NHG's employee Recalling the HYPOCRISY of Lee Bee Wah

Recalling the HYPOCRISY of Lee Bee Wah: She described Liu Guodong as a “friend” before he left

No wonder Lee Bee Wah had stopped talking to the media. Not only she is capable of the most unimaginable faux pauses, she is also good at filp-flopping.

Let us recall what she said about Liu Guodong last year before he left STTA:

“I’ve considered that Liu Guodong has done a great job with the girls and met the target of a medal at the Olympics.” (Straits Times 28 August 2008)

[Lee was forced to say eat the humble pie in the aftermath of her humiliating public apology for spoiling Singapore celebratory mood after winning an Olympic silver medal]

“I tried to persuade him to stay, but I have to respect his wishes. I thank him for his great work in Beijing 2008 and wish him well in his future endeavours. The STTA will keep in touch with him as a friend of Singapore.” (The New Paper 16 October 2008)

[Liu denied that Lee had tried to persuade him to stay on. He was given a contract and was told to 'take it or leave it']

Obviously, Lee Bee Wah did not mean a single word she said then. Her real thoughts on Liu were betrayed in her latest (and hopefully last) interview with the media:

‘A Coach of the Year has to be professional, have integrity, be able to gel the team and is well-respected by all his players. If you ask the six players (who competed at the Beijing Games) if he is deserving of the Coach of the Year, less than half will agree.’ (Straits Times 7 May 2009)

[Lee Bee Wah minced no words in her explanation on why Liu was not nominated for the 'Coach of the year' award. This is how she is keeping touch with him as a "friend" of Singapore. Sorry Ms Lee, you do not represent Singapore. You are not even born here in the first place.]

Now, if coach Liu does not have professionalism or integrity, why did Lee Bee Wah praise him for his “great job” and even tried to “persuade him to stay”?

The two statements are incongruent with each other. Either Lee is lying through her teeth when she praised Liu earlier or she has a change of heart towards him after his departure.

Lee Bee Wah needs to come out to substantiate her allegations about Liu and at the same time clarified her earlier statements about him. Which version is the truth?

As a public figure and representative of the people in Parliament, she should not need to be taught on how to handle the media. Is she misquoted this time again?

Is Lee keeping quiet to wait for the storm to blow over with the hope that Singaporeans may forget the matter soon and forgive her?

This is the second time that Singaporeans have been made a fool by her. Should we give her a third chance?

If you feel it is time for her to step down as STTA President, please sign the petition below and forward it to everybody you know:

http://www.petitiononline.com/lbh/petition.html

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