I honestly didn't really care about his pretty girl controversy, but the way he was so quick to blame others and make ballsy accusations with no backing other than his own speculation really says a lot about his character. he can't even take accountability and handle a small scandal with grace, I don't want to imagine how he'll handle national or even international issues. Also, he claimed to care about young Singaporean's but he didn't even try to empathise with their opinions in this situation or fully hear out the hosts throughout the whole episode and then proceeded to call us, the audience, dumb. imo, being unable to explain well in simple terms shows lack of confidence in your own understanding. He just comes off as narcissistic and out of touch.
Exactly. He sounds disgruntled and out of touch, especially saying he will “make things very difficult” for the government if they don’t show him respect. ????? While at the same time, saying he’s all about solving problems not being political. He’s a dangerous man we cannot have as President at all cost, a remnant of the past.
In other words, you would prefer that he kept quiet and just take whatever allegations the host or the media or whoever throw at him like some meek hamster? Why is this even a controversy? Obviously somebody scrutinized what he had said from any point in his life and make it into an issue now, at this golden moment during the PE, in an attempt to discredit him. God knows if he kept quiet, people like you will say he is not assertive enough, blah blah. He comes off as narcissistic and out of touch. Wow, have you taken a look at the PAP ministers? They are guilty for every unfavorable thing you say of this guy leh. But why are you not bringing those up? You wanna play the finger pointing game, you be fair across the board !! Dun just suga suga cherry pick and blame this guy for 1 thing today, but conveniently forget about what the other guys did yesterday !!
@@YY-os4eu So he is dangerous, but having a walkover candidate and yet another government puppet installed, is not dangerous for you? Just look at the kind of shit you dimwits are saying man.
end of the day, take a step back. He is being flanked by everyone who is anti-PAP and wants the President role to keep attacking PAP. President's role is clear, 2nd key and represent SG. I sure hope he doesn't get elected and end up staring at short shorts when the camera goes click. Not my president thank you.
Thank you for bringing this series to us. I think the hosts showed restraint and professionalism in managing the podcast and trying to engage the guest in a respectful manner. It certainly didn’t seem an easy task. Thumbs up!
I have respectfully disagree with you that I dun find these hosts very much respectful to be honest. They were obviously very much bent in finding fault with him, it is clear to the keen observer that these fellas are pro establishment, and they were just centimeters short of directly accusing him of being a pervert.
Never have I felt so frustrated when watching an episode of TDK. He seems adamant on imposing his views, and didn’t bother to hear differing opinion Dan tries to bring across. If he can’t accept or is willing to hear opinions that differs from his, I wonder how accepting he will be to listen to Singaporeans concerns if he ever becomes our president. He also seems a little delusional at times, and brings up statements that can’t be backed by facts/data. But would like to thank Tan Kim Lian for coming out as an eligible candidate so that Singaporeans get an extra day of holiday this year. But frfr, we all know who our next president will be and it’s definitely not gonna be TKL. Looking forward to the next episode with our future president!
nah I had a different view.. I like people who are real because you revealed what kinda character you are. Whereas there are some who are what we called double headed snake, who could really hide their true nature just like acting and these are the ones whom the current fake society loves. So would one prefer someone who you never really get to see his true character or one who disappoints others by revealing his real face? Lies are soothing to the ears but truths are painful to hear.
He was the head of NTUC Income for many years. Knowing how these legacy local institutions operate, as the chief he was likely able to get his way with minimal or zero criticism or feedback, and all his staff likely took what he said as the gospel. I believe anyone who has worked in similar organisations can observe similar type of vibe when it comes to dealing with superiors - don't question, just do whatever boss says, boss is always right. After so many years he has gotten so used to this and probably thinks he is damn great and that his sh1t don't stink. Not saying this as an excuse for him but rather an indictment of how our local organisations operate.
Delusional is right. Wonder where he gets his confidence from. But such an attitude and view keeps him happy la. Good for him. He is also not listening to views. How can we accept a president like him? He doesn't even try to understand other views. Also, come on Mr Tan, whatever you post before you were running for president, of course no one cares because you are a nobody. But once you want to run for president, the behaviour of objectifying women becomes a concern obviously. Why is that hard to understand and also, you are not such a threat that people are trying to bring you down la. I think you already brought yourself down.
@@BeachBoi1000 I too agree with some of his views…His position as an independent candidate is also smth which appeals to a lot of people (me included)…What puts me off personally is the way he carries himself. I would not trust this person to represent Singapore and honestly TDK team did a fantastic job handling this conversation because I don’t think I could have carried on that conversation beyond certain points…
18:25 when he said "logic is my strength" I just couldn't Thank you TDK team for keeping the conversation alive...It must have been so difficult to keep a straight face at certain points. Hats off to y'all.
The funny thing is TKL likes to contradict himself. On one hand says he is independant and politics does not solve issues, on another hand is aligns himself with TCB who is in an opposition political party. Huh?!?!?
I think TKL genuinely believes he’s smart. And I think it’s because he hangs around a bunch of rusty old people all the time. Not to insult old people, but it’s a fact that a large number of them are more “simple minded”. And older generations of Singaporeans are more likely to be yes-men. If someone hangs around such people all the time, their reference for average intelligence adjusts to that level. No wonder TKL thinks he’s smarter than everyone else…
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
He doesn't listen, keeps interrupting, self-righteous, opinionated. Also his views are not sensible..and clearly show he doesn't know what the President can and cannot do. I respect all 3 interviewers..very sharp, quick, mature, self-control, respectful n polite thruout despite...😏 COOL! 👍
After watching this, there’s no way you can be President Mr. tan. “You may be well-versed, but your audience is not?” Sir, these audience are the electorate.
why are some people so obsessed with this comment as if it's gonna do our country better... We are bring modern western style of 'rights' here 'rights' there again...
It’s his words, and this is about what he meant, we want to know. What does it have to do, with what other people think about what he said ? Realise your problem ?
People vote for him because life in Singapore is a struggle and the struggle is getting harder. The ones who preach so much moralising on "pretty girls" are the privileged few.
I am beginning to think otherwise. Since they gave us Trump, why disappoint them? I think I shall just vote for him . After all, he was nominated "above board"
Thank you for this entertaining episode on narcissism and showing how annoying an individual can be when afflicted with a superiority complex and excessive over-confidence while not forgetting salaciousness.
I think that this series have been very helpful and was by all means very necessary with helping us to understand more about these presidential candidates. Good job TDK Podcast team!
Am I the only one who feels attacked when TKL says "your audience are not well-versed"? What kind of backing / understanding does this person have / know about the channel's audience grp?
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
He has this grandpa I-know-best-don't-argue-with-me style which may not win votes in Singapore. Mr Lee Kuan Yew had the same style, but Mr Lee had charisma and a towering presence.
TKL cannot take feedbacks, comments and will always deem malicious. People already told him that its not ok to post such comments and yet he still think is ok and always believe such attack is from his opponents. Denial and delusional. Any comments from his Facebook which he did not agreed will either get deleted, banned or even give name like smart alec (DEROGATORY), stupid etc. He only likes to hear what he wants to hear and praises.
He doesn't care to know, eventhough he has already officially been informed when he became a nominee. He believes being President makes him the treasurer of Singapore.
Some things even if technically not wrong, doesn't mean it's okay regardless the circumstance. When he commented on pretty girls while upholding the image of Internet troll, people accepted that as part of his trolling. He seriously gamed the system with all his troll posts even much better than youngsters. If people disagree with his actions back, they can choose to not see his posts. Because at most is the ladies feeling uncomfortable and irritated, but not violated. He is just him, an Internet troll. But now he serious about becoming president, then its whole different ball game. The symbol and representative of the country. The stakes are too high. Which in turn amplifies the negativity of the old posts. He is right to ask why years ago no one find fault with him, yet now it becomes so huge. All these organization used to ignore and suddenly now everyone after him. Unfair? Maybe. But this IS politics. Being president IS a big deal. And the answer for his questions is that from representing himself, he now wants to represent the people. So many people changed their mindset from "you are your own problem. Not my problem" in the past, to "it is going to be my problem now if he wants to represent me".
I agree with u haha, like u said years before he was trolling and so it's fine. But now he is running for president, and we are not sure if we want such a risky person to be the face of our country. Later he says things that are OK among ordinary friends that are borderline offensive, then if he says it as a official claim or smt serious, it might be problematic, ignoring the hurt done to people that are affected.
If you've noticed after watching, TKL isn't a listener. He's just blasting it all out without listening to the addon questions. Good or Bad, I'll leave it to ya'll to decide.
21:40 😓 he says singapore would be better when 1/2 of singapore women were homemakers. OMG!! Does he realise that 1) with higher living standard across the world, it's quite difficult to rely on a single income 2) women too have dreams and ambitions. I'm a malaysian and i've been following the S'pore's Presidential Election very closely. And i just have to comment on behalf of all the women in the world!! sorry i cant continue listening to him.
Hi neighbor! Totally agree, being a homemaker also makes the husband bear a very heavy burden as sole breadwinner. The moment he gets fired, the family will panic. I don't doubt his words saying that if women want to be a homemaker, fine. But it shouldn't be forced just because the population is declining. Just because you stay at home doesn't necessarily mean more babies.
I think Tan Kin Lian is quite emblematic of the people (esp the elderly) who fall behind with regard to social progress in current society. To some extent, even our PM Lee and Shanmugam fall victim to this, though of course not to the same extent. They don't understand that values have progressed over the years. People nowadays value more accountability, gender equality, a higher degree of respect between races, etc. It's a reminder to us all that we hardly know anything for certain, and to always stay updated with current affairs by reading perspectives from different groups, interacting with them, etc. Most importantly, stay open and humble to new perspectives even as we age and become more financially successful.
I don't actually think that is good because it showed a lack of professionalism and it will fuel the conspiracy theorists and sow further division when he eventually loses.
I think this is one of the episodes that I struggled to sit through it. And it was pretty evident from the TDK hosts’ body language and facial expressions. Kudos to your professionalism. Nevertheless, thanks for giving the presidential candidates a chance to share their perspective.
TKL says ruling party lost touch. From this interview, TKL has lost touch even as an elect. Any questions he don’t want to answer, he will shut the interviewer up.
Imagine a Singapore President who thinks that he knows better than the government about policies. Argues with GIC and Temasek about how they should invest because he thinks that he knows better than them. Wants the government to take away GST because he is the president who wins more votes than the prime minister... hmmm...
i am willing to say that i disagree with TKL, not because i am malicious but simply because i have common sense. sometimes it saddens me how many people supports what his views are.. long way to go for us locals.
I would say the main bulk of people supporting TKL is purely because they just do not like PAP. This is sad because it means even if it is a clown, as long as he runs for the presidency with no link or relations to PAP, these people will give the clown the vote.
his views seem quite outdated n he makes a lot of arrogant claims. He really kinda does come off as donald trump where he wants to have more say over policies just because he has some power.
@@TheSQXH I generally don't think I am pro-PAP, i find myself more or less average daily try to survive kind of dude and I am happy where things are cos the country is run okay. Theres no correct answer in politics to me, but i am fine where we are. If someone is anti PAP and gives a good point, i do respect them.. what saddens me now are the ones that get into their own shit and blame the government 😩
What he is offering is the independent factor just because he doesn't belong to any establishment. If that is so why Mr Ong Teng Cheong was so well received by the people back then and exercised his authority independently? Isn't he once a PAP member and held a Deputy PM officer before he was elected as President. I don't see there is a correlation between establishment and independent thinking. Rather it all boils down to character and professionalism to carry out the duty dilgently. I will weigh more on competency in my consideration.
Don’t underestimate and/or belittle Daily Ketchup’s audience. Even young undergraduates many understand economics and investments. He thinks he is the only I know best and better than u anytime. Where’s the humility.
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
for a person who doesn’t really know him, just by this epi i can conclude that Mr Tan is absolutely delusional, dismissive and seems to make 90% of his judgement through “gut feeling”. It’s so contradicting that he speaks about helping the younger generation when he doesn’t even let all the host who are representative of the group to even finish what they wanna say. 😮 kudos to the team for showing him mercy.
Wayang by PAP just to give Singaporeans a public holiday. Fact that George Goh was disqualified says it all. He would have beaten Tharman hollow and TKL would have lost his deposit again
Its embarrassing to have a candidate of this standard and disposition. While I acknowledged his courage, I am doubtful on his clarity in thoughts and intent. Its unquestionable who I will not be voting for and good job TDK in anchoring this episode!
Ok, so this guy is an embarrassment to you. But it will not be embarrassing to you if we have another walkoever candidate and yet another appointed government puppet President huh?
I'm an actuary and actually (pun intended) offended that TKL said his audience doesn't understand it, surely he should have learnt that communicating complex concepts in a lay person's manner is very much part of our skillset. Anyway, no idea what he means that you "that's not how countries accounting is usually done". Surely government spending (Edusave, other discretionary spendings) should be accounted under your annual P&L statements. Whether the amortisation of these spendings are done with the "right assumptions" would perhaps be a more judgmental process, that TKL could have a view on what's right or wrong. But his explanations were too broad brush... more details please Mr TKL. Don't forget that the SG govt. is able to plan longer term, and hence budget for such costs on a longer term rather than on a year by year basis. And whether sufficient reserves are needed to defend SGD, George Soros famously won a trade against the Bank of England back in the 90s. Whilst the SGD may not be as widely issued as the GBP, this clearly shows that you need substantial firepower to win such trades. Further, SG's MAS monetary policy is to ensure SGD stays within a FX range requires MAS (and further govt reserves) to be available to buy back the currency in case of an adverse movement. For example, it wouldn't be prudent to tell the everyone else how much money you have before going into a bet. Though I do agree that the govt. probably should not have used to much of a broad brush approach to help every company with wages during the pandemic, and that monetary assistance could have been more targetted.
@@seankaiser11 Why wouldn't you ask your fav PM and the entire cabinet, who are already in those sensitive positions to show us their assets first, before asking someone who isn't even part of the establishment yet to do it?
Very funny hor he said comfirmed its tharman brought him down. But he say we got no proof people got affected by his post. Very funn hor. Tan cock lian. I comfirm pap if he and TCB still around.
@@JohnathanChuaa it's not the content per se; i believe we enjoy TDK and the previous candidate of this series' presentation. it's how the person articulated it, and his views itself is contrarian and not well-received.
@@JohnathanChuaaI'm losing my braincells trying to understand this guy ngl..some of the stuff he says also don't make sense. No offense to TDK crew, I've binged watched previous TDKP and this is the first podcast that lowkey pissed me off.
the guy won't even admit to his mistakes and chooses to victim-blame that's a low blow. claims he's a "man of the people" but only cares about imposing his views and not understanding others' pov...
I don't follow SG politics, but this was clearly a very uncomfortable discussion to sit through, well done to the team for maintaining a professional composure throughout and being respectful to the guest, even though it was not reciprocated. But my god, what a guy.
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future everyone thinking aiya tharman sure win, i vote TKL to scare the pap, this is very dangerous thinking.
Mr Tan - if you feel objectivifying people is "nothing wrong," then YOU have no right to be offended. How would you like if someone follow your granddaughters around when they go jogging and take photos of them in shorts and post it on social media?
@cheeseburger88888 it's how you say it and context. But especially don't sneakily take pics of young lady body part and stalk them while they are just going for a run and get angry when people point out how creepy that is. And there's more to a person, women or men, than just their looks, seems very shallow and narrow minded of him.
Objectifying refers to the act of treating someone as an object or a thing, often reducing them to their physical appearance or certain attributes, rather than recognizing their full humanity, feelings, and individuality. It's a dehumanizing behavior that can occur in various contexts, such as objectifying someone based on their gender, race, or other characteristics. This term is often used in discussions about issues like sexism, discrimination, and the importance of respecting others as complete and complex individuals.
If you don't think the amount in the reserves needs to be kept a secret. Maybe it's for the better that you don't get to know the number and definitely not hold the key to it.
One question: Recency and relevance of expertise. Tharman was serving as leader of PAP. NKS is actively running a Multi-B investment fund. Without PAP, after he left NTUC, what was his achievement the last 15-20 yrs?
Lack of toilet signs at Admiralty Village is likely a one off case. Check out all MRT stations and also hawker centers. Also a visitor new to a location can also ask the residents for directions. His difficult to open one’s mouth. Ask and will be answered. Knock and the door will be open.
most if not all MRT stations are next to a shopping mall, where toilet facilities are available. MRT stations are meant to move people fast., to avoid bottlenecks.
I have always felt that the toilet signs are very clear and obvious. The moment you walk through the gantry , the signs are there. WTH is he talking about ?????? He wants toilet at gantry issit ?
OMG! He is digging the hole for himself again! He said "Singapore would be better if 50% of female population were home makers": 1. With current high living costs, how do families cope with single income? Must the husbands work multiple jobs to bring up families? 2. If 50% of female were not working, then are we going to import more foreigners to make up for the shortfall across all sectors? Already we are facing housing issues, how do we cope with the influx in order to keep Singapore functioning? It must have been a tough episode for you guys to remain cool and calm to keep the interview going.... Good job 👍
Very funny hor he said comfirmed its tharman brought him down. But he say we got no proof people got affected by his post. Very funn hor. Tan cock lian
26:17 TKL can make life very difficult for the ministers.😅 31:00 TKL does not believe national reserve should remain confidential. 🤐 33:46 Ah Lian seems pretty confident 3 black swans don’t occur at the same time 35:17 TKL accuses Government’s accounting is inaccurate, government is trying to fool the citizens. 36:23 Monkey business accounting 🙈 39:15 😡
The problem with lowering ministers' salary is that you won't be able to attract the best candidates who could be earning much more in private sector. In. countries where their ministers earn a humble salary, there is often corruption, or low grade candidates, or both.
Jared was trying so hard to tell him about why the public doesn't appreciate his comments but tkl just shuts him down x.x like how does he claim to want to be the people's voice but shut down whoever who doesn't agree with him?
@@leblackrosethorn3834especially concerning when he say that “he want to listen to people” but when PEOPLE literally tell him it is NOT OK to objectify women, he is like “shut down no no no you are wrong”. I’m not even a PAP supporter but this guy legit fucked
Mr Tan must have been a very capable person to head an organisation like NTUC Income in those days. My only request was, it would be good, had he also ascribed the success of the organisation to the team which helped him. It came across to me that he is doing everything by himself.
I have never met a head in IT (in sg) who's good in programinng. Usually they just take the credit. That might be the reason his ex staff didn't speak up for him. Usually old IT head just scold people all day long. Not a easy enviroment to work in.
Parliament holds the master key to amend the constitution, it will be delusional for a president to think that the PAP needs to beg for his mercy to use the reserve in crisis time.
Mr Tan seems to misunderstand the role of president as a ceremonial and symbolic figure. He should be a cabinet minister if he wants to introduce such shifts in national policy.
Political capital to convince the MPs is more crucial then the actual power of veto. Imagine he vetos and Parliament just votes to access the reserves anyway... President must be respected by MPs enough that at least enough of them will vote with him if the vote comes to Parliament..
This is a pain to watch especially when TKL is talking about the reserves. He clearly does not know the role of the president by saying he can set the investment policy for the reserves, this was repeated explicitly throughout this election that the president has no powers to do so. He claims to know how much reserves will be sufficient and thinks that we should release the information about the total reserves. And he thinks SGD will not be attacked, and bigger countries will fall first before Singapore if there are 3 consecutive ‘Black Swan’ events impacting global economies. Seriously?! What is TKL smoking ??? He also consistently speaks as though the President can make policy changes when it is clearly the Government’s role. I hope the electorate can see through this nonsense, I worry for the country if he is ever elected.
The way he say he want to make life difficult… is something Tharman will not say. It is the demeanour of a president that we should pay attention to. No. Ah Beng and no people that magnify the attractiveness of woman. What will other foreign countries think of us? How does he even qualify … 😢
@@andrewho18 Why do you think Tharman is the best? He's the righthand man of PM and chair of MAS. President is supposed to be best if independent of PM or the 3 reserve entities management team. Actually by that it means technically, Tharman would be the worst among the 3 in that position. If there were any CPIB probes more sensitive than a non-central executive committee minister like Minister Iswaran, by voting Tharman in, that means Singapore in theory has to pray hard every single day that the pair of two friends are really people of 100% integrity etc. Just for your knowledge
@@andrewho18 The president in a way is the only check and balance on all possible corruption cases in SG, because CPIB can only investigate, if their requests are approved by either the PM or the president. So if someone higher up in government is corrupted. We Singaporeans will never ever know and only see a rosy picture, unless there is an independent president that did not gain any promotion from within government, otherwise the friendship and the promotions directly by the government, that president will feel indebted for that friendship and career opportunity etc.
1) Any P with less than 50% vote is not representative of the populace. 2) Perceived objectification of 'pretty girls' or 'attractiveness' might be an unconscious display of 'feminizing' men -- by feminist(s) regardless of gender.
Wow, I've never disagreed with a guest more. John, Jared & Dan really did really well here. Thank you for sharing this podcast TDK. He is not my president.
TKL lives in the old era. Unable to keep abreast with the current world. Whoever is not on his side is deemed malicious or he simply cut him/her off. The most challenging interview session by TDK. 😅
Can anyone imagine Mr Tan sitting in a room full of other world leaders/vvips/govt, and also having to represent Singapore with his thoughts/views? I can, but I wouldn't want that.
LoLx, he disagreed with some many policies of the gov, is he campaigning for presidency election or opposition party election????? I want a President that brings Peace and Stability to our country, not the other way round...😢
Mr TKL, a president must have wisdom because what you say has consequences. In addition, I believe that you will be a confrontational president (if elected) against the government. We cannot tolerate any disruptions in the stability of our government. You will likely lose your deposit again.
This vote would be very stressing i wonder how the cast manage to end it. Wonder how john and dan manage to maneuver it can tell at the start really look uncomfortable, speaking from a neutral side
I honestly didn't really care about his pretty girl controversy, but the way he was so quick to blame others and make ballsy accusations with no backing other than his own speculation really says a lot about his character. he can't even take accountability and handle a small scandal with grace, I don't want to imagine how he'll handle national or even international issues. Also, he claimed to care about young Singaporean's but he didn't even try to empathise with their opinions in this situation or fully hear out the hosts throughout the whole episode and then proceeded to call us, the audience, dumb. imo, being unable to explain well in simple terms shows lack of confidence in your own understanding. He just comes off as narcissistic and out of touch.
I love love love TDK and their content but nothing is able to save this man
Exactly. He sounds disgruntled and out of touch, especially saying he will “make things very difficult” for the government if they don’t show him respect. ????? While at the same time, saying he’s all about solving problems not being political. He’s a dangerous man we cannot have as President at all cost, a remnant of the past.
In other words, you would prefer that he kept quiet and just take whatever allegations the host or the media or whoever throw at him like some meek hamster?
Why is this even a controversy? Obviously somebody scrutinized what he had said from any point in his life and make it into an issue now, at this golden moment during the PE, in an attempt to discredit him.
God knows if he kept quiet, people like you will say he is not assertive enough, blah blah.
He comes off as narcissistic and out of touch. Wow, have you taken a look at the PAP ministers? They are guilty for every unfavorable thing you say of this guy leh. But why are you not bringing those up?
You wanna play the finger pointing game, you be fair across the board !! Dun just suga suga cherry pick and blame this guy for 1 thing today, but conveniently forget about what the other guys did yesterday !!
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So he is dangerous, but having a walkover candidate and yet another government puppet installed, is not dangerous for you?
Just look at the kind of shit you dimwits are saying man.
end of the day, take a step back. He is being flanked by everyone who is anti-PAP and wants the President role to keep attacking PAP. President's role is clear, 2nd key and represent SG. I sure hope he doesn't get elected and end up staring at short shorts when the camera goes click. Not my president thank you.
Thank you for bringing this series to us. I think the hosts showed restraint and professionalism in managing the podcast and trying to engage the guest in a respectful manner. It certainly didn’t seem an easy task. Thumbs up!
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家庭主妇跟出入工作的妇女一样重要
但所得稅扣却不对比
I have respectfully disagree with you that I dun find these hosts very much respectful to be honest.
They were obviously very much bent in finding fault with him, it is clear to the keen observer that these fellas are pro establishment, and they were just centimeters short of directly accusing him of being a pervert.
Never have I felt so frustrated when watching an episode of TDK. He seems adamant on imposing his views, and didn’t bother to hear differing opinion Dan tries to bring across. If he can’t accept or is willing to hear opinions that differs from his, I wonder how accepting he will be to listen to Singaporeans concerns if he ever becomes our president.
He also seems a little delusional at times, and brings up statements that can’t be backed by facts/data.
But would like to thank Tan Kim Lian for coming out as an eligible candidate so that Singaporeans get an extra day of holiday this year. But frfr, we all know who our next president will be and it’s definitely not gonna be TKL.
Looking forward to the next episode with our future president!
Are we going back to the past with him😅
Looks like u been voting PAP all this while eh? Tsk tsk.... then u better not be complaining about the rising cost of living in SG lor.
nah I had a different view.. I like people who are real because you revealed what kinda character you are. Whereas there are some who are what we called double headed snake, who could really hide their true nature just like acting and these are the ones whom the current fake society loves. So would one prefer someone who you never really get to see his true character or one who disappoints others by revealing his real face? Lies are soothing to the ears but truths are painful to hear.
He was the head of NTUC Income for many years. Knowing how these legacy local institutions operate, as the chief he was likely able to get his way with minimal or zero criticism or feedback, and all his staff likely took what he said as the gospel. I believe anyone who has worked in similar organisations can observe similar type of vibe when it comes to dealing with superiors - don't question, just do whatever boss says, boss is always right. After so many years he has gotten so used to this and probably thinks he is damn great and that his sh1t don't stink. Not saying this as an excuse for him but rather an indictment of how our local organisations operate.
Delusional is right. Wonder where he gets his confidence from. But such an attitude and view keeps him happy la. Good for him. He is also not listening to views. How can we accept a president like him? He doesn't even try to understand other views. Also, come on Mr Tan, whatever you post before you were running for president, of course no one cares because you are a nobody. But once you want to run for president, the behaviour of objectifying women becomes a concern obviously. Why is that hard to understand and also, you are not such a threat that people are trying to bring you down la. I think you already brought yourself down.
Newfound respect for the Daily Ketchup team. Must've been difficult holding a conversation with TKL.
Stubborn and dogmatic, not the kind of loving father figure for the nation.
Can be
Maybe I am old school. I agree with him on some issues.
@@BeachBoi1000 I too agree with some of his views…His position as an independent candidate is also smth which appeals to a lot of people (me included)…What puts me off personally is the way he carries himself. I would not trust this person to represent Singapore and honestly TDK team did a fantastic job handling this conversation because I don’t think I could have carried on that conversation beyond certain points…
I have never felt more pekcek listening to TDK podcast
I knew who not to vote for...and after this I still know who not to vote for.
Haha l know who you vote for 😂
18:25 when he said "logic is my strength" I just couldn't
Thank you TDK team for keeping the conversation alive...It must have been so difficult to keep a straight face at certain points. Hats off to y'all.
The funny thing is TKL likes to contradict himself. On one hand says he is independant and politics does not solve issues, on another hand is aligns himself with TCB who is in an opposition political party. Huh?!?!?
I think TKL genuinely believes he’s smart. And I think it’s because he hangs around a bunch of rusty old people all the time. Not to insult old people, but it’s a fact that a large number of them are more “simple minded”. And older generations of Singaporeans are more likely to be yes-men.
If someone hangs around such people all the time, their reference for average intelligence adjusts to that level. No wonder TKL thinks he’s smarter than everyone else…
What is wrong about raising it precisely because you are a presidential candidate? Why shouldn't the president be held to a higher standard?
Ikr. Million dollar salary, million dollar expectations.
How to lose as much potential voters as possible in 1 podcast
Possible
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
Ouch this was so painful to watch. Kudos to the cast for being able to last and remain respectful throughout 😅
He doesn't listen, keeps interrupting, self-righteous, opinionated.
Also his views are not sensible..and clearly show he doesn't know what the President can and cannot do.
I respect all 3 interviewers..very sharp, quick, mature, self-control, respectful n polite thruout despite...😏 COOL! 👍
1 word to describe him. Narcissistic.
After watching this, there’s no way you can be President Mr. tan.
“You may be well-versed, but your audience is not?”
Sir, these audience are the electorate.
+1
I love how he claims he wants to hear "the people" but would not accept what people think about him talking abt "pretty girls"
why are some people so obsessed with this comment as if it's gonna do our country better... We are bring modern western style of 'rights' here 'rights' there again...
It’s his words, and this is about what he meant, we want to know.
What does it have to do, with what other people think about what he said ?
Realise your problem ?
No no no. Those are the minority... the majority support him.. don't be so malicious. You have your perspective. Be nice.
People vote for him because life in Singapore is a struggle and the struggle is getting harder. The ones who preach so much moralising on "pretty girls" are the privileged few.
Tbh my impression of him just got worse after this podcast.
It only matters if you were actually going to vote for him in the first place.
Possible
Lol 😂 guess the same
He is clearly delusional and not doing himself any favours in this interview. Thank you TDKP for making it even clearer who doesn't deserve our vote!
I am beginning to think otherwise. Since they gave us Trump, why disappoint them? I think I shall just vote for him . After all, he was nominated "above board"
What is he delusional about?
nonsense
Thank you for this entertaining episode on narcissism and showing how annoying an individual can be when afflicted with a superiority complex and excessive over-confidence while not forgetting salaciousness.
Dunning-Kruger effect
Oh. You talking about LHL and his cronies?
omg yes 10/10 well said!
also, to add, i can’t believe he’s using this PE as a platform to “get back” at certain groups of people
The same thing can be said about your PAP masters leh, lapdog !!
Any chance you guys will be inviting Tharman for an interview too? Just to complete the full house 😄
Yessss 🎉
@@JohnathanChuaa omg best news ever
whoohoo!!!! that’s the highlight 🎉
Looking forward to that episode!! THE EPISODE THAT WE NEED!
saving the best for the last!@@JohnathanChuaa
I think that this series have been very helpful and was by all means very necessary with helping us to understand more about these presidential candidates. Good job TDK Podcast team!
Am I the only one who feels attacked when TKL says "your audience are not well-versed"? What kind of backing / understanding does this person have / know about the channel's audience grp?
TOTALLY, he feels like the old taxi uncle who keeps saying we don't understand. Bruh you are the disconnected old dude.
I feel the same way.
I think he doesn’t know how speculative attacks on currency works also
Not sure if it’s intentional but thanks for keeping the ladies away from this ep’s panel!
I guess Better be safe than sorry 😂
HAHAHHAHA
Kudos to the team for keeping their composure. The vote results will be a litmus test of how logical we still are as a nation.
LKY brought SG from 3rd world to 1st world. Tan Kin Lian point of view would likely bring SG from 1st world to 3rd world.
TKL is a self-styled LKY. But LKY was always engaging and convincing. TKL is always annoying and rude.
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
He is just someone who is outdated and was lucky to attain his position back then. His thinking is slow and impaired.
😂 Kudos to the hosts keeping cool.😂
Can sense the punches virtually flying onto the of tkl...
Does TKL not remind you of those insufferable relatives that you have to meet during CNY..........tell me it's not just me.....
Old school he is.
He has this grandpa I-know-best-don't-argue-with-me style which may not win votes in Singapore. Mr Lee Kuan Yew had the same style, but Mr Lee had charisma and a towering presence.
The discomfort is oozing from the hosts. Thank you TDK team for this episode and I'm sorry you all had to go through this
I felt dumber after watching this, kudos to the hosts keeping a straight face going through this interview, my respect to you all.
TKL cannot take feedbacks, comments and will always deem malicious. People already told him that its not ok to post such comments and yet he still think is ok and always believe such attack is from his opponents. Denial and delusional. Any comments from his Facebook which he did not agreed will either get deleted, banned or even give name like smart alec (DEROGATORY), stupid etc. He only likes to hear what he wants to hear and praises.
Donald Trump Kin Lian
@@tingguoyu4671preferred him than sleepy Joe 😅
If he's the president, he'll be meeting leaders of other nations, and it'll be embarrassing. Singaporeans, please don't do that to ourselves
Does he really understand what a president can or cannot do?? Can someone brief him first?
He doesn't know
He doesn't care to know, eventhough he has already officially been informed when he became a nominee. He believes being President makes him the treasurer of Singapore.
Some things even if technically not wrong, doesn't mean it's okay regardless the circumstance.
When he commented on pretty girls while upholding the image of Internet troll, people accepted that as part of his trolling. He seriously gamed the system with all his troll posts even much better than youngsters. If people disagree with his actions back, they can choose to not see his posts. Because at most is the ladies feeling uncomfortable and irritated, but not violated. He is just him, an Internet troll.
But now he serious about becoming president, then its whole different ball game. The symbol and representative of the country. The stakes are too high. Which in turn amplifies the negativity of the old posts.
He is right to ask why years ago no one find fault with him, yet now it becomes so huge. All these organization used to ignore and suddenly now everyone after him. Unfair? Maybe. But this IS politics. Being president IS a big deal. And the answer for his questions is that from representing himself, he now wants to represent the people.
So many people changed their mindset from "you are your own problem. Not my problem" in the past, to "it is going to be my problem now if he wants to represent me".
I agree with u haha, like u said years before he was trolling and so it's fine. But now he is running for president, and we are not sure if we want such a risky person to be the face of our country. Later he says things that are OK among ordinary friends that are borderline offensive, then if he says it as a official claim or smt serious, it might be problematic, ignoring the hurt done to people that are affected.
No way would I vote for TKL…I am a retiree n surprised that he even qualified to run for presidency 😢
Thank you Johnathan for calling out this Mr TKL on his bullshit constantly.
Talk is cheap, where is the bullshit part?
If you've noticed after watching, TKL isn't a listener. He's just blasting it all out without listening to the addon questions. Good or Bad, I'll leave it to ya'll to decide.
21:40 😓 he says singapore would be better when 1/2 of singapore women were homemakers. OMG!! Does he realise that
1) with higher living standard across the world, it's quite difficult to rely on a single income
2) women too have dreams and ambitions.
I'm a malaysian and i've been following the S'pore's Presidential Election very closely. And i just have to comment on behalf of all the women in the world!!
sorry i cant continue listening to him.
Hi neighbor! Totally agree, being a homemaker also makes the husband bear a very heavy burden as sole breadwinner. The moment he gets fired, the family will panic. I don't doubt his words saying that if women want to be a homemaker, fine. But it shouldn't be forced just because the population is declining. Just because you stay at home doesn't necessarily mean more babies.
You are misreading what he meant. He meant to say housemakers are not considered economic source and hence neglected.
@@leblackrosethorn3834.
I think Tan Kin Lian is quite emblematic of the people (esp the elderly) who fall behind with regard to social progress in current society. To some extent, even our PM Lee and Shanmugam fall victim to this, though of course not to the same extent. They don't understand that values have progressed over the years. People nowadays value more accountability, gender equality, a higher degree of respect between races, etc. It's a reminder to us all that we hardly know anything for certain, and to always stay updated with current affairs by reading perspectives from different groups, interacting with them, etc. Most importantly, stay open and humble to new perspectives even as we age and become more financially successful.
LOLOL the confusion on the cast members face everytime TKL says something questionable 💀💀💀
Lolll Ikr and them trying to hold their laugh especially the one sitting beside him
I don't actually think that is good because it showed a lack of professionalism and it will fuel the conspiracy theorists and sow further division when he eventually loses.
Everywhere
I’m really impressed by the team for staying straight faced and being professional. Kudos to them 👏🏻
I think this is one of the episodes that I struggled to sit through it. And it was pretty evident from the TDK hosts’ body language and facial expressions. Kudos to your professionalism.
Nevertheless, thanks for giving the presidential candidates a chance to share their perspective.
Sad to say this is the typical uncle you meet at kopitiam imposing their thoughts on you, and criticise you for not agreeing with them
TKL says ruling party lost touch.
From this interview, TKL has lost touch even as an elect. Any questions he don’t want to answer, he will shut the interviewer up.
Imagine a Singapore President who thinks that he knows better than the government about policies. Argues with GIC and Temasek about how they should invest because he thinks that he knows better than them. Wants the government to take away GST because he is the president who wins more votes than the prime minister... hmmm...
i am willing to say that i disagree with TKL, not because i am malicious but simply because i have common sense. sometimes it saddens me how many people supports what his views are.. long way to go for us locals.
I would say the main bulk of people supporting TKL is purely because they just do not like PAP. This is sad because it means even if it is a clown, as long as he runs for the presidency with no link or relations to PAP, these people will give the clown the vote.
his views seem quite outdated n he makes a lot of arrogant claims. He really kinda does come off as donald trump where he wants to have more say over policies just because he has some power.
@@TheSQXH I generally don't think I am pro-PAP, i find myself more or less average daily try to survive kind of dude and I am happy where things are cos the country is run okay. Theres no correct answer in politics to me, but i am fine where we are. If someone is anti PAP and gives a good point, i do respect them.. what saddens me now are the ones that get into their own shit and blame the government 😩
I think this video makes it clear why i would not be voting for him. lol
What he is offering is the independent factor just because he doesn't belong to any establishment. If that is so why Mr Ong Teng Cheong was so well received by the people back then and exercised his authority independently? Isn't he once a PAP member and held a Deputy PM officer before he was elected as President. I don't see there is a correlation between establishment and independent thinking. Rather it all boils down to character and professionalism to carry out the duty dilgently. I will weigh more on competency in my consideration.
Mr ong is well received by the people. But not the establishment, who did not give him a state funeral
He should listen to his family! They are wise
you can clearly see the difference in between him and ng kok song/george goh in the podcasts
Don’t underestimate and/or belittle Daily Ketchup’s audience. Even young undergraduates many understand economics and investments. He thinks he is the only I know best and better than u anytime. Where’s the humility.
If he becomes President Singapore will be in deep trouble....!
yes deep trouble for connected cronies living off wasteful funds from PA / SPH / Sports Hub etc
i hope Mr tan doesn't get elected. After this interview i have a feeling that he doesn't have grasp of how the presidency works.
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future
for a person who doesn’t really know him, just by this epi i can conclude that Mr Tan is absolutely delusional, dismissive and seems to make 90% of his judgement through “gut feeling”. It’s so contradicting that he speaks about helping the younger generation when he doesn’t even let all the host who are representative of the group to even finish what they wanna say. 😮 kudos to the team for showing him mercy.
How come people like him can even qualify to run for president 🤯🤯
The PAP needs him to dilute NKS’s votes
To split the anti-establishment vote to ensure Tharman wins, simple
Wayang by PAP just to give Singaporeans a public holiday. Fact that George Goh was disqualified says it all. He would have beaten Tharman hollow and TKL would have lost his deposit again
Its embarrassing to have a candidate of this standard and disposition. While I acknowledged his courage, I am doubtful on his clarity in thoughts and intent. Its unquestionable who I will not be voting for and good job TDK in anchoring this episode!
He offers a choice for those people who is anti pap. Or they don’t want to choose a PAP candidate.
Ok, so this guy is an embarrassment to you.
But it will not be embarrassing to you if we have another walkoever candidate and yet another appointed government puppet President huh?
@@BeachBoi1000 How does that help the nation?
I'm an actuary and actually (pun intended) offended that TKL said his audience doesn't understand it, surely he should have learnt that communicating complex concepts in a lay person's manner is very much part of our skillset.
Anyway, no idea what he means that you "that's not how countries accounting is usually done". Surely government spending (Edusave, other discretionary spendings) should be accounted under your annual P&L statements. Whether the amortisation of these spendings are done with the "right assumptions" would perhaps be a more judgmental process, that TKL could have a view on what's right or wrong. But his explanations were too broad brush... more details please Mr TKL. Don't forget that the SG govt. is able to plan longer term, and hence budget for such costs on a longer term rather than on a year by year basis.
And whether sufficient reserves are needed to defend SGD, George Soros famously won a trade against the Bank of England back in the 90s. Whilst the SGD may not be as widely issued as the GBP, this clearly shows that you need substantial firepower to win such trades. Further, SG's MAS monetary policy is to ensure SGD stays within a FX range requires MAS (and further govt reserves) to be available to buy back the currency in case of an adverse movement. For example, it wouldn't be prudent to tell the everyone else how much money you have before going into a bet.
Though I do agree that the govt. probably should not have used to much of a broad brush approach to help every company with wages during the pandemic, and that monetary assistance could have been more targetted.
Very well said. And fair in your last sentence!
I disagree with the last statement. Cos to help/prevent Singaporean from getting unemployed due to company shutting down. What the gov did was right.
you never heard of small float and short squeeze?
The more media coverage he is doing, the deeper the hole he is digging. Man is not helping himself
He is helping no one
Why don’t you use your brain and think deeper? Lol😂
What?!?!?! He wants to expose our reserves amount? Wow. Just wow.
Confirm won't vote a person who will risk our country to be attacked
Why don't he tell us how much he has in his bank account?
How will that RISK out country of being attacked?
Stop making up mother goose stories with your foolish fear mongering ok?
@@seankaiser11 Why wouldn't you ask your fav PM and the entire cabinet, who are already in those sensitive positions to show us their assets first, before asking someone who isn't even part of the establishment yet to do it?
@@seankaiser11 🤣🤣🤣
Very funny hor he said comfirmed its tharman brought him down. But he say we got no proof people got affected by his post. Very funn hor. Tan cock lian. I comfirm pap if he and TCB still around.
This is the first time that I want to stop viewing a daily ketchup podcast without finishing it……😫
Wahlao 😂
Same here. Aiyohhhh buay tahan.
same, watched halfway and had to check how long more the video was gonna last.
@@JohnathanChuaa it's not the content per se; i believe we enjoy TDK and the previous candidate of this series' presentation. it's how the person articulated it, and his views itself is contrarian and not well-received.
@@JohnathanChuaaI'm losing my braincells trying to understand this guy ngl..some of the stuff he says also don't make sense. No offense to TDK crew, I've binged watched previous TDKP and this is the first podcast that lowkey pissed me off.
the guy won't even admit to his mistakes and chooses to victim-blame that's a low blow. claims he's a "man of the people" but only cares about imposing his views and not understanding others' pov...
Thank you for reinforcing to me that this guy cannot represent Singapore
Waiting for my bro tharman to come on the pod
he wont come la he coward
I don't follow SG politics, but this was clearly a very uncomfortable discussion to sit through, well done to the team for maintaining a professional composure throughout and being respectful to the guest, even though it was not reciprocated. But my god, what a guy.
But too many opposition supporters vote anti pap candidate for the sake of voting. Its very dangerous thinking. They see anti pap they vote. Its up to u to risk ur future everyone thinking aiya tharman sure win, i vote TKL to scare the pap, this is very dangerous thinking.
This guy really destroyed his own image (if any), at no fault of the TDK team.
Mr Tan - if you feel objectivifying people is "nothing wrong," then YOU have no right to be offended. How would you like if someone follow your granddaughters around when they go jogging and take photos of them in shorts and post it on social media?
Well said kudos
Agree!
Similarly, it goes both ways. Men should have the right not to be objectified too.
What constitutes objectifying? What constitutes complimenting?😅
@cheeseburger88888 it's how you say it and context. But especially don't sneakily take pics of young lady body part and stalk them while they are just going for a run and get angry when people point out how creepy that is.
And there's more to a person, women or men, than just their looks, seems very shallow and narrow minded of him.
Objectifying refers to the act of treating someone as an object or a thing, often reducing them to their physical appearance or certain attributes, rather than recognizing their full humanity, feelings, and individuality. It's a dehumanizing behavior that can occur in various contexts, such as objectifying someone based on their gender, race, or other characteristics. This term is often used in discussions about issues like sexism, discrimination, and the importance of respecting others as complete and complex individuals.
Just want to say good job daily ketchup crew! Definitely one of the hardest interviews but you guys really pull it through professionally.
I can literally feel that TDK crew are all going 'wtf' and what is going on? They are all laughing and ridiculing TKL in their hearts as he spoke.
有同感。不过陈先生还是非常认真地回答每个问题
Probably laughing their ass off after the show🤣
@@annieji2744 should I say he is oblivious to the fact that the hosts are all laughing.
im sure tharman doesn't find him as a threat. lmao i really want to see the poll that find him the most popular.
Can see jon struggling to smile beside him
“Logic is my strength” and I burst.
Same here. I do not hear any logic when he talks
After all his explanation I still don’t think I’d be proud to have Mr Tan representing Singapore on a global platform.
If you don't think the amount in the reserves needs to be kept a secret. Maybe it's for the better that you don't get to know the number and definitely not hold the key to it.
One question: Recency and relevance of expertise. Tharman was serving as leader of PAP. NKS is actively running a Multi-B investment fund. Without PAP, after he left NTUC, what was his achievement the last 15-20 yrs?
Lack of toilet signs at Admiralty Village is likely a one off case. Check out all MRT stations and also hawker centers. Also a visitor new to a location can also ask the residents for directions. His difficult to open one’s mouth. Ask and will be answered. Knock and the door will be open.
most if not all MRT stations are next to a shopping mall, where toilet facilities are available. MRT stations are meant to move people fast., to avoid bottlenecks.
Maybe there are no pretty girls around
Cannot find sign so cannot ask people meh. Gong
I have always felt that the toilet signs are very clear and obvious. The moment you walk through the gantry , the signs are there. WTH is he talking about ?????? He wants toilet at gantry issit ?
Some rich people difficult to ask common people for help. They just like to complain.
OMG! He is digging the hole for himself again!
He said "Singapore would be better if 50% of female population were home makers":
1. With current high living costs, how do families cope with single income? Must the husbands work multiple jobs to bring up families?
2. If 50% of female were not working, then are we going to import more foreigners to make up for the shortfall across all sectors? Already we are facing housing issues, how do we cope with the influx in order to keep Singapore functioning?
It must have been a tough episode for you guys to remain cool and calm to keep the interview going.... Good job 👍
You talk as though the modern women in Singapore these days are very family oriented like that loh.
Very funny hor he said comfirmed its tharman brought him down. But he say we got no proof people got affected by his post. Very funn hor. Tan cock lian
Vote tharman
@@sihanchen7552 What do you mean?
26:17 TKL can make life very difficult for the ministers.😅
31:00 TKL does not believe national reserve should remain confidential. 🤐
33:46 Ah Lian seems pretty confident 3 black swans don’t occur at the same time
35:17 TKL accuses Government’s accounting is inaccurate, government is trying to fool the citizens.
36:23 Monkey business accounting 🙈
39:15 😡
Don’t you get what TKL is trying to tell you? 😂 you are so clueless
The problem with lowering ministers' salary is that you won't be able to attract the best candidates who could be earning much more in private sector. In. countries where their ministers earn a humble salary, there is often corruption, or low grade candidates, or both.
jared's face after TKL says "pretty girls" 💀 7:48
Jared was trying so hard to tell him about why the public doesn't appreciate his comments but tkl just shuts him down x.x like how does he claim to want to be the people's voice but shut down whoever who doesn't agree with him?
a pikachu shock face moment
@@leblackrosethorn3834especially concerning when he say that “he want to listen to people” but when PEOPLE literally tell him it is NOT OK to objectify women, he is like “shut down no no no you are wrong”. I’m not even a PAP supporter but this guy legit fucked
This is not the kind of president that I want. He is more suitable for an opposition party. How then can the presidency work for him,?
Imagine when John said Daily Ketchup is Singapore's most watched podcast and Tan Kin Lian says "I don't agree" LOLOLOL
25K views within 6 hours and he doesn't agree> Maybe his "pretty girls" gets more than that?: TDK should have asked him
No way !
@@JaswantSingh-ym9zo TKL says his pretty girls post has 1 milllion views
Mr Tan must have been a very capable person to head an organisation like NTUC Income in those days. My only request was, it would be good, had he also ascribed the success of the organisation to the team which helped him. It came across to me that he is doing everything by himself.
In the 80s. Which is a different environment from now
I have never met a head in IT (in sg) who's good in programinng. Usually they just take the credit. That might be the reason his ex staff didn't speak up for him. Usually old IT head just scold people all day long. Not a easy enviroment to work in.
everytime i see him will be reminded of those uncles drinking beer at coffeeshop
Parliament holds the master key to amend the constitution, it will be delusional for a president to think that the PAP needs to beg for his mercy to use the reserve in crisis time.
Mr Tan seems to misunderstand the role of president as a ceremonial and symbolic figure. He should be a cabinet minister if he wants to introduce such shifts in national policy.
Political capital to convince the MPs is more crucial then the actual power of veto. Imagine he vetos and Parliament just votes to access the reserves anyway... President must be respected by MPs enough that at least enough of them will vote with him if the vote comes to Parliament..
President blackmailing Government...how interesting
there's a political price to be paid if they use this master key
@@kollel86 Which MP is going to risk losing his "do nothing" $16 K MP allowance, which is payable even when under investigation?:
This is a pain to watch especially when TKL is talking about the reserves.
He clearly does not know the role of the president by saying he can set the investment policy for the reserves, this was repeated explicitly throughout this election that the president has no powers to do so.
He claims to know how much reserves will be sufficient and thinks that we should release the information about the total reserves. And he thinks SGD will not be attacked, and bigger countries will fall first before Singapore if there are 3 consecutive ‘Black Swan’ events impacting global economies.
Seriously?! What is TKL smoking ???
He also consistently speaks as though the President can make policy changes when it is clearly the Government’s role.
I hope the electorate can see through this nonsense, I worry for the country if he is ever elected.
The way he say he want to make life difficult… is something Tharman will not say. It is the demeanour of a president that we should pay attention to. No. Ah Beng and no people that magnify the attractiveness of woman. What will other foreign countries think of us? How does he even qualify … 😢
To the Daily Ketchup crew: Is it possible to get Tharman on this?
saving the best for last.
@@andrewho18 Why do you think Tharman is the best? He's the righthand man of PM and chair of MAS. President is supposed to be best if independent of PM or the 3 reserve entities management team. Actually by that it means technically, Tharman would be the worst among the 3 in that position.
If there were any CPIB probes more sensitive than a non-central executive committee minister like Minister Iswaran, by voting Tharman in, that means Singapore in theory has to pray hard every single day that the pair of two friends are really people of 100% integrity etc. Just for your knowledge
@@andrewho18 The president in a way is the only check and balance on all possible corruption cases in SG, because CPIB can only investigate, if their requests are approved by either the PM or the president.
So if someone higher up in government is corrupted. We Singaporeans will never ever know and only see a rosy picture, unless there is an independent president that did not gain any promotion from within government, otherwise the friendship and the promotions directly by the government, that president will feel indebted for that friendship and career opportunity etc.
1) Any P with less than 50% vote is not representative of the populace.
2) Perceived objectification of 'pretty girls' or 'attractiveness' might be an unconscious display of 'feminizing' men -- by feminist(s) regardless of gender.
Tharman is arguably not the best, but he’s definitely the best of these three . 👍
I dont know or I cant see how this guy became a CEO and now a Presidential candidate
Good job guys
Wow, I've never disagreed with a guest more. John, Jared & Dan really did really well here. Thank you for sharing this podcast TDK. He is not my president.
After listening to all three of the candidates,my clear choice is Mr Tharman.
omg watching him speak is like chewing glass pls
And to mention that the son in law of NKS, namely Mark Lee ( Not affiliated with the TV celebrity comedian)is the Managing Director of GIC
TKL lives in the old era. Unable to keep abreast with the current world. Whoever is not on his side is deemed malicious or he simply cut him/her off. The most challenging interview session by TDK. 😅
Can anyone imagine Mr Tan sitting in a room full of other world leaders/vvips/govt, and also having to represent Singapore with his thoughts/views? I can, but I wouldn't want that.
He knows everything and he says others are arrogant when he’s in no way humble or insightful.
The hosts show the best example of how to keep a conversation flowing despite the lack of coherence or logic. Thank you!
This was hard to watch. He was hard to watch. Kudos to the TDKP team for bearing with him so graciously
7:18 Fella cuts Dan off faster than my wifi connection
Quote “I think is wrong to be offended on behalf of others and you impose your views” - so you should NOT impose any views during your campaign 😅
He kept imposing his views during podcast and rudely cut off the others.
LoLx, he disagreed with some many policies of the gov, is he campaigning for presidency election or opposition party election????? I want a President that brings Peace and Stability to our country, not the other way round...😢
He should join PSP with LWM! This "dynamic duo" will de-stress us with endless comedy.
Mr TKL, a president must have wisdom because what you say has consequences. In addition, I believe that you will be a confrontational president (if elected) against the government. We cannot tolerate any disruptions in the stability of our government. You will likely lose your deposit again.
This vote would be very stressing i wonder how the cast manage to end it. Wonder how john and dan manage to maneuver it can tell at the start really look uncomfortable, speaking from a neutral side