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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela's Maduro urges Obama to halt "plot" against rival [View all]joshcryer
(62,265 posts)20. Chavez was a decent man with bad gov. management.
Maduro is an insane power seeker surrounded by the same corrupt government managers that Chavez allowed in his midst. Except he benefited from Chavez' poor management skills and proclivity toward cronyism (Maduro should've been demoted or fired when he used the atrocious F word epithet). This means that rather than clean house, as Chavez should've done before dying, he will allow it to spiral out of control.
And the rhetoric is only going to get nastier and more bizarre from here on out.
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I Lived In Venezuela for the Last Six Years, Maduro is an Intelligent, Decent, Man.
Justina For Justice
Mar 2013
#32
We knew the U.S. corporate media knew Chavez' life was going to end soon when on one hand,
Judi Lynn
Mar 2013
#38
Thank you. I know it was a lot of questions. One thing I don't understand...
SamReynolds
Mar 2013
#37
Thanks for Taking a Sane Position, U.S. Media on Chavez and Maduro Has Been Despicable.
Justina For Justice
Mar 2013
#33
Are you saying that the USA/CIA would never do such a thing as he suggests?
Proletariatprincess
Mar 2013
#25
Maduro is not all there to begin with. Here's a little more about him for the uniformed.
David Zephyr
Mar 2013
#16
The former bus driver is trying to cause a fake scandal to boost his chances at the polls.
Beacool
Mar 2013
#41
Sai Baba,eh? Good enough for fellow thinker Goldie HAWN. Hmm, wonder how/what Nicky boy "donated"
UTUSN
Mar 2013
#46
"The evidence wasn't released but I don't think Maduro is talking out of his ass. "
geek tragedy
Mar 2013
#51
The 2 US attaches that were expelled from Venezuela were "former Bush people",
hughee99
Mar 2013
#52