Monthly Archives: March 2013

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, hi there, Majunche Capriles Radonsky! So nice to see you looking so perky. Bet you think you’ve got an easy victory ahead of you now that your true rival is in his coffin. And you’re no doubt grinning because … Continue reading →

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Globomojón is in trouble!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well. THIS is a shocker. From Venezuelanalysis, news you won’t hear every day in the crapaganda media (to which Globomojón belongs): Globovision, an opposition news television station, announced yesterday that it has accepted a buyout offer, to be carried out … Continue reading →

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Where will Chavecito’s final resting place be?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Chávez deserves to rest in the National Pantheon! Share if you agree.” (Graphic making the rounds of Facebook lately.) Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Does that man ever rest? Nope. Even dead, he’s still stirring the old soup in characteristic Chavecito … Continue reading →

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How crazy are the Venezuelan oppos?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So crazy, they mistake Chavecito’s successor for this man: That tall man with the thick dark hair? That’s NOT Nicolás Maduro. That’s Richard Peñalver. He’s not a politician; he’s an ordinary citizen, one of the Chavista defenders of Llaguno Bridge … Continue reading →

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Evo, the president of the Bolivianas

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Why are these Bolivian women smiling? Because this Women’s Day, their president showed that he takes gender-based violence seriously: On Saturday, in the southwestern department of Potosí, the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, promulgated the Integral Law to guarantee women … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Chavecito vs. King Shut-up

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’m head of state because a majority elected me, and they call my country a dictatorship.” “I’m head of state because a dictator installed me, and they call my country a democracy.” All of this is true. Chavecito has been … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: All for Chavecito, Chavecito for all!

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First up, a little gloom-and-doom music from Globomojón: Ha, ha, psych. Actually, that’s Ska-P, the Spanish anarchist ska-punk band. They used to think that Chavecito was just another “authoritarian socialist” — a complete contradiction in terms, of course, since real … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Poopcakes

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! This week, we get painfully literal with the crappy bit; Ikea’s been having more trouble with food gone wrong. This week, it was cakes contaminated with fecal coliform bacteria. Diarrhea, anyone? Some nausea and vomiting, perhaps? Urgh. … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s finest hour

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, all right…his finest 48 hours: Honestly, I never get tired of watching this. It really is endlessly inspiring AND informative. Anyone who seriously thinks that the Bolivarian Revolution was all about Chávez, and ONLY Chávez, is delusional. The revolution … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Henry Ramos Allup on the death of Hugo Chávez

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’m more afraid of Chávez physically dead than alive, because the opposition will be defeated in elections all over again.” And of course, as head of the “liberal” Venezuelan opposition party Acción Democrática, the same to which the reviled, corrupt, … Continue reading →

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