-- FOLLOWING THE LEGIONOWO SCANDAL, GAWKOWSKI WRITES TO NOWACKA, SZYDŁO ON THE TAPES, TUSK ON LIBERAL DEMOCRACY - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/10/06

-- IN THEIR FIRST SPOT WITH KOSINIAK, THE PSL DEFINES COMMUNITY AND THE DISPUTE WITH PIS: https://300polityka.pl/news/2018/10/06/polska-nie-jest-ani-pis-u-ani-opozycji-powstrzymajmy-pis-i-polaczmy-znow-polakow-kosiniak-z-jednoczacym-przekazem-w-spocie-psl/

-- THE LEFT HAS RESIGNED ITS DEMANDS TO PLEASE THE ELITES - RAFAŁ WOŚ in conversation with Piotr Witwicki in RZ: “The difference between PiS and the liberals is that PiS devours the appetizers, loudly smacking its lips. The liberals do it quietly. But they do it. Look what happened to the SLD. In 1995, Kwaśniewski was the idol of provincial Poland: Częstochowa, Olkusz, or Koszalin. The same for Miller before the 2001 elections. But then they wanted to please urban elites and ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ so much that one by one they gave up social demands or a more equitable distribution of transformation fruits. The liberals let them live – though only for a while – but hollowed out the left from the inside. They made it stop being the left. Only the signboard remained.”

-- IF SANDERS SPEAKS OF THE NATION, DOES THAT MAKE HIM A FASCIST? - WOŚ CONTINUES IN RZ: “I don't understand why the national packaging causes such fear among the left. In America, we have the left-wing magazine ‘The Nation’. Bernie Sanders speaks of the nation in every other speech. Does that make him a fascist? I don't think so. The slogan ‘nation’ can be both a club to beat enemies with and a way to justify deep redistribution of economic resources.”

-- WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT PEOPLE GOING TO CHURCH? YOU SHOULD BE DOING POLITICS FOR THEM - WOŚ CONTINUES IN RZ: “The left doesn't feel many things. It would like to represent this political community, but too often it is ashamed of it and disgusted by it. Oh God, oh God. What will they think of us in Europe when they see that in our villages people still go to Sunday mass? And what's so terrible about that? These are our people. You should be doing politics for them.” https://www.rp.pl/Plus-Minus/310049869-Rafal-Wos-Nie-przeceniajmy-roli-Kaczynskiego.html&template=restricted

-- KACZYŃSKI IS BETTING ON A FIRE IN EUROPE - JAKUB MAJMUREK: “The PiS leader has never shied away from high-risk politics. Now he is also taking a risk, assuming that the European majority that currently has a problem with his government will be shattered in the upcoming European elections in spring 2019. The PiS leadership is betting on a populist wave in Europe that will sweep away the current order and give him carte blanche to act in Poland.”

-- MAJMUREK ON CREATING A EUROSECTIC ELECTORATE IN POLAND: “The most dangerous thing about all this is that such a policy could – regardless of the actual intentions of the PiS leadership – create a distinct eurosceptic electorate in Poland. Let's consider how Poles will react when, under the influence of the current government's actions, EU funds for Poland are cut, or when the leaders of France and Germany decide on a reset in relations with Putin and Russia, creating a sense of threat in Polish society. TVP and other media close to Nowogrodzka will ensure that blame is taken off PiS and maximally shifted to Brussels, Berlin, or Paris.” https://www.tvn24.pl/magazyn-tvn24/kaczynski-obstawil-pozar-w-europie-duzo-ryzykuje-to-niebezpieczny-zaklad,178,3042

-- ANNA GOLUS IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: REGARDING THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN, THE OPPOSITION RESORTED TO MANIPULATION: “What indeed did the same opposition do, which a few weeks ago accused PiS of wanting to politicize the RPD office? They voted against Dudzińska's appointment as RPD, and reacted to her failure with triumphant shouts and applause, but that's not all. Apparently having no other arguments against PiS's candidate (praised by ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’, and controversial among right-wing commentators, who accused her of, among other things, lacking a clear stance against abortion or supporting the recent protest of disabled people in the Sejm), they resorted to manipulation. Just before the vote, Magdalena Kochan from PO accused Dudzińska of supporting the euthanasia of sick and disabled children, which is – to put it mildly – a very harmful action, because the candidate for RPD has been fighting for years to improve the quality of life for these children and is herself the mother of two sons with disabilities.” https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/polsko-polska-wojna-o-dzieci-155585

-- MARCIN FIJOŁEK ON PO'S CHEAP TRICK AND THE DISORGANIZED PiS CLUB: “The problem is that Platforma's cheap trick fell on fertile ground with a demoralized and disorganized Law and Justice club, as well as short-sighted and simply foolish reactions from Kukiz'15 and PSL politicians. Some were persuaded by MP Kochan, others were confused, and still others were absent from the chamber. The result is that a few votes were missing. If it were about Ms. Agnieszka Dudzińska's specific views or ideas, one could nod and say: they had a right to. But neither Platforma nor anyone else in the entire plenary hall could find fault. Therefore, a cheap, though unfortunately effective, manipulation was used. It's even more despicable because Agnieszka Dudzińska is herself the mother of a disabled child; I recommend Agata Puścikowska's article from ‘Gość Niedzielny’ here. Ryszard Terlecki, who maintains discipline in the PiS parliamentary club on a daily basis, admitted frankly: the ruling party's MPs fell into this trap set by Platforma.”

-- FIJOŁEK ON THE EMBARRASSING CLASHES IN THE SEJM (WIEJSKA): “A cursory glance at legal provisions indicates that there is no prohibition on re-nominating a candidate for the same position. It will likely be necessary to go through the entire procedure again – listen in committee, conduct a debate, etc. – but I think it would be a good reflection for our entire, God help us, political class to re-nominate Ms. Dudzińska for the RPD position. And to elect her to this post. Preferably by acclamation. Truly, there are limits to these embarrassing squabbles on Wiejska.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/415256-fake-newsem-w-rpd-sejm-wystawil-sobie-bardzo-zle-swiadectwo

-- WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI IN GW ON THE BASEMENT WITH TAPES AND THE RUSSIAN THREAD: “The third key to the basement with the tapes might be in the hands of those who stood behind Falenta. They were the actual instigators of the scandal and precisely planned the action of releasing further tapes, thanks to which PiS won the elections in the autumn of 2015. – What we suspected while conducting the wiretapping investigation is being confirmed. The tail wagged the dog. Falenta was only an intermediate link. He wasn't the one who inspired Łukasz N. [the waiter who carried out the wiretaps]. It was the waiter who gave him the idea, he did it so that Falenta thought he was in charge of everything – a former ABW officer who was part of the group investigating the scandal tells ‘Wyborcza’. – The waiters only passed some of the recordings to Falenta. The complete set was given to those who have them to this day and pass them to trusted media – emphasizes our informant. Recently, ‘Polityka’ wrote that the trail leads to Russia and Russian special services. Falenta had indirect contact with them, trading Russian coal.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24008862,falenta-kaminski-rosyjskie-sluzby-kto-trzyma-tasmy-i-co-na.html

-- AGATA KONDZIŃSKA AND IWONA SZPALA IN GW ON HYPOTHESES SURROUNDING THE TAPES: “PiS activists suspect that this rivalry is returning. Morawiecki believes that Ziobro had something to do with the revealed recordings. But someone from the PiS environment calls these speculations nonsense: – Ziobro doesn't care about anything right now as much as Patryk Jaki's victory in Warsaw, so a crisis at the end of the local election campaign is the last thing that is politically beneficial for him.” http://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,24008999,mateusz-morawiecki-podsluchany-w-sowa-i-przyjaciele-kto-w.html

-- PO SENATOR WIESŁAW KILIAN IN A GW ARTICLE ABOUT MORAWIECKI: “It will probably be hard for you to believe, but Mateusz never attached particular importance to money. He simply always tried to perform the tasks assigned to him perfectly. And the fact that he is a specialist in a well-paid sector is another matter – Kilian concludes. – When I sent him an SMS with congratulations after the government's composition was announced, he replied briefly: ‘For the glory of the Homeland’. That's him all over.” http://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,24009093,premier-morawiecki-skad-sie-wzial-i-dlaczego-zrezygnowal-z.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Marian Filar, Jerzy Hausner, Jerzy Markowski, Jerzy Owsiak, Paweł Purski, Hanna Zych-Cisoń, SUNDAY: Maria Szyszkowska, Wojciech Engelking, Bogusław Kośmider.