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2008-11-22 Caribbean-Latin America

Chavez pulls out all the tricks for upcoming vote

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Posted by Steve White 2008-11-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 In the run-up to Sunday's regional and municipal elections, the ~~54-year-old former paratrooper~~ former wardhealer is waging a massive political blitz replete with promises, pronouncements and threats. He has banned some 300 opposition politicians from running, released secretly recorded wiretapped conversations of others and resorted to outright intimidation calling dissidents in his own party "filthy traitors," "sell-outs" and "counter-revolutionaries," while branding opposition politicians "conspirators," and " vile imbeciles."

Prelude to 2012? Got to take a note from true socialist everywhere.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-22 08:18|| 2008-11-22 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Watch Zulia... Oppo's win if they can claim 6 provinces. I dunno, this is a real test of the residual democracy. If you gottem... pray 'em.

Posted by .5MT 2008-11-22 08:42|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-22 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 crowds of red-shirted supporters, who respond by shouting "Hey, ho, Chavez won't go!"

Why would they shout that in English? It doesn't rhyme in Spanish. Does anyone else find that to be curious?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-22 12:10|| 2008-11-22 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 At any rate, Chavez sounds like he's coming to the only end that a tyrant can have.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-22 12:11|| 2008-11-22 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 The thing is, socialism ALWAYS fails. A market of millions of individual decisions always works better than a centrally controlled market ... ALWAYS. Even the Chinese have learned that lesson.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-11-22 17:16|| 2008-11-22 17:16|| Front Page Top

#6 But we believe, crosspatch! If only the right people get in power, it will run, and we will have equality up the a$$.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-11-22 21:07|| 2008-11-22 21:07|| Front Page Top

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