Hung Hsiu-chu Campaign Death Watch: Give Me 20 cc’s Of Alarmism, Stat!

Hung Hsiu-chu responds to the KMT’s bid to oust her as their presidential nominee: “The KMT is doomed without me, I tells ya. DOOOOMED!”

In her first reaction to the decision…Hung said it would take the party into a different kind of danger. If the party used an abnormal method to execute an erroneous interpretation, it would lose all the trust of the people and the “big KMT building” would collapse in one day, she said in a statement. [Emphasis added]

On her Facebook page, Hung reiterated her point: “If I’m goin’ down, you’re goin’ down with me”:

…she said that attempts to replace her were tantamount to “destroying the system and discrediting the party.” She predicted that “those suffering the most will be the party itself and those running (for legislative seats) on the KMT ticket.”

Well, the KMT has been around a hundred years, and the Foreigner doubts that even the ill-fated 2 1/2 month campaign of Hung Hsiu-chu is enough to drive a stake though its heart.

(Though we can always hope.)

However, Hung is correct that the KMT will take some kind of hit in terms of public opinion, and this is already being borne out. But then, Hung’s removal is an exercise in damage control, NOT damage avoidance.

Nearly six out of 10 voters disagree with the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) plan to oust Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) as its presidential candidate, according to a survey released by the Cross-Strait Policy Association (CSPA) yesterday, with nearly 70 percent saying KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) would not win the election even if he manages to squeeze out Hung. [Emphasis added]

UPDATE (Oct 18 / 2015): More on the death throes of Hung Hsiu-chu’s campaign:

  1. Hung Hsiu-chu Campaign Death Watch
  2. Hung Hsiu-chu Campaign Death Watch: Give Me 20 cc’s Of Alarmism, Stat!
  3. Is The KMT’s Party Coup Against Its Presidential Nominee “Fair”?
  4. “Little Hot Pepper” Gives KMT Indigestion (Hung Hsiu-chu finally stripped of KMT’s nomination)

Hung Hsiu-chu Campaign Death Watch

Kind of an important story when a major political party seeks to sack its presidential pick 100 days before the election.

Obviously, not nearly as important as the etymology of “Auld Lang Syne”, but still. Kind of important:

  1. Today, 28 out of 39 KMT Central Standing Committee members request a special emergency party session to remove Hung Hsiu-chu as the KMT’s presidential nominee.
  2. The motion is passed unanimously.
  3. The KMT’s Central Standing Committee also goes so far as to moot KMT Chairman Eric Chu as Ms. Hung’s replacement.
  4. The suggestion is committed to paper and unanimously agreed upon.
  5. Following this, influential KMT figures line up behind presumptive KMT presidential nominee, Eric Chu

An upset Hung Hsiu-chu supporter yells in anger (or anguish) at news that the KMT plans to remove her as its presidential candidate.

(One of Hung’s supporters upset by this latest turn of events.)

UPDATE (Oct 18 / 2015): I’ve seen other reports which state the motions weren’t passed unanimously, but were approved by 75% of those present.

UPDATE #2: More on the death throes of Hung Hsiu-chu’s campaign:

  1. Hung Hsiu-chu Campaign Death Watch: Give Me 20 cc’s Of Alarmism, Stat!
  2. Is The KMT’s Party Coup Against Its Presidential Nominee “Fair”?
  3. “Little Hot Pepper” Gives KMT Indigestion (Hung Hsiu-chu finally stripped of KMT’s nomination)

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That Is Why You Fail, Part Roku

Seems KMT presidential nominee Hung Hsiu-chu DOES appeal to some:

China Unification Promotion Party Chairman Chang An-le (張安樂), also known as the “White Wolf,” appeared for a short period of time [at a rally in support of Hung Hsiu-chu], shouting his opposition to the KMT’s plan to remove Hung from the race.

“What is wrong with calling for an ultimate unification [between Taiwan and China]?” Chang asked. “If you are called the Chinese Nationalist Party, you should not object to unification.”

For those not in the know, Chang An-le is a Taiwanese gangster with connections to the Chinese Communist Party. 

In psephology circles that's what's known as, "a very narrow demographic".

That Is Why You Fail, Part Daseot

Inability to recognize reality:

"To this day I am unwilling to believe that the rumors calling for [replacing me at the top of the KMT presidential ticket] are real," [Hung Hsiu-chu] said.

Reality:

  1. "[KMT Chairman Eric Chu] asked Hung to relinquish her role as presidential nominee up to three times in September."
  2. "Hung’s campaign team confirmed that KMT headquarters had recalled five of the seven staff members that the party had “lent” Hung’s campaign."
  3. KMT Chairman Eric Chu helpfully announced he's willing to take Hung's place should the party throw her under the bus.
  4. "…party members yesterday at a KMT Central Standing Committee (CSC) meeting [proposed] an extempore national congress to replace Hung…"

Time to script her "Downfall" parody.

POSTSCRIPT: Hung does have a point however, when she says the KMT will look like it doesn't have its act together if it removes her:

…Hung had strong words for her detractors, saying that her ouster would mean losing the "last bit of expectation that the public has of our party" and that the party's past practices had belied the public's trust.

"What the people despise is the KMT's lack of transparency, its secrecy and its deal making," she said.

I'm enjoying the KMT's dilemma a little more than I should. Keep Hung, and the party goes down in flames.

Drop her, and spark an internecine war within the party. (After which, the party may very well go down in flames anyway.)

The KMT nominated Lady Straitjacket fair and square. Do not go gentle into that good night, Hung Hsiu-chu. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

That Is Why You Fail, Part Cuatro

Some weird paranoia on display from the KMT's nominee for the Taiwanese presidency:

“However, it should be our initiative to unify [with Communist China], rather than being annexed by someone else,” [Hung Hsiu-chu] said.

This observer is not aware of anyone OTHER than Communist China who's expressed an interest in annexing Taiwan in this day and age.

Would Lady Straitjacket be so kind as to reveal the identity of this diabolical enemy hiding so stealthily in the shadows?

The Constitution May Actually Be A Suicide Pact

KMT presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu declares Anschluss with Communist China is the ONLY option for Taiwan:

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday said that the Republic of China (ROC) Constitution calls for “ultimate unification with China…”

“At the end of the road, it is unification, be it in 50 years or 100 years,” Hung said.

All Hail Our Dark Lord

Florida Libertarian candidate for senator admits to drinking goat's blood after ritually slaughtering it

“I did sacrifice a goat. I know that’s probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans…” [Emphasis added]

He's got that finger firmly on the pulse of the electorate.

A Next Generation Captain For A Trek Classic Kind Of World

Obama vs. Putin:

An out-of-his-depth desk jockey from Star Fleet parleys with Klingons (while Kirk convalesces in Sick Bay).

CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

— Barack Obama desperately hitting Reset Button

The 1930s called. They want their foreign policy back.

China Post: “What Taiwan’s Government Really Needs Is Less Transparency”

Taiwan’s China Post argues that the only point of democracy is to give people the illusion of having control over their own lives.

But all REAL decisions must be made in smoky backrooms by shadowy figures who are unelected and unaccountable.

A half-million Taiwanese protest against KMT-Communist Party of China trade and service pact negotiated by KMT President Ma Ying-jeou.

(Did 500,000 Taiwanese students protest in favor of MORE or LESS governmental transparency last year? Follow the link to find out!)

UPDATE (Oct 1 / 2015): What’s truly ironic is that the China Post continues to push a policy which is responsible for the KMT’s current abysmal showing in the polls.

It’s as if they’ve learned absolutely nothing this past year-and-a-half.

UPDATE (Oct 16 / 2015): The China Post bases its call for less governmental transparency upon Obama’s Iran deal, which it characterizes as “much-praised” and “presentable”.

If by “much-praised” the China Post means that 47% of the American public favor it while 49% disapprove, then yes, it is “much-praised”.

(But then, given those polling numbers, it would be more accurate to describe it as being “much-condemned”.)

And of course, 69% of Israelis condemn it as well…

UPDATE #3: Whoops! Barack Obama’s Iran deal violates U.S. federal laws.

So sorry. Didn’t you know laws are only for the little people?

UPDATE #4: Shazam! Iran tests ballistic missile in violation of UN sanctions.

Nice work, chump.

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