Truth is a lie is the truth!

By Emmanuelle

Surely, you know about Mary, Mary quite contrary? She contradicts herself beyond belief. Probably, when she says “Yes!” she shakes her head furiously from side to side. Possibly, when she says “No!” she nods and nods and nods.

Have you read of the little boy who kept warning his village about a pillaging wolf? He cried “Wolf!” too often when there was no wolf in sight. What happened to him? He   lost and was found – meaning, he lost his credibility; at the same exact time the wolf found him.

The blind fanatics of these two singers wouldn’t have cared a notch; blind nga to their idols’ faults. Nguni’t, some of us are pointedly disappointed. The truth waited in the wings, too obvious for everyone to see; but when the pair denied the truth, the worshippers chose trustingly to believe.  Now, when the idols confessed to the years of denial, they may have lost some of their radiance. Fooled once, fooled twice, but more than thrice is a little bit too much to take.    

You must have heard about our favorite Pangasinense politician who claims the last election is the “dirtiest”. He conveniently forgets to mention that his camp dumped the majority of the dirt. He knows that. He knows that we know that he knows. But, what the heck, who’s going to tell him to his face that he knows that we know that he knows? 

Then there is the opposition mayoralty candidate of this Pangasinan town who lost with less than two hundred votes. His leaders and his followers had been holding rallies before the Executive or the Legislative buildings of the town, without municipal permits, as long ago as the days of the election canvassing. They still continue to do so Mondays to coincide with the Sangguniang Bayan sessions, or any other day of municipal significance. On national or local TV and radio, the defeated mayoral candidate or his representative would claim without blinking that he and his family support the cause but have NOTHING to do with initiating or sponsoring the continuing protests.  It is the people expressing their displeasure with the mockery of democracy.

       After a discreet investigation, it was learned that “the people” receive allowances from P100 to P500 a day. More are allotted for speakers. The placard bearers are paid more too, depending on the size of the placard waved. Lunch is free, sometimes snacks too, and is catered by one of the closest opposition ally who also transports the placards. Muslims imported from the nearest city vie for the chance to be interviewed or asked for comments by the media. The Muslims of this town are not visible among the protesters.

As soon as meals are over, the rallyists disappear. 

The said defeated mayoral candidate had filed an electoral protest in the proper courts near the end of May, which was immediately dismissed a week later as it was quote unquote based on mere generalizations or allegations.

On layman’s terms, you cannot file a case against a person charging that person to be a thief, without telling the court WHAT exactly was stolen from you, HOW MUCH was stolen, WHEN it was stolen, WHERE it was stolen, and maybe HOW it was stolen.

And when and where it was the proper and legal opportunity to have the fact stated,  the said electoral protest failed to mention the ballot boxes that were supposedly stolen by the winning candidate, film strips of which alleged theft was shown LIVE on national television on the day of the election.

Of late, pictures were personally distributed by the defeated mayoral candidate showing an allegedly stolen ballot box on board a vehicle parked, again allegedly, infront of the present mayor’s private and busi-

ness residence. Upon closer minute examination, the particular angle of the shot could not possibly place the vehicle with the allegedly stolen ballot box anywhere within the length fronting the mayor’s residence. 

The shot could only have been taken from INSIDE a business establishment TWO DOORS BEFORE the mayor’s house, which places the vehicle parked right before that particular establishment.

That particular business establishment is owned by another of the closest ally of the defeated mayoral candidate.

Remember the three wise pigs which built houses of hay, wood and cement blocks? After much huffing and puffing, they probably ended up lechon de leche, pork barbequed or baked. Cooked in their own greasy fat.

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