Obrador declares himself Prez of Mexico!

Washington Post ^

[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."

[hollywood]

It's a spoof of the 60's gameshow "To Tell the Truth" in real life:

Contestant #1: "I am the President of Mexico."
Contestant #2: "I am the President of Mexico."
Contestant #3: "I am the President of Mexico."

[Mr. Jazzy]

(Here! Hold ma' beer.)


I am-o the el-president-o da-Me-he-co.



Ok, who took my taco.

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Did this knucklehead really buy Al Gore's campaign plan on e-bay?

[Irish Eyes]

For anyone else who doesn't know, I have been tracking the post-election controversy in Mexico for the board and I have translated somewhere between 15 to 20 articles from Mexican and Latin American web sites over the past few weeks, since the July 2 election. You can track these down by going to the forum's search engine, doing a keyword search, and using the unique keyword -- STJTRANSLATION. You can get a good handle on what has been going down in Mexico from the viewpoint within the Mexican press.

Thanks for the information. Did the search, I had no idea that all this was happening.

[dfwgator]

I'm not the President of Mexico, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[BlackJack]

ObraGore....lol...thats good

[BlackJack]

Yep....when the loser refuses to concede...leads
to civil war.

[BlackJack]

She looks good...I like it.

[hoosierham]

Isn't this how the Communists get into office?

[southernnorthcarolina]

"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.

A majority of Mexicans? Really?

Bad enough that ObraGore claims to have won a plurality; his claim to have won a majority marks him as delusional. Last figures I saw were Calderon 35.9%; Obrador 35.3%; Madrazo (of the formerly dominant PRI) 22.3%; others 6.5%.

[Enterprise]

I hate the left also. But if they are ready to go, if they are ready for a flat out revolution, you can bet that they are going to be well armed, courtesy of the Chinese!

[sport]

No it was and is not under the media radar.

They do not report on it because it does not fit their agenda.

They are fully aware of it. They just refuse to report on it.

[Fledermaus]

Gorebrador!!!

[Thumper1960]

Obrador asks for civil war. Quell the rebellion by arresting Obrador and hanging him by the neck in the Zócalo.

[texastoo]

Please ping me when Mexico has that revolution. So far there are no signs of a revolution on the border. All fearmongering and hysteria from Lousiana is all I see.

[Enterprise]

Will do - Texas too!

[OBXWanderer]

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.

Ok Lopie, and how many absentee votes did you end up with from North of your border?

[Nuc1]

"These people would be funny if they weren't so dangerous."



Certainly they are very dangerous, but as you point out they are funny.