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The Tenth Anniversary of a Slap in the Face
Quico says: It was hard, this weekend, seeing those images of Hugo Chávez celebrating the tenth anniversary of the 1999 Constituent Assembly. Presidential saches and speeches; pomp and...
Ten things we learned this week
Quico and Juan Cristóbal say: As we cross the proverbial finish line by posting our 100th post of the week, here are a few things we learned along...
Bolívar = Stalin, and other pearls of wisdom from the sick minds still tending the rump Noticiero Digital
Quico says: Anybody remember Noticiero Digital? In its time, it was genuinely pathbreaking: the first site that made Venezuelans stop and realize they could get their news faster...
Chávez accuses Barack Obama of planning to invade Venezuela
Juan Cristóbal says: – Here you have it, in his own words. A preposterous idea if I’ve ever heard one, but one Chávez used to justify a huge...
Mental Health Break - El Saladillo Chronicles
Juan Cristóbal says: – http://www.youtube.com/v/eygm2_Z7d-0&hl=en&fs=1& Post 97 of 100 … this makes me all verklempt…
The Original and The Best
Quico says: Credit where credit is due: in the overcrowded field of snivelling pro-Chávez sycophants and propagandists, nobody does it better than Mark Weisbrot. His LA Times OpEd...
A girl in a bikini
Quico says: This is a girl in a bikini. I could come up with some kind of justification for what she’s doing on my blog, but that would...
Our unbearable military fetish
Juan Cristóbal says: – Ever notice how every single freakin’ holiday in Venezuela is an excuse for a military parade? Simón Bolívar’s birthday, the 5 de Julio, the...
PSF bandwagon welcomes new member?
Juan Cristóbal says: – Spike Lee is in Caracas today, speaking at the Cinemateca Nacional. Wonder what he’ll have to say… Post 93 of 100 … largando la...
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