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Force of yellow habit EDITORIAL 12/12/2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Force of yellow habit

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12/12/2010
They have the seat of government, don’t they? Or do they? Noynoy and his yellow allies continue to act as though they are seeking an overthrow of something or anything perceived by them to be against their interest.

It has been the same thing all over again since 1986 when they got the first taste of success in short-circuiting the voting process by staging the Edsa 1 revolt that made Noynoy’s mother, Cory Aquino, president and an absolute dictator for at least a year, writing her own so-called “Freedom Constitution” followed by the 1987 Constitution written by her 50 handpicked yellow delegates.

In 2001, Joseph Estrada won the presidency convincingly despite the strong opposition from the yellow company made up of the Makati businessmen, Catholic bishops and the evil civil socialites, along with the leftists and the unprofessional military, but from his first day at Malacañang, the plot started for his ouster that culminated two and half years years later in the 2001 Edsa ll where the nine-year curse of Gloria on the country originated. Again the Estrada overthrow was the handiwork of the yellow company.

Had Noynoy lost in the 2010 elections, even validly, a new Edsa revolt was likely. Such a plan being already in place was proven by Noynoy’s oft-repeated warning that he would call for people power if he was not elected president.... MORE

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