Comments on: Know Your Colombian Presidential Candidates: Horacio Serpa http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038 A rough draft of my thoughts... Sat, 18 Nov 2025 05:22:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Know Your Colombian Presidential Candidates: Álvaro Uribe http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-663326 Sun, 28 May 2025 19:22:01 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-663326 [...] s in March). Here, then, in my final profile of the major candidates. Previous posts: Horacio Serpa (PL) Carlos Gaviria (PDA) The ballot. Álvaro Uribe Uribe is the sitting President (and [...] […] s in March). Here, then, in my final profile of the major candidates. Previous posts: Horacio Serpa (PL) Carlos Gaviria (PDA) The ballot. Álvaro Uribe Uribe is the sitting President (and […]

]]> by: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Know Your Colombian Presidential Candidates: Carlos Gaviria http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-655430 Fri, 26 May 2025 18:34:49 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-655430 [...] in a series of profiles on the candidates (at least the major ones)–previous entries here and here. Carlos Gaviria (PDA): Official Web Site. Gaviria is the candidate of the Alternative Democ [...] […] in a series of profiles on the candidates (at least the major ones)–previous entries here and here. Carlos Gaviria (PDA): Official Web Site. Gaviria is the candidate of the Alternative Democ […]

]]> by: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Know Your Colombian Presidential Candidates (Ballot Edition) http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-655303 Fri, 26 May 2025 16:30:29 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-655303 [...] ential Candidates (Ballot Edition) By Dr. Steven Taylor @ 11:28 am The second in a series leading up to this Sunday’s presidential elections in Colombia Here’s the ballot (cl [...] […] ential Candidates (Ballot Edition)

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The second in a series leading up to this Sunday’s presidential elections in Colombia Here’s the ballot (cl […]

]]> by: B. Minich, PI http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653566 Thu, 25 May 2025 21:35:35 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653566 Three words: Best. Mustache. EVER. You wouldn't see that on most politicians. Three words:

Best. Mustache. EVER.

You wouldn’t see that on most politicians.

]]> by: Karen http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653408 Thu, 25 May 2025 21:04:04 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653408 Never knew who he was before; now I know. Talk about persistance. Does he not get the hint. Perhaps he should look into another line of work. Never knew who he was before; now I know. Talk about persistance. Does he not get the hint. Perhaps he should look into another line of work.

]]> by: Dr. Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653165 Thu, 25 May 2025 20:00:45 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653165 The top photo is from his official campaign web site and show that 'stache as trimmed as I have ever seen it. One could get a lot of ajiaco stuck in that thing. The top photo is from his official campaign web site and show that ’stache as trimmed as I have ever seen it.

One could get a lot of ajiaco stuck in that thing.

]]> by: Matthew http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653162 Thu, 25 May 2025 19:54:03 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=10038#comment-653162 His bogote is simply classic. I would never have recognized him in that first, goofy, photo. But the photos get to be more and more Serpa as one scrolls down. I have always considered that Constituyente triumvirate to be worthy of the best magic realism, just by its existence, because the M-19 of Navarro had once held Gomez captive. (Navarro, as noted above, also could have been a candidate for this election. Gomez's son was elected to the Senate, I think, in March. Clientelism and its family politics dies hard in Colombia.) I saw the triumvirate in action at the Constituyente, and Serpa is indeed boring (except for the mustache, of course). The only one I got to meet was Navarro. His bogote is simply classic. I would never have recognized him in that first, goofy, photo. But the photos get to be more and more Serpa as one scrolls down.

I have always considered that Constituyente triumvirate to be worthy of the best magic realism, just by its existence, because the M-19 of Navarro had once held Gomez captive. (Navarro, as noted above, also could have been a candidate for this election. Gomez’s son was elected to the Senate, I think, in March. Clientelism and its family politics dies hard in Colombia.)

I saw the triumvirate in action at the Constituyente, and Serpa is indeed boring (except for the mustache, of course). The only one I got to meet was Navarro.

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