I'll believe that when I see it happen. Until then, color me skeptical.

It's some sort of reverse psychology commie mind trick!

say what you will about him, he does go all out for "dress like a pirate day"

Psycho Socialist is Psycho.

The last time he asked to be allowed to be dictator for life and was rejected, he put up signs ominously saying "For now..." ("Por Ahora...").

So obviously this second attempt was coming, but now he's stated very publicly that this will be his last attempt at changing the rules to be allowed to stay in power forever.

I assume if he loses this round, signs will pop up around Caracas saying "Just kidding..."

/or maybe he'll find a new idol in Vladimir Putin and become Prime Minister
//and give executive power to the PM

Por Ahora was most definitely a threat. El Stupido isn't going away without a fight.

I love that Citgo and Exxon told him to go Fark himself recently after he nationalized everything. Now, gas prices are down, and his golden goose is laying turds on his dreams of socialist paradise. He doesn't have the evil Bush anymore distract the peons with.

I'm counting the days until someone puts his head on a spike.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: I'm counting the days until someone puts his head on a spike.

I think they'd put it on a "pike" :)

Well, he is good for a giggle.

baka-san: Well, he is good for a giggle.

Unless you're Venezuelan.

Diogenes: baka-san: Well, he is good for a giggle.

Unless you're Venezuelan.

True enough.

Actually, we're good with next Tuesday. Are you good for next Tuesday? Make sure you pack everything when you go.

baka-san: Diogenes: baka-san: Well, he is good for a giggle.

Unless you're Venezuelan.

True enough.

Who here is Venezuelan? Why is the tin pot Castro wannabee a staple of attention? Irritating wingnut diversion -- another foreign boogyman to shadowbox with.

"Lines from Chavez"?

more like

"Cray-cray rantings after Lines (were snorted by) Chavez"

OK....

Why is it that every country in South America is so determined to fail? This Chavez guy sounds like an idiot, but Mugabe is even worse.

don't get high on your own supply.

They don't like you THAT much, Hugo.

Chavez to step down? We better invade Venezuela to free their people and purchase a new government before we miss this chance. Either that or you can continue to tell yourself that the risk is worth waging your children over.

Too bad the Mayans didn't make it to Venezuela, they could have let them know this threat is moot cause the world ends in 2012.

Como decir "Ceausescu" en Venezuela?

He must know that the world is coming to an end in 2012. No wonder he picked 2013 as his leave date.

Yoweigh: I'll believe that when I see it happen. Until then, color me skeptical.

He's been acting democratically since he was elected, this is par for the course, but you HAVE to believe he's a dictator.
I mean, he didn't like Bush. Who else but a dictator would dislike Bush?

tallguywithglasseson: The last time he asked to be allowed to be dictator for life

See, just like that. Hey, Canada doesn't have term limits, that means their prime ministers are all dictators for life too!

/who needs logic or critical thinking?

Was the FAIL tag off today?

cyber_slacker: Why is it that every country in South America is so determined to fail? This Chavez guy sounds like an idiot, but Mugabe is even worse.

LOL.

DarnoKonrad: Who here is Venezuelan? Why is the tin pot Castro wannabee a staple of attention? Irritating wingnut diversion -- another foreign boogyman to shadowbox with.

Pretty much.

I mean, he is an asstard, but he's not exactly a threat to the US. About the only card he has to play is oil, but they're too dependent on oil exports to the US for that to be hugely significant.

Not so guapo???

DarnoKonrad: Who here is Venezuelan? Why is the tin pot Castro wannabee a staple of attention? Irritating wingnut diversion -- another foreign boogyman to shadowbox with.

They have an awful lot of oil. Shadowboxing is good practice and gets the crowd fired up before the big show. :(

tallguywithglasseson: Lt. Cheese Weasel: I'm counting the days until someone puts his head on a spike.

I think they'd put it on a "pike" :)

cyber_slacker: Why is it that every country in South America is so determined to fail? This Chavez guy sounds like an idiot, but Mugabe is even worse.

Hmm, troll, or just random stupid?
So hard to tell

Chavez is actually immensely popular in his home country. Sure he's a clown, but so was Bush and he got re-elected.

Maybe Obama will make him Sec'y of Commerce

cyber_slacker: Why is it that every country in South America is so determined to fail?


Brazil's economy was humming along, and Argentina is relatively stable.

Perhaps it has something to do with the Spanish raping the land of all of its resources and the US & USSR farking with their governments for the past 70 years.

So what's his bolivarian take on the obamavarian presidency?

That coward David Lopan: Was the FAIL tag off today?

I think people are reluctant to use it because it looks like people are ignoring those comment threads. They always have very low numbers. I wonder why.

I can't wait for next week, these two will have a field day with this:

MIU: About the only card he has to play is oil, but they're too dependent on oil exports to the US for that to be hugely significant.

He's working on it: Chave said Venezuela would like to work closely with China on stronger political ties, increased dialogues and more substantive cooperation in energy (new window), finance, agriculture and machinery.

Chavez is a socialist?

I see.

How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?

Where are Uncle Hugo's sycophantic wonder twins Whidbey and notq? Poor Hugo has gone undefended in this thread far too long. LAPDOG POWERS ACTIVATE!!!

MugzyBrown: Perhaps it has something to do with the Spanish raping the land of all of its resources and the US & USSR farking with their governments for the past 70 years.

No. Nothing the US ever did was bad.
You are a horrible person for implying that the US could do anything but be perfect and good and holy 100% of the time.

If he doesn't like the US, it's because he HATES FREEDOM, don't you see? It's the ONLY reason!

/snark

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: Chavez is a socialist?
I see.
How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?

Oh SNAP!

/he is socialist though

"Excuse me, Mr. Chavez... In the dictionary under the word "Redundant" it says "see 'Redundant'"?"

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: Chavez is a socialist?

I see.

How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?
I too would like an answer to this ...

so he nationalized what was being stolen from the country and actually created programs for the people with that money...

we , spent public money to help corporations with out forcing them to help the people...

yup .. chavez is clearly an idiot...

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?

He just takes financially stable industries and nationalizes them.

F42: See, just like that. Hey, Canada doesn't have term limits, that means their prime ministers are all dictators for life too!

Ok... incremental step towards becoming dictator for life (removal of term limits, lengthening of terms, expansion of power, etc).

He sees himself as a communist revolutionary, idolizes Castro, and once attempted to take over the government by force... the whole democracy thing was his second choice. Should be interesting once he loses once again on this issue.

F42: MIU: About the only card he has to play is oil, but they're too dependent on oil exports to the US for that to be hugely significant.

He's working on it: Chave said Venezuela would like to work closely with China on stronger political ties, increased dialogues and more substantive cooperation in energy (new window), finance, agriculture and machinery.

Personally, I don't believe he wants strong ties with China for the good of his country. He wants the strong ties as part of his plan to take permanent control.

As someone tried to point out earlier, to see what happens when you don't get rid of potential tyrants, see Mugabe.

F42: MIU: About the only card he has to play is oil, but they're too dependent on oil exports to the US for that to be hugely significant.

He's working on it: Chave said Venezuela would like to work closely with China on stronger political ties, increased dialogues and more substantive cooperation in energy (new window), finance, agriculture and machinery.

China is also involved with the Cuba-Venezuela undersea cable.

/more on the Chinese telecom infrastructure

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?


He didn't bail them out, he just took them over. Like the entire oil industry in his country.

F42: If he doesn't like the US, it's because he HATES FREEDOM, don't you see? It's the ONLY reason!

He doesn't like the US because he needs an enemy to control his people. I was talking about why S. America in general is a messed up place.

Huskadoodle: Hideously Gigantic Smurf: How many financial institutions and industries has he bailed out with federal money?

He just takes financially stable industries and nationalizes them.

Okay, so he practices socialism.

I guess that's why he's a lot better at it than we are.

MugzyBrown: F42: If he doesn't like the US, it's because he HATES FREEDOM, don't you see? It's the ONLY reason!

He doesn't like the US because he needs an enemy to control his people. I was talking about why S. America in general is a messed up place.

Why doesn't he just use Osama bin Ladin? We're not using him anymore.