-- 59 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION SILENCE, 140 DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. -- TOMCZYK ON SENATE SEAT NEGOTIATIONS, PLATFORMA ASKS ABOUT MYSTERIOUS DEATHS - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/08/13/ -- ZDANOWSKA INSTEAD OF TUSK AGAINST DUDZKI? - DZIENNIK ŁÓDZKI FRONT PAGE: https://www.egazety.pl/polska-press/e-wydanie-polska-dziennik-lodzki.html -- WP ON ŁOPIŃSKI IN THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA ON BACIARELLEGO STREET - AS WRITTEN BY SYLWESTER RUSZKIEWICZ: “As Wirtualna Polska has learned, Maciej Łopiński – former presidential minister and close associate of Jarosław Kaczyński – has been living in a presidential villa in the center of Warsaw for four years. Łopiński pays PLN 2.9 thousand for the 73-square-meter apartment plus operational fees. Unofficially, the PiS chairman personally supported the politician in his efforts to obtain the apartment.” -- THE CHAIRMAN VISITS ŁOPIŃSKI - CONTINUES RUSZKIEWICZ: “According to our findings, Łopiński's apartment is located in a side part of the villa, with a separate entrance and a restaurant right next door. This allows the former minister to freely receive Chairman Kaczyński without the knowledge of the other residents. Besides Łopiński, the villa is also home to: former Sejm Marshal Marek Kuchciński (for whom the Chancellery of the Sejm pays PLN 4.1 thousand monthly), as well as the Head of the President's Chancellery Halina Szymańska and Andrzej Duda's advisor – Prof. Andrzej Zybertowicz. Until recently, the head of the President's chancellery, Krzysztof Szczerski, also resided there.” https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/maciej-lopinski-mieszka-od-4-lat-w-prezydenckiej-willi-ujawniamy-szczegoly-6412796271158913a -- THE CHURCH SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER WHETHER TO LIMIT STATEMENTS ON LGBT UNTIL THE ELECTION: “In this situation, the Church should, in my opinion, seriously consider whether to limit statements concerning LGBT for the next two months. Neither the Sejm is now discussing the introduction of civil unions or same-sex marriages into law, nor is anything happening at the moment that would require constant attention to this issue. Perhaps it is worth considering this now, rather than complaining later that the Church is being politicized again and that PiS opponents are starting to treat it as a political enemy.” https://www.rp.pl/Analizy/190819871-Szuldrzynski-Kosciol-LGBT-i-kampania-wyborcza.html -- PERHAPS THEY SHOULD FIGHT PEDOPHILIA IN THE CHURCH WITH SUCH FEROCITY? - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ ON ONET: “The chairman has the support of a significant portion of the main actors of the Polish Church in the war against LGBT. It’s a shame that Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski and Father Tadeusz Rydzyk do not fight pedophiles in cassocks with equal ferocity. I would even venture to say that they do not fight them at all.” https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/newsletter-onetu-andrzej-stankiewicz-prezesie-nie-mieszaj-brata-do-lgbt/kd22bkv -- THE DOWNFALL OF PSL - KRYSTYNA NASZKOWSKA IN GW: “Chairman Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was so afraid of accusations of favoring LGBT demands that he led his party to ruin. Who pushed him to do this?” -- NASZKOWSKA ON BALASZ'S ROLE: “When asked about the origin of the Polish Coalition idea, PSL politicians quietly whisper: Artur Balazs is behind this idea, also supported by Aleksander Hall. It is worth remembering that one of Balasz’s closest associates – Marek Zagórski – is a minister in the Morawiecki government. The trail thus leads to the ruling camp. The idea of the Polish Coalition emerged at a time when Kosiniak-Kamysz was going through difficult times. Even his close associates made jibes about him supporting homosexual movements alongside PO. They mocked him for applauding Leszek Jażdżewski, who attacked the Church in a lecture at the University of Warsaw. Criticism from the Church for allegedly pushing the Party towards left-wing movements probably hurt him even more – after all, the entire Kosiniak-Kamysz family has always been known for staying close to church hierarchy. At one point, the LGBT movement became an obsession for the PSL chairman. He was so afraid of being considered a proponent of gender equality that he didn't realize he was leading his own party to ruin, just to protect himself from such an accusation.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,25080790,dlaczego-psl-nie-poszedl-z-platforma-kulisy-naglego-zwrotu.html -- KRZYSZTOF KILIAN ON GW OPINIONS ABOUT POLAND'S WITHDRAWAL FROM PLAYING A ROLE IN BRUSSELS: “Approximately 200 members of the cabinets of individual new commissioners will likely enter the offices of the new European Commission (the exact number depends on agreements in the new term – in the previous EC there were over 200, including Juncker's cabinet). These are important positions because it is in the cabinets that draft decisions of the European Commission on various matters are prepared. When the previous European Commission was appointed five years ago, a total of 16 Polish officials were appointed to the cabinets – four in Elżbieta Bieńkowska's cabinet and 12 in the cabinets of other commissioners. In this regard, we were the third-largest group after Germany and France. This success is unlikely to be repeated.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,25069890,czesciowy-polexit-juz-sie-dokonal.html -- PROF. FLIS ON PM MORAWIECKI'S CAMPAIGN IN SILESIA - in Jacek Gądek's article on Gazeta.pl: “When someone tries hard, it's nice, but it's important not to 'overdo it' [excessive PR efforts – ed. note]. However, pushiness and overzealousness can be worse than sabotage. But what else can Morawiecki do? If he says he prefers pork schnitzel over żurek and rolada, it would definitely hurt him in Silesia – jokes Prof. Jarosław Flis, sociologist from Jagiellonian University. – As long as people don't start perceiving this as a trick for the common folk, it will work.” -- PIS WILL NOT GAIN ANY STUNNING PROFITS IN SILESIA - FLIS IN GĄDEK'S ARTICLE: “PiS's results in the Katowice constituency are not overwhelming, although the PiS trend in Silesia is upward. In 2015, PiS secured 32.92% here, and PO – 28.37%. The most votes at the time were obtained by Prof. Marian Zembala – a respected cardiologist and former Minister of Health – with 53,000 votes. Will Morawiecki improve this result? There is no opinion within PiS that Morawiecki will break the bank in Katowice. – But he will certainly not weaken the list. I expect a very good result – says a PiS politician connected with Silesia. However, without excessive optimism. He adds: – I think the Prime Minister can achieve Zembala's result. Borys Budka [the lead candidate on the PO list in Katowice, thus the Prime Minister's direct rival] will certainly not gain record support, I am absolutely sure of that – he laughs. Prof. Jarosław Flis, sociologist from Jagiellonian University: – In my opinion, Morawiecki in Silesia will not be any kind of Wunderwaffe. He will not bring any stunning profits to PiS.” http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,25069037,mateusz-morawiecki-w-kampanii-staje-sie-slazakiem.html -- PIOTR PACEWICZ CHALLENGES THE PRIME MINISTER'S THESIS ABOUT CONSERVATIVE WOMEN: “Polls versus the prime minister. Contrary to Morawiecki's exclamations that 'our Polish women' form a wall against 'ideological fads,' men are more conservative. Women, especially those under 40, are revolutionaries by Polish standards: 63% support same-sex marriage, 66% support abortion on demand. They are more left-wing, less right-wing than men.” https://oko.press/morawiecki-polki-na-strazy-polskich-wartosci-a-nie-ideologicznych-fanaberii-nieprawda-wola-fanaberie/ -- ON PIOTR GLIŃSKI'S INTERVIEW FOR 300POLITYKA BY DAWID KARPIUK IN NEWSWEEK: “For now, the ball is rolling and will probably continue for a while. In the company of the mediocre but loyal. Among safe museum collections, historical reconstructions, inferior but sellable artists, poor but dictated journalists. A world of people who have never read Tokarczuk anyway. You can listen to Bayer Full together. Remember Henry Mann's 'Professor Unrat.' Or watch the film 'The Blue Angel' made based on it. There's a beautiful scene where Professor Rath, betrayed by Lola and ridiculed by the townspeople, begins to understand that he has lost. That he chased a dream that could not come true. He realizes how much he has lost. But who knows: perhaps the adventure with Lola was worth it, Mr. Prime Minister.” https://www.newsweek.pl/opinie/premier-glinski-ubolewa-a-ja-razem-z-nim/zm6wx8t -- GW ON GLIŃSKI'S INTERVIEW FOR 300: “Paweł Pawlikowski made a PiS-style film, Poland has had democracy for a short time, and Danuta Holecka has managed to emerge from the underground. These are conclusions from an interview given by Culture Minister Piotr Gliński to the 300Polityka service.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75410,25080082,piotr-glinski-nasi-opozycjonisci-zazdroszcza-nam-prezesa.html -- WOJCIECH TUMIDALSKI ASKS IN RZ ABOUT POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SERIES OF SUICIDES IN PRISONS: “The death of Brunon Kwiecień, convicted of preparing an attack on the Sejm, may be puzzling for some. An expert opinion indicated that the causes of death were 'medical.' I want to believe that this was indeed the case. People die both in freedom and in prison. This is normal. But for the life and safety of those behind bars, specific people are responsible, and we know their names. From guard to minister. But it's an election campaign, a bad time for resignations. And what about the high standards that are supposedly in place?” https://www.rp.pl/Opinie/190819884-Wojciech-Tumidalski-o-smierci-Dawida-Kosteckiego-i-Brunona-Kwietnia-czas-na-dymisje.html -- THE MYSTERY OF KOSTECKI'S DEATH - ON THE FRONT PAGE OF GW: “The prosecutor's office downplays the note from the examination of Dawid Kostecki's body, although strange marks were found on his neck. And the investigation into the moral affair in Podkarpacie has been assigned to a freshly minted prosecutor.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,25081945,jak-zginal-dawid-kostecki-czy-prokuratura-wyjasni-smierc-bokse.html -- ADAM BODNAR ONCE AGAIN DENIES HE WAS GOING TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT: https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/adam-bodnar-nie-zamierzam-kandydowac-w-zadnych-wyborach/6cmgprd -- TOMASZ SZATKOWSKI - POLISH AMBASSADOR TO NATO ON THE BENEFITS OF FORT TRUMP - says DGP: “On the contrary. Providing such an aggregated sum drew attention to the Polish offer, creating a very positive political climate. There are certain paradoxes here. In reality, $2 billion in the context of the projects we are talking about is not a large sum. If we were to accurately estimate indirect costs, such as, for example, clearing space for training grounds that will serve Polish and American troops, then our support could be presented in the context of much larger sums. A similar story is associated with the slogan 'Fort Trump,' whose use by President Andrzej Duda ensured the initiative recognition, while giving symbolic acknowledgment to the administration that decided on such a transformation of American military presence. There was also a certain risk that our initiative would fall victim to association with only one political option in the USA. This risk materialized in greater skepticism towards our efforts among some of our European allies. In Washington, however, thanks to communication with both forces in Congress, we managed to minimize this risk. The result was bipartisan support for our endeavors expressed in the budget laws for 2019 and 2020.” https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/polityka/artykuly/604983,fort-trump-promocja-rozmowa-szatkowki-mon.html -- FERENC WITHDRAWS FROM RUNNING FOR SEJM - NOWINY RZESZOWSKIE FRONT PAGE: https://www.egazety.pl/polska-press/e-wydanie-gazeta-codzienna-nowiny.html -- THE KWAŚNIEWSKIS IN MAZURIA ON THE FRONT PAGE OF FAKT:https://www.egazety.pl/axel-springer/e-wydanie-fakt.html -- KAJA PUTO TALKS WITH THE AUTHOR OF THE POLITICAL CRITIQUE BESTSELLER - KAROL TRAMMER - ABOUT HOW POLISH RAILWAYS WERE DESTROYED: “- The last sin is the so-called demand phasing out, i.e., intentionally discouraging passengers from using trains, which was initially treated as a conspiracy theory and later confirmed in official documents. For example, they ran two trains a day, the morning one at 3:22 AM, and the second at 2:39 PM, so fewer and fewer people used them, and PKP could say the line was unprofitable and close it. And then a tangle of companies appeared, and people didn't even know where to write requests to keep their connection to the world.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/kolej-pociagi-ostre-ciecie-karol-trammer-rozmowa/ -- TRAMMER'S BOOK AS AN EBOOK: https://wydawnictwo.krytykapolityczna.pl/ostre-ciecie-jak-niszczono-polska-kolej-karol-trammer-762#utm_source=KP.PL&utm_campaign=ostre-ciecie-jak-niszczono-polska-kolej-karol-trammer -- SURGEONS HAVE FULL HANDS DUE TO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS - GAZETA STOŁECZNA: “- It is high time to regulate where and at what speed scooters can be used – says Dr. Marcin Socha, a surgeon from the hospital at Lindleya Street.” http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,25082458,przez-hulajnogi-chirurdzy-maja-pelne-rece-roboty-niemal-kazdego.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Bronisław Korfanty, Małgorzata Baczyńska, Magda Sakowska, Michał Oblizajek, Piotr Stasiak.