LIHOP or MIHOP?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

Venezuelan president says he has proof blackout was sabotage

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he had proof that a massive power outage was caused by saboteurs aiming to throw the country into chaos before municipal elections this weekend.

The blackout on Monday night was the second major power outage the year, plunging much of the country into darkness and prompting accusations of government incompetence from the opposition.

Speaking on state TV alongside Electricity Minister Jesse Chacon and other officials, Maduro briefly showed a photo of what appeared to be a cut conductor cable lying on the floor.

"What motive could there be for leaving a whole country without electricity?" he said, adding that Chacon had brought him the evidence and more details would be unveiled on Wednesday.

"We always face these attacks by the right-wing fascists ... they wanted to make me, as president of the republic, decree a state of emergency and suspend the elections."

Critics of the government say lack of maintenance was likely to blame for the outage.


http://ca.news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-president-says-proof-blackout-sabotage-034012635.html

[Orrex]

1. IHOP

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. Well --

Venezuela probably doesn't have enough flour to make pancakes and syrup is a Yankee imperialist plot. So, no pancakes.

[CanSocDem]

3. ...speaking of "sabotage". (eom)

[HappyMe]

4. Damn.

I want pancakes right fucking now.

[Berlum]

5. "Pass the syrup. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL Bush (R)

[CorrectOfCenter]

6. Whichever INCOMPETENCE falls under.

Maduro is in over his head.

I'm not saying his opposition would be any better, but the guy is a maroon.

[countryjake]

7. Hmmm...who's the moran now?

Thank you, EarlG!