Spending millions just to be defeated

I'm now convinced more than ever that politics is an expensive calling. You spend millions, nay, billions on tv ads just to be defeated.

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Next time around, try spending millions on print (newspaper) ads. You might find the happy difference. Hehe.

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When you pay Noynoy a compliment for winning the presidential race, don't expect a receipt. Okay?

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Who was that politician who said that if elected he would "bring back" to the city the good things we never had?

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Movie stars Bong and Jinggoy are fighting for the No. 1 billing in the Senate show to prove who's got more fans.

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A balikbayan doctor lost his bid to become a senator. Now his friends are calling him (joke lang kuno) a Lame Doc.

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Actor Lito Lapid has been reelected senator. His fans say he's the most patriotic of all senators. He loves the Tagalog language so much he never dares to speak English.

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Seriously now, let me share with you this e-mail from Ninfa Palacio: "Dear Sir Jabat. I don't know where you stand. Me, I voted for Noynoy but I'm now beginning to regret it... His four sisters, especially the actress Kris, are showing signs on interferring in his presidential duties ... I hope my perception is wrong."

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This is only a part of Ninfa Palacio's very long e-mail. I'm sorry I don't have enough space to accommodate your entire e-mail, Ninfa. Let's have a shorter message next time. Like this one, for example...

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 Drake Lanuza says in his e-mail: "Don't ask Gwen where the one million voters she promised Gibo went because as you and I know, they went to Noynoy..."

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 My good friend and media colleague Ben Ypil is going back to the States very soon. He explained his reason and it has something to do with the kind of people we elected to the Senate ... His apo-stolic mission is another reason. Okay, here's wishing you a blissful journey, Ben. Ang imong saad ha.

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