Food lines in Venezuela (Pics)

NoticieroDigital.com (Spanish language) ^ | 11/24/2007

[cll]

Caption says: "This was today, at Urbina's main street. First time I see anything like this. The line stretched for four blocks. Those present told me they had been standing there since 5:00 AM. They had to wait an average of five hours to get their food rations, among which the most coveted was milk."

There have been reports of milk and milk product shortages for over a month.

More pictures at link. NoticieroDigital.com is sort of a Venezuelan FreeRepublic, except that they allow posts from moonbats, which at times make for great fun. Comments are in Spanish.

[cll]

Eight days before the final communist takeover, unless our neighbors get off their butts and vote ¿por qué NO te callas?!

Gracias, Jimmy!

[PGalt]

socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, ....

[neodad]

Reminds me of a story I read in the later days of the USSR. If you saw a line, you got in it.

[pillut48]

...and yet, Chavez keeps getting bigger and bigger...could there be a connection here somewhere?! /sarc

[YellowRoseofTx]

socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, And never has any time, any where it's been tried.

[mylife]

Let them eat cake!

[newfreep]

socialism does not work

It's mindboggling libs still don't get it depsite readily available evidence.

I was conversing with a liberal gal who says it's impossible to be a christian conservative as Jesus christ would surely be more giving. How in the world can you even have a discussion with a mindset based on feelings and not results?

[Paul Ross]

Yup. It’s the end for liberty in Venezuela.

[mc5cents]

Yea, ol Hugo seems to be eating well. As it always is in commie/socialist countries. Let ‘em eat...whatever. I will eat well because I am in charge damit!!

[rbosque]

People just don’t learn. Only the stupid vote to enslave themselves.

[Red_Devil 232]

Always remember this.

Liberals See What They Believe; Conservatives Believe What They See.

[reg45]

Yes, tHugo does always seem to be well fed. It gives an entirely new meaning to the title “Maximum Leader”.

[DeFault User]

EL REY MIDAS AL REVÉS. TODO LO QUE TOCA, LO VUELVE MIERRR-DA!!!

A sad, but hilarious comment on Chavez:

King Midas in reverse. Everything he touches turns to $$h!tt!

[keat]

except that they allow posts from moonbats

1. So what is a typical leftist post on this thread? I see the first on is "today milk, tomorrow meat".

2. The people in line don't look particularly poor.

3. Why don't we have naked-chick avatars on FR?

[Travis McGee]

You might not be able to get food, but by God, the price will be controlled!

[donna]

Well, at least they hate Bush and capitalism!

[Caipirabob]

Judging by the width of the people, I don't see why they need to wait in line for food. ; )

Great post!

[alrea]

teach fishing

[alrea]

might not be able to get food, but by God, the price will be controlled

hilldabeast has a chavez strategy: free healthcare

[keat]

Not a lot of coverage in the MSM (surprised) but the jist of this Reuters article seems to be "people just want too much". Link

[SW6906]

Looks like a street fair to me. I see a motor home, a tent, speakers wrapped in plastic to keep rain out, a trailer..........doesn’t look like a food store to me.

[Popman]

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

You can run the web address though babelfish and get a translation from Spanish to English to read the comments

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I was conversing with a liberal gal who says it's impossible to be a christian conservative as Jesus christ would surely be more giving

Yes, but socialism is about taking from one to give to another. The taker gets the credit, not the giver. In Christianity the giver gets the credit and gives willingly rather than begrudgingly. Socialism is an evil perversion of compassion.

[lonevoice]

From 02/16/07:

Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla., fired off a letter to [former Rep. Joseph] Kennedy this week accusing him of working with "a sworn enemy of the United States" and betraying the legacy of President John F. Kennedy, his uncle, who spoke of the perils of communism..."Hugo Chavez is providing your company `low-cost heating oil' not to help the American people, but rather to exploit his apologists in the name of public relations. Sadly, you have chosen to actively participate in his charade," Mack wrote.

Maybe Kennedy and his Hollywood buddies can donate some "low cost food" to help the Venezuelan people.

[cll]

“doesn’t look like a food store to me.”

Those are mobile food stores called “Mercales”.

[RoadTest]

Just like Soviet Russia. No wonder they're voting against him!

[cll]

This is my favorite avatar:

The leftists and the poor adore Chávez. Even so, some say they will vote NO in the referendum. Others just spew the usual marxist mumbo-jumbo. They're immediately pounced on by the moderates.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Algore seems to have the same malady.

[John123]

Is the name of the parrot Iago?

[mylife]

Dunno, but I hope the parrot poops on him!

[Brilliant]

[John123]

Those present told me they had been standing there since 5:00 AM

Without getting yourself in trouble, can you tell us what the morale is like in Venezuela? Is the country now a police state? Is it true that there is no meat available for consumption?

[cowtowney]

“socialism does not work, socialism does not work, socialism does not work, And never has any time, any where it’s been tried.”

Think positive. It’s consistent.

[bert]

.....How in the world can you even have a discussion with a mindset based on feelings and not results......

Attack.

Destroy her emotionally. She is a a despicable Democrat. She hates the military. She has the blood of American soldiers on her very own hands. She supports The NEA that has destroyed the schools.

She personally is responsible for the lunatics leading the congress and doing their dead level best to lose the war and kill Americans like was done in Vietnam.

[John123]

The leftists and the poor adore Chávez.

I didn't see this before I sent the previous post to you but in spite of the fact there is less available choices and longer lines -- the leftists and poor folks STILL believe in Chavez? No chinks in the armor yet? Is the police arresting dissidents and anyone else who said something careless yet?

[TASMANIANRED]

Ain’t communism grand.

[pillut48]

Much easier to go to the google language page here and just type in the website URL and google will translate it into English for you if it can.

[HIDEK6]

Like Churchill said (I saw the quoteon another thread).

You cannot reason someone out of a position that he has not reasoned himself into.

[peggybac]

Any comment yet from Sean Penn, Harry Belafonte, etal?

[cll]

“Without getting yourself in trouble...”

That was a quote. I’m located in Puerto Rico.

[cll]

“Is the police arresting dissidents and anyone else who said something careless yet?”

Students have organized protests on the right side of the argument, and they have been attacked by government or other pro-Chavez thugs, even with firearms.

The situation is very difficult. Polls on the referendum remain split. Today at a rally, not-so-thinly-veiled suggested that if he loses the referendum, he will impose his will anyway.

[freeangel]

They will deserve what they vote for.

[Jane Austen]

They could pass for the people at my nearest Giant grocery store who have plenty of money. Ugly clothes everywhere.

[lowbridge]

bump

[lowbridge]

bump

[QQQQ]

Reminds me of the soviet anecdote:”what will happen if socialists take over Sahara desert? In the beginning everything will be fine,but then it will be shortage of sand”.:-)))

[JohnLongIsland]

comrade lets put a nuclear bomb in a suitcase and blow up nyc.
comrade, we have no suitcase.

[Petronski]

If he could somehow be made to stand just behind Mugabe, back to back with heads touching, one outstanding American sniper could do the world a pile of good in just one squeeze.

[mylife]

Why stop there?

Paging Lil Kim and Mr Imanutjob....

Paging Lil Kim and Mr Imanutjob....

[Petronski]

Lil Kim could and should be dispatched with a broken broom handle, just as Jeffrey Dahmer.