tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1338612245455097792.post8028921540609759661..comments2023-09-11T10:45:49.957-07:00Comments on Honduras Culture and Politics: "Pressed pajamas for Pepe Lobo!"RAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1338612245455097792.post-60139593777183283212010-06-05T06:28:40.429-07:002010-06-05T06:28:40.429-07:00Martinez is not threatening anything. The editoria...Martinez is not threatening anything. The editorial has a subtle ironic tone that may not come across in English-- for example, it criticizes Lobo Sosa for not taking on domestic issues, singling out the issue of setting the minimum wage, which is of course one of the things that tripped up Zelaya.<br /><br />But the punchline is that, as the editorial writer notes, <br /><br /><i>[golpistas] are insinuating through their designated spokesmen, in veiled ways and with manifest irony, that the present leader ought to have his pajamas ready, in case of any qualms</i><br /><br />The point being: once you successfully get away with a coup, you can intimidate the president with the threat of another. And our contacts in Honduras tell us that this is the rumor.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1338612245455097792.post-91543166979922684562010-06-04T21:59:11.773-07:002010-06-04T21:59:11.773-07:00This sounds more like swagger than a real threat.
...This sounds more like swagger than a real threat.<br /><br />I do, however, give Lobo points for being gutsy in the face of threats like that. <br /><br />--CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com