Category Archives: Festive Left Friday Blogging

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Well howdy, pardnuh…

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Remind me again: What color hats do the good guys wear?That’s what I thought. Thanks, Chavecito!(Texas tea, eat yer heart out. That there rig behind him turns out Venezuelan Vino!)

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Give us a hug-ito!

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I love shots like this, because with Chavecito, it’s never just a photo-op. He embraces the cause as well as the people–in this case, two of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who have steadfastly campaigned for years to get … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A musical ode to popular victory

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

First, one from Lloviznando Cantos:“Y Bajaron”, which celebrates the people who rescued democracy five years ago today in Venezuela. It means “And they came down”–referring to the poor barrio dwellers who came down from the hills around Caracas to protest … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Men of many hats

Posted on April 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

When it comes to heads, nobody has better ones on their shoulders than Evo and Chavecito. Or better dressed ones, come to that: Is this Evo’s Easter bonnet? Or just another of his many creative uses for coca leaves?

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A rare sight in Miami?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I hope not:(Photo originally seen at Aporrea.)They can’t all be gusanos. Nice to see that there are Bolivarians there too. Adelante y arriba, amig@s.

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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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Festive Left Friday Blogging: How do you say “squirrely” in Spanish?

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

However you say it, Chavecito and Evo have the situation well in hand…And speaking of squirrely, get a load of ABC’s split personality. On the one hand, they have Chavecito giving good interview to Baba Wawa. On the other, they … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: You knew this was coming…

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks…it’s the obligatory Chavecito! On Women’s Day, he rallied with the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. The mothers are tireless advocates for human rights, especially those of the people who “disappeared” during the Dirty Wars.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Bushie Beware!

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

All over Latin America, they’re standing up to BushCo on its current round of smarm offensives… …or against them, as the case may be.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Seen in Chile

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Yeah, I know…not the most festive thing. But I guess it IS worth celebrating that some people, somewhere, are blogging the freeway with signs that aren’t so easy to take down.According to Bartcop.com, this tunnel is on the road to … Continue reading →

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