Constitutional Re-Write: Aquino vs Kritz
Rappler did a nice wide-ranging interview with President Aquino on October 17. It touched on everything from Chief Justice Sereno to Best Friend Puno to the Cybercrime Law to re-writing the Constitution. I’d like to extract a few remarks from the President on the subject of re-writing the Constitution to bring more foreign investment into … Continue reading
Rebel, Guest, or Guy with an Opinion
This is another self-absorbed blog by JoeAm as he tries to figure out what to do. Maybe you can help him. I was forced into a bit of a predicament the other day when someone suggested maybe I should publish a collaborative list of Philippine politicians who deserve condemnation and ouster from government office. That … Continue reading
A Candid Report on JoeAm’s Blog
The Society of Honor was JoeAm’s hobby for two years. He was blogging to perfect his writing skills and gain an understanding of how Philippine culture is different from American. He was having fun. He didn’t care about readership. In April of 2012, JoeAm got banned by Get Real Post. His motivation changed. He did … Continue reading
Angry Maude Blasts Get Real Post
Guest Article By Maude Garrison My cousin is Joe America. We used to call him JoJo when we were young because he used to stutter and we enjoyed ridiculing him in the best Filipino tradition. Only we were Americans. Well, myself, I am only half American. My father snuck up across the Rio Grande to … Continue reading
Killer Books
Every once in a while I’ll be out typing my yap in a blog site and someone will opine that “Joe America is an intellectual who . . .” Well, boy howdy, that cracks my head open like ripe jack fruit on the cutting board, because I don’t consider myself to be no “intellectual”. I … Continue reading