-- FORMER KNF HEAD ARRESTED, BIELAN ON THE OPPOSITION'S PRIME MINISTER CANDIDATE LEADING IN CONFIDENCE RATINGS - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/11/27/

-- WE MUST SEND A SIGNAL TO THE KREMLIN THAT KYIV WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE WEST SIMILAR TO ISRAEL DURING THE YOM KIPPUR WAR IN 1973 - JANUSZ ONYSZKIEWICZ IN GW: "It is therefore even more important to give a clear signal that regardless of the situation, support for Ukraine similar to what the USA provided Israel is a real possibility. This can be an important element in deterring Russia from taking risky and extremely dangerous actions.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,24214195,po-rosyjskiej-napasci-na-okrety-ukrainskie-jak-zachod-moze.html

-- WILL THE PRESIDENTS OF POLAND AND UKRAINE RISE TO THE OCCASION? - Michał Niewiadomski in RZ: “Sins must be confessed and repentance for committed crimes shown. Without this, history will divide us, not unite us. And Moscow will diligently exploit the discord between the two nations. Presidents Petro Poroshenko and Andrzej Duda have a key role to play in the process of national reconciliation. Will they rise to the occasion?” https://www.rp.pl/Blogi/311269947-Ukraina-cztery-lata-temu-i-dzis.html

-- COLD WAR BETWEEN THE MARSHALS OF THE SEJM AND SENATE - WIKTOR FERFECKI in RZ: “– We took it as a slap in the face – says a Senate official. Deputy Speaker of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz from PO explains to “Rz” that he opposed the new regulations from the beginning. – I protested during Senate presidium meetings – he says. According to our information, it wasn't a coincidence, because Stanisław Karczewski intentionally passed the draft of changes to the ordinance quickly to his deputy from PO, so that he could vehemently oppose it and draw media attention to it. And the matter of changes to the "entry" ordinance is just one more flashpoint in the relations between the marshals of the Sejm and Senate.” https://www.rp.pl/Polityka/311269899-Zimna-wojna-marszalkow-Sejmu-i-Senatu.html&template=restricted

-- WOJCIECH WYBRANOWSKI ON THE MISINTERPRETED LETTER FROM MOSBACHER REGARDING TVN: “As “Do Rzeczy” has established, the Ambassador of the United States to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher, sent a letter to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in which she instructs what Polish government ministers can and cannot say regarding the TVN station, owned by the American company Discovery Communications. In the Prime Minister's circle, this is being called a scandal.” https://www.dorzeczy.pl/kraj/85140/kontrowersyjny-list-amerykanskiej-ambasador.html

-- WE BURNED ALL OTHER BRIDGES - JAKUB MAJMUREK ON FB: “The outrage of the right is all the more amusing because it is precisely the "good change" camp and its media support that have been pursuing a policy for years where Poland has no allies outside of Washington, where we seek no other partners. When discussions about the federalization of Europe, a common European defense policy, arose, in "Gazeta Polska" and its circle, there were shouts that this was against the United States, that Tusk, the German puppet, wanted to push the US out of Europe and hand over the homeland to German-Russian domination. Really, there's no need to wonder why if someone is sent so many signals that they are our only political option, they might end up not treating us very well. Especially if we have truly burned all other bridges.” https://www.facebook.com/100001052263034/posts/2220070991371288/

-- PIS WANTS TO DRAG US INTO ANOTHER CRISIS WITH THE USA - Bartosz T. Wieliński in GW: “PiS ignored all of this, and now they want to prove their steadfastness. In the spring, when the White House decided not to invite Polish leaders until the amendment to the IPN law was changed, it seemed we were dealing with the most serious crisis in relations with the USA since 1989. Does PiS really want to drag us into another one?” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,24215252,trolle-atakuja-ambasador-mosbacher-czy-pis-wpakuje-nas-w-kolejny.html

-- THE PIS OFFENSIVE HAS ENDED - RAFAŁ CHWEDORUK in wiadomości.co: “Undoubtedly, we are dealing with a change in the situation, which does not negate the fact that PiS enjoys and will continue to enjoy higher support than any other party. Nevertheless, it is difficult to point to any premises now that would indicate that this lead could further increase. The cycle of events – from the appointment of Mateusz Morawiecki as Prime Minister to the second round of local elections – has changed Polish politics. The PiS offensive has ended, and perhaps something akin to trench warfare has emerged, where both sides are capable of achieving tactical successes. Perhaps Polish politics has returned to the state it was in before the last parliamentary elections; we know that PiS will win, but we will not know who will have how many seats in the Sejm until the last moment.” https://wiadomo.co/prof-rafal-chwedoruk-skonczyla-sie-ofensywa-pis/

-- ŁUKASZ PAWŁOWSKI IN KULTURA LIBERALNA ON THE UNCRITICAL APOLOGY OF TUSK: “No one denies journalists the right to their own opinions and to present them in opinion sections. However, there is a line between political views and uncritical apology. A white horse emerging from the mist, with Donald Tusk dressed in a suit and an unbuttoned shirt at the collar – half smiling, half contemplative. Calm, angelic music in the background. This is not another joke about the former Prime Minister's supporters, but an official, serious clip announcing the cover story of the latest “Newsweek.” And further proof that journalists have completely lost professional distance from “their” politicians.”

-- SIMILAR EMBARRASSMENT SHOULD BE CAUSED BY THE EULOGIES OF OPPOSITION MEDIA TOWARDS POLITICIANS ON THE OTHER SIDE - PAWŁOWSKI CONTINUES IN KL: “The laudatory speeches for Jarosław Kaczyński and – less often – Andrzej Duda or Mateusz Morawiecki, delivered in a race by right-wing media, rightly provoke ironic comments among PiS opponents. But similar embarrassment should be caused by the eulogies of "opposition" media towards politicians on the other side. No one denies journalists the right to their own opinions and to openly present them in opinion sections. Many excellent newspapers even decide to officially support a candidate before important elections and justify their decision in a special, editorial article. However, there is a line between political views and uncritical apology. The latter not only does not serve journalists and the media's already tarnished credibility. It usually doesn't serve the politicians whom these journalists want to help so much either.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2018/11/27/pawlowski-lis-tusk-kaczynski-bialy-kon-superman/

-- THEY WANTED TO COVER UP THE KNF AFFAIR - Ewa Ivanova in GW: “There is also a second aspect to this story. We have information from several sources that banker Leszek Czarnecki (to whom the head of the Financial Supervision Authority, Marek Chrzanowski, made a corrupt offer of "peace in exchange for PLN 40 million" on March 28) was to be arrested in connection with the GetBack case. The bank owned by the businessman sold GetBack bonds without proper permits. – Czarnecki was convinced that he would be arrested on November 9. This would cover up the KNF matter – says our informant.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24214732,zbagatelizowac-sprawe-i-zatrzymac-czarneckiego-jak-chcieli.html

-- LESZEK BALCEROWICZ IN RZ ON THE STATE-PIS.PL REPORT: “In this situation, civil monitoring of changes in the prosecution service and the decisions of its officials is of great importance. This is served by the pioneering report "The Prosecution Under Special Supervision" (www.panstwo-pis.pl). It shows the enormous changes in the prosecution service since 2016, especially the staffing of practically all management positions by an informal group of people linked by ideological, social, and family ties. The report also presents examples of dubious actions and omissions by specific prosecutors. The report is an opening balance for the panstwo-pis.pl portal, which will monitor changes in the prosecution service and the actions of prosecutors. I encourage active cooperation.” http://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1391149-Prokuratura:-zle-dzialajacy-system.html

-- BEATA BIEL DESCRIBES WHAT THE PUBLIC GAINED FROM UNDERCOVER REPORTS: “If it weren't for so-called undercover journalism, the Polish public would never have learned about numerous irregularities. Without journalists, including TVN reporters, pathologies would not have seen the light of day. (...) Jacek Hugo-Bader also showed a different world, usually unknown to the audience, in his undercover reports. He twice went undercover as a homeless person to check how excluded people feel in capitalism.” https://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/dziennikarstwo-wcieleniowe-w-polsce-i-tvn,887094.html

-- ŁUKASZ PAWŁOWSKI ON HOW INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENTS PRIVATIZE PUBLIC SERVICES - IN KL: “After the "solidarity" governments of the United Right, solidarity will fare just as poorly in Poland as before them. And if they bring further discreditation to the state's credibility, instead of the advent of "Solidary Poland," we will face a second wave of privatization. Just as in the 1990s an inefficient state pushed enterprises onto the market, so today the state's inefficiency pushes people seeking better quality services onto the market. And no appeals to the good of the homeland, patriotism, or the intellectual ethos will stop this process. I don't know about you, but I use private healthcare, I have absolutely no faith in the ZUS pension, and my children – if my household budget allows – I will send to a private school. I am already saving money for this – from the 500+ program.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2018/11/27/pawlowski-pis-polska-solidarna-prywatyzacja/

-- BIRTHDAYS: Anna Kamińska, Stanisław Gawłowski turns 50.