2) reformasi kepada undi pos, (3) gunakan dakwat kekal, (4) tempoh kempen minimum 21 hari, (5) akses media yang bebas dan adil, (6) kukuhkan institusi awam, (7) hentikan rasuah dan (8) hentikan politik kotor.


Untuk memberi peluang Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR) menjawab tuntutan Bersih itu, Institut Perkembangan Minda (Inmind) telah mengadakan sesi dialog bersama pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO), pengamal media, wakil agensi kerajaan serta pelajar baru-baru ini.


Timbalan Pengerusi SPR, Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar menjelaskan, lapan tuntutan yang dikemukakan kini bukan semuanya ditujukan kepada SPR sementara sesetengah perkara lain dibangkitkan oleh parti politik.


Berkenaan senarai pengundi berdaftar, beliau menegaskan tuntutan ini tidak perlu dibangkitkan kerana jelas sekali ia bermotifkan politik semata-mata. Menurut beliau, daftar pemilih untuk lebih 12 juta orang pengundi telah dikemas kini sejak alamat mengundi mengikut rekod Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) sahaja iaitu alamat pada MyKad pengundi bermula 2002.


"Sebelum itu, banyak pendaftaran yang tidak mengikut alamat rumah sebenar tetapi mengikut suka individu yang membawa senarai nama mendaftarkan pemilih.


"Kerana itu kita maklumkan supaya pengundi menyemak alamat berdaftar mereka untuk dibersihkan kerana SPR tiada kuasa untuk menukar alamat tersebut tanpa dipohon sendiri individu berkenaan," katanya.


Tambahnya, umum juga perlu faham seseorang itu berhak mendaftar alamat mengundi di kampung halamannya dan bukan di tempat dia bermastautin seperti diamalkan lebih 40 peratus pengundi berdaftar kini.


"Walaupun ada undang-undang menetapkan alamat perlu dikemaskini dengan JPN selepas tiga bulan berpindah, tidak ramai melakukannya kerana urusan harian tidak mengikut alamat pada MyKad.


"SPR hanya ikut alamat yang didaftarkan dengan JPN dan kami tiada hak mengubahnya. Malangnya, dicanang-canangkan pula kepada orang kampung kononnya pengundi hantu 'dah balik' oleh pihak tertentu," ujarnya.


Beliau turut menegaskan, adalah mustahil untuk seseorang mendaftar dua kali sebagai pengundi selepas aplikasi 12 digit individu pada Mykad dan sistem berkomputer. Untuk lebih telus, SPR telah melancarkan sistem pemeriksaan alamat berdaftar pengundi mulai 1 Julai lalu yang boleh diperiksa melalui laman web rasminya.


"Dengan menggunakan 12 digit individu pada MyKad, pengundi bukan sahaja boleh memeriksa alamat di mana dia berdaftar malahan nama semua individu (keluarga) yang berdaftar di alamat yang sama. Mereka juga boleh melaporkan jika ada individu tidak berkenaan berdaftar di alamat mereka kepada SPR untuk siasatan lanjut," jelasnya.
Dengan mengikut maklumat terkini daripada JPN, SPR bukan sahaja dapat menentukan alamat berdaftar individu, malahan menentukan sama ada penama masih hidup, warganegara dan banyak maklumat lain.


Wan Ahmad menjelaskan, SPR hanya akan berpandu kepada maklumat JPN mengenai kematian pengundi dan bukannya mengikut cakap sesiapa sahaja.


"Sejak 2001, JPN telah mempunyai sistem pemeriksaan atas talian dengan SPR menggunakan 12 digit individu pada MyKad yang dikemas kini setiap 24 jam, serentak mengemas kini maklumat SPR.


"Malangnya, maklumat kematian bergantung kepada waris untuk mengemaskini ia dengan JPN dan kesukaran paling banyak timbul untuk penduduk pedalaman di Sabah dan Sarawak yang sukar ke pejabat JPN," katanya.


Menurutnya lagi, tiada daftar pengundi di dunia yang bersih 100 peratus memandangkan faktor seperti kematian tidak boleh diagak dan berlaku sepanjang masa.


Berkenaan undi pos, Wan Ahmad memaklumkan pihaknya sedang membuat penambahbaikan tetapi tidak boleh memansuhkan terus kaedah itu kerana tidak adil kepada rakyat yang bertugas pada hari mengundi atau di luar negara.


Antara individu yang dibenarkan membuang undi melalui pos adalah polis, tentera, pelajar sepenuh masa di luar negara dan kakitangan kerajaan yang bertugas di luar negara berserta ahli keluarga mereka.


"Peraturan tentera menetapkan mereka perlu ada di dalam kem sementara sebahagian lagi bertugas di luar seperti mana polis yang bertugas pada hari mengundi.


"Terkini, kita akan kukuhkan lagi undi pos dan akan laksanakan undian awal mulai Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13," ujarnya.


Selain itu, beliau menegaskan ejen parti-parti politik juga kini dibenarkan memantau undi pos di kem dan ibu pejabat polis hasil usaha penambahbaikan itu.


"Kelak, SPR sendiri yang akan menguruskan undi pos dan bukan tentera atau polis. Kita juga sedang mengkaji undi pos untuk petugas media," jelasnya.


Berhubung dakwat kekal, Wan Ahmad menjelaskan penggunaannya umpama satu langkah ke belakang sedangkan sistem 12 digit individu pada MyKad merupakan antara tercanggih di dunia.


"Tiada seorang pun rakyat kita yang mempunyai dua siri nombor berbeza, melainkan dia membuat MyKad palsu, dan kerana itu juga kita gunakan sistem biometrik dan mengikut maklumat asal JPN.


"Oleh itu, tidak perlulah kita patah balik ke belakang menggunakan dakwat kerana sistem itu digunakan negara yang tidak memiliki sistem seperti MyKad serta mempunyai berpuluh juta pengundi, kita cuma ada 12 juta," katanya.


Beliau memaklumkan penggunaan dakwat itu juga bercanggah dengan Perlembagaan negara dan pindaan perlu dibuat jika kaedah itu tetap mahu dilaksanakan.


"Sebelum pilihan raya umum pada 2008, kami dimaklumkan dua laporan polis telah dibuat menyatakan dakwat kekal dibeli dan dibawa masuk dari Thailand dan berisiko digunakan untuk mencalit jari penduduk kampung (yang tidak fahami penggunaannya).
"Perlembagaan negara melindungi hak pengundi berdaftar membuang undi walaupun jika dia menolak dicalit dakwat kekal dan jika tidak dipinda, pasti akan dicabar keputusan pilihan raya itu oleh pihak yang kalah," ujarnya.


Akhir sekali berkenaan 21 hari berkempen, Wan Ahmad menjelaskan tempoh kempen yang diberikan sudah berpatutan untuk rakyat dan negara ini.


"Kita sudah jelaskan tetapi ada antara mereka banyak terpengaruh dengan cara di negara luar. Indonesia contohnya berkempen selama satu bulan kerana mempunyai ribuan pulau dan lebih 100 juta pengundi.


"Kita kena lihat realiti di sini dan yang terbaik untuk negara. Apa gunanya kempen lama sehingga habiskan duit calon berkempen dan polis perlu kerja siang malam? Berapa banyak bajet negara akan habis," tegasnya.


"Saya rasa Ambiga sudah terikat kerana membiarkan dirinya digunakan (pembangkang) tetapi janganlah menuntut sehingga tiada ruang rundingan dan menggadaikan keharmonian, ekonomi serta keselamatan rakyat," ujarnya.

My Interview on Radio Australia

Please find the recorded interview online at Radio Australia's ASIA PACIFIC on 18 April 2011 here.


Sarawak state sends Malaysia's BN strong message

Malaysia's Pakatan Rakyat opposition has received a boost from the election in eastern Sarawak state.

While the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition held on to its crucial two-thirds majority, it lost eight seats. That's in contrast to the opposition alliance winning 15, almost doubling their previous number of seats in the state assembly. Prime Minister Najib Razak has described the result as a "strong mandate" but he's unlikely to call early elections before the 2013 deadline.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Ibdilillah Ishak, Executive Secretary, Barisan Nasional Youth, Malaysia


IBDILILLAH: The majority of the losses that BN suffered was more on the urban voters, the change would be more on the demographic of the people there. As you can see, many of the seats we lost, were mostly urban seats, which are consisting more of Chinese voters. While the rural voters voted for Barisan Nasional and urban voters voted against Barisan Nasional, to me, the Chinese voters are sending a signal saying that, "We do want some sort of change." In the rural areas, they're still maintaining all the seats with Barisan Nasional and as you can see from the results, we won a bigger majority, compared to 2006.

LAM: But according to some analysts, the reason why the rural voters continued to vote for BN, was that they had this attitude of "better the devil they know," but rural voters still had alot of issues that they felt were not being addressed, such as not benefitting from Sarawak's rich, natural resources.

IBDILILLAH: To me, that's not true, I mean, most of the analysts are making baseless allegations on what Barisan Nasional is doing. And I think in the last state elections, it was proven that we do give out the land issues, to certain areas, not all. But I do agree that, to a certain extent, the state government needs to address that. As you can see, even though the analysts are saying the rural areas are against the government, the state government on the land issues, but they still voted for Barisan Nasional because they agree that it takes a certain amount of time, to really get the process going. What the Opposition is saying is mostly lip service, so what we do is, we're practically doing it on the ground, trying to do alot of change or transformation in Sarawak.

LAM: But then, the Chief Minister Taib Mahmud has ruled Sarawak for over thirty years, and in all that time, he did not do anything about land reform. There're still people displaced from their farms, from their land, through development and they're not getting anything back (no compensation).

IBDILILLAH: Well, all I'm saying is that you haven't spoken to the majority of the people of Sarawak, I guess. I mean, in Australia, I'm sure you do have alot of problem with Aborigines as well. So in Sarawak, we have like, twenty over races, which we need to please. So I think within the Barisan Nasional coalition in Sarawak, we have four coalition members which is PBB, SUPP, PRS and SPDP, the most, PBB has won all thirty-five of its seats, so if you do an analysis, the seats that we have lost were mostly from the SUPP, which is the urban Chinese areas.

LAM: But one of the issues which irritated voters was that the Chief Minister Taib Mahmud had stayed for so long. Do you think Barisan Nasional will pick up on this message, and facilitate leadership change in Sarawak?

IBDILILLAH: Yes, to me the change, the transition plan must go on within the Sarawak government. And I believe that Taib Mahmud has already spoke to the prime minister that he has agreed to a transition plan, and I'm sure that the next state election, the next five years, you will see a new face in Sarawak state government.

LAM: So they have to wait another five years, on top of the thirty years?

IBDILILLAH: From our understanding, it's that towards half of five year term, most probably in two and a half years time. We need to do more, on giving information to the rakyat, or to the people, that this is what the Barisan Nasional government is doing, because currently, I think the One Malaysia motto is really being spinned by the Opposition, especially the DAP in the urban areas, they place alot on race sentiments, in the urban seats. The Opposition is not doing justice to the ends of One Malaysia, because they're spinning on this One Malaysia motto, which the prime minister is doing, and unfortunately, DAP is using alot of these racism issues against Barisan Nasional. Alot of the voters in the urban areas, yes, they are more educated, they know alot of issues. Yes, I think in Sarawak, most of the voters, the urban voters, have had enough, like you said, of Taib Mahmud's thirty years of leadership in Sarawak government. But to me, he has done alot in these thirty years, and I think with his transition plan, he should be given more time, at least two more years.

Anuar Zain - Sedetik Lebih

Since Merlimau by-election from 26th February to 6th March 2011, Anuar Zain song specifically Sedetik Lebih or in English means "A Second more" has been my song companion. It is an original sound track for a movie called Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa which will be out in cinema from today onwards!


Synopsis:

Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘The Malay Annals’, ’The Chronicles of Merong Mahawangsa’ is an action-packed epic feature film, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. Merong Mahawangsa was a descendant of Alexander the Great, a renowned naval captain and traveler who came to Asia several hundred years ago.

The year is 120 AD… a time when the Roman Empire is at the height of its power, during the reign of Hadrian – one of the Five Good Emperors. Meanwhile in China, the Han Dynasty is firmly cemented as the ruling empire and is expanding into Central Asia… one hundred years before the period of the Three Kingdoms. As the Roman fleet did their repairs and traded in Goa, they asked Merong Mahawangsa to escort a Roman prince to Southeast Asia, to wed a beautiful Chinese princess from the Han Dynasty. The Chinese princess and the Roman prince are supposed to meet halfway and be married on neutral grounds.

However, the pirate nation of Geruda had other plans. They decided to kidnap the Chinese princess and use her as ransom. En route to the Straits of Melaka, Merong Mahawangsa’s fleet was attacked by Geruda’s forces while stopping at a small island to replenish supplies.

Will Merong Mahawangsa be able to rescue the Princess and re-unite her with her betrothed in a marriage that is set to bring together two great civilizations from the East and West?


Sounds like a nice romantic movie.


I will try to make time to watch this movie with wife dearest and once i have seen it i shall try to make some comments. Some of my friends that went to its premier all have said it was a good movie. I was at one of the movie props when i was in Tg Demong for a fish course for a month in 2009.


KRU spent a lot on making the scene as real as possible. I was there to witnessed some of their props and i must say it looks good. Must be good on camera as well. Cant wait to watch the movie.

with Wan Uzman in Tg Demong

Sedetik Lebih Lirik:

Setiap nafas yang dihembus

Setiap degupan jantung

Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Dalam sedar dibuai angan

Dalam tidur dan khayalan

Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Ternyata ku perlukan cinta dari dirimu sayang

Barulah terasa ku bernyawa

Kasihku…ku amat mencintai kamu

Kerana kau beri erti hidup

Ku kan terus mencinta sedetik lebih selepas selamanya

Di kala penuh ketakutan dengan badai kehidupan

Ku bersyukur adanya kamu

Biarlah kehilangan semua yang dimiliki di dunia

Asal masih adanya kamu

Its Been a year as Executive Secretary BN

Today mark a year i work for the Youth movement management and political office as Executive Secretary BN Youth.

It has been a great year working for YB Khairy Jamaluddin aka KJ. He is as every person in Malaysia may know as UMNO Youth Chief or BN Youth Chairman. It is a pleasure to serve a young man as a boss for a change. :)

One year has past and the many programmes and projects have been implemented under his stewardship. I must say all of the programmes are great. The biggest ever programme under BN Youth were the 15,000 crowd at Rally 1Malaysia, the BN Youth Lab, the Jelajah One Malaysia programme, Minimum Wage Forum and other demonstration we did and many many more...

Before i worked for the man, i only get to read about him in blogs and newspapers. Of course some are negative. But i take it to my stride to listen and read the positives as some envious human being will tend to exaggerate.

Below are some of the photos of Jelajah One Malaysia programme we did last year.

The JOM bus aka Land Force One

Day 4: Washington DC

Day 4 starts early as usual. Went to 401, 9th St NW for our talk on Elements of a Successful Campaign: Communications. Our two distinguished speakers are Mr. Mozelle Thompson who is a member of the Advisory Board for Facebook and Ms Laura Burton Capps from Blue Engine Media.


Mr. Mozelle just got back from Australia hence the same jetlag mode as all of us.


Ms Laura spoke first. She was speechwriter for President Bill Clinton from 1995-1999. She has worked for John Kerry and was one of the person that assists Kerry win Iowa. She was also the Communication Director for the late Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy. Her husband is Bill Burton the current Deputy Press Secretary to the White House.


Mr Mozelle, spoke mostly about social media especially Facebook. He has been a member of the advisory board since 2006 when Facebook has 85 staff. Today Facebook has 500 million active users with half of them visits the sit everyday. 70% of the users are from outside the US. Currently countries like China, Vietnam, Iran and North Korea blocks the usage of Facebook. Facebook is real time information with constant information. This is the communication engagement. The last election President Obama uses FB to target people and specific demographic. Did you know FB doesnt spend a single cent on advertising? It is spread virally via WOM (words of mouth). Currently all Congressman has FB and all 42 Government Agencies as well. He also added that you have to understand who your audience are and see what tools to use to target them.

with Mr Mozelle Thompson and Ms Laura Burton Capps

It was really refreshing to hear from one of the member advisory board for FB. He really made us open up our eyes and might rethink of the usage of social media especially FB.

As we walked out of the building going to the next stop, the building in front is the J Edgar Hoover building aka FBI.

FBI office

CWA HQ

Next stop is at the CWA or Communications Workers of America. We'll be hearing from Mr. Chuck Rocha, June and Anna on Outside Organisations that Play a Role: Union. Under CWA they have 700,000 members. And mostly are democrates. His task as union leader during the campaign is to get the voters out to vote. He said that in the last election in an area where there are union members and just normal voters, 72% of those union members go out to vote while ordinary voters turn out were 24%. Union makes the difference in giving out information, talk to them and educating them about th two candidates to its members during campaign period and influence on the fence sitters.

He added that politicians has got 2 things on their mind... to find out more ask me personally :).

A quick photo with Kristin and Erin our ACYPL host

with Chuck, Joon and Anna

On Fari representation, even if union members come to work drunk they will have fair representation. Why they are drunk will take into consideration like going thru death in the family or divorce etc. But if the worker persist on doing same thing in the next 3 days, they will receive a verbal warning. and if it happens again, they will get a written notice. And again if it happens, they will be asked to take a 3 days off, and then 7 days and then 30 days and if still occur, you will get fired! but let say after the 30 days off sentence, you are well behaved in the next one year, you will be down back to the beginning which is verbal warning.

With Anna, a hot union.. hehe

After meeting with the union, we went off to Emily's List. Emily's List founded in 1985. It is dedicated to electing Pro Choice Democratic women to office.

the paid paper advert for a candidate in Alabama, Terri Sewell.... and she is tip to win the seat there and become the first African American women congressman...

We met with the Director at Emily's List, Ms Denise Ferriozi and she spoke on Elements of a Successful Campaign: Field/Grassroots. She has made some slides for us and went thru the slides on GOTV (Get Out The Voters) and the compiling of the members lists and how to approach or strategise to get women voters out to vote for the Democrates. Hillary Clinton was one of their candidates back when she was running for Senator in New York.

While she was speaking, we had working lunch. The corner bakery became the ideal lunch. So its salad and sandwiches... very healthy stuff...

with Denise Ferriozi, Director Emily's List

ACYPL HQ

After Emily's List we went to the HQ of ACYPL where we met with Mr Phil Kerpen who is the Vice President of Policy for Americans for Prosperity. Its Chairman is philanthropist Mr. David Kuch (pronounce Coke). He touched on the Tea Party and who will win this coming election etc.

with Mr Phil Kerpen

Had a Kosher Hot Dog. The lady is a Muslim from Ethiopia...

After the meeting at ACYPL, we walked 7 blocks back to our hotel. And i bought hot dog for tea.

Bought Mucinex DM for my cough and cold cost me USD16 for this...

We have to be at the hotel lobby at 7pm for a private tour of the West Wing of the White House.

The entrance door to the West Wing, Oval Office

with Araz PourMorad and Lindsay Mueller

Mr Araz and Lindsay waited for us at the South Gate entrance. After the security checked our passports, we walked past the Eisenhower Executive Office and to the next entrance. Another check point. Our passports was taken for another inspection and there we got a pass to enter the West wing.

Entrance to the West Wing

Before entering we were told that the West Wing are a small office for people who have access to the President on the daily basis. Around 80 staff are in the West Wing of the White House and the rest around 1500 staff are in the Eisenhower Executive Office. We went around the West Wing and was shown to all interesting photos that you can access at Flikr under White House. It shows the President candid photos on most of the West Wing walls. And after 2 weeks, the photos gets to change and the staff gets to choose and hang it in their office. We toured the dining room, and the situation room where all classified information are discussed with the President inside. There are 3 main phone line in the situation room they are the Department of Interior, Department of Defence and the CIA so that the President can get access to the information fast.

We were showed around to the Rose Garden, the famous corridor where normally photographers take photos of President and also where the President normally does his interview. We also went to the meeting room. And of course, the Oval Office. Unfortunately all these rooms we cant take photos as it is restricted. And i dont want to get into any trouble especially in the West Wing. Later we were showed to the Lobby Entrance of the West Wing.

We went out of the entrance and walked to the James Brady briefing room. The famous White House briefing room when the President speaks to the Press.

This is where the President speak to the Press

Me with Kristin and Lindsay Mueller

Lindsay Mueller is a political appointtee. She was a receptionist in Chicago before President Obama became President. Her loyalty pays and now she is Head of Operations of the White House.

Me and Benedicto at the Press seating area

The overview

Me with one of President Obama young staff a 25 year old Araz whose parents are from Iran

Practicing to ask the President some questions... :)

The White House, Residence of the President of the United States.

The DEEO building

Couldnt resist to take a photo of the DEEO

Lindsay was such a great host, she even gave us a signed copy of President Obama's photo with the family.

A gift from the White House which i will find a frame... :)

After the tour, it was free and easy. Me, CW and Rajiv went around DC and got into a cab to 9th St for HRC (Hard Rock Cafe) time!

Had to take a photo at Ford Theatre because one of my favourite US President was assasinated here. Can you guess who? I was wearing his long hat yesterday as clue? Still dont know? Yes... you got it... President Abraham Lincoln was shot in this Theatre...

Next to Ford Theatre is HRC

Inside HRC Washington DC...