Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Chavecito drops another bombshell

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

He says that if he were a person of any power in the US, he would follow Ecuador’s example and convene a constitutional assembly–democratically elected–to write a new constitution. And if that sounds shocking, remember–the original US constitution was not … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo at the UN

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I get the feeling that I’m not the only woman who likes this humble honey…and as proof, I present these shots taken at the recent UN meeting:Michelle Bachelet’s body language tells me all I need to know about how she … Continue reading →

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Chavecito anti-American? Shyeah, right.

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Unfortunately, the man’s own words, taken straight up, undercut every bullshit thing that’s ever been said about him (usually by people mistranslating him or taking him out of context, or just plain old making shit up). So here he is … Continue reading →

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I’ve been IncaKola’d!

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Shucks, folks, I’m speechless again.Otto has also added me to his blogroll (muchas gracias!), which is the first time I’ve been blogrolled by a finance wonk, to my knowledge anyway.And he really made my day with this hot ‘n’ juicy … Continue reading →

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More non-evidence of nonexistent coup plots in Venezuela

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Just a little innocent military hardware that could bring down a presidential plane. Nothing to see here, move along folks…Don’t you love all these dastardly, nefarious things that are not happening down there? From Aporrea, the latest: On Tuesday, Venezuelan … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Consent is WHAT???

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

No shit, some lame-ass homophobic pervert actually said this: Investigators said their two-year probe into allegations of child pornography and abuse focused on convicted tax evader Tony Alamo and his ministry, described by its critics as a cult.Alamo claimed in … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Wajdi Mouawad on art and politics

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Now, as one functionary to another, this is the second thing that I wanted to tell you: no government, in showing contempt for artists, has ever been able to survive. Not one. One can, of course, ignore them, corrupt them, … Continue reading →

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Legal eagles shit on HRW

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, one of those things that make you want to crow…or just watch somebody else eat it: Attorneys belonging to the American Association of Jurists rejected the content of the report on human rights in Venezuela presented by José … Continue reading →

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Schloppenheimer: pigeonholing Lugo, or trying to (and failing)

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Gotta love that Andres Oppenheimer (she said, dripping heavy sarcasm). The Miami Herald’s resident narcissist-wankerist was down in Paraguay this week to ask stupid questions of the new president, Fernando Lugo, and to get some sensible, if frustratingly (for the … Continue reading →

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There they go, with their tails between their legs…

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…singin’ doo wah ditty ditty dum ditty doo… José Miguel Vivanco and Daniel Wilkinson, on their way out of Maiquetía Airport in Venezuela, en route to São Paulo, Brazil, looking like two walking peptic ulcers. So, some people are wringing … Continue reading →

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