Category Archives: Festive Left Friday Blogging

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Fun With World Leaders!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Nope, no pix or video for this one. Just this link. Click it to see who the world’s #1 asshole is. And then scroll all the way down to the bottom 10, see who they are, and compare their numbers … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo Pueblo

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

While searching YouTube for news about Evo, I found this…which I’ve been waiting to see for literally years now: The complete film. Your Friday night movie is on me!

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Here comes Chente!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A famous Mexican folk singer was in Venezuela yesterday, and guess who he met? Contrainjerencia has the story: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, awarded the Order of the Liberator to the Mexican singer, Vicente Fernández, today during a private … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Well hello, stranger!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Because we haven’t had any Evo in this space for a while… …here is an adorable, if oddly angled, shot of Evo looking adorable, if oddly angled. Happy Friday!

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hands Off, Crazy!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A little music, maestras: And in other news, music makes you a lefty. Read all about it! (Yes, this IS subliminal indoctrination. Nyah, nyah.)

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: In which one fine-ass dude disses a smarmy git

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This is Tom Morello. Like Barack Obama, he’s part Kenyan. Unlike him, he’s a bona-fide, actual Marxist. And he takes hilarious exception to a certain vice-presidential candidate who is clearly missing something in the sense-of-irony department: I wonder what Ryan’s … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: All out on the campaign trail in Venezuela

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Look who decided to show up and show some support for Chavecito in the run-up to the October presidential election: Big-league baseballer Magglio Ordóñez and Formula 1 racer Pastor Maldonado turned out on the ‘Cito’s side. Sport is just one … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday to me…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Awww, Bina…you shouldn’t have! Isn’t that a great shirt on El Ecuadorable, with those strips of aguayo trim in the yoke? Someone please inform my fellow birthday brat Ryan Lochte. His dress sense could use some work…although I have to … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: It’s always the 26th

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Carlos Puebla’s homage to the storming of the Moncada Barracks, the event that kicked off the Revolution, is a song that everyone who loves Cuba should know. (Yes, I’m aware that the anniversary was yesterday. But, as the song says, … Continue reading →

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