Ex-wife leads opponents of Chavez's power vote

Washington Times ^ | 12/1/07 | By Jeremy McDermott

[JohnHuang2]

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ex-wife, his former mentor and the previous defense minister are among the millions opposing a referendum tomorrow on plans to give the Venezuelan leader greatly expanded powers.

"This reform definitely favors the president, as there is a clear and evident concentration of power in his hands," said his ex-wife, Marisabel Rodriguez, a former member of the National Assembly and now a tireless critic.

Other former allies of Mr. Chavez — who says he wants to rule until the 2030s and possibly for the rest of his life — also called the referendum a power grab.

"This is a constitutional fraud, which the country must repudiate and reject," said Luis Miquilena, 88, once Mr. Chavez's political mentor and the mastermind of his first electoral victory in 1998.

Perhaps the most damning opposition has come from Gen. Raul Baduel, the former defense minister who rescued Mr. Chavez when he was briefly overthrown in 2002.

[DB]

We should stop shipments from Venezuela and bid higher for oil to make up the shortfall for a week.

And then see how Hugo likes that since he’s constantly threatening to cut us off. Apparently most countries can’t refine his low grade crude so it would be hard for him to sell elsewhere. A shock from his sugar daddy might enlighten the population.

[pepsionice]

Man...its always those ex-wives who screw up a guy’s plans. Doesn’t matter if you own a muffler shop, or drive a tractor trailer rig, or run some third-world banana Republic.

[Screaming_Gerbil]

Marisabel Rodriguez

[SatinDoll]

Phffft!!

[ReignOfError]

Hell hath no fury ...

[rod1]

“...2030 or posssibly the rest of his life”. Is there an over and under on that?

[ReignOfError]

Man...its always those ex-wives who screw up a guy’s plans. Doesn’t matter if you own a muffler shop, or drive a tractor trailer rig, or run some third-world banana Republic.

Chavez is singing a few stanzas of the hit song "All My Exes Live in Bogata (That's Why I Live in Caracas).

[BunnySlippers]

She’s beautiful. I’ll bet she kicked his sorry a$$ out!

[MinuteGal]

Is there a Fuerte Marci Parque in Caracas?

Watch your back, baby.

Leni

[JoanVarga]

Yeah, I'm pretty much posting this pic on every Chavez thread today!

-Joan

[Caipirabob]

LOL! That's a keeper!

[JoanVarga]

I first saw that picture on Babalu Blog. It's superb!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Interfering with the elections would play right into his hands.

[JoanVarga]

"All My Exes Live in Bogata (That's Why I Live in Caracas).

LOL!

[wardaddy]

oh Jesus....even a tinpot egomaniac murdering dictator is not above marrying up shade-wise.

so typical latino....rotfl

[Clemenza]

As a Mexican journalist pointed out a decade ago, there has never been a Mexican President (including "El Indio" Benito Juarez) who hasn't married at least two shades whiter than himself. The same applies to most racially mixed Latin American countries, but you already knew that. ;-)

If Chavez remained a mid-grade officer, he would have been lucky to marry his housekeeper. As Henry K once said power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

[Clemenza]

As a Mexican journalist pointed out a decade ago, there has never been a Mexican President (including "El Indio" Benito Juarez) who hasn't married at least two shades whiter than himself. The same applies to most racially mixed Latin American countries, but you already knew that. ;-)

If Chavez remained a mid-grade officer, he would have been lucky to marry his housekeeper. As Henry K once said power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

BTW: For those of you our there interested in such things, who was the only nonwhite ruler Cuba ever had (not counting the Arawak Indians).

[puroresu]

She's quite attractive. So why was she married to that pig?

Joe Jackson's Is She Really Going Out With Him must be one of the most observant songs of all time.

[puroresu]

I was at a Mexican restaurant recently and they had a big screen TV tuned to one of the Mexican satellite channels. A soap opera came on (soaps are wildly popular in Mexico). There were so many fair haired, blue eyed girls that I would have thought I was watching Reykjavik or Helsinki TV instead of Mexico City.

It's that way in India, too. Check out the top Bollywood babes, such as Aishwarya Rai: