SubscribeMexican Leftists Prevent Fox From Giving Address
From the DNC's Associated Press:
Vicente Fox delivers a hand written copy of his sixth and last state-of-the-nation address at members of the national congress after he was unable to give his address when leftist lawmakers stormed the stage of Congress to protest the disputed July 2 elections. It was the first time in modern Mexican history a president hasn't given the annual address to Congress.
Fox calls for harmony after protests
By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY - President Vicente Fox called on Mexicans to overcome their deep political divisions in a state-of-the-nation speech he was forced to deliver over television after protests by leftist lawmakers kept him from addressing Congress in person.
Lawmakers protesting conservative Felipe Calderon's victory in the July 2 presidential election, which leftists claim was fraudulent, stormed the stage Friday evening and refused to yield, making Fox the first president in modern Mexican history not to deliver his annual address to Congress.
Fox later urged the nation to not let disputes over the vote undermine the country's democracy. "Whoever attacks our laws and institutions also attacks our history and Mexico," he said in a thinly veiled reference to leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who claims Fox robbed him of victory.
The opposition lawmakers took over the stage in Congress shortly before Fox arrived Friday, waving Mexican flags and holding placards calling the president a traitor to democracy. They ignored Congressional president Jorge Zermeno's demands that they return to their seats, shouting "Vote by Vote" – a rallying cry for Lopez Obrador's bid for a full recount in the election.
When Fox arrived at the door of the Legislative Palace, he handed in a written copy of his report –as the constitution requires – and announced over the loudspeaker that he wouldn't appear before lawmakers. He did not enter the chambers, and Congress was adjourned.
Appearing on television later as thousands of Lopez Obrador supporters occupied Mexico City's center, Fox said the nation "requires harmony, not anarchy." "A divided society is a weak society, a society that is incapable of achieving its goals or taking care of its neediest members," he said…
Do I detect the liver-spotted hand of George Soros?
Or is it just Hugo "Presidente for Life" Chavez?
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September 2nd, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Mexican leftists are emboldened by our lack of resolve in punishing dissidents like the snag and code pink. They see our jerk offs disrupting political process they dont like the results of, so they do the same. Mexican leftists arent any different than our leftists. They both hate democracy and society equally. But the Mexicans can get away with more because their populace is illiterate, poor, and not exactly used to an uncorrupt government.
Obrador thinks that by making things difficult for the new President, he will eventually win. He will most likely be shot. Hopefully that will happen. These are the people the snag adores, and this is they type of unity she hopes for. Chavez, Castro (dead), Al Zawahiri, that tubby Bolivian dork, and the biggest grifting enabler of murder and genocide alive today…Kofi Annan!
Think about it. What would happen if the world was run by people who had to kill to get their way. People who refuse to accept democratically won elections if their idiot loses. The democratic process relies on the losing party to accept that, move on, and try again when the time comes. The people didnt fall for Obrador’s shit, he had almost a third of his vote purchased, another 25% was people voting twice or even three times…so the election truthfully wasnt close at all.
Obrador’s cheating made it seem close, and his supporters who are protesting number under 500 thousand….and those are the ones who are effing things up. If in fact one half of the Mexican population actually thought Obrador was the real winner, then half of the population would be screaming. less than .01 percent are true Obradorks….he lied, cheated, manipulated, and still lost.
Sounds like Kerry to me~! And Gore!! Do everything dishonest you can to get elected, and when your bullshit doesnt fly, scream the election was stolen. Then, do everything you can to paralyze government, ruin administration officials, and try to impeach the President.
Yup! That is a great way to run a f*cking country. The democrats have wasted six years pointing out what a dick Bush is, but so far, NOT ONE of them has offered a better mouse trap. They want to be elected because they dont like our president, not because they can run the country better.
Remember Carter?? That miserable little prick almost destroyed this country with his absolute moronic stupidity and lack of leadership. No, not stupid as in cant do math….stupid as in trying to get people to believe what you believe, and then letting anyone and everyone do whatever they wished, and still trying to say talking was the best way. That stupid ass hole was responsible for making the government as bad as it is now.
So, the dems win, then what? The republicans arent concerned about you and me, they are concerned with paralyzing the government, ruining lives, and discrediting the democratic president and blocking every measure put forth by the democratic party. Regardless if it is good or bad. They will pay back the dems for all these years of effing things up. So, we now have a polarity reversal, but we are not going to be taken care of by our elected officials.
I wish somehow, these jerks would be exposed for what they are. Sophomores in high school, clique against clique…..no matter what, the other guy gets screwed. Well folks, I am here to tell you the only people getting screwed out of this whole mess is US~! There has to be a better way, such as if the democrats win, they have to carry out every campaign promise they made, or be barred from public office for life. Same for the republicans. If you dont like the program….quit. I am tired of being the result of those grown up kids playing with my security.
The president should be able to be president. LINE ITEM VETO for starters. Then, he can actually be held responsible for his action. No more pork and last minute add ons that have nothing to do with the bill. Hold Congress responsible for their actions~! Make missing a vote punishable by losing a month’s salary. Make blocking a bill in a partisan effort punishable by being censured and losing the position, and your opponent is automatically replacing you. Then he suffers the same fate if he effs up. Yeah, I know. but hell, I have to perform at work, or I get fired! Why shouldnt these lazy pricks do the same?
September 5th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Calderon has been declared the President-elect of Mexico, the Goreista’s are still in denial;
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,212140,00.html
MEXICO CITY — Felipe Calderon became president-elect of Mexico on Tuesday, two months after disputed elections, when the nation’s top electoral court voted unanimously to reject allegations of fraud and certify his narrow victory.
His leftist rival, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, had said he won’t recognize the ruling. His supporters wept as the decision was announced and the courthouse shook as protesters set off fireworks outside.
“Felipe Calderon didn’t win. Fraud won,” said Francisca Ojeda, screaming to be heard over protesters throwing trash at the court and screaming “Fraud! Fraud!”
The court found no evidence of systematic fraud, although it threw out some polling place results for mathematical errors and other problems that trimmed Calderon’s 240,000-vote advantage to 233,831 votes out of 41.6 million cast.
“The tribunal’s decision was final and cannot be appealed.”
Obrador’s lefty supporters vow to overturn the ruling and the government, at any cost. Civil war in Mexico? If you think illegal immigrant crossings are bad now, wait for the mass exodus if Mexico follows the path Gore and Kerry wanted for the US.