Archive for October 4th, 2007
Philippine Government Pissed-Off At Desperate Housewives
Okay, as a general rule I try to avoid television. And as a concrete rule I avoid Desperate Housewives type programming. But apparently Teri Hatcher (used to be hot, then turned into a shoe) plays a character named Susan Mayer who was talking to a gynecologist about herpes or something, i’m not sure what… but anyway… The Daily Tribune (of the aforementioned Philippines) quotes Desperate Housewives:
“They hear aging, brittle bones, loss of sexual drive…,” said the doctor who was cut midway by Mayer.
Mayer said: “Okay before we go any further, can I check those diplomas because I want to make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines.”
Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Big, Freakin’ Whoopedeedoo”. I concur.
The Daily Tribune then goes on to quote Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Claro Cristobal who is quoting Philippine Consul-General to Los Angeles Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon:
“The Philippine medical profession is highly regarded all over the world as evidenced by high demand of Filipino healthcare professionals in many countries, including the US.”
Now, this may or may not be true. I do not know, neither do I care. Now let me tell you about my big but.
BUT,
If it is true then you should really have nothing to worry about, so stop crying.
The Daily Tribune continues:
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, for his part, also yesterday said the government will ask for an apology because what happened was a clear case of “racial slur” against Filipino professionals.
“Yes, I think we should in behalf of our Filipino professionals. That’s a racial slur. We are being belittled. Our professionals have proved themselves enough here and abroad…I think we have to criticize it, their attention can be called,” he noted.
The Palace official, however, stressed the development does not reflect the impression of the US government on Filipino professionals.
“I don’t think it is reflective of the attitude of the US government,” Ermita said.
Well, I would say that it is more of a slur against Philippines Medical Universities than it is against their “race”, but whatever…
Also, why did the US government even come up in this discussion? Does Mr. Ermita think that US programming is ran by the government? Again, whatever…
Desperate Housewives racial slur irks RP gov’t
tags:Philippines,asia,Desperate Housewives,Teri Hatcher,medical schools
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Kenyan Politicians Fight Over Oranges
The ODM party and the ODM-Kenya parties are both petitioning the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) for exclusive rights to use an orange as a symbol for their parties. Apparently, ODM has been using a full orange, while ODM-Kenya opted for the more daring one full and a half orange.
Yeah! Good thinking guys, because THAT is what is wrong in Kenya! Let’s stop bickering about the little issues that mean nothing, such as:
→ 50% of the population living below the poverty line
→ 40% unemployment rate
→ rampant HIV/AIDS epidemics (currently 1 in 16 Kenyans have full blown AIDS)
(Do I need to go on?)
Kenya’s The Standard Online reports:
‘Raila, Mudavadi and chairman Mr Henry Kosgey said ODM legally owned the symbol.
“Ours is a full Orange and the ODM-Kenya’s is one and a half orange. We are Chungwa and they are Machungwa,” added Raila.
ODM has in the past claimed that it had been granted exclusive rights to use the orange symbol, adding that no other party should claim the orange.
Maanzo said they urged ECK to ensure that the party was the only one allowed to use the orange symbol.
“We have the conviction that the orange symbol is ours and will agree to nothing less,” said Maanzo.
They argued that should the ECK allow the two parties to use their respective orange symbols, then they had no problem but should it be ruled that the orange was for one party, they would demand that it be given to their party.
Kalonzo later demanded a guarantee from the ECK that the orange would be part of their symbol.’
Let me make sure I have it straight:
ODM = Chungwa = full orange
ODM-Kenya = MaChungwa = full orange and half orange
Yep, that’s like night and day.
Anyone remember the movie that said, “Stupid is as Stupid does.”?
ECK caught up in fresh battle for orange symbol
SOURCE: CIA World Fact Book — Kenya
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Ghost of Anne Frank Protects “Uber-Tree”
A diseased and dying tree is being coddled and protected at all costs because it was mentioned a couple of times in “Anne Frank’s diary”.
Quoting CNN:
“The 150-year-old tree was due to be chopped down after experts determined it could not be rescued from the fungus and moths that caused more than half its trunk to rot.”
Apparently, it has been linked to magical healings and miracles in the community¹. Rabbi Jacobs of a nearby synagogue was quoted as saying, “If this tree falls, the nazis will return and burn us all! Oy vey!”²
The point of my nastiness and sarcasm? IT’S A FREAKIN’ TREE, PEOPLE! LET IT DIE!
¹: This is not really true, but it makes the story sound more interesting.
²: This is a quote that I made up for the person I made up to support the abovementioned false story point.
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