AP: Mexico Chides Rice for Political Remarks

[Eugene]

Mexico Chides Rice for Political Remarks

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

(09-27) 12:33 PDT MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) --

Mexico said Wednesday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was out
of line by suggesting that its democracy was just now maturing, saying
it wasn't up to her to voice such opinions publicly.

In a Monday interview with The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, Rice
said Mexico was beginning to put its disputed July 2 election behind it.

"Mexico has come through this crisis and I think it's been a real vote of
confidence in the Mexican democratic system, which after all, is relatively —
it's just now maturing in a kind of two-party system," Rice said.

Ruben Aguilar, spokesman for President Vicente Fox, said Wednesday that
"we shouldn't be surprised that other countries salute Mexican institutions,"
but said Rice shouldn't comment on Mexican democracy.

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Full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/27/international/i123313D03.DTL

[bullimiami]

1. i guess they dont need any more crooked friends.

its obvious enough. shhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

[SpiralHawk]

2. Our Amigos do not think highly of Commander AWOL

or the republicon cronies do they?

I suppose it is because he has and his corrupt republicon cronies have shamed themselves so often. Even a blind man can smell that.

[Tellurian]

5. ..

:dem:

[skids]

3. Maturing? To me, it smells a bit RIPE. n/t

[Tellurian]

4. Stable Political Environment?

"During the Wall Street Journal interview, Rice said support for Lopez Obrador appeared to be fading, noting that "while Chavez continues to say he'll support Lopez Obrador and all of that, the question is will Mexicans."

"And it doesn't appear that they will. It appears that the Mexicans wish to get back to reality here, to a stable political environment."