Category Archives: Ecuadorable As Can Be

Finally, signs of intelligent life at the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, its Latin America desk, at any rate. One in 10 South Americans – about 38 million people – escaped poverty during the past decade. That’s remarkable progress by any measure.Contrast that with the United States, where poverty has been … Continue reading →

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How to screw the pooch, authentically

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh yes, little Chihuahua perrito. Once more, you are so fucked! And this time, by a news source I used to trust, at least as far as Mexico went. But no longer. As usual, my amigo Slave Revolt has called … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 6 Comments

El Ecuadorable pays his respects to Néstor Kirchner

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador and pro tempore president of Unasur, speaks from the heart: …and pulls no punches. No whitewashing Argentina’s dire past, and no underestimating the value of what Kirchner did for his country–and indeed, through his and … Continue reading →

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What is going on in Ecuador?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday morning, as I was checking my spam filter, I fished out an obvious non-spam from a reader from Down Under, which was posted on this entry. I’m going to repost it up top here today, as I don’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 5 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: El Ecuadorable is back!

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And Ecuador’s military and citizens HAVE his back:The elation and relief the people must have felt when seeing this cannot be described. But to give you a taste of what the rescue operation was like, and what the rescuers were … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

Wow. Was today exciting or what?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Even in a gasmask, yowza.Holy fucking moly. Just when I thought nothing was going on in the world, a fascist coup decided to go down (and fuck up) in Ecuador. The federal police took the president prisoner in the military … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas | 8 Comments

Crow is on the menu in Colombia lately

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

First it was Chavecito, now it’s El Ecuadorable heaping something black and feathery onto the plates in Bogotá. No, it’s not the chickens coming home to roost, it’s another bird entirely… The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula and Kirchner come to Chavecito; Piñera comes to Quito

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Nope, Chavecito’s not coming to the inauguration of that peasant-killing thug Santos in Colombia. He’s got bigger fish to fry, and two of them were in Venezuela today:And there they are, right behind him. Néstor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Chile Sin Queso, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Dear Iggy: This is why I will NEVER vote for you.

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This landed in my inbox yesterday. See if you can tell me what’s wrong with it: Dear Sir/Madam:Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns about the human rights implications of Bill C-2, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Canadian Counterpunch, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | 8 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: To hell with the G-20…

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…give me the ALBA (which is also holding a summit right now!), if only so I can enjoy the view:Because honestly, what looks better than El Ecuadorable, Evo and Chavecito, all putting their handsome heads together and coming up with … Continue reading →

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