Manny Pacquiao endorses embattled US Senator Harry Reid

[sharkey360]

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Boxing superstar and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao took a short break from his busy training schedule in Los Angeles to endorse an American politician.

Pacquiao flew to to Las Vegas on Friday (Saturday in Manila) to join the political rally of US Senate Majority Floor Leader Harry Reid who is running for re-election.

Pacquiao stood tall in his suit as he stood side by side with Reid.

"I came here to support Harry Reid on his candidacy,” Pacquiao said when addressing the crowd. “We are not only to vote but we are supposed to convince our friends and relatives to vote for Harry Reid, thank you very much.”

Pacquiao is a legislator himself, having been elected as the Philippines' lone representative of the province of Sarangani. He is set to fight Mexican toughie Antonio Margarito on November 13.

The senator, in return, expressed his admiration for Pacquiao.

"What makes Manny Pacquiao really tough is, I believe, because he fights for those who can’t fight for themselves. That's why Manny is chosen into public service in his home country where he is a member of Congress," said Reid.

The US senator is close to Filipinos in Nevada, having sponsored laws for the benefit of the Filipino World War II veterans. He also declared the month of October as Filipino-American history month.

Most of those who attended Reid’s political rally were Filipinos who wanted to catch a glimpse of Pacquiao.

"I think he is such a hero that everybody wants to turn out to see him. To have him helping Democrats and Sen. Reid is very important," said US Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada.

"Tulad ng mga Pilipino sa Las Vegas (Like other Filipinos in Las Vegas), I am very proud that Manny Pacquiao is supporting Harry Reid, it is good for the Filipinos in America and Filipinos in the Philippines," said Dr. Jun Aragon.

On Saturday (Sunday in Manila), Pacquiao is set to meet the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali, in Los Angeles.

The younger Ali is a former professional boxer, who fought in the women’s super middleweight division.

Pacquiao endorses US Senator in political rally | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features

[peewee_toot]

kuyawa pacman oi. idol!

[sharkey360]

Can Pacman save Reid? Angle is leading.

The new CNN poll of the Nevada Senate races suggests that Republican Sharron Angle is expanding her narrow lead against Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The numbers: Angle 49%, Reid 45%, and Tea Party candidate Scott Ashjian 2%. In a direct two-way race, Angle leads Reid by 51%-45%. The survey of likely voters has a ±3.5% margin of error.

In the previous CNN poll from three weeks ago, Angle was ahead by only two points, leading in the three-way race by a narrower 42%-41%-5%, and in the two-way race by 47%-45%.

The TPM Poll Average gives Angle a lead of 49.6%-46.6%.

CNN Poll: Angle Grows Lead Over Reid | TPMDC

[masakiton]

kinsa taga watts diri?? nag survey naba kaha sila about sa election sa US

[sharkey360]

Reid is in a terrible disadvantage. His party and working relationship with Obama have been widely criticized for big government, massive spending (note: trillions of dollars were added to America's national debt in Obama's first year alone), the escalating costs of healthcare as a result of the healthcare reform singed into law, and the face that unemployment in America worsened under the Obama administration (7.7% all the way to 9.6% currently, peaked at over 10%). All along, Reid was a major player among those developments.

All that massive spending and more people lost jobs, and more are becoming dependent on government - very bad results.

[rescyth]

next election kay ato presidente kay si pacquiao na. toinks!

[samsungster]

sikat na gyod is manny...

[edgeknife]

kiss of death man tingali ni si pacquiao... kay iyang kandidato mapilde man jud... suma bitaw pag may 2010 presidential election, si villar man to iyang gi-endorse... pilde jud si villar...

[peewee_toot]

^^hahaha. bitaw sah...

[sharkey360]

If Reid loses, it would be a major setback for the Democrats and a notable addition to the history of the U.S. Senate as he is the senate majority leader.

On the other hand, a Reid loss could be a little embarrassment for Pacquiao. At this stage, people are already criticizing/questioning his involvement with Reid.