Category Archives: Chavez

Do Free Stuff and Pleasant Sounding Words Trump all else?

Posted on 11 June 2013 by

Combined with compliant media they seem to. Daniel Duquenal (a pseudonym), my favorite blogger there even before he became the last significant English language blogger in Venezuela, offered some comparisons between the current Venezuelan regime and the regimes in Turkey and … Continue reading →

Posted in Obama, Democracy, Chavez, Freedom, Media, United States, Politics, Elections, Political Correctness, Belief, Good stuff for everone free, TOTUS, 2016 Obama's America, Cult of personality, My Fair Lady | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Three Articles About Venezuela Today

Posted on 22 March 2013 by

One suggests some basis for hope, another writes about oppression by Chavistas and the third pursues the same theme. El Presidente for Life, THugo Chávez, died on or before March 5, 2013. He may have died in Cuba, in Venezuela … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse of Power, Chavez, Cuba, Cult of personality, Democracy, Dep't of Information, Education, Elections, History, Politics, Propaganda, Protests, Venezuela | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Is Earth becoming Purgatory or Hell?

Posted on 20 March 2013 by

Or is it already one or the other? I don’t know the answer, but the question is a basis for this article. I am not a student of religion and know little of Roman Catholic doctrine concerning Purgatory and Hell. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Appeasement, Chavez, Corruption, Democracy, Egypt, Foreign aid, Freedom of religion, Government reliance, Hell, History, Insanity, Iran, Israel, Merida, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestine, Purgatory, Roman Catholic Church, travel, United States, Venezuela | Tagged , | 11 Comments

An Excellent Summation of the Situation in Venezuela Today

Posted on 17 March 2013 by

Chavez is dead. Is Venezuela? Daniel, one of my two favorite bloggers on things Venezuelan, published this article today. It summarizes what’s wrong with Venezuela today and does not raise any false hopes for her immediate future. Her future is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Chavez, Dead People, Hispanic, History, Venezuela | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

China, Iran and North Korea — a radioactive stew

Posted on 13 March 2013 by

It’s being prepared for our dinner. Should we eat it? How would it affect us and What should be done instead? Relations between China and North Korea seem, cosmetically, to be getting chillier. China joined the unanimous U.N. Security Council … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Appeasement, Atomic bomb, Chamberlain, Chavez, Climate change, Conservatives, Cuban, Education, Food for North Korea, Government reliance, Ideology, Illegal immigration, Iran, Kim Jong-un, Korea, Korea speculation, Military, Missile launch, North Korea, Nuclear weapon test, Nuclear weapons, Obama, Politics, Propaganda, Retaliation by North Korea, Sanctions, U.S. Military, United States, Venezuela | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Shocking Revelation: RINOs Agree to Kill Deadly Austerity Beast

Posted on 9 March 2013 by

Innocent children, poor and minorities have been the worst hit. On Wednesday, President Obama dined with a dozen congressional Republicans at an unpretentious little restaurant in a Washington, D.C. ghetto. His purpose was to show them how badly the poor, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Atomic bomb, Chavez, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Dove of peace, Economics, Fiscal Cliff, Humor, Idiocy, Insanity, John Kerry, Kim Jong-un, Korea, North Korea, Peace and Love, Politics, Republicans, Satire, Stimulus, United States, Venezuela, Washington Monument, White House | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

A Librul’s Views on Gun Control, Wealth Redistribution and Welfare

Posted on 15 January 2013 by

This is a guest post by the Very Honorable Ima Librul, Senator from the State of Confusion Utopia. He recently explained some of his difficulties in growing pineapples and focuses here on other major problems and opportunities facing modern American … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abuse of Power, Chavez, Conservatives, Constitution, Democrats, Department of Defense, Equality, Executive Decree, Fairness, Feminists, Government reliance, Gun control, Health Control, Humor, Libruls, Mexico, Nonsense, Obama, ObamaCare, Republicans, Satire, United States, Venezuela | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Cult of Personality: Who comes to mind?

Posted on 6 January 2013 by

North Korea, Venezuela and other countries have them. Instead of freedom they provide a benevolent hero to worship. The leader of a cult of personality has real power in his own right and/or is a front for others, some of whom … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abuse of Power, Chavez, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Cult of personality, Culture, Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Freedom, Government reliance, Kim Dynasty, Korea, Law and Order, Obama, Political class, Stalin, United States, Venezuela | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Are Democratically Elected Dictators Hostile to Freedom “Good” Dictators?

Posted on 19 December 2012 by

Democracies sometimes reject freedom. Egypt has a new new democratically elected dictator and Venezuela still has her old one. Since they were elected by majorities of the voters they must be good democratic rulers who give the majority what they … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Chavez, Constitution, Democracy, Egypt, Elections, free speech, Freedom, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Iranian Election, Islamist rage, Law and Order, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama, Regime change, United States | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Chávez got reelected; What about the U.S. November Election?

Posted on 8 October 2012 by

Chávez is said to have got fifty-four percent of the vote. Assuming that he did, why and does it augur anything for our own election? Here are some thoughts from my favorite Venezuelan blogger, Daniel Duquenal (pseudonym) about yesterday’s election. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse of Power, Allen West, Chavez, Cultural differences, Democracy, Democrats, Dignity, Elections, Fairness, Free Press, free speech, Freedom, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Health Control, Ideology, Media, Obama, Opinion, Political class, Political Correctness, Politics, Presidential Debates, Racism, Socialism, Thomas Sowell, United States | Tagged | 11 Comments