By Emmanuel Samonte Tipon
“Oh
God, please make Donald Trump win if you
love America.” That was my prayer at the new Iglesia Ni Cristo Diamond Head
congregation. This was the first time I ever prayed hard for a candidate to
win. I had told Mr. Trump when I met him in Cleveland during the Republican
Convention. “Mr. President, I will pray
for you.” “Thank you, thank you very much,” he whispered. Millions prayed
for Mr. Trump to win.
You all know God’s
answer. God spoke through the silent
majority. Vox populi. Vox Dei.
Congratulations Mr. Trump and
Mr. Pence.
The silent majority hearkened
to Mr. Trump’s clarion call “I am your voice. I will speak for you.”
“The forgotten men and women
of our country will be forgotten no longer,” promised Mr. Trump in his victory
speech after Hillary Clinton conceded the election. Donald Trump will be the 45th
president of the United States.
Many of Mr. Trump’s
supporters were silent before the election [I was not] because they were the
subject of “hatred, contempt, and ridicule.” “Deplorables,” said Hillary
Clinton. Who is “deplorable” now?
“Have I not commanded
you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be
discouraged; for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you
go.” Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Now my plan to emigrate to
Australia if Mr. Trump did not win is on hold. I will tell my employment agent
to stop looking for a job for me there for the nonce.
Who voted for Mr. Trump and why they voted for him
Those who voted for Trump were the silent majority who—
—were disgusted with the corrupt and biased media and the
pundits continuously deriding Mr. Trump and singing praises to Mrs. Clinton.
—were angry, very angry at
the establishment who wanted to rule forever.
—wanted change, any change,
because it couldn’t be worse.
—are unemployed or
underemployed.
—want the rule of law to
prevail.
—want to stop illegal
immigration and build a wall at the southern frontier.
—want less taxes.
—hate the ill-conceived
Obamacare that has resulted in increased premiums.
The silent majority of
Filipinos wanted an “American Duterte” (without the putang ina (PTI) “prostitute mother”). Most, if not all, the Filipino media in
America were for Hillary and raged against Mr. Trump. They have never met Mr.
Trump or Mrs. Clinton. I have.
As I told my radio audience,
Mr. Trump is a good man. You can judge a person by the hand shake. He has a
vision for America. He will “Make America Great Again.” Give him a chance to
fulfill his promises.
I have also met and shaken
hands with Hillary. She is natangsit
or mataray. (condescending and
arrogant). She has been accused of being a liar. She is not for the common tao. Hillary is for Hillary.
I did not vote for Hillary,
although I have three things in common with her. We both went to Yale Law School, we are
Chicago Cubs fans, and we like Bill Clinton. (Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco
congresswoman, introduced me to Bill, telling him we were both from Yale. Bill
put his hand on my shoulder, took me aside and asked “How was Yale?” “The girls
were fantastic,” I joked. He laughed heartily. Nancy was amused. Immediately I
went to Manila to ask Ka Erdy for the Iglesia’s support. I contributed a significant amount to Bill’s
campaign and to his Paula Jones defense fund. I liked Bill until he said “I did
not have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky” Engaging in fellatio is not
sex? C’mon. A woman gives you orgasmic
pleasure and you deny it? Disgusting! Bill might not have lied down with Monica
but lied about her.)
Accept election result; stop the protests
Hillary said in her concession speech that America owes Donald
Trump an “open mind and a chance to lead.” She expressed her “hope that he will
be a successful president for all Americans.” Amen.
One of the leading anti-Trump
newspapers, USA Today, headlined: “Obama: Trump won, accept it.” Mr. Obama was
quoted as saying “Look, the people have spoken. Donald Trump will be the next
president,” and that the American people have to “reconcile themselves with
that new reality”—a Trump presidency, and “those who didn’t vote for him have
to recognize that that’s how democracy works.”
Enough said.
No amount of protesting will
change the result of the election. Protesters claim it is part of their freedom
of speech. They should have spoken by voting. These protesters have been
labeled “poor losers”.
Hawaii, my Hawaii, is an outlier
“All politics is local,” said the late Democrat Speaker of the
House Tip O’Neill. And Hawaii continues to be solidly Democrat, thanks to the
labor unions and special interests. All delegates to the US Congress are
Democrats. The Hawaii state senate is the only state legislative body in the
United States with no opposition—all Democrats. The mayoral election was
supposed to be nonpartisan but the incumbent, a Democrat, continuously harped
upon his opponent as a Republican. Will the carnival of corruption and
incompetence go on? We pray that it will not.
(Atty. Tipon may be reached by e-mail at:
filamlaw@yahoo.com.)
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