Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Julián Conrado is free!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

And here you have it, all spelled out: The FARC folk-singer is now free from the Venezuelan jail where he was being held pending negotiations with the Colombian government not to have him extradited. Conrado was being charged back home … Continue reading →

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Look whose birthday I missed!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Aw, dang. Chavecito’s dad was 81 yesterday, and I didn’t get to bake a cake… Nicolas Maduro, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, offered birthday congratulations to Don Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, father of the Supreme Leader of … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Last word of the year goes to…

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

…Madurito, the president who undoubtedly had the toughest first year of government ever, and who is closing out the year on a high note nonetheless: 2014 will be “a year of more socialist revolution, of the people, of real democracy,” … Continue reading →

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Gustavo Petro gets a referendum

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Looks like the mayor of Bogotá will get a second chance at holding on to his elected office, after all. And, fittingly, it will take place in another democratic vote: The national registrar, Carlos Sánchez, informed that the electoral authority … Continue reading →

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Another big Bolivarian victory in Venezuela

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Here it is, for all you doubters. Even at the municipal level, the PSUV and its allies dominated the leaderboard in yesterday’s elections…and the president of the land couldn’t resist getting a few well-aimed jabs in: “Today, no room for … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 37

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Gloria Torcat, councilwoman in Arismendi, Nueva Esparta, was beaten up on Saturday by two assailants on motorbikes. Oh, that Venezuelan opposition. So unified. So democratic. So totally above beating people up. They keep telling us that’s for those nasty, rotten … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: In the footsteps of the Comandante

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

At an official grand opening in Valencia (Carabobo) recently, there was a silent but very popular guest of honor: While Madurito was carrying on in his predecessor’s vein, opening highways and housing projects financed by the state’s oil revenues, Chavecito’s … Continue reading →

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Venezuela to Twitter: You fucked us, now FUCK YOU.

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Twitter stats for Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, showing a sudden drop-off and subsequent rise in followers due to a mass suspension and later reinstatement of Venezuelan Twitter accounts. The other day, on my post about Rob Ford’s crack pipe, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hasta la Patagonia siempre

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It’s no news that Chavecito’s face is everywhere in Venezuela. But this isn’t Venezuela; it’s Argentina, where a lot of people have fond (and more than a little envious) memories of the Comandante: With much joy, the Argentine collective Cartago … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 36

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Oh, Majunche. The harder you try to bring down the elected president, the more it backfires on you. Case in point: The video above. And here’s the story: On Tuesday, at 6 a.m., residents of Los Teques, capital of the … Continue reading →

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