PeñaOwned

[ksoze]

Still seems surreal how the President of a sovereign country could allow himself and his office to be used as a stage for a tyrannical candidate of another country. To stand next to Trump and let him appear in the same league of other world leaders should bring shame to the Mexican people, the same way his bigoted antics here bring shame on us. Sending a tweet out hours later will not erase the image of Mexico's grandest office being used as a TV show backdrop. Trump used Mexico as a set decoration knowing that any blowback will not erase his desired image of greatness in a country's palace.

Watching Peña Nieto stare lifelessly as Trump lied once again while on their soil is hard to believe after he savaged their people for over a year. Ugh.

[FarPoint]

1. Something smells here...

My mind runs rampant with thoughts that reek of Putin being the puppeteer.

[JNelson6563]

2. I see it quite differently.

I saw a clever and shrewd move by the President of Mexico. He had the world stage with all, and I do mean ALL, of America watching. He stood calmly while Trump blathered on with his bullshit. He then made brilliant counterpoints to all the lies Trump has been telling. Then it was leaked that Trump is lying about what was discussed privately, lol, what a FAIL! Epic, no, YUGE!!1!

Add to that Trump was all polite and shit while in enemy territory but was all bad-ass once safely over the border, yeah. Impressive bad-ass cred NOT achieved.

What a loser.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Well that's one way of seeing it. He couldn't have played Trump better than that

Pretty much opened the door & handed Trump a rope.

[JNelson6563]

4. Fish, barrel, etc.

[misterhighwasted]

5. ^ Oh yes

[truebluegreen]

8. That must be why Nieto's already abysmal approval rating

Is tanking this morning.

[misterhighwasted]

9. He tried. Guess he'll be in damage control from here on.

If the above theory was true then it backfired on a huuuge scale.
If he was trying to simply offer a shot at diplomacy then..
Whoops! So much for trying to play an honorable game with Trump.

[JNelson6563]

11. He's corrupt so his #s were already tanking, as you say.

But he got to stick it to Trump on the world stage. I don't care if it was just an indulgent moment of satisfaction or a shred political move, that fact remains.

[truebluegreen]

12. People in Mexico don't read it as

"sticking it to Trump" , they read it as caving to the world's biggest asshole. "Sticking it to Trump" would have required a public apology to the Mexican people or, failing that, getting whacked like a piñata in public. Imo they are right.

[JNelson6563]

17. I believe I was referring to Americans.And the American election.

But I see you have a serious hard on about this so have at it friend. Get good and worked up! Seriously!!1! This must be addressed, repeatedly! If you see mention of this event stay on it, post until you can't post no mo'!1!!

Zowie.

[truebluegreen]

18. I just get tired of people who know zip about a subject

making sweeping pronouncements on that subject.

Enjoy your evening.

[JNelson6563]

19. I get tired of people getting hysterical

over this sort of thing.

I mean, really. An objective "here's how I saw it" and how many posts did you have to repeat the same stuff? Like life itself depended on it or something. Wow.

It was a remark made in passing that I would've forgotten by now if not for your...reaction. I practice, and recommend you try, not giving two shits about remarks on an obscure DB on the tubes.

Now I remember why I frequent DU less and less each year.

Bye now.

[lunatica]

13. The President of Mexico's name

His name is Peña Nieto. This is a common mistake Americans make regarding the last name of people from Mexico. The persons last name is as follows:

The person's first last name is his father's last name. The person's second last name is his mother's last name. The President's children have the fist last name of Peña. Their second last name is THEIR mothers name, not the President's mother's name. This makes the mother's last name as important as the father's in a geneological sort of way.

[truebluegreen]

14. Gosh.

I never picked that up in all the time I've lived here. Thanks!

[lunatica]

15. So why do you call him Nieto?

If you lived there a long time I'm surprised you make that mistake

[truebluegreen]

16. Shorthand for NoB people.

[niyad]

6. that is a most interesting, and less upsetting, take on yesterday.

[truebluegreen]

7. Nieto is a corrupt lying PoS

with an approval rating of 20% and after his "clever and shrewd" performance yesterday it will go even lower.

And it seems none of Trump's supporters see his performance as you do, which really shouldn't come as a surprise.

[misterhighwasted]

10. Either way, the two fools just pwn'd each other

Neither are worthy of leading a nation.

[PatSeg]

20. Yes, well said

That is more how I saw it. He looked like more of a statesman in contrast to the con man clown from the U.S.