Hugo Chavez, funny voting as a celebration of self and ego….hmmmm
Hey that guy has a cool mustache!!!
For some reason yesterday, as I watched Hugo Chavez bluster in my second favorite part of the world, I was also thinking of the voting and the “process” that got him democratically elected. Did he just pretend to hold elections so that he can say that he followed the process as he awarded himself an office?
Go Colombia!! You can win…..Or maybe not.
The conundrum–if I, as an American, say I don’t care who wins a election, then I’m shallow and ignorant of politics. If I, as an American, say I do care, then I’m part of the fascist American conspiracy to topple legitimately-elected governments and install American-backed dictators. What to do, what to do?
I think most elections in the United States are fair, but quite a few have a somewhat questionable tinge to them (get it?). You’ll note I didn’t mention any particular election in my comment.
So do I leave the poor guy alone? He’s a socialist dictator making his move (again). Do you need to see mass graves before you will accept how this is going to turn out?
Democracy doesn’t mean anything. No one has the right to vote their neighbors into slavery – which is exactly what socialism is.
Likewise, Chavez was elected in an election that had some questionable tinges to it, but probably was mostly fair.
One can, indeed, democratically elect a dictator. The problem comes when you decide that you want to unelect him.
Lesson learned? Stay away from rigged elections that are the celebration of the cult of personality.
Vote here
Are you saying that RTT and BON are Orson’s lackeys? Or their pissboys?
I wonder how our election season has influenced Chavez’ hardlined stance towards towards Colombia? Is this an attempt to try to pull strings? Does he just want to get a little more attention?
I also read that he has given $300 million to FARC, which is the biggest terrorists organization in the western hemisphere.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i3-gy-m2ViT4af14BjcC-rOHaWrgD8V695F80
Hugo Chavez = EDSBS
Uh, no. McCarthy called from the grave. He wants his paranoia back.
Conform, consume, sleep, work, never complain.
4, Its not paranoia if they really are out to get you
EDSBS’ motto: Admit Nothing, Deny Everything, Make Counter-Accusations
Swindle…it’s not a dirty word.
DAs, this has nothing to do with Hugo Chavez
Will the revolution be televised???
Chavez reminds me a lot of Castro in his younger days. But Chavez really isn’t the issue here. It’s about being mindful of who you elect. A vote for any of our current presidential candidates isn’t going to solve much, if anything. But at least we have an opportunity to elect someone, as opposed to a socialist government pretending to democratically electing a leader.
Chavez reminds me of Orson Swindle and the president of Ecuador reminds me of the dick from DawgSports
@11 Under that scenario, Chavez gets head on a daily basis from the President of Ecuador. Who knew???
@11, that would make the LWS crew Alvaro Uribe.
FARC = Rocky Top Talk
Just in case you could not read, Jai:
The choice was similarly overweighted this year, as the panel had to pick through nominations to find those properly blending sport and funny, and doing so in an outstanding and consistently wondrous manner.
Two blogs clearly sailed above the rest in this department.
Runner-up: Black Heart, Gold Pants. Iowa sucking this year helped fuel the bitter farce fire they stoked all year long, but BHGP went above and beyond the call of duty this year. JoePa meets Fergie is worth its weight in gold, um…pants.
And the winner is…
Hey, Jenny Slater. Chancellor of the Sexchequer Doug Gillett and his fine website span many, many different topics–pinko Doug’s been writing plenty of political posts lately–but he’s a Dawg from the soles to the tips of his mangy hipster ears, and his football writing is savage, quick, and witty to a non-cornpone degree we thought impossible in a heterosexual UGA grad. Despite his wit and rapid-fire pen, he does prefer to sleep with women, and he does prefer to write in ridiculously tight prose loaded with guffaw-worthy snark.
Don’t get to confused. I could have linked you, but then again why would I? Bend over LWS, bend over and take it. The best part of it all is that I make so much money making fun of Tennessee and all of the Vols just seek the heat of my rod.
I hope to interview you on my radio show some day. Call me next time you are in Atlanta
@15 I don’t believe you are Swindloe
There seems to be a strong suggestion of lightness in the loafers, but that Orson does have a way with words.
Any election that I almost win has got to be FUCKED.
Orson you can eat a large pile of shit. I have my reservations that you make ANY money, I have seen your regular ensemble. No, you are probably pushing a Scion and sucking down selections from the Dollar Menu while you run that worthless shit clod of a site… a fucking 10 year old could do a better job.