Presidential Candidate Broadcasts: Memorable Moments
Posted: August 19, 2011 Filed under: Candidates, Humour, Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say, Tan Kin Lian, Tony Tan Keng Yam 4 Comments »
The 4 Tans have given their Presidential Candidate Broadcasts in 4 languages.
Some dubbed, some in their own voices.
Some good, some bad, some ugly. Some a joy to watch. Some painful.
We review the broadcasts, Oscar style!
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Tony Tan
Tony Tan wins the Best Second Language Performance for his valiant effort to speak Mandarin despite being a Peranakan. We, together with all the Mandarin speakers of Singapore, felt the pain too.
As consolation, Tony does get Best Breakthrough Performance of the night. Given his stiff and formal public image, who would have thought Tony Tan had the range of emotions which he displayed in the English speech? If Tony keeps up the fire, we might see a real contest after all!
Tan Jee Say
Tan Jee Say did a good job delivering a campaign speech, with much of the content from the General Election a few months ago. However, Jee Say comes across better when he is loud and fiery. He toned it down too much for the broadcast.
But all is not lost! The campaign has only started.
For this round, Jee Say wins the Best Understated Performance award.
Tan Kin Lian
Tan Kin Lian comes across as a little stiff, but picks up momentum during his Mandarin speech. Arguably the best undubbed Mandarin speech of the lot.
There is a certain grassroots charm to Kin Lian’s style, even if it is stiff.
Tan Cheng Bock’s speech was soft-spoken, but made hard-hitting points. In particular:
“In recent times, there is a growing desire for a clear distinction between the Government and the Office of the President. This is because the President has to check on the reserves and key Civil Service appointments.
I agree with these sentiments. Familiarity breeds the potential for compromise and this will only work against the interests of all citizens.”
Tan Cheng Bock
This is man who isn’t going to compromise on his beliefs, including his plan to kick the Prime Minister’s Office out of the Istana. There goes PM Lee, all the PMO Ministers, Emeritus SM Goh and Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s assistants.
Remember you heard it from us first, when we said Tan Cheng Bock as President would bring some major league ass-kicking and combat! Once the PM is kicked out of the Istana compound, the Ministers and MPs will be next to feel Cheng Bock’s Mighty Hand!
For this reason, Tan Cheng Bock gets our Best Martial Arts Production award!
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Eh, someone at SammyBoy says this blog is started by pro-TT people.
My very critical comment re Patrick was deleted not long ago.
(Testing to see if this comment gets deleted too)
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