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Best wishes, President Chavez. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #1
Works for me.......... NT Ernesto Dec 2012 #2
Wish he could try the Gerson diet starting immediately. What would he have to lose? nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #44
Long Life and fuck capitalist fascists fascisthunter Dec 2012 #3
Yeah, but who gives a fuck what those assholes think? Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #5
they not only express an opinion fascisthunter Dec 2012 #6
So very right, they ARE "amoral sociopaths". Nothing but trash. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #12
Sooner or later, everyone comes to LV. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #23
You only said what you felt. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #8
Hasta la victoria siempre. . . allrevvedup Dec 2012 #4
Sounds as if the prognosis is not good Zorro Dec 2012 #7
Chavez SamKnause Dec 2012 #9
If anything happens to Chavez, the U.S. has a moral obligation Ken Burch Dec 2012 #10
I hope there is enough power in the resistance of the masses in Venezuela now. Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #13
And how I wish that we were truly moral enough to fulfill that obligation. I fear for the poor and jwirr Dec 2012 #18
Sigh of course the Chavez fans are out in force here. Mr.Turnip Dec 2012 #11
You're in the wrong place if you're telling us Chavez fans don't have a place in a Democratic forum. Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #14
I was born in Venezuela mecherosegarden Dec 2012 #21
Don't let it bother you Zorro Dec 2012 #24
I have VZ friends who are living in PR now. MADem Dec 2012 #31
How unfortunate for you that second and third-hand anecdotes can't be verified. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #37
I believe them more than I believe some of the characterizations I see here. MADem Dec 2012 #38
The scarcity is clearly caused by powerful political opponents of Chavez; ronnie624 Dec 2012 #39
Just as hardships in every country are caused by the "haves" usually trampling on the rights, kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #42
And of course, management has nothing to do with it whatsoever...? MADem Dec 2012 #50
Right off the bat, you push misinformation, without giving it a second thought. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #52
It's not misinformation...unless you think those folks at PBS were lying nearly a decade ago... MADem Dec 2012 #61
Your article says Chavez *helped* rewrite the constitution. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #64
He rewrote it, with help. That's the bottom line. What went in it was what HE wanted in it. MADem Dec 2012 #65
You are the one who has the sequence wrong. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #68
No, I don't think I do. The whole process began with a vote of authorization. MADem Dec 2012 #72
Just a poor attempt to deny what is recorded here for all to see. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #84
No, that's not accurate. MADem Dec 2012 #85
Yes, it is accurate. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #86
The vote to start the process was the first vote on the matter. MADem Dec 2012 #87
And the vote that 'ended' the process, thus ratifying the new constitution, ronnie624 Dec 2012 #88
You aren't reading what I wrote, if you think that. MADem Dec 2012 #89
None of those articles provide any real information. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #90
Yes, they do. They provide a LOT of information--information you, for reasons unclear to me, are MADem Dec 2012 #91
No, really, they're all very short, ronnie624 Dec 2012 #92
VZ has a high crime rate and is corrupt. MADem Dec 2012 #93
It will be time for President Chavez to "get out of the way", ronnie624 Dec 2012 #94
Well, that will happen when the sarcoma has its way with him. MADem Dec 2012 #95
You're right. It's unlikely he'll live much longer. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #96
We're no saints, but Chavez has had the deck and con for fourteen years. MADem Dec 2012 #97
Chavismo is responsible for the rise of the Boligarchs. joshcryer Dec 2012 #63
Boligarchs--what a clever and expressive way of putting it. Sums it up perfectly. MADem Dec 2012 #66
The twenty years preceding the Bolivarian government ronnie624 Dec 2012 #69
It was reversed? Doesn't look that way to me. MADem Dec 2012 #70
I posted links to detailed analysis of the Venezuelan economy. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #71
Crime is rampant. Murder is common. When you're dead, your life is not "much improved." MADem Dec 2012 #73
Brazil and Chile were far more impressive than Venezuela. joshcryer Dec 2012 #78
Poverty was reduced throughout all of Latin America. joshcryer Dec 2012 #77
It's a term used by Venezuelans, even Chavez has used it, they have no problem admitting it. joshcryer Dec 2012 #76
I love DU--I learn something new every day! MADem Dec 2012 #80
Video by Al Jazeera about the Boligarchs: joshcryer Dec 2012 #82
Fascinating...and disturbing. Thanks for that; it was very ... instructive!! nt MADem Dec 2012 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #57
Two words. n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #16
Chavez fans are really fans of Venezuelan democracy; ronnie624 Dec 2012 #17
Try reading "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein before you call us Chavez fans. We are instead jwirr Dec 2012 #19
Why support Chavez? randomtagger Dec 2012 #58
Not everyone here considers him a hero leftynyc Dec 2012 #59
I know, but.. randomtagger Dec 2012 #62
You have no idea of what you're talking about. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #79
Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again, names VP successor if illness worsens Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #15
Glad to hear that he is trying to prepare them for the oppression from the corporations that is most jwirr Dec 2012 #20
Why is he rather than the constitution naming a successor? (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #27
Take the time to read the article FIRST before attempting to insinuate he's out of line.. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #30
Hmmm, Vice-President? What is that?! JackRiddler Dec 2012 #35
Clearly a title only given in dictatorships... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #45
VP in Venezuela only takes power if the President dies in the last 2 years of office. joshcryer Dec 2012 #55
He's naming a political successor, yeah, it's weird, but they needed to pick someone. joshcryer Dec 2012 #54
If he dies soon there will be new elections...assuming rule of law is followed. MADem Dec 2012 #67
I only hope that his VP is a man who cannot be bought out by the corporatists. kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #43
His VP is a raging homophobe as are a huge number of chavistas. joshcryer Dec 2012 #56
Wasn't that VZ's Deepwater Horizon "BP moment?" MADem Dec 2012 #74
BP + Enron moment. Combined. joshcryer Dec 2012 #75
Imagine what could be done with seven hundred million...a real shame. nt MADem Dec 2012 #81
Oh No! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #22
Good thing he's going to Cuba for treatment. Pterodactyl Dec 2012 #25
Cancer is an awful thing to have Fearless Dec 2012 #26
Best wishes to him. polly7 Dec 2012 #28
I don't think it ever left. MADem Dec 2012 #29
Hugo Chávez names successor after confirming need for cancer surgery struggle4progress Dec 2012 #32
Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #33
The problems Venezuela has with poverty and crime... Ash_F Dec 2012 #34
I agree with you. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #60
Before More Cancer Surgery, Chávez Had Some Political Fences to Mend at Home Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #36
I have changed my mind on Chavez Downtown Hound Dec 2012 #40
Don't recall ever seeing you speaking up as one who supports the progress made already Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #41
who cares? He has since come around to seeing the light Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #47
Don't really care if you ever recall me speaking positively of him Downtown Hound Dec 2012 #49
LOL - at least it's a new variation of the same theme! bitchkitty Dec 2012 #53
How true. You should have never suporeted him. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #48
I didn't have much of an opinion about him until I saw "The War on Democracy" Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #46
OH crap DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #51
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