Thank GOD for the great Joaquín Balaguer! HE SAVED US FROM THESE SICK RADICALS!

No NO NO.

Balaguer couldn't have done that. He was a murderous thug remember?

You know looking back, I almost get emotional! I mean back then you had strong leadership from president to the police chief, generals etc NOW WE HAVE A DISASTER! Weak political leaders, with weak police chiefs etc..............

"He was a murderous thug remember?"

Indeed he was Mr. Chump.

Many bad things could be said about the Balaguer years, but the guy remained in power and was teflon coated, and survived extremely tough times.
I sincerely admire the man and are in awe to this day, of his accomplishments, he had a lot of virtues and was a nationalist, he was a green advocate before the word became popular, he did not believe in borrowing money, and had no desire for material things (except books). He was celibate and lived the life of a secluded monk, and did not indulge in spirits, food, or sensual pleasures, to any great degree.
He had great faults as well, and was no saint, and if he had been a purist like Bosch he would not have lasted even the 7 months that Bosch held on to power.

"Many bad things could be said about the Balaguer years"

You can say that again. balaguer's first twelve were a continuation of the Trujillo regime, bottom line. I can say many good things about the Trujillo years as well but the fact remains that he was a conniving murderer.

Balaguer like puntang just like any other man. He's got a ton of kids around. Mario Read Vittini even said so once. So you have been debunked and Balaguer loved to spend money he didn't have either

No make ole injun laugh, big chief Balaguer liked boys, children rumors another story for old squawws at village campfire.

"He was celibate and lived the life of a secluded monk, and did not indulge in spirits, food, or sensual pleasures, to any great degree."

The man has bastard children all over the place. Poco hombre el que no reconoce sus hijos. Poco hombre era Balaguer.

OK the man like chopas and pretty women, but was not a womanizer like Trujillo was. I would catalog the Balaguer first 12 years as a neo-Trujillismo for sure. Another thing is that Balaguer remained loyal to Trujillo's memory, Ramfis, Negro, Angelita and all the other military Trujillo sycophants. Extracting money and influence from them at times.
Regarding "poco hombre" I would disagree with that statement. Balaguer had no fear, none whatsoever, part of his charisma was his fearlessness.

Thank you DT for posting this fact. Although their are many ignorant people that blame Joaquin Balaguer for many wrongs. A man with so much integrity, a true Dominican national.

big chief Balaguer liked boys,=Wrong that's L.Fernandex bag. WE have the only queer president in Latin America !

Balaguer was a riddle wrapped in an enigma shrouded in mystery. A fair analysis of him would be both complimentary and scathing. For sure, he was the only small-statured, spectacled, soft spoken, intellectual, happy (there's another word in English for this), rabid environmentalist, homicidal, octogenarian, blind, generous, tyrant caudillo Latin America has ever known.

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Balaguer "poco Hombre?". man ru mistaken the guy had balls of steel and the negotiating abilities of a true diplomat. Also let me clue you in that any offspring he may have had were well cared for and given $$ for their education.

: porfi_rubirosa,

You're closer to the truth. His greatest virtue was protecting the environment. His greatest failure was not accepting the US offer of 1966. Would have saved DR 40 years of mess!

Cuantos Balagueristas. This is sick....

Is this the sign of a returning era?
FALPO?

LOL@THIS "MPD, then the country’s most violent leftist organization."

No they were not this one along witht he many others were peaceful Communist organization. Balaguer was a bloodthirsty for not letting these organizations transform our country into a Cuban utopia.

LOL

Atabay "You're closer to the truth. His greatest virtue was protecting the environment. His greatest failure was not accepting the US offer of 1966. Would have saved DR 40 years of mess!"

What we will do without your second guessing atabay. BALAGUER GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT GETTING RID OF OUR COUNTRY MANY COMMUNISTS KNUCKEHEADS.

El factor "Thank you DT for posting this fact. Although their are many ignorant people that blame Joaquin Balaguer for many wrongs. A man with so much integrity, a true Dominican national."

Indeed factor si estubieramos uno como Balaguer en el poder defendiendo nuestro intereses no estubieramos pasando esta sosobra hoy dia.
LONG LIVE OUR NACIONALISTS

Generoso
In 22 years in power Balaguer spent about a Billion Dollars in our external debt. While the other 22 years by the opposition they has spent over 11 billions Dollars. And to think that Balaguer built our country from toe to head with such limited resource should make us all proud. Take a look at this video regarding how he was shaped into a fiscal conservative at a little kid and his hatred toward toward unecesary spending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z8mRESFwMU

Both Trujillo and Balaguer developed the country's finances and physical infrastructure, but they both held back the development of its people and political culture, perhaps in part because they were both racists. The corruption and lack of vision or principle that characterize the current political atmosphere is a big part of their legacy -- and Leonel's to the extent that he follows Balaguer's methods.

Written by: vacanos, 24 Sep 2010 11:24 AM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.


Atabay "You're closer to the truth. His greatest virtue was protecting the environment. His greatest failure was not accepting the US offer of 1966. Would have saved DR 40 years of mess!"

What we will do without your second guessing atabay. BALAGUER GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT GETTING RID OF OUR COUNTRY MANY COMMUNISTS KNUCKEHEADS.

Vacano,

Other dictators and semi-dictators used the opportunity given to accomplish the difficult re-orientation of the nation's future. Balaguer, I contend, didn't use his opportunity wisely. He got rid of the " leftist knuckleheads" but in turn didn't do as the Asian Tigers showed the wisdom of doing: Forge the underpinnings of the modernization process through universal education, export led growth, monetary adjustments, etc.

He had a solid opportunity because at the time the DR populace would have accepted the hardships involved in a truly committed modernization program. Instead, he elected his program of development a la Balaguer. Yes some things were built, but the driving force that would have propelled the DR economy forward into the realm of really developing nations was never addressed: the statistical modernization of the administrative apparatus, the accounting systems, the National Registration of property and titles, etc. These and especially the universal educational program that would have necessitated a modern taxation program for the nation, could have done wonders for DR's future. Balaguer chose poorly, and the people of DR are worse off had he done as the US and Puerto Rican officials were trying to convince him to and the Asian Tigers proved so convincingly: Violence can be justified at times, but what can't is violence in the name of progress and not produce the goods.

Atabey you're the only person that knows about this special economic arrangement, from the past with the Americans. I never heard of such a plan? Can you provide a link to you're argument?

"Both Trujillo and Balaguer developed the country's finances and physical infrastructure, but they both held back the development of its people and political culture, perhaps in part because they were both racists. The corruption and lack of vision or principle that characterize the current political atmosphere is a big part of their legacy "

Exactly!

Written by: ElFactor, 24 Sep 2010 3:33 PM
From: United States
Atabey you're the only person that knows about this special economic arrangement, from the past with the Americans. I never heard of such a plan? Can you provide a link to you're argument?

“Development by Invitation” in the Dominican Republic: A Negative Case Analysis
Professor Schrank of Yale University

"The best known works on the 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic conclude with the presidential elections of 1966, and thereby forfeit a valuable opportunity to explore the social and political underpinnings of economic success and failure in the contemporary developing world. After all, the US government made a concerted but ultimately unsuccessful effort to impose an outward oriented, East Asian-style development regime on the Dominican Republic in the late 1960s. Why was the U.S. effort stillborn?"

Here's your link:

http://www.yale.edu/ccr/workshop/schrank.doc

So i guess we have to thank the US for INVADING the dominican Republic 3 times in ONE CENTURY (1905, 1916 and 1965), i guess we should even do more and Built a Monument to the "Ocupation" for the 42,000 SAVIORS that the allmighty sent to fix this god forgotten country, i guess also we should contiue FOR EVER doing the Guacanagarix thing ...what a F.. JOKE...

Atabey you're link is broken no access.

Is not broken,actually it worked pretty good, is a paper from someone in yale, might have been a HOMEWORK, speaking of how much help the "blessed" goverment on Lyndon Johnson did and how much they invested to "Fix" and how the DR did not take the advantage like Taiwan and Korea of such a big "show of goodwill" from The Divine and NEVER wrong do US gov offered to help DR after the "War"...i got some good use for this paper...i repeat, what a F...joke...

Well Airgordo... i like you're screenname by the way, funny! The link did not work for me, it sends me to a microsoft site.

The link seem to just download a Microsoft Word document which you then have to open.

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Written by: ElFactor, 24 Sep 2010 10:22 PM
From: United States

Atabey you're link is broken no access.

I'm going to re-post the paper on the forum. Under the title: Balaguer's Greatest Mistake.
I think they have removed the paper from the site.

Great idea for the movie!

One little problem.. though.

The moviemakers need to get the family of Lt. Colonel Crowley to help with the production.

I am his son.

I think the dudes that abducted my dad are crackpots. Commies.. and Fidel Castro wannabees

President Balaguer was great!

"President Balaguer was great!"

You got your father back but many Dominicans, because of Balaguer's death squads, never did. Balaguer was a murderous tyrant and history has been witness to said fact.

Yep, saying Balaguer was GREAT, is a very bad description, he has some good things like all in life, but HUNDREDS of people DIED because of HIS rule!!! i think the son of this gentelman requires more reading and studing on our history.

I will never forget the summer of 1970. Our family lived at 173 Abraham Lincoln. We had gone to the US Embassy for a function. Some of the people who abducted my father (Lieutenant Colonel Donald Crowley USAF), had been captured. When we returned the wife of one of those in jail had come to our house to tell my Dad it wasn't fair that he was free and her husband was in jail. Ambassador Francis Meloy told our family it wasn't safe for us to be in the Dominican Republic anymore. We were evacuated frrom San Isidro Air Base to Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico.

so Balaguer was bigger than life becasue of that...hahaha