That is not offset by the fact that she is now President and commands vast resources, and is the natural cynosure of the public s eyes. De Castro is now senator and commands vast resources too, and with judicious use of the media should remain firmly centered in the public s eyes as well. Well, it will mean reorienting her priorities, giving to the poor rather than to the businessmen first, going to Payatas rather than Makati first. And it will mean talking the language of the poor, which is more than just eating with bare hands in some farmer s hut or factory hand s hovel. Richard Nixon couldn t understand too why when Harry Truman cursed in public he was thought of as being homey, while when he did so he was thought of as bad-mouthed.
Some people simply know how to curse.
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