Latest CNNGo.com "Say What? with mrbrown" column: CNNGo column: 35 burning questions for the PE2011 candidates
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When the four presidential candidates were deemed eligible by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) to run for the 2011 Presidential Elections, Singaporeans were abuzz with the fact that: a) they all had the last name "Tan" and b) there was actually going to be a contest.You have to forgive us. We went through two walkovers for the last president and after a 12-year dry spell, to have four guys to choose from is a big deal, even if the role is largely ceremonial.
Hey, the salary is S$4,267,500 (US$3,535,997) a year, so you bet we care about who we vote in.
The Straits Times started a hashtag called #AskSGPresident to, ahem, "crowdsource" questions from the Twitter community. Their top-ranked #AskSGPresident question so far is: "What would you do if you disagreed strongly with the Cabinet?"
Talk about a yawn fest.
So my partner-in-crime, Mr Miyagi (@miyagi), and I came up with our own hashtag for followers to ask the presidential candidates the real burning questions:
"Do you have a burning question to ask the #SGPresident candidates? Give a shout-out to #YoSGPresident!"
Here are some of the gems from #YoSGPresident (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23YoSGPresident):
1. @mrbrown: #YoSGPresident, Wazzuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
2. @mrbrown: #YoSGPresident, Where exactly is the G-spot? Does it really exist? (cont'd)
