Well, according to Wikipedia… Enrique Peña Nieto (born July 20, 1966) is a Mexican politician. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), he served as governor of the State of Mexico from 2005 to 2011. On September 19, 2011, he announced his candidacy in the 2012 Mexican presidential election to succeed Felipe Calderón. Blah blah blah blah…. Etc.
Well, I don’t like Enrique Peña Nieto because… well… because of many things. First of all, because he might be the one that wins! And that is not what bothers me the most. What bothers me is the Mexican media has pushed to promote such a mediocre candidate. What bothers me is that the media has taking care of washing the minds of the Mexican people with an amazing 24/7 full load of crap. Telenovelas (Mexican soap operas) run 24 hrs a day with commercials announcing either a product that people don’t need or another soap opera. Ohh and if you are tired of soap operas (maybe you don’t like the one that they run at 2:30pm) you can always watch a show that talks about the people in the soap operas or a show about what the people in the soap operas were wearing while they were going to an award celebration about soap operas… anyway you get the point.
And you ask yourself… “What does this has to do with Politics and the Presidential candidacy” Well, there shouldn’t be any connections, unfortunately there are. As many people know there is a lot of corruption in Mexico, let’s not talk about Nieto and his connection with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari or the theory that elections are won before even people vote. Many people know that the Media is in favor of Pena Nieto, using the most famous television and radio channels to promote Pena Nieto as the next President, not to forget that he is married to a soap opera actress and he resembles the looks of one too. But why is that I don’t like Peña Nieto? As I mention above, one of the reasons is his connection with former Mexican President Salinas de Gortari, one of the many former presidents that left the country in a worst situation than when they step into office. Another reason is that the big conglomerates, such as Televisa, would have total control of the President in the case that he wins. Also, I think he fails to be a future leader in a world where everything is interconnected. And finally I couldn’t say it better than the great Carlos Fuentes in a press conference, who explicitly said that Peña Nieto has the right to not read his works, but that he "does not have the right to become the President of Mexico" due to his "ignorance."In an interview with BBC News, Fuentes mentioned that Peña Nieto does not have the capacity to converse and be on the par with world leaders like Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, and Nicolas Sarkozy.
I see you have strong feelings against the Mexican candidate; it is clear and obvious in your post. I came across your blog looking for something else and I could not help to read a bit more than the first two lines. Mexico has always fascinated me, not only for the beauty of the country, the sincerity of its people but for the amazing cultural and social structure… despite others opinions. However, I must take the time to tell you that if you will write as much as you did in your post to convince people why you hate Peña Nieto (whom I dislike too by the way) you must do more research. Your blog is long, confusing, repetitive, and lacking of sources. What other statements have you gather in order to base your opinions? Do you watch, read, search or follow the ENTIRE Mexican media?
ReplyDeleteEnrique Peña Nieto has received a lot of heat through the Mexican media in the last months. In a very fun, funky Mexican way. I laugh! I know, I read, I enjoy it. It is clear he is using his wife, his political influence, and yes… lets face it… his pretty face. You mention that in your blog with great animosity. But… where is your analysis on his political agenda? How will you convince people he is not good enough of holding the title of president if you have not given any educated research, or even opinions. Everything you say is obvious!
By the way… televisa is not the only “Mexican media” out there, what about the rest?
Here is something you may like.
http://televileaks.com/indexCasos.php
http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2011/342293/6/pena-nieto-y-sus-lecturas-dan-la-vuelta-al-mundo-en-redes-sociales.htm
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/192937.html
http://www.vice.com/es_mx/read/pendejo-de-la-semana-enrique-pena-nieto