Category Archives: Media

The Latest Numbers: Donald Trump Winning Over Hillary Clinton, 52-0!

August 14, 2016 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Unbelievable! Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is winning over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by a very wide margin, according to latest figures. In fact, Trump is winning 52-0!

We’re not talking about polls, but advertising expenses in the general election. Just look at these numbers:

Today, Trump publicly thanked U.S. and foreign media for all the free publicity he is getting.

“I know I have been very critical of the media,” Trump said, “but I must thank them for keeping me and my name in newspaper front pages and on television prime time.”

“All I’ve been doing is saying ridiculous things, and it has worked all the time. Unbelievable, ” the real estate mogul added.

Diversity, Media, Politics

Asian Americans ‘Roped Off’ During Clinton Speech in Las Vegas

August 13, 2016 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) – We all know the drill during political rallies and townhall meetings: a group of carefully selected and screened individuals sits on stage, behind the podium, displaying a wide range of facial expressions for the cameras. The individuals are expected to nod their heads in agreement with what the candidate is saying, laugh at his or her jokes, cheer and applaud for soundbites. On occasion, they are caught in moments of boredom.

A townhall meeting in Las Vegas, featuring representatives of the U.S. presidential candidates, has come under fire for how the select group of stage props were treated.

The event was a speech by former President Bill Clinton, representing Hillary, during a townhall meeting convened by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote).

As can be seen in the photo, the group of Asian Americans was roped off to separate them from Clinton.

No stage props have ever been treated the same way in U.S. political history. It reminded the audience and television viewers of shows like ‘CSI: Miami’ or ‘Hawaii Five-O’ where crime scenes are roped off with yellow tape.

Calls to the Clinton campaign and the event sponsors for comment have not been returned as of press time. The management of Caesar’s Palace where the event was held, however reminded us that the accurate term for the ‘rope’ was ‘stanchion.’

Media, Politics

TIME Can’t Wait, Names Donald Trump 2016 Person Of The Year

August 6, 2016 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – It’s only early August but two major newspapers — The Houston Chronicle and The San Francisco Chronicle — already made their endorsement for November’s U.S. presidential elections. Both papers endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Not to be outdone, TIME magazine announced today that it was naming Donald Trump its 2016 Person of the Year. The New York-based magazine usually makes its announcement in December.

The Adobo Chronicles spoke with TIME editors who said that they could not wait till the end of the year.

“We don’t think there will be any other person who can overshadow what Trump has done this year,” they said. “We have never seen any one who has had tremendous and outrageous influence on the news — ever. Trump says something nice and he’s in the news; he says something ridiculous, and he’s in the news.”

Readers will notice that the magazine cover naming Trump as Person of the Year has no issue date. “That’s intentional,” the editors said. “We will keep re-using the cover for the rest of our weekly issues until election day. If he wins the election, it will be the cover of our magazine until his inauguration day in January next year.”