Kerry Courts Manila Government: Philippines To Become The 51st U.S. State?

The Adobo Chronicles Blog ^ | December 17, 2013

[MasterGunner01]

Before the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Philippines was a Spanish colony for several hundred years. America kept the Philippines as a commonwealth (like Puerto Rico) until 4 July 1946, when the Philippines was given full independence by the United States. [The Philippines would have gotten it earlier, but the country was occupied by the Japanese in WW2.]

To think that the Philippines would want to go from an independent country to a state of the United States and have Washington, DC call the shots is totally insane. Filipinos have enough problems without the meddlesome morons in Foggy Bottom running things. This proves John F'ing Kerry is on drugs

[jamaksin]

Excellent - thank you.

1934 act - aka Tydings-McDuffie (allowed for 10 year transition to statehood).

[bobby.223]

“Oh, and I have only seen about 5 blacks”........So what? Why bring that little statistic up? Hmmmmmmm? Since those ‘only 5 blacks’ were just in the airport or big cities I suppose your dish washing appliance has no worries huh? Oh yeah: WHERE IS THE QUOTE LIAR?

[x]

Please stop posting garbage like this.

Some people rely on Free Republic for news.

Not for stupid made-up hoaxes.

[2ndDivisionVet]

How is it made-up?

[x]

A 51st state one third as large as the whole rest of the country (96 million people at last count?

A story from the people who claimed Obama was appointing Anderson Cooper our Ambassador to the Philippines?

Go here and try not to be so gullible next time.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Be that as it may, there really is a groundswell and push for statehood there: Private Action for Philippine Statehood http://expansionistparty.tripod.com/Phil.html TOP Party Inc. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TOPP_Philippines_Statehood_USA/conversations/topics/573

[wku man]

"WHERE IS THE QUOTE LIAR?"

Thanks for watching my back, Bobby. But be careful...our simpering little liar will go crying to the mods and get your posts taken down if you hurt his feelings.

Alex: where’s the quote, liar?

Woof, woof!

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Grimmy]

Not quite.

Japan had already decided, and begun preparations, to go to war with the US in the early ‘20s.

The embargoes of oil and metals, brought on by the Japanese Rape of Nanking by Japanese forces, only served to make the Japanese that much less capable once they begun the war.

[Hieronymus]

If it were a red state, that would be a very big help to the electoral college while causing a massive shift on the Math in the house. Seat re-distribution would be very interesting.