Category Archives: Ecuadorable As Can Be

“Until now, I was with the opposition”: A Venezuelan’s change of heart

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Today, Venezuela faces another presidential election, its second in less than a year. And while many in the local and foreign private media are already calling it for Capriles like FUX Snooze did for Dubya in Florida 2000 (remember?), a … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Guess who’s in control

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In honor of Rafael Correa’s foregone conclusion. At something like 61% of the vote, it was indeed a landslide, although a few points shy of the two-thirds majority he predicted last Friday. Still, loud brassy music is in order. This … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Campaign’s over in Ecuador…

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

…and the world’s most crushed-on head of state was looking mighty fine, even if his voice was a wee bit rough: Oh, you want the story? All right, here it is… The presidential candidate for the Alianza País party, Rafael … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evil, wicked Cuba does it again…

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

This is big news. In other words: Don’t expect to find this in any major English-language media outlet soon. That Cuba has already developed four vaccines against different types of cancer is undoubtedly an important bit of news for Humanity, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: El Ecuadorable is looking good!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And not just in the obvious sense, either (although damn, dude is HOT). Get a load of his numbers as his re-election campaign kicks off: President-candidate Rafael Correa has 57% support among voters in Ecuador, according to the latest poll … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Solidarity is EVERYWHERE, bitches

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, Venezuela was not the only place where people were demonstrating huge support for a certain much-loved president who wasn’t well enough to take his own oath of office (yet!): That was, of course, just one European city. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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The CIA’s influence in Chile…and its designs on Ecuador

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Chilean journalist Patricio Mery Bell drops a number of bombshells about the CIA’s covert activities in his country and in Ecuador. Here’s the main gist, from Global Research: Bell first voiced his concerns for the safety of President Correa three … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Let the campaign begin!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Supporters of Rafael Correa, the incumbent president of Ecuador, gather to mark the opening of the federal election campaign. More on that from the ANDES news agency: Thousands of citizens gathered in the area surrounding the Mercado Mayorista, in the … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Martin Luther King on “right to work”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Because there’s no such thing as too much Ecuadorable

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And because this is a nice shot, and I like it… …and there’s a nice bit of news behind it, too: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, urged his counterparts at the 6th Summit of the Heads of State and … Continue reading →