Venezuela Bans Unauthorized Use Of President Chavez's Image

[naaman fletcher]

RTTNews) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday issued a decree banning use of his name and image for any type of propaganda purposes without his prior consent.

The presidential decree bans the unauthorized use of Chavez's "name, image and figure in infrastructure projects, constructions, educational establishments or public buildings of any kind" without the leader's prior and explicit consent.

It also forbids the use of Chavez's image or name in construction sites, buildings, establishments, enclosures, educational institutions, medical facilities, roads, public spaces and any kind of space occupied by public administrators.

In addition, the order bans "political, social and community organizations" from using Chavez's name to "identify organizations, societies, goods, works, projects, programs, social or political activities, etc."



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[Billy Burnett]

1. So Hugo is pulling a reverse Ronald Reagan. Cool!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=405&topic_id=44836&mesg_id=44838

BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND OTHER SHIT NAMED AFTER REAGAN:

Ronald Reagan Memorial Datatable
Ronald Reagan Memorial Datatable Buildings and Structures Roads and Highways Others
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Ronald Reagan Expressway (IN)

USS Ronald Reagan
2 Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouses (CA) (PA) Ronald Reagan Turnpike (FL) Planet Ronald Reagan
4 Ronald Reagan High Schools (FL) (NC) (TX) (WI) 8 Ronald Reagan Highways/Freeways Ronald Reagan Memorial Governorship of California
Ronald Reagan Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Man Emporium 2 Ronald Reagan Avenues (FL) (TX) Ronald Reagan Island
Ronald Reagan Adult Outlet Ronald Reagan Road (AZ) (TX) Ronald Reagan Cola
Washington National Airport (often mislabelled Ronald Reagan International Drug Importation Hub) Ronald Reagan Bridge (IN) The Mississippi River is now the Mississippi Reagan
Ronald Reagan Memorial House of Representatives 5 Ronald Reagan Parkways Ronald Reagan Harbour and Ronald Reagan Shipyard, Pago Pago (or just "Pago"), American Samoa

Turns out that Hugo really does want to be like Castro - nothing named after him. Strange cult of personality, yes?


KandR