LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles, Las Vegas Bureau) – At a rally on Wednesday night, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were the “founders” of ISIS, the Islamic State terrorist group.
Trump’s comment drew criticism and outrage even from members of his own party.
On Thursday, Trump took to his Twitter account to say that he was just being “sarcastic” about his ISIS comment.
He also admitted for the first time that he was also just being sarcastic about running for president of the United States.
That’s it. The 2016 presidential election is over!
Douglas, second from right, during the medal ceremony in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (The Adobo Chronicles, Sao Paolo Bureau) – Twenty-year-old Gabby Douglas didn’t put her hand over her heart when The Star-spangled Banner was played in Rio. She was the only one who didn’t — among the five women gymnasts who won back-to-back gold for the United States.
Soon after that medal ceremony, many Americans took to social media to criticize Douglas, saying what she did was disrespectful and unpatriotic.
Today, The Adobo Chronicles released an online survey conducted among all those who criticized Douglas on Twitter and Facebook. We were shocked at what we found out:
One out of three of those surveyed didn’t know that the title of the U.S. National Anthem was ‘The Star-spangled Banner.’
Two out of three could not sing the U.S. National Anthem, with the correct lyrics.
Three out of three could not reach the highest note in the anthem.
One out of three place their hand over their lungs, not heart, when singing the anthem.
One out of three flash the “peace” sign with their fingers when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
All the respondents were also shocked to see photos of President Barack Obama and their favorite football players not placing their hand over their heart during the singing of the anthem.
To obtain a copy of the survey, please email NBC Sports or FOX News.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If a Jesuit priest close to the family of Cory Aquino had his way, the late president would become the Philippines’ third Filipino saint.
The priest, Fr. Catalino Arevalo, sees no problem with starting the beatification process for Cory since she was a person with “extraordinary Christian virtues.” As per rules of the Catholic Church, beatification can only begin six years after a person’s death. Cory died of colon cancer in August 2009.
Today, Fr. Arevalo told The Adobo Chronicles that he is also planning to start working on having NoyNoy Aquino become the fourth Filipino saint, citing the ex-president’s noble crusade under “daang matuwid.” Under PNoy’s administration, he has managed to eliminate all political and social evils that have plagued the country for many decades, Fr. Arevalo said.
“It is best to start laying the groundwork for PNoy’s beatification while he still alive so that when the time comes, the long and tedious sainthood process can be fast-tracked,” Arevalo added.
If both Cory and NoyNoy become saints, they will be the very first mother and son ever in the history of the Roman Catholic Church to be accorded the extraordinary and divine honor, not only for themselves, but for the entire Filipino nation.
The Philippines’ two saints are Lorenzo Ruiz and Pedro Calungsod.
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