Posted on 10/27/2009 6:49:13 PM PDT by Kaslin
Tyranny: In his latest absurdity, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is dictating three-minute showers and no singing. Claiming it's to save water, his act is nothing but a "green" fig leaf to cover his socialist mismanagement.
'Some people sing in the shower, in the shower half an hour," Chavez ranted on his Sunday TV show "Alo Presidente." "No, kids. Three minutes is more than enough. I've counted, three minutes and I don't stink." His words echo those of environmental extremists, blaming shopping malls, El Nino, tourists and sabotage. But the water and electricity shortages are his own doing, and the scope of the crisis signals the systemic shortages of socialism.
There shouldn't be any shortages at all. Green, jungly Venezuela, with some of the world's most spectacular waterfalls, also boasts some of the best hydroelectric capacity in all Latin America.
In 1990, the fast-moving Caroni river created more hydroelectric power than in all of Brazil, home of the mighty Amazon. Today, one of Caroni's six big dams that supply 70% of Venezuela's electricity, the Guri, sits idle. And the others are stressed.
Yes, El Nino has lowered water levels. But the crisis has happened before, in 2002, and Chavez assumed control of five water companies a decade ago. With $600 billion in state oil earnings since, he's had the money to make badly needed investments.
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If it wasn’t so serious, Chavez and Ghadaffy would make a great comical duo. Add Amanutjob and you have the new 3 Stooges.
And they have the Super Grid ready to roll out - with which they can, literally, control our thermostats.
If they get the so called health bill through, with it's provisions allowing them to monitor all our financial records, banking etc = they can monitor how much we spend for heat, electricity, etc - and then we, too , will have 3 minute showers = twice a week, if we're lucky.
And he’s going to enforce this - how? Is he planning on sending a soldier to every home every morning to time everyone? Or the old commie way of having children rat out their parents?
‘Showing with Hugo’ is on PlayTV for $7.99
He won’t need soldiers he will empower his supporters, at least 40% of the people as deputies to enforce his diktats.
FRmail to you.
Thanks I got it and replied
Three minute showers - -
This is hugh!
three minutes??? i just installed an electric endless hot water system and i fart in his general direction...
Hugo needs a daily 3-minute delousing (sp?).
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