Worrying...wait, wait, it’s not worrying

An example of our great leader's leadership.

This is from Abdullah's speech on Wednesday:

TWELFTH PILLAR: Strengthening national unity. Since independence and to this day, as we enjoy the fruits of success as a nation, the spirit of unity in our struggle and power sharing have formed the basis of our strength.
But of late, we see increased polemics on issues related to race and religion. And it has reached a level where it is now worrying.

AND this from his press conference last night:

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- Racial and religious tensions in Malaysia have not reached worrying level, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Thursday.

"Not worrying level as far as I am concerned but it is time to remind the people and to lay down the ground rule and that is exactly I have said (yesterday)," he said.

A change of heart in a space of 48 hours? Or another person all together?

Maybe this will help. He said this in the same press conference last night:

"The speech of the president is the speech of the president. It's the president of Umno who spoke, not Abdullah Badawi."

(Read malayskini’s report on the press conference here)

No wonder we live in such chaotic political conditions this country.

Anyway, a delegate had castigated the International Herald Tribune at the Umno assembly yesterday for reporting the “worrying level” - not that the newspaper was wrong.

Read the IHT report here.