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Uribe makes the front page of the WSJ (again)

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By Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) on Dec 31, 2008, 07:57 in Politics & the war.

Tinto (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Dec 31, 2008, 08:00:

Be sure to click on the interactive graphics tab and the comments tab. I think Simon has already chimed in.

Reader x wrote:

"a real man with real cojones !"

I wanted access to health care, housing and education, but, no, I get potholes, trash and silicone tits instead. -Desi.

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nueva york bombero says on Dec 31, 2008, 08:41:

Good article, thank you Tinto.
Nothing new, but it's nice to see Colombia front and center on the WSJ!

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Simon says on Dec 31, 2008, 14:11:

Great article about the best president any country could wish for!

And no, I didn't make that comment.

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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nbenjamin says on Jan 1, 2009, 11:58:

Great article.

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 1, 2009, 12:02:

Yep, great article, although, to be fair, I'm now utterly fed up the Western press (nearly) ALWAYS mentioning that Uribe is "wearing glasses".

As if this was relevant to anything!

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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Sam Salmon says on Jan 1, 2009, 15:15:

"As if this was relevant to anything!"

Ah but it is relevant-most western leaders have handlers who tell them how much better they would look in the media without eyeglasses and so convert them to contact lenses or lasik eye surgery.

The message Uribe sends is that he's not at all a vain person-he cares about doing a good job and doesn't worry about small details of appearance.

' a la orden!'

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Simon says on Jan 1, 2009, 15:41:

Good point Sam!

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 1, 2009, 15:48:

I hear you Sam Salmon! I still don't see the relevance of him wearing glasses (and believe me, this is ALWAYS mentioned in most of the Western press articles).

I'm surely glad he is micro-managing everything... He is far from being a saint (in fact, he is NOT a saint ;-) ), but at least he managed to give a "break" to most Colombiano(a)s.

Better to have tried and failed than having regrets all your life about what you MIGHT have missed

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me gusta bailar says on Jan 2, 2009, 11:07:

I love the WSJ, but I missed this article. Thank you Tinto for posting! I'm impressed and intrigued that Presidente Uribe can recite the Gettysburg Address. Wow.

Gringita con el corazon de Colombianita

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