Author Archives: Sabina Becker

A patriotic country song that doesn’t suck

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Here you go–enjoy. (I promise it will make you cry. Thanks to Corey for sending me the link!)

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Conquest of the East

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A study in “soft” imperialism. A French documentary with subtitles in Spanish:Presented on VTV by journalist Erika Ortega Sanoja, with commentary and discussion by US/Venezuelan author-attorney Eva Golinger, and French sociologist Romain Mingus.This doc is particularly relevant for Venezuelans right … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: What’s in this yummy Bolivian soup, again?

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

El Duderino alerts us to a Bolivian “delicacy” you may want to either seek out or pass on, depending on your sexual whims and/or strength of stomach. He also suggests a serving of it for Simon Romero, the NYT’s resident … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, Stupid Sex Tricks | 6 Comments

Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Sheriff and the Judge

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know who’s the bigger pig here, the sheriff who thinks his badge guarantees him the right to rape–or the judge who doesn’t consider him a menace to society: A former North Texas sheriff pleaded guilty in federal court … Continue reading →

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That whole “good leftist/bad leftist” thing…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…got just a tee-tiny titch more meaningless today. From Aporrea, an interesting little note: The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, confirmed yesterday in Honduras that she would travel to Cuba “without any type of inhibitions” to make the first official … Continue reading →

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Venevisión’s subliminal media coup revealed

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, I noted with some approval how Venevisión, the putschist commercial station, appeared to have mended its ways with regard to Chavecito. Well, guess what, kiddies: there was apparently an ulterior motive to that hour-long interview. See if you can … Continue reading →

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So…about that “anti-semitic climate” in Venezuela…

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

To hear the lamestream media up here tell it, Venezuela is well down on the slippery slope to being the next Nazi Germany. If it’s not Chavecito’s cordial relations with Iran, it’s that synagogue mishegoss. Apparently all this is “evidence” … Continue reading →

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Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Preacher Man from Down Under

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I feel for Australia right now. Not only do they have dozens of bushfires and nearly 200 gruesome deaths to deal with, they also have fundamentalist fools who insist on twisting the tragedy to their own ends. Case in point: … Continue reading →

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Yep, those Venezuelan oppos sure throw great, big marches.

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Bwahahahaha:What? You want both sides of the story? Okay, here you go–compare and contrast with the Chavecito video here.And don’t say I never give you the other side of things!

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Pride goes before…uh, what was the saying again?

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Whatever it is, it seems to have hit some Middle Eastern plutocrats’ paradise or other… Local police have found at least 3,000 automobiles — sedans, SUVs, regulars — abandoned outside Dubai International Airport in the last four months. Police say … Continue reading →

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