Castro, Chavez and Morales on Twitter

[Mika]

Castro, Chavez and Morales on Twitter
http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=38539

Delighted at his cyber success, Venezuela’s new Twitter convert President Hugo Chavez invited Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Bolivian President Evo Morales to join the micro-blogging site on Thursday.

After several months grumbling that social networking sites in Venezuela were dominated by opponents of his socialist government, Chavez opened his own account and was clearly elated to have gathered 106,000 followers in two days.

"The potential this has ... it’s not capitalist, it’s not socialist, it depends on how it is used," he said after posting two messages on his page.

"I invite Evo and Fidel," Chavez said. "Evo - are you on Twitter? Let’s invite Evo to Twitter," Chavez said during a visit to a cattle ranch with Bolivia’s president.

Both Morales and Castro are close allies of Chavez and the three men are Latin America’s most vocal critics of what they call the U.S. empire.

"This has been an unexpected explosion. Thanks," Chavez said in his second tweet.

Critics of Chavez said he plans to follow Cuba’s lead and censor the Internet, a charge the president denies.

"I don’t criticise anybody, here we are promoting the Internet," he defended.

Internet use has blossomed in Venezuela during his 11-year rule, especially among the poor.

Many Venezuelans laughed when Chavez announced he would join Twitter, wondering how their famously verbose leader, who speaks almost daily for hours on end, will keep to the service’s 140-character limit.

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[flamingdem]

1. Chavez needs to post a bit more, last I looked it was only 2x nt

[Mika]

2. Twitter sucks.

President Chavez was right in the beginning. This is one Hugito policy that I vehemently disagree with :rofl:

Series11!!1!!1!1!!!11!

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[Capitalocracy]

3. And Obama too! *dramatic music*

Think it'll make it onto Glenn Beck's chalkboard?

[Mika]

4. LOL

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