And Dick Gordon is his name. I know I’m blogging about this too late. The election is on Monday. But we have seen proof everywhere, may they be from YouTube, Facebook, other websites, the TV and radio. A Dick is the man for the job.
Some people can’t handle a Dick, like a writer from Inquirer, but many have reacted to it already. This is one of my favorites (I wanted to repost something from Facebook, but well, it was a bit too long.) :
REPOST FROM ANTIPINOY.COM:
Why Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista cannot handle Dick
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOOD REASON why a writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer like Patricia Evangelista would write against presidential candidate Dick Gordon a week before the election. It’s because she is writing for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. When someone takes pains to emphasize that she is not doing so just because she is working for, say, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, you have to agree, motives become quite suspect.
Obviously, Richard Gordon has impressed quite a number of people by his frankness — mainly those who are not afraid to hear the truth. Unfortunately, he has also turned off some –mainly onion-skinned people like Patricia Evangelista. Too bad for Dick Gordon, indeed, because the Philippine Daily Inquirer has a wide circulation and quite a number of loyal readers. Too bad for Dick Gordon too that a lot of Filipinos cannot handle the truth and tend to believe those who are writing for a supposedly “trustworthy” publication. Noynoy’s supporters must be jumping for joy at the moment.
In her article, Patricia Evangelista couldn’t agree more that Dick Gordon has an impressive resume. But she seems to be of the opinion that Dick Gordon is not a “humble” man. Other than that she said of Dick Gordon, “It is a waste of what would have made a good leader.” Her criteria for a president includes someone with a touch of “humility”. Well, I’ve got news for you Ms Evangelista: None of the presidential candidates are humble. The most boastful of them all is Noynoy Aquino himself. He recently made a statement saying “If the counting of the votes is accurate, we will be victorious.” In short if I lose, they cheated is Mr Aquino’s position on the matter. If you think that is a demonstration of humility, you need to go back to your Sunday School.
Patricia Evangelista must have been kidding herself when she suggested that you need to be humble to be a good president. I say and many others agree that there is very little place for humility when you are applying for the top job in the land. Nobody and I mean, nobody, downplays their ability to get the job done when they are being interviewed by a prospective employer. In fact, some people even exaggerate their resumes just to get their foot in the door. Why would a presidential candidate like Dick start being “humble” now? Evangelista needs to get real.
Patricia Evangelista is trying to shoot the messenger instead of analysing the message. Dick Gordon has every reason to complain about how the Liberal Party is abusing the survey results conducted by polling firms owned and operated by family and friends of Noynoy Aquino. The speed with which the Inquirer.net publishes the results of the polls is quite suspicious. They also do not publish polls conducted by other polling firms to give their readers the freedom to analyse the data. Instead, they give their own interpretation and bombard people with messages that are really just different versions of “Noynoy is leading the polls.”
Patricia Evangelista is trying to cut an iconic man like Dick Gordon down to size. Dick Gordon is already an institution. He has done a lot for the country and Evangelista evidently knows it. Dick Gordon has never bullshited anyone in the past and he is not about to start now just to please people like Patricia Evangelista, someone who obviously doesn’t know what real politics is all about. Yes, Patricia Evangelista obviously doesn’t know how frustrating it is to deal with a biased media and an electorate who cannot think for themselves.
Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista will never understand why there is a need for someone like Dick Gordon to be frank. We here at AntiPinoy.com encounter a lot of people like her. A lot of people say the bloggers here are “mayabang” for writing about the dysfunction of Philippine society. Like Dick Gordon, we don’t care what people think because we don’t owe anyone for their patronage. Like Dick Gordon, we don’t practice false humility because false humility gets us none other than another hundred years or more of oppression by members of the oligarchy.
Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista will never get Dick Gordon’s style because they want to live in a dreamland where the Washington Post’s description of the Philippines is not the reality at hand. She doesn’t see a need for the way Dick Gordon speaks with urgency and without much ado about pleasantries. Yes, Dick Gordon feels the need to be stressed because this is how the international community sees the situation in our country:
Politicians who win election in this former U.S. colony have one of the worst records in Southeast Asia for stiffing the poor, coddling the rich and indulging themselves, according to a mountain of data and a chorus of economists.
Bad governance has gone hand in glove with rising crime, a surge in political killing, stagnant foreign investment, and a restless search by tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and other highly skilled Filipinos for opportunity outside their homeland. About 1.7 million Filipino immigrants now live in the United States, the second-largest immigrant group, after Mexicans.
A weak central government has also provided an opening for Islamist extremists operating in the southern Philippines, where for eight years U.S. Special Forces have been training the Philippine military in guerrilla tactics.
Perhaps people like Patricia Evangelista would rather sip her latte al fresco and chatter in hushed tones about their latest purchases from the mall while the poor people of the Philippines continue to suffer from the mediocre output of their politicians and the dumbed-down products sold to them by corporations who are members of the oligarchy of which Noynoy Aquino is blissfully a part of.
My dad recently sent me list of insults made by famous people who shaped the world. I have to say, people like Patricia Evangelista should read the following to get a better appreciation of just how badly the Filipino people need someone like Dick Gordon.
Some people think that Dick isn’t pro-poor. Some people think that Dick is anti-Filipino. It’s time we open our eyes and look around us. If you think the other candidates are more pro-poor than Dick Gordon who has served as governor for the Philippine Red Cross since so long ago, turned down a multi-million dollar job offer to serve as president and nurse a headache for the next six years, and wants the Filipinos to be disciplined, intelligent, and grounded on reality then I think we are just kidding ourselves.
If Dick is anti-Filipino just because of his stand on VFA and a host of other allegations they say we are forgetting, I suggest you watch more of his interviews. And I suggest we be grounded on reality. Major agreements, which could have been major mistakes by the people who signed them, cannot be disregarded easily. Like a contract that you think you cannot accomplish anymore and you decided not to enforce it, you still have obligations you have to pay for. Even if it was your grandfather who signed that contract from hell. Some decisions are hard decisions and we need a president who can make those hard decisions. VFA could not have been bad per se. (Forgive me on this, but I have not followed its story because I was a kid when the agreement was signed but I did my research) Filipinos have an inferiority complex sometimes, we fail to see our benefits in the deal. Abuse could happen yes, but that’s why we have to fine-tune, not throw everything to the bin right away. If we have a president who can ASSERT Philippines’ part of the pot, VFA is not the problem.
Have you ever heard of “All air, no force” –the line they keep using to describe our airforce? The Dick’s the only one of the presidentiables who has open eyes that sees this. We obviously need help. Not that the people who see this are pro-American. They’re just realistic. Inferiority complex can be manifested by constantly denying what is wrong with you. Gordon’s not pro-American, he even wanted to detain Daniel Smith in the Philippines. Gordon’s not pro-American just because he wanted to have some bilateral agreement. Singapore is not Singapore today if not for it being welcome to foreign investments. Foreigners are not bad altogether. Look at the countries who chose to drive away all of them, now they are rogue countries. They’re not even rich like that. And yes, some foreigners may be bad, like you know, Daniel Smith. (Ang konyo hahaha!) Again, that’s why we need a president who will secure our part of the deal.
Just to add, Gordon doesn’t put America in the pedestal just like some people think. Cooperation with other countries is good, it helps. But we have to have a frontman who can clearly say that Philippines may deal with you but we take no shit from anybody. FYI, here’s Gordon’s view on “help” from the outside (From PhilStar.com):
With which other countries should RP have closer military alliances? Favors engagement with neighbors particularly the strong ones. Should not act like a petulant child.
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“Ako ay Pilipino, taas noo kahit kanino.”
I’m sure you’ve heard of that song if you are Filipino. Pilipino rin ako at handa akong makipagpatayan para sa Pilipinas. Alam kong kahit ganito ang Pilipinas, magagaling ang mga Pilipino.
Pero mas masarap magtaas ng noo kung nakikita ng ibang lahi kung bakit tayo nagtataas ng noo.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi lang si Manny Pacquiao ang maipagmamalaki natin.
Mas masarap magtaas ng noo kung walang trilyun-trilyung utang ang Pilipinas na nakapatong sa ulo nating lahat, may utang ka na kahit di ka pa naipapanganak.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung walang patayan sa Hacienda Luisita, o wala na ang Hacienda Luisita.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo niloloko ng presidente nating tumanggap ng pera galing jueteng para sa “Erap Muslim Youth Foundation” kasi galing parin sa jueteng yun. Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo nagre-recycle ng pinatalsik na nga dahil hindi man siya korap, tanga naman.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo naglolokohan.
Masaya akong Pilipino ako dahil ang Pilipino di nawawalan ng pag-asa. Sana lang inilalagay natin ang “pag-asa” natin sa mga may magagawa talaga.
The real contest si Gordon vs. Gibo. Not Noynoy vs. Villar. If you think we are choosing the lesser of all evils, fine, think that way. But by saying that, you are acknowledging that Noynoy, Villar, Erap, Jamby, Bro. Eddie, JC Delos Reyes, and Nick Perlas are all worth shit. I don’t think so. And I do believe that Bro. Eddie, JC Delos Reyes, and Nick Perlas all have honest intentions of helping the country. (By leaving out others, I imply that I have arguments against voting for the others, but that is a whole new discussion.) I just also believe Gordon is our best bet, a presidentiable who has the goods to back his supposed “arrogance” up.
I’m voting for Bayani too, by the way. We need a tag team of Transformers. Blue and Pink like a footbridge.
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I’m Voting for a Dick… and a Hero
And Dick Gordon is his name. I know I’m blogging about this too late. The election is on Monday. But we have seen proof everywhere, may they be from YouTube, Facebook, other websites, the TV and radio. A Dick is the man for the job.
Some people can’t handle a Dick, like a writer from Inquirer, but many have reacted to it already. This is one of my favorites (I wanted to repost something from Facebook, but well, it was a bit too long.) :
REPOST FROM ANTIPINOY.COM:
Why Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista cannot handle Dick
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOOD REASON why a writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer like Patricia Evangelista would write against presidential candidate Dick Gordon a week before the election. It’s because she is writing for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. When someone takes pains to emphasize that she is not doing so just because she is working for, say, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, you have to agree, motives become quite suspect.
Obviously, Richard Gordon has impressed quite a number of people by his frankness — mainly those who are not afraid to hear the truth. Unfortunately, he has also turned off some –mainly onion-skinned people like Patricia Evangelista. Too bad for Dick Gordon, indeed, because the Philippine Daily Inquirer has a wide circulation and quite a number of loyal readers. Too bad for Dick Gordon too that a lot of Filipinos cannot handle the truth and tend to believe those who are writing for a supposedly “trustworthy” publication. Noynoy’s supporters must be jumping for joy at the moment.
In her article, Patricia Evangelista couldn’t agree more that Dick Gordon has an impressive resume. But she seems to be of the opinion that Dick Gordon is not a “humble” man. Other than that she said of Dick Gordon, “It is a waste of what would have made a good leader.” Her criteria for a president includes someone with a touch of “humility”. Well, I’ve got news for you Ms Evangelista: None of the presidential candidates are humble. The most boastful of them all is Noynoy Aquino himself. He recently made a statement saying “If the counting of the votes is accurate, we will be victorious.” In short if I lose, they cheated is Mr Aquino’s position on the matter. If you think that is a demonstration of humility, you need to go back to your Sunday School.
Patricia Evangelista must have been kidding herself when she suggested that you need to be humble to be a good president. I say and many others agree that there is very little place for humility when you are applying for the top job in the land. Nobody and I mean, nobody, downplays their ability to get the job done when they are being interviewed by a prospective employer. In fact, some people even exaggerate their resumes just to get their foot in the door. Why would a presidential candidate like Dick start being “humble” now? Evangelista needs to get real.
Patricia Evangelista is trying to shoot the messenger instead of analysing the message. Dick Gordon has every reason to complain about how the Liberal Party is abusing the survey results conducted by polling firms owned and operated by family and friends of Noynoy Aquino. The speed with which the Inquirer.net publishes the results of the polls is quite suspicious. They also do not publish polls conducted by other polling firms to give their readers the freedom to analyse the data. Instead, they give their own interpretation and bombard people with messages that are really just different versions of “Noynoy is leading the polls.”
Patricia Evangelista is trying to cut an iconic man like Dick Gordon down to size. Dick Gordon is already an institution. He has done a lot for the country and Evangelista evidently knows it. Dick Gordon has never bullshited anyone in the past and he is not about to start now just to please people like Patricia Evangelista, someone who obviously doesn’t know what real politics is all about. Yes, Patricia Evangelista obviously doesn’t know how frustrating it is to deal with a biased media and an electorate who cannot think for themselves.
Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista will never understand why there is a need for someone like Dick Gordon to be frank. We here at AntiPinoy.com encounter a lot of people like her. A lot of people say the bloggers here are “mayabang” for writing about the dysfunction of Philippine society. Like Dick Gordon, we don’t care what people think because we don’t owe anyone for their patronage. Like Dick Gordon, we don’t practice false humility because false humility gets us none other than another hundred years or more of oppression by members of the oligarchy.
Filipinos like Patricia Evangelista will never get Dick Gordon’s style because they want to live in a dreamland where the Washington Post’s description of the Philippines is not the reality at hand. She doesn’t see a need for the way Dick Gordon speaks with urgency and without much ado about pleasantries. Yes, Dick Gordon feels the need to be stressed because this is how the international community sees the situation in our country:
Politicians who win election in this former U.S. colony have one of the worst records in Southeast Asia for stiffing the poor, coddling the rich and indulging themselves, according to a mountain of data and a chorus of economists.
Bad governance has gone hand in glove with rising crime, a surge in political killing, stagnant foreign investment, and a restless search by tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and other highly skilled Filipinos for opportunity outside their homeland. About 1.7 million Filipino immigrants now live in the United States, the second-largest immigrant group, after Mexicans.
A weak central government has also provided an opening for Islamist extremists operating in the southern Philippines, where for eight years U.S. Special Forces have been training the Philippine military in guerrilla tactics.
Perhaps people like Patricia Evangelista would rather sip her latte al fresco and chatter in hushed tones about their latest purchases from the mall while the poor people of the Philippines continue to suffer from the mediocre output of their politicians and the dumbed-down products sold to them by corporations who are members of the oligarchy of which Noynoy Aquino is blissfully a part of.
My dad recently sent me list of insults made by famous people who shaped the world. I have to say, people like Patricia Evangelista should read the following to get a better appreciation of just how badly the Filipino people need someone like Dick Gordon.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Some people think that Dick isn’t pro-poor. Some people think that Dick is anti-Filipino. It’s time we open our eyes and look around us. If you think the other candidates are more pro-poor than Dick Gordon who has served as governor for the Philippine Red Cross since so long ago, turned down a multi-million dollar job offer to serve as president and nurse a headache for the next six years, and wants the Filipinos to be disciplined, intelligent, and grounded on reality then I think we are just kidding ourselves.
If Dick is anti-Filipino just because of his stand on VFA and a host of other allegations they say we are forgetting, I suggest you watch more of his interviews. And I suggest we be grounded on reality. Major agreements, which could have been major mistakes by the people who signed them, cannot be disregarded easily. Like a contract that you think you cannot accomplish anymore and you decided not to enforce it, you still have obligations you have to pay for. Even if it was your grandfather who signed that contract from hell. Some decisions are hard decisions and we need a president who can make those hard decisions. VFA could not have been bad per se. (Forgive me on this, but I have not followed its story because I was a kid when the agreement was signed but I did my research) Filipinos have an inferiority complex sometimes, we fail to see our benefits in the deal. Abuse could happen yes, but that’s why we have to fine-tune, not throw everything to the bin right away. If we have a president who can ASSERT Philippines’ part of the pot, VFA is not the problem.
Have you ever heard of “All air, no force” –the line they keep using to describe our airforce? The Dick’s the only one of the presidentiables who has open eyes that sees this. We obviously need help. Not that the people who see this are pro-American. They’re just realistic. Inferiority complex can be manifested by constantly denying what is wrong with you.
Gordon’s not pro-American, he even wanted to detain Daniel Smith in the Philippines. Gordon’s not pro-American just because he wanted to have some bilateral agreement. Singapore is not Singapore today if not for it being welcome to foreign investments. Foreigners are not bad altogether. Look at the countries who chose to drive away all of them, now they are rogue countries. They’re not even rich like that. And yes, some foreigners may be bad, like you know, Daniel Smith. (Ang konyo hahaha!) Again, that’s why we need a president who will secure our part of the deal.
Just to add, Gordon doesn’t put America in the pedestal just like some people think. Cooperation with other countries is good, it helps. But we have to have a frontman who can clearly say that Philippines may deal with you but we take no shit from anybody. FYI, here’s Gordon’s view on “help” from the outside (From PhilStar.com):
With which other countries should RP have closer military alliances?
Favors engagement with neighbors particularly the strong ones. Should not act like a petulant child.
=======
“Ako ay Pilipino, taas noo kahit kanino.”
I’m sure you’ve heard of that song if you are Filipino. Pilipino rin ako at handa akong makipagpatayan para sa Pilipinas. Alam kong kahit ganito ang Pilipinas, magagaling ang mga Pilipino.
Pero mas masarap magtaas ng noo kung nakikita ng ibang lahi kung bakit tayo nagtataas ng noo.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi lang si Manny Pacquiao ang maipagmamalaki natin.
Mas masarap magtaas ng noo kung walang trilyun-trilyung utang ang Pilipinas na nakapatong sa ulo nating lahat, may utang ka na kahit di ka pa naipapanganak.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung walang patayan sa Hacienda Luisita, o wala na ang Hacienda Luisita.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo niloloko ng presidente nating tumanggap ng pera galing jueteng para sa “Erap Muslim Youth Foundation” kasi galing parin sa jueteng yun. Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo nagre-recycle ng pinatalsik na nga dahil hindi man siya korap, tanga naman.
Mas masarap maging Pilipino kung hindi tayo naglolokohan.
Masaya akong Pilipino ako dahil ang Pilipino di nawawalan ng pag-asa. Sana lang inilalagay natin ang “pag-asa” natin sa mga may magagawa talaga.
The real contest si Gordon vs. Gibo. Not Noynoy vs. Villar. If you think we are choosing the lesser of all evils, fine, think that way. But by saying that, you are acknowledging that Noynoy, Villar, Erap, Jamby, Bro. Eddie, JC Delos Reyes, and Nick Perlas are all worth shit. I don’t think so. And I do believe that Bro. Eddie, JC Delos Reyes, and Nick Perlas all have honest intentions of helping the country. (By leaving out others, I imply that I have arguments against voting for the others, but that is a whole new discussion.) I just also believe Gordon is our best bet, a presidentiable who has the goods to back his supposed “arrogance” up.
I’m voting for Bayani too, by the way. We need a tag team of Transformers. Blue and Pink like a footbridge.
Gordon’s Profile: PhilStar.com
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