Critical Thoughts

I saw the debate between Chief Minister of Penang Lim Guan Eng and the acting President of Gerakan who was also the previous Chief Minister, Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, which was for some reason a bit more muted than the previous debate involving DSAI and the Information Minister. For some reason, this debate did not enjoy the wide media coverage as the previous one did and it was only shown live on NTV7. On the issue debated, I personally believe that it was a tie, although I admit that Dr. Koh does look a bit unsure of his answer but he didn’t cede his debating ground.

But overall, I find the debate an interesting affair, although both were at their impeccable behaviour one cannot help but to notice the underlying animiosity behind the two under the “gentleman” act displayed. I guess that is the best one can expect from them, and after all they did not have a go at each other like trainees undergoing muay thai training in thailand. So on the whole, the debate was a success and further evidence (much like the more publicised “DSAI vs Shabery Cheek debate”) that such practice should be further encouraged for live telecast.