Posted on 07/26/2006 5:19:15 PM PDT by BlackJack
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The leftist contesting Mexico's July 2 election on the grounds of vote-rigging declared himself president on Wednesday and said his supporters would step up a campaign of civil disobedience next week.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who lost the vote count to conservative rival Felipe Calderon by a tiny margin, said in a television interview that a rally on Sunday in Mexico City would show his backers have the energy to keep up protests.
"I am already president. I won the presidential election. I am president of Mexico by the will of the majority of Mexicans," Lopez Obrador told Univision's "Here and Now" show, scheduled to be aired on Thursday.
"I think the people will not tire," he added. "We are going to beat (our opponents) because the people are on our side."
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Chavez finance a Revolution in Mexico?
"I used to be the next President of Mexico"
copycat
NICE!
Winners never quit, and quitters never win, but idiots never quit OR win.
ObraGore ??
"NICE!"
It won't be so nice if a civil war breaks out next door to us.
I sure hope Kerry doesn't read this and get any ideas....'cause he's gotta know there ain't no other way for him to get in.
Lock your guns up people, the illegals are going to be stealing them to go fight a civil war. On second thought, we need to PROVIDE arms if they are heading south! ;-)
Doubt That.
Ruh roh. Seal the border!!!
Let's once again thank Al Gore for setting this charming precedent. I don't see what obrador is looking forward to - he'll just end up gaining about 100 pounds, starting a lousy cable channel, and making a really dumb movie if he keeps on with this high pitched whine.
Obrador is citing the victory of Pat Buchanan on the butterfly ballots in Nueva Leon as the reason for the outcome.
David Boies is fueling up his Gulfstream now!
He should start hanging out with John Kerry.
He should try winning first. That always helps the claim.
This is how democracies die.
I am the President of Mexico!
(Come on people, you know how to do the Spartacus routine... or at least the South Park busted dam routine.)
(shouted in a fake, Mexican accent):
Quick everybody! Let's go back to Mexico to win this Revolution for Comrade Obrador!!!
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