Mexican leftist threatens to reveal names of people who got money in vote-buying scheme

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Mexican leftist threatens to reveal names of people who got money in vote-buying scheme
By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2:33 PM

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s leftist presidential candidate says he has a list of names of 4,891 people who allegedly received money in a vote-buying scheme he claims influenced the July 1 presidential election.

Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he won’t release the names for now, but will do so “if necessary.”

Lopez Obrador says the people on the list got pre-paid debit cards from the old ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI.

He said Wednesday that about 260,000 cards were distributed nationwide, worth a total of about $74 million.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-leftist-threatens-to-reveal-names-of-people-who-got-money-in-vote-buying-scheme/2012/07/25/gJQAFEXW9W_story.html

[Canuckistanian]

1. I wish him good health

He's a brave man.

[pam4water]

2. Why to they call him a leftist instead of an activist or advocate for justice? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

3. Obnoxious, isn't it? Our corporate "professional journalists" have been doing that for ages.

How underhanded to call out every progressive politician as being a "leftist". May as well call him out as a "dirty commie atheist". They are telling US we are supposed to hate them.

When was the last time you've seen "right-wing" used to characterize a conservative politician in a "news" piece?

Hateful scumbuckets.