I honestly respect your rights to your own opinion. Now here is mine.
Common sense tells me that for one to preach intensely about common sense implies that the people here lack common sense.
What is common sense in the states is just Komun Sense in the CNMI. No offense bro.
For example, it is common sense in the states to have a certain degree of freedom of the press, but in the CNMI, that would be Komun Sense since here in our islands, it is bad attitude for people to stir their spoon in somebody’s coffee. It may result in riots among the village people. And you see Mr. Bennett, that’s what makes our CNMI so uniquely beautiful. I apologize to you sir, but this is just our nature. Welcome to the CNMI gentleman.
What prompted me to write is the way you’re trying to manipulate the delegate election. There is nothing wrong with that, but let me explain the difference between common sense and Komun Sense. You said that it is common sense that the experience and educational acumen of the nine candidates running are not important, and that they only need to tell us how they would do their job.
Well, to me that would be Komun Sense sir! Why? Because that will be the simplest test for the candidates. They can easily just answer you with “Elect Me,” that’s how they will do their jobs. That’s Komun Sense! Talk can be cheap.
Assurance is insurance. In a contest like the delegate race, talks of political generalities are expected. So I would ask for a strong assurance that can come only from experience, educational acumen, insight and perspicacity.
Intelligent voters should look out for these traits.
During the past 50 years of my life, I have never filled out an employment application form that asked me how I would get the job done. Instead, they would ask for my previous experiences, educational credentials, references, and what would be my objective in relation to the positions that I was applying for. Educational acumen and actual resourceful experience are key factors that give a strong ASSURANCE about the nine candidates applying for the delegate’s job.
When one is searching for a good automotive mechanic, he will look for one that graduated from an accredited institute of technology and is working in a reputable auto-shop. Not a side-walk push the car/jump-start mechanic.
Voters I urge you to be intelligent. Please look into the nine candidates and strongly consider the one that possesses the best educational credentials, references, community standing, integrity, proven tract record, who is non-alcoholic, non drug-addict, non-smoker of tobacco or marijuana. Look for someone who is in good financial standing, a husband to his wife, conscious of the needs of his own and that of his household. Look for the places they have traveled to and the duration of employment per employer. Find out if they have criminal records. Are they agreeable even when disagreeing? Are they presentable, serious thinkers, God-fearing, compassionate, admired and steadfast, etc. etc.?
Who among them possesses the most RESOURCEFUL EXPERIENCE?
That is the ASSURANCE that we look forward to. That is the assurance that implies one can do the job for us in the U.S. Congress. Cha’mu fan e’e’kunguk taotao ni mampos bula para hu sangan! Maulek-lekna ha’ I fatkilo, lao fotmat. (This adage is derived from the Chamorro/Refaluwasch archive of proverbs.)
Again Mr. Bennett, welcome to the CNMI!
The only time I talk too much and the people of the CNMI still listen is when I am announcing on the radio. After that, it is different!
Although Juan Tudela Lizama is not my cousin, my intelligence is indicating to me that I have found the candidate that gives me the strongest assurance that he will protect the interests of my children. You know, I now only vote for my children first, (our children), then for our government, and for you and me.
Juan is the only ONE.
ALEXANDRO
“THE COLONEL” SABLAN
Dandan, Saipan
