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polly7

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79. Yes, he left a whole country of people

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 10:30 AM

Feb 2015

who fought hard for it and believe in it - they'll fight any right wing takeover, no matter how many funded 'protests' and riots are produced. They know what's at stake and what they have, and can achieve.

You're so right.

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Venezuela Mayor Is Accused of U.S.-Backed Coup Plot [View all] JonLP24 Feb 2015 OP

I think this explains it----->>>>>> Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #1

Agree JonLP24 Feb 2015 #2

Certainly his claims would have some credibility given past US behavior IFF geek tragedy Feb 2015 #14

Also, frankly.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #77

Venezuelan Opposition Mayor, Alias “The Vampire,” Arrested for Role in Blue Coup Plot polly7 Feb 2015 #3

Thanks for the additional info JonLP24 Feb 2015 #6

You're welcome. polly7 Feb 2015 #9

Thanks for the recommend JonLP24 Feb 2015 #75

Chavez and the 'Bolivar Revoltion' swilton Feb 2015 #78

Yes, he left a whole country of people polly7 Feb 2015 #79

The current problems are just a continuation of what Chavez started. Failure. 7962 Feb 2015 #16

Chavez was a good man JonLP24 Feb 2015 #54

He was a very good man! polly7 Feb 2015 #80

He was good for his people in the short term hack89 Feb 2015 #81

Yeah, I especially loved it when he became besties Ahmadinejad! Adrahil Feb 2015 #87

blah, blah. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #90

I can understand why you want to address that. Adrahil Feb 2015 #95

He was elected to address inequality, racism, the suffering of the masses of Venezuelan. Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #96

and now look at Veneuela all. Minimum wage less than $1 day and no food Bacchus4.0 Feb 2015 #97

So the idea is to ruin everyone, christx30 Feb 2015 #100

wow, you have bad taste in men Bacchus4.0 Feb 2015 #98

It takes longer for the truth to get out to the US population, doesn't it? Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #58

No authoritarian left undefended. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #70

Hey, he hates the U.S., so it's all good Adrahil Feb 2015 #88

I think this explains it ... Scuba Feb 2015 #4

Whoa. +1000. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #5

Yep Two small players in the oil rig business bitch COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #7

Fail to pay for work done and then take their oil rigs hack89 Feb 2015 #8

I love the people that say, christx30 Feb 2015 #45

Are you aware how corrupt the oil & gas industry is? JonLP24 Feb 2015 #56

I just hate thieves more than anything. N/t christx30 Feb 2015 #65

You must have been livid when earlier pro-foreign business administrations handed out Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #66

You either honor those past agreements, christx30 Feb 2015 #82

Venezula belongs to the largest capitalist cartel in the world hack89 Feb 2015 #68

I don't dispute that JonLP24 Feb 2015 #72

Be that as it may.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #86

People are unhappy due to the poor economy JonLP24 Feb 2015 #89

One might say that putting all of ones eggs in a single basket... Adrahil Feb 2015 #94

You know it does madokie Feb 2015 #10

Yeah, right, it's always the fault of the US, GGJohn Feb 2015 #11

So Obama is to blame for VZ's problems, not Maduro, and you think Maduro can do geek tragedy Feb 2015 #13

I didn't say a word about Obama madokie Feb 2015 #19

They're desperate. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #21

So obvious too madokie Feb 2015 #22

To you too, madokie. polly7 Feb 2015 #24

Deal with what? GGJohn Feb 2015 #27

Blindness, GGJohn, Blindness madokie Feb 2015 #28

Willful blindness IYO only. GGJohn Feb 2015 #29

Desperate? GGJohn Feb 2015 #26

That 22% thingie has stripped away whatever was left of their grasp on reality. That's "desperate". Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #46

Yup. GGJohn Feb 2015 #47

Ya got that right. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #51

So Omama is just a powerless figurehead? Ok hack89 Feb 2015 #35

The CIA works for Obama, and Maduro is accusing Obama of conspiring to overthrow him. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #36

The CIA does not work for the President madokie Feb 2015 #42

I haven't seen any CIA reforms JonLP24 Feb 2015 #74

+1000. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #17

Yeah, its OBAMA'S fault Venezuelan people cant wipe their ass with paper. Blind? Ha. 7962 Feb 2015 #18

As I said Blind madokie Feb 2015 #20

I'll gladly apologize when VZ proves me wrong. Maybe you'll do the same? 7962 Feb 2015 #31

No, these people are champions of what is in COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #32

You're a LOT better than I at accurately portraying the real situation. Spot on. 7962 Feb 2015 #44

"Althoigh I do see many also supporting Putin." It's because they're one & the same. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #50

This is ridiculous JonLP24 Feb 2015 #73

Funny how their electrical grid was failing, causing blackouts, GGJohn Feb 2015 #23

Do you have any idea how long it has been COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #33

yes I do madokie Feb 2015 #41

A lot of what Blackwater does is subcontracted or operating under different names JonLP24 Feb 2015 #76

We get all the VZ oil we want hack89 Feb 2015 #34

It's really sad if you actually think a couple of oil rig seizures 4.5 years ago explains geek tragedy Feb 2015 #12

What's sad, is thinking a couple of oil rig seizures, though important, polly7 Feb 2015 #15

No, what's sad is the you and a few other Maduro apologists GGJohn Feb 2015 #25

You seem very angry about this. Did Chavez do your daddy wrong? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #38

You seem to think you're some kind of internet psychic. GGJohn Feb 2015 #39

Wow, you're referencing Ledesma and you call Maduro a thug. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #40

Ah, so you're good with arresting people for saying stuff you don't like so geek tragedy Feb 2015 #53

What would happen to an American mayor who plotted against Obama? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2015 #57

There would be actual evidence against him hack89 Feb 2015 #61

Polticians plot against each other all the time. It's called democracy. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #64

If that document were to have been written christx30 Feb 2015 #67

Shades of Mossadegh, eh? RufusTFirefly Feb 2015 #30

Chavez died of natural causes, having won several elections. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #37

I'm not referring to Chavez. I'm referring to Maduro RufusTFirefly Feb 2015 #43

Maduro is vulnerable because he doesn't know how to manage a socialist economy. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #52

84% of Venezuelans Back Measures Against Hoarding Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #59

A push-poll by state-run media? Lol, was rt.com not available? geek tragedy Feb 2015 #63

While RT has a priority in what news to focus on JonLP24 Feb 2015 #83

Rt.com is not an independent news org geek tragedy Feb 2015 #84

Outside of government funding JonLP24 Feb 2015 #85

"outside of government funding" geek tragedy Feb 2015 #93

If there is a political advantage to hoarding, that's what they are doing, of course. Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #91

Shortages cause hoarding, not vice versa. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #92

if you do business the way the big companies want, you can dismember and stir fry your opposition yurbud Feb 2015 #48

I would have more respect for our government if they just said this instead of pretending to care yurbud Feb 2015 #49

'Bout sums it up. Not that complicated. libdem4life Feb 2015 #55

Yeah, no. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #69

Oh well...... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #60

Violence is always preferable when diplomacy would make you look like a sissy. Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #62

The 2015 elections will be interesting BrentWil Feb 2015 #71

Socialist International: "Venezuela is becoming increasingly unrecognizable as a democracy" ChangoLoa Feb 2015 #99