Comments on: Gladiators http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/ Punditry. Politics. History. Commentary. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: nick http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075306 nick Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:13:31 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075306 Erineo, You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait 'til he become president then let's see who between us has the more effective crystal ball :-D. Erineo,

You ain’t seen nothing yet. Wait ’til he become president then let’s see who between us has the more effective crystal ball :-D .

]]> By: Erineo http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075300 Erineo Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:07:52 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075300 "But as to wealth, there’s no doubt he has the acumen to give Bill Gates a good run for his money." Besides being a monstrous hyperbole, that statement won't stand even when comparing Villar to Manny Pangilinan, for example. As for acumen, the man must have talent and foresight in order to have built a rather impressive enterprise. But nothing in the innovative scale of Microsoft or Apple. And, if reports are true, nowhere as Machiavellian as Bill Gates. “But as to wealth, there’s no doubt he has the acumen to give Bill Gates a good run for his money.”

Besides being a monstrous hyperbole, that statement won’t stand even when comparing Villar to Manny Pangilinan, for example.

As for acumen, the man must have talent and foresight in order to have built a rather impressive enterprise. But nothing in the innovative scale of Microsoft or Apple. And, if reports are true, nowhere as Machiavellian as Bill Gates.

]]> By: genitalman.michael http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075294 genitalman.michael Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:41:24 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075294 I wonder what happened between Joker's privilege speech against Villar in the lower house, years ago, after the latter was elected as Speaker, and last Monday. I wonder what happened between Joker’s privilege speech against Villar in the lower house, years ago, after the latter was elected as Speaker, and last Monday.

]]> By: thecusponline http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075292 thecusponline Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:26:09 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075292 It is fitting I suppose that you use the analogy of gladiators battling in the Roman Coliseum rather than citizens debating in the Athenian assembly to describe our senators and by implication our democracy. I believe that the Committee of the Whole has dealt a mortal blow to Villar. His poll numbers should start to hemorrhage in favour of Estrada mostly. I don't think Villar can play the sympathy card any longer. The line that Estrada had the courage at least to face his accusers seems to resonate. With the 12 in the majority taking a stand, it is hard to imagine how Villar as president could lead and manage the country within his first 3 years at least assuming that the composition of the upper chamber remains the same during that time. His brand as the "natural born leader", "competent" and "results oriented" candidate seems shattered. It is fitting I suppose that you use the analogy of gladiators battling in the Roman Coliseum rather than citizens debating in the Athenian assembly to describe our senators and by implication our democracy.

I believe that the Committee of the Whole has dealt a mortal blow to Villar. His poll numbers should start to hemorrhage in favour of Estrada mostly. I don’t think Villar can play the sympathy card any longer. The line that Estrada had the courage at least to face his accusers seems to resonate.

With the 12 in the majority taking a stand, it is hard to imagine how Villar as president could lead and manage the country within his first 3 years at least assuming that the composition of the upper chamber remains the same during that time. His brand as the “natural born leader”, “competent” and “results oriented” candidate seems shattered.

]]> By: ramrod http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075291 ramrod Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:56:25 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075291 Fighting gladiators, with all its gore, severed heads, sliced limbs, stabbing, bone-breaking, and blood spilling would have been more interesting (entertaining) to watch than the senators. There's nothing more honorable and truthful when warriors fight it out, its always very straightforward - live or die, win or lose, skill/physical prowess over inferior...no time for bullshit and double talk... What the senators are doing is the picture of how low Philippine politics have gone, when people like Villar even have the gall to treat the Filipinos as idiots, as perrenial gullible suckers...and Miriam's smokescreen to the rescue... Pimentel is already senile, just do us Filipinos a favor and give it a rest already... Fighting gladiators, with all its gore, severed heads, sliced limbs, stabbing, bone-breaking, and blood spilling would have been more interesting (entertaining) to watch than the senators. There’s nothing more honorable and truthful when warriors fight it out, its always very straightforward – live or die, win or lose, skill/physical prowess over inferior…no time for bullshit and double talk…
What the senators are doing is the picture of how low Philippine politics have gone, when people like Villar even have the gall to treat the Filipinos as idiots, as perrenial gullible suckers…and Miriam’s smokescreen to the rescue…
Pimentel is already senile, just do us Filipinos a favor and give it a rest already…

]]> By: nick http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075282 nick Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:23:33 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075282 "And now we have Villar, whose record contains more doubtful specifics than a Chinoy businessman’s tax return. Gee I wonder what kind of president he will be?"-SoP As to what kind of president, I don't know. But as to wealth, there's no doubt he has the acumen to give Bill Gates a good run for his money. “And now we have Villar, whose record contains more doubtful specifics than a Chinoy businessman’s tax return. Gee I wonder what kind of president he will be?”-SoP

As to what kind of president, I don’t know. But as to wealth, there’s no doubt he has the acumen to give Bill Gates a good run for his money.

]]> By: SoP http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/comment-page-1/#comment-1075281 SoP Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:39:47 +0000 http://www.quezon.ph/2010/01/26/gladiators/#comment-1075281 "If there's ever a doubt, there is no doubt". Hope this saying was told to the judges who gave Marcos a reprieve knowing he shot Nalundasan and to the people who voted for GMA knowing she promised not to run for election. And now we have Villar, whose record contains more doubtful specifics than a Chinoy businessman's tax return. Gee I wonder what kind of president he will be? “If there’s ever a doubt, there is no doubt”.

Hope this saying was told to the judges who gave Marcos a reprieve knowing he shot Nalundasan and to the people who voted for GMA knowing she promised not to run for election.

And now we have Villar, whose record contains more doubtful specifics than a Chinoy businessman’s tax return. Gee I wonder what kind of president he will be?

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