Karpal Singh and why I can't stand him.

Look, most of you know I am perhaps the least biased among most of the political pundit bloggers here.

So when I say Karpal Singh deserved Ibrahim Ali's quip, it's not out of spite.

For those who did not get the full story of what went down, please read the whole hansard found on the Parliament website. If you can't understand Bahasa Malaysia, may I suggest self lecturing yourself a bit for preaching Bangsa Malaysia without knowing the language, then ask me for a translation.

I'm useful that way.

So Karpal Singh first brought up how certain MPs didn't raise their right hands during the oath taking ceremony, even when the Speaker accepted all oaths, regardless. He continually brought this up for the next 10 minutes or more.

Then Karpal Singh moves up another point of order stating that the Secretary had to witness the swearing in, stating that the Speaker and he are "both lawyers".

Then Karpal Singh continually pushes the Speaker to make a decision, with the help of his son, another lawyer.

See, this is why lawyers are so hated sometimes.

So you have three lawyers arguing in a hall of 243 seats.

And after wasting 30 minutes and not answering a single question, Ibrahim Ali decided to put forth a quip that Karpal Singh shouldn't be able to interject because he can't stand.

Then all hell broke loose.

Now I don't know if Karpal Singh is an officially registered and verified OKU, but he deserved what he got for bringing up and questioning the decisions of the Speaker himself and all those calls for point of orders.

I'm actually looking forward to the day he gets sent out. Perhaps then we can move on and hear some questions being answered.