Ang presidente ko… HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 05/03/2010

Ang presidente ko…

HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 05/03/2010 Jejomar Binay would not pass for a teletubby, but I find his endorsement by Sen. Chiz Escudero rather cute. I could not fathom, however, why Chiz can’t say balls, and somehow lost its translation when he changed its Filipino equivalent to “B,” which Binay’s detractors quickly decoded as “babae, bebong or babes” and made complete with photographs, which, at this point of the campaigns, are clearly for black propaganda. It takes a real man with balls to own up to his dalliances, and Binay sure has them when he did not deny his past dawdling, killing right away whatever effect such a black propaganda would entail his chances of winning the vice presidency. Overseas-based Filipino journalist Ares Gutierrez made a funny retort to the situation by saying any propaganda against Binay is “black.” Yes, I found it cute. Chiz extended his “endorsement” from black to yellow, although his ads on Binay have made their mark as made clear by his sudden jump on the surveys, which Noynoy, Chiz’s president, also clearly enjoys leading.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100503com6.html

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