Political acumen notwithstanding, the Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Abdul Razak proved that he was also sleek when it came to comedy as he bantered with Forbes magazine CEO and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes in an open dialogue.Forbes had kicked off the conversation by asking what is the prime minister's stand on Malaysian English versus American English.
"We speak English but we also understand American," replied Najib to much laughter and clapping.
Encouraged, Najib further warmed the crowd by cracking a joke.
"Three Malaysians were sitting down having a fireside chat like we are doing now. And one them was complaining about his wife not being able to have children," Najib started.
"The first Malaysian said: Your wife is inconceivable." Soft laughter from the audience.
"The second Malaysian said: You're wrong. You should say that his wife is impregnable." More chuckles.
"Then the third man said: Both of you are wrong. Actually, my wife is unbearable!" The audience roars.
"No reference to my wife," Najib added after the laughter died down.
Another joke however left the spectators dumbfounded when he was asked by one conference delegate what he was going to do to support an upcoming conference on the environment.
Najib replied:
"One of the first acts I did was create a Ministry of Green Technology. I've said before that technologically we must be green. Politically we must remain blue."
Ha..ha.. a politically correct joke thrown in at the wrong place. Green means PAS or the component parties in Pakatan Rakyat, blue is of course BN! In a jest what the PM meant was whatever it takes, blue politics must continue to prevail.
Does this also include sacrificing our political conscience, stability and sustainability?
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