Mexico protests their election results (photos)

[deminks]

Thousands of supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate for the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), march in Reforma avenue to protest against the result of the elections held two weeks ago in Mexico City, July 16, 2006. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO)



Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador(C), of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, greets supporters during a massive march in Mexico City. Obrador urged hundreds of thousands of his supporters jamming downtown Mexico City to demand a recount of the presidential vote through acts of civil disobedience.(AFP/Luis Acosta)





http://news.yahoo.com/photos/sm/events/wl/062706mexicoelection/p:1

[jsamuel]

1. thanks

[whistle]

2. Now THAT is a protest!!!

[robinlynne]

5. Amen.

CAn you imagine if we did that every time they steal an election?

[fordnut]

14. We should if they steal the election in november

[FloridaPat]

3. Makes Americans look even more pathetic. Wow. People who really

care about the right to vote. Think we'll ever see that here?

[acmavm]

4. If we get robbed again, we'd better or we're dead as a 'democracy'.

Actually I don't swallow the democracy thing a bit, we are an oligarchy. But still, it's way way way way way better than what we are turning into.

[MissWaverly]

6. yes, memoize these results you'll be quized later

we are going to have to take to the streets in 2008, we are still not there in having our
votes counted in a clean elections process

[babsbunny]

7. You made my night!

Thank you for this post! Maybe it will light a fire under our ass!!!!!!

[never_get_over_it]

8. I'm so proud of them

and so sad that we didn't respond the same in 2000 and 2004 - just think of how different things would be in the freak in chief had never been inaugurated....

[Hawkowl]

9. I think you are right.

If 500,000 people took to the streets in 2000, the supreme court would not have dared to interfere. We average Americans were took by surprise. We have been warned now, twice. If it happens again we have no one to save us but ourselves.

[mom cat]

10. Wow! My congradulations to the people ... may they never be defeated.

[GregD]

11. Looks like our anti-war marches before Iraq

I miss those mass gatherings. When will they return?

[Phrogman]

15. What anti-war marches before Iraq?

I didn't see any on TV.

[katinmn]

12. Great pics. Thanks!

[EFerrari]

13. Viva Mexico.

:kick:

[fasttense]

16. I read that the police estimated 1.1 million protesters were there.

http://machete2006.wordpress.com/

Go Mexico, you deserve a fair election and an accurate count of the votes!!!

[tinfoil tiaras]

17. Go Mexico!!

Now THAT'S what we should do come November and the Repukes win....