Category Archives: The United States of Amnesia

See the Injun fly the airplane?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In the 2006 documentary Cocalero, which shows how Evo Morales first became president of Bolivia, there’s a scene near the end where he and his campaign manager are boarding a small plane, flying over rugged terrain back to the capital … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, EuroPeons, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Spooks, Teh Injunz, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Cartoon du jour

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Evo gets Kong’d over a guy who isn’t even on his plane.

Posted in All About Evo, Boycott This Toon!, Isn't That Illegal?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 5 Comments

They are SO FUCKING PARANOID.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Really. What more can I say when Evo Morales, of all people, has been denied permission to overfly four European countries, just because some nimnul thinks that Edward Snowden might be on board his plane (and he isn’t)? Or when … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, EuroPeons, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Not just a pretty face

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In lieu of the semi-regularly scheduled Correa-pr0n, I hereby present: And that’s why we love him. Any questions?

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The Snowden Affair, as seen from Venezuela and Ecuador

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So far, Venezuela has not received any asylum request from Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor turned whistleblower who revealed that the intelligence agency is spying on pretty well everyone who’s got a telephone and/or internet access. But, says President … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Rotten tomatoes for El Narco Uribe

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The History Channel (better known as the Hitler Channel) is infamous up here for its sensationalistic crap, which increasingly has less and less to do with actual history, and more and more to do with weird dudes claiming they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Schadenfreude, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Ollie’s next film

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Oliver Stone and Chavecito in happier days. According to the current president of Venezuela, fans of the late leader will soon be in for a treat, one that will bring those happy days back…on screen, at least: US filmmaker Oliver … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Capitalism in Bangladesh and the USA

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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Quotable: Ann Richards on woman blaming

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Isn't It Ironic?, Quotable Notables, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Who is J.J. Rendón?

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If you’ve been following Venezuelan politics, you’ve probably seen the handiwork of this man, even if you haven’t seen HIM. And if you find his habit of wearing black melodramatic and more than a little douchey, you ain’t seen nothin’ … Continue reading →