The Right State

Mexican Presidential candidate Lopez Obrador is sounding more like Al Gore all time.  Just like Gore who has never accepted his defeat in the 2000 US Presidential election, Obrador says he will never accept defeat.  The big problem with this guy is that he does not mind violence.  He has called for a ‘peaceful protest rally’ to begin today.  We will see how it turns out.

Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged his supporters to take to the streets Saturday, claiming the governing party stole his victory in Mexico’s extremely narrow elections.

Lopez Obrador asked protesters to be peaceful during a demonstration Saturday afternoon, but warned the government would be responsible for any angry flare-ups because officials rejected his demand for a manual recount of Sunday’s vote.

I really doubt Obrador wants or expects a peaceful protect considering that he has a history of violent protests.  It seems to me he is satisfied with disrupting the government if he can’t lead it.

In 1996, he led farmers and fishermen in sometimes violent takeovers of state-owned oil wells to demand compensation for damages from an oil spill.

If there are any angry flare-ups, I hope the Mexican government holds Obrador responsible, though I am not counting on it.

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