Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Happy 230th Birthday, Simón Bolívar!

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Alí Primera’s classic ballad to the Liberator. Here are the lyrics: Bolivarian Bolívar is not a dead idea, Much less a saint to light candles to. A boy from Venezuela met with him; It may be imaginary, but it could … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 31

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…WTF??? False alarm, folks. That geezer in the blue shirt isn’t Superman. Obviously, Antonio Ledezma, the metropolitan mayor of the federal district of Caracas, is no Man of Steel. … Continue reading →

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Q. Why was Henrique Capriles Radonski in Chile last week?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A. Because that’s where the CIA bagman was to meet him for the hand-over. Why else? Journalist José Vicente Rangel informed of plans to assassinate the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, with the help of agents of the CIA in … Continue reading →

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A kick-ass reception in Chile

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Literally. This is what Venezuelan right-winger, putschist, no-show governor, and twice-failed presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonsky saw when he came to Chile today to meet with his local fascist counterparts: “Putschist Capriles out! Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!” “Out of … Continue reading →

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International prostitution ring busted in Spain

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A human-trafficking victim’s wrist, crudely tattooed with a “bar code” and the “debt” her traffickers claim she “owed” them, used to force her into prostitution. Yes, this happens in Spain. It’s an all too familiar story of human trafficking: women … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, you crazy kids.

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Via Aporrea, I found out last night why Cilia Flores was not called the First Lady, but rather the First Combatiente of Venezuela. Turns out, she and Nicolás Maduro were only legally married yesterday! Prior to that, they had what … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Maduro heads Mercosur!

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Give that man a gavel. Chavecito would be smiling if he could see this: During a pause in the Mercosur summit, Uruguayan president Pepe Mujica said: “It’s time for the gavel”, and thereupon he rose with the symbolic tool to … Continue reading →

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Why Evo?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Further to my post from the other day, it seems that I’m not the only one who’s picked up on the not-so-subtle racism of the European countries who denied Evo’s plane the right to pass through their airspace. Venezuelan TV … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, EuroPeons, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Spooks, Teh Injunz, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 30

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“PRISM. Coups d’état. Data of non-allied governments. Data of allied governments. Presidential intimacies. Narco-information. Global passwords. Hyper-Trojan viruses. Bombing co-ordinates. Secret bases. Infiltrated agents. Double agents. Counter-triple-agent double agents. Transactions. Social networks. Lottery results.” Welcome to the 30th installment of … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 29

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Oh, those charming Venezuelan oppos. So patriotic! So mindful of what’s best for their country, and never wanting anything less. So tell me, then…if they’re really all that (and a bag of chips), why are they doing…THIS? Faced with the … Continue reading →