Author Archives: Sabina Becker

ZOMG communism!!!

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh shit, that evil commie dictator went and nationalized Venezuela’s rice production! Oh shit oh shit oh shit…Oh. Wait. What’d the UN just say about Venezuela again? The representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Venezuela, … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 3 Comments

Chavecito shut-up redux

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I can tell Reuters just couldn’t keep this one to themselves… It’s something few people can tell Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: stop talking.Chavez, whose speeches often stretch five hours or more, said on Sunday his doctor told him to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Under the Name of Spain | 7 Comments

Half-Moon Madness: Not just some Bolivian thing, apparently

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Don’t come ’round tonight,‘Cause it’s bound to take your life–There’s a bad moon on the rise… –John Fogerty, “Bad Moon Rising” Just when you thought it was safe to go out walking in the moonlight, there’s a whole new band … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Two you’re not likely to hear on commercial radio

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From Venezuela’s own Dame Pa’ Matala, my latest musical crush:“En favor de la paz”. Crazy hippie peacenikkery never sounded better! Stick around till the end and you’ll even hear a bit of German.And one whose chorus requires no translation. Something … Continue reading →

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People who seriously need to STFU

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Who, this week, might it be…to feel the wrath, the wrath of me…and the hand of Mr. T? Read on:1. Scott Fucking Easterling. Where was this oh-so-patriotic questioner of presidential legtimacy when Dubya stole the White House–twice? For that matter, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Chavecito phones in

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and recites a poem he wrote to honor his friend and army comrade, Luís Felipe Acosta Carlez, who was ambushed and killed (Chavecito swears it was done by the then-infamous Venezuelan secret police, the DISIP) on March 1, 1989, during … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Because we’re overdue for more Evo

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And who doesn’t love Evo?This is yet another of those “just because” pix:Posted just because it’s a nice pic of a man who’s so very fine…and I like it.

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Inevitable fallout from the economic crisis

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A woman I know at the Unfiltered News Network forum was recently let go from her job. It’s a story you’re bound to hear ad nauseam from people if you haven’t already, but this one got at least a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Karma 1, Dogma 0 | 1 Comment

Economics for Dummies: The Greenspan Effect

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Karma also has invisible hands–at least two that I’m aware of. And both have just landed upside this clown’s head.

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More fun, frivolous analysis of the Venezuelan referendum

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Popular Venezuelan bloguero Okrim Al Qasal has some interesting insights for us into how last week’s referendum to remove term limits from the Venezuelan constitution went. Let’s follow his bouncing ball (with segments in bold type and indent translated by … Continue reading →

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