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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 02:28 AM Original message |
Message to anti-Chavez types on DU |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Isn't this exactly what they want? I don't know why, but too many here |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Thanks. That drives me nuts. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
46. But ... that would be a Good Thing™ |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. well sometimes |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. hee hee! Sorry. I would have said "drives me up the wall" but poor... |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. I would hope that it's now gone too far |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. If any of them had any idea what has been happening in Latin American and the Caribbean |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Another turd banged up for life |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Another one bites the dust! Great news! One down, and a whole lot more to come later. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Great post n/t |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Great Post Judy! And if some are too lazy to read |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. What about those of us who |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. If you don't care, then don't try to meddle in the lives of the people of Venezuela. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Excuse me? |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. How can you not care when the Bush Junta is pouring billions and billions of our |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I can't care about everything to the same degree. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. So why did you care enough to respond to a subject you don't care about? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. They can't hear you... |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
61. Yeah, I'll chant "Viva Chavez!" when the Bushites and the war profiteers and their |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
48. remember Iran/Contra -- there's a history of linking the two |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. whoa! wish i could REC this post -- damn! |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's not that far back to the reign of Bush #41's friend in Venezuela, Carlos Andres Pérez, |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. Why Yes. If You Don't Support Chavez, Then You Support The Terrorists. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Don't you love it when so-called progressives/DUers use the same logic as Bushco |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. That's a false analogy because the OP is correct about |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Yes Yes Yes, The Whole "Nah, It's Ok When I Say It" Rule. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. No, these were two different situations. n/t |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
49. nice talking point |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. There are one party states in Latin America that we never hear about |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Because they are in Junior's back pocket? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:15 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. ARENA came up briefly right after the murder of three officials who were travelling |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
20. Personally, I could care less. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
21. So, you are implying that allowing free speech and freedom of the press would force Chavez out? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. No, the Op is implying that sedition by media owned by the oligarchy |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. That sounds uncomfortably like the argument |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Might as well post your proof that Hugo Chavez has "shut down dissent." |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. No, because dissent and sedition aren't the same thing. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. It was more than that: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. That's right. New rule: Do not stage a coup when there are filmmakers |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
25. Thats a price I'm willing to pay |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
57. Was there something in that link that spoke to the subject of this thread? |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-30-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. It's his sigline. n/t |
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Nucular Terrorist (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
26. Please stop shoving Hugo Chavez down our throats. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. If you're tired of this discussion after two weeks, |
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Dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Forced you to click on this thread, did he? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
28. To whom it may concern: I need help with an online Chavez documentary, please! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:52 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. The writing is unclear but it looks to me like you can only watch |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Hmmmm! Looks like a good time for a person to re-watch the John Pilger documentary |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. John Pilger is amazing. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
36. I do not like or support Chavez... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. In 1932, when my mom was about a month old, |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. That is exactly the situation I am talking about... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. At some point, the kleptocrats in the US decided it was more efficient |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:18 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thanks for speeding up our education! I'm ashamed to say I never heard of this before today. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. My grandfather served under this butcher and presided |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 09:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Had no idea whatsoever. You are very well grounded in this history, my gosh. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I only became aware of this about a year ago: |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. People here were simply in the dark all that time. US taxes were being poured into |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. So unlike here were journalists have no problem sliding between |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. I have MANY reservations about Hugo Chavez, but... |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
59. "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety,.." |
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Hoooweee (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-29-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
60. I think most DUers are afraid of what they see b/c of the parallels |
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