Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Music for a Sunday: A tribute to Chavecito, in four times

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

El Sistema, the Venezuelan national youth orchestra program, has put together a historic tribute to Chavecito’s life and times. Everything from the false democracy of the Punto Fijo pact (and its most disastrous outgrowth, the Caracazo), to the social missions … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: St. Chavecito?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

While I’m sure the above cartoon was meant to be satire, and not of a very kindly sort (edit: I now have confirmation that the artist is, in fact, an escualido), it still underscores one very true thing: Chavecito’s one … Continue reading →

The unmitigated gall of a Paraguayan dictator

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe the nerve of this guy? The president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, called the death of Hugo Chávez a “miracle” today during a speech at a forum in Madrid. “It’s a miracle that Mr. Chávez disappeared off the … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 14

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

You know how the Venezuelan opposition is always bragging about how it’s got all the students on its side? Even when they’re actually eating their candidates alive, and some of them aren’t even students? Or how their demonstrations are all … Continue reading →

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Election tampering in Paraguay

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, has anything changed for the better since that coup that ousted Lugo in Paraguay last year? Why, no. Things have only gotten ugly and uglier. And in fact, according to one party leader, there’s worse and more in the … Continue reading →

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Crazy talk in Venezuela

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Of all the things to waste a governor’s time, scurrilous rumors have got to be the worst. Just ask Chavecito’s old army buddy and Bolivarian comrade-in-arms, the governor of Zulia: The governor of the State of Zulia, Francisco Arias Cárdenas, … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 13

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Tonight, we have the Venezuelan equivalent of “Things You Have to Believe in Order to be a Conservative”: My translation: Illogical Logic of an Illogical Oppositionist If a Chavista shops at Mercal: The government gave it to them, nothing but … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 12

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Burnt-out car on Francisco de Miranda Avenue, Caracas, 2004, after a “peaceful” protest of the opposition, otherwise known as a Guarimba. These supposedly spontaneous local protests were directed by Washington via US diplomatic installations, and were aimed at destabilizing Venezuela … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 11

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Good evening, cool world! Can you believe we’re already in the double digits here? Me neither…or at least, I wouldn’t believe it if it weren’t the Venezuelan oppos we’re talking about. Those people are just replete with irony, and they … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Nicolás Maduro vs. El Narco

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Who’s the crass ass, and who’s got sass and class? Aporrea has the story: The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, responded on Saturday night to the ex-president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe Vélez, who called him a … Continue reading →