Chavez and Bush: a photographic essay

[Minstrel Boy]

[justinsb]

1. A picture's worth a thousand words

that was alot of reading *phew*

[babylonsister]

2. I vote for Chavez! nt

[murray hill farm]

5. We should be so lucky...

to ever have such a choice..ha! More than any other country on earth, this one needs such a leader as Chavez...and by this one, i mean us in the usa.

[Peace Patriot]

29. Really! And we will! We WILL! First, we need to throw electronic voting

machines into 'Boston Harbor' (so to speak)! Right now, Bushite electronic voting machine companies control the vote tabulation with SECRET, PROPRIETARY programming code. That is why we have such an incredibly unrepresentative government in DC. The Bush Cartel has been stealing elections for some time, by various methods, but now--with electronic voting--they have guaranteed, undetectable control over who gets nominated and elected in both parties.

These electronic voting machines (mostly Diebold and ES&S--both run by far rightwingers) are extremely insecure and hackable. One hacker, a couple of minutes, is all it takes--and it's untraceable. Nobody has any right to review the source code in these electronic voting machines and tabulators--not even our elected secretaries of state. (That's what happened as a result of an infusion of $4 billion into the states by Bush's "pod people" Congress--corruption of election officials and the signing of contracts with "trade secret" provisions for tabulating our votes!!!) And the system of audits and recounts is completely inadequate for verifying electronic voting and tabulation.

We MUST change this. It is still doable at the local/state level, despite the corruption. The power over election systems still resides at the local/state level, where ordinary people still have some influence. We must act while we still have that power. They could well take that power away before 2008, by federalizing election systems. Then it's all over. That's the end of our democracy--and it will be one hell of a difficult project to get it back.

Act now! Join your local election reform group--or form your own--and start putting pressure on local/state officials, and, most important, start educating other citizens. For more information and action ideas, go to the "DU 2004 Election Results and Discussion Forum" at
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=203


We need...

Paper ballots hand-counted at the precinct level (--Canada does it in one day, although speed should not even be a consideration, just accuracy and verifiability)

or, at the least

Paper ballot (not "paper trail") backup of all electronic voting, a 10% or better audit (automatic recount), strict security, and NO SECRET, PROPRIETARY programming code! (...jeez!).

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The more verifiable our elections become, the more representative our officials will be! That's the promise of democracy! That's what it's all about! We can do it! We can restore democracy! We're Americans, goddammit! We INVENTED it!

[Al-CIAda]

3. cool

:thumbsup:

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Excellent!!! Says more than words could ever say.

Especially this pair!!!!

[TabulaRasa]

6. Absolutely lovely

I especially like the last one. I didn't even know he read Chomsky. Now, I like him even more. And the picture with the poor children is very sweet ... contrasts well with any picture of the chimperor.

[NorCalDem]

7. This goes for everyone reading this thread!

if you have not seen "The Revolution will not be Televised" yet, run to your local non-corporate video store (they won't carry it) and rent a copy. It's a documentary by two Irish guys (I forget their names right now) that were there filming during the 2002 coup against Chavez.

You get to the see the media for what it really is! Go run, now!

[Amonester]

9. Recommend Topic for Greatest Page: need 1 more (or +) - nt

[Andrushka]

8. Love it!

Great stuff, MB!! :yourock:

[NJCher]

10. very telling

Especially the pic on the right at the top.

Chavez getting down to business.

Chimp strolling by, throwing a wrench in the works.

Nice work, Minstrel Boy! Much appreciated.


Cher

[Jensen]

11. Why do they want to kill Chavez?

It's the Christian thing to do! :sarcasm:

[Must_B_Free]

24. "Self Determination"

That is Chavez's offense.

[JanMichael]

12. Beautiful!

Thanks. The photos put the ridiculous contrast in perspective.

A real human being v. a fucking asshole troglodyte.

[Judi Lynn]

13. Bravo, Minstrel Boy. So good.

Too bad there isn't a photo to show the difference in their "bases," wouldn't you say?

Chavez's going forward, _{Bush & Co.} want to go backwards.

Very intense differences. Great photo choices.

Anyone who can't see the graciousness and goodness in Chavez needs to look again. Too bad some didn't rub off on the Idiot in Chief when he walked past Chavez.

[Minstrel Boy]

14. It's too late to add these, but I like what they say

about simulation and reality.

[chiffon]

15. These pictures speak volumes. Good job and great post.

[Freedomfried]

17. Look!! Theres a BOOB in both pictures

Holding a turkey in one, and feeding a baby in the other.

[Nothing Without Hope]

25. So true! Your comment reminded me of this sign at a protest:

(posted at AllHatNoCattle.net)

[Nothing Without Hope]

23. Oh, Bush posing in his "Army" jacket - THIS image is MUCH more honest:

[SeanQ]

16. That's great! I LOVE the last pair!

[ClayZ]

18. Brilliant.... Thank You!

kick and recomend:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

19. This is wonderful. It's such a relief that the criminals who run our

government have not yet succeeded in killing him. May he stay safe.

[Nothing Without Hope]

20. Here is a compilation of some DU threads related to Hugo Chavez:

including this photo essay, which is a beauty!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1689644
Thread title: Venezuela's Chavez Presents Land Titles to Indigenous Groups
NNN0LHI LBN Tue Aug-09-05 08:44 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1687268
Thread title: Venezuela warns against US invasion
cal04 LBN Tue Aug-09-05 02:10 AM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1722617
Thread title: Reuters: Chavez offers cheap gas to poor in U.S.
Newsjock - LBN Tue Aug-23-05 09:54 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4440384
Thread title: Support Chavez; Buy CITGO Gas
goodhue - GD - Tue Aug-23-05 10:27 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1719323
Thread title: Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuela's president
owillis LBN Mon Aug-22-05 04:50 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1721829
Thread title: Media Matters Calls on ABC Family to Discontinue Robertson Broadcasts
paineinthearse -LBN Tue Aug-23-05 03:34 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2029862
Thread title: US Fingerprints on Venezuelan Coup
Al-CIAda GD-P Tue Aug-23-05 07:52 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4430637
Thread title: AP picks up the Robertson assassination threat
Newsjock GD Tue Aug-23-05 12:12 AM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1722608
Thread title: Venezuelan Ambassador Says Embassy Flooded With Support
cal04 LBN Tue Aug-23-05 09:48 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4439697
Thread title: Chavez and Bush: a photographic essay
Minstrel Boy GD Tue Aug-23-05 09:32 PM

[Minstrel Boy]

26. Thank you, Nothing Without Hope

Your name is so appropriate for a Chavez thread!

[Nothing Without Hope]

28. What a lovely image!

I've also put my Chavez thread collection in a thread in GD-P, and I hope people post on additional ones. A lot of us want to try to keep up with this topic, but these threads are popping up all over, then they disappear too soon!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2030875
Thread title: Keeping up with Hugo: compiled DU threads on Chavez, the Robertson fatwa, {and other Hugo Chavez stories}

[Straight Shooter]

21. Chavez is his own man. He respects himself and those who deserve it.

He knows how to be in charge of a situation. He doesn't need an "Unca Dick" to tell him what to do next.

[oasis]

22. Thanks for the reminder.

[Minstrel Boy]

27. Photobucket is down for maintanance right now,

hence the dreaded x boxes. Should be back up in the morning.

[mopaul]

30. excellent!

[Minstrel Boy]

31. mid-morning kick n/t

[mdelaguna2000]

32. Utterly perfect. n/t

[Octafish]

33. A kick to the pants of the BFEE.

Thanks, Minstrel-san.