Speaker 1: Well, today we have distressing news from south of the border.
Speaker 1: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is asking for compassion
Speaker 1: and understanding. Had to make a very tough decision because
Speaker 1: of heavy rains. Now, this grueling decision was where to
Speaker 1: open the floodgates. If he opened them in one direction,
Speaker 1: the city of Via Hermosa would be inundated. If he
Speaker 1: opened them in another direction, indigenous people, poverty stricken Indigenous
Speaker 1: Mexicans would be flooded. Now, this should have been an
Speaker 1: easy choice for el President Obdor. He campaigned with the
Speaker 1: slogan the poor come first, but liberal politicians everywhere have
Speaker 1: one thing in common. Slogans come easy and talk is cheap. Therefore,
Speaker 1: President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador opened the floodgates on the poor.
Speaker 1: The poverty stricken Indigenous people were flooded, so the rich
Speaker 1: city dwellers in via Hermosa would be spared. President Obrador
Speaker 1: says that opening the floodgates and the poor Indigenous people
Speaker 1: hurt him a lot, but that it had to be done. Now,
Speaker 1: we don't know how many Indigenous people lost the few
Speaker 1: possessions that they had. We don't know if any lives
Speaker 1: were lost because the drive by media reports don't bother
Speaker 1: to mention what happened to the poor Indigenous people of Makeo,
Speaker 1: because their lives apparently don't matter. But we do know
Speaker 1: that President Door is hurting, and we're supposed to feel
Speaker 1: compassion and sorrow for him. H