Mujica's reference to Uruguayan's work contraction triggered controversy

Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:41 UTC

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President Mujica's speech before the US Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday had its good side, the strong references to Brazil and the fact Uruguay is a 'decent country' and 'we don't go around bribing people', but there was also another side which was controversial. Read full article

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ElaineB
He went to Washington and said: we are not like Argentina.
May 15th, 2014 - 08:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Britworker
Can we please give this man a microphone and stage more often, pure comedy.
May 15th, 2014 - 08:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
””if I was young, I would have believed every word he said”. LOL!
May 15th, 2014 - 09:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Keith York
Communist Juan Castillo pointed out he didn't like the president saying that ”the Uruguayan worker is lazy“.

Get off your arse's and start working then!
May 15th, 2014 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
Say it as you see it PEPE.
May 15th, 2014 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Uruguay is a 'decent country' and 'we don't go around bribing people'

but you do go around supporting the likes of CFK who is blackmailing and threatening people. [- is that the decent bit -]
May 15th, 2014 - 06:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ynsere
Most of the Uruguayans I know work long hours for poor pay. I wonder who President Mujica was thinking of when he said that? His cronies, perhaps?
May 17th, 2014 - 09:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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