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50. I don't share your enthusiasm for our cancer care.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 08:53 PM

Dec 2012

Having watched it in action too many times.

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Pneumonia? nt MADem Dec 2012 #1

May President Chavez heal quickly. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #2

I don't think it's time. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #3

Considering what cancer treatment can do to the immune system Bradical79 Dec 2012 #4

It excites them so much they declare him dead... JackRiddler Dec 2012 #14

Frankly, I'm surprised he made it to the end of the year. bemildred Dec 2012 #5

then again he may not have Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #6

Yep, third "recovery," third "deterioration." joshcryer Dec 2012 #7

Cuba is calling the shots Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #9

Sounds like Maduro is making sure they don't do that. joshcryer Dec 2012 #12

Cynical rumor indeed - care to post your source? Do you have a source? n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #10

It's a rumor, there's no such thing as "sourcing" a rumor. joshcryer Dec 2012 #11

But you said you read it - I assume you read it somewhere. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #13

I read it on the ND forums. joshcryer Dec 2012 #15

Nasty? bitchkitty Dec 2012 #16

Unbelievable. I saw his wiki., he works for pure anti-Chavez RCTV and El Universal. Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #18

Source accuracy is more important than anything else. joshcryer Dec 2012 #20

His truthtelling seems to infuriate the government (and its supporters) Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #28

His Cuban sources are the most infuriating I think. joshcryer Dec 2012 #30

Truth seems to be a relative concept for you and your pals. n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #31

Bocaranda was the first to break Chavez cancer. joshcryer Dec 2012 #19

yeah, he won the Venezuela journalism award. He seems highly respected. n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #21

Awarded by other oligarchy-controlled "news" outlets. Prestigious, for sure. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #23

and you know what about Venezuela now? you didn't even know what reggaeton is. n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #25

Just as right-wing trolls don't know what democracy is. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #29

so you are afraid of those who tell the truth? and consider them rightwingers n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #40

Knowing about reggaeton is your criteria for what, exactly? bitchkitty Dec 2012 #32

It just shows the lack of caring for honesty and accuracy. joshcryer Dec 2012 #37

"Sometimes the weight of the world is simply too much to bear": Henri, Le Chat Noir. Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #46

LOL n/t bitchkitty Jan 2013 #63

I didn't call anyone a right winger. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #52

You have in other threads to the same posters. joshcryer Dec 2012 #57

Thank you for posting your right wing source. n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #33

The nastiness toward me continues. joshcryer Dec 2012 #38

As always, my sympathies. polly7 Dec 2012 #42

*shrug* I'd hate to have such a nasty character toward some. joshcryer Dec 2012 #45

I'll tell you what. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #53

My accurate source has been replaced. joshcryer Dec 2012 #55

The Twitter page of a mouthpiece for the right wing oligarchy can hardly bitchkitty Dec 2012 #56

He's been the most accurate of them all. joshcryer Dec 2012 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author bitchkitty Jan 2013 #64

yes, total bs from this administration isn't it? Diosdado Cabello Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #17

If Cabello does do a coup... joshcryer Dec 2012 #22

that's the big question isn't it? , the aftermath. n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #26

Yep, and Diosdado Cabello is definitely positioning himself. joshcryer Dec 2012 #27

Wasn't he a player in the 92 coup attempt? He's got experience...! MADem Dec 2012 #48

In English, apparently, it translates to "Donald Trump?" nt MADem Dec 2012 #36

There's a rumor he's on a respirator--that's pretty serious. MADem Dec 2012 #34

the government previously said he was exercising Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #43

Yeah that was the most messed up part... joshcryer Dec 2012 #49

Yes, I read an "up and walking around" quote several days ago--and immediately wondered "Where's the MADem Dec 2012 #62

Are you sure the public is able to get a good long look into the hospital rooms Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #69

Last time I checked, George H. W. Bush isn't a sitting head of state and hadn't been one for two MADem Jan 2013 #78

He hasn't been seen or heard by the public. Imagine that. Could it be because he's hospitalized? Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #81

Your argument fails. George Bush is a private citizen now. Hugo Chavez is not. MADem Jan 2013 #84

Sadly, I think that had he chose the US or Brazil... joshcryer Dec 2012 #8

Absolutely. Brazil has been doing some wonderful stuff -- real state of the art. MADem Dec 2012 #39

I don't share your enthusiasm for our cancer care. bemildred Dec 2012 #50

I'm sorry to hear that. joshcryer Dec 2012 #51

Well, I want to be fair, there is some stuff they do now that is like magic. bemildred Dec 2012 #54

I can agree with that. joshcryer Dec 2012 #59

Stress is not good, yes. bemildred Dec 2012 #60

Anderson in TX kept my cousin's partner alive for a long time, with decent QOL for most of the time. MADem Dec 2012 #61

Reuters gets right to work, trying to eviscerate Venezuela's Vice President: Judi Lynn Dec 2012 #24

LOL polly7 Dec 2012 #35

How about the usual sources downplaying and deflecting? joshcryer Dec 2012 #41

What are you going on about? polly7 Dec 2012 #44

Yeah, Maduro, the homophobic bigot? joshcryer Dec 2012 #47

They cancelled the New Year celebrations, and there were a lot of very popular bands scheduled to MADem Jan 2013 #65

I think he's dead. And I think they don't know what to do yet. Castro's not looking too msanthrope Jan 2013 #66

How great do you expect to look, in your eighties? Far better than Fidel Castro? Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #68

Now, now, Judi, let's not take disparagement of one's heroes personally.....nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #71

You expect to irritate people by claiming leftist Presidents are their "heroes"? Really? Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #73

I think that pic is from 2008, is it not? What are you trying to prove? nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #74

The picture is of someone in his 80's, sometime after serious surgery, when wingers were claiming Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #75

Why would you post a picture of him with a colostomy bag? I'm intrigued by your choice of photo. msanthrope Jan 2013 #76

Who knew he had a colostomy bag? Sorry for causing you such trauma. Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #77

that's not a colostomy bag, its his face! n/t Bacchus4.0 Jan 2013 #86

If that were true, that would be bad news for Maduro, good news for Diodado Cabello. nt MADem Jan 2013 #79

Castro's retired. He's technically not a sitting head of state, though I'm sure if he says jump, MADem Jan 2013 #85

The planned celebration was the government-sponsored celebration. What kind of government Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #67

Now you're saying he's in a "dangerous state of health?" That's not what Maduro is saying. MADem Jan 2013 #80

Do you happen to have a link to Maduro's claim Hugo Chavez will "be fine"? Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #82

The guy changes the story every time he opens his mouth. MADem Jan 2013 #83

What a fucking festival of ghouls. n/t Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #70

(Colombia's "Semana", google translation):Chavez greets Cuba while the ABC of Spain speaks of "induc Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #72

I hope he has a speedy recovery. Cancer is no joke. nt MzShellG Jan 2013 #87