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Fear doesn't travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next. --Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, October 21, 1996
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Author Archives: Sabina Becker
Same old story, same old song and dance, my friend
Cartoonist Carlos Latuff nails what’s really going on in Bolivia. Just change the “Brazilian” to “US” and you’ll understand what’s going on in the US media, too. What do you bet Juan Forero* wrote this garbage in the WaHoPo today? … Continue reading
Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?
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The truth about Pando
This ought to put to rest once and for all the notion that the Bolivian opposition is peaceful and nonviolent: Walter Martínez of the VTV program Dossier spells it all out. Video in Spanish, but don’t let that deter you; … Continue reading
Posted in All About Evo, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't That Illegal?
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Unasur meets in Chile
And the support for Bolivia and Venezuela was unmistakable:Video in Spanish. Note the Chilean demonstrators (who are mostly white and middle class!) chanting “Uh, ah, Evo no se va” and “Chávez, amigo, el pueblo está contigo!”Proof, in case anybody needed … Continue reading
Posted in All About Evo, Chile Sin Queso, Huguito Chavecito
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Quotable: Lynda “Wonder Woman” Carter on Sarah Palin
These bracelets deflect bullshit too, bitch!“Don’t get me started. She’s the anti-Wonder Woman. She’s judgmental and dictatorial, telling people how they’ve got to live their lives. And a superior religious self-righteousness … that’s just not what Wonder Woman is about. … Continue reading
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You can’t fire me, I quit!
Ha ha…someone please tell Washington that they can’t expel an ambassador… A U.S. official said Friday that the United States is considering expelling Venezuelan ambassador in retaliation for the expulsion of the U.S. ambassador to Caracas.The move came after Venezuelan … Continue reading
Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak
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Festive Left Friday Blogging: No more diversions!
A catchy ode to the President of Ecuador and his putting a stop to all the bullshit and getting the house in order.
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Yankee Go Home, times two
So…Evo has ordered Philip Goldberg to pack his bags, and in solidarity, Chavecito has done the same with Patrick Duddy: President Chavez announced today that he has decided to send home the US ambassador, and has given him 72 hours … Continue reading
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That Hugo Chavez–so paranoid!
Um, yeah. So Chavecito’s always banging on about coup plans and other magnicidal nefarious plots being hatched against him? Well, now we know he’s not exaggerating or just making shit up. A little birdie sent Mario Silva, the host of … Continue reading
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WSJ turns self inside out over Chavez, unions
Ha, ha…the poor Wall Street Journal. When it comes to Venezuela, it doesn’t know which part of its britches to soil first. Should it slam unions, the usual conservative suspect for every economic thing that goes wrong anywhere? Or should … Continue reading
Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!
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