Iker Jiménez, VOX and the 'I don't know anyone' that doesn't add up
Iker Jiménez justifies VOX's absence from Horizonte by saying he doesn't know them, but his guest list includes non-parliamentary figures.
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Iker Jiménez's 'I don't know anyone from VOX'
On his programme Horizonte, Iker Jiménez dismissed the absence of VOX voices with a phrase that has acted like a match. He said he doesn't invite politicians and that he simply doesn't know anyone from VOX. The defence, initially harmless, backfired as soon as someone reviewed the guest list. Because the presenter doesn't just know politicians: he knows some who have never set foot in Congress. The supposed veto against VOX has been causing a stir for days.
Which guests has Horizonte antiestéticatured?
The most repeated argument is that the programme doesn't seat anyone with a seat in parliament, neither from the PP nor the PSOE, but it has antiestéticatured figures from non-parliamentary groups, such as Vaquero or representatives of Iustitia Europa. For part of the audience, that dismantles the excuse of not knowing them: you can disagree with a party's acronym and still invite them. For others, it reinforces just the opposite: that the presenter avoids parties with parliamentary representation as a general rule, not out of a grudge against one specific party. An unimportant but revealing detail: among the stories circulating, one describes a chance encounter, at midnight at a petrol station in Guadarrama, with a former collaborator of the programme.
PP and PSOE: the double standard attributed to him
Some claim that Horizonte attacks the PSOE relentlessly while moderating its tone when it comes to the PP. Against that is the fact that Jiménez built his brand outside party politics, based on mystery and conspiracy, not rallies. The most cynical calculation sums it up thus: if the programme has an audience, the colour of its guests matters less than the revenue it generates.
If he doesn't know anyone from VOX, why the excuse?
The third reading points to survival. With a presenter who has been on air for more than two decades exploring the occult, the risk of being pigeonholed with a specific party is real. The phrase 'I don't know anyone' would then work as a shield, not a confession. The problem is that the shield, repeated, ends up sounding like an alibi.
With more than twenty years on air and an audience that puts up with anything, the open question is no longer who Iker Jiménez knows. It's why that particular list of acquaintances suddenly became news.
On his programme Horizonte, Iker Jiménez dismissed the absence of VOX voices with a phrase that has acted like a match. He said he doesn't invite politicians and that he simply doesn't know anyone from VOX. The defence, initially harmless, backfired as soon as someone reviewed the guest list. Because the presenter doesn't just know politicians: he knows some who have never set foot in Congress. The supposed veto against VOX has been causing a stir for days.
Which guests has Horizonte antiestéticatured?
The most repeated argument is that the programme doesn't seat anyone with a seat in parliament, neither from the PP nor the PSOE, but it has antiestéticatured figures from non-parliamentary groups, such as Vaquero or representatives of Iustitia Europa. For part of the audience, that dismantles the excuse of not knowing them: you can disagree with a party's acronym and still invite them. For others, it reinforces just the opposite: that the presenter avoids parties with parliamentary representation as a general rule, not out of a grudge against one specific party. An unimportant but revealing detail: among the stories circulating, one describes a chance encounter, at midnight at a petrol station in Guadarrama, with a former collaborator of the programme.
PP and PSOE: the double standard attributed to him
Some claim that Horizonte attacks the PSOE relentlessly while moderating its tone when it comes to the PP. Against that is the fact that Jiménez built his brand outside party politics, based on mystery and conspiracy, not rallies. The most cynical calculation sums it up thus: if the programme has an audience, the colour of its guests matters less than the revenue it generates.
If he doesn't know anyone from VOX, why the excuse?
The third reading points to survival. With a presenter who has been on air for more than two decades exploring the occult, the risk of being pigeonholed with a specific party is real. The phrase 'I don't know anyone' would then work as a shield, not a confession. The problem is that the shield, repeated, ends up sounding like an alibi.
With more than twenty years on air and an audience that puts up with anything, the open question is no longer who Iker Jiménez knows. It's why that particular list of acquaintances suddenly became news.
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