Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

Cuban “dissidents” get a taste of Spanish capitalism

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A Cuban woman being evicted from her home in Spain. Scenes like this are becoming more common as Spain’s economic woes deepen. They’re also putting the bitter lie to the idea that a capitalist economy spells more freedom, as one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Music for a Sunday: The café on the Moon

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Nik Kershaw does justice to Salvador Dalí AND Cervantes, as well as the absurdities of the 1980s. And there’s not a bad line in the whole thing. “We are all Men of La Mancha.” (Even if he does mispronounce the … Continue reading →

Posted in Merry Old England, Music for a Sunday, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Compare and Contrast: Spain vs. Venezuela

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

My translation: More than 400,000 families have been thrown out of their homes in Spain since 2008. VENEZUELA: Misión Vivienda (Mission Housing) has benefited 223,374 families since 2011. Didn’t you say that the communists were coming to take away your … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Contrast, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Headline Howler: The blame in Spain falls mainly on the…Egyptians?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Spanish crap-media outlet ABC.es has failed again in its efforts to smear Bolivarianism. This time, their Venezuela “correspondent” (read: HACK) has tried to pass off a rather famous picture of an Egyptian woman being abused by soldiers in Cairo as … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Headline Howlers, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Rivers in Egypt, Schadenfreude, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Music for a Sunday: Adelante Comandante!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ska-P was in Caracas this past week to give a concert at Diego Ibarra Square. The mohawked muchachos from Spain put on a raucous, ska-punky, absolutely fantastic show in which they saved their best for last: BTW, in light of … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Music for a Sunday, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

The unmitigated gall of a Paraguayan dictator

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe the nerve of this guy? The president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, called the death of Hugo Chávez a “miracle” today during a speech at a forum in Madrid. “It’s a miracle that Mr. Chávez disappeared off the … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | 1 Comment

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 10

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Howdy, folks. In today’s episode of VenOpIronía, we get something really interesting: an opposition deputy giving an interview not only on state TV (VTV), which allegedly “censors opposition voices”, but he reveals something the Chavistas among us have already long … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, The United States of Amnesia, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

RED ALERT: International fascists to meet in Argentina

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, a denunciation of what are sure to be nasty things to come: Our editorial desk has received a denunciation and alert regarding a no-good meeting which will take place in two Argentine cities, and which will involve the … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 5

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’ve been to Táchira, Mérida, Zulia and Falcón*. I demand that Maduro halt his campaign!” Oh, Majunche. Your campaign may as well be managed by Walt Disney, because there’s a distinct odor of mouse about it. Only this mouse is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Pissing Jesus Off, The United States of Amnesia, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Compare and Contrast: Chavecito vs. King Shut-up

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’m head of state because a majority elected me, and they call my country a dictatorship.” “I’m head of state because a dictator installed me, and they call my country a democracy.” All of this is true. Chavecito has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Contrast, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off