-- HENNIG-KLOSKA ON GIERTYCH: HE HAS NEVER BEEN, IS NOT, AND NEVER WILL BE OUR CANDIDATE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE IS NOT ON THE CANDIDATE LIST - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/08/04/ -- SIKORSKI UNDECIEVES THE OPPOSITION - MICHAŁ PŁOCIŃSKI IN RZ: “Why, instead of criticizing the government for its delayed reaction regarding helicopters and its unclear communication with the public, did he decide to stir up public sentiment? Because by taking such a strong stance today, he deprives himself – and the entire opposition – of credibility in criticizing the government, when it is they who irresponsibly heat up the atmosphere, for example, by excessively frightening people with Wagnerites.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art38898741-michal-plocinski-dlaczego-radoslaw-sikorski-wciaz-chce-byc-jastrzebiem -- WE WILL BE AGGRESSIVE AND WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN. EITHER WE WILL TAKE THE ANTI-UKRAINIAN ELECTORATE, OR KONFEDERACJA - SAYS AN IMPORTANT POLITICIAN FROM THE RULING CAMP TO AGATA KONDZIŃSKA IN GW: “PiS will deliberately exploit anti-Ukrainian sentiment in the election campaign. - It won't be anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, but anti-Russian, yet we will clearly and emphatically show that Polish interests are paramount, not Ukrainian ones - explains an important PiS MP to us, wishing to remain anonymous. (...) We have elections, and whether someone likes it or not, we have to address public sentiment. We will thank Poles for the help they have provided to Ukrainians, but we must emphasize that they are not a privileged group in Poland - says our interlocutor from PiS.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,30041123,antyukrainski-zwrot-pis-ujawniamy-strategie-obozu-wladzy.html -- THIS LOOP OF POLISH-UKRAINIAN RELATIONS IS ABSURD. I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE THIS MATTER UNDER THEIR CARE - MIROSŁAW CZECH IN CONVERSATION WITH EDWARD KRZEMIEŃ IN OKO.PRESS: “The majority does not pay attention to the statements of 'some advisor,' because what the president says and how he behaves is important. And Andrzej Duda is currently silent. The thesis that Poland is currently losing because Ukrainians are looking towards Germany and the United States is nonsense. Throughout the years of war, and especially after February 24, 2022, they have gotten to know geography well and painfully realized that 'brotherly' Russia is a sworn enemy that is only waiting for an opportunity to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians. And that death also comes from the even more 'brotherly' Belarus. In such a situation, Poland appears as salvation. And it has proven to be that salvation. Ukrainians do not need to be urged to be grateful to Poles and Poland, because they are currently grateful and will not stop being so in the future. At most, one can cause it to stick in their throat.” -- WE MUST GIVE CREDIT TO THE RULERS FROM PIS THAT FOR A LONG TIME THEY TRIED NOT TO ESCALATE ANTI-UKRAINIAN HYSTERIA, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ROBERT TELUS CORRECTED FALSEHOODS IN THE SEJM - CZECH CONTINUES AT KRZEMIEŃ IN OKO: “We must give credit to the rulers from PiS that for a long time they tried not to escalate anti-Ukrainian hysteria; Minister of Agriculture Robert Telus corrected falsehoods in the Sejm. But the political decision was different, because by defending their support in the countryside, PiS received permission from their leadership to play the anti-Ukrainian card. All the more so because in the matter of 'Ukrainian grain,' anti-Ukrainian sentiment rhymed with anti-EU sentiment. It was the European Commission that negotiated the solution, which is valid until September 15, including additional subsidies for Polish farmers. What is most outrageous about the Polish rulers appealing to the 'gratitude' of Ukrainians is that behind the 'morality' of such appeals lies political and economic calculation. And the more someone struts around in the feathers of ethical role models, the more they want to profit from it. The upcoming elections are for whipping up emotions, especially since the opposition is playing this tune without restraint. Only Russia benefits from this and adds fuel to the fire. And Polish politicians – the rulers and the opposition – are falling right into a scenario written not in Poland, unfortunately.” https://oko.press/miroslaw-czech-to-zapetlenie-stosunkow-polsko-ukrainskich -- NO ONE EVER IN ANY EUROPEAN FORUM, NO ONE IN BERLIN, WOULD ADDRESS THEIR CITIZENS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF POLITICAL DEBATE IN SUCH A SERIOUS MATTER SO OFFENSIVELY - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “Donald Tusk's mockery of the re-emerging threat on the eastern border is a continuation of his treating Poles like primitive natives to whom one can throw trinkets. No one ever in any European forum, no one in Berlin, would address their citizens and other participants of political debate in such a serious matter so offensively.” -- AN OPEN, VULGAR, AND DECEITFUL ATTACK ON THE DEFENDERS OF POLISH BORDERS, CONDUCTED BY POWERFUL MEDIA CONGLOMERATES - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “It will be harder with another threat, which has already appeared many times in the last two years. I'm talking about some powerful commercial media. Their role in replicating every piece of disinformation, attempts to incite panic, and spreading disinformation is obvious. The Russian propaganda machine doesn't need an army of trolls here (Prigozhin is one of its co-creators) to be shocking. The open, vulgar, and deceitful attack on the defenders of Polish borders, conducted by powerful media conglomerates (including those formally belonging to American and German capital) has not resulted in any consequences. Look at the media of the Third Polish Republic: the portrayal of our brave soldiers, border guards, and police officers as alleged criminals continues there. Aggressors are being turned into victims.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/657013-znowu-wyprowadza-cios-w-plecy-obroncow-granic -- APART FROM KONFEDERACJA, PERSONS WHOM PEOPLE TORMENTED BY PIS ARE NOT WAITING FOR AT ALL MAY GET INTO THE SEJM FROM THE LISTS OF PRO-DEMOCRATIC PARTIES - KATARZYNA SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “However, the democratic opposition has different views on many issues, sometimes even irreconcilable ones, such as in the case of abortion. If, additionally, populist politicians or radicals who do not necessarily share the values longed for by people tired of PiS rule, determined to increase their political influence, are admitted to the opposition party lists, then restoring the longed-for peace seems even more impossible.” -- IT SEEMS WRONG FOR SOME INFLUENTIAL JOURNALISTS AND COMMENTATORS TO CALL, FOR EXAMPLE, SZYMON HOŁOWNIA THE GREATEST EVIL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO POLAND. A GREATER THREAT IS TO RAISE EXPECTATIONS, OFTEN BY THE SAME PEOPLE, REGARDING THE ELECTION RESULTS OF KO - SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN CONTINUES: “Looking at the possible post-election balance of power from this perspective, one can conclude that the current diversity of the opposition is good, and the needs of people who declare support for Konfederacja, or little support, but for example for PSL, Agrounia, or Wolnościowcy, can be addressed by pro-democratic parties, not necessarily by taking politicians from these parties onto their lists. These needs likely stem from some deficiencies, a sense of rejection, or threat. The diversity of the pro-democratic opposition may turn out to be an opportunity to win them over to this side. And that is why it seems wrong for some influential journalists and commentators to call, for example, Szymon Hołownia the greatest evil that has happened to Poland. A greater threat is to raise expectations, often by the same people, regarding the election results of KO. The post-election reality, even in the event of a PiS defeat, may turn out to be a considerable disappointment.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2023/08/03/skrzydlowska-kalukin-nie-bedzie-juz-polski-tuska-ani-polski-kaczynskiego/ -- MINISTER, THIS IS OUR COMMON WAR - JACEK ŻAKOWSKI IN GW: “The support of Polish authorities and citizens for Ukraine resisting Putin's aggression is not a favor for which the recipient should be grateful. It is our dog's duty – the realization of Polish constitutional values such as sovereignty, state security, and territorial integrity. There is no doubt that if Ukraine loses, Poland will become much less safe to a far greater extent than any country that is supporting Ukraine today.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30039687,panie-ministrze-to-jest-nasza-wspolna-wojna.html -- PPK PARTICIPANTS HAVE HAD A SENSATIONAL HALF-YEAR - WRITES MACIEJ JASZCZUK ON MACIEJ SAMCIK'S PORTAL SUBIEKTYWNIE O FINANSACH: “Even opponents, however, must admit that the last few months have been extremely favorable for PPK participants. Why? Because a long-unseen (for lack of a better word) bull market has taken hold of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and treasury bonds, after a terrible period for the debt market in 2021 and 2022, are bravely making up for losses.” https://subiektywnieofinansach.pl/rzad-uszczesliwil-polakow-na-sile-uczestnicy-ppk-maja-za-soba-rewelacyjne-polrocze/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Zygmunt Solorz turns 67, Jerzy Wierchowicz, Paweł Majcher, Grzegorz Karpiński.