Pacquiao To Be President at 42?
I know it sounds silly. But some people think it’s worth a try.
Top Rank chief promoter Bob Arum made an assertion in a recent interview by Examiner.com that boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is going to be the president of the Philippines after his 42nd birthday.
“I tell you, Pacquiao will become the president when he reaches 42,” said Arum. By the way, for those of you not familiar with him, he’s the old, fat man you always see kissing Pacquiao’s ass everytime Pacman wins a match.
I clicked on Examiner.com before writing this and no, it’s not a porn site. Maybe Bob Arum was just misquoted as saying “Manny Villar will become president when he reaches 42”. But as far as I know, Pacquiao is the only Manny who could ask Arum to come to his home in Gensan tonight and pluck his underarm hair. And if I’m not mistaken, Villar is in his 50’s already!
“He is a work in progress conceivably learning the arts and wiles of politics and I believe he is going to be very successful in what he does and what he will do as a politician to the best of the Philippines.”
Yeah right.
If Pacman’s gonna be a good president, then I’m a cauliflower.
What irks me more is when he said that he will be more than delighted if the extremely intelligent [italics mine] Sarangani congressman actually becomes president in the next decade.
I hate to think that Pacquiao’s such a dumbass that he would actually tag on to someone’s political/corporate/whatever ambitions for his/her own interest. Yes, Pacquiao helps the needy, but come on, being the most powerful person in this country requires some brains. Not to mention parents who were also politicians before.
Look, I love Pacquiao like I love the tinapa vendor’s daughter across the street. Though it took me some time (and tons of beer), I actually respected his decision to run for congress. Not because I was 2000% certain he would lose, but because if he really wants to help people, that’s his right.
But running a country is no joke. You could not just ask that tinapa vendor’s daughter to be president when she reaches 42. (Unless something really weird happens). Pacquiao is the best in the world in boxing. But not the best choice to be a leader to more than 100 million people.
For Arum, I know it was just his opinion. But please, if you’re that filthy rich and powerful in the world of sports, maybe you would want to watch your mouth next time. You know, we Filipinos take things seriously. If Manny wins in 2022 elections, it’s gonna be your fault.
Or if you were just a little drunk and tipsy when you said that, that’s understandable. I say a lot of filthy things too when I’m under the influence of alcohol. (But you’re still nuts!) MM
YESSIR! 