Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Socialized medicine, epic fail?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Don’t tell it to Chavecito’s Venezuela. They just graduated another big class of new doctors……meaning that 90% of Venezuelans now have access to public medical care, up from less than 40%, which it was when Chavecito was first elected in … Continue reading →

The Bush Crime Family’s tentacles in Cuba

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Thought you’d seen the last of Dubya when His Barackness kicked him oh-so-politely out of the White House, and hustled him and his minions onto that chopper to take him back to Crawford where he belonged? Think again. As long … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, BushCo Death Watch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Obamarama!, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 1 Comment

Best damn news I’ve heard all day…

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…and I couldn’t have heard it from a nicer guy. Thanks, Otto.BTW, these two posts also rock. Remember what I said about Chavecito coming out on top from his meetings with his neighbor-president? It happened. Se dió. And when ordinary … Continue reading →

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A body blow for the Colombia-US military accord

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet the most odious piece of sneaky-cowardly political interference in the Americas since, well, since the US backed a bunch of putschists trying to overthrow Chavecito:It’s not dead yet, but damned if there isn’t blood in the water now: La … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

Chavecito is in Colombia today…

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…at the behest of his newly inaugurated local counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos. Will there be crow on the supper menu tonight at El Palacio Narquiño? Well, let’s let the photo of the day (tweeted by Andrés Izarra of Telesur) do … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, El Predicto Speaks..., Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Two from Dame pa’ Matala

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Two more consciousness-elevating songs from Venezuela’s finest folkies:First, “Roba Caminos”:Best line: “Shuddup muddafucka!”Sounds like he’s tired of something. Hmmm, I wonder what?

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula and Kirchner come to Chavecito; Piñera comes to Quito

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Nope, Chavecito’s not coming to the inauguration of that peasant-killing thug Santos in Colombia. He’s got bigger fish to fry, and two of them were in Venezuela today:And there they are, right behind him. Néstor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Chile Sin Queso, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

What I learned about Christopher Hitchens’s mental health when I visited Slate.com

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

For starters, he really needs to be waterboarded again. Or something that will sober him the fuck up. He’s drinking so much, it’s embarrassing to watch his brain deteriorate like this… Recent accounts of Hugo Chávez’s politicized necrophilia may seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: And the birthday boy is looking great

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yep, it’s Chavecito. And it’s another of those “just because” pix–I posted it just because it’s nice, and I like it.

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Happy Birthday, Chavecito…here’s the oppos’ present to you!

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“The tongue as temple of pleasure”. I shit you not, that’s what the headline says. Do you want to read the whole thing, in Spanish? Or shall I just spare you that unsafe-for-work stuff?Yes, it’s Chavecito’s birthday today, and the … Continue reading →