Category Archives: All About Evo

Ollanta, Evo. Evo, Ollanta.

This is such a nice shot of Ollanta and Evo that I was tempted to save it for Friday. But the story that goes with it is too hot to sit on for three whole days, so here it is: … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Ollanta Presidente!

My gosh, the dominoes are just tumbling in Latin America, aren’t they? It’s getting so that you’d hardly recognize the place anymore. First it was Venezuela, then Bolivia and Ecuador. Argentina and (for a while) Chile have had some progressive … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo, just being his awesome self

Evo paid tribute to Bolivian mothers at the palace today, and this nice shot was the result of that. But check out what other awesomeness he’s up to. How about that challenge to the asshole next door in Chile? The … Continue reading

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats DSK and the IMF around some more

You know how crazy some kitties are when it comes to tinfoil balls? They become obsessed with batting them around, and will chase them all over the house? Well, that’s how Ms. Manx is with this whole Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair. … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Earth Day to you…

…Happy Earth Day to you! Happy Earth Day, dear Evo… …Mother Earth loves you, too! And when you’re striking terror into the hearts of religiofascists who don’t love their mother, you know you’re doing something right. ¡Viva Evo!

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s grand tour

Chavecito’s been a very, very busy boy lately; I’m dizzy just from trying to follow him. But here we go! First up, a little video from Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lotsa ‘Cito, lotsa Evo, lotsa unity, international co-operation, and other good constructive … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Raise the flag!

This past Wednesday was Sea Day in Bolivia–the day the country commemorates the loss of its seacoast to Chile during the War of the Pacific. That’s why landlocked Bolivia still has a navy, even though currently it only patrols Bolivia’s … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A show of solidarity

Soccer-mad Bolivians always know how to turn their passion toward a good cause. At a recent game, they played to raise funds for Japan. And this player (unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find out his name) took his support … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, El Alto!

The Bolivian city of El Alto, which lies just above La Paz, turned 26 years old this week. And guess who showed up to the party? Yep, that’s right…Evo again this week. I figured we could all do with a … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The only astroturfing Evo ever needs to do

I woke up this morning with Evo on the brain. (Get your mind out of the gutter, people, it wasn’t like THAT.) It occurred to me that it had been a while since I’d posted some pix of him doing … Continue reading

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