Zapatero as the new Loquillo

Speaking ill of the independence movement has its rewards in the cave house. One of the most common rewards is a flattering photo, and this is the one.crackerthat throws at himThe reasonto José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in exchange for the headline "I am not at all in favor of holding a referendum in Catalonia." The photo shows him sitting in an armchair, and has been taken from a low angle to enhance his presence and stature: we are not far from the regal figure of the marble Lincoln who looks gravely at the National Mall in Washington DC. Zapatero, who was vilified byThe reasonThroughout his term, he received massages and soap thanks to a unionist incumbent. All the grimaces selected in those years by the graphic editors to make him appear as grotesque as possible now become rose-tinted filters and camera adulation for the most conspicuous eyebrows in Spanish politics.

The other aspect to consider, of course, is the newsworthiness of the headline. No relevant official from the PSOE or the PSC is advocating a referendum as a way to find a stable solution (or solution) for the Catalan issue.The reasonHe's branding the referendum as if it were a latent threat, when the truth is that, in Catalonia, the aspiration of a binding vote has not been part of the short- or medium-term scenarios imagined for years. Zapatero is in danger of becoming the new Loquillo: someone who has been out of the news for years with his new songs, but who enjoys headlines and friendly interviews at will whenever he drops a gem or another against Catalanism. All that's missing is for the two of them to go to karaoke together to sing.When we were the best, while the manager of the establishment, yawning, starts them up.Come on, ladies, we're closing..