Ah, the cluelessness of the rich and corrupt.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's "What's President Smirk having for dinner?"
Representative Imee Marcos -- yeah, makes your eyeballs roll, doesn't it -- has the menu for the 2,000 peso-per-head banquet:
She said the native dishes would include "adobo" in olive oil, milkfish belly with mango sauce dipping, Filipino-style beefsteak, fried rice with smoked fish, and crisp-fried pork skin.Someone else can have fun with this: Texas chicken? Kalderetang tuta nang kano? (We already have a reading list; what else should he eat?)Native delicacies will also be served, such as roasted pig, "puto-bumbong," "lumpia," ice cream, pork and chicken barbecue, chocolates, "halo-halo," and "pan de sal" with an assortment of spreads.
Representative Crispin Beltran is asking for a full accounting of Malacanang's expenses:
"Bush is going to stay for a mere eight hours in the country, but already, the administration has used up millions to make his short visit as comfortable and welcome as possible, even if they're all at the expense of the people's economic and political interest," he said.Economically, of course, this is a big thank-you note for the military package and state dinner GMA received earlier this year. And President Smirk gets a loving ally in his "war on terrorism" -- and a guarantee of more years of support now that GMA is running again -- and the head of Father Rohman al-Ghozi to boot! And a performance by Lea Salonga! Nothing to make our American guests feel more welcome!
And as Rep. Marcos -- now we get to the clueless part -- said:
"President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo must really mean to impress her visitors," said Marcos... "Our countrymen should feel proud that we could feed our guests so well even though in their homes, many poor Filipino families would be sharing a can of sardines and a packet of instant noodles."Classic. Like mother, like daughter. Posted by the wily filipino at October 14, 2003 10:22 AM