Saturday, July 29, 2006
Mercury rising south of the border
Narconews reports fighting in Oaxaca, including paramilitary activity. Probably not a good vacation destination.
Sunday is the big demo.
PAN managed to get a a grand total of 50 supporters to cleanse the statue of Maquío (Manuel J. Clouthier, a politician whose memorial serves as a pigeon commode and PAN shrine) PRDistas had defiled the shrine by demanding that the votes be counted. Of course, since Maquío died (PANistas murmur "murdered") after losing the 1988 election-- which was widely believed to have been stolen-- a more fitting memorial would seem to be... counting the votes.
The electoral court agreed that the federal election commission did not need to open the ballot boxes. They weren't happy about the way it was done-- dead of night, no PRD representatives, etc.
The PRD accused Gordillo of orchestrating the election fraud, acting as the go-between to governors of states controlled by PRI and PAN.
(Image by Helguera from La Jornada. The snakes are labeled IFE, FOX, PAN, PANAL, SNTE)
Lame duck President Fox's wife has been accused of "irregularities" by Jesús González Schmal, a national deputy. Trust El Universal to tell you about all the mouthy back and forth without explaining what the irregularities are. It appears her sons, the brothers Bribiesco Sahagun (Fox) are accused of being involved in a web of self-dealing business transactions and that Mrs. Fox is enmeshed in the scandal. I would bet this isn't going to go away.
Espionage is the charge leveled by PRD representative Leonel Cota Montaño. The contractor was PANista and paid for by the Government Secretary. A document anonymously delivered to AMLO suggests that a spy apparatus was established, though no examples are known by which anyone was followed.
And for silly season news: Sunday is the big demo. PAN managed to get a a grand total of 50 supporters to cleanse the statue of Maquío (Manuel J. Clouthier, a politician whose memorial serves as a pigeon commode and PAN shrine) PRDistas had defiled the shrine by demanding that the votes be counted. Of course, since Maquío died (PANistas murmur "murdered") after losing the 1988 election-- which was widely believed to have been stolen-- a more fitting memorial would seem to be... counting the votes.
Image by José Carlo González and published at La Jornada. The PRD adorns the statue of PAN's Saint Maquío with a yellow flower, yellow being the PRD color.
As Rayuela of La Jornada says, the PAN is lauding PRDista Cuahtemoc Cardenas, the PRD is lauding PANista Clouthier, and it's not even April Fool's Day!
(Image by Helguera from La Jornada. The snakes are labeled IFE, FOX, PAN, PANAL, SNTE)
Lame duck President Fox's wife has been accused of "irregularities" by Jesús González Schmal, a national deputy. Trust El Universal to tell you about all the mouthy back and forth without explaining what the irregularities are. It appears her sons, the brothers Bribiesco Sahagun (Fox) are accused of being involved in a web of self-dealing business transactions and that Mrs. Fox is enmeshed in the scandal. I would bet this isn't going to go away.
Espionage is the charge leveled by PRD representative Leonel Cota Montaño. The contractor was PANista and paid for by the Government Secretary. A document anonymously delivered to AMLO suggests that a spy apparatus was established, though no examples are known by which anyone was followed.
And for silly season news: Sunday is the big demo. PAN managed to get a a grand total of 50 supporters to cleanse the statue of Maquío (Manuel J. Clouthier, a politician whose memorial serves as a pigeon commode and PAN shrine) PRDistas had defiled the shrine by demanding that the votes be counted. Of course, since Maquío died (PANistas murmur "murdered") after losing the 1988 election-- which was widely believed to have been stolen-- a more fitting memorial would seem to be... counting the votes.
Image by José Carlo González and published at La Jornada. The PRD adorns the statue of PAN's Saint Maquío with a yellow flower, yellow being the PRD color.
As Rayuela of La Jornada says, the PAN is lauding PRDista Cuahtemoc Cardenas, the PRD is lauding PANista Clouthier, and it's not even April Fool's Day!
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