President Roberto Micheletti said President Oscar Arias needs a psychologist to address mood swings after the Nobel laureate refused to attend the Jan. 27th inauguration of President-elect Porfirio Lobo, according to statements made to HRN radio.
“I don’t understand that man. He seems to be depressed. He needs psychological attention. He should seek a doctor to help him,” Micheletti told HRN.
Latin American countries including Brazil and Argentina have said they don’t recognize the elections held under Micheletti’s government.
Recently, the Honduran Congress granted Micheletti honorary status as a legislator for life for seeing the country through the political crisis and overseeing the November elections.
The post office has also released a series of stamps featuring the acting leader (I admit, I couldn’t help but get myself a few), and a local business chamber has named him the “first national hero of the 21st century.”
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Actually, allow me to correct my self, I actually agree with all the above statements, all of this arm twisting trying to get Honduras to do what a few leftist leaders (maybe 15 or so, out of over 140 countries in the world) want it to do, is just wrong.
We have the right to use our own laws to defend our country, no body should be triyng to get us to change anything that we did.
Zelaya is a traitor, and the simple fact that similar (leftist) thinkers are displeassed that he was removed (legally) does not mean that Honduras and its leaders did anything wrong.
So if some of them do not want to go simply in protest, that goes only to show how they feel about democracy and the fredom of the people.
And that is why I ask Mr. Lobo Sosa, to be careful of making an alliance with Obama & Co., for they do not represent the true spirit of America, and will not be in power for ever, please, Mr. Lobo, do not smear oir good standing record with one of our best allies simply because of the Adminidtration in power, do not forget what hapenned after Jimmy Carter, America destroyed the Soviet Union in less than 6 years.
Who knows what the future holds for Chavez and his group, I would not count on them being around for long.
I agree with Trujillo Patty, Lobo has some gigantic shoes to fill.
I believe that he is able to, but I also believe that he is mistakenly confussing his role as a fixer of the future of Honduras with that of a pacifist.
Honduras did not do anything that it should be attacked for, but it is being so.
Lobo seems to be trying to calm down the attackers without stopping to ask wether it is the right thing to do for Honduras, regardless of his own believes.
Every body involved in this inaugaration should be made well aware of what is going on there.
Honduras is confirming its desire to continue a Democratic life style, something that Zelaya wanted to stop.
If Arias thinks he’ll be missed at the Inauguration he is so mistaken. I am so proud of what Honduras has shown to the world, we did not back down in our beliefs and the love for the homeland as we want it to be free and democratic. I agree with President Micheletti that the man is unstable.
Arias is a total embarrassment to Central America. The poor man is not very intelligent – to not have stopped his opposition to Zelaya’s removal and replacement by Mr. Micheletti. Arias was too stupid to see the multiple violations of the Honduran constitutoin by Zelaya and that the putting in of Mr. Micheletti was in accord with Honduran law and its constitution.
Then Arias seems to call for supporting the elections and letting Honduras move forward. But now won’t attend the inauguration – which is a lack of showing support for the election’s results. This man is a mickey mouse poor excuse of a man – let alone the president of a country.
Let him stay away – Who needs the wienie anyway?
To paraphrase my favorite line from my favorite movie, “Frankly, Sr. Arias, we don’t give a damn!”.
Viva Honduras! Viva Don Roberto!
Sr. Lobo, you have some gigantic shoes to fill.
Arias is a failure and attending the Inaguration would be admitting it. The better for Honduras! It shows his pride and stupidity are very obvious to Hondurans and the rest of the free world. Arias failed and he is too sick or too proud to admit it.
_Arias, you should have thought things over before acting rashly and irresponsably by creating that San Jose Pact that everyone thought was unreachable. Even most TICOS thought so too.
and why in the world should a president step down before the new president is sworn in?
He should NOT!!!!!
Tell Arias HE needs to step down because HE is unstable and mentally deranged!!
Arias….. for the good of Costa Rica….. RESIGN!!!!!!!!!!!
Better for the Honduran people……and his presence will just be a disturbance to the country of honduras. He wants to push with his stupid “San Jose accord “…and he himself does not even know the constitution of ” Honduras”.
What a shame!!!! maybe he wants another nobel prize winning……for the leftist & company!!!!!.