Herman Tiu Laurel / DieHard III / The Daily Tribune / 04-07-2014 MON)
The Inquirer emblazoned this on its April Fools Day issue: “Grace Poe says she’s not ready for 2016 run.” First of all, who on Earth ever believed she was? Secondly, did she once think she was ready for 2016? If so, why did she change her mind? Or, was that announcement a “reverse psychology” ploy actually intended to put her 2016 run in the public mind? Sly, isn’t it? Scheming even--just as riding on the coattails of that masa-idolized figure’s name without representing any of his real values is disingenuous?
Yet, there are indeed some behind-the-scenes prepping of this “not ready” little doll--a cross between the Yellow (a color now sported by this doll) Cory Aquino and the diminutive Gloria Arroyo, exceeding both in artificiality.
If Gloria was an “Orocan,” this one is a “Zooey.” And some like this quality for the candidates they support. Keen observers of Philippine politics should know by now that the Poe-ppet is being prepared for 2016 by the likes of Serge Osmeña and Inquirer star columnist Conrado de Quiros (see his April 3 column, “Tuloy Poe Kayo” prodding the Poe-ppet to replace the current puppet in Malacañang they installed in 2010 when it was already known then that BS Aquino was absolutely unqualified).
De Quiros repeats the same argument he had for the current Palace idiot: “Why Grace Poe? ... Because... she has the mythical, symbolic, larger-than-life quality that makes for presidents.” But no mention of competence, commitment (except to vanity), and insight. Just like Cory Aquino--the love of the oligarchs, of Serge, Conrado, and the Yellows.
This Poe-ppet indeed loves the West and Cory Aquino’s legacy, the exact opposite of the real Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ, who took the platform as guest-of-honor at the militant, anti-globalization Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in 2004 to lambast globalization. FPJ held highly the traditional Filipino values of patriotism, loyalty, and love of the “masa.” But the Poe-ppet even turned against these, betraying her absence of loyalty by finding common cause with the exploitative Yellow movement in turning against those who had nurtured her.
The ruling oligarchs and their US backer would love to have the new Poe-ppet, as their PeNoy has begun to smell so rotten that it’s time to discard him--just like they did to Gloria Arroyo, whom they foisted onto the nation in Edsa II.
Yes, indeed. Conrado de Quiros is right. ”Mythical, symbolic, larger-than-life”… and without a clue! That makes for a perfect president (at least, according to him). And to cap it off for their perfect candidate: A touch of “hy-Poe-crisy.” But then, isn’t this a country of hypocrites anyway? Like the scores of super-patriots now railing and flailing at China for insisting on bilateral dialog instead of multilateral talks that would be open to interlopers, such as the real global bully, BS Aquino’s Uncle Sam? What? No dialog even if the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are already talking with China, including “The Real Man” on the Asean bloc, Vietnam?
Even the wise old senior statesman Lee Kwan Yew in a Forbes interview advised: “A resurgent China isn’t going to allow its sea boundaries to once again be decided by external parties. Therefore, I don't believe the Chinese will submit their claims… The US won’t risk its present good relations with China over a dispute between the Philippines and China … One-third of the world’s trade passes through the South China Sea, a vital sea line of communications.”
There is really very little “Lee-way” for the US to maneuver except to exercise its jaw as Assistant State Secretary Daniel Russel insists that the US stands by its allies. Yeah, right. With the way the US is abandoning its allies in Syria and in the Middle East, it is widely doubted. Instead, what is clearer than the light of day is its desire to use its allies to fight its wars. Remember Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Let Asians fight Asians” policy in 1965?
Filipino super-patriots such as Rafael Alunan, Roilo Golez, Voltaire Gazmin, Albert del Rosario, BS Aquino, and their US “steak commandos” Loida Nicolas-Lewis, Rodel Rodis et al. protest China’s claims. But would they ask the question “Who’s the worst violator of Philippine territory?” that Ric Saludo in his Manila Times column last week asked?
They should perhaps read more of that column: “By its official admission, the American military has openly and deliberately violated Philippine internal waters … Sailing between our islands nearly 20 times last year ... UNCLOS provides that the archipelagic sea within our recognized territorial baselines is part of our republic’s internal waters. But this is disputed by the US, which has signed but not ratified the Convention … (One wonders how the US would have reacted if the Chinese Navy sailed into our archipelagic sea alongside its Seventh Fleet to join it in challenging our claim of internal waters under UNCLOS.)”
(Tune in to “Sulo ng Pilipino” on 1098 AM, dwAD, Tuesday to Friday, 5 p.m.; catch GNN’s Talk News TV with HTL on Destiny Cable Channel 8, SkyCable Channel 213, and www.gnntv-asia.com, Saturday, 8:00 p.m. and replay Sunday, 8 a.m., this week on “Meralco siphoning capital out of the country” with Butch Junia and “Mayor Erap kicks out Big Oil”; visit http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com; and text reactions to 0917-8658664)
The Inquirer emblazoned this on its April Fools Day issue: “Grace Poe says she’s not ready for 2016 run.” First of all, who on Earth ever believed she was? Secondly, did she once think she was ready for 2016? If so, why did she change her mind? Or, was that announcement a “reverse psychology” ploy actually intended to put her 2016 run in the public mind? Sly, isn’t it? Scheming even--just as riding on the coattails of that masa-idolized figure’s name without representing any of his real values is disingenuous?
Yet, there are indeed some behind-the-scenes prepping of this “not ready” little doll--a cross between the Yellow (a color now sported by this doll) Cory Aquino and the diminutive Gloria Arroyo, exceeding both in artificiality.
If Gloria was an “Orocan,” this one is a “Zooey.” And some like this quality for the candidates they support. Keen observers of Philippine politics should know by now that the Poe-ppet is being prepared for 2016 by the likes of Serge Osmeña and Inquirer star columnist Conrado de Quiros (see his April 3 column, “Tuloy Poe Kayo” prodding the Poe-ppet to replace the current puppet in Malacañang they installed in 2010 when it was already known then that BS Aquino was absolutely unqualified).
De Quiros repeats the same argument he had for the current Palace idiot: “Why Grace Poe? ... Because... she has the mythical, symbolic, larger-than-life quality that makes for presidents.” But no mention of competence, commitment (except to vanity), and insight. Just like Cory Aquino--the love of the oligarchs, of Serge, Conrado, and the Yellows.
This Poe-ppet indeed loves the West and Cory Aquino’s legacy, the exact opposite of the real Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ, who took the platform as guest-of-honor at the militant, anti-globalization Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in 2004 to lambast globalization. FPJ held highly the traditional Filipino values of patriotism, loyalty, and love of the “masa.” But the Poe-ppet even turned against these, betraying her absence of loyalty by finding common cause with the exploitative Yellow movement in turning against those who had nurtured her.
The ruling oligarchs and their US backer would love to have the new Poe-ppet, as their PeNoy has begun to smell so rotten that it’s time to discard him--just like they did to Gloria Arroyo, whom they foisted onto the nation in Edsa II.
Yes, indeed. Conrado de Quiros is right. ”Mythical, symbolic, larger-than-life”… and without a clue! That makes for a perfect president (at least, according to him). And to cap it off for their perfect candidate: A touch of “hy-Poe-crisy.” But then, isn’t this a country of hypocrites anyway? Like the scores of super-patriots now railing and flailing at China for insisting on bilateral dialog instead of multilateral talks that would be open to interlopers, such as the real global bully, BS Aquino’s Uncle Sam? What? No dialog even if the rest of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are already talking with China, including “The Real Man” on the Asean bloc, Vietnam?
Even the wise old senior statesman Lee Kwan Yew in a Forbes interview advised: “A resurgent China isn’t going to allow its sea boundaries to once again be decided by external parties. Therefore, I don't believe the Chinese will submit their claims… The US won’t risk its present good relations with China over a dispute between the Philippines and China … One-third of the world’s trade passes through the South China Sea, a vital sea line of communications.”
There is really very little “Lee-way” for the US to maneuver except to exercise its jaw as Assistant State Secretary Daniel Russel insists that the US stands by its allies. Yeah, right. With the way the US is abandoning its allies in Syria and in the Middle East, it is widely doubted. Instead, what is clearer than the light of day is its desire to use its allies to fight its wars. Remember Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Let Asians fight Asians” policy in 1965?
Filipino super-patriots such as Rafael Alunan, Roilo Golez, Voltaire Gazmin, Albert del Rosario, BS Aquino, and their US “steak commandos” Loida Nicolas-Lewis, Rodel Rodis et al. protest China’s claims. But would they ask the question “Who’s the worst violator of Philippine territory?” that Ric Saludo in his Manila Times column last week asked?
They should perhaps read more of that column: “By its official admission, the American military has openly and deliberately violated Philippine internal waters … Sailing between our islands nearly 20 times last year ... UNCLOS provides that the archipelagic sea within our recognized territorial baselines is part of our republic’s internal waters. But this is disputed by the US, which has signed but not ratified the Convention … (One wonders how the US would have reacted if the Chinese Navy sailed into our archipelagic sea alongside its Seventh Fleet to join it in challenging our claim of internal waters under UNCLOS.)”
(Tune in to “Sulo ng Pilipino” on 1098 AM, dwAD, Tuesday to Friday, 5 p.m.; catch GNN’s Talk News TV with HTL on Destiny Cable Channel 8, SkyCable Channel 213, and www.gnntv-asia.com, Saturday, 8:00 p.m. and replay Sunday, 8 a.m., this week on “Meralco siphoning capital out of the country” with Butch Junia and “Mayor Erap kicks out Big Oil”; visit http://newkatipunero.blogspot.com; and text reactions to 0917-8658664)
