the comelec. suddenly the wimp (aka comelec) has adopted a tough stance, a whipboy role. abalos and his ventriloquists have made no nonsense pronouncements on implementing the law on posting of campaign materials. at first blush, the stringent measures, the threats of disqualification of violators project sincere attempts to redeem a badly tattered image. so much fuss and media mileage have not minimized the posters and tarps that have sprouted all around, however. so much fuss and resources cannot distract us from the comissioners’ sins of omission and commision either. so much fuss and resources should have been devoted to investigating and punishing the garcis and generals involved in last elections’ cheating. so much fuss and resources should be spent in overhauling that body, in ridding it of its “fawning publicans.” so much fuss and energy should have been applied to testing foreign offers to help in the election automation. so much sound and fury. signifying nothing.
manny pacman. why is every popular or popularized figure, in sports or showbiz, highly vulnerable to the political bug? can’t anyone punch in some common sense into pacquiao’s purported, or distorted desire for public service? instead of throwing away his money into campaign gimmicks and fattening the paunches and pouches of political honchos, why does he not set up a foundation, a microfinancing system, a cooperative, rural schools, sports centers, infirmaries, and other projects that would help his people improve themselves, his city and province progress, and create another lasting monument to himself and his public service? (why, the u.p. college of human kinetics may even accept a million for a professorial chair named after him!)
independent kiko. when he kept ignoring the glaring piling evidence of election canvassing cheating, i thought he had no principles. his loyalty to gloria eased out any modicum of integrity. then when gloria and her minions’ scams and abuses showed an uncertain, waning star, he started distancing himself from the perceived illegitimacy he himself helped enshrine. i thought then he had no balls. now that he has been adopted by the opposition and given a place in the uno turned go senate slate, he keeps announcing his being independent, unable to show an iota of support for his supposed team. i think he has lost his moorings. ah, no principles. ..no balls… no brains. (am reminded of the u.p. cheer — go back, go back, go back to the woods! cause you ain’t, you ain’t got the goods, you ain’t got the rhythm, you ain’t got the jazz, you ain’t got the brains that u.p. has!)
chavit. (twit chavit? you may get it!) when he blew the whistle on erap, chavit revealed that he and erap had siphoned off funds and jueteng money and that he was willing to go to prison with him. why has he been scot free? and to think he voluntarily confessed his crime on national television? hence, before voting time, why don’t we ask the ilocos sur citizens, of course, as discreetly as we can, what the guy is really like, his performance and his reputation in his own kingdom?  or is his kingdom out of this world? (just wondering.)
ay, ania metten!Â
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