Hugo Chavez dies......

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Barefootfaeposted 11 years ago
I know there are many here who think he was the best thing since apple sauce.

Please feel free to comment on his passing.
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  Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Pretty good President, the economic figures of Venezuela speak for themselves not to mention poverty reduction etc. That is why he was wildly popular in Venezuela and not only with leftists, what he did worked and no one can argue with results.
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Josak, what on earth are you thinking? Exploring data and evidence in this thread!
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  retief2000posted 11 years agoin reply to this
  i had a friend from Venezuela that said, "He doesn't have cancer, he is the cancer."
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Zelkiiroposted 11 years ago
Who-go Chav-ehhhh?
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whoisitposted 11 years ago
Probably shouldn't have gone to Cuba for his treatment, Michael Moore wasn't truthful.
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  Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Yes, because we all know that every single person diagnosed with cancer in the US survives...
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  Levellandmikeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  More than in Cuba...
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  Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Do you know that for a fact? Besides, all cancers are different... They still haven't said what kind of cancer he had.
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Really!
  
  http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0 … -survival/
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  Barefootfaeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Paul Krugman? Could you find a left wing hack maybe?
  Yo Micheal Moore made that movie about medicine in Cuba. Many Cuban doctors got up and walked out because they knew it was a lie.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  According to this our cancer treatment isn't as good because we detect cancer earlier?
  
  EPIC FAIL!
  
  Paul Krugman LOL
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  No, not "isn't as good", just not better!
  
  Or is that too hard for you to see? You diagnose a cancer in 2004 and the patient dies in 2010 isn't actually any better than a diagnose in 2006 and a death in 2010. It just slews the five year survival rates.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Oh! It is, sorry.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Wow, you really hate America don't you? Jealous?
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  Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Really? You got that from what I said? Not going to play that game with you.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Am I wrong?
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  retief2000posted 11 years agoin reply to this
  I will defend you here - I do not believe that you hate America. In fact, I still believe most Canadians still like Americans and America - though I could just be naive.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Pro-Tip: Wishing for something to be better or improved upon != hating something.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Found a job yet?
  
  Pro-Tip Spending all day on hubpages will not get you a job!
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  It just snowed balls and ass all last night and today, and nothing much has been added to my various job search sites these past few days. What else am I gonna do all day?
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Obviously remain unemployed.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Ain't nothin' I can do until someplace gives me a call. I can't just barge into a shoe store and say, "I'm workin' here now, give me my paycheck!"
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Oh I know, nothing you can do, it snowed. Next weeks excuse?
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Assuming no place calls me back, no place called me back?
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Mamas basement must be cozy.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Better than trying to rent an apartment with zero income, and besides, what kind of idiot moves out on their own during a steep recession with a broken real estate market? Best to just stay home and help out with the bills and the housework.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  You really live at home? How old are you?
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  Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Don't let him bully you. I know how hard it is to find a job. Try being over 50 and unemployed.
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  Barefootfaeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  does he have any skills besides balancing a pencil on his nose?
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  I can balance pencils on my finger, thank you very much. I'll even let you guess which finger it is.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Oh, and by the way...
  http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo823 … o1_500.jpg
  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/ … 2c89c7.jpg
  It's Shigure's lip, not his nose. Maybe you should follow his example and put some glasses on?
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  It's what trolls do!
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  It's because they need to derail. They don't have the substance to counter what you have to say, so they'll use personal information in the hope of making you feel bad. #losers!
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  Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  You never struggled to find a job? You are one of the very few then.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  No, never struggled, I went and found a job. I worked at it.
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Lucky you!
  
  What as? A troll?
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Come on John, a job's a job! LMAO!
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
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  Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Good for you, we should all be so privileged.
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Zwlkiiro, he's just trying to derail and deflect from from the excellent point you made. It's none of his business what you do or don't do! Interesting how the ones who make comments about the people who post a lot, are also the one's who are around equally as much to notice!
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Pot, kettle.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Except, I have a job, so not pot kettle.
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Yes, I suppose that's one definition for what you do.
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  LOL, as if you matter!
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  Hollie Thomasposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  When clearly you do. lol.
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Barefootfaeposted 11 years ago
Maybe they will get Psy to do his funeral Gangnam Style!
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Thats racist...oh wait, no it isn't.
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  Barefootfaeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  I know I talked about that guy again but I can't see what's supposed to be cool or hot about the blithering idiot.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  PSY's *cool* because he released an obnoxious song poking fun at the faux-riche culture of South Korea and a bunch of airheaded American teenagers completely missed the point because lol pelvic thrusts are so funny!!1
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Marquisposted 11 years ago
There is a warm place in Hell for Chavez, the atheist and communist loon.
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  Uninvited Writerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  From what I heard, he was not an atheist.
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  Levellandmikeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  No, he claimed to be a Catholic. But he was a communistic loon.
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  Barefootfaeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Get ready to be asked if you know what Communist means.
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  Levellandmikeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Believe me I know what a Communist is. I've had to deal with 'em.
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Another one who doesn't know what communism means.
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  Marquisposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  ok -
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Levellandmikeposted 11 years ago
Is it just me, or did the smell of sulphur just get a little weaker?
You guys did hear his VP the other day say the U.S. somehow managed to "inject" his cancer into him.
And all those poor Hollywood leftists. How sad for them, huh? So sad to lose such a hero to them.
Yeah, my heart's bleedin' peanut butter.
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American Viewposted 11 years ago
Nice to hear he is gone, I bet he has been dead for months but the country did not want to let it out until they were ready internally. I wonder how long it will be before we hear Kerry or Obama say this is a great opportunity for America. Here we go again sports fans, another country we will be sending aid too.
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  Barefootfaeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  I work with a guy from Venezuela who believes he has been dead since DEC.28th.
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whoisitposted 11 years ago
Must be profitable to be the President of Venezuela, Chavez net worth was 1 Billion. His people live like hell but he was doing alright. How do you liberals explain his wealth while the citizens of Venezuela suck air? Actually you probably don't care.

Viva los money!!
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Wayne Brownposted 11 years ago
Chavez was a totalitarian who used the premise of corruption in the country's government as his fulcrum to gain office only to continue that corruption himself on a more grand scale....just as his mentor, Castro, did in Cuba. Much of the private sector was nationalized and those assets apparently went into the Chavez family pocket accounting for his 2 billion dollar plus wealth. Overall the people top to bottom became poorer and the numbers in dire poverty grew higher while he grabbed his wealth. When one has amassed over two billion in assets and claims to be a man of the people...well, at what point does he share such wealth with those people who need it. Instead he asked them to use water sparingly as well as electricity. This is one of the the richest oil nations on earth and the people are all but rationed water and electricity. Now that such a "Great Leader (sic)" has passed what will those poor people do? To hear the publishers our the U.S. media rags tell it....his greatness can never be replaced. And how great he must have been if Obama broke down crying at the news of Chavez's and sequestered (bad choice of words) himself in privacy for the day to mourn. To bad he cannot have the same emotion for some one who promotes capitalism, free enterprise, and democracy. But then again, what can one expect from a man raised and mentored by socialist and communist. ~WB
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  whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Apparently its ok to steal wealth but earning it is horrible. Liberals, what a bunch of....
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  Marquisposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  It is a good screen for rich Liberals to use to make sure the light is not shown on them.
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  LuisEGonzalezposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Amen to that. Maybe the country will be better off now, or at least that is what so many Venezuelans hope for.
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  Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Do you mean the about 30% of Venezuelans who did not vote for him? Yeah sooo many Venezuelans, you guys are a joke
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  LuisEGonzalezposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Chavez 8,191,132
  Capriles 6,591,304
  or
  55.07%
  44.31%
  So yea a lot of Venezuelans.....................
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  Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  So a minority even though he was dying of cancer in a country that has elected him with big margins repeatedly. But I am sure you are correct, the wealthy of Venezuela are more than eager to resume exploiting poor Venezuelans they are very much the minority however. It will be interesting to see if they do regain power how long it will take for poverty to reach pre-Chavez levels.
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MJFennposted 11 years ago
The sort of leftist nationalism represented by the President Chávez predates the appearance of Lenin on the political scene a century ago.

From a Latin American perspective, it was US Administrations such as that of FDR which had a particular track record of respecting the sovereignty of their republics.

What many in the US see simply as the strident legacy of Mr Chávez is actually deeply rooted historically, although the extent of its vehemence is not inevitable.

From a Canadian perspective, given the deep-seated historical background to Venezuela's foreign policy, it is sometimes hard to see why a US Admininstration might seemingly prefer in the longer term to rely on oil resources from that country in preference to what would be readily available from Canadian pipelines.
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  Levellandmikeposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Whaddya mean "sometimes?" It's ALWAYS hard for me to see why we buy oil from countries that don't like us.
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  psycheskinnerposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Other then because we need oil?
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whoisitposted 11 years ago
Here's some more advice, treat looking for a job as a job!
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LauraD093posted 11 years ago
A Communist Loon now that's a bird worth "watching" for. I wonder what its plumage looks like? Unfortunately the man doesn't make the government the government makes the man. With one loon down another is going to be flying right in to continue raping the people of Venezuela.
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  Marquisposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  When will Fidel Castro die now? I can not believe that the Chavez dictator died before Castro.
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Barefootfaeposted 11 years ago
I work with a guy from Venezuela. Under Chavez their land and two of their cars were taken away without explanation. He managed to leave and wouldn't dream of living anywhere but here. His family won't speak to him because he lives here voluntarily now.

Did you ever see the movie Valkyrie? It was about the conspiracy amongst some of Hitler's senior staff to assassinate him and the subsequent failed attempt. At one point after the explosion they believed they had succeeded and sent out messages. There is a scene in a communications center when all these teletypes start printing out "Hitler ist tot."(Hitler is dead)
The workers there who were mostly women began weeping. Now that is natural because many of them had lived their lives with Hitler and didn't know any difference. They didn't comprehend what he was doing to the world. They learned later.
It will be the same in Venezuela.
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  Zelkiiroposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  "The workers there who were mostly women began weeping. Now that is natural because many of them had lived their lives with Hitler and didn't know any difference."
  
  Because everyone in Nazi Germany was spontaneously born at the same time in 1936. This makes perfect sense.
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Iammattdoranposted 11 years ago
I just read a post by a friend on Facebook mourning the loss of a good man and a good president. Having travelled in Venezuela and talked to many people I know this to be a load of crap. It was as simple as telling the world that he represents something different from the norm, different from the mega powers to convince the liberal media and liberal readers without them even bothering to scratch below the surface.
He has left Venezuela in a state where it's essentially fucked for generations and where any incoming government is doomed to fail.
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Where it's f*cked for generations of capitalists?
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  Iammattdoranposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Venezuelans
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  John Holdenposted 11 years agoin reply to this
  Capitalist Venezuelans?
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Iammattdoranposted 11 years ago
People who want to be able to buy basic food essentials like cooking oil, milk, butter etc. for a fair price instead of having to pay 10 times more on the black market because the country somehow keeps running out. People who want a police force and army who work for the interests of the population and not in the interests of themselves and of a man who (when alive) made their lives very good. People who want a REAL education with actual job prospects both within and outside of their country.
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John Holdenposted 11 years ago
How can I argue with a fellow Mancunian?

PS, you could be describing the UK there.
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Iammattdoranposted 11 years ago
Haha! True enough
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