Rousseff is Brazil's first female president

Wash Post ^ | 10.31.10

[Perdogg]

Dilma Rousseff, a Marxist guerrilla turned button-down technocrat with expertise in everything from energy to high finance, comfortably won Brazil's presidency Sunday in a contest that demonstrated voter loyalty to the man who handpicked her for the job, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Wow. Marxist Rouseff elected president and Brazil announces a huge oil find in the same day.

Imanutjob from Iran has booked first class tickets to Brazil.

[Darkwolf377]

DUmmies will have to console themselves with her win. I’m sure Obama is rushing to a phone to congratulate her.

[Brilliant]

The curious thing is that the socialist Lula da Silva who currently occupies the Presidency embraced capitalism and made the economy work. I would not be surprised if Brazil’s luck has run out now that they are putting a former communist guerrila in that office.

[dr_who]

Brazil exists to make France and Greece look good.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Perdogg. And, after Tuesday, we can expect Obama to make a trip down there to beg for help against America. He'll fit it in between the election and his trip to Moslem sites in southern Asia.

Dilma Rousseff, a Marxist guerrilla turned button-down technocrat with expertise in everything from energy to high finance, comfortably won Brazil's presidency Sunday in a contest that demonstrated voter loyalty to the man who handpicked her for the job, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

[Clintonfatigued]

Is she still a Marxist?

[Hoodat]

I don’t know about marxist, but she definitely still looks like a gorilla.

[Praxeologue]

GDP per capita 2009 in US dollars PPP:

Brazil $10,000

Chile $14,600

[penelopesire]

I am sure Obama will be the first head of state to congratulate her.

[Nuc 1.1]

The next Venezuela.

[Husker24]

You cannot be a Marxist and and exper in “High finance”, the two just dont go together.

[Husker24]

expert

[Frank_2001]

“You cannot be a Marxist and and exper in “High finance”, the two just dont go together.”

Soros seems to have pulled it off;)

[Frank_2001]

“I don’t know about marxist, but she definitely still looks like a gorilla.”

The Girl from Ipanema, or even the Lady from Ipanema, she ain’t;)

[NVDave]

The Chinese seem to put it together quite nicely.

[Husker24]

The Chinese aren't using Marxism do develop their country, more like Fascism

[dusttoyou]

Is she still a Marxist?

Isn’t that somethinmg like being in the Mafia?

[NVDave]

It is, but they still claim to hew to Marxism as their creed.

Thus proving that the dividing line between communism and fascism is amazingly fine...

[Tzimisce]

Marxist rebels: doing what they failed to do in the 60’s.