Thread: Pres. Fox's Woes Piling Up

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Woes piling up for outgoing President Fox of Mexico


THE GUARDIAN, MEXICO CITY
Sunday, Nov 12, 2006, Page 7

Advertising Mexico's outgoing president, Vicente Fox, woke on Monday morning to the news of bombs going off in the capital. The next day the country's senate refused him permission to leave the country and his enraged response was ridiculed in the media. The release of off-camera comments, in which he said he could utter whatever stupidity he wanted because he was leaving his post, followed. After that Fox was told that he was being sued by his own lawyers.

Fox, 64, was hailed as a hero six years ago when he took office having ended almost 70 years of one-party rule in elections. He will leave office at the end of this month lambasted by many analysts as ineffectual and by others as a brake on the advance of democracy.

This week's explosions -- claimed by small leftist guerrilla groups -- only damaged property. But they were the biggest such blasts for years and added to the feeling that Mexico is teetering on the edge of a political crisis.
The gathering crises include the simmering dispute over accusations of fraud in July's presidential election won by the president's protege, as well as a gruesome turf war between the country's drug cartels.

But the main reason cited by senators for denying Fox permission to visit to Vietnam and Australia was that he should pay more attention to the conflict between a radical leftwing movement and the authoritarian governor of the southern state of Oaxaca.

After months of inaction Fox ordered a military-style occupation of Oaxaca city, the state capital, last month which has done little to calm the situation. The senators also questioned Fox's desire to visit Australia, Mexico's 32nd biggest trading partner and home to his daughter.

In the last few weeks he has toured the country delivering tributes to his wife, who is accused by some of corruption. And then came the release of off-the-record comments before an interview which were shown on You Tube.

"I can say whatever stupid thing I want. It isn't important," Fox was heard as saying. "I'm leaving anyway."

The news that he faces a suit filed by his lawyers alleging that he owes them US$3 million for defending him against charges of illegal campaign financing, must have seemed the final straw.

Oh darn, foxie is going to have some troubles...Too bad vinnie, you won't get a tear from any of your "friends" up norte, you're not worth the waste of good water.
I hope you lose horribly in this lawsuit!!!

Fox is ... GROUNDED!!

Lets GROUND Bush ... he's off to Vietnam. I expect Fox wanted to meet up with him for an NAU Planning Rendezvous ... offshore ... out of sight behind closed foreign doors to complete the plot of our final demise.

GO MEXICO!!

Chain him to Mexico City the way you Chain a Dog To A Tree.

And puleeze the next time he wants to head up north to the USA ... take his car keys and keep him south of the border. We're so sick of this joker ... well ... you have no idea. 6 years ago you got a Fox and 6 years ago we got a Bush.

Today ... you can't tell one difference between them. Same agendas; same goals; same trip schedule to Vietnam; same lunch table at the UN .. and on and on and on.

It's disgusting.

Good Luck Mexico with your changes down there. We really do root for you and hope the changes you seek are for your people are attained.

Fox is ... GROUNDED!!

GOOD ONE! JUDY

{simple and to the point - lmao}

His own daughter doesn't live in Mexico?

Originally Posted by moosetracks

His own daughter doesn't live in Mexico?

Looks like the Foxes prefer NOT to live in that dung heap of a country, eh?

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Could not happen to a nicer guy He deserves to stay in that country that he did nothing to fix which is why his people flee it whenever they can.