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End of blackout to Buenos Aires plazas but now the Obelisk flag was stolen
A good one and a bad one for the government of the City of Buenos Aires: Economy minister Nestor Grindetti announced that an agreement had been reached with power companies to bring light back to several public areas of the city that had remained in the dark for several days due to unpaid bills. Read full article
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Jul 30th, 2012 - 05:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0The electricity debt is being paid in 5 installments? FFS, that's so funny. The bill for those stupid Argentine Olympic adds- the ones that got pulled- was probably more than the cost of the electricity to keep these public areas safe and yet the crazy bitch would rather make the adds than meet her outstanding commitments.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 06:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Chuckle chuckle.
I'm not sure I fully understand this article. When he says “act of discrimination” does he mean the electricity company is discriminating against customers that don't pay their bills????
Jul 30th, 2012 - 06:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Otherwise what discrimination?
And yet they deny they will intervene in the energy sector - Though the black out in BA says to me that they will intervene, just to make sure BA never has a black out again.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 07:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3 The energy company that supplies BA is probably anything but an argentine one and therefore occurding to CFK and Co they are being discriminated against because they are argentine by a non argentine company lol.
Honest. We didn't steal the flag !
Jul 30th, 2012 - 08:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0The flag is probably in Port Stanley.......
Jul 30th, 2012 - 08:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0Don't see why anyone is surprised at this, Argentine politics has always been a kleptocracy, it's only fair that some of the rent-a-mob get to join in as well (it was lost during a pro-Chavez demonstration after all).
Jul 30th, 2012 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0l couldn't help myself.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 10:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0l needed a new doormat!
@8 LOL!
Jul 30th, 2012 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0I reckon the energy companies are insisting on payment in dollars rather than the novelty toilet paper that is pesos.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 10:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Drove by there yesterday. It is a lonely-looking flagpole. Where were the police while this was going on?
Jul 30th, 2012 - 02:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How was the one taken before they 'reinstated' the one that was stolen?
Jul 30th, 2012 - 03:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0To lose one could be seen as unfortunate, to lose two is...hilariously funny. :o)
It warms your heart to see how much BA citizens respect their flag.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@13
Jul 30th, 2012 - 04:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How much you wanna bet the thiefs aren't even argie, tootoo boy?
Shoot illegals commiting crimes on the spot.
“The right to express ourselves is not under discussion and is valid, but we must take care of what is ours.”
Jul 30th, 2012 - 05:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Worrying words. “The right to express....is valid, but.....”
Putting a 'but' in that sentence is very worrying...“you can demonstrate, but...”. “you have rights, but...”
Dictatorship, dictatorship, dictatorship....here we go again.
HA!!!! Laugh? I nearly sh*t myself!!
Jul 30th, 2012 - 08:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I always knew they were all a bunch of pikies!!
South America version of mikey-mousers!! ( that's “scousers” to those of you who were wondering, People who live in Liverpool )
Always ready to half-inch ( Pinch ) anything that's not nailed down.
8 lsolde
You couldn't have pinched it, because it's hanging in my toilet.
And “Yes” to answer all those enquiring minds, the Argentine national flag is soft, and strong, and highly absorbant.......
Just saw Team GB beat Argentina in the Hockey, trounced the cheats 4-1 should have had better training facility's other than a war memorial Argys. Give my regards to Chrissy.
Jul 30th, 2012 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Who would want to steal an Argentine flag. What use is it ?
Jul 30th, 2012 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The flag was of stolen its pole on Tuesday during a demonstration of Hugo Chávez supporters”... What were they 'demonstrating' against? Are there any demonstrations against Hugo Chávez in Argentina? Would such even be permitted? Surely Hugo is Argentina and CFK's bestest friend in the whole wide world?
Jul 30th, 2012 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@17 It seems step-ups on war memorials isn't the best preparation to compete in international competitions. Pity they didn't have a hero who could have just disregarded the silly rules, picked up the ball and thrown it into the net Maradona style. Argentine national hero, and cheating fat little coke head.
This is very suspicious ,
Jul 30th, 2012 - 11:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your flag goes missing, and you team turn up in London with a similar flag,
mmmmmm
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Yes I'd like to know more specifics about the demo, but it sounds like a good one to me!
Aug 01st, 2012 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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