Bronco's bullets
In addition to those bullets shot by organized crime against journalists, some politicians use other kind bullets against the media. Threats, intimidation and vetoes are detonated against the media or journalists by some men and women of political power. This is the case of Governor Jaime Rodríguez Calderón , "El Bronco", from Nuevo León , who is increasingly raising the tone of his disagreements with the press. In this case, a publication made by Reforma dairy which calculated the presumed expenses for the governor's publicity, "El Bronco" responded with the threat of inspecting the resources obtained by the owner of such dairy and questioned the fact that the businessman travels by helicopter. In addition. He also instructed the state attorney to file a criminal complaint against the media and later it was announced that Mr. Jaime will also seek to sue Televisa, TV Azteca and Milenio . "It's time to put a halt to the media," said the man who seeks to be president of Mexico independently.
The eight bishops at Eruviel's wedding
Eight bishops, led by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes , participated in the religious ceremony of the Governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila , last Saturday, held precisely in the municipality of Tlalnepantla. The marriage of a politician could not fail to have some political readings. We are told that Governor Avila has been happy in recent weeks, because not only did he get married, but his party, ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) , managed to retain the governorship of the state, in an election that is yet to be resolved in court. And perhaps the archbishop who married him could soon switch to a more relevant position. Aguiar Retes, former president of the Mexican Episcopate Conference , is considered one of the strongest candidates to succeed Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera as the archbishop of Mexico.
Front vs front within PRD
A front was opened inside left Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) , and it is not exactly the Broad Democratic Front (FAD) , but a war between two women, once great allies: the national president of the party, Alejandra Barrales , and Senator Dolores Padierna . Until a few weeks ago, PRD fought shoulder to shoulder for Padierna to keep the coordination by removing Senator Miguel Barbosa from office. However, yesterday Mrs. Dolores called for a rebellion against the political line instructed by the party. PRD's Upper Chamber coordinator said it would be unacceptable for her to vote for a conservative National Action Party (PAN) nominee for the presidency, but they say that what upset the IDN leader the most is that Barrales stood her up at a scheduled meeting to talk about said front and Mrs. Alejandra went on her own way. What a front!
The defeats of Mr. Lupe
We are told that one of the left Democratic Revolution Party's (PRD) leader that has experienced the largest exodus of followers is Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo, head of the Galileo current. We know that Mr. Lupe was abandoned by the leader group in Oaxaca, l ike Senator Benjamín Robles - who found shelter in the Labour Party (PT) since he couldn't be a candidate for the governorship of Oaxaca - as well as the only deputy for Oaxaca that he had, Jesús Romero , who went to far-left National Regeneration Party (MORENA) . The decrease in Mr. Lupe's group includes his deputy in Querétaro, Carlos Sánchez , who also parted to MORENA. Now, his ex-leader in Colima, Indira Vizcaíno , left for, guess who? right! MORENA. As if this weren't enough, we were reminded that Acosta Naranjo was removed from office as vice-coordinator of the bench in the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro by Jesús Zambrano . By the way, his candidate for governor in Nayarit also lost, because it was Leopoldo Domínguez , former mayor of Tepic , who was defeated at the polls that placed Antonio Echevarría as candidate, and who today is governor-elect. Bad days for Mr. Lupe and his hitherto unconditional, and perhaps the only member left in the Galileo current, Fernando Belaunzarán .
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