Honduran Voters Defy Leftist Thug Zelaya – Record Turnout Reported in Today's Elections …Update: Conservative Lobo Wins
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, November 29, 2009, 8:50 PM
Today’s elections in Honduras was a huge victory for democracy and a huge embarrassment for the former leftist President Manuel Zelaya and the Obama White House.
Despite calls from Zelaya urging supporters to boycott and protest the vote, the freedom-loving Hondurans turned out in record numbers.
There were long lines in Honduras today. (El Heraldo)
A turnout of more than 60% was expected but unofficial reports claim the turnout was above 70%.
Barack Obama is a big supporter of the leftist Chavez-wannabe Manuel Zelaya.
HotAir has more on the New York Times’ pathetic reporting on today’s elections.
The conservative candidate is expected to win today’s election.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
Neither of the two men claiming to be president during the past five months – Mr. Zelaya and interim President Roberto Micheletti – were on the ballot. Instead, Hondurans picked between Mr. Lobo of the conservative National Party and Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party – to which both Mr. Zelaya and Mr. Micheletti belong.
Voters were expected to punish the Liberal Party for the crisis and hand power to Mr. Lobo, who was narrowly beat by Mr. Zelaya four years ago.
“It’s going to be Pepe this time,” said Higenio Garcia Ponce, 74, an agricultural laborer who said he had just voted for Mr. Lobo. “There was a rupture in the Liberal Party over what happened with Zelaya.”
More… Leftist Zelaya supporters started clashes with police in northern Honduras. Two people were injured.
Still More… Mary Anastasia O’Grady at The Wall Street Journal says that with today’s elections, Honduras defeated Chavez.
UPDATE: Conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo wins the election. The turnout was above 60%.
It was a great day for Honduran democracy.
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hermie commented:
I’m certain that Obama’s State Department have already planned ways to punish Honduras for having the nerve to defy the ‘Won’ and elect their own President instead of accepting Obama’s choice.
Mon commented:
Yahoo for Hondurans!!! God bless their souls for cherishing their constitution and telling Obama to MYOB!
Hondurans have already been punished. Funding and travel banned for months by Obama. One would hope Obama will have to recognize the elections and stop twisting the knife to that poor country.
Ann commented:
Results should be in around 8 EST
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wow commented:
My congratulations to the Honduran people who have been steadfast in their support for their Constitution. We could learn a lesson from them.
Larkin commented:
Re: FOX News reporting of this today…
Even FOX still doesn’t get it. They still insist on calling the deposing of Zelaya a coup. And today they ignorantly blamed Micheletti for the action.
This is simply inexcusable for a NETWORK with more resources at their disposal than any of us.
Morons.
BurmaShave commented:
“Honduras defeated Chavez.” and upends Obama’s and Hillary’s foreign policy.
Good show of courage on the part of the Hondurans.
The next two acts will be:
1) How graciously or spitefully Obama and Hillary will handle this.
2) How dexterously Honduras will handle Obama’s response.
Mr.K commented:
God Bless Freedom! This is a great day to be a freedom loving America.
kathie commented:
They defied the Super Power and won. Yes you can! You have to love it. The lesson……when you stand for something and stand on something you can win and win big for the people who elect you. This must be a very proud day for the Hondurans.
Ann commented:
Lobo Wins Peaceful Honduran Election, Exit Polls Show (Update3)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=ayvcoYqwYeU8
Robert commented:
Mary Anastasia O’Grady at The Wall Street Journal
says that with today’s elections, Honduras defeated Chavez.
I say that with today’s elections, Honduras defeated Obama.
starboardhelm commented:
Yay Honduras! It’s good to see ObamAyres with egg on his face over this. But if he had chosen to side with democracy and Honduras instead of Chavez, I would have been cheering him along with Honduras.
No Man commented:
Viva la libertad!
The brave Hondurans also defied the leftist thugs Castro, Chavez and Obama.
bg commented:
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(thumbsup) to all..
ditto & Thank God!!
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No Man commented:
Additional happy electoral news.
The Swiss people overwhelmingly voted for freedom and their way of life by banning minarets.
God is good!
I’m “googling” Swiss immigration laws and real estate prices.
Van commented:
I wonder if Obama will request a recount?
crystal commented:
There’s hope!
Nathan R. Jessup commented:
“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”
-Thomas Jefferson
If only Obama would read more/any Jefferson…
Nathan R. Jessup
http://www.the-raw-deal.com
Eric commented:
Reporters of Al Jazeera and Telesur (Venezuela), attending a meeting of journalists at the Marriott Hotel in Tegucigalpa today(29th), were stopped from broadcasting, and asked to leave by the TSE, after international observers overwhelmingly complained that they were heard falsely broadcasting that less than 25% of Hondurans showed up at the polls to vote.
http://www.hondurasnews.com/2009/11/29/reporters-asked-to-leave/
Hermie commented:
Obama will say that there were too many reports of ‘voter fraud’ to consider the results to be legitimate.
LarryD commented:
Well, until Jimmy Carter calls upon the UN to ratify the vote and investigate for fraud and voters’ rights violations, I’m holding back on the celebrations.
j/k
This is great news!
tm commented:
Who is Jimmy Carter? It is time his name be erased from our minds.
Is it 2010 yet? commented:
We can only hope this love of democracy in Honduras translates to an overwhelming victory in 2010 for the loyal opposition in the US. Dump the socialists!
bg commented:
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Eric @ 2:14 am #19
THUMBSUP!!
(we sure could use Hondurans to clean up Nancy Pelosi’s “Most
Honest, Most Open and Most Ethical Congress in History” not!!)
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bg commented:
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No Man @ 9:27 pm #15
re: [banning minarets]
various news reports..
much needed defense considering their
Boiling The Infidel Frog methodology..
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bg commented:
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ps: lets just hope and pray their new
boss isn’t worse than their old boss,
not to mention our own despot..
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Stacy commented:
Down with tyranny!! Go Honduras!!
Insufficiently Sensitive commented:
Today’s elections in Honduras was a huge victory for democracy and a huge embarrassment for the former leftist President Manuel Zelaya and the Obama White House.
Not if the Seattle Times can help it. Today they run a corrosive article from McClatchy which all but declares war on the new President. This is the media wing of Obama’s Democratic party in full propaganda mode, doing all they can to restore the Chavez-Zelaya axis against democracy in Honduras.
S. Wolf commented:
Lobo = Wolf