The Belle Of The Brawl
Mexico has apparently instituted a completely new tradition for swearing in a new president: the The Inaugural Brawl®. Just before the swearing in , a fistfight broke out in the Congressional chamber as leftists tried to stop the ceremony.
MEXICO CITY - Felipe Calderon took the oath of office as Mexico's president Friday amid jeers and whistles, in a chaotic ceremony before congress preceded by a brawl between lawmakers still divided over the nation's tight presidential election.
Physically protected by ruling party lawmakers and flanked by outgoing President Vicente Fox, Calderon quickly swore to uphold the constitution. The national anthem was then played, momentarily stilling the catcalls and shouting. Calderon swiftly left the chamber as congress adjourned.
"He did it! He did it!" chanted ruling party lawmakers.
Earlier, the conservative Calderon took control of the presidential residence in an unusual midnight ceremony with Fox, swearing in part of his Cabinet. In that private ceremony, broadcast live from Los Pinos, Fox handed the presidential sash to a military cadet as his term ended at midnight.
Gee, American inaugurals have souvenirs like programs and such. Mexico has shiners, contusions and abrasions.
World news | Gaius Friday, 1 December , 2006
By steveH, Friday, 1 December , 2006 @ 6:19 pm
Hokay, not to break this off on a tangent, but go here:
http://markinmexico.blogspot.com/2006/11/mexico-city-yankees-scouts-checking.html
and check out the delectable Violeta Lagunes. She really does look like she’s having a ball.
By Gaius, Friday, 1 December , 2006 @ 6:26 pm
Did she have a water bottle?