Scotty? Is that you?
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[QUOTE=scout1;38475159]"The president doesn't need to perform any actual duties!!" certainly isn't helping.[/QUOTE]
Does it hurt to be that stupid or have you gotten used to it
[QUOTE=scout1;38475159]"The president doesn't need to perform any actual duties!!" certainly isn't helping.[/QUOTE]
so point me to the part of the article where it states he is unable to perform his duties because of his lifestyle?
You make it seem like, because he hasn't accepted the lavish lifestyle of his predecessors, he is suddenly incapable of doing anything besides "tending to a garden" as you so tenderly put it.
[quote]"I'm called 'the poorest president', but I don't feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more," he says.[/quote]
well said
Good for him. If only more people were satisfied with the simple joys like him.
Let's not all just stop thinking and start circlejerking about foreign politicians.
From the thread [URL="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/130lzg/good_guy_jose_mujica_he_is_the_poorest_president/"]on Reddit[/URL] about this guy, from actual Uruguayans:
[quote]As an Uruguayan it is very strange to see such praise of my president on reddit. Most Americans see a humble pot legalizing man and just rush for the upvote button. This is a mistake, as he is not a very good president. Humble and somewhat honest, yes, but he is not ready to negotiate with the big boys. Every time he goes to Argentina to negotiate something with Christina Kirchner Uruguayans lose something. She plays him like a fucking violin and its so sad to see.[/quote]
[QUOTE]Are you joking? As someone that LIVES in Uruguay (moved from the US to here a year ago) allow me to correct your BS. Mujica and Chavez have been close the last few years, and many of his reforms have slowed down the bustling Uruguayan economy (which grew at 9% GDP last year). Mujica's made several sweeping changes to our healthcare system that has caused massive problems, lines, and also many people are going with worse care cause of it. Additionally, though some things he's done are good, there's been more strikes in the last few years than there's ever been, and it's caused massive public transit issues, trash pick up issues etc. The middle class in Uruguay is actually shrinking, despite the growth here of late. The lack of ability to capitalize off the influx of new business (and now OIL) is Mujica's greatest weakness. People here are not a big fan of his... He also violated the laws here to get elected in the first place, as he was part of the old dictatorship and they are prohibited from running in elections. Marijuana reform was seen as a big smokescreen by most of the people I know here, to hide the issues funneling money into energy production, which is OIL based in Uruguay (they desperately need a nuclear power plant, as energy here is so expensive).[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]As a Uruguayan, I can't believe you are actually supporting this clown. He is an incompetent president who has destroyed the years of buildup of regional international relationships of the country in favor of relationships with countries such as Venezuela, has been using this social policies which I actually agree with(gay unions, marijuana, etc) to lead attention out of the economic disasters this government has caused, and has done so much retarded shit I could spend a week explaining it. Oh, and regarding the "good guy" part, did I mention the fact that he used to be a terrorist who bombed civillian populations, violently robbed banks and casinos and belonged to the group that triggered the 12 year dictatorship our country had? Yeah, great guy. Reddit, you should be better than this.
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I almost thought it was the new president of Croatia judging by that name.
I wouldn't have been surprised if it were, though.
[QUOTE=acidcj;38484642][B]Reddit, you should be better than this.[/B][/QUOTE]
nooope
Economically i'll probably agree with him on many issues but he's probably as socially regressive as republicans.
He is also pro-cannabis
[QUOTE=znk666;38485519]Economically i'll probably agree with him on many issues but he's probably as socially regressive as republicans.[/QUOTE]
He's socially left-leaning by American standards, pro-abortion, pro-legalization and seemingly though not confirmed pro gay marriage.
Yep, he is an incompetent who sides with that paranoid schizophrenic Chavez and refuses to completely disregard the horrid, corrupt time bomb that is Argentina.
But he was the lesser evil: In the last election, it was either the son of a dictator, or a former president who tanked the economy and embezzled millions, or a former Communist terrorist (him).
[QUOTE=Scrimp;38476337]He looks like he should have his own brand of pasta sauce.[/QUOTE]
???
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Also, he should swap places with Kim Jong Un
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