What not to say to a candidate who lost …
1. Better luck next time …(reminds loser of the debts he have to settle and money spent before even contemplating the “next time”)
2. This may not be your time…(not to be said especially when candidate is past sixty years old).
3. By the way, you still owe me money…(waaaaaaahhhhh!)
4. That’s life! (uhmm, and that’s supposed to make him feel better????)
5. You almost made it! Given a few more days, you probably would have won …(almost? probably? aaaarrrrghhhhh!)
What to say to a losing candidate…
1. They cheated!
2. So many of your supporters couldn’t find their precincts. Sabotage!
3. Comelec bungled the job!
4. You ran a decent, respectable campaign while THEY CHEATED!
5. This is not your fault. You did your best given the lack of resources. You’ll rise above this a stronger person. We will continue to support and believe in you. We will be baaaaaccckkkk!
To all those who lost in the May 14 polls – thank you for giving us a choice. Thank you for wanting to serve the people within a legitimate political framework and by courting our votes. Thank you for not giving up on the system even when so many others have done so. And yes. Better luck in 2010!
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Susan “Toots” Ople
My friends call me Toots. Am the youngest of seven siblings. Our family hails from the coastal town of Hagonoy, Bulacan and we are proud of our roots. My daughter's name is Estelle and she's a brilliant debater/person. I love dogs! And I enjoy writing in the dead of the night.
Sa mga natalo,sana mamulat na sila sa tamang gawi sa pagtakbo sa eleksyon. Maaga pa lang tinanggap na ni Goma na talo siya pero open pa rin daw siya for 2010 electionsat plano niyang pumasok na sa isang partido dahil mahirap daw ang independent. (Isang bagay na walang katuturan. Bakit kasi hindi na lang siya mag-artista at tumulong sa bayan sa pamamagitan ng mga NGOs, bkit kailangan niya pang umupo sa Senado??). Nabalitaan kolang din kanina, sa latest na bilangan sa Cagayan De Oro, mukhang matatalo si Pacquiao. Mabuti naman at mulat ang mga botante sa siyudad na yun. Saludo ako kay Pacquiao kung sa Boxing pero sa pulitika? Tama na sigurong mamudmod siya ng pera wag lang sumabak sa pulitika. Sabi nga sa dyaryo, nagawang posible ng mga mamamayan sa CDO ang akala ng lahat ay imposible. Kahit masaya akodahil hindi pasok sina Pichay, Montano at Singson sa Magic 12,hindi nman sila maalisalis sa top20. Marami pa rin talaga silang nauto ano??
Sana sa darating na eleksyon mulat na tayong mga botante at mga kumakandidato.Nakakasawa ang marami ang pagpipilian pero iilan lang ang matino. Ang mahirap padito, kung magtitino nga ba sila pag nakaupo na sila sa gobyerno. Hay! Pilipinas nga naman….
nacover mo yata lahat ng masasabi o hinde. Ito naman ang sa akin para doon sa natalo na talaga namang mahusay ang layunin: mga pre o mare, as the case may be, have a better plan next time, and execute, execute, execute! Huwag masyadong idealistic. Kapag binato ka, batuhin mo rin! Huwag mong ibigay ang kabila mong pisngi, suntok ang aabutin mo niyan. Unahan mo na!
Yun lang…
i happen to know a lot of “losers” who really deserved to win..i honestly thought this year’s election would be different, that a lot of voters have already matured and really spent time contemplating who they should vote for.
alas, even if the candidate was clearly someone not worth of one’s trust anymore – its a shock (not even a mircacle) that they still win
but kudos to those whose hearts are really into serving the people, through a good, kind, honest and fair leadership. even if they lost.
waaahh, sayang pa rin ;p
what to say to losers: whatever you do, don’t put the blame on you …
but then again, tell us something we don’t know, eh?
Nice one Toots. Not all my candidates are doing well. The Kapitaran would have made a difference. As for those who would make it, I hope to see a more courageous senate. As for the lower house, accountability is all I ask for.
But the power of the pork might play a spoiler’s role again.