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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:11 AM Original message |
Obama Requests Funding for Venezuelan Opposition in 2012 Budget |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. It IS an unexpected turn, seeing them clearly ADMIT they're underwriting the opposition, isn't it? |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Venezuelan government is neither democratic nor supported by the majority |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That is rightwing bullshit. Venezuelan elections -- overseen by Jimmy Carter -- |
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ChangoLoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. As a public university teacher, I've seen the army men salaries multiply |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Seems many people are not aware of reality as it is in 2011 |
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ChangoLoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Black and white stereotyped thinking |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Somewhat true |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Talking heads have changed our thought processes. |
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ChangoLoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. I think northern countries' interest toward our countries |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. As usual, you provide name calling and innuendo. Check. n/t |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. You are out of date - Chavez is no longer wanted by the majority |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. And I have already, today, refuted that claim. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Obama is 51%, Chavez is 36%. I guess those are "about the same." |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Ahh, the is the latest poll I could find, places him at 38%. He dropped 42 points in 12 years: |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. If you are living there, of course you would have a better understanding. |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Why is Chavez in power if the opposition got the higher vote? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I think you're on to something with how foreign observers had less of a presence during the... |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. There's the Hitler thing again--his propagandist "Ms Goebbels"! |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Chavez' Jews are the Middle Class |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. FDR; someone agrees with you |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 12:12 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. It would be important if there were a progressive there with the same burning desire |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 06:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. If "real progressives" "aren't corruptable" why can't Colombia have many of them who give... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 06:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. pro-America, good relations with Uribe, trusting relationship with Chavez, anti-NAFTA. |
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ChangoLoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Beware, this is written by the Venezuelan government's newspaper |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. yep, you got it exactly n/t |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I believe Ronald McDonald House is considered an opposition NGO |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Heh. |
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robertosilvers (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Chavez democratic legitimacy questioned |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Your post prompted me to dig a bit about foreign donations in the US. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. You might look into the decades of US funds that have flowed into |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Let's stick to the facts as they are today, shall we? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. I guess he didn't like "Las Venas Abiertas de Sud America" that Hugo gave him! nt |
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social_critic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Why should he like trash? |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 03:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Has Generation X read that book, dude you are in LALALAND |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 05:45 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. He could have done worse, couldn't he? Wikipedia has an interesting take. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-20-11 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
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