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Lopez Obrador Rages in Mexico City at Yesterday's Decision of the Electoral Tribunal (Translation)
eluniversal.com.mx ^
| September 6, 2006
| El Universal redaction ( translated by self )
Posted on 09/06/2006 3:47:16 PM PDT by StJacques
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"Restore constitutional order"....say what???
Well; AMLO is continuing to rage as usual. The news in the Mexican press is basically that most are coming together around Calderon as President-Elect while Lopez Obrador, the PRD, and their allies are saying they will never recognize him, that they will not permit the "imposition" of Calderon as President, that they are going to continue with their "Democratic National Convention" on the 16th of September so that they can set up "a legitimate government," etc. I think you all get the picture.
As a special note here, I think that most of you should expect to see fewer posts from me in the future, though I will be keeping an eye on the upcoming "Convention" and the tension surrounding Mexico's Independence Day celebration, the expected removal of the protest camps from Mexico City, and any problematic events which surface. I think we have crossed a finish line of sorts with the certification of Calderon's victory this week. I do regard AMLO's "Convention" and the prospect of a "parallel government" as something particularly serious, and I will keep an eye on that, but I must say that I am beginning to see a certain resignation among many leftists in Mexico that he is going too far. There will of course always be the fringe radicals who will continue to rage no matter what, but I have the feeling that all of this may not become the serious meltdown so many of us feared for so long. But if it turns out I'm wrong, trust that I will step in and keep everyone informed. It is just my expectation that the need to do this will be less in the future.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:47:20 PM PDT
by
StJacques
To: conservative in nyc; CedarDave; Pikachu_Dad; BunnySlippers; machogirl; NinoFan; chilepepper; ...
A Mex-Elex ping for you all.
Anyone wishing to track the other translations I have posted on the post-election controversy in Mexico may do so using the forum's "keyword" search option with the unique keyword -- STJTRANSLATION
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:48:23 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
To: StJacques
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:48:33 PM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(an enemy of islam)
To: StJacques
You sure this isn't an Al Gore speech from 2000?
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:48:57 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: StJacques
Prayers for you. Keep safe and keep us informed.
When is Obrador supposed to set up his parallel government?
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:49:51 PM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: StJacques
Thanks for the work.
"2. He stated that he will not recognize "whoever pretends to flaunt themselves as head of the executive branch without having a legitimate and democratic representation."
Kerry, Gore, or Obrador?
To: redgolum
"When is Obrador supposed to set up his parallel government?"
The "Convention" will supposedly "elect" them on September 16 and, according to other statements Lopez Obrador has made, they will be "installed" in their new "offices" according to the regular transition schedule established under Mexican law.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:52:12 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
To: StJacques
Lopez Obrador Rages ... Appropriate title. Thanks again for all you have done.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:53:48 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
(Steve Irwin: You had to have lived a pretty good life to have this many children mourning your death)
To: StJacques
From my ignorant perch, this looks like an attempted revolution, headed by a rock-hard Leninist revolutionary who will stop at nothing. It may not matter if their public support dwindles. If they have enough willpower and the forces of democracy don't, they can win. I think you may be too optimistic.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:55:01 PM PDT
by
California Patriot
("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
To: California Patriot
Mexico is far too advanced a country for them to win. But that does not mean they cannot cause significant trouble, because in some ways, they are already doing that. And it could get much worse, especially in light of the near chaos in Oaxaca and a steadily destabilizing situation in Chiapas.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:57:04 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
To: StJacques
It isn't hard to make "significant trouble" even more significant. The left specializes in this.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:58:14 PM PDT
by
California Patriot
("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
To: StJacques
News says the bad guys won't quit and will keep this up.
It will be time to shoot them soon I guess.
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posted on
09/06/2006 3:58:30 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: All
To: StJacques
StJacques,
We have family in Monterrey and have followed your translations through this election. You have been great at finding these articles and translating them through the whole election. I just wanted to say thank you for your efforts. There were a good number of us out here who really appreciated all this.
To: StJacques
IMHO, I can't see how he could even begin to set up a separate type government. Besides as you said, the left in Mexico now thinks enough is enough and any further is too far.
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:03:56 PM PDT
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: StJacques
He's just as deranged and dishonest as most leftists.....
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:05:21 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Mainstream Journalism)
To: StJacques
Down the road, but not too far off, U.S. elections will escalate into boosted up Al Gores with Mexican flavors and spices added.
What's acted out down South is a foreplay of things to come.
On top of it politicians of the ilk of Kerry fight for not requiring personal I.D's to voting which will multiply Democrat's take home to capture representations from State to Congress to President no, no, not in Mexico its taking place right at the home base.
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:07:39 PM PDT
by
hermgem
(The same)
To: California Patriot
"It isn't hard to make "significant trouble" even more significant. The left specializes in this."
Yes they do CP. And I submit that's about all they're capable of doing.
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:09:36 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
To: chapman55k
Thank you chapman, I appreciate the kind words.
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:10:34 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
To: shield
"I can't see how he could even begin to set up a separate type government. Besides as you said, the left in Mexico now thinks enough is enough and any further is too far."
One development I expect to see if AMLO continues on this path will be the splintering of the PRD. I am almost ready to predict we will see a new political party emerge out of all this, leaving the left weakened even further.
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posted on
09/06/2006 4:13:21 PM PDT
by
StJacques
( Liberty is always unfinished business)
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