Alejandro Toledo: "Without us, Humala cannot do anything."

Alejandro Toledo: "Without us, Humala cannot do anything." Toledo visibly angry with Humala’s rejection, blames other’s (not himself) for his miserable failure to attract voters. Toledo defiles the honorable and amicable PPK with the label of “traitor.” Toledo was used and made a fool and now he is throwing a tantrum illustrative of his boorish manner and mentality. It is a shame to see a divide develop between these two “anything to win” egomaniacs, because Toledo and Humala deserve each other.

Nicolás Lúcar picking winners on Punto Final?

Why would a person lacking integrity who makes a pact with another person lacking integrity expect that pact to be fulfilled with integrity? Narcissistically fueled stupidity perhaps? Neither Humala nor Toledo have remained true to their original representations or principle beliefs. Humala, for pure political gain, changed campaign positions more than the deceptive chameleon changes colors. And Toledo (whom Humala said should be overthrown for being anti-democratic), for pure political gain, backed away from every dire warning he espoused about the extreme dangers of a Humala presidency. Liars expecting liars to keep promises is always horrifyingly amusing when it pertains to people who can make life altering decisions for millions.

These two ethically challenged men teamed up to defeat the honest, consistent, coherent and intelligent campaign message of Keiko Fujimori and class-act supporters Luis Castañeda and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. It ended up a case of two conniving, despicable and coreless personalities winning the votes of the gullible and ignorant to defeat quality leadership appealing to the intelligent and informed percentage of Perú’s population. Now we have a president-elect who even the most optimistic observers say, “We must wait and see how he governs.” This rather than a president-elect that would have immediately moved the economy forward with the doubtless confidence and support of the producers of Perú’s recent and fabulous economic advancement and poverty reducing success story. A disappointing situation indeed.

But to somehow act surprised or indignant, at the acrimonious dealings between two scoundrels, as (unproclaimed Humala supporter) Nicolás Lúcar did in his highly prejudiced presentation on the Punto Final broadcast last night (July 24, 2011), is laughing in the face ludicrous. Nicolás Lúcar frame this back-stabling political dust-up as purely Toledo’s ill-mannered and unrealistic expectations of Humala. He did this without the slightest mention that Humala used Toledo (whose campaign plan was completely at odds with his own) on the campaign trail and stage to disingenuously siphon off Toledo’s voters with promises of political inclusion and influence. That's why Toledo is understandably angry about Humala's now dismissive attitude toward Toledo's "Perú Posible" party. I certainly have no problem with choosing sides, but I have a large disdain for ideological partisans presenting themselves as unbiased journalists. Maybe in the end Ollanta Humala will turnout to be okay, but I don’t think playing Russian Roulette with Perú’s future is the optimal choice. 

OPINION BY PNE

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