Category Archives: Crapagandarati

How sleazy is the Venezuelan opposition? VERY.

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“No to the Cirque du Soleil — we are bigger clowns!” And if you thought THAT was funny, get a load of the latest shenanigans from MariCori: Gee, what a load of unconvincing play-acting. Why, then, is she making so … Continue reading →

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He’s BA-ACK, bitches!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Who’s he? Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks, you really ought to know: On Monday, the executive cabinet of the Bolivarian government celebrated the return to Venezuela of president Hugo Chávez, who returned to Caracas … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Chavecito in hospital…for reals!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, what have we here? Looks like the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez…and his daughters, María Gabriela and Rosa Virginia. Reading a Cuban newspaper. And resting comfortably, but not hooked up to life support or anything like that. He’s … Continue reading →

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How Mario Vargas Llosa fictionalized a massacre

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Bodies of the victims of the massacre of Uchuraccay, Peru. Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prizewinner, failed presidential candidate, and all-around pompous twit, didn’t kill them, but he has a lot to answer for. After all, it is he who helped … Continue reading →

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Spanish paper speculates, anglo whore media runs with it.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Doctors have already told the Chávez family that he will not recover. Venezuelan government to announce in the next few days the incapacity of the president, who has lost his voice.” O RLY? Film at 11… The Spanish newspaper ABC … Continue reading →

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Walter Martínez debunks a disgusting rumor

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Apparently there’s been yet another dirty lie circulating on the Internets about the health of a certain popular Venezuelan president. A video has surfaced, purporting to show him in a “critical” state. Would it surprise you greatly to know that … Continue reading →

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Worst. Symbolism. EVER.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

If this were meant to be some kind of ironic statement, I’d laugh. Sadly, it looks like it’s all too real. And it’s clear that the dry-cleaning establishment in question has no sense of gynecology, history OR irony, seeing as … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: El Ecuadorable is full of win

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

You can’t keep a good president down…or shut him up. And why would you want to, when he empowers his own people to speak out, too? Especially not when he just won a very important prize for doing just that? … Continue reading →

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Don’t back down, Justin!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

What’s wrong with what Justin Trudeau said here? I’ll give you a broad hint: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. En effet, c’est tout correct: The remarks in question come from an interview Trudeau did in Nov. 2010, with French-language interviewer Patrick Lagace, on … Continue reading →

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The Petraeus scandal widens

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meet another possible participant in the Petraeus affair…one whose strange behavior came to light in the course of the FBI’s investigation into some other strange behavior: US general John Allen, chief of the NATO mission in Afghanistan, is being investigated … Continue reading →