Comments on: Bravo Manny!!!

By: chrisb

chrisb — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:05:57 +0000

Re Obama’s election, yes, it can be said that it is groundbreaking that a black man was elected president. But that may be a somewhat backward way to view things. The real progress in that event is not that he is black but that the color of his skin did not matter at all. Race did not matter. And by playing up the juxtaposition of black man and white house, they have succeeded in cheapening the very thing that they were trying celebrate. It’s not offensive by any measure, just unfortunate.

By: erbie

erbie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:07:17 +0000

its their lack of creativity that pisses people for the most part…if you watched the local telecast of the bout, the commentator did say something to that note at least three or four times.they are writers, they should be creative enough to write something original.I enjoyed the bout..i was rather shocked to see dela hoya as purple as an eggplant.I cant wait to watch Hatton-Pacquiao fight.That should be interesting..

By: Maki

Maki — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:44:18 +0000

Who should not put that in the headline? i mean, its a celebration…

congrats manny

By: natie

natie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:04:43 +0000

what an athlete–my friends and i have followed his career since he was a flyweight..now he is such a Mexicutioner! the last two fights, we had a potluck party..we were a rowdy crowd!!!

what’s next for de la Hoya?? maybe a stint at ‘dancing with the stars’—some of the “stars” in that show have exceeded their shelf-life. hee….but with all those millions, he won’t need extra exposure.

By: tups

tups — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:46:41 +0000

Adam, thanks for the correction, you aren’t being picky since it goes beyond political correctness. I’ve heard Welsh pool players insist on being called such instead of being referred to as English. I got him confused with Joe Calzaghe.

By: ted

ted — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:49:28 +0000

Corrine, i guess that explains why Manny’s conversational english has gotten better and better. With all the money he’s winning, good thing he’s also getting an education. Hope he spends it wisely and not dole it out to the freeloading politicians on his corner. I still subscribe and read my local newspaper every night, even if i can get the news online. Mostly for local news and to help the local economy. Secondly, it makes me fall asleep ;-)

By: rickyg

rickyg — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:33:09 +0000

rolando navarette is the bad boy from dadiangas

By: michelle h.

michelle h. — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:12:32 +0000

I found nothing wrong with either headline. The exhilaration and cheer everyone felt on Sunday when Manny won really did make it feel like Christmas. And as for Obama? His victory is so groundbreaking BECAUSE he is black. It’s not news that he is young, or brilliant, or a Democrat, that has all happened before. But to have a black man in America’s highest office? That is a source of pride not only for African-Americans, but for ALL Americans, if not the world. It is precisely the “juxtaposition of black and white” that makes it so powerful! To boldly declare his race only makes Obama’s victory seem greater.

Would anyone feel offended at Manny being called a “Filipino” boxer? His race and nationality are our source of pride too.

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:20:42 +0000

Congratulations!

By: corrine

corrine — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:39:31 +0000

I stopped buying newspapers 4 years ago. Writing sucks! Maybe, the good writers have died, retired or resigned and migrated. Apparently, Manny is enrolled in Notre Dame University in Cotabato…which is good. I hear he is preparing to go into politics after retirement…that’s he thanked his future buddies…the congressmen and mayors. Anyway, it was a good fight and Manny prepared himself well. Congrats!