During the morning of this Tuesday, the second version of the project Base Law obtained general approval in the Chamber of Deputies. The marathon session was defined by 142 affirmative votes, 106 against and 5 abstentions. While the legislators expressed opinions for and against, on a hot day inside the venue, the debate raged minute by minute on social media. And there he expressed himself again Andres Calamarowho in recent times has been generating various controversies with his opinions, as happened with the march in defense of the UBA either the closure of the Argentine Cooks program on Public TV.
On this occasion, everything was triggered by a user who shared a photo of the Unión por la Patria deputy, Rodolfo Tailhade, who had referred to the project as the “Base Pasta Law.” From his anonymous profile on X, where under the alter ego of Ezra Pound fires his self-styled “fascist stand up”, Calamaro quoted the message and joked about the parliamentary day:
“I am not knowledgeable in laws or current events (current events in themselves are a scam because they are supposed to be a projection of reality and are far from it) but it is enough for me to guess who voted against and are crying indignantly, since they display (possess) impeccable morals”. Minutes later, by way of clarification, the singer quoted his own message: “To settle on the opposite sidewalk“, he reinforced in the unofficial account @Galimbe64457296.
It is worth mentioning that the second version of the project presented by the government of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) obtained approval thanks to the majority support of the dialogue blocks (PRO, UCR, Hacemos, Federal Innovation and MPN). The Union for the Homeland, the Left and Workers Front, the socialist bloc and Natalia de la Sota from Córdoba voted against.
Last week, Calamaro had gotten involved in a virtual discussion with Malena Pichot, following the massive march in defense of public education. “During confinement, universities remained open, as did schools and shops.. “The airports continued with their normal activities and did not vaccinate us,” he wrote then. The salmonand among the comments that of the comedian stood out.
“Close the ortho, Andrés”, Pichot replied and began an exchange between both figures: “Malena… To be a comedian you take yourself too seriously. “I continued marching for Palestine and for legal and gratuitous demagoguery.” But he would not stop there, since he referred to the artist again and assured that “you make demagoguery look like one of the fine arts”.
This is not the first time that Calamaro’s statements have sparked controversy. Previously, the former leader of The Rodriguezes had defined as “very good news” the surprise closure of Cocineros Argentinos after 15 seasons on the Public TV screen. “It is not a verbatim phrase, but the rise of chefs on television bothers me”he added.
Then, Andrés deepened his opinions by referring to his own profession. “No musician that I know receives public or private sector salaries: either they hire us or we fight for an advance on royalties or we go to the cap or the box office. The advance is reserved for a minority elite,” said the artist.
“One in every thousand or ten thousand musicians can make a living from playing, singing, producing, organizing concerts or releasing records. Just thinking about workers who receive public salaries is obscene to us, whether they are cooks or scientists.”he added. Then she clarified what she wanted to express with the initial tweet of this controversy: “I never celebrated the suspension of a contract (or layoffs), I only responded sarcastically to another ironic X”.
