Pacquiao Panic

I am officially in a state of panic. I have a lot of things to say about the Pacquiao fever and I so want to say them, yet I don’t know which to say first. I won’t say anything about the fight though, I don’t care if he honestly beat the hell out of an ‘inexperienced, came-out-of-nowhere’ (no offense to Solis) fighter, but I hated how media just gobbled up the whole Pacquiao platter and how politicians just loved being part of the dessert. So I’ll just do bullets (or maybe I’m just lazy).

• Why was he ever announced as a congressional candidate? Did that somehow help his morale? Did that somehow intimidate his opponent? Was he really thinking that this next punch is going to be for the people of General Santos?
• While he was being interviewed, his staff was shouting ‘Pacquiao for Congressman.’ Hello? Paging Comelec? Isn’t this unfair? And don’t tell me that you cannot contain people from letting out their emotions. Yes – civilians you cannot contain. But people working for a congressional candidate, you should!
• Please, stop calling him a ‘hero’. I realize that Pacquiao has done a lot to the public, boost their morale or make them win a bet – don’t know which is which. But please, have some respect for our heroes. Don’t use the term lightly. It’s annoying already because if ever, Pacquiao is our only hero who is basking in unadulterated love and fame and lives to enjoy it. All the other heroes died for it or at least, suffered for it. I so hope that this doesn’t give a bird-brained politician, eager to join the Pacquiao bandwagon, the idea of elevating him to Philippine hero status – that thought was just added to my nightmare list.
• COMELEC Chairman Abalos, what are you thinking? You are allowing all these parades and still not consider it as campaigning? Even though the ratio of boxers to politicians in that vehicle was 1:4? Even though, the Atienzas were all over the place? Those politicians are so enjoying the free media coverage and the exposure, knowing full well that it wouldn’t be deducted to their alloted media time (or what do you call it?)
• I think Pacquiao is just being used by the Administration to defeat the incumbent General Santos representative. I remember her as one passionate, fearless representative – the kind that we lack in congress.

To Manny Pacquiao: I know you have good intentions. Have you stopped and considered the idea that you are just being used? I am not underestimating you, well maybe I am. You do not know anything about politics, in fact, I even view you as naive. You can easily be influenced (Friends include Chavit Singson and Mike Arroyo) like you are being influenced now. If you really want to help, why don’t you try setting up a foundation or an organization? If you really want to try out politics, why don’t you try running for another position and then make your way up? That way you would know how politics is.

I know you only want the best for your people and Manny Pacquiao, you are not it.

~ by krystellereignedrops on April 17, 2007.