{"id":49100,"date":"2022-03-07T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T23:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=49100"},"modified":"2022-03-07T15:23:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T23:23:20","slug":"just-saying-the-mexican-donald-trump-duct-tapes-mexicos-problems-china-wants-to-help-with-russia-ukraine-negotiations-wink-wink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=49100","title":{"rendered":"Just Saying:  The Mexican Donald Trump Duct-Tapes Mexico&#8217;s Problems; China Wants to Help with Russia-Ukraine Negotiations (wink, wink)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_uv\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">JUST SAYING<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY RAUL HERNANDEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Putting duct tape on a leaky pipe in the basement will not fix the problem. The water will continue to rise and a fool will blame the duct tape.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Mexican people deserve better than his clown, Mexican President Andres Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrado.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">His endless rolls of duct tape, denial, and attacks on the media are becoming a major source of the problem.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jsc_c_uw\" class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"b3i9ofy5 l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 soycq5t1 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 j83agx80 cbu4d94t ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 k4urcfbm\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"do00u71z ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"pmk7jnqg kr520xx4\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 datstx6m pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 k4urcfbm bixrwtb6\" src=\"https:\/\/external-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQGo6qDXRYm1wQUM&amp;w=500&amp;h=261&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-apps%2Fimrs.php%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Farc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2FRJAEVWEKTEI6ZA4PBT67NHGOHQ.jpg%26w%3D1440&amp;cfs=1&amp;ext=jpg&amp;_nc_oe=6fb32&amp;_nc_sid=06c271&amp;ccb=3-5&amp;_nc_hash=AQFTqv2OCnrzfunI\" alt=\"Opinion | As criminals unleash more violence in Mexico, the president goes on the offensive \u2014 against the press\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">WASHINGTON POST OPINION<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> (March 3, 2022)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb rq0escxv n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4\">\n<div class=\"teaser-content\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador keeps stepping up his attacks against the press \u2014 an alarming development in the Western Hemisphere\u2019s most dangerous country to be a journalist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/02\/15\/mexico-journalists-attacks-amlo-carlos-loret-de-mola-press-freedom\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just this year, five journalists have already been killed.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Recently, in a brazen (and likely illegal) act of intimidation, L\u00f3pez Obrador publicly divulged what he said were the sources of income of Carlos Loret de Mola, a Mexican reporter and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/people\/carlos-loret-de-mola-a-\/?itid=sf_es-post-opinion&amp;itid=lk_inline_manual_5&amp;itid=lk_inline_manual_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing columnist<\/a>\u00a0for The Post\u2019s Spanish-language Post Opini\u00f3n section who has uncovered alleged corruption scandals. In the following days, L\u00f3pez Obrador demanded that other journalists disclose their income. He insinuated that the journalists in the group (in which I was included) were members of a shadowy conservative cabal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"remainder-content\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-11017726_601=\"18907\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-11017726_601=\"18907\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-11017726_601=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-11017726_601=\"1\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">His obsession with characterizing journalists as political enemies not only adds to the deadly climate of intimidation in Mexico, but also reveals the populist leader\u2019s brazen efforts to obscure the fact that the country is becoming more and more dangerous,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/opinion\/raymundo-riva-palacio\/2022\/03\/01\/san-jose-de-gracia-pueblo-en-vilo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with various regions<\/a>\u00a0now resembling war zones.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><strong>********************<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">JUST SAYING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Mexican people deserve better than his clown, Mexican President Andres Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrado.<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Putting duct tape on a leaky pipe in the basement will not fix the problem. The water will continue to rise and a fool will blame the duct tape.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Lopez Obrado&#8217;s endless rolls of duct tape, denial, and attacks on the media are becoming a major source of the problem.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"b3i9ofy5 l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 soycq5t1 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb rq0escxv n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_q9\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jsc_c_qa\" class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"b3i9ofy5 l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 soycq5t1 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 j83agx80 cbu4d94t ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 k4urcfbm\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"do00u71z ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"pmk7jnqg kr520xx4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 datstx6m pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 k4urcfbm bixrwtb6\" src=\"https:\/\/external-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQG4umKytiUAhJbj&amp;w=500&amp;h=261&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-apps%2Fimrs.php%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Farc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2FCPX5UAE57II6ZFBYEVLQTNWN3Q.jpg%26w%3D1440&amp;cfs=1&amp;ext=jpg&amp;_nc_oe=6fb32&amp;_nc_sid=06c271&amp;ccb=3-5&amp;_nc_hash=AQF9W1J8gfEub1hX\" alt=\"China touts \u2018rock solid\u2019 ties with Russia as it offers to mediate Ukraine conflict\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb rq0escxv n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o0s42vec pmk7jnqg ehxjyohh b4oskaiq\">\n<div class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"More\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 opwvks06 hop1g133 linmgsc8 t63ysoy8 cmek9o9a p7f4f6cj c8oo3d72 r15kkdkt oo9gr5id j83agx80 mudddibn taijpn5t ciadx1gn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stjgntxs ni8dbmo4\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"b3i9ofy5 s1tcr66n l9j0dhe7 p8dawk7l\">\n<div class=\"rq0escxv l9j0dhe7 du4w35lb j83agx80 pfnyh3mw i1fnvgqd bp9cbjyn owycx6da btwxx1t3 b5q2rw42 lq239pai f10w8fjw hv4rvrfc dati1w0a pybr56ya\">\n<div class=\"rq0escxv l9j0dhe7 du4w35lb d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz rj1gh0hx buofh1pr g5gj957u p8fzw8mz pcp91wgn\">\n<div class=\"bi6gxh9e sqxagodl\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn mdeji52x e9vueds3 j5wam9gi b1v8xokw m9osqain\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"a8c37x1j ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 ltmttdrg g0qnabr5\">WASHINGTONPOST.COM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">(March 7, 2022)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs rq0escxv a5q79mjw enqfppq2 muag1w35 e5nlhep0 ecm0bbzt r9c01rrb\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\"><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d9wwppkn iv3no6db a5q79mjw g1cxx5fr lrazzd5p oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span class=\"a8c37x1j ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\"><span dir=\"auto\">China touts \u2018rock solid\u2019 ties with Russia as it offers to mediate Ukraine conflict<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o0s42vec pmk7jnqg ehxjyohh b4oskaiq\">\n<div class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"More\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 opwvks06 hop1g133 linmgsc8 t63ysoy8 cmek9o9a p7f4f6cj c8oo3d72 r15kkdkt oo9gr5id j83agx80 mudddibn taijpn5t ciadx1gn\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"teaser-content\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to the Washington Post,\u00a0 China is ready to act as mediator between Ukraine and Russia, the country\u2019s foreign minister said on Monday, as he declared Beijing\u2019s relationship with Moscow \u201crock solid\u201d amid international censure of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/ukraine-russia\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invasion of Ukraine<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">While Beijing has consistently called for a negotiated diplomatic solution to the conflict, the comment was the first time officials had formally confirmed readiness to be directly involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"remainder-content\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-11017726_601=\"4177\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-11017726_601=\"4177\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-11017726_601=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-11017726_601=\"1\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u201cChina is willing to continue playing a constructive role in urging peace talks and is willing when necessary to work together with the international community to launch required mediation,\u201d Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters at his annual news conference, part of the meeting of parliament\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/03\/05\/china-taiwan-ukraine-report\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underway<\/a>\u00a0in Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Wang further implied that Chinese President Xi Jinping had encouraged Putin to begin talks when the two spoke by phone on Feb. 25, with Xi expressing China\u2019s desire for peace talks to begin \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>************<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>JUST SAYING<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jsc_c_uw\" class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"b3i9ofy5 l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 soycq5t1 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb rq0escxv n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_q9\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">China wants to mediate. What a joke.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;China is willing to continue playing a constructive role in urging peace talks and is willing when necessary to work together with the international community to launch required mediation,&#8221; Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters at his annual news conference.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Seriously?<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">It is like having a member of the Gambino family offering to mediate a dispute between the Genovese family and the FBI.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Chinese are saying underneath the Maoist hieroglyphics: &#8220;let&#8217;s give him a fair trial and hang him.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Him, referring to the Ukrainian people.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Suddenly, the Asian Gangster Xi Jinping wants to continue (when did they begin?) playing a &#8220;constructive&#8221; role while keeping an eye on the henhouse, Taiwan, and all the fat hens.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Wink, wink.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Of course, no mention that the Chinese will hold a gun to Ukraine&#8217;s head while smiling and shoving an agreement written in Chinese in front of the victim.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Hey, Jinping, go clean up your dumpster fire, aka the Communist Chinese Party, before you act as a worldwide volunteer fire department.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">If they manage to get a cease-fire after &#8220;consulting&#8221; with Putin (wink, wink), the Chinese will thump their chests and point to their glorious Gangster, Jinping.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Applause.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jsc_c_qa\" class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"o0s42vec pmk7jnqg ehxjyohh b4oskaiq\">\n<div class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"More\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o0s42vec pmk7jnqg ehxjyohh b4oskaiq\">\n<div class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"More\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 opwvks06 hop1g133 linmgsc8 t63ysoy8 cmek9o9a p7f4f6cj c8oo3d72 r15kkdkt oo9gr5id j83agx80 mudddibn taijpn5t ciadx1gn\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Putting duct tape on a leaky pipe in the basement will not fix the problem. 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