I’ve been reviewing the platform matrix over at getrealphilippines.com and I am disappointed. BenignO, the owner of that site and the brains behind Platform, plez!, put up that matrix more than four weeks ago and yet it remains empty for the most part. It’s either BenignO has not been updating the matrix (which I seriously doubt) or there’s just no word as to what our presidential aspirants plan to do to help our country improve (the most likely explanation).
Of course, there’s a third possibility and that is our candidates simply don’t have any plan at all and are just banking on their cheap gimmickry to get themselves elected. Well, I hate to burst your bubble mister and miss candidate but song and dance numbers and cheesy infomercials won’t cut it anymore. We want you to give us your platforms, NOW!
Ok, I do realize that I may be wasting blog space here after all I’m directly challenging political candidates who, as we all know, do not really care what the public wants. In that case, I’ll re-direct my challenge to the avid supporters of these platform-challenged candidates. So here goes:
The “Vote For My Candidate” Challenge
If you’re an avid supporter of any of the known presidential candidates here’s an opportunity for you to help us decide. Tell us why we should even consider your candidate. Send a blogpost about your candidate’s plans through betterphilippines@gmail.com and if it’s worth publishing at all I will post it here in full. If you happen to have insider information on your candidate’s platform that would be great. Tell us about it. Just bear in mind that this opportunity will not remain open forever. You have only until the end of September to submit your blogpost.
(Update: You might want to check out BenignO’s cheatsheet to help you formulate an intelligent presentation.)
So, are you up for the challenge or are you just as lame as your candidate?
Hey, this is fabulous. I’ll get a link up to this post pronto.
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lpgd Reply:
August 25th, 2009 at 6:43 am
to benk,
thanks for the link. what do you think is the chance someone will actually take up the challenge?
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mahirap itong proyektong ito.
it’s because our politicos rely mainly on popularity, rather than platforms.
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lpgd Reply:
August 26th, 2009 at 11:52 am
mahirap as in difficult? if that’s what you mean then i will have to agree with you. but, that tells me it’s gonna be a worthwhile endeavor. i’m pessimistic by nature but in this regard i’d like to be optimistic. there’s no room for defeatist attitudes because if no one’s going to do this now because of the possibility that it won’t work then kelan pa natin sisimulan?
thanks for dropping by btw. if you’d like to help then perhaps you could send out a link to this post through your email. i’m sure someone out there is itching to make a pitch for his or her candidate.
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I’ve been wondering why no one started something like this in a long time…and from benigno of all people…my hat’s off to you. I don’t like you, but you make sense sometimes.
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lpgd Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
to ramrod,
what’s not to like? have i done you wrong? :C
well, thanks anyway for the rather strange compliment.
and thanks for dropping by.
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Strange indeed. That’s respect right there.
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i’m rather warming up to the idea of noynoy for president but we are still discerning things as of the moment =)
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lpgd Reply:
September 6th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
@joseph,
ei kamusta? long time no blog.
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