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Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Friday headed the National Assembly ceremony to kick off the festivities to mark  the bicentennial of the birth of Founding Father Juan Pablo Duarte.

Medina arrived in Congress at 10am for the ceremony, which included speeches, songs and an anthem dedicated to Duarte.

In his speech Senate president Reinaldo Pared called Duarte Dominican Republic’s most visionary, exemplary and exceptional citizen, affirming that the Patrician is undoubtedly the man who materialized the Dominican nationality and who has guided the behavior for many since.

He said tomorrow Saturday, which marks 200 years since his birth, is reason for the Nation to celebrate a day of dignity, decorum, joy and patriotism.

"That should always be the treatment, to generously shower January 26 each year: Duarte eternal, Duarte permanent, Duarte always, Duarte infinite, Duarte imperishable, Duarte inexhaustible, finally, Duarte, greatest among the great.”

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Written by: josean, 25 Jan 2013 4:07 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


If Duarte were alive he would have all these PURPLE BASTARDS Shot!



Written by: BASTA, 25 Jan 2013 4:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
True, but he would be exiled again. Sorry Papa You are not wanted here!
Written by: Danilo, 25 Jan 2013 4:29 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
The first one he would shoot is jose's ano, for doubting his visions and efforts. Also, for spreading his feces, negativity and hopelessness.
Written by: josean, 25 Jan 2013 4:38 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


He wouldn't even waste a bullet on you!


Written by: Ricardolito, 25 Jan 2013 6:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
It is very interesting to see the contribution that each founder and President has made to this country in the very short time it has been a nation .Duarte was an educated man whose contribution to this country was mainly his strong ideals which meant his founding of la Trinitaria was based on good strong ideals and standards .He was also the designer of the Dominican flag.
in some ways I have alwas thought it slightly unfair that the the fighting generals Sanchez and Mella, who achieved much more than Duarte on the battle field, are not given quite the same promininence and I have often thought that this day should be called el dia de la Trinitaria to equally celebrate the small group of people who were part of the independance group.laTrinitaria, It is ironic that after the war the first president should be General Santana who sought to destroy la Trinitaria and to then hand the DR back to Spain .The following 100 years are also amazing history
Written by: josean, 25 Jan 2013 7:40 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


Narco Lie-onel is hybrid reincarnation of Santana and Trujillo!


Written by: Trinitario809, 25 Jan 2013 7:56 PM
From: United States
Viva la República Dominicana....!!!
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 25 Jan 2013 9:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Now there's an honorable man!
Written by: ohhhvictor, 25 Jan 2013 11:03 PM
From: United States


Between the greatest:
Duarte,Sanchez, Mella , Leonel...
Written by: hernandez5482, 25 Jan 2013 11:21 PM
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
Written by: ohhhvictor, 25 Jan 2013 11:03 PM
From: United States


Between the greatest:
Duarte,Sanchez, Mella , Leonel...

Please do not insult the memory of Duarte in that manner.. Leonel is a lying corrupt bastard, Duarte was a man of honor.

Lambon!!!
Written by: Perception, 26 Jan 2013 1:27 AM
From: United States
Divition of the Hispaniola was the result of the emancipation of slavery by Napoleons. Duarte been a rascist Spanish came back to the island and divided the Hispaniola. Spanish colonialism still lives there.

Read history stupid.
Written by: tschotschua, 26 Jan 2013 5:13 AM
From: Germany, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz
As if We were in deeply need of your love and concern (?)

The Curse is on You ... keep up your hate and venom with you, that's all what you are; a pitiful poor soul.
We the Honorable people of Dom. Rep. stand for what we are.
Something that you will never be able to match (!)
Written by: PuntaCanaMike, 26 Jan 2013 8:14 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Blog...where ever you are from...or whatever name you go by...you are an embarrassment to your parents.
Written by: PuntaCanaMike, 26 Jan 2013 8:20 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Blog...where ever you are from...or whatever name you go by...you are an embarrassment to your parents.
Written by: anthonyC, 26 Jan 2013 11:08 AM
From: United States
Written by: josean,


"If Duarte were alive he would have all these PURPLE BASTARDS Shot!"

Maybe he would but he would be doing it from the safety of a hotel in Caracas. Venezuela



Written by: josean, 26 Jan 2013 12:03 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016



He is not a Cuban Gusano!






Written by: Carpintero, 26 Jan 2013 2:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
If you read the draft constitution and manifestos written by Duarte you'll find he was quite in tune with the idealistic, progressive and democratic thinkers of his time. He was firmly against any return to slavery, which had already be abolished during the Haitian occupation.

It's unfortunate, but perhaps inevitable, that he was almost immediately exiled by Santana, a traditional caudillo (warlord) in a country that had never really had anything different.

But it is fortunate that his idealism has not been lost and that he continues to inspire many Dominicans as they slowly try to make a country that matches his grand vision. Meanwhile, who hears anything about Santana.
Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 3:31 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
BloG hahaha

You are nothing but a Joke.

EXPELL THOSE HATIAN ILLEGALS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!!

I want to see my compatriots put pressure on the government officials to,

STOP ILLEGAL HATIAN MIGRATION TO QUISQUEYA.

The only thing you can do in this forum, is to give me more reason and fuel for my purpose, of

awakening my compatriots that enough is enough.

DOMINICANOS LETS NOT TOLERATE HATIAN MIGRATION ANYMORE

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

FUERA HAITIANOS DE QUISQUEYA !!!!!
Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 3:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
ohhhvictor

You don't know what you are saying.

Your political views are blinding you.

Leonel permitted over 2 million illegal Hatians in DR, to accommodate the pockets of a small group of the rich.


That wussy Leonel is more of a traitor than a patriot, and to compare him to the founding father is an insult.

I follow no political parties nor any politician.

But, I am hoping Danilo remedies some of the SH*T Leonel has imposed upon us.

Starting with the ILLEGAL HATIAN MIGRATION TO DR

DOMINICANOS LETS NOT TOLERATE HATIAN MIGRATION ANYMORE

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

FUERA HAITIANOS DE QUISQUEYA !!!!!

Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 3:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
How is it possible to celebrate Duarte's birthday with almost 3 million illegal Hatians in our country.

Is this some kind of a joke, or an insult.

Wake up Medina

DUARTE QUE MONEDA TAN FALSA PARA PAGARTE LO QUE NUNCA COBRASTE

DOMINICANOS LETS NOT TOLERATE HATIAN MIGRATION ANYMORE

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

FUERA HAITIANOS DE QUISQUEYA !!!!!

Written by: ScandiViking, 26 Jan 2013 8:26 PM
From: Norway
Perception pls dont tell the truth
Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 8:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Long live Spanish colonialism !!!
Written by: ScandiViking, 26 Jan 2013 9:01 PM
From: Norway
rokete how white do u thing u are???
Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 9:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Last time I saw, my father Dominican born, had brown hair green eyes from Spanish heritage.

My mother a Dominican born, a brunette from British heritage.

You do the math.??
Written by: ScandiViking, 26 Jan 2013 11:03 PM
From: Norway
rokete
my math makes u either a Haitien (you should be proud) or the shadows of a slave master
Written by: rokete, 26 Jan 2013 11:59 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
scandy vicky

dominicanos lets not tolerate hatian migration anymore

enough is enough

fuera haitianos de quisqueya !!!!!
Written by: venganzaderafael, 27 Jan 2013 1:33 AM
From: United States
ScandiViking, why are you asking Rokete how white does he "think" he is? What does his genetic makeup have to do with the article or the comments made? That he espouses ILLEGAL Haitian deportation has nothing to do with color ( we have plenty of purple colored Dominicans not descended from Haitians) and everything to do with demanding that our sovereignty as an independent nation be respected by all.

I am sick and tired of Europeans, Americans and other guilt ridden "white, colonialist, imperialists" telling our government how to handle our borders and immigration policies. I know that to most euros and euro-americans we are all (Haitian and Dominicans), just a bunch of n*ggrs who should live together, which seems to be what you are alluding to, but there are many "white" Dominicans (nearly 2 million according to census) . So who the hell are you to question or judge Rokete's ethnic background. And if he were Haitian descended or a mulato what of it?
Written by: rokete, 27 Jan 2013 1:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
I am what I am.

A proud Dominican and Cibaeno to top it, regardless of my ancestry and background.

My purpose in this forum is,

TO EXPEL ALL HIATIAN ILLEGALS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!!!

DOMINICANOS LETS NOT TOLERATE HATIAN MIGRATION ANYMORE

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

FUERA HAITIANOS DE QUISQUEYA !!!!!




Written by: venganzaderafael, 27 Jan 2013 1:49 AM
From: United States
And to Perception, take your own advise and "read history stupid".

Napoleon did NOT emancipate any slaves. Au contraire he sent nearly 100,000 crack veteran troops from the euro campaigns to re-establish slavery in Haiti. Touissant L'ouverture was the one that abolished slavery originally throughout the island and Boyer cemented the abolishment of slavery in 1821. Duarte's efforts were for all Dominicans, white, black and in betweens. He wanted an independent nation run democratically, not a despotism run by uneducated former slaves with no experience in nation building.
Written by: rokete, 27 Jan 2013 1:55 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Vikingo

Your Haitian education only lets you see, BLACK.

The only continent AFRICA

Your religion VOODOO

Your ancestry EL CONGO

You can't count that 1 + 1 = 2

You need to at least learn how to count.

Your commenting is elemental and without purpose.

This is my purpose.

EXPEL ALL ILLEGAL HAITIANS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!!!


Written by: rokete, 27 Jan 2013 2:01 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
venganzaderafael

Well said .

Kudos to you !!!!
Written by: venganzaderafael, 27 Jan 2013 2:24 AM
From: United States
Roke , I second your purpose! In order to accomplish this we must unite as brother Hernandez has
So eloquently stated: we must organize in the DR as well as in the diasporra. If we allow the permanence of so many illegal Haitians in the country, in 20 years the border will be a blur and so will our history( wanna give Dessalines equal position with Duarte?), our culture ( already being confused with Haitian artists, and our ethnic distintiveness. That is one of the things I always liked about our people, our diversity. Whereas in Haiti you have a homogeneous population of 95% african with only 5% mixed and .001 whites after they were wiped out by Dessalines. The same fellow who orchestrated the slaughter of the white inhabitants of Moca, Santiago and other towns in the Cibao region as well as the southwest region and the abduction (talk about alien abductions) of thousands of white women and children from these areas to Haiti.
Anyone knows what became of them?
Written by: rokete, 28 Jan 2013 2:40 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Expel all illegal hatians from Quisqueya !!
Written by: venganzaderafael, 28 Jan 2013 5:44 AM
From: United States
Blowjobhatian shut the f*ck up. You are no one to question our manhood. I have already challenged you to physically release your frustration of being an inferior being from an inferior country and meet me anywhere to throw some hands. You cowardly refused mange mierde.

As for Haiti being a pearl of the Caribean , that was the description for Cuba. The only time Haiti was a pearl was when your french masters were using the whip on yer a$$$es to cut cane for them. They became wealthy off your a$$es. Then after attaining independence in the first succesful slave revolt in history you pu$$ied out and agreed to pay for an independence you already had won!

So listen up descendant of pu$$ies , stop your bragghing as there is nothing to brag about. You. Turned one of the richest biosphere on the planet into a desert, you spread AIDS on the island by f*ckin& euro/canada/american €a&&ots in the 80's , and your whole country is being propped up by the rest of the world. Who are
Written by: venganzaderafael, 28 Jan 2013 5:58 AM
From: United States
Cont.
Who are you to comment here. You don't even shoe any appreciation for the help Dominicans have given your people after the earthquake. We were the first country country to come to your aid bringing food, water, taking your injured to our hospitals, building a multi-million university for your ignorant a$$es. You and many of your countrymen like you are a bunch of ingrates. If this is how you repay us for our generosity then just get the f*ck out of our country and go f*ck up some other nations labor force , public health, forrests, health facilities and environment. Go play with your bags full of caca somewhere else as we are getting tired of your sh*t.
Written by: Perception, 28 Jan 2013 10:19 AM
From: United States
venganzarafael.

sure. if you read frank moyas ponds dominican history.

gral. leclerk husband of pauline bonaparte came to hispaniola and with rioter slaves took the east side of hispaniola. napoleon emancipated them....

cow shit read revolutionary wars.
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Jan 2013 3:55 PM
From: Norway
vengan says

"The only time Haiti was a pearl was when your french masters were using the whip on yer a$$$es to cut cane for them. They became wealthy off your a$$es. Then after attaining independence in the first succesful slave revolt in history you pu$$ied out and agreed to pay for an independence you already had won!"

And you tell us you are not a racist -

Your story above continue with thousand upon thosands of Haitiens being whipped daily,from their new dr slave masters, most likely the socalled 2 million whites.

Together with rokete u both are pure racists.

btw why dont u make your government guard the border if it is such a problem. Oh u are just a domino player/presidente drinker who does nothing but blowing hot air. Patetic. Your government dont want to guard the border because the dr are dependent of exploiting the Haitiens. Otherwise u would have been in a greater mess as you already are. Go back to your domino until the next hot air are ready to vent.
Written by: rokete, 28 Jan 2013 4:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

To be slaves is the only good thing you hatians are good for, as the FRENCH will tell you.

EXPEL ALL HIATIAN ILLEGALS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!!!

DOMINICANOS LETS NOT TOLERATE HATIAN MIGRATION ANYMORE

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

FUERA HAITIANOS DE QUISQUEYA !!!!!


Written by: rokete, 28 Jan 2013 5:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Hatian race, BLACK.

Dominicans a racial, RAINBOW.


Your mother continent, AFRICA

Dominican mother continent, SEVERAL.


Your Hatian religion, VOODOO

We Dominicans are mostly, CHRISTIANS.


Haian mother country, EL CONGO

Dominicans mother country, SPAIN.


Hatian culture, TRIBAL

Dominican culture, mostly EUROPEAN


Hatians language a dialect, CREOLE

Dominicans language, SPANISH


Hatian food, the food we Dominicans give you out of pitty.


THE ONLY THING DOMINICANS HAVE IN COMMON WITH HATIANS IS:

THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA


EXPEL ALL ILLEGAL HAITIANS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!!!







Written by: venganzaderafael, 28 Jan 2013 5:41 PM
From: United States
Scandi , are you Haitian that you are offended by the truth I speak and want to call it racism? Nothing
In the comment you quoted above has even a hint of racism. Let's review the facts and tell me I am lying:

1. French colony of St. Domingue was producing a fortune for the french.

2. This fortune was earned abusing slave labor from different parts of Africa.

3. The french were as abusive to the African slave as they were cooperative with native Americans

4. After the most glorious slave revolt in the history of mankind, the state of Haiti is born .

5. 15 yrs later Haitian leaders acquiesce to the french threat and agree to pay in gold what was already won thru blood , sweat and tears. A shameful indemnity of millions of francs by an impoverished nation to one of the wealthiest.

6. In order to pay this emasculating extortion the Haitian govt invades the peaceful people of newly independent. Haiti Espanol and submit the population to vassals of a feudal sys
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Jan 2013 5:46 PM
From: Norway
rokete,
do you know the Moors, who ruled most of Spain for almost 500 years.. They were all from Africa. Now, do your math.
Written by: venganzaderafael, 28 Jan 2013 5:59 PM
From: United States
A feudal system we had to endure for 22 yrs which totally retarded our developement for that period. Not once have I heard a Haitian say "we are sorry brothers and sisters for our ancestors actions."

We could have helped and protected each other from the french threat. Don't forget we also kicked them off our side of the island in 1810. Instead you turned on us at our nascent state, enforced a semi-feudal Rural Code, closed down our university, the first in the new world( no sense of history)
cut off communication with the vatican and sent our religious leaders packing as well as any white family that could afford to leave, confiscating their property.

Add all that to the massacres in the towns of the Cibao region and any sane person can understand our so-called anti-haitianism.

And Scandi if your are white you have no moral authority to call me a racist.

I AM A DOMINICAN NATIONALIST!
Written by: venganzaderafael, 28 Jan 2013 6:08 PM
From: United States
Correction:

The Moors ruled southern Spain . There remained independent kingdoms in the north throuout the occupation . Where do you think the force that reconquered the occupied lands came from? What are you trying to do? Find kinship with the Spaniards and Moors. The Spanish kingdoms of the north were of visigoth lineage. Freakin' Germanic tribes. No black behind the ear as we Dominicans like to say. So what is your point?
Written by: rokete, 28 Jan 2013 6:35 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
ScandiViking

Your purpose is to make race the center of your argument.

The people of North Africa that invaded southern Spain, are the so called Arab Berbers,
these tribes are to this day White in the color of their skin.

Not from EL CONGO in Central Africa where race varies and the culture is different.


Spain's heritage is mostly composed of

Goths and Visigoths (East German Tribes) ,

Celts (From the Alpes),

Phoenicians ( Today's Lebanon),

Arab (Berbers).

Not from EL CONGO

EL CONGO IS HATIAN INHERITANCE !!

EXPEL ALL HATIANS ILLEGALS FROM QUISQUEYA !!!




Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Jan 2013 7:49 PM
From: Norway
vengan says

"cut off communication with the vatican and sent our religious leaders packing as well as any white family that could afford to leave, confiscating their property"

You should be very thankful if you never got back the vatican exploitation of your country. Furthermore I see you are speaking for your white ancestors, the slave masters and exploiters. Probably some of your own ancestors.

Is it difficult for you to see that the Haitiens that had been enslaved and tortured during the white french regime would consider the whites in SD would be of a different kind. They were of course of the stand, considering a colored an animal to be exploited. This was a few years after the Haitien revolution.

You are just a pitty guy that somehow lost something on the way and cant make your own destiny. It is 2013 and you still have hatered towards the Haitiens for what happened some 200 years ago.
Get over it and get a life and drop the colorfobia.
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Jan 2013 7:57 PM
From: Norway
Denmark had their colony in the Caribbean, and they were pretty cruel, however I have not heard that the people of this former colony dwell daily over the past and are hating the danish of today.

vengan/rokete and your likes get yourself a future. Hating Haitiens will get you nowere. Get rid of the catholic church and vote for a government which is for all dominicans.
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