Foul-mouthed Nazri

Interview with Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, de-facto law minister of Malaysia. Extracted from NST:

Q: Do you read blogs?

A: I don't. I don't waste my time. The few pieces that people print for me are just rubbish.

Our bloggers are really not up to standard. When they put up something, it's not something that they want to discuss in a very intellectual way.

It's more because of their anger — the language they use. Why should I read all this rubbish?

Now see this...

Q: Is there anything wrong in walking for your beliefs?

A: No. But that is the way of the opposition. If you are a political party, we can understand. But if you are a respectable society, that's not an honourable way to do it — not when the government accords you respect.

How can you bring yourself so low? The moment you do that, we don't respect you.

If I say to you, "M****r*****r you!", can you say, "Eh, let us sit down, we'll talk about it." No!

You are lawyers, man! People respect you. So, do it in an honourable way.

What kind of minister uses such filthy words in an interview? Honestly, I think there are better ways to express his opinions without literally using such language.

Looking at this, I don't think he's in any position to comment on the language used by bloggers. Maybe he should stop reading all the wrong blogs (what others are printing for him)... and stop wasting all that good paper too.