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2007 State of the Nation Address

July 23, 2007

The 2006 SONA was a load of crap, a circus act of some sorts that the midget proclaimed a unity call for everyone, even her enemies. This year’s SONA is another one. Or rather a much bigger pile of shit.

 

“I’d rather be right than popular.”

PGMA’s 2007 SONA is an irony. What does she mean by being “right”? In her small deluded mind, she brags that the Human Security Act will protect our rights and shield us from terrorists. I must admit that enacting such a law is a step in securing peace but without able-bodied and sane executors of this law, in less than a year, I think almost everyone who opposes the administration will be P500,000 richer. Does she think that she and her minions have gotten away with murder, with their so-called unexplained deaths? Being right entails having morals, not pseudo laws and shitty promises. No wonder she’s never popular.

 

“The President is as strong as she wants to be.”

Admittedly, I have to agree on this. But I think she should have said something like, “The President is now as strong as Marcos.” I believe that quote is more fitting for her stature. What has happened to her impeachment case? Dead. The sad part in all of this is that the supposed opposition senators are now sliding comfortably under PGMA’s blanket of security. The young GO senators are now out for themselves, busy preparing for the 2010 elections. Politics is really dirty, and everyone who sinks their hands in it are drawn into a world of unparalled stupidity, selfishness and greed. Honestly, I’d like to think that we have a genuine opposition against the midget tyrant. But for now, I see none.

 

“Uulitin ko: Hindi ako sagabal sa ambisyon ninuman. But make no mistake, I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision,”

What national interest, national vision? I think she means her plans to terminate democracy and decency in the country. PGMA has to realize that she has to stop addressing herself in the 3rd person perspective. No one is standing in her way, not even her puny shadow. She is the one standing in everyone’s way, how dare she point her fingers to us!


“In today’s global economy, knowledge is the greatest creator of wealth.”

Ah, then she finally spoke of education. For the past years, the education budget has shrunk steadily. Even as she clamors that our peso has grown considerably stronger in years, inflation and the ever growing pool of unemployed people and fresh grads are still here, poverty is budging nowhere and the only things that keep on moving are the rich. I remember how my professor in Genetics once told us in one of her lectures that back in the 80’s, the researchers of Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan and even India came in hordes to UPLB to learn about rice production methods, rice hybrid techniques and agriculture systems with hopes to improve their country’s own agriculture. But today, we import rice from them and send our researchers to them to learn new methods. Our asian neighbors have surpassed us in terms of agricultural yield, in science and technology and most notably, in economic stability. Let’s face it: we need to be educated. But we cannot learn when promises will forever remain as they are. Her plans are good, considering the amount and the infrastructures she promises she will bring forth, but I hope this isn’t a lie.

Of course, what is a SONA without the people and the militant groups screaming injustice outside the Batasan? When throngs of people carrying bloodied banners, crying, “Step down!” or “Impeach PGMA!”, continues to stalk one’s illegitimate presidency, I think that’s an ultimate sign of hate and disgust. If Zubiri was smart, he could have just walked away and accepted defeat. But no, he just had to claim that the Maguindanao votes were authentic and that Bedol is innocent. In effect, the nation has already lost a promising young lawmaker. This is what PGMA’s legacy is all about: being corrupt and getting away with it.

 

Written by nina bumanglag · Filed Under Blogging, Current Events, Education, Events, Medicine, News, Personal, Politics & Gov't, Science, Technology 

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