Auntie Charo's Soapbox

Partido wrote: "In a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Gov. Felix Camacho put forward Guam’s desire to host the Marines and other military assets whose realignment will be tackled in high-level talks this week between the U.S. and Japan governments. In his letter, Camacho sought the Pentagon’s support for major issues regarding the relocation of more than 7,000 Marines to Guam from Okinawa as well as the potential movement of more resources from Japan. The letter aims to include Guam’s perspective and unique issues to high-level talks planned between the U.S. government and a delegation from Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Cabinet in Washington, D.C. this week. The meetings will bring the governments of the U.S. and Japan to the negotiating table to iron out details of the U.S. military’s historic realignment in and out of Japan that may have several consequences for Guam. Among these is a larger military presence on island and a stronger role that Guam will play in national security." (the rest is on-line for your perusal)
I feel that the request is timely and that the governor is saying by his actions that we don't have to wait for the entire 7,000 to be moved that we can start moving them little at a time(of course, this is my interpretation of the report and only worth twenty-cents!.
Whatever it's worth, we could use whatever money the Marines spend in their relocation, their R&R on Tumon, their car rentals, hotel stays, the movies they see and whatever it s that Marines do in this little paradise called Guam.
I think the next thing the governor should do is to do a campaign to teach our people how to be nice to people who are coming to share our little paradise island and how we can live happily together without little episodes of hormone challenges here and there with our thugs who all of a sudded know how to do Kung Fu. I personally don't care how many times those fighting schools come to talk shows to claim how peaceful their fighting techniques are. When one person hits another, it is not a sign of peace, last time I looked, a man who slugged his wife ended up in jail.
The people who sell beer and cell phones are eager to promote ghetto entertainment where ghetto boys can bring their getto chicks so they can show them(the chicks with the tattoos, too much make up and barely any clothing on) how macho they are. We're sending the wrong message to our young boys. I applaud ABC 14 for taking off the ugly show that encouraged rude, crude and totally socially unacceptable-albeit local show. It is so sad when all we can come up with is ghetto entertainment for our children...then we ask how little four year old children can be smothered to death can be placed in the mud face up?
Kudos to you Gov. Camacho....I hope the Chamber backs up your drive to bring the Marines back to Guam quickly! We sure could use that Section 30 money!