Category Archives: Paraguay, Uruguay

Portrait of the Terrorist as a Young Gun Nut

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Elöd Tóasó, Hungarian/Romanian would-be assassin, posing with a sniper rifle last December at the Hotel Buganvillas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Too bad it didn’t have a magnifying mirror instead of a high-res telescopic sight, so he could take a peek in … Continue reading →

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They don’t call ’em “father” for nothing

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Can’t you hear my lambs calling? O Good Shepherd, feed my sheep…” –Jefferson Airplane, “Good Shepherd” No, that’s not Beelzebub…but it IS one of his earthly lieutenants, disguised as a man of God. Meet Baltazar Porras, whited sepulchre, skirt-chaser and … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Hats off to Evo!

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Four whole days on hunger strike. Count ’em, bitches. It’s four more than any of you oppos would ever do for your country.”Okay, so that’s not what Evo was actually saying there. But it’s pretty emblematic of his attitude just … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Karaoke night at the World Social Forum

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

So who said all this democratic socialist leadership stuff was all serious, all the time? Not these guys:Evo: “Here, Lugo, it’s YOUR turn to sing with Chavecito now. Quit laughing, it’s contagious!”

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How to turn a fascist into a cuddly teddy bear

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Why, how else? Open a museum dedicated to “humanizing” a monster: Visitors to the museum can see the late general’s office, desk, uniforms, medals – even his large collection of toy soldiers, representing all the divisions of the Chilean army … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Sarah Palin: Snubbed in Paraguay

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

So, the Lipstick Pig Woman got out her presidential kneepads for a certain Paraguayan ex-bishop. Only, sadly (or rather, happily–for him!), Fernando Lugo told her to keep ’em and her lipstick to herself: Paraguay President Fernando Lugo, while attending both … Continue reading →

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Schloppenheimer: pigeonholing Lugo, or trying to (and failing)

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Gotta love that Andres Oppenheimer (she said, dripping heavy sarcasm). The Miami Herald’s resident narcissist-wankerist was down in Paraguay this week to ask stupid questions of the new president, Fernando Lugo, and to get some sensible, if frustratingly (for the … Continue reading →

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Well. That didn’t take long!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Barely in office for two weeks, and already the new “moderate leftist” president of Paraguay is smelling something rotten in his country. You know you’re a real leftist when… President Fernando Lugo denounced a meeting which he characterized as “conspiratorial”, … Continue reading →

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Suck my gas valve, bitches!

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, another example of Evo’s cojones in action. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, ratified on Saturday that he would not permit the opposition prefects and “civic organizers” to close gas valves for any reason. For this reason, he … Continue reading →

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Must be the evil influence of Chavecito

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

How else to explain these Peruvian poll numbers? Or the success of Evo in Bolivia, which just seems to keep on growin’?Or the fact that El Ecuadorable has now come out as a socialist?Or the big celebration as Fernando Lugo … Continue reading →