From: ch981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Alicea)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.latin-america
Subject: Re: Statehood for Puerto Rico?
Date: 20 Nov 1992 23:53:09 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ch981@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Alicea)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



Edelmiro:
I DON'T APRECIATE YOU PUTTING "WORDS IN MY MOUTH" READ YOUR POSTS
CAREFULLY OR YOU MAY GET INTO TROUBLE. I ONLY WROTE THE TEXT UNTIL THE
LINE'***********************'
>Tony Alicea writes:
>>Your article *ERRONEOUSLY* gives the impression that the puertorricans
>>have 'chosen' statehood, which they have not. As a matter of fact not
>>even *I*, who has been a puertorrican much longer than you, knows what
>>would be the decision of the PR people on *that* issue, which *was not*
>>an issue this election, nor has it ever been. Now, say that it's so, so
>>that this group is not *misinformed*, pleas., thanks.
>
>>That party has won many times before as you know.
>
>>Please confirm this to the newsgroup. (We *know* you are pro-satehood
>>and you don't know my inclination). :-)
>
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>Tony,
>
>I have given no "ERRONEOUS" "impression", I simply stated the fact.  And you 
>know very well that the "the pro-statehood party swept the elections
>in Puerto Rico by a landslide".  If this is not true plear rebuke it. The 
>Erroneous impressions are those which are concocted by those who fear change.  
>For the first time in history all gubernatorial candidates AGREED that status 
>was an issue in this elecction although people did not vote on it. Governor 
>elect Rosello promised that if he were elected there would be a referendum on 
>the issue and President elect Cliton promised that he would abide by whatever 
>the people choose. So, after his victory the governor elect has called for a 
>referendum on the matter to be held next year and then people will vote 
>exculsively on whether to become a STATE, stay as a TERRITORY of become BANNANA 
>REPUCLIC.
>

THE FOLLOWING IS NOT MINE & I DONT APPRECIATE YOU MAKING IT LOOK THAT
IS IS!>
>
>>I am from Puerto Rico, and I was very dissapointed to learn that the
>>Partido Nuevo Progresista won the elections by a big margin.  The only
>>position of which I am not sure who won was the Resident Commissioner,
>>because I thought that the PNP, Carlos Romero Barcelo, had won.  But on
>>yesterday's USA Today it says that Antonio Colorado, the current
>>Resident Commissioner had won.  If anyone knows who really won, please
>>post the results on this bboard.  
>
>Snif, Snif, Romero won by 18,000 votes.
>
>On the other hand, I must say that Carlos Romero Barcelo is one of the most 
>hated political-related persons in Puerto Rico. 
>
>Well he was just voted in by the people as their representative in Washington, 
>so people in Puerto Rico must be masochists according to your standards.
>
>>While being Governor from 1976-1980, he cheated in the 1980 elections and was 
>>re-elected. 
>
>You are lying, and thus should susbstantiate your accusation with proof.
>
>>My personal opinion is that he only ran for the position because he wants to 
>>retire from politics only after getting credit for giving statehood to PR, 
>>which I dissaprove.
>
>Well, he seems to be on the right track, in spite of your dissaproval for he 
>is YOUR representative in Congress.
>
>Edelmiro
>

TONY ALICEA