Two Monkeys apologizing - Take 4!

Breaking news from Malaysiakini!

Barisan Nasional backbenchers Mohd Said Yusof and Bung Mokthar Radin today apologised over their sexist remarks made in the Parliament last week.

The apology came about after a 45-minute meeting with the Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil this morning.

The two monkeys finally apologized, but only half heartedly. They apologize to all Malaysian women, if they "were offended". They did not issue a personal apology to MP Fong Po Kuan at whom they first directed their now classic remark. As if Fong is not a woman, and she was not offended. They even have an excuse for using such words:

However they defended their words used in the Dewan as necessary to defend the government during debates.

So defending the government using uncouth and sexist remark is more effective than using facts and figures?

What else, you say? None! As expected, the two will be let off, as "they have suffered enough criticisms from everyone in the past week". The problem is, the two monkeys were aloof, defensive, and showed no regret throughout the whole fiasco, even retracting their apologies when they decide to first meet with Shahrizat. Now for political expediency, they finally provided an apology ala Lee Kuan Yew's style, and have gotten away with barely a slap on their fingers. Another classic BN wayang is over, with such a predictable ending!