Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Venezuelan elections: Sore losers bitch to Miami Herald, get coverage

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Aren’t they lucky they have the whore media of Gringolandia to indulge them? Venezuela’s government distributed electronic appliances, food and cash totaling tens of millions of dollars in an effort to secure the loyalty of voters in poor sections in … Continue reading →

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10 years of Hugo Chavez. How does Venezuela feel?

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, 1 hour and 40 minutes. If it doesn’t tell you all you need to know, I don’t know what will.(Oh, here–have a Gallup poll. And have a nice day!)

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Les fouquetarderies de la semaine passée

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And now, a message from our sponsors:All right…down to business, and beatings to be administered until morale improves. Here’s who needs to fuck off this week:1. George Fucking Dubya Bush. For continuing to blame the “intelligence failures” for the nonexistent … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Pissed Off | 3 Comments

Economics for Dummies: Trickle-Down Economics in a Nutshell

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Milton Friedman should come and explain this to me! I’ve been waiting here for years and nothing’s trickling down!”

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo’s guardian spirit

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Who else would it be but Tupac Katari?BTW, on a related uppity-natives note, I couldn’t resist this shot either–taken from a social movement march in Tarija:The oppo prefects may want to rethink their whole “autonomy” schtick, because according to ABI, … Continue reading →

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So when do we get a Canadian PSUV?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been saying it (not too loudly around my formerly Conservative dad) for years–if Reform and the Tories could unite the right in this country, why couldn’t the rest of us unite the left and doom those turds to permanent … Continue reading →

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Prop 8, the Musical

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And you’ll never guess who plays Jesus!

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Pissing Jesus Off, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

The Massacre of Pando

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish. Essential documentary about how the fascists of the Bolivian opposition tried–and FAILED–to oust Evo through violence in September (on the 11th, no less. What timing!) Shows the direct involvement of prefectural officials of Pando in the murders … Continue reading →

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Latest Reuters meme: Chavecito as crazy gambler

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Another constitutional amendment referendum for Venezuela. Should it be treated with any semblance of seriousness? Nah. Roll da bonez, sez da ‘ho media… Socialist President Hugo Chavez wants Venezuelans to vote on a constitutional referendum in early 2009 that would … Continue reading →

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Yet another Magic Laptop story you won’t see in the whore media

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Here you go. First the video, in Spanish……and then, I translate the story for you: A captain and antiterrorist investigator of the DIJIN, the Colombian equivalent of the FBI, Ronald Ayden Coy Ortiz, who wrote the report on the computer … Continue reading →

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