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Court lifts recess: Cristina Fernandez resumes battle with Clarin and farmers
Argentina’s Civil and Commercial Court decided to lift the January judicial recess as requested by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez and also granted the cautionary measure appeal to the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) that blocks the presidential decree over the taking over of La Rural grounds in Palermo neighbourhood. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesCFK should battle with sóme farmérs and Clárins.
Jan 05th, 2013 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Eviction by decree! and they call themselfs a democracy. What sort of a democracy rules by decree? It's a new one on me, someone from Argentine care to explain, in words of one syllable please!
Jan 05th, 2013 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If she takes the farmers on, she will lose, no doubt of that. Somewhere near 50% of her income comes from Agricultural Exports, Soy, Wheat, Corn, Vegetable, cattle etc. Who I wonder? does she think produces these items?
YPF, what is she going to do? Nationalise the Agricultural Industry.
Laughable.
She may well be thinking of nationalising the agricultural industries and lands of Argentina. The Russians did this and the Cubans (and probably much of China in The Great Leap Forward), so she may favour this approach.
Jan 05th, 2013 - 01:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Trouble is, much of this prime land has been sold to foreigners, especially the Chinese, using Argentinian front-men.
The Chinese may not be well pleased that their land has been appropriated, and may not be as passive as the Spanish over Repsol.
'A Civil Court decided to lift the judicial recess and also granted the cautionary measure requested by the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) that blocks the presidential decree over the expropriation of La Rural grounds in Palermo neighbourhood'.
Jan 05th, 2013 - 02:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Could some please tell me what is CFK “Master Plan”?
Jan 05th, 2013 - 03:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cause what I see is just anger against her own people. I'm baffled by her actions. :(
@5
Jan 05th, 2013 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Marxism is her master plan.
The fight with the SRA is the one to watch. Even though it is fueled by vindictiveness, if CFK wins this, then the path is clear. All private property will be up for grabs (by the government.) The use of decree by CFK to govern is disgusting ,(to put it mildly) and I can not understand why it's constant and arbitrary use is not questioned by the people.
This harridan is not interested in the welfare of Argentina though she plays the patriotic card all the time for the masses All she is interested in is increasing her own fortune. Expect a campaign against the farming “oligarchs” which most of them are not. But as they have crossed her will and will now be branded as kulaks and ruined as Stalin did to the Russian agriculturists. Once she has completely ruined the farming sector she will have to start importing wheat and beef to feed her followers as did the Communist regime in Russia. Some Argentine farmers have seen the writing on the wall and have transfered thier options to Uruguay and Paraguay
Jan 05th, 2013 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@6 Marxism is NOT her master plan. She's in no way a marxist and all this talk of socialism is just a thin façade used to charm the poor and disenfranchised into voting and continuing to vote for her. Marxism is the carrot for the donkey-masses.
Jan 05th, 2013 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Given that she's peronist, she's technically a fasco-corporatist. She's interested in lining her own pockets and making herself incredibly wealthy. She'll use fascism and authoritarianism to achieve this will all be under the mantle of a cult of personality.
She doesn't expropriate for political reasons, only personal reasons.
Shed I would agree. She is just a vindictive meglomaniac and I wouldnt put anything past her. Elected with 54% of the vote? Yes but what is her popularity rating now? Hitler too was elected by popular vote But sooner or later these crypyo Fascists/communists ( same thing really) come to a sticky end like Mussolini and his mistress on display hanged upside down at an Italian petrol station. As for Timmerman her obedient sidekick, perhaps he should take time to reflect on the fate of hisGerman colleague Ribbentrop
Jan 05th, 2013 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Like Hitler she will try anything. I expect a diatribe anytime against my country Uruguay on the basis that it part of Argentina and invade us and declare an anschluss. Our armed forces may be weak and easily overwhealmed but the Uruguayan people, a pacific nation, will not stand for that. Apart from a few Quislings, folk of all political colours wil resist any such attempt A fantasy maybe?? But I wouldnt bet on any whims of that harridan
Its merely government chit chat for stealing,
Jan 06th, 2013 - 01:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0What she cant get legally.
So Donna Quixote is going to have another go at her windmills.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0I have to say that is seems to be more Christina Mugabe than Christina Lenin.
What I don't understand is: If Kirchnerists hate Clarín because it is a monopoly, why dont they hate Cristina? as surely Kirchnerism has the greatest monopoly of all over the political system?
Jan 06th, 2013 - 11:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0CFK boasts many of the bad attributes of the dictionary definition of monopoly - no real contenders on the same size and scale, going any lengths to stamp out competition (though limiting free press and promoting propaganda); ripping off customers to gain benefits for herself, customers (voters) significantly worse off than in a competitive market, with no innovation or improvements to the product (country) given this lack of competition.... Sounds more like telecoms in Mexico than a viable political system.
So next time a Kirchnerist tells you monopolies are evil, then ask them why they support Cristina? But I guess that is one of the many mysterious hypocracies of Kirchnerism that CFK fanatics choose to ignore.
@12 I like your logical train of thought. However, have you not noticed how deep the abyss of insanity is for some of Cristina's followers?
Jan 06th, 2013 - 01:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You can see some fine examples right here in this thread. You will also notice their inability to acknowledge reason, and instead opt for a dillusional fantasy.
I'm under the impression that some of the judges will be ticked because their vacations were cut short. Ruining their cruises and ski trips isn't exactly a way to win friends and influence people.
@12,13 It's worse than that. Personism is the political monopoly in Argentina, with nearly every political party and union organisation professing to be more Peronist than the next.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 02:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Peronism, however, is just Hitlerism, and they have all this until the end of time.
Hissy Chrissy says judges acting beyond thier powers in questioning her DECREE to expropriate the RUals Palermo premises (BA Herald today) I dont think that will go down very well with the judicary
Jan 06th, 2013 - 03:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@15 It's normal for judges to question the motives behind common thievery. No doubt this land will be cut up and apportioned to her closest of allies, and maximo for a new hotel of course.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 04:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not a drop of honour.
Shed. The last time she took on the farmers and this is just the harridans vindictive revenge
Jan 06th, 2013 - 04:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The reason she is really after Clarion is their support of the farmers in the past.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 05:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But lets not forget she is just a modern democratic dictator.
@17,18 If she was truly a communist as her left-wing speech suggests, then she would be united with the unions and farmers. Even Mao's strength was through the farmer, as a Marxist.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 05:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However, as truly a Fascist-corporatist she has no love for the worker, nor the farmer. She just wants to line her own pockets.
The farmers can really knanacker the economy if they want to. No more beef going into Liniers market? Uproar among her starving followers
Jan 06th, 2013 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0To be honest I would not want to be a farmer, very long hours, lots of hard labour, no huge rewards, dependant on our very unpredictable weather.
Jan 06th, 2013 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@19
Jan 06th, 2013 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As CFK appears to utilise Nazi-style propaganda, I have assumed she had an admiration for Herr Hitler(who was also elected, and ruled through decree).
His success was based on the German farming vote, which CFK rejects.
Your point about her being a corporatist makes sense (she doesn't want top mix with the plebs).
she is finnished is she not,
Jan 07th, 2013 - 12:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0its justa matter of time.
@9 Surely you need to be more definitive. I would read “54% of the vote” as meaning 54% of the electorate, wouldn't you? But she didn't do that. What percentage of the electorate didn't vote? 21.11% wasn't it? So, in reality, she was elected with the support of less than 42.7% of the electorate. If Uruguay wants to get anywhere, and be respected, you need to get rid of Mujica. A frightened, senile, old, CFK yes-man. I seem to recall that, in December 1939, Uruguay had the guts to do the right thing. What would Mujica have done?
Jan 07th, 2013 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As I have repeatedly stated on these posts it was 32.6% of the people eligible to vote (using the governments own polling results). The 54% relates ONLY to those who voted. When you remember that everyone in AG MUST vote it says something that so many did not.
Jan 07th, 2013 - 03:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But IF she gets the constitution amended as she has always wanted, though coyly saying she was ‘leaving it to the people’ the rule by decree will become the norm. Then there MAY be some resistance as the decrees get even more dictatorial.
I think the only way for Uruguay to avoid an AG invasion is to ally themselves with the Americans as fast as possible. To some extent it does not matter what we have to give in exchange. ANYTHING is better than being under TMBOA stiletto heel.
I cannot see that happening whilst Pepe is the President.
I really hope that she is dealt with (by execution or assassination) before invasion has a chance to happen.
Chris, your figures are absolutely correct, the huge number of voters that refused to vote was due to the total lack of a viable opposition candidate, but I think things will change now for the mid-term elections, the people realize that abstaining from voting is no use, and will give their vote to whoever shows a strong platform.
Jan 07th, 2013 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Personally I would like to see Julio Cobos present himself as a candidate for Congress!!!!!!
@25 I really don't think our military is fit for that kind of operation, but sadly I think Cristina is unpredictable and unstable enough to do something stupid.
Jan 07th, 2013 - 06:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't you think that there are a number of people on the side lines that wouldn't be more than willing to give Botox face a well deserved b#@$! slap? I doubt something like that will happen, but anything's possible.
Another great battle ensues. Steadfast Mdme. President. Don't give up the fight now.
Jan 07th, 2013 - 10:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 28 Please dont Mdme President. You look stupider and stupider as each day goes by
Jan 07th, 2013 - 10:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0nothing changes him then .lol.
Jan 08th, 2013 - 01:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0Good news, let the battle (re)commence =)
Jan 14th, 2013 - 06:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#11 Don Quixote was the good guy =)
#12 Its not Cristina's fault that none of her opponents in Argentina or indeed abroad come close to her in brains, beauty or boldness =)
@31 “Don Quitoxe was the good guy” so presumably the windmills were the bad guys. So hadaway and fight em ye wee kilty galloway. Wey hod on a minute; Werent ye rather in favour of them on another thread?
Jan 14th, 2013 - 09:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Turncoat!
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