tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post3470183484178870180..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: HugoneBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-30621866236986048492013-03-07T14:22:51.875-05:002013-03-07T14:22:51.875-05:00As you know, I'm not much for politics and I r...As you know, I'm not much for politics and I really didn't know much about him until he passed away. But from what I'm heard, he seemed to have his heart in the right place on some issues. He obviously cared for the poor. <br />More people (and leaders) could learn from him. <br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206086996758491041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-72506664395103946142013-03-06T19:11:51.457-05:002013-03-06T19:11:51.457-05:00Outsourcing to Artois
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Wednesd...Outsourcing to Artois<br />--------------------<br />Wednesday, March 06, 2013<br />Bastards And Our Bastards<br />I'll spare you most of my deep thoughts on the passing of Hugo Chavez, but it's a useful moment to notice how that while there are bad rulers all across the globe, there's always almost universal agreement in our media - left right and center - that the real bad rulers are the ones our government declares to be bad rulers.<br /><br />I love the House of Saud, and will be happy to take significant amounts of money to continue to say so.<br />by Atrios at 17:38<br />108 Comments<br />-------------------<br /><br />/ <a href="http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/03/bastards-and-our-bastards.html" rel="nofollow">Outsourcing to Artois</a><br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-81141709392834548372013-03-06T14:51:55.594-05:002013-03-06T14:51:55.594-05:00a favorite bette noir
BBBB has been lusting over ...<i>a favorite bette noir</i><br /><br />BBBB has been lusting over Flintstones characters again.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-37554074920423850552013-03-06T13:48:27.871-05:002013-03-06T13:48:27.871-05:00I likewise stand in a state of inspiration by some...I likewise stand in a state of inspiration by some of what Chavez did in his life...I do feel he was more honest and forthright than is "allowed" by the American Dream-Team of liars known as the Republican Party.<br /><br />Syrbal/Labryshttp://www.herlanderwalking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-57142574576944463812013-03-06T10:24:49.509-05:002013-03-06T10:24:49.509-05:00Many, if not most of these American nitwits who wi...Many, if not most of these American nitwits who win elections - typically by a combination of taking bribes and using the funds to pander to the the worst fears and tribal resentments of a poorly educated population deeply inculcated in mythological just-so stories - learned or have been taught the wrong lesson from the Cold War. They believe without question that a socialist or social democratic political ideology is inherently evil, rather than it is a brutal authoritarian single-party dictatorship that is the evil.<br /><br />As such, they decided that Chavez was evil without ever thinking critically about what he was doing and what it meant for his nation and his people.<br /><br />Out here, by the way, we root for the SF Giants, who have a recent history of tremendous success. One of their stars is Pablo Sandoval, our very own Kung Fu Panda, and after the World Series victory in which he hit three home runs in the post-game press conference he was positively GLOWING because he got a tweet from the President of his home country, one Hugo Chavez. I thought it was cool, and, since he has the good fortune to play in a place with a large percentage of sane people was not the kind of crisis it might have been elsewhere...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-14921610181603011492013-03-06T09:48:10.612-05:002013-03-06T09:48:10.612-05:00Chavez had his demons, to be sure, plenty, especia...Chavez had his demons, to be sure, plenty, especially anti-Semitism, but I think on the whole he did as much good as bad.<br /><br />Placing him above W, George HW, St. Ronald, and e-v-e-r-r-r-y Republican in congress.<br /><br />And I love the fact that the attempted coup was thwarted by the Venezuelan people.<br /><br />I also love the fact that Chavez put his hand-picked successor in place, making the multinationals further insane.<br /><br />What I fear is all the people saying this is a great chance for US-Venezuelan relations to thaw, which screams 'Banana Republic'.Rev. paleotectonicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075546930890385711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-24704977122009899552013-03-06T08:56:43.416-05:002013-03-06T08:56:43.416-05:00With his passing, even the usually staid Bloomberg...<i> With his passing, even the usually staid Bloomberg News is characterizing him as "Anti-U.S."</i><br /><br />It would be correct to say the U.S. was "Anti-Venezuela". Same as for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic#Exemplar_republics" rel="nofollow">any South American country</a> that dared to put the interests of its own people ahead of U.S. corporations.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com