Pondering Thoughts: A Filipino Would Never Become A US President

Filipinos are getting more recognized worldwide, with the likes of Lea Salonga, Manny Pacquiao, Arnel Pineda, Charice Pempengco, among others.

In the USA, Filipino communities share a big chunk of the population, and certainly will influence the results of an election. However, according to David Letterman, a Filipino could never be a President of the United States of America.

At an instance seeing the title, I got angry asking questions: "what made him say that?, "Is he belittling the Filipinos?", etcetera.... etcetera.... But after reading it, I burst into laughter! 

Reasons Why There Couldn’t Be a Filipino-American US President

10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.

9. There are not enough parking spaces at the White House for 2 Honda Civics, 2 Toyota Land    Cruisers, 3 Toyota Corollas, a Mercedes Benz, a BMW , and an MPV (My Pinoy Van).

8. Dignitaries generally are intimidated by eating with their fingers at State dinners.

7. There are too many dining rooms in the White House – where will they put the picture of the Last Supper?

6. The White House walls are not big enough to hold a pair of giant wooden spoon and fork.

5. Secret Service staff won’t respond to “psst… psst” or “hoy.hoyhoy!”

4. Secret Service staff will not be comfortable driving the presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror, or the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.

3. No budget allocation to purchase a Karaoke music-machine for every room in the White House.

2. State dinners do not allow “Take Home”.

1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!