A Portrait of the Philippines as a Young Nation

Posted by JoeAm on March 25, 2013 · 30 Comments 

Every once in a while it is good to pause to try to pull together some of the varied thoughts dumped out day to day in these blogs. Rather pull chaos back into order, if you catch my drift. So let’s do a little of that. If it seems deja vu, relax; it is not … Continue reading →

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Church Goons Unleashed on Aquino

Posted by JoeAm on January 31, 2013 · 20 Comments 

I thought about handing this blog to Maude so she could do a good job of ranting, but I decided instead on this more moderate presentation. You know, preferring to at least give the Church some love and kindness, rather than the brutal condemnation they deserve. So anyway, the priests, these whimpering softies who want … Continue reading →

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Word Wars: Drone Blogging

Posted by JoeAm on January 26, 2013 · 25 Comments 

I’d like to thank Angry Maude for taking up the cudgel the other day.[Cudgel:  (noun) a short, thick stick used as a weapon.] I told her to just relax, we’ve been writing too much about the elections and the campaigns haven’t really started yet. But she explained, which is a euphemism for shouting in my … Continue reading →

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"Well Done Mr. President"

Posted by JoeAm on December 10, 2012 · 14 Comments 

By now I’m sure you’ve read about the Philippines rising in the corruption rankings provided by Transparency International. And perhaps you’ve read the anti-propaganda diminishing the importance of the ratings. “They are just perceptions, and they are wrong!” “105th is still corrupt!” “President Aquino is a braggart, claiming this as his achievement.” You know, I … Continue reading →

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How Can Catholic Rightists Call Themselves Pro-Life?

Posted by JoeAm on November 14, 2012 · 43 Comments 

Guest Article By Andrew Lim UNHOLY ALLIANCE Recent developments point to a forming alliance between the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and far right Filipino politicians who reject the RH bill. Jose Descallar, staff of Michael Velarde ( Buhay party list representative) said this after the re-election of US President Barack Obama: “If … Continue reading →

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