Eric Florack on December 16th, 2007

Glenn says:

YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP: Sadly, you don’t have to:

A video of a Gucci- and Louis Vuitton-clad politician attacking capitalism then struggling to explain how his luxurious clothes square with his socialist beliefs has become an

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

Cindy Sheehan and Hugo ChavezGina Cobb raises a great point, and one I’d not fully considered

Sometimes just the right words at just the right moment are world-changing.  “Why don’t you shut up?” was not remotely as eloquent as “I have a dream” or

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Eric Florack on December 3rd, 2007

CARACAS, Venezuela,Monday, Dec. 3 —(New York Times)- Voters in this country narrowly defeated a proposed overhaul to the constitution in a contentious referendum over granting President Hugo Chávez sweeping new powers, the Election Commission announced early Monday.It was the first

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Eric Florack on December 1st, 2007

There’s an awful lot on the line in Venezuela tomorrow.

It amounts to a constitutional referendum , which, if passes, will give Crazy Uncle Hugo the unlimited power he seeks. if on the other hand, that referendum gets voted down,

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Eric Florack on November 28th, 2007

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday CNN may have been instigating his murder when the U.S. TV network showed a photograph of him with a label underneath that read “Who killed him?”The caption appeared to be

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Eric Florack on November 24th, 2007

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lost his lead eight days before a referendum on ending his term limit, an independent pollster said on Saturday, in a swing in voter sentiment against the Cuba ally. Forty-nine percent of

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Eric Florack on November 20th, 2007

McQ over at Q&O:

Frankly I’m surprised it has taken him so long to realize the potential.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to turn OPEC into “an organization of monopoly and exploitation,” according to Saudi King

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davidl on November 17th, 2007

hillary119.jpgWhat would life in the United States be like under a President who is obsesssed with personal power, does not respect the rule of law and has no tolerance for criticism?  The Pittsburg Tribune-Review, is kind enough to offer

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Eric Florack on November 11th, 2007

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – The king of Spain told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to “shut up” Saturday during a heated exchange at a summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Chavez, who called President Bush the “devil”

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davidl on November 8th, 2007

WacoDid Hugo Chavez give the World a preview of the Clinton adminstration redux?    Like Chavez, the Clinton’s can not abide dissent.  Matthew Walter and Steven Bodzin:

Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan student protesters were fired on, resulting

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Eric Florack on October 13th, 2007

The flip-flopping has started already?

CANTERBURY, N.H. (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton called Barack Obama naive when he said he’d meet with the leaders of Iran without precondition. Now she says she’d do the same thing, too.

During a Democratic

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Eric Florack on September 26th, 2007

Boortz:

Mentioned this morning on the show that Hugo the Horrible did an eight hour radio show yesterday in which he ranted and raved about the custom of buying teenaged girls boob jobs when they turn 15. Evidently that’s the

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Eric Florack on August 18th, 2007

The Telegraph –The Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has anointed himself president for life by proposing sweeping changes to the country’s constitution.

Setting out his plans for completing his socialist revolution in the oil-rich Latin American nation, he proposing radical

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2007

Over at the Captain’s Quarters:

Jeb Koogler, a staunch liberal at The Moderate Voice, has defended Hugo Chavez for a long time. He thought that Chavez intended to help the poor and downtrodden and made excuses for his tough

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Eric Florack on June 25th, 2007

Here we go….

CARACAS, Venezuela —AP- President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at

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