POINT OF VIEWS of a non-resident reporter
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
GONZALES
REFUSSES TO ENTERTAIN TAOTAO TANO BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID HE MIGHT LOOSE HIS CUSTOMERS.
HE CHARGES AN ARM AND A LEG FOR ALL TAOTAO TANO'S PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
HE CHARGES AN ARM AND A LEG FOR ALL TAOTAO TANO'S PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
KSPN PROMOTING FEDERALIZATION & PETE A.
PETE A. GOES ON KSPN CH2 IN SERIES BUT DEGRADES TAOTAO TANO MOVEMENTS ON EVERY RELEASE.
MARIANAS VARIETY PROMOTING TINA
Among the new lawmakers, Tina Sablan, not surprisingly, has consistently, by her actions and statements, kept her word to her constituents. Her positions about federalization and transparency were well-known even before she ran for office, so I don’t know why Greg Cruz is claiming that she “deceived” voters. And I don’t know what Tina gained by being consistently honest. As I’ve said before, even before she was sworn in, she had already lost half of the votes she got in November.
True to her word, Tina has been informing the media about every session and every House schedule forwarded to her office. She informs us about what bills or resolutions were introduced or voted upon. She even tells us how she voted. Today, she will hold the first of her weekly press conferences. She has been attacked and vilified publicly for walking her talk, but has never responded in the same shrill and ad hominem manner that her detractors mistook for a sign of their intelligence.
She may be in politics now, but she’ll never be a politician because she can’t stand b.s. and will not lie to her constituents. The good news is that the Force is with her. The bad news is that it’s only with her.
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True to her word, Tina has been informing the media about every session and every House schedule forwarded to her office. She informs us about what bills or resolutions were introduced or voted upon. She even tells us how she voted. Today, she will hold the first of her weekly press conferences. She has been attacked and vilified publicly for walking her talk, but has never responded in the same shrill and ad hominem manner that her detractors mistook for a sign of their intelligence.
She may be in politics now, but she’ll never be a politician because she can’t stand b.s. and will not lie to her constituents. The good news is that the Force is with her. The bad news is that it’s only with her.
Send feedback to zdtion@lycos.com
HOW MARIANAS VARIETY TRASHES INDIGENOUS GROUP
Taotao Tano’s Greg Cruz says “thousands” joined their motorcade on Sunday. He wasn’t alone in making that claim. Other participants gushed over the “outpour” of support from local residents as they made their way to the villages. Greg says those disputing their estimate only saw the motorcade at the starting and end point, the Garapan Fishing Base. He also noted that the critics are all pro-federalization.
It’s the media’s fault that we didn’t fill up our cars’ gas tanks, follow the motorcade and make our own estimates. But then again, we’re guest workers who are suspected, and apparently with good reasons, of sympathizing with the pro-federalization crowd. Who among the anti-federalization camp would have believed our own, well, guesstimate?
This reminds me about how an expert back home pointed out that there could not have been over 1 million people who gathered at Edsa during the 1986 “people power” revolt. Based on his rigorous computations, the expert said the entire area could have only accommodated less than 200,000 people. Since then, I’ve been doubtful of crowd estimates without a scientific basis. They tend to vary, depending on the political whimsy of who’s counting what.
Here on Saipan, some estimated that 30,000 people massed at the Liberation Day grounds on the Fourth of July. But the island had a population of 60,000 only. So half of them were there, at the same time, on that strip of Beach Road? Really?
The euphoric estimates for the Unity March in December reached “over 15,000.” That’s one-fourth of the island’s population. Those who are anti-federalization said the turnout figures were “exaggerated.” I believed it reached 4,000, give or take a thousand. But then again, I’m supposed to be biased, too. What am I biased for? I forget already.
Here’s what I know. Most locals are either indifferent or non-committal about the federalization issue, more so now that the nonimmigrant status was deleted from the bill that would also create a CNMI congressional delegate seat.
Maybe instead of funding his proposed political status commission, Congressman Torres should call for a non-binding, non-official referendum among locals regarding the federalization bill now pending in the U.S. Senate.
Right now, the only point of Sunday’s Taotao Tano rally that I can see is to shut up local politicians who will dare join Pete A.’s “middle road” approach.
It’s the media’s fault that we didn’t fill up our cars’ gas tanks, follow the motorcade and make our own estimates. But then again, we’re guest workers who are suspected, and apparently with good reasons, of sympathizing with the pro-federalization crowd. Who among the anti-federalization camp would have believed our own, well, guesstimate?
This reminds me about how an expert back home pointed out that there could not have been over 1 million people who gathered at Edsa during the 1986 “people power” revolt. Based on his rigorous computations, the expert said the entire area could have only accommodated less than 200,000 people. Since then, I’ve been doubtful of crowd estimates without a scientific basis. They tend to vary, depending on the political whimsy of who’s counting what.
Here on Saipan, some estimated that 30,000 people massed at the Liberation Day grounds on the Fourth of July. But the island had a population of 60,000 only. So half of them were there, at the same time, on that strip of Beach Road? Really?
The euphoric estimates for the Unity March in December reached “over 15,000.” That’s one-fourth of the island’s population. Those who are anti-federalization said the turnout figures were “exaggerated.” I believed it reached 4,000, give or take a thousand. But then again, I’m supposed to be biased, too. What am I biased for? I forget already.
Here’s what I know. Most locals are either indifferent or non-committal about the federalization issue, more so now that the nonimmigrant status was deleted from the bill that would also create a CNMI congressional delegate seat.
Maybe instead of funding his proposed political status commission, Congressman Torres should call for a non-binding, non-official referendum among locals regarding the federalization bill now pending in the U.S. Senate.
Right now, the only point of Sunday’s Taotao Tano rally that I can see is to shut up local politicians who will dare join Pete A.’s “middle road” approach.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Gonzales Talk Show
Nothing but a government owned media he won't take any info unless the government or governor is supporting it!
Saipan Tribune
You ever notice that when meetings like last night occur, Marianas Variety will come out with it's story by 10:45pm the earliest and Tribune at midnight. That is because they are all together on this issues.
Tribune was also present at the meeting with Cohen up to 8:30pm but released a picture of the crowd taken at about 5:45pm. Almost exact shot as Marianas Variety.
Again! put aliens or non-residents issue on news and will be accompanied by a long story.
What a joke this media's are.
Tribune was also present at the meeting with Cohen up to 8:30pm but released a picture of the crowd taken at about 5:45pm. Almost exact shot as Marianas Variety.
Again! put aliens or non-residents issue on news and will be accompanied by a long story.
What a joke this media's are.
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