Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Argentina

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The Big Fella was a busy boy this past week (when is he ever NOT?)–visiting Argentina to attend the inauguration of a good friend and former Argentine First Lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner… …who got a customary Chavecito friendship gift: … Continue reading →

Time to give Spain some credit

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Okay, their king is an arrogant pissant. But the country as a whole is not the King, and the parliament has just done something long overdue and very decent: The Spanish parliament has passed a law of “historical memory” which … Continue reading →

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Ha ha. Free-traders funny, too!

Posted on December 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Well, no…actually, they’re more like pathetic, and have been ever since poor, mad old Uncle Miltie kicked the bucket (many years past his due date, if you ask me). So you’ll have to pardon me if I smile with a … Continue reading →

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We all live in a Brazilian submarine

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Everybody sing! “Brazilian submarine, Brazilian submarine…” And our friends are all on board; many more of them live next door. And the band begins to play… This month’s discovery of a monster offshore oil reserve justifies Brazil’s plan to build … Continue reading →

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Maradona is a Chavista!

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Chavezmardaonaalo190807Uploaded by Radioaporrea Here he is, guest of honor on Chavecito’s show, Alo Presidente. He’s adorably awkward and shy. Chavecito calls him “El Che Maradona” and, after a music video celebrating their friendship, the audience honors “El Che” with a … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s whirlwind tour of duty

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has been very busy again lately on the front of Latin American integration. Talk of continent-wide energy integration is topmost on the agenda. He’s been in Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador; now he’s in Bolivia. Here’s some video from his … Continue reading →

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You can’t bank on Wolfie anymore

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Not that you ever could. But now the World Bank can add Paul “Comb Goober” Wolfowitz to its ever-growing list of credibility woes… Staff at the World Bank have voiced concern that the crisis surrounding its embattled President Paul Wolfowitz … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito on tour

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

See if you can count the number of countries and agreements he covers here:Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “grand tour”, does it not?(BTW, at one point he yells the Spanish equivalent of “Live Free or Die”. So … Continue reading →

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Some people never learn history’s lessons…

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Alas, Argentina has its Hardcore Stupid too. And they’re not only stupid, they’re fascists who celebrate a criminal regime: Some 5,000 right-wing demonstrators rallied in the capital, showing support for the former military dictatorship that waged a brutal campaign against … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Cool shades, dude…

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Actually, they’re safety glasses. Chavecito’s been a very busy boy lately, inaugurating a new Venezuela-Colombia gas pipeline. Here he is watching the first weld going down.

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