"THIS IS A MILESTONE"
New York native John Ross said he admires Lopez
Obrador's pluck. "This is a milestone," said Ross,
Obrador's pluck. "This is a milestone," said Ross,
sitting in his usual spot at La Blanca Café in Mexico City.
An author, poet and social activist, he traveled to
the capital in 1985 to write about the devastating
earthquake that killed at least 12,000 people.
He said he checked into the Isabel Hotel and has lived
there ever since.
And over the years, he said, he's watched Mexican
leftists fight to give a voice to the poor, starting
with victims of the 1985 quake.
He followed Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the son of Lázaro
Cárdenas, the nation's last leftist president, as he
faced Carlos Salinas in the 1988 election.
The electoral computers crashed while the vote was
being counted. Ten days later, Salinas was declared
the winner in what many Mexicans see as a stolen
election. Lopez Obrador was also cheated, Ross
contends.
"The only difference between 1988 and 2006 is that the
computers are better," he said.
tracey.eaton@chron.com
An author, poet and social activist, he traveled to
the capital in 1985 to write about the devastating
earthquake that killed at least 12,000 people.
He said he checked into the Isabel Hotel and has lived
there ever since.
And over the years, he said, he's watched Mexican
leftists fight to give a voice to the poor, starting
with victims of the 1985 quake.
He followed Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the son of Lázaro
Cárdenas, the nation's last leftist president, as he
faced Carlos Salinas in the 1988 election.
The electoral computers crashed while the vote was
being counted. Ten days later, Salinas was declared
the winner in what many Mexicans see as a stolen
election. Lopez Obrador was also cheated, Ross
contends.
"The only difference between 1988 and 2006 is that the
computers are better," he said.
tracey.eaton@chron.com
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