Auntie Charo's Soapbox

What a sad day it is when we can't keep our focus on whether the man who is running for Adelup is qualified to run the government, or that he has picked a good running mate and that he and this mate would stay a 'team' for the entire four years doing what they promise to do for the island.
Perhaps this team is reaching those who are tired of headlines that declare the hospital's almost out of blood, or that there's no water in the south for another week or two, or that the dialysis machines at GMH haven't been working for weeks at GMH, or that there's a shortage of teachers and that high-school graduates are teaching our children...and on and on and on...perhaps there's a groundswell of support for the Underwood/Aguon team that's making a whole bunch of people upset.......upset enough to pick up fists full of mud....and sling it!
And sling these scardy cats do.........on KUAM airways----several talk show hosts actually encourage callers to bash Robert and talk about him with so much contempt that you can almost feel the hatred coming from the woman's heart, almost see the foam coming from her mouth.
Before the infamous (the current one) anti-Filipino brochure was passed around, there was the letter written in 1997 on behalf of the Marshall Island government. Frothing at the mouth, it was localized and the issue became an Underwood-vs-Guam issue. Entire days were spent on the air bashing Underwood. He was accused of all sorts of things...even called a coward because he didn't come to KUAM to explain why he wrote the letter....of course, no one there thought to call his office because if they had, they would have discovered that the man was off-island.....anyway, the letter written on behalf of the Marshall Island was strike one, then the anti-Filipino brochure, strike two, and the orchestra continues to play with strike three.....KUAM gets an anonymous tip that Underwood has to appear in a Fairfax, Va., court for failing to do something....contempt charges probably having to do with his divorce....breaking story....of course, anything to besmirch him...hoping that he would lose credibility....and votes.
And so they say that all's fair in love and war....and I'm thinking that when one runs for Adelup, one joins a war and there are no rules. Just throw mud and hope it sticks and hope that your candidate continues to appear with out fault....lily white.
Are we concerned about the issues that took place in 1997 or what's happening in our schools....or what caused 90 elementary school children to become so sick they had to be sent home from school today? Are we concerned about Underwood's divorce status or should we concern ourselves that there's going to be enough blood on hand at GMH in case of tour bus accident and more than 40 pints of blood is needed?
Isn't it awful that the other camp has to besmirch Underwood inorder to make their candidate appear credible....or...qualified to remain in office despite all the problems, bloated government and the high cost of living.
Perhaps the gestapo general should stop the mud slinging....he may just cause enough pity for Underwood that people would actually pity the man and vote for him because they've made him an under dog......boy....I went from Underwood to under dog....best I end it here!
Then there's the crab mentality....we Chamorro's are known for having it! That's a whole other subject!!!