Category Archives: Ecuadorable As Can Be

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Presidential selfies, LatAm style

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Call them the anti-Kardashians. These are the people whose selfies we actually WANT to see, precisely because they’re not vapid and self-absorbed, seeking all the eyeballs all the time. They’re too busy doing great things for their countries. Like this … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 43

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

‘Evening, folks, and welcome to another installment of VenOpIronía. Tonight, we puncture a few myths that the oppos have been trying very hard to sell the world. First up, the idea that these demonstrations are popular, and that it’s humble … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Fidel among friends

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Leaders from all over Latin America and the Caribbean converged on Havana this week for the CELAC summit. And some of them made time to pay a visit to an old friend who is no longer president himself, but still … Continue reading →

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Sabotage in the Colombia peace process?

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

I wouldn’t be surprised…and neither would this guy: Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa alerted that revelations surrounding the participation of the United States in the 2008 attack against Colombian guerrillas on Ecuadorian soil could be a trap for boycotting the peace … Continue reading →

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You have GOT to hear this speech

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

El Ecuadorable is absolutely awesome here: And in case you don’t understand Spanish, or are reduced to a giggling jelly by the sight and sound of the world’s cutest president, here’s the story: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, gave … Continue reading →

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Ecuador wins Canadian case against Chevron Texaco

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Big Polluting Oil just lost a major judgment in the last place I expected it to: right here, in Harpolandia. How about THESE apples? Pablo Fajardo, attorney for the Union of Those Affected by Texaco Operations, announced that the group … Continue reading →

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An Ecuadorable win at the Bolivarian Games

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The first family of Ecuador is a real bunch of overachievers. Not content to be the daughter of a smart, good-looking head of state, El Ecuadorable’s daughter is a leader in her own right…and in a difficult sport, at that: … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: An Ecuadorable visit to Bolivia

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, was in Bolivia recently to sign some bilateral agreements. And while he was there, he went on walkabouts with Evo and Alvaro: …and had a good chuckle at press conferences with Evo: …and shook … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: No such thing as too much of a good thing

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Whether it’s Evo in a straw hat… …or El Ecuadorable dressed to kill… …there’s just no such thing as too much of either of these guys. Or too many cute pictures of them.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: You want charm? You got it.

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It’s Friday the 13th! Do you need something to ward off bad luck? Here you go: It’s El Ecuadorable, channeling Chavecito, and charming the socks off not only the little cutie in the foreground, but the man in the background, … Continue reading →

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