Mujica calls Argentines “swindlers”

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Mujica and his big boca.

Ex president Mujica calls Argentines swindlers; Buenos Aires media demand an apology

Uruguayan ex-president Jose Mujica is well known for his eclectic statements, expressed in the most coarse language, and in these austral summer days, with much sun and hard-drinking, was again at it, this time mocking the Argentines and his Kirchner friends which he openly supported in the...

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[on the brink]

Mujica is ridiculed by many Uruguayans, who are ashamed of his appearance and his language.

As to swindlers, he should know. He passes himself off as a poor farmer, using jam jars as drinking glasses, but has three powerful tractors at his farm. To my certain knowledge, worth at least thirty-five thousand dollars apiece.

I saw a picture of those tractors after buying a small basic one, and was amazed at the capital he had in those monster machines, complete with air-conditioned cabs.

 

[Ries]

Does that make him a "tractionaire"?
The unbelievable wealth of 3 tractors is hard for me to wrap my head around.
I wonder how many 70s VW bugs he is also hoarding?

I like him.
Always have.
And my Uruguayo friends do to- but I tend to attract unregenerate hippies who stay up late spinning vinyl techno records and eating chivitos. A real wild crowd of international criminals.

 

[perry]

Does that make him a "tractionaire"?
The unbelievable wealth of 3 tractors is hard for me to wrap my head around.
I wonder how many 70s VW bugs he is also hoarding?

I like him.
Always have.
And my Uruguayo friends do to- but I tend to attract unregenerate hippies who stay up late spinning vinyl techno records and eating chivitos. A real wild crowd of international criminals.

I find him uncouth and blabbering . Apparently he loves to drink to excess -.

 

[sts7049]

i don't know much about the guy, but if the peronists hate him, he must be a good guy.

 

[perry]

i don't know much about the guy, but if the peronists hate him, he must be a good guy.

He actually he promotes himself as more left than the peronists . He is rolling in hipocrisy though with his millions of dollars tucked away .

 

[on the brink]

In frugal Uruguay, anyone owning three large tractors is rich.

 

[Ries]

I wonder how many tractors Vik owns...

Obviously, real wealth exists in Uruguay, and Mujica is not one of the members.
To me, getting upset about Mujica, coming from the USA as I do, is sort of small potatoes.

I dont think Mujica managed to charge the Urugayan government for even a single visit to a video game, much less $200 million or so in golf trips.

 

[Traveler]

While I like Pepe Mujica, yesterday in Colonia, I witnessed prices that were literally from NY City! Bottled water $3.
Soda can $4. Hamburgers (okay, with fries) $10.

WTF!

 

[perry]

While I like Pepe Mujica, yesterday in Colonia, I witnessed prices that were literally from NY City! Bottled water $3.
Soda can $4. Hamburgers (okay, with fries) $10.

WTF!

I find Uruguay a absolute rip off for what it offers. There is no justification for the prices there even though Uruguay has the highest minimal wage in Latin America . It seems to be now at least double the price of Argentina in us dollars