Mexico's Calderon breaks tradition to dodge protests

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Source: Reuters

Facing noisy protests by leftist deputies, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has turned his back on Congress and booked a Mexico City concert hall to deliver his first state-of-the-nation speech.

Calderon was due to address Congress and the nation on September 1, but left-wing lawmakers who contest his election win last year vowed to derail the tradition-steeped annual event, as they did a year ago with the outgoing Vicente Fox.

To avoid any rumpus, Calderon will address the nation a day late, on Sept 2, from the Auditorio Nacional concert hall surrounded by supporters from his National Action Party, or PAN.

On September 1, he will merely hand a printed copy of his speech in to Congress and walk away.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/wl_nm/mexico_calderon_dc

[rurallib]

1. Jesus - didn't he have to dodge congress to get sworn in last year?

Sounds like things are going well down there also.

[Xipe Totec]

2. And he's learned well from the Bushies

about staging political events with supporters.

Goebbels lives...

[rurallib]

3. I think wingers around the world have picked up on that

"See - the people love me"

[Yurovsky]

4. I'm sure the CIA had nothing to do with his getting elected...

nothing to see here, move along please.

The increasing popularity of progressive/left politicians in South & Central America must be keeping the CIA busy plotting assasinations and coups. I imagine Reich Marshall Cheney has the champagne chilled awaiting official word of Fidel's demise. Having pulled a Florida-style electoral theft in Mexico, the Right will end up overplaying their hand, and I would not be surprised if there's a populist uprising as the people come to grips with the sham of a democracy that their country has devolved into (sounds familiar, huh?).

[burrowowl]

5. Welcome to DU!

No the CIA have anything to do with .... etc. NOOOOOOO!

:sarcasm:

Really though welcome!

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