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Scootaloo

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75. And yet, there is no similarity in how the countries are run
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 06:40 PM
Feb 2012

As I pointed out. Which you seem to be intentionally missing.

Kim Jong-il was a massively different personage than Hugo Chavez. As I pointed out. Which you seem to be intentionally missing.

Instead, you grasp at the flimsiest of straws and claim that's evidence that the two are identical. "Hugo Chavez mourned the death of Kim Jong-il, OHNOES!"

What, was he supposed to act like you, and your happiness over cancer, by doing a little dance at the news? Wouldn't you think that, if they were such close, good buddies, he could have come up with a better back-pat angle than "we do our own things"? Wouldn't there be more in common than "we oppose US policy toward us"?

The fact is, MADem, you're desperately trying to prove a point that has no basis in reality. You're just telling flat-out lies in your effort to cast Chavez as this evil despot ruling over a downtrodden, desperate people just like North Korea! but, well... evidence just isn't in your favor at all. You're trying so hard, with so little to go on, and I have to wonder why?

Nothing new. Chavez and his cohorts have COLGATE4 Feb 2012 #1
"Chavez can do no wrong" groupies in 3-2-1... Archae Feb 2012 #2
I dunno--those comments are pretty indefensible. MADem Feb 2012 #9
I'm not sure where you're seeing Chavez say that. joshcryer Feb 2012 #12
What I read is that he had a loyal minion make that particular accusation. MADem Feb 2012 #13
It's funny that you say this, MADem... Scootaloo Feb 2012 #14
He is also attributing comments to Chavez that he didn't make. ronnie624 Feb 2012 #15
Some of the comments aren't directly from Chavez. Archae Feb 2012 #16
As I clarified upthread, he used minions to shop the more unsavory accusations. MADem Feb 2012 #30
"He's already packed the courts and rewritten the Constitution ronnie624 Feb 2012 #34
Oooooh--Google is YOUR friend, too, Ronnie! MADem Feb 2012 #39
You said, ronnie624 Feb 2012 #41
Hitler had the reichstag. Muskypundit Feb 2012 #62
Hitler indeed. ronnie624 Feb 2012 #68
Oh, really? MADem Feb 2012 #64
More claims that you cannot support, ronnie624 Feb 2012 #67
Nice of you to call them claims. bitchkitty Feb 2012 #89
Yep ronnie624 Feb 2012 #91
The Venezuelan electorate are Chavez's minions? ronnie624 Feb 2012 #69
we don't fascisthunter Feb 2012 #78
From the Venezuelanalysis article you posted: ronnie624 Feb 2012 #70
What's loathsome is your sudden inability to speak directly to me. MADem Feb 2012 #28
You made the remarks knowing they were false, ronnie624 Feb 2012 #32
Yes, indeed--and YOU made your remarks--well after I clarified mine. MADem Feb 2012 #36
I would run too, if I were in your shoes. ronnie624 Feb 2012 #38
You're not even crawling in this thread--how are you gonna 'run?' MADem Feb 2012 #65
You don't know that. I think it was an honest mistake. joshcryer Feb 2012 #60
Thank you--it was, and I said as much in my clarification. MADem Feb 2012 #66
I'm quite sure Chavez has those things, so I don't quite take the "ironic" point. MADem Feb 2012 #26
The irony is that you make it sound as if Henrique Capriles is the one at risk Scootaloo Feb 2012 #71
Well, he is the one at risk. He doesn't have an army to protect him. MADem Feb 2012 #73
And yet, there is no similarity in how the countries are run Scootaloo Feb 2012 #75
Who brought Hugo's good dead bestie-buddy into this discussion? Not me! MADem Feb 2012 #76
Anyone who "someone who gloats over another person having cancer" isn't going to win any respect Judi Lynn Feb 2012 #74
here's an article about Chavez & his attempts to provide housing wordpix Feb 2012 #25
I WAS a Chavez defender Taverner Feb 2012 #56
...and the dude is Catholic. boppers Feb 2012 #3
What does that have to do with anything? n/t bitchkitty Feb 2012 #21
He's being slammed for a "genetic" heritage, and religion he is not part of. boppers Feb 2012 #72
The Guardian has a video with a translation: joshcryer Feb 2012 #4
Good grief--stay classy, Hugo! MADem Feb 2012 #6
Machado: Insultar a Capriles es insultar a tres millones de venezolanos joshcryer Feb 2012 #7
The only one talking trash here is Hugo. He's really making an ass of himself. MADem Feb 2012 #8
What's bothering him is that for the first time the opposition isn't taking the bait. joshcryer Feb 2012 #10
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. It's about time, too. nt MADem Feb 2012 #11
I watched the video and he called him no such thing. Prometheus Bound Feb 2012 #54
No, he had a minion with a radio show toss out those slurs. MADem Feb 2012 #57
So what! He called Bush the devil. Prometheus Bound Feb 2012 #58
"Clutch your pearls?" Really? nt MADem Feb 2012 #63
What's wrong with calling him a pig? harmonicon Feb 2012 #29
If you can't figure it out, I can't help you. MADem Feb 2012 #31
Video? Huh? nt. harmonicon Feb 2012 #33
In Josh's link--post 4. nt MADem Feb 2012 #40
Ok, I've now watched it. harmonicon Feb 2012 #50
Is he also a majunche? joshcryer Feb 2012 #59
Anti-semitism and a dash of homophobia, it would seem. Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #5
"it's a mistranslation!!!" lol EX500rider Feb 2012 #17
You forgot "Democratically elected!" slackmaster Feb 2012 #18
Maybe not for long though, huh? lol n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #19
Utilizing the facts is the best tool against the mindless vilification process. n/t ronnie624 Feb 2012 #24
More like changing the subject when it's about a Chavez screw up. n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #51
If the Venezuelan government was a U.S. backed dictatorship, ronnie624 Feb 2012 #20
"If the Venezuelan government was a U.S. backed dictatorship.." EX500rider Feb 2012 #22
Only if Venezuela was currently a dictatorship, which it isn't. ronnie624 Feb 2012 #23
Hugo is a target by the Neo-cons. nanabugg Feb 2012 #37
Did I say it was one? n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #46
What are you missing ? dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #27
Actually I've been on DU every day for the last 6 years or so...just 'cause i just EX500rider Feb 2012 #45
Your profile says you've been here since Nov 2011 dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #52
Well it turns out you can actually read posts at DU and not be signed up...who knew?! n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #53
reich wingie.... fascisthunter Feb 2012 #80
"reich wingie...." EX500rider Feb 2012 #82
So who were you before? bitchkitty Feb 2012 #93
Before what? n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #94
Yes, no one achieves wisdom till they have a high post count...snort...lol n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #48
wow... you've been here a long time fascisthunter Feb 2012 #79
"wow... you've been here a long time new name?" EX500rider Feb 2012 #81
It's hard to forgive those who support fascist coup attempts. David__77 Feb 2012 #35
"Done more for gay rights?" Archae Feb 2012 #42
The subject is Chavez - not his cronnies dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #43
What has Mr "Gay Rights" Chavez said about Iran's record on gay rights? Archae Feb 2012 #44
That's a good one as it is SOP for Chavez fans to do exactly that... EX500rider Feb 2012 #49
Do you mean Chavez's attempted military coup he was arrested for or another one? lol n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #47
Just a clarification here, Capriles did not support the coup, and Chavez' own judges... joshcryer Feb 2012 #84
He violated the embassy. That is illegal. David__77 Feb 2012 #86
Yes. With good intentions. I doubt he realized what he was doing. joshcryer Feb 2012 #87
It's true... David__77 Feb 2012 #88
Chavez has been hanging out with Mahmoud for too long... Taverner Feb 2012 #55
And to think I used to like this guy. *Shakes Head* Odin2005 Feb 2012 #61
Is this leveled at Chavez or fascisthunter Feb 2012 #77
Why would a fascisthunter care whether Chavez agrees? joshcryer Feb 2012 #83
Chavez still has the emergency powers granted to him 14 months ago Zorro Feb 2012 #85
A true Zorro wouldn't be carrying water for corporatists either. n/t bitchkitty Feb 2012 #92
keep up the propaganda! fascisthunter Feb 2012 #96
why wouldn't I ask fascisthunter Feb 2012 #95
What surprises me is that anyone is surprised leftynyc Feb 2012 #90
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