Category Archives: Huguito Chavecito

Everything you ever wanted to know about Venezuela (but couldn’t make it to Toronto to learn)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Awhile back, I posted an invite to a Bolivarian demo and teach-in in Toronto. Well, the video from that event is now out…Glad I didn’t have to miss the event after all; I just got there a little late, thanks … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The Ballad of Hugo Chávez

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little birdie told me this song won some kind of award. No kidding! What a rum old world.

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Ozzie Guillén moons the homefolks on the tweeter

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And oh, what a lovely ass that man has:Did someone forget where he came from? Aporrea thinks so: That Oswaldo Guillén doesn’t agree with the government of President Chávez is understandable. You can see that since he acquired US citizenship … Continue reading →

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Sean Penn sets Bill Maher straight on Venezuela

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The actor/director/activist/journalist talks about Haiti, human rights…and about midway through, Douchebag Bill brings up a “dictator” named “Hewgo Shavezz”. Sean’s answer may surprise many who’ve bought into the same media campaigns as the Douchebag obviously has. For one thing, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak | 6 Comments

What’s wrong with the CBC of late?

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Let Humberto da Silva explain it to you, he knows:Some time ago, I was dismayed by a lousy piece of CBC reporting on the situation in Venezuela, and now I know it’s not my imagination, nor is it a coincidence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak | 1 Comment

Colombia: Electrical capitalist paradise? NOT.

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Remember Enron? Ah, capitalist electricity…According to my three-day headache from last week, Colombia is a better place to live than Venezuela because (a) it’s capitalist, and (b) it has no electrical shortages. Well, one of these statements is true (although … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, El NarcoPresidente, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Cindy Sheehan on Contragolpe

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Watch live streaming video from aporrea at livestream.com VTV’s Vanessa Davies hosts Cindy Sheehan and Eva Golinger, author of several books on US interference in Venezuela (translating). Topics range from Cindy’s peace protests at Camp Casey to imperialism and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Energy wasters: Venezuela has them.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito has something very important to say, so listen up, kiddies. For those who can’t understand Spanish, here’s a partial translation (by me): President Hugo Chávez, in a nationwide broadcast, discussed the first week of the electrical rationing plan for … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, She Blinded Me With Science, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | Comments Off

Never again!

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The Caracazo, remembered:With music by Lloviznando Cantos.VTV also has various documentaries on the Caracazo and the events that led up to and came after it. Two short spots on the 4th Republic reveal the degree of corruption and misspending that … Continue reading →

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Oh, Alvaro. Too bad. So SAD!