Manny and Willie show EDITORIAL 04/25/2010

Manny and Willie show

EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 04/25/2010 The formula that Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Manuel Villar Jr. relies on, in seeking to win the presidency is woefully patterned after Wowowee, the noontime no brainer aired daily that made Villar’s chief celebrity endorser Willie Revillame an overnight billionaire. The NP apparently does not hide this fact since Villar’s major sorties revolve around the holding of the Revillame circus complete with the huge giveaways which are a thinly-veiled way to buy votes wherever the pair goes, tagging along Manny Pacquiao. The reason for this Villar-Revillame Wowowee concert-rallies is obviously to pack Villar’s political rally with thousands. Yet one wonders: Who is the crowd coming for? Revillame and Villar’s prizes, or Villar and his campaign spiel?.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100425com1.html

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