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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 13, 2017 7:52:58 GMT
What a shower of arseholes. Doria, with peg firmly on nose, for me.
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Post by neilm on Jul 13, 2017 8:53:25 GMT
Interesting match up between Marina Silva and Lula.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 9:28:40 GMT
What a shower of arseholes. Doria, with peg firmly on nose, for me. Why do you consider Marina Silva an arsehole? Her Evangelical beliefs? |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 13, 2017 10:49:48 GMT
What a shower of arseholes. Doria, with peg firmly on nose, for me. Why do you consider Marina Silva an arsehole? Her Evangelical beliefs? Actually, that is indeed unfair on Silva. And Doria. Stands for the rest of them though. And I still don't really like Silva and Doria either. |
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Post by maxque on Jul 14, 2017 2:45:25 GMT
Its reported that Lula is not only free pending appeal but also free to run for President pening appeal. Only if his appeal fails he'll be banned from running for office. Therefore I'll not reset the thread poll until and unless that happens. Indeed, it's a low-level court. Judgements are only executed immediately, without hearing the appeal, if the jail term is over 20 years, in Brazil. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 14, 2017 19:50:36 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean?
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Post by Foggy on Jul 14, 2017 20:14:44 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean? Does former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa (of Palestinian origin on his father's side) count? Or would you class that as an Anglo-Caribbean country, or indeed him as white? |
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Post by Philip Davies on Jul 14, 2017 20:26:41 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean? Does former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa (of Palestinian origin on his father's side) count? Or would you class that as an Anglo-Caribbean country, or indeed him as white? Fujimori of Peru. |
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Post by Foggy on Jul 14, 2017 20:30:37 GMT
Does former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa (of Palestinian origin on his father's side) count? Or would you class that as an Anglo-Caribbean country, or indeed him as white? Fujimori of Peru. Duh, of course!  Great shout but should also be an obvious one. I can't believe Musa came to mind before he did. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 20:43:09 GMT
Does former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa (of Palestinian origin on his father's side) count? Or would you class that as an Anglo-Caribbean country, or indeed him as white? Fujimori of Peru. Carlos Menem of Argentina |
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Post by albion on Jul 14, 2017 20:53:55 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean? Wasn't there some guy matching that description elected in the United States in 2008 You are thinking of 2016 - but it was a case of only partially non-indigenous/non-white. The orange hair originated in Tibet around the nether regions of a Yak.
On a more serious note (if anything can be more serious than the architectural marvel that is the Trump rug): although not elected, possibly the nearest to meet the question is the former Governor-General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, who was born in Haiti.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 14, 2017 21:06:14 GMT
Wasn't there some guy matching that description elected in the United States in 2008 On a more serious note (if anything can be more serious than the architectural marvel that is the Trump rug): although not elected, possibly the nearest to meet the question is the former Governor-General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, who was born in Haiti.
Her predecessor Adrienne Clarkson was born in Hong Kong, but as you say, the post doesn't meet one of DW's criteria. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 22, 2017 12:49:53 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean? Wasn't there some guy matching that description elected in the United States in 2008 Forgot about him already! |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jul 22, 2017 12:58:17 GMT
Is Temer the first non-indigenous,non-white person in the Americas to take the most senior elected job? Other than in the Caribbean? Also if you're counting people from the Levant as non white then Carlos Menem's parents came from Syria, from near the Lebanese border in fact Another one I forgot. And I believe he was the only Argentine president with neither Spanish nor Italian ancestry (though I think Nestor Kirchner was of Swiss and Croat ancestry, but might not have been exclusive). |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Aug 2, 2017 12:18:41 GMT
I can increasingly see Bolsonaro topping the first round (if Lula is barred), and then being defeated by a unity candidate of some sort in the second.
If Doria runs, he could end up being that man.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 3, 2017 10:47:18 GMT
Unusual endorsement for Bolsonaro. Apparently not the first endorsement he's got from a Mixed Martial Artist but the first one he's got from one who is also a Scouser, someone called Darren Till That's very weird- a mate of mine was in Rotterdam last night to see that fight and mentioned him to me about half an hour before I saw your post! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 12:04:09 GMT
Wasn't there some guy matching that description elected in the United States in 2008 Forgot about him already! Japanese folk in Peru or was it Chile. |
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Post by yellowperil on Sept 3, 2017 12:26:26 GMT
Forgot about him already! Japanese folk in Peru or was it Chile. Fuji was Peru and best forgotten |
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Great shout but should also be an obvious one. I can't believe Musa came to mind before he did.