Note to OPPOSITION: Embrace Erap, Attack Edsa 2

I have previously written about this and I think it needs to be re-emphasized again. Ping and FPJ, YOU BOYS NEED TO GET TOUGHER... maybe a "backbone transplant" is needed for these 2 wussies... katulad ng ginawa ni Howard Dean sa mga Democrats when he gave his listless and directionless party the toughness and the "backbone" necessary to go after Bush.

Please burn this into your skulls FPJ and PING:

EMBRACE ERAP, EMBRACE EDSA TRES, ATTACK EDSA DOS, ATTACK THE "CIVIL SOCIETY" PLAYERS.

This should be your mantra. SPREAD THE WORD to your followers.

So far Ping and FPJ have been trying to distance themselves from Estrada, thinking that by downplaying their links with estrada, they could attract the "civil society" votes or the "Edsa Dos" votes.

Ang tanong ka lang sa dalawa eh, WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY SMOKING? SIRA BA ANG ULO NILA?

They will NEVER get those EDSA dos voters, NEVER! Galit ang mga yon sa opposition (ERAP, FPJ, PING) and no matter what you say or do, YOU'LL NEVER GET THEM TO VOTE FOR THE OPPOSITION!!!

Ito ang sinulat ni Rod Kapunan:

Instead of listening to Estrada who could have defined to him the meaning and the stand of the opposition, and the need to be identified as a real opposition party, he allowed himself to be coached by others. As a result, FPJ had to marginalize Estrada's Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino because he was probably told that identifying with it was more of a liability than an asset to his candidacy. Probably he was also told to ignore Butch Aquino's wing of the LDP as this would not cause a dent to the party. The net effect is that FPJ unnecessarily caused a split within the opposition umbrella and centrifugally drove away many of its influential leaders and propagandists who could have articulated his reason for running.

Among the serious blunders committed were as follows: One, FPJ failed to exert his efforts to reconcile with Lacson. Second, he aggravated the rift by choosing as his runningmate Sen. Loren Legarda, a known anti-Estrada basher and a prot?g? of the Lopezes. Third, he failed to realize that while the LDP members constitute an elite handful in the opposition, it was the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino that could deliver the manpower needed. Fourth, he diluted the opposition ticket by including candidates who sought the impeachment of the man who now sits as the venerable leader of the opposition.

Tama si Rod.

Lacson and FPJ seems reluctant to bring up "EDSA dos" and the unconstitutional and UNDEMOCRATIC way Erap was removed from power... maybe because they think this issue is "divisive". Well, diyan sila nagkakamali.

Matagal na tayong hati, and it's not the opposition's fault. Nagsimula pa yan nung 1998 nung naging presidente natin si Erap... sinimulan na ng mga Erap Haters paninira at pag-atake sa kanya. Tuloy-tuloy yan hanggang Edsa Dos. It was the Edsa dos event that really split us in half.

I also thought Rod made a good point when he criticized the KNP leadership (Angara) for worsening the opposition disunity by recruiting former anti-erap personalities on their VP and senatorial candidates. Dito napikon si Miriam at Imee Marcos. Hindi lang yan, pati si jinggoy at si maceda muntik na hindi masali sa lineup dahil ayaw ni Angara na sobrang identified ang KNP sa kampo ni erap.

Resulta: hindi masyadong energized ang erap supporters sa opposition ngayon dahil parang binastos ng KNP/FPJ camp si erap by distancing themselves from erap and his legitimate causes (anti-Edsa 2, anti "civil society").

At hindi nyo ba nahahalata na iniiwasan ni GMA ang edsa dos issue o banggitin si erap dahil alam niya na "losing issue" ito para sa kanya. Because, when the masa voters are reminded of edsa dos and what GMA did to erap, lumalabas talaga ang galit nila kay GMA.

That's why she tries to fudge the issue by pretending to be on erap's side when she's not. Yung mga recent statements niya about giving erap a "fair trial" at yung "controversy" ni GMA over his "house arrest" are just efforts by the GMA administration to trick the masa voters into thinking that GMA is erap's friend (when she's really not).

Boto lang ng masa ang habol ni GMA dito. Kaya wag magpapaloko ang mga masa sa demonyita na ito.

And about the giving erap a "fair trial", that's just pure pambobola. But don't take my word for it, si erap mismo hindi naniniwala dito. Read this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this.

But since may eleksyon ngayon, for now temporarily on hiatus muna ang erap trials. Kasi kapag itunuloy ito during election season, baka magalit ang masa kay GMA eh (dahil reminder ito na nakakulong pa rin si erap dahil kay GMA). Pag tapos na ang eleksyon, atsaka lang ni GMA tatapusin si ERAP once and for all.

At kapag tinatanong naman si pandak kung bibigyan niya ng pardon si erap, ayaw magbigay ng diretsong sagot.

Alam niyo, vulnerable talaga si GMA sa erap at edsa dos issue.

Ang nakakatawa (at nakakalungkot) lang nga dito ay halos walang pinagkaiba ang "positions" ni GMA at ni FPJ at Ping kay erap. Halos pare-pareho na ang mga stands nila.

Kaya naman pala medyo nalilito ang masa. Eh kung pare-pareho lang naman pala ang posisyon ni GMA, FPJ at Ping kay erap at ang edsa dos, eh di kahit sino pala sa tatlo ang iboto ko, okey lang...

Ping and FPJ says they want a fair trial for erap. Yan rin ang position ni GMA.

Ping and FPJ says they can't say for sure kung bibigyan nila ng pardon si erap. Yan rin ang position ni GMA.

Ping and FPJ doesn't want to discuss erap and Edsa dos because they don't want to alienate "civil society" and the elites. GMA too doesn't want to discuss erap because she doesn't want to alienate the masa voters.

Politically, tama ang ginagawa ni GMA. This is what she wanted all along. Confuse the voters on who really is looking out for erap.

FPJ and Ping, OTOH, are not energizing the erap voters because they are "neutral" on the erap issue and edsa dos issue.

Thank god we're still in March, and ping and FPJ can still change tactics.

It's now time to remind the masa voters about the injustice done to erap by the edsa dos mobsters. Remind the masa voters that edsa dos is a lie. Hindi nagkatotoo ang pangako ng edsa of a better economy, peace and order and less corruption.

While Edsa One will always be associated with Cory, Edsa Dos naman will always be associated with Pandak... este Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pala. Edsa dos was GMA's baby and she was the one that most benefited from Edsa dos. Tanggal si Erap, si GMA ang pumalit.

The next time the media asks FPJ or Ping about erap, ito ang dapat nilang sabihin:

I won't interfere with the sandiganbayan kasi hindi pa tapos ang trial. But I truly believe that erap is innocent so I don't think it is really necessary to pardon erap anymore.

But let me say this... I think what civil society did to erap is wrong. EDSA DOS was undemocratic, unconstitutional, very divisive and TOTALLY UNNECESSARY. IT WAS A MISTAKE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. It did more damage to our democracy than any other event since martial law.

If I were elected president, I'll make sure there won't be another mockery of our constitution and democracy. I'll make sure there won't be another coup. I'll make sure there won't be another edsa dos.

For more ideas on what PING AND FPJ should say, read my previous post on the same issue here.

We will never have unity while GMA is in power. Three+ years na nga siyang nakaluklok sa Malacanang eh wala pa rin tayong "unity". If her 3+ years is anything like the next six years of a future GMA admin... We will always remain a divided and corrupt country. As long as GMA and Pidal is in power, we're fucked.

THE ONLY WAY TO UNITE OUR PEOPLE IS TO UNDO EDSA DOS AND REMOVE IT'S PRODUCT/CHILD/SPAWN GMA FROM POWER BY VOTING HER OUT OF OFFICE.

Edsa Dos is a Failure. Arroyo is a failure. It's time for a new change.

Kick the BIATCH OUT!

UPDATE: HAHA, nagsimula nang umangal si erap, he said he is being treated like an animal by GMA. This is the cue for Lacson and FPJ to FIGHT FOR ERAP!!! GAD DAMN IT, IPAGTANGGOL NIYO SI ERAP!!! PUT GMA ON THE DEFENSIVE!!! PUCHA, MURAHIN NYO SI GMA!!!