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This is America pal! jacknifejim Oct 2012 #1
Interesting choice for a first post. Shall we count that as a vote for "Yes"? Electric Monk Oct 2012 #3
LOL at PPR note: "This is Democratic Underground pal" pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #19
Looks like jacknifejim closed his knife on MineralMan Oct 2012 #51
Notice: Aristus Oct 2012 #61
Counting the minutes on this one. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #7
It readily supports combustion Lasher Oct 2012 #11
hehe faith woos science Oct 2012 #8
is that you again, Bill Fucking O'Reilly? Skittles Oct 2012 #14
It's not your country Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #43
I love my country - the one that's supposed to be a democracy. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #44
LOL!! Hey, JackRiddler, looks like you caught another one! nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #60
By George, I think he's got it! Kurovski Oct 2012 #2
I bet EFerrari would find this to be exceedingly witty. Kurovski Oct 2012 #4
If you criticize Chavez you're using right wing talking points! joshcryer Oct 2012 #5
Lots of posters ronnie624 Oct 2012 #6
I've noticed that, too obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #38
Not necessarily tama Oct 2012 #9
Yeah right. joshcryer Oct 2012 #10
I'm confused by it as well jsmirman Oct 2012 #22
Venezuela dependent upon corporations? The US is owned by them!!! DeSwiss Oct 2012 #24
All I can do is laugh at that nonsense. bvar22 Oct 2012 #47
The Communist Party of Venezuela delivered the second largest group of votes for Chavez Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #39
You never see criticism of Chavez from the Left, we never did. The Right otoh, always sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #26
I have never seen criticism of Chavez from the Left. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #27
I have seen criticism from the left tama Oct 2012 #30
My comment was about the US Left. The Left in the US has always supported Chavez. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #33
I was not joking. tama Oct 2012 #34
Not just right wing... JackRiddler Oct 2012 #45
You're on crack, right? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #12
for anyone who actually cares about things like democracy and the rule of law faith woos science Oct 2012 #15
And? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #20
Whatever happened in 2002 has nothing to do with what happened later... faith woos science Oct 2012 #23
You don't know much about the media in Venezuela, do you? sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #31
+100 Kurovski Oct 2012 #49
Put me down for a +100 also. RC Oct 2012 #55
So you're at least 20 times angrier about Colombia, right? JackRiddler Oct 2012 #40
Chavez should grow a pair tama Oct 2012 #69
Excellent documentary! Which was pretty much banned here but won many awards sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author DeSwiss Oct 2012 #25
Response tama Oct 2012 #32
Response to response Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #35
Sorry tama Oct 2012 #36
Can you explain why Don Siegelman, former Democratic Governor of Alabama sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #50
That has nothing to do with Venezuela Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #58
It has to do with your apparent assumption that the president of any country sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #59
Sorry, that's bullshit Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #62
Sorry, the NYT is not credible on anything to do with Venezuela as has been clearly demonstated over sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #63
And the UN Human Rights Council isn't either, I suppose? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #64
It's the Venezuelan system tama Oct 2012 #66
Denial of reality and moving of goalposts and sputtering "but but...what about THIS unrelated thing" Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #67
I'm not Chavista tama Oct 2012 #70
By the way, your reply heading is on crack. Right? JackRiddler Oct 2012 #48
Right wing talking point tama Oct 2012 #65
No, the first thing is not a right wing talking point. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #68
If you want to talk about tama Oct 2012 #71
You mean flagrant disrespect for the rule of law and judicial independence Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #72
I don't like authoritarians either. tama Oct 2012 #73
The difference, of course, is that Chavez actually is a militant socialist Azathoth Oct 2012 #13
He is? sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #53
Cool screen name. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #54
Chavez is a fucking Muslim that wasn't even born in Venezuela!! MrSlayer Oct 2012 #16
don't get me started on Chavezcare. uncle ray Oct 2012 #17
LOL reformist2 Oct 2012 #46
I can't believe Chavez hasn't nationalized Venezuela's oil industry thelordofhell Oct 2012 #18
I think folks may have gotten our dear departed Cesar and your Hugo confused and conflated bigtree Oct 2012 #21
Yeah, I was thinking this too... JackRiddler Oct 2012 #41
Chavez forever(both). and Obama forever and a day. Fuck the Debbie Downers/sad sams/Cutten Runners. graham4anything Oct 2012 #29
I've seen no dimishment in catapulting here. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #37
I think at this point Capriles is more fair to Chavez... JackRiddler Oct 2012 #42
Ask us if we really care what you think? We don't. Yawn southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #52
Obviously you do, and thanks for the kick. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #56
Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #57
New VZ thread: Venezuelan democracy is "The best in the world." JackRiddler Oct 2012 #74
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