Ingrid Betancourt big blunder ( a not "por ahora" moment)

Poor, poor Ingrid!

Now you see it, now you don't.  After having asked 6 millions from the Colombian government now former FARC  hostage, former presidential candidate says that she was misunderstood, that she was just trying to make a point and other utter nonsense.  I mean, as I wrote before, even if she wanted just to make a point she should have proceeded in a different, more political should we say, way.

Of course, the woman feels the heat when everyone lambastes her, from the outgoing vice president with choice words to pretty much any sinle newspaper in Colombia.  So in a desperate damage control operation she even went to TV (CNN, RCN, what not) to say that no, it was not that way, she awas misunderstood, there is a blodd pact between her and the Colombian army, etc, etc.

Nice going Ingrid!

Unfortunately for her she is in dire need to change her public relation people because even this blogger can pick two pictures of her that show what a crass manipulation she is attempting to salvage whatever can be salvaged of her political career.  In the first picture, from the BBC article, and the one I saw last night at CNN, we see an Ingrid with drawn hair, not very clean looking, no make up, a widow's outfit, not chic at all.  For crissake, you almost feel like giving her a few coins from you own pocket!

But the second picture, taken a few days earlier, on July 2 as Ms. Betancourt was visiting Colombia for a commemoration of the "Operación Jaque" that freed her, she was way more elegant, with puffed hair and a smart Channel like outfit, Black Berry included and Kroc like crying case.

Least you doubt me I even add an extra picture from another moment of the ceremony with the "Jaque" clearly seen.

I think she is going to need to do much better than that to recover.  Or move outright to France and become a French Poltician.  That should not be too difficult, there are enough "comemierda" left there for her to thrive on.