ZAID IBRAHIM: his status in Malaysiakini and media.

Zaid has attracted some peculiar attention with his short stay in Abdullah's kabinet. Why things end up this way. Wasnt he the chosen one? Wasnt he the vocal minister championing scarry issues. Malaysiakini has potrayed him in a way that UMNO friends would say otherwise. So, what is Zaid's game plan. Why the chosen one, Abdullah's own choice end up this way? A misguided wisdom maybe?

From Malaysiakini
Zaid: No intention to join any party now
Beh Lih Yi | Dec 4, 08 10:10am
breaking news The recently sacked Umno member says he wants to concentrate on his foundation which he set up in October

From Malaysiakini
Dr M: Zaid gone, Najib to inherit 'headaches'
Dec 4, 08 12:12pm
'This is the man who was held in high esteem by Umno president Abdullah so that from among hundreds of Umno leaders of sorts, he chose Zaid, a dubious character...

FROM STRAITS TIME
Pakatan Rakyat has welcomed former minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, to join its ranks. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Zaid, sacked by Umno on Tuesday for attending the opening of Parti Keadilan Rakyat's annual national congress in Shah Alam, would be an asset to any party he joined.

"It is not Zaid's loss that he was sacked from Umno. Rather, it is Umno's loss for sacking him.
Pakatan Rakyat wants Zaid
New Straits Times, Malaysia

From Bernama
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The sacking of former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim from Umno should serve as a lesson for other leaders in the party, Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said Wednesday.

He said party members and leaders should understand the party's struggle and not resort to actions deemed to be extreme.

"If the council did not act, it would be seen to be toothless because the demeanour (of Zaid) was actionable," he said when asked to comment on Zaid's sacking from Umno.Rais: Sacking Of Zaid Should Serve As Lesson For Other Umno Leaders Bernama