I'm off to the streets, don't wait up for me

7th Special Forces Group, activate! Mobilize!

Wow. Goodluck brother. Fight the good fight.

Well ain't that some sh*t.

Monroe Doctrine. Do you speak it, muthafarker?

This man is beginning to annoy me.

he's probably venting over Saudi bailing on OPEC.

or he thinks we had something to do with it...

It's 3 AM, and the bananaphone's ringing...

Let's see ... renewed Soviet-like expansion in Europe, Russian military occupying Latin America.

I_C_Weener: Monroe Doctrine. Do you speak it, muthafarker?

Seriously.

Why is it the Venezuela is always the country that forces us to whip out the Monroe Doctrine?

He's backing up his little butt buddy over in Bolivia.

Cut to the chase: Are gas prices going to go up again?

Nuke em.

wtf? Chavez is one crazy, dumb fark. I suspect he was just mad because he hasn't been on CNN much lately.

I'd post the attention whore pic, but I'm too lazy.

A few years ago when he first came to power, I thought he might be a decent guy. Then he started acting like a nut.

There is a great documentary about the attempted coup in Venezuela called "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". I highly recommend it.
Link (Pops!)

EvolveYouPutz: Cut to the chase: Are gas prices going to go up again?

But of course! You know how fickle they are.

I think we need to ask Sarah Palin what to do and whatever she says let's go with that.

So Saudi was all like nuh-huh US is my honey sweetheart, and OPEC was like no way we need to squeeze more out of this sugar daddy, and Chavez got all pissed with the lack of love he's getting?

maq0r: I'm off to the streets, don't wait up for me

Best of luck to you

This will only serve to make Herr Hugo more popular with America's left-wingers.

He might be a bit unhappy about a certain trial involving Venezuelan intelligence.

Mods didn't like my "Chavez is this century's Castro." submission with his welcoming the Russians a few days ago.

/how you like me now?

Somebody blow this farking asshole's head off already.

Umm, bye? And good riddance?

rocinante721: Russian military occupying Latin America.

uh... wut?
Did I miss the Russian invasion of Latin America amidst all the "oh isn't Palin great!" headlines on the news networks?

So the Russians just did a few bomber exercises in Venezuela and now we're having our ambassadors kicked out?

I suppose when you pile this on top of Iraq, Afghanistan, the Taliban gaining political power in Pakistan under a weakened government, the issue with Georgia, the political maelstroms that are Cuba and North Korea, the fact that our Iraq and Afghanistan invasions may well be a precursor to an invasion of Iran, and every other completely frakked up thing going on in the world, it's just business as usual.

/see y'all on the other side of WWIII... if we make it.

I don't understand. After all, Chavez is typically so levelheaded and not quick to rush to judgment or anger.

I bet Obama could talk him out of it!

eastbaywatch: This will only serve to make Herr Hugo more popular with America's left-wingers.

Change they can believe in?

DeltaXi65: Monroe Doctrine

I don't follow, how does the Monroe Doctrine apply here?

/honestly curious

FTA

He has made similar threats in the past, but the United States is his No. 1 oil client and taking such an action would debilitate his government financially.


Two words for the clowns at AP. Global market.

The U.S. plotting to overthrow a Latin American government? That's absurd!

has anyone considered the possibility that maybe the ambassador hasnt paid his rent in months?

we must put a stop to these deadbeat ambassadors.

ClemsonChili: Somebody blow this farking asshole's head off already.

YES! Let's destabalize another country!

that's ok hugo...we'll just kick your tankers out of u.s. waters. too bad only a few old u.s. refineries can handle the impurities in the kind of oil you're pumping. oh well.

"That's enough shiat from you, Yankees"

My razor-sharp Snap detector informs me that someone got told.

/Assuming he said "shiat" and not "pecan pie"

patrick767: rocinante721: Russian military occupying Latin America.

uh... wut?
Did I miss the Russian invasion of Latin America amidst all the "oh isn't Palin great!" headlines on the news networks?

I guess you did...there are a couple of strategic Soviet Russian bombers in Venezuela right now

WrongTrousers:

how you like me now?

I'll buy you a beer. I'll have a whiskey. ;-)

/Kunta Keith.

Go ahead Chavez, keep taunting the dynamite monkey...

the US let the oil price slid too low. so, the producers (especially in countries which recently nationalized oil) are trying hard.

patrick767: rocinante721: Russian military occupying Latin America.

uh... wut?
Did I miss the Russian invasion of Latin America amidst all the "oh isn't Palin great!" headlines on the news networks?

"occupy" a strong word. "stationed" is better with respect to the deployed war planes

Besides his knotted knickers, does Chavez have an actual raison d'être for shanking relations?

alostpacket: I don't follow, how does the Monroe Doctrine apply here?

/honestly curious

He's getting all buddy buddy with the Russians, allowing them to land bombers there and naval exercises with them. That's Monroe Doctrine territory.

Chavez is having political trouble at home, so he's using us as a shield. Typical dictator behavior.

Fizics: This man is beginning to annoy me.

Same. At first i was all like "well he is just acting in a reactionary sense to Idiot Bush's policies and tough talk" but now I'm beginning to think he is a little crazeh.

/Bush is still an idiot though

patrick767: rocinante721: Russian military occupying Latin America.

uh... wut?
Did I miss the Russian invasion of Latin America amidst all the "oh isn't Palin great!" headlines on the news networks?

Now, who would you rather have deal with this situation?

An eloquent former law professor who's assistant practically built his career on his foreign policy knowhow...

OR

A cranky old man with Vietnam flashbacks who's assistant thinks God wants us to go to war with Russia?

I wonder if we're going to bomb, bomb, bomb them.

Now don't you wish we would have listened to Pat Robertson?

re-elect_jimmy_carter: has anyone considered the possibility that maybe the ambassador hasnt paid his rent in months?

we must put a stop to these deadbeat ambassadors.

Somehow, your nick is entirely appropriate to this thread.

When I was watching Indy racing the other week, I saw a car that was sponsored by PDVSA. I am amazed that Indy officials allowed that sponsorship. PDVSA is a highly politicized entity.