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Don't be fooled... Hugo Chavez is no buffoon
London Telegraph ^
| 14/11/2007
| Jeremy McDermott
Posted on 11/14/2007 5:25:19 PM PST by Aristotelian
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While I wouldn't go as far as to call him a "political genius," Hugo Chavez clearly knows how to bribe the electorate, using expropriated money. He will of course eventually drive the economy into the ground with his socialist policies. Economic growth is, first and foremost, based on the availability of financial capital -- funds used to create new businesses and upgrade existing ones, notably through investment in new plant, equipment, and technology.
Chavez's grabfest will dissuade foreign investors from plowing money into Venezuels and his income redistribution policies will leave precious little money available for capital investment. Given the country's oil riches, it will take time for the economic deterioration to occur, but occur it will. About that there is no doubt.
To: Aristotelian
Chavez: "You are a devil, you smell like sulfur, you are a drunk, you are the demon, you are a dictator, you are an assassin Mr. Devil, you are..."
Bush: "YEAH, Yeah, yeah, WHATever... just fill'er up MonkeyBoy!!!"
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:26:47 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Aristotelian
He may be no baffoon, but he sure exhibits the halmark traits of most “liberal” leftists -
immaturity and arrogance.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:27:00 PM PST
by
MrB
(You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
To: MrB
He’s the classic Machiavellian tyrant. Don’t turn your back on him; if you must shake hands with him, count your fingers immediately afterwards.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:28:22 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
(The Democrats made people believe that govt. lawyers are victims, whatta country!)
To: Aristotelian
Hugo Chavez is no buffoon But he plays one on TV.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:28:52 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
Hugo Chavez is no buffoon Yes he is.
I have other words to describe him but I'd hate to coarsen the forum.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:29:17 PM PST
by
humblegunner
(My KungFu is ten times power.©)
To: Aristotelian
In front of a carefully screened audience he talks about world affairs, raises local issues, sings and make jokes.Prolly plants questions, too.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:31:06 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: All
OPINION:
Chavez reminds me of Mugabe, in that he is taking down his country one day at a time. What a shame.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:33:38 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: Seadog Bytes
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:34:28 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: Aristotelian
“a new constitution, which will enshrine socialism as the core philosophy of government and allow Mr Chavez to remain in power indefinitely, removing all the checks and balances on presidential power and ensuring that access to top positions in the military, judiciary and all organs of government, depend on political affiliation not ability.”
Their socialism sounds like my fascism.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:34:50 PM PST
by
I still care
("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
To: Aristotelian
I think he knows what Venezuels is... Vens is the Mob.
he will conjure magic for them and they will be distracted.
he will take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.
the beating heart of Vens is not the concrete and steel of progress, it's the sand of the farmer.
he'll bring them death... and they will love him for it!!!
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:36:24 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Aristotelian
“Mr Chavez has shown a longevity and genius ...”
Dead wrong.
That’s the same “genius” of Robert Mugabe and will eventially have the same result. Lots of dead and starving people.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:40:12 PM PST
by
DB
To: Aristotelian; Chode
This writer is missing an important aspect of Chavez. Hugo, like his Bolivian mini-me Evo Morales, is an Indian. That is, a Native American, an indigene, an aboriginal, a First Nations leader, yadda. His political schtick is that he opposes the white elite -- you know, fights the power, stands up to The Man. Chavez and Morales are the most visible points of a tide of anti-white sentiment that is flowing through Latin America. They're both likely to be around for some time, since their northwest South America is presently depopulating, with many of the better-educated (and not incidentally lighter-colored) residents moving to Spaiand the United States.
Re the cartoon: Isn't Bush's comment closer to "Fill the tank, buddy" ?
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:41:31 PM PST
by
TheMole
To: NonValueAdded
To: Chode
Very well put.
Sounds like 21st Century America, too.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:43:54 PM PST
by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: Chode
I’m not sure they’ll love him in the long run. But he’s a Hitler-type populist and he’s done what Hitler did: take advantage of the simple and gullible and consolidate his power. By the time the smart and less gullible notice him, it’s too late.
And of course, flanked by his bosom buddy Jimmeh and the completely wussy State Dept., Hugo has nothing to worry about.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:45:13 PM PST
by
livius
To: TheMole
monkeyboy works for me...
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:47:34 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Aristotelian
“...A former US ambassador said of Mr Chavez: “Look at what he does, not what he says....”
This is the same advice Rush gives for the Clintons and their ilk. Look at what they do, not what they say.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:49:17 PM PST
by
Islander7
("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
To: Aristotelian
It’s possible to be a reasonably intelligent thug.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:53:21 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(Don’t trust anyone who can’t take a joke. [Congressman BillyBob])
To: Cyber Liberty
Who would take his place if he encountered lead poison? 150grs. have finished off the careers of many a tyrant.
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posted on
11/14/2007 5:57:21 PM PST
by
shankbear
(Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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