It should be earned.

The question we should all be asking now is: “What has Noynoy Aquino done in the last 10 years of his public service as Congressman and as Senator to EARN MY VOTE?”

Can I be the first to answer my question?

“NOTHING!”

I’m an apolitical person, but I am terribly disturbed by three ingenuous spins by the Noynoy Aquino campaign about the incident in August 28, 1987 when he was shot by rebel soldiers:

(1) “He put his life on the line to protect his mother from military rebels that penetrated
Malacanang’s security.”
(2) “He got shot in the neck protecting democracy.”
(3) “Noynoy saved the nation that day.”

In support of his presidential bid, Noynoy Aquino has posted these blatant fabrications on his official website and is allowing his supporters to circulate it on the web. What does that say about his self-proclaimed incapability to lie?

What’s the truth about that shooting?

Here’s part of the report of that incident by Seth Mydans for The New York Times on August 30, 1987, headlined “Aquino’s Son Says Rebels Opened Fire as He Spoke”:

“Today, his left arm in a sling and his neck bandaged, Mr. Aquino told of pleading for his life as a soldier decided whether to shoot him again.

“Mr. Aquino said he had gone out late to ‘attend to a personal problem’ across town, accompanied by bodyguards in his own and a second car.

“He said he had discounted rumors of a military attack, thinking they might be another ‘zarzuela,’ or comedy, like previous coup threats. But when word came that firing had begun, he rushed home because ‘my instict [sic] was to help my family.’

“Shielded by Bodyguard

“When the soldiers opened fire on his car, he said, a bodyguard on the seat beside him, Joseph Galleta, ‘managed to pull me down and shielded me with his body.’

“In a second burst of fire, he said, Mr. Galleta was seriously wounded and thrown from the car.

“‘I believe the rebels wanted to be sure we were killed,’ Mr. Aquino said. ‘Someone approached me and wanted to use his M-16. I pleaded with him and tried to reason it out with him and everything and he hestitated [sic].’

“As the soldier hesitated, Mr. Aquino said, he prayed. ‘I was doing my act of contrition and all that. I was asking for more time because I didn’t want to die like that.’”

Need anything more be said?

Right now, it’s all a SHOW!!
Noynoy is definitely far in terms of his Dad’s leadership and his Mom’s selflessness. Although sumasakay sya sa qualities nilang ito, IT IS NOT HIM. Noypis should think and rethink hard first before voting for him.

in fairness, he can talk well. pero aanhin ko ang salita kung wala namang gawa? wag naman po sana tayong magkaroon ng filipino version ni obama.

-The Earning Student

http://markista.multiply.com/journal/item/92/Beyond_the_Amber_Ribbons_A_NO_for_Noynoy_in_2010_Elections

Hype Around Noynoy’s “Honesty” Just A Marketing Gimmick
http://bit.ly/4bs4M6

Agree…