LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic.- President Leonel Fernandez said Dominican Republic for the first time has had a government which has managed to combine democracy’s legitimate expression, freedom and social justice, together with the country’s progress, modernization and welfare.
"I hope that upon completing this third term, most of the Dominican people can in fact see that every effort has been to reconcile democracy, freedom and development progress."
The president, speaking to inaugurate the Coral highway that links several resort regions, said despite that not all agree and acknowledge the government’s work, he’s convinced that the Dominicans "of the light", which he affirms are a big part, do agree with its effort.
"Marti said the sun burns with the same light it shines with. The sun has spots, the grateful see the light and the ungrateful see the stain. I'm sure most of Dominican people are a grateful people who at their time will acknowledge the work of the government."
Fernandez said his great government work has been the result of the work of his team which has accompanied him during the last eight years and that he has provided only guidance for its implementation.
He said to develop fully the country it has to construct infrastructure, for which his Administration has understood the role that plays in a nation’s progress.
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
Right...what legacy? corruption and ineptitude? Building a few bridges and highways does not make Leonel a good leader, on the other hand, turning a blind eye to corruption, failing to halt crime and the drug trade, allowing the Haitian inmigration issue to get out of hand and last but not least not allocating 4% for education and imrpoving the overall system so that our students have a a chance to achieve good things do however make him a terrible president.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Aug 2012 7:59 AM
From: United States, NYC
"Marti said the sun burns with the same light it shines with. The sun has spots, the grateful see the light and the ungrateful see the stain. I'm sure most of Dominican people are a grateful people who at their time will acknowledge the work of the government."
Josean,
Una directa para ti. Do you only see the "spots" and not the light? The trees and not the Forrest?
From: United States
PLD has done somthing that no other government was capbale of doing..I know that Danilo will keep the progress going for a better D.R...
From: Dominican Republic
Again, any moron can green light new roads, bridges and over priced subway and not have one come in any where near budget, oh and build hospitals what have no staff to work in them.
A true leader educates, lowers poverty and improves the lives of all his fellow country men, not just his friends with money wanting more.......
From: United States
If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is..
Written by: DR_guy, 9 Aug 2012 9:31 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Infrastructure ?
Roads and bridges ok ,that may be good for tourism.. what about GOOD paying jobs so the people here don't have to "beg, borrow or steal" ?
Written by: ingle23 
, 9 Aug 2012 9:32 AM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
I might add, NARCO’s Paradise (caps).
1. Legacy of embezzlement.
2. Open police corruption.
3. One of the highest number of feminicide in AL
4. Murders/larcenies/robberies…….
5. Lack of a reliable energy/water supplies (basic life support issues). And the list goes on and on…….
PS: I DO NOT HAVE any political affiliation in DR; neither wishes to have one. This is simply my unbiased opinion, because I love this Island. This administration has ruined the country. Anybody who defends the accomplishments of the current administration is simply betraying the core value of our democracy. DR is the best place to live in AL (facts); you can ask any of the EXPATS and they will agree with me. However, they will also tell you that the economic disparity cannot be ignored.
From: United States
This administration has ruined the country? you must be out of your mind and I suggest you comapre and contrast the the government now and then THE one from before the PLD..
Written by: ingle23 , 9 Aug 2012 9:41 AM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
We will have to "toss" a coin to see who is the best of these two evils....
Written by: ingle23 , 9 Aug 2012 9:58 AM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
Someone presented a good analogy about the Haitians’ passive and subtle invasion of the RD: It is like a cancer that metastasizes.
The previous administration was the “benign tumor” that all of the sudden turned malignant and Lionel helped to “metastasize”. It was a negative team effort.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
" This administration has ruined the country"
...and he was voted in TWICE, and another time before that; what a contradiction!
Written by: jhcl2012, 9 Aug 2012 10:02 AM
From: United States, PA - Mas pa'lante, ¡Manos a la obra!
Presidente Leonel built the way for the development of the Dominican Republic. The private sector now must make use of the infrastructure, y pa'lante to'l mundo!
:-)
* Gracias Dios, tenemos a Leonel *
From: United States
Exactly his administration must not be that bad if the PLD has been in power for many years now..
Written by: bernies, 9 Aug 2012 10:37 AM
From: United States, key west fl
Yesterday in the morning I was driving my car and listening to El Gobierno de la Manana. Willy Rodriguez decided to make a survey so that the caller can rate Leonel and rating were Gold, Silver and Bronce.
Only 20 calls were allow and the results were Leonel got 14 Gold medal approval rating. And less not go too far, if Leonel would had the chance to get reelect it this past election he would it had won again.
From: United States
"Fernandez says Dominicans will acknowledge his legacy"
As a f...ing EMPTY SUIT !
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Aug 2012 10:50 AM
From: Australia
Where's Josean - missing in action?
This article was written for his response!
Written by: synapse, 9 Aug 2012 11:03 AM
From: United States
Oh yes! A legacy of Debt and Corruption at every level of Government.
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
I have notthe slightest doubt that noone will ever be able to forget the legacy of LF ,,he has had placed so many plaques around the country saying that he opened this or that , or that he commenced this or that ,,,no one could ever accuse him of modesty But in fact , he has a wonderful record of getting the infrastructure of the country vastly improved and it seems that he has concentrated a vast amout of time on this important issue .
he has failed dreadfully in bringing a decent standard of law and order or justice to the DR and I doubt if people will forget that either ,
My sum up is that he has done his job , so let him get out of the way and let Danilo do his job which will have a different focus
From: United States, Chicago, IL
I don't know the intimate details of the Administration and won't choose a side here but from a historical perspective one can say a legacy of horrible things doesn't prevent a leader from doing seemingly contradictory things that are very progressive and important for the progress of a nation. It could be that you are both right. Its easier for me to cite Trujillo who is dead and documented. He's as bad and probably worse than what everyone knows and says about him. But the modern Dominican state and nation would be almost inconceivable without several changes that came out of his era. This is most notable in the area of fiscal and agrarian/land policies that have laid the material (alimentary and fiscal) and administrative (especially standardization of land ownership) foundation for much of the good...and bad that you all are talking about. You're probably all right!
From: Dominican Republic
"Presidente Leonel built the way for the development of the Dominican Republic. The private sector now must make use of the infrastructure,"
Building a road to a port isn't good infrastructure if you have no reliable power and water, no security and constantly having to greasing palms to get anything done by most government officials/departments.
"PLD has been in power for many years now."
When the alternative is even worse almost anyone could keep winning.
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
1. I'm not eligible to be.
2. I like being honest and that's not how DR politics works.
3. I'm not eligible.
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Aug 2012 11:42 AM
From: Australia
JMONTILLA, declares
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
When a retarded, moronic buffoon like The Hippo can get almost half the vote, after screwing the country previously, it can't be that hard!
From: United States
Yea thats true but remember it was the country that voted for him so who's the idoit?
Written by: ingle23 , 9 Aug 2012 1:19 PM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
It does not take much to get an army of followers in RD; it is very simple:
A bag of groceries (una funda de comida), a purple/white hat, T-shirt, and a case of Brugal. I guarantee you, that they will hop on the back of the pickup truck and chant/shout whatever you want them to shout.
Written by: airgordo, 9 Aug 2012 1:24 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I ALREADY know the Legacy of this TRAITOR, we are 142 on 142 countries on EDUCATION, Corruption, transparency and a VERY BIG ETC!! just for the Barrick Gold Contract SCAM this individual got approved he should be on Jail FOR LIFE!
Written by: airgordo, 9 Aug 2012 1:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Aug 2012 11:42 AM
From: Australia
JMONTILLA, declares
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
When a retarded, moronic buffoon like The Hippo can get almost half the vote, after screwing the country previously, it can't be that hard!
---
Hahahaha!!
From: United States
Some people are just so stupid it's a waste of time to even talk to them..
Written by: Trujillo, 9 Aug 2012 4:19 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Leonel Fernandez has been the most democratic president in the history of the DR. Trujillo, Balaguer and Fernandez are the most controversial, and the ones that have built the most infrastructure and done the most reforms.
Written by: Trujillo, 9 Aug 2012 4:30 PM
From: Dominican Republic
It's called having your own criteria. Don't need handouts to state my own believes. Government handouts are for socialists, they can't think for themselves and are the ones that get bought.
Written by: josean, 9 Aug 2012 5:16 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
In Honor of Roy's request!
“Leonel is the CHAMPION OF CORRUPTION”
"Government of Leonel has been Champion in Administrative Corruption"
"It has been a Government in which there has been lack of administrative transparency in the management of public funds and also where there has been a WASTE OF THE RESOURCES that have been raised the Dominican State"
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The former presidential candidate of the party Dominicans for Change, Eduardo Estrella, scored the eight years of President Leonel Fernandez’s admininistarion, as "the champion of administrative corruption in the Dominican Republic".
“Estrella stated that the eight years of the Government of Leonel Fernández, that conclude this 16th of August, have been more shadows than light, and history will consider that it has more negatives than positives.”
continued:
Written by: josean, 9 Aug 2012 5:20 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"A Government which DID NOT SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT OR EVEN THE NATIONAL PRODUCTION, it has been a Government that has BORROWED SCANDALOUSLY both internally and externally, a Government in which insecurity, crime and femicides have increased in the country" he expressed."
He highlighted the fact that his has been a Government where there has not been real support for Dominican education, "beginning by refusal to fund education at the mandated 4%."
"It has been a Government in which there has been lack of administrative transparency for the management of public funds and also where there has been a waste of the resources that the Dominican State raised" said.
He stressed however that the Fernández Government was good in fundraising, "but it has been bad in the management of public expenditure".
continued:
Written by: josean, 9 Aug 2012 5:23 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"To be objective we could say that it has glowed, in the macroeconomic management of the economy, exchange rate stability, inflation control and the implementation of the country's international relations."
In addition Estrella said "that it has been a Government that has not had a defined policy to combat the housing deficit in the country, a Government in which there has not been support for small and medium-sized enterprises or the national productive apparatus, it has been a Government in which the countryside (agriculture) has been neglected".
"Ultimately we come to the understanding that the country you will NEVER agree to repeat another administration of the government like Leonel Fernandez’s" expressed the political leader.
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20090/56/Gobierno-de-Leonel-ha-sido-campeon-en-corrupcion-administrativa.html
“Gobierno de Leonel ha sido campeón en corrupción administrativa”
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
I often feel that with all the attacks from Josean on the LF administration it is just like a Shakesperian play Much ado about nothing
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
Most of the comments above really confirm why this and previous governments don't allocate the funding to education. The government, whichever color, simply does not want an educated population who would see through the rhetoric which keeps people voting them into positions of power. An educated population would never have cast a single vote for the "Hippo" but nearly 50% did.
As a previous comment already said give someone a bag of groceries, a cap and tee-shirt and a case of beer and they will vote for you, with no idea what you stand for or if you have the capacity to fulfill the role. And they will argue the toss with anyone who disagrees without the foggiest idea what they are talking about.
The Deputies amending the wage cap bill is a prime example of how legislators can do whatever they want to ensure their financial position at the expense of the country and get away with it simply because the vast majority of the population don't have the education to see what is goin
Written by: Atabey, 9 Aug 2012 10:29 PM
From: United States, NYC
"PLD has been in power for many years now."
When the alternative is even worse almost anyone could keep winning.---Stillhere.......
Now you finally understand WHY supporting LF was the lesser evil choice. Josean will one day agree, too.
But wait until the market opening mechanisms of DR-CAFTA get going for good in 2015-6! Then things are going to get really hot in DR. And it will only get worse unless the DR transitions rapidly towards more productivity-taking advantages of the infrastructure and higher standards in education. Central America and the US will be pitching to win markets in DR and the local guys better get prepared.
Written by: josean, 9 Aug 2012 10:59 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"Now you finally understand WHY supporting LF was the lesser evil choice".
There are People who still praise Trujillo, Mussolini and Hitler as well, but at least they are straight forward about it and don’t hide behind the BS of the Lesser of Two Evils!
Written by: josean, 10 Aug 2012 1:59 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Here is another Feather in Narco-Lie-onel’s Most “excellent” Legacy Cap!
After 12 years of Neo-Liberal theft the results are in:
“53.6% Of workers earn less than RD$ 10 thousand a month”
“SANTO DOMINGO. While the National Congress discusses the law of public wages, which increases the payroll of the State bureaucracy with extremely high salaries, 53.6% of Dominican workers earning less than RD$ 10,000 a month.”
Poverty and Wages
“According to the Economist Miguel Ceará Hatton, as the average Dominican household size is 3.7 members, a household income that is lower than RD$ 16,000 a month is considered poor and if it is lower than RD$ 7,086 is in extreme poverty. He explained that by June of this year, the average income of poverty was RD$ 4,324 per person and the income of extreme poverty, that is, one that only covers food was Rd $1, 915. The salary of guards and policemen is RD$ 5, 000.”
continued:
Written by: josean, 10 Aug 2012 2:00 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Read the rest at:
“El 53.6% de trabajadores gana menos de RD$10 mil al mes”
diariolibre.com/economia/2012/08/10/i347366_trabajadores-gana-menos-rd10-mil-mes.html
Written by: RoyStone, 10 Aug 2012 3:34 AM
From: Australia
It seems tyrants are always under the delusion that they are good for the country and that the people love them.
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
Adrian,
you couldn't have said it better...
Written by: Adrian29630, 9 Aug 2012 9:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
Most of the comments above really confirm why this and previous governments don't allocate the funding to education. The government, whichever color, simply does not want an educated population who would see through the rhetoric which keeps people voting them into positions of power. An educated population would never have cast a single vote for the "Hippo" but nearly 50% did.
As a previous comment already said give someone a bag of groceries, a cap and tee-shirt and a case of beer and they will vote for you, with no idea what you stand for or if you have the capacity to fulfill the role. And they will argue the toss with anyone who disagrees without the foggiest idea what they are talking about.
The Deputies amending the wage cap bill is a prime example of how legislators can do whatever they want to ensure their financial position at the expense o
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
Like most presidents everywhere, Fernandez is leaving a mixed legacy. One has to look at the two immediate past presidents to see that Fernandez was reasonably successful in avoiding both of their most conspicuous faults.
Balaguer undermined freedom and democracy, first with death squads and then with stolen elections. Mejia destabilized the economy and did little in the way of infrastructure investments.
Compared to both in these key areas, Fernandez has been a major improvement and ought to be given some credit for that.
On the other hand, he did not make any headway in several other important areas, such as reducing corruption, improving education, fixing the electric system, putting the nation on an environmentally sustainable path and reducing the grossly unequal distribution of income and wealth.
But then no Dominican president has accomplished these things. The DR, like all nations, is a work in progress. I hope Medina can make some progress in these task. We'll s
Written by: josean, 11 Aug 2012 7:33 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
For the Lie-onel apologists and for those who are Keeping Track of Lie-onel Fernandez’s Marvelous Legacy here is another achievement to be Proud Of!
“Dominican Republic has the highest rate of Teen Pregnancy Latin America”
“Freehill argued that there are currently 27,000 young people aged between 15 and 19 years who are pregnant or who already experienced the process”
Read the rest at:
"Republica Dominicana tiene la mayor tasa de adolescentes embarazadas en América Latina"
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20196/56/R-Dominicana-tiene-la-mayor-tasa-de-adolescentes-embarazadas-en-A-Latina.html
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
I am not a fan of Fernandez - he squandered many opportunities and gave in to the dark side of Dominican politics - but I have lived in or followed events in the Dominican Republic for many years, going back to Balaguer's first term - 1966-1970.
Do you want to go back to death squads, rigged elections, bank failures, uncontrolled inflation and economic instability?
Written by: josean, 11 Aug 2012 8:12 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
A Blast from DT's Past!
Opinion - 14 January 2009, 9:57 AM
"President Fernandez, please stop the stealing"
I could be arrested for writing this and even worse, I might have to resign from Dominican Today, and my family harassed.
But I’ve reached my limit as a journalist, a Dominican, and as the father of my children, whose future can’t be sequels of this frustration and chaos.
President Fernandez’s Government has stolen my trust in him and his party. His Administration has stolen my dream of a country where you can plan, dream and trust in the government to do the right thing.
President Fernandez’s Government has stolen my trust in his ability to fend off the legions of thieves who, in the guise of collaborators and party affiliates, steal my money and that of the millions of taxpayers.
But I will not let President Fernandez’s Government steal my dignity by continuing to coexist with this pent-up outrage.
continued:
Written by: josean, 11 Aug 2012 8:15 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Enough Mr. President, stop the stealing now
.
jorge.pineda@dominicantoday.com
dominicantoday.com/dr/opinion/2009/1/14/30750/President-Fernandez-please-stop-the-stealing
Jorge,
That was three years ago now there is even more evidence of the MASSIVE Stealing , by Lie-onel and his Merry Band of PURPLE Theives, I wonder what you would write Today as sequel UPDATE?
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 3:27 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Here is another little item for the” I LOVE Lie-onel Fernandez’s s-CRAP Book!”
“Fausto Rosario classifies Government of President Fernandez as a "disappointment"
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.- Journalist Fausto Rosario said Sunday that during the eight years of the Government of the Party of Dominican Liberation (PLD) (2004-2012), under the leadership of Leonel Fernández, the authorities had the opportunity to produce economic and institutional changes.
“Rosario also said, that initially the Dominican society entrusted Leonel Fernandez to good governance, however, from the beginning of 2012, the population lost credibility in the President because "in his speech, he says one thing and in fact does another".
continued:
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 3:29 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"These eight years have been a disappointment, many missed opportunities for the Dominican society make leaps in competitiveness, the flourishing of the economic, and instead we have had setbacks in the institutional processes", so said the director of Acento.com.do will being interviewed on the program "Leaders", hosted by Orlando Jorge Mera, which airs every Sunday at nine o'clock in the morning on Color Vision.”
He also said that the amendments to the Constitution made in 2010 were made to "grant and concentrate more power around the Executive Branch".
He added that Leonel Fernandez managed the "operation of public resource with little transparency" and criticized the budget received by the Office of the First Lady, which he described as "insignificant."
Note: I presume he means the office not the budget!
continued:
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 3:31 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Danilo - Leonel relationship
With regard to the relationship that Danilo Medina as President and Leonel Fernández as President of the PLD will have, Rosario stated that the latter will remain in a low profile during the first months out of power.
He pointed out that "If Danilo Medina does not accuse Leonel Fernandez for the great economic crisis which he will receive in a short time the public will blame Danilo Medina".
In addition, said you don't expect no surprises from the Government of Danilo Medina, although there is a large part of the population that thinks that necessary changes in society carried out.
"Between Leonel and Danilo has been a Pact in the practice of cohabitation." Danilo knows that Leonel is the candidate of the PLDP in 2016 and knows that he cannot do anything against him. He cannot direct the Public Ministry (Prosecutor) to pursue to any corrupt individual. I wish Danilo Medina luck. "If Danilo is doing well, the country doing well", he said.
c
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 3:33 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
noticiassin.com/2012/08/fausto-rosario-califica-gobierno-del-presidente-fernandez-como-una-decepcion/
Disclaimer:
The comments above are solely the intellectual property of Mr. Rosario.
josean did not consult with or write to him to influence his views in any shape for or fashion.
His views are totalyl his own and only influenced by the HORRIBLE administration of the Dominican State during the last 8 years by the guy who walks on water, Lie-onel Fernandez!
Written by: ingle23 , 12 Aug 2012 5:47 PM
From: United States, brooklyn, NY
J,
You are right on point!!! .
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 6:40 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Thank you sir, even a broken Timex like me is right twice a day!
PS
You don't do so bad yourself sir!
Written by: RoyStone, 12 Aug 2012 8:03 PM
From: Australia
Perhaps Leo's greatest legacy is,
"it could have been even worse under the Hippo"?
or
"There is still a Dominican Republic - only just"
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 8:48 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Roy,
Speaking of your favorite Bunching Bag except for the feral peasants put this down on your calendar!
“Hipólito Mejia to address the nation via chain of Radio and TV”
“Former President Hipólito Mejía will give a speech to the country via a chain of Radio and Television stations, to express his views on the political and economic situation.”
Any chance he will rip Lie-onel a new one?
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20208/56/Hipolito-Mejia-dirigira-un-discurso-al-pais-por-una-cadena-de-radio-y-TV.html
Written by: RoyStone, 12 Aug 2012 9:06 PM
From: Australia
josean
I think Leo will be promoting this event - every time the Hippo opens his mouth he makes Leo look good by comparison, just like Haiti makes the Dominican Republic look good.
Written by: josean, 12 Aug 2012 9:21 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
He has certainly Stolen enough money to pay for it, that’s for Sure!
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Josean,
Una directa para ti. Do you only see the "spots" and not the light? The trees and not the Forrest?
Again, any moron can green light new roads, bridges and over priced subway and not have one come in any where near budget, oh and build hospitals what have no staff to work in them.
A true leader educates, lowers poverty and improves the lives of all his fellow country men, not just his friends with money wanting more.......
Roads and bridges ok ,that may be good for tourism.. what about GOOD paying jobs so the people here don't have to "beg, borrow or steal" ?
1. Legacy of embezzlement.
2. Open police corruption.
3. One of the highest number of feminicide in AL
4. Murders/larcenies/robberies…….
5. Lack of a reliable energy/water supplies (basic life support issues). And the list goes on and on…….
PS: I DO NOT HAVE any political affiliation in DR; neither wishes to have one. This is simply my unbiased opinion, because I love this Island. This administration has ruined the country. Anybody who defends the accomplishments of the current administration is simply betraying the core value of our democracy. DR is the best place to live in AL (facts); you can ask any of the EXPATS and they will agree with me. However, they will also tell you that the economic disparity cannot be ignored.
The previous administration was the “benign tumor” that all of the sudden turned malignant and Lionel helped to “metastasize”. It was a negative team effort.
...and he was voted in TWICE, and another time before that; what a contradiction!
:-)
* Gracias Dios, tenemos a Leonel *
Only 20 calls were allow and the results were Leonel got 14 Gold medal approval rating. And less not go too far, if Leonel would had the chance to get reelect it this past election he would it had won again.
"Fernandez says Dominicans will acknowledge his legacy"
As a f...ing EMPTY SUIT !
This article was written for his response!
Oh yes! A legacy of Debt and Corruption at every level of Government.
he has failed dreadfully in bringing a decent standard of law and order or justice to the DR and I doubt if people will forget that either ,
My sum up is that he has done his job , so let him get out of the way and let Danilo do his job which will have a different focus
"Presidente Leonel built the way for the development of the Dominican Republic. The private sector now must make use of the infrastructure,"
Building a road to a port isn't good infrastructure if you have no reliable power and water, no security and constantly having to greasing palms to get anything done by most government officials/departments.
"PLD has been in power for many years now."
When the alternative is even worse almost anyone could keep winning.
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
1. I'm not eligible to be.
2. I like being honest and that's not how DR politics works.
3. I'm not eligible.
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
When a retarded, moronic buffoon like The Hippo can get almost half the vote, after screwing the country previously, it can't be that hard!
A bag of groceries (una funda de comida), a purple/white hat, T-shirt, and a case of Brugal. I guarantee you, that they will hop on the back of the pickup truck and chant/shout whatever you want them to shout.
From: Australia
JMONTILLA, declares
"If any moron can do it then you try being president and see how easy it is.."
When a retarded, moronic buffoon like The Hippo can get almost half the vote, after screwing the country previously, it can't be that hard!
---
Hahahaha!!
In Honor of Roy's request!
“Leonel is the CHAMPION OF CORRUPTION”
"Government of Leonel has been Champion in Administrative Corruption"
"It has been a Government in which there has been lack of administrative transparency in the management of public funds and also where there has been a WASTE OF THE RESOURCES that have been raised the Dominican State"
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The former presidential candidate of the party Dominicans for Change, Eduardo Estrella, scored the eight years of President Leonel Fernandez’s admininistarion, as "the champion of administrative corruption in the Dominican Republic".
“Estrella stated that the eight years of the Government of Leonel Fernández, that conclude this 16th of August, have been more shadows than light, and history will consider that it has more negatives than positives.”
continued:
"A Government which DID NOT SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT OR EVEN THE NATIONAL PRODUCTION, it has been a Government that has BORROWED SCANDALOUSLY both internally and externally, a Government in which insecurity, crime and femicides have increased in the country" he expressed."
He highlighted the fact that his has been a Government where there has not been real support for Dominican education, "beginning by refusal to fund education at the mandated 4%."
"It has been a Government in which there has been lack of administrative transparency for the management of public funds and also where there has been a waste of the resources that the Dominican State raised" said.
He stressed however that the Fernández Government was good in fundraising, "but it has been bad in the management of public expenditure".
continued:
"To be objective we could say that it has glowed, in the macroeconomic management of the economy, exchange rate stability, inflation control and the implementation of the country's international relations."
In addition Estrella said "that it has been a Government that has not had a defined policy to combat the housing deficit in the country, a Government in which there has not been support for small and medium-sized enterprises or the national productive apparatus, it has been a Government in which the countryside (agriculture) has been neglected".
"Ultimately we come to the understanding that the country you will NEVER agree to repeat another administration of the government like Leonel Fernandez’s" expressed the political leader.
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20090/56/Gobierno-de-Leonel-ha-sido-campeon-en-corrupcion-administrativa.html
“Gobierno de Leonel ha sido campeón en corrupción administrativa”
As a previous comment already said give someone a bag of groceries, a cap and tee-shirt and a case of beer and they will vote for you, with no idea what you stand for or if you have the capacity to fulfill the role. And they will argue the toss with anyone who disagrees without the foggiest idea what they are talking about.
The Deputies amending the wage cap bill is a prime example of how legislators can do whatever they want to ensure their financial position at the expense of the country and get away with it simply because the vast majority of the population don't have the education to see what is goin
"PLD has been in power for many years now."
When the alternative is even worse almost anyone could keep winning.---Stillhere.......
Now you finally understand WHY supporting LF was the lesser evil choice. Josean will one day agree, too.
But wait until the market opening mechanisms of DR-CAFTA get going for good in 2015-6! Then things are going to get really hot in DR. And it will only get worse unless the DR transitions rapidly towards more productivity-taking advantages of the infrastructure and higher standards in education. Central America and the US will be pitching to win markets in DR and the local guys better get prepared.
"Now you finally understand WHY supporting LF was the lesser evil choice".
There are People who still praise Trujillo, Mussolini and Hitler as well, but at least they are straight forward about it and don’t hide behind the BS of the Lesser of Two Evils!
Here is another Feather in Narco-Lie-onel’s Most “excellent” Legacy Cap!
After 12 years of Neo-Liberal theft the results are in:
“53.6% Of workers earn less than RD$ 10 thousand a month”
“SANTO DOMINGO. While the National Congress discusses the law of public wages, which increases the payroll of the State bureaucracy with extremely high salaries, 53.6% of Dominican workers earning less than RD$ 10,000 a month.”
Poverty and Wages
“According to the Economist Miguel Ceará Hatton, as the average Dominican household size is 3.7 members, a household income that is lower than RD$ 16,000 a month is considered poor and if it is lower than RD$ 7,086 is in extreme poverty. He explained that by June of this year, the average income of poverty was RD$ 4,324 per person and the income of extreme poverty, that is, one that only covers food was Rd $1, 915. The salary of guards and policemen is RD$ 5, 000.”
continued:
Read the rest at:
“El 53.6% de trabajadores gana menos de RD$10 mil al mes”
diariolibre.com/economia/2012/08/10/i347366_trabajadores-gana-menos-rd10-mil-mes.html
you couldn't have said it better...
Written by: Adrian29630, 9 Aug 2012 9:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
Most of the comments above really confirm why this and previous governments don't allocate the funding to education. The government, whichever color, simply does not want an educated population who would see through the rhetoric which keeps people voting them into positions of power. An educated population would never have cast a single vote for the "Hippo" but nearly 50% did.
As a previous comment already said give someone a bag of groceries, a cap and tee-shirt and a case of beer and they will vote for you, with no idea what you stand for or if you have the capacity to fulfill the role. And they will argue the toss with anyone who disagrees without the foggiest idea what they are talking about.
The Deputies amending the wage cap bill is a prime example of how legislators can do whatever they want to ensure their financial position at the expense o
Balaguer undermined freedom and democracy, first with death squads and then with stolen elections. Mejia destabilized the economy and did little in the way of infrastructure investments.
Compared to both in these key areas, Fernandez has been a major improvement and ought to be given some credit for that.
On the other hand, he did not make any headway in several other important areas, such as reducing corruption, improving education, fixing the electric system, putting the nation on an environmentally sustainable path and reducing the grossly unequal distribution of income and wealth.
But then no Dominican president has accomplished these things. The DR, like all nations, is a work in progress. I hope Medina can make some progress in these task. We'll s
For the Lie-onel apologists and for those who are Keeping Track of Lie-onel Fernandez’s Marvelous Legacy here is another achievement to be Proud Of!
“Dominican Republic has the highest rate of Teen Pregnancy Latin America”
“Freehill argued that there are currently 27,000 young people aged between 15 and 19 years who are pregnant or who already experienced the process”
Read the rest at:
"Republica Dominicana tiene la mayor tasa de adolescentes embarazadas en América Latina"
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20196/56/R-Dominicana-tiene-la-mayor-tasa-de-adolescentes-embarazadas-en-A-Latina.html
Do you want to go back to death squads, rigged elections, bank failures, uncontrolled inflation and economic instability?
A Blast from DT's Past!
Opinion - 14 January 2009, 9:57 AM
"President Fernandez, please stop the stealing"
I could be arrested for writing this and even worse, I might have to resign from Dominican Today, and my family harassed.
But I’ve reached my limit as a journalist, a Dominican, and as the father of my children, whose future can’t be sequels of this frustration and chaos.
President Fernandez’s Government has stolen my trust in him and his party. His Administration has stolen my dream of a country where you can plan, dream and trust in the government to do the right thing.
President Fernandez’s Government has stolen my trust in his ability to fend off the legions of thieves who, in the guise of collaborators and party affiliates, steal my money and that of the millions of taxpayers.
But I will not let President Fernandez’s Government steal my dignity by continuing to coexist with this pent-up outrage.
continued:
Enough Mr. President, stop the stealing now
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jorge.pineda@dominicantoday.com
dominicantoday.com/dr/opinion/2009/1/14/30750/President-Fernandez-please-stop-the-stealing
Jorge,
That was three years ago now there is even more evidence of the MASSIVE Stealing , by Lie-onel and his Merry Band of PURPLE Theives, I wonder what you would write Today as sequel UPDATE?
Here is another little item for the” I LOVE Lie-onel Fernandez’s s-CRAP Book!”
“Fausto Rosario classifies Government of President Fernandez as a "disappointment"
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.- Journalist Fausto Rosario said Sunday that during the eight years of the Government of the Party of Dominican Liberation (PLD) (2004-2012), under the leadership of Leonel Fernández, the authorities had the opportunity to produce economic and institutional changes.
“Rosario also said, that initially the Dominican society entrusted Leonel Fernandez to good governance, however, from the beginning of 2012, the population lost credibility in the President because "in his speech, he says one thing and in fact does another".
continued:
He also said that the amendments to the Constitution made in 2010 were made to "grant and concentrate more power around the Executive Branch".
He added that Leonel Fernandez managed the "operation of public resource with little transparency" and criticized the budget received by the Office of the First Lady, which he described as "insignificant."
Note: I presume he means the office not the budget!
continued:
Danilo - Leonel relationship
With regard to the relationship that Danilo Medina as President and Leonel Fernández as President of the PLD will have, Rosario stated that the latter will remain in a low profile during the first months out of power.
He pointed out that "If Danilo Medina does not accuse Leonel Fernandez for the great economic crisis which he will receive in a short time the public will blame Danilo Medina".
In addition, said you don't expect no surprises from the Government of Danilo Medina, although there is a large part of the population that thinks that necessary changes in society carried out.
"Between Leonel and Danilo has been a Pact in the practice of cohabitation." Danilo knows that Leonel is the candidate of the PLDP in 2016 and knows that he cannot do anything against him. He cannot direct the Public Ministry (Prosecutor) to pursue to any corrupt individual. I wish Danilo Medina luck. "If Danilo is doing well, the country doing well", he said.
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noticiassin.com/2012/08/fausto-rosario-califica-gobierno-del-presidente-fernandez-como-una-decepcion/
Disclaimer:
The comments above are solely the intellectual property of Mr. Rosario.
josean did not consult with or write to him to influence his views in any shape for or fashion.
His views are totalyl his own and only influenced by the HORRIBLE administration of the Dominican State during the last 8 years by the guy who walks on water, Lie-onel Fernandez!
You are right on point!!! .
Thank you sir, even a broken Timex like me is right twice a day!
PS
You don't do so bad yourself sir!
"it could have been even worse under the Hippo"?
or
"There is still a Dominican Republic - only just"
Roy,
Speaking of your favorite Bunching Bag except for the feral peasants put this down on your calendar!
“Hipólito Mejia to address the nation via chain of Radio and TV”
“Former President Hipólito Mejía will give a speech to the country via a chain of Radio and Television stations, to express his views on the political and economic situation.”
Any chance he will rip Lie-onel a new one?
acento.com.do/index.php/news/20208/56/Hipolito-Mejia-dirigira-un-discurso-al-pais-por-una-cadena-de-radio-y-TV.html
I think Leo will be promoting this event - every time the Hippo opens his mouth he makes Leo look good by comparison, just like Haiti makes the Dominican Republic look good.
He has certainly Stolen enough money to pay for it, that’s for Sure!