Category Archives: Crapagandarati

Colonel Benavides, terror of the Venezuelan oppos

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet my newest hero:His name is Antonio Benavides Torres, and he is a colonel in the Venezuelan national guard. Chavecito recently awarded him the country’s highest honor–the Medal of the Liberator. So what did Col. Benavides do to deserve it? … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Most racist country in Latin America is…

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…PERU! Where shit like this gets published in “respectable” newspapers, no less: So now you know. For those of you who still think of these ‘ethnic groups’ as ‘good’, ‘naïve’ and ‘pure’, I’ll remind you that it was these same … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Inca Dink-a-Doo | 3 Comments

Debunking the profiteers’ lies about healthcare

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

First, The Real News does an excellent job (as does Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the man who should have been president) of debunking those who claim Canadians are suffering under “state-mandated wait times”:Now, a little something courtesy of Public Values: A … Continue reading →

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Chavecito welcomes Noam Chomsky

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, but you can hear the English translation if you listen with earphones.He calls him “one of the greatest defenders of peace in the world.” Chomsky’s response is characteristically modest. But his analysis is as astute as ever–Venezuela … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Quotable: Glenn Greenwald on Lanny Davis and political sleaze

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Lanny Davis is just a face that reflects the grime and sleaze that lies at the core of our political culture. But it’s a rather vivid face for what is typically meant by Centrism (i.e., it’s shrill and irresponsible to … Continue reading →

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Foreign Policy finally says something vaguely un-sucky

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Quick, hide all the rapturists! I do believe the world is coming to an end, and I don’t want them to know that Jesus is about to disappoint them. Foreign Policy, Moises Naim’s neoliberal rag-o-shite, has actually blogged something vaguely … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

Another day, another march in Venezuela

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Venezuela’s got a new education law in the works–the Organic Law of Education (“organic”, in this sense, refers to any law with a direct constitutional basis). To hear the screaming lamestream media up here tell it, there is widespread opposition … Continue reading →

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Ugh

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ryan Jenkins is even more grotesque than I had originally thought. Get a load of this: When Jasmine Fiore’s body was found in a Dumpster in Buena Park, Calif., Aug. 15, her fingers had been cut off at the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not Hiding in Honduras, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The Nausea | 2 Comments

This one’s just for you, Carl…

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A couple of days ago, a flying monkey ‘winger calling himself Carl pooped on this entry here. I had written out a nasty little reply, but I’ve had sober second thoughts, and what’s more, I’ve a hell of a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Just Pissed Off, The Hardcore Stupid | 7 Comments

Headline Howler: The Lede catches Teh Stoopid

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Quick, everyone, tell me what this is a picture of:If you said “two leading Cuban revolutionaries proving that golf isn’t as bourgeois as Hugo Chávez says it is”, go straight to the corner and put on your dunce cap. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Headline Howlers, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments