Body language tells a different story

Dato' Hishamuddin is stretching himself as much as possible to get support from Wanita that he gatecrashed a Wanita do in Kluang Johor with incumbent Ketua Wanita UMNO, Dato Shahrizat Jalil.

The Utusan Malaysia here reported a glowing story on Hishamuddin's support from Johor. That is not the story and it is expected of Johor UMNO to give and Hishamuddin to get support from UMNO leadership of Johor.

They wouldn't exactly shame themselves and their "local" boy made good. But there was more than what was said.

In the report, the Ketua Wanita UMNO Johor, Datuk Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain said the movement will support candidate that was brilliant in their task.

In padded words, she said she see no reason why Wanita UMNO Johor would reject Hishamuddin. We do not have the exact quote but Utusan reported as below:

“Saya tidak nampak mengapa Wanita UMNO Johor perlu menolak Datuk Hishammuddin, beliau telah melaksanakan tugas dan tanggungjawabnya dengan cemerlang dan harus disokong," katanya.

That statement is in the negative.

Berita Harian online yesterday reported the event:

Kluang: Perwakilan Wanita UMNO akan memilih calon yang bertanggungjawab mengutamakan serta mengarusperdanakan suara golongan itu pada pemilihan parti, bulan depan.

Ketuanya, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, berkata perwakilan Wanita UMNO akan memberi penghormatan dan sokongan kepada mereka yang memberi sumbangan kepada perjuangan wanita, sebelum ini.

"Pada kami, perjuangan ini mustahak dalam mengambil kira siapa yang nak disokong, ini perjuangan bersama dan Wanita UMNO ambil kira siapa yang bertanggungjawab mengarusperdanakan wanita..., jadi faham-faham sajalah," katanya pada sidang media selepas berucap pada majlis Seuntai Kasih Sejambak Sayang Wanita UMNO Johor, di sini semalam.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditanya siapakah bakal calon dipilih Wanita UMNO bagi jawatan Naib Presiden parti pada pemilihan UMNO, bulan depan.

That is a loaded statement. See it?

No?

One should sense something when Shahrizat said "...jadi faham-faham sajalah." The full quote below should mean something.

"Pada kami, perjuangan ini mustahak dalam mengambil kira siapa yang nak disokong, ini perjuangan bersama dan Wanita UMNO ambil kira siapa yang bertanggungjawab mengarusperdanakan wanita..., jadi faham-faham sajalah."

It is like Shahrizat sending a message to someone for not helping to "mengarusperdanakan wanita."

In Bernama TV's crawler last night, Hishamuddin also said something to the effect in support of mainstreaming women. Why didn't he say something else?

Takpe lah, it is campaign time and it is about pleasing people. But newswatcher like us gets curious fast to such cheap display.

From the montage of picture from Minaq-Jinggo here, the picture below shows Shahrizat and Hishamuddin in a press conference.

It is as though Shahrizat practically did not acknowledge Hishamuddin's presence despite him sitting next to her during press conference. But that is just one snap and she is focusing on her statement.

Unless something is annoying her, Shahrizat is noticably not as cheerful as the rest.

In this picture, she looked away from Hishamuddin. It can't be the armpit smell because he's got his armpit tucked now.