Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

And another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Another one bites the dust! Damn, how many more myths does Chavecito plan on busting this week? The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, directed a message to the new chief of the FARC, Alfonso Cano, on Sunday, in which he … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Some summit that was in Peru

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And for some reason, I found a lot of funny pix from it…and for some reason even stranger, most of the funniest ones had Evo in them. In some funny context or other. Like this one, in which he’s chatting … Continue reading →

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Chavecito calls it right again

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I don’t care if the current German chancellor is a woman. I have scant respect for her at the best of times, because she is not an uppity woman. She licks Bush’s butt. And do you know what the implications … Continue reading →

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The sad and pathetic condition of a certain opposition

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Once more, the FARC release some hostages in the Colombian jungle. And guess who got them sprung? And, evil mean tyrannical bastard that he is, even sent Venezuelan search-and-rescue helicopters to collect them, with the Red Cross logo on board?You’d … Continue reading →

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Taking the wind out of an overblown pop star

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh, heh, heh. Didn’t see this coming, did anyone now? Hugo Chavez says Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical … Continue reading →

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The difference between “sucks” and “ROCKS!”

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Usually, I tune out all mass-media traveloguery. Having been to j-school (and having had the misfortune to study under a “magazine writing” instructor who preferred throwaway travel and celebrity puff pieces to actual, worth-paying-money-for MAGAZINE JOURNALISM), I guess I’m just … Continue reading →

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I could have told them this

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

But would they listen to me? Nooooo. They just had to figure out for themselves that certain interrogation methods don’t work as well as advertised… A threat of possible terrorist attacks in Germany, based on a tip from Lebanese authorities … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Morley Callaghan on fascism and the church

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“It seems to me that those who have tried to make the rebel cause the Christian cause have no shame. All those who are heart and soul with the rebels have made a clear cut choice between the things that … Continue reading →

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Time to give Spain some credit

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Okay, their king is an arrogant pissant. But the country as a whole is not the King, and the parliament has just done something long overdue and very decent: The Spanish parliament has passed a law of “historical memory” which … Continue reading →

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Crap on. Crap off. The Crapper…

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Seriously, people, I want a Caganer for Christmas. Those kitschy little Catalan caca-makers are the shit!Anybody know where I can get a Caganer in Canada?

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