There’s The Rub

Earlier, after hearing the morning mass, I had my breakfast in Mc Donald’s and took my free PDI.  “Oh yeah!” was what I said to myself after seeing the title of Conrado de Quiros’ commentary.

Exactly 6 years ago when GMA told us, and most believed her for it, that she won’t be running for presidency come 2004 elections.  Oh, what can I say…  Allow me to put on bigger font statements from her speech in this commentary by Mr. de Quiros.  Enjoy the political carnival at its best!

There’s The Rub

Six years ago today

By Conrado de Quiros

Philippine Daily Inquirer

First Posted 00:07:00 12/30/2008

Six years ago today, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivered this speech. It is worth remembering today not just because history is always worth remembering but because it is history that eminently, and imminently, stands to be repeated today. The latter part of the speech went:

“As we honor Jose Rizal today, it is fitting that I ask each Filipino to also sacrifice for our country.

“In recent years, our fundamental weaknesses have been revealed in ways that are worrisome to broad sectors of our citizenry.

“In the economy, ever since the Asian crisis in 1997, our public revenues have been steadily declining in relation to the size of our economy. This has led to persistent budget deficit.

“In society, we have become a nation deeply divided, symbolized by the polarity between EDSA [People Power] II and the May 1 siege barely three months after EDSA II.

“And in governance, there is now too much politics hampering good, productive governance.

“The convergence of the national stresses such as these has led to the sense of gloom that many of our citizens now talk of. There is a feeling of too much negativism and conflict in our society.

“In the coming weeks, we will be launching a series of powerful, positive actions that will improve the life of our people. Major announcements will be made in January.

“However, we also know that we will soon enter the political period leading up to the elections in 2004. My reading of the political winds tells me that the 2004 election may well go down in history as among our most bitterly contested elections ever. This is because of the deep social and political division that we now have.

“If this is true, then sincere efforts to launch programs will run the risk of being derailed by political fighting leading up to the elections.

“The government in place after 2004 may merely end up inheriting a country as deeply divided as ever. Consequently, we may end up stalling national growth for a few years more as a result of lost momentum.

“In view of all these factors, I have decided not to run for president during the election of 2004.

“If I were to run, it will require a major political effort on my part. But since I am among the principal figures in the divisive national events for the last two or three years, my political efforts can only result in never-ending divisiveness.
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Conspiracy?!?

Browsing Youtube to recall the Marine Stand-off led by Col. Querubin, I came across this documentary video of Dateline.  Thanks to journeymanpicture for posting this video entitled The Manila Conspiracy - Philippines.  There are many other good videos of him, but let’s take a closer look at this one first.

As we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s martyrdom tomorrow, let’s ask ourselves if indeed we are truly free as a nation. 

*Video available in Youtube

Col. Ariel O. Querubin’s Video

December 26, 2008.  I received a personal reply from Col. Ariel Querubin, one of the few persons in the Armed Forces whom I greatly admire and respect.  As promised, I’m posting this video so Filipinos could see it and be inspired to stand up for the truth and for the country.

Below is a portion of the message he sent me. 

 [ ……Attached is the video presentation that was shown while my son was reading my statement during the interfaith rally against charter change on Dec 12. My warmest regards. God bless!
Para sa Bansa,

Col Ariel Querubin ]

*video also available in Youtube

Article about Johannes Kepler on Wikipedia has Bad Words

 Johannes Kepler

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Johannes Kepler
A 1610 portrait of Johannes Kepler by an unknown artist.
Born	December 27, 1571(1571-12-27) Weil der Stadt near Stuttgart, Germany
Died	November 15, 1630 (aged 58) Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Residence	Baden-Württemberg; Styria; Bohemia; Upper Austria
Fields	Astronomy, astrology, mathematics and natural philosophy
Institutions	University of Linz
Alma mater	University of Tübingen
Known for	Kepler’s laws of planetary motion Kepler conjecture
Religious stance	Lutheran

THE FUCKING HAPPY CLAN BITCHES!!! FUCK ALL YOU SILLY CUNTS!!! EAT SHIT!!! by later astronomers based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astrononomy. They also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton’s theory of universal gravitation.

During his career, Kepler was a mathematics teacher at a seminary school in Graz, Austria, an assistant to astronomer Tycho Brahe, the court mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II, a mathematics teacher in Linz, Austria, and an adviser to General Wallenstein. He also did fundamental work in the field of optics, invented an improved version of the refracting telescope (the Keplerian Telescope), and helped to legitimize the telescopic discoveries of his contemporary Galileo Galilei.

Kepler lived in an era when there was no clear distinction between astronomy and astrology, but there was a strong division between astronomy (a branch of mathematics within the liberal arts) and physics (a branch of natural philosophy). Kepler also incorporated religious arguments and reasoning into his work, motivated by the religious conviction that God had created the world according to an intelligible plan that is accessible through the natural light of reason.^[1] Kepler described his new astronomy as “celestial physics”,^[2] as “an excursion into Aristotle’s Metaphysics“,^[3] and as “a supplement to Aristotle’s On the Heavens“,^[4] transforming the ancient tradition of physical cosmology by treating astronomy as part of a universal mathematical physics.^[5]

Have you notice the 1st sentence in the first paragraph?!  We’re all aware that Wikipedia is an openware, but then again, imagine children researching things for their homeworks and finding such remarks. 

I have nothing against Wikipedia, surely it made our lives easier in terms of researching. Just be ready to find unusual things like the one above.

Lastly, if you’re really researching, verify the information given on other sites.  Better yet, depend more on books for your info. 

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler