NewsWhore
03-28-2011, 03:30 PM
In an editorial today, Diario Libre refers to the Dominican version of the Roman "bread and circuses" being enjoyed in the country this week.
"With the planes on the Malecon for two straight days, Marc Anthony, Chayanne and Amelia Vega in the Quisqueya Park, the continuing bounds and windings of the PRD and expectations for the signatures in favor of re-election, Dominicans can't complain.
"It's been a week of entertainment, when there is no reason for an official holiday, of people calling for moving a day to the weekend to make the celebration longer.
"Shakira on Wednesday is a bonus, you could say.
"This circus on the water, air and land is not something that one sees every day and in many countries, so we would have to give thanks for so many blessings and not waste them in such a short time like the pagans during Roman times.
"Some may say the bread is missing, but that is because they have not checked well, because that part is covered with the cards and the bonuses, and if something were missing, then there are the basic needs kits.
"Some may criticize the price or the amount of food, but more for diversions than for dissenting, because Dominican democracy is one of those that does not conform and does not keep quiet and always has the protest at the tip of the tongue.
"With a few weeks like this one, we can close the year."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)
"With the planes on the Malecon for two straight days, Marc Anthony, Chayanne and Amelia Vega in the Quisqueya Park, the continuing bounds and windings of the PRD and expectations for the signatures in favor of re-election, Dominicans can't complain.
"It's been a week of entertainment, when there is no reason for an official holiday, of people calling for moving a day to the weekend to make the celebration longer.
"Shakira on Wednesday is a bonus, you could say.
"This circus on the water, air and land is not something that one sees every day and in many countries, so we would have to give thanks for so many blessings and not waste them in such a short time like the pagans during Roman times.
"Some may say the bread is missing, but that is because they have not checked well, because that part is covered with the cards and the bonuses, and if something were missing, then there are the basic needs kits.
"Some may criticize the price or the amount of food, but more for diversions than for dissenting, because Dominican democracy is one of those that does not conform and does not keep quiet and always has the protest at the tip of the tongue.
"With a few weeks like this one, we can close the year."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)