I read what you said, and then a huge HUH?!? hit me.
You thanked *Hugo Chavez* for your release?!?
Are you sure we are talking about the same rescue mission?
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8 comments:
I am thinking she definitely is talking about another mission... yep, this article has me scratching my head and saying "huh?" as well!
((pondering))
Is it possible she was being a kind of ironic?
I am going to guess "No" as there are other reasons to believe she really meant what she said, but still...
More Pondering Required.
Betancourt is the quintessence of a politician, she has to try to massage politicians of all political persuasions. What has continued to confound me is why she would be so gracious to a man whose government has actively supported the terrorist organization which captured her, both financially and technically. Contrary to the desires of people like Piedad Córdoba, Betancourt's polling numbers (if she were to attempt a presidential run in 2010) are dismal; potential candidate Fajardo could mop the floor with her.
Political stunt that it was (in my mind) I am at least pleased to see that Colombians who can vote are not fooled by this encounter. Just because she was a cause celebre in the international arena does not mean that what Betancourt was or for what she stood prior to her kidnapping has been forgotten. To be sure, for myriad reasons I was ecstatic when she was released, but my opinion of her politics has not improved, much less now that she was so conciliatory to Chávez.
Agreed, there is some sort of personal advantage she is seeking by doing this.
I also concur that I. Betancourt's public approval in Colombia is not as strong as she may think it is, but actually I lack recent polling numbers to back up that belief on my part.
Kate, might you have to hand a public poll of recent popular reaction to the possible Colombian Presidential candidates?
Let me see if I can find it. I am not 100%, but Bogotá-based Datexco Corp. is sticking in my head for some reason. In July 2008, less than a week after she was out of captivity, she was polling only 31% if she were to run for the presidency.
Tacitly related, here might help us understand in the meantime a bit of Ingrid's thinking. Last week, she said that she would not seek the presidency in 2010. One can assume that to her at the point at which she made the statement it was without regard to Uribe possibly going for a third term. That said, if she follows what she says she will do in the article, she comes out on top: top-notch stateswoman, seemingly not letting politics get the best of her, and a humanitarian to boot. My hunch? She is a savvy politician and knows she is not polling well enough to make a serious run in 2010. One mustn't forget that when she was campaigning in 2001, her platform was relatively radical, and in 2002 when her name was on the ballot, albeit she had been captured by that point, she garnered less than 0.50% of the popular vote.
@Kate
Got some July polling data, but perhaps not the one you mentioned.
From YanHaas / RCN via AngusReid (international polling analysis shop) If the next presidential election were held today and incumbent Álvaro Uribe was among the candidates, which of the following people would you vote for?
Several candidates listed. I. Betancourt polled a rousing 0.8% share; A. Uribe (presuming he stood for another term) polled 82.65%.
I do remember that poll, but I thought there was another one done a few months later... I will continue looking to see if I can come up with it!
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